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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amani Magid, New York University, Abu Dhabi

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Engineering Libraries

availability of the software? This paper will review the results ofsurveys conducted both before and after implementation of Electronic Lab Notebooksoftware.BackgroundNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is a portal campus of New York University inNew York City, USA. Located in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi,NYUAD is a liberal arts university with over 20 majors that students can choose fromunder the disciplines Arts and Humanities, Social Science, Sciences, andEngineering[1, 2]. With slightly more than 1000 students, NYUAD boasts a 5:1 Studentto Faculty ratio. Faculty conduct research in each of 4 aforementioned areas. Inaddition, the Research Institute consists of over 12 centers, labs, and projects, themajority of which fall

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Alternative Teaching Methods

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Martin E. Gordon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abigail Gordon, Clarence Central School District; Brian Scott Rice, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gary De Angelis, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

years industrial experience working for Delphi Technologies in Rochester, NY as a Senior Plastics Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Is Unaided Active Learning an Effective Teaching Method for those with Learning Disabilities?AbstractThe work presented here aims to address a critical knowledge gap in the engineering educationliterature through a preliminary study meant to determine if active learning is more effective whenstudents with learning disabilities are first front-loaded with information. These preliminaryfindings aimed at not only determining if the work should be continued in the future, but also atevaluating if frontloading resulted in: (1

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francesca Dupuy, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Paul G. Richardson, Independent Consultant/Engineer

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

engineering education: Climate for Asian, Latina and White women. Paper presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, SD.Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing grounded theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Chubin, D. E., May, G. S., & Babco, E. L. (2005). Diversifying the engineering workforce. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 73-86.Dotson, G. A. (2008). No employee left behind: The lived workplace experiences of inclusion/exclusion of African American engineering professionals within the semiconductor industry. (PhD), Capella University.Doucet, A., & Mauthner, N. S. (2008). What can be known and how? Narrated subjects and the listening guide. Qualitative Research, 8(3

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Bolhari, Islamic Azad University, Tehran; Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

behavior is higher when one (an agent) perceives that other peoplewould recognize his or her behavior with lower possibility. The following formulademonstrates the equation: CUB≈ 𝑓([𝑃(𝑃𝐷𝑥 )]) where: CUB: Conducting Unethical Behavior Formula 1 P: Possibility PD: Perceived Disclosure of behavior xTo further clarify the mentioned theory, imagine Dr. Jefferson2, a general practitioner, whoworks in the Ministry of Health Affairs. Since the beginning of the project he has beenengaged with the business analysts team in development of a Fraud Detection System (FDS)as a "business person" to clarify system

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Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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New Engineering Educators

[1], this diversity is not uniformly spread across campuses. The majority ofcollege students in the United States attend public institutions regardless of racial or ethnicbackground [2]. It may appear from aggregate data that diversity at varying institution types(public vs. private, two-year vs. four-year, etc.) follows national demographic trends, however,these numbers are confounded by the distinctly different demographics found in HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities [3], Hispanic Serving Institutions [4], and Tribal Colleges [5].At these institutions, the race or ethnicity served is disproportionately represented compared tonational demographics.The modules described here focus on exposing students to perspectives that stem from

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebekah J. Hammack, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

well as the barriers theyperceive to doing so. Results indicated that most elementary teachers support the inclusion ofengineering within the science standards for elementary grades. Teachers describe lack ofpreservice and in-service training, lack of background knowledge, lack of materials, lack of timefor planning and implementing lessons, and lack of administrative support as barriers toimplementing engineering activities within their classrooms.*The views and opinions of the speaker expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect thoseof the U.S. Government or any agency thereof.Introduction The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) incorporated engineering practices intoK-12 science standards [1], and because NGSS calls for

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Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #21989Keeping a Prospect on the Line and Then in the Boat: Recruitment and Re-tention Efforts that Make a DifferenceDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

spanning a period of four academic semestersbetween 2014 and 2017 were analyzed using two approaches. Projects were analyzed(1) for the degree of integration of non-technical considerations and (2) by term frequencymining and term frequency-inverse document frequency (tf-idf). The integration of socio-economic and cultural considerations into the course project increased in 2016 and 2017,with five of twelve student teams in 2014 and eight of ten student teams in 2016 and 2017integrating non-technical considerations in their analysis. Gender demographics andgraduate standing were not correlated with the degree of integration of non-technicalconsiderations. Term frequency analysis and tf-idf showed that key terms in the “social”and “energy

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Architectural Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University; Shahin Vassigh, Florida International University; Hadi Alhaffar; Giovanna Gallardo, Florida International University; Albert John Elias IV, Aberrate LLC

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Architectural Engineering

Paper ID #21826Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsDr. Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University Dr. Debra Davis is an Instructor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida Interna- tional University. Her research interests emphasize interdisciplinary topics including understanding and improving: (1) Computer Science education, including increasing participation of women; (2) educational applications and techniques for online STEM learning; and (3) complex human-machine interactions. She has a Ph.D. and M.A., in Cognitive Developmental Psychology from the University of Texas at

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Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther W. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Manish Kumar

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

) provides an extensive analysis of the practices thatengineering mentors or postdoctoral researchers use when mentoring undergraduate studentsparticipating in an engineering or science undergraduate research experience. The purpose ofAhn’s study was to identify mentors who were effective instructors and to develop a survey toassess mentoring abilities in an undergraduate research setting. Based on results of anexploratory factor analysis of the survey data, four main effective mentoring strategies wereidentified: 1) the mentor’s willingness to work with the mentee in a research setting; 2) thementor’s ability to identify the mentee’s research knowledge and skills, and provideindividualized support; 3) the mentor being attentive to the daily tasks

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

pursued byengineers to gain visibility, achieve relevance, and influence the public. The profession ofnursing offers three advantages as compared to the profession of engineering in terms ofeffective public engagement, including: 1) trust (i.e., Gallop shows nursing as the “most trusted”profession for 15 years running); 2) gender bias (i.e., the profession of nursing is primarilycomposed of females, which the engineering profession claims is an important target audiencefor marketing efforts); and 3) professionalism (i.e., the canons of ethics for nurses emphasize theimportance of the patient – and hence the value of the individual – while the canon of ethics forengineers emphasize the importance of the nameless “public” – and hence looses the

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering

occurring when analyzing theparticipation of disabled individuals in the engineering field. A discussion of the results ispresented along with potential reasoning as to why disabled individuals’ involvement andparticipation within the engineering field remained underrepresented.Background Traditionally, the engineering field has comprised of mainly white, middle class,typically functioning men [1]. Through the historic integration of the civil rights movement insociety starting within the 1970s, the picture of engineering has slowly begun to change toinclude more racially diverse people along with women [2]. However, these populations remainunderrepresented within the engineering field [3, 4]. Only recently has there been pushes withinthe

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-III

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Kamali-Sarvestani, Utah Valley University; Brian Durney, Utah Valley University

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Computing and Information Technology

interactive version of the "Powers ofTen" video [1] and helps players understand powers of ten and exponents.During the course of the game, players explore the museum and solve puzzles. Some puzzlesrequire the player to estimate the size of an object by finding the floor with an exhibit of thatobject and then clicking on that exhibit. Other puzzles give the player a definition or descriptionof an object and then require the player to click on the exhibit that matches the description.Critics of educational games sometimes compare them to chocolate-covered broccoli and saythat instead of making learning more fun they actually make it worse, just as chocolate-coveredbroccoli is less appetizing than plain broccoli [2]. In this paper we describe how

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Rachel E. Friedensen, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering students?The Unexpected FindingA phenomenographic study by the first author identified eight distinct ways engineering studentsexperienced innovation (categories)7. These categories were mapped to a two-dimensionaloutcome space that differentiated categories by the processes participants connected toinnovation and the areas around which they focused their innovation activities (Figure 1).Figure 1. Outcome space demonstrating ways of experiencing innovation (from7)Collectively, categories 5–8 represented the “most comprehensive” categories because theyincorporated all process elements (idea realization, idea generation, problem scoping, problemfinding, and the macro-iterative cycle) and all focus areas (technical, human, and enterprise

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Design & Development Projects and Practices

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

holds two patents. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a licensed PE in Colorado and a member of ASEE, IEEE, and SME. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Manufacturing Applications of the One-Dimensional Cutting Stock Problem as a Team ProjectAbstractThis paper explains the beneficial and practical impact of operations research in two realmanufacturing settings. Two manufacturing examples used in student projects were (1) cuttingrails (80‘ or 40‘) to manufacture railroad frogs of many sizes and (2) cutting round metal rolls (12‘to 20‘) to meet customer demands for various lengths of

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priyadarshan A Manohar P.E., Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Division

partner institutions, as well as scholarly publications. In conclusion the paperdiscusses the broader impacts of the NSF funded project on software verification and validationcurriculum in undergraduate software engineering education.1. IntroductionThe body of knowledge appropriate for undergraduate software engineering programencompasses both theoretical and practical aspects. The knowledge areas (KA) listed in the 2014IEEE/ACM Software Engineering Curriculum Guidelines [1] are imperative for undergraduateeducation and the subsequent professional career. However, due to the lack of active learningtools and the dearth of engaged student learning, software engineering education may not beeffectively delivered, resulting in non-coverage by the

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

Engineering.IntroductionScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educators continue to emphasizethe need to develop an academic climate that supports systematic innovation and change inengineering education [1]. Change strategies in undergraduate education may be categorized bytheir approach to transformation and by the impact they produce [2]. Transformations that impactan entire environment arise from far-reaching policy adjustments or from developing a sharedvision of the desired change, which are referred to as top-down or bottom-up approaches,respectively. However, top-down approaches to change have been demonstrated to be far lesseffective than bottom-up approaches [3]. To successfully implement organizational change, it isnecessary for all of the

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Two-year College STEM Programs Meeting the Needs of Industry

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Verlyn Fick, Cochise College; Judith M. Slisz, Judith Slisz Consulting; John Morgan, Yavapai College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

College. 8/2005 to 2/2011: Dean, Chino Valley and CTEC Campuses, Yavapai Community College. 7/2000 to 8/2005: Associate Dean and Agriculture Professor, Chino Valley Campus. 7/1999 to 7/2000: Agribusiness Program Director and Faculty, Agribusiness and Science Technology Center, Yavapai Community College 7/1989 to 7/1999: Agriculture Instructor and CTE Director, Chino Valley High School 6/1986 to 6/1989: Research Assistant, U.S.D.A. Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Tucson, Az (c) Publications A list of: (i) up to five publications most closely related to the proposed project: No information to report. and (ii) up to five other significant publications, whether or not related to the proposed project: 1. John H

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald E. Rogers Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Todd Pagano, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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Minorities in Engineering

and D/HH students in research opportunities is critical for thedevelopment of core skills needed to pursue advanced scientific opportunities (both in pursuingadvanced degrees and obtaining quality work experiences). For example, many graduateprograms seek undergraduate students who have some research experience in order foradmission to their programs. Lacking the core research skills places these individuals at asignificant disadvantage when compared to non-URM and non-D/HH individuals [1]. Therefore,strategies must be implemented in order to offset the imbalance URM and D/HH students faceduring their college careers.There is a gap in the attainment of baccalaureate and advanced degrees by individuals fromunderrepresented groups [2-3]. As it

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Diana Carmen Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

that I have succeeded inmentoring at least 82 students intensively, with the following diversity: African Mentees Total Hispanic Anglo Other American # % # % # % # % # % Male 51 62% 26 51% 2 4% 22 43% 1 2% Female 31 38% 17 55% 1 3% 12 39% 1 3% Total 82 43 3 34 2 Of these 82 intensively mentored students, 13 are still at SAC in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralf Oliver Schneider, Syracuse University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

- search focuses on mixed reality, head mounted displays and the impact on design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Mixed Reality and Automated MachineryWhen reality is augmented with digital information, it is called Mixed Reality (MR) [1][2].Machinery on factory floors is increasingly automated and system integrated [3]. The potential tosupport the design, sale and operation of automated machinery with a mixed reality device istremendous. This paper shares takeaways from a collaboration of industrial design students,mechanical engineers, field technicians and technical writers to investigate the innovationpotential of applying mixed reality in a manufacturing

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Tools and Techniques

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

introduced anundergraduate research project to augment the Internship experience with relative success [1],[2] and engineering technology has introduced options for its seniors to work in internally fundedprojects as well [3]. This paper will compare and contrast these two techniques of providingstudents with Capstone project experience to highlight the pros and cons of each. With a mix ofboth industry experience and faculty guided work, the aim is to provide an optimal approach thatbenefits students, industry partners, and faculty involved in this very important element to four-year educational degree program.IntroductionThe University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNH-M) offers degrees in both computingand engineering technologies in the Applied

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Women in Engineering Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Campbell University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Brian R Page, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Nicole Knop, Michigan Technological University ; Guilherme Aramizo Ribeiro, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

andthe environment [1]. Reaching students in the middle school years or earlier is criticallyimportant because they are forming interests that will affect course selection in high school andin the long term may affect career choices [2-4]. To increase female enrollment in engineering,we need to promote engineering as a profession that contributes to the welfare of society [5].Others are showing that participation in robotics can be broadened through classes orcompetitions that are organized around a “Make Life Better” theme [6,7].Based on these findings, we developed an educational program at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity to promote engineering in pre-college STEM education. The program utilized two in-house affordable robotic platforms that

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ET Peripherals

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

as other counties have been able to compete with the US with respect toconsumer-product development and manufacturing. This can be seen in countries that canproduce the same products at higher quality and lower cost. In order for the U.S. to remaincompetitive at a global scale, it is necessary to change how engineering education is organizedwith respect to the knowledge and skills in manufacturing technology and efficiency.Rural communities have borne the brunt of this with the US lagging in manufacturingcompetitiveness. Our model, we believe, will be of benefit to rural communities. Our program,“Making as Micro-Manufacture (M3)” proposes the following: 1) Give students the knowledge and familiarity to integrate electronic tools with

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Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bergquist, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

influences the research team structure and progress; and  Interactions on this multidisciplinary team have challenged them to overcome differences in knowledge background and skills to successfully address a common research goal.Project Description/Objectives:The ultimate outcome of the project is to develop a deep learning (DL) algorithm to automate theprocess of filtering and classifying images of damaged civil infrastructure collected after anearthquake event. The training images are gathered from existing databases of previous events,inspections conducted by professional engineers, or various formal/social media platforms(specific sources include NISEE PEER library [1]; EERI Learning from EarthquakesReconnaissance Archive [2

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education, Professional Development, and OutreachAbstractAn undergraduate Nanotechnology Fellows Program was established to addresses key problemsin implementing nanotechnology education: (1) science and engineering curricula are alreadyfull; (2) practical, hands-on experiences require extensive training on complex, expensiveequipment; and (3) necessary fundamental concepts and knowledge span multiple disciplines andare rarely taught at the undergraduate level. This work reports on the program evolution over thecourse of three years as well as the short- and long-term impacts on students’ academic andprofessional careers. The evaluation results from the first year indicated the most profoundimpact came from integrating the interdisciplinary

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thanh Truc Thi Nguyen, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Oceana Puananilei Francis, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Scott F. Miller, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Donna Kuehu, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Kapena McLean; Joshua Lelemia Irvine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Nicholas R. Izawa

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

underrepresented and underemployed in the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce by a factor of <3.3. The combinedworking population of NHs, Pacific Islanders, and ‘Other Race’ (grouped by U.S. Census due tosmall sample size) represents 4.6% of the total U.S. workforce but only 1.4% of STEMoccupations [1]. This makes NHs and Pacific Islanders the most underrepresented ethnic groupin the nation in STEM employment (factor of 3.3), more so than Hispanic (2.3), AfricanAmerican (1.7), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.5) groups [1]. These statistics are ofconcern, especially in light of the U.S. Department of Commerce 2017 report that employment inSTEM occupations grew much faster than employment in non-STEM occupations

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Conference Session

The BEST InDEED

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Sidharth Arunkumar; Julie Dyke Ford, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College; Nicholas Emory Alvarez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech ; Cristian Hernandez

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Design in Engineering Education

data suggests that participants’ most challengingexperiences clustered into two dominant groups: 1) self-directed learning, and 2) teamwork andcommunication.The results are intended to inform both capstone faculty and industry to identify areas of strengthand improvement. Our recommendations target current practices in capstone education includingcourse design and structure as well as industry onboarding practices.IntroductionEngineering education has seen numerous shifts over the past 30+ years designed to betterprepare students for contemporary practice. These shifts include the development of capstonedesign courses in the late 1980s, the shift towards outcomes-based accreditation with the adventof EC 2000, the inclusion of cornerstone

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Multidisciplinary Design II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; M K Parfitt

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs will be covered.IntroductionMost degree programs that teach building engineering have design opportunities are often less thanideally constructed to reflect practical careers due to relatively few faculty members being trained, or theyhave no similar industry experience necessary to guide students [1]. Consequently in these settings, only asurface level understanding of their value is realized [2]. Many engineering students do not know how toapproach large complex systems due to their exposure to idealistic examples [3]. Additionally, they notcapable of providing critical multi-disciplinary integration of their designs due to the isolated nature oftopics in the classroom [4] [5]. Capstone courses provide a comprehensive evaluation of