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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Fundamental)IntroductionIn spite of efforts to diversify the engineering workforce, the profession remains largelydominated by White, male engineers [1]. Better approaches are needed to attract and retainunderrepresented groups to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers,such as engineering.One literacy-based approach that has been shown to provide effective instruction for K-12students generally, and students from underrepresented groups specifically, is DisciplinaryLiteracy Instruction (DLI). DLI utilizes knowledge of the ways advanced practitioners read,interpret, and generate discipline-specific content in their professional environment to apprenticestudents

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashis Nandy, Northern New Mexico College; Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College; Stephanie Amedeo-Marquez, Northern New Mexico College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and Technology(CET) at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has implemented a comprehensive strategyand work-plan to increase the retention rate and eventually the graduation rate of severelyunderprepared aspiring Engineering majors. The institute serves underrepresented minoritystudent population; nearly two-thirds of whom rely on Pell grants and more than 50% of themare first-generation college students. The institution’s struggle to retain general studentpopulation is evident from the following data: 78% retention from first to second semester, 66%retention from second to third semester, and the retention rate drops to 50% by the fourthsemester.The major goals of the project include: 1) Improve Engineering learning and learningenvironments

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Tina Vo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2019Development of the Draw-An-Engineering-Teacher Test (DAETT) (Work inProgress)IntroductionMuch can be learned about one’s personal beliefs by studying the mental images that a personholds in relation to a particular topic. Instruments such as Draw-A-Scientist Test [1] and Draw-An-Engineer Test [2] have been used to assess both student and teacher perceptions of scientistsand engineers. Likewise, the Draw-A-Science-Teacher Test (DASTT) was developed to“illuminate the knowledge and beliefs preservice elementary teachers construct prior tocoursework in elementary science teaching methods,” [3] and the Draw-A-Mathematics-TeacherTest was developed to investigate pre-service teachers’ perceptions of what it looks like to teachmathematics in the classroom [4

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, Queensborough Community College; Michael Lawrence, Queensborough Community College; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel, Queensborough Community College; Paul Sideris; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College; Paris Svoronos, Queensborough Community College-CUNY; Rex Taibu, Queensborough Community College; Mangala D. Tawde

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Pre-College Engineering Education

her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University and undergraduate at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her research interests focus on the area of the physics of sound particularly related to noise control using computational and numerical simulations.Dr. Paul SiderisDr. Regina Sullivan , Queensborough Community CollegeDr. Paris Svoronos, Queensborough Community College-CUNYDr. Rex Taibu, queensborough community college Dr. Rex Taibu has taught studio physics classes for several years. His teaching experience has shaped his research focus. Currently, Dr. Taibu is actively engaged in 1) promoting scientific inquiry attitudes in students through designing, implementing, and assessing in- novative

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Julián Iñaki Goñi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Dilab UC - School of Engineering; Hellen Massiel Fuenzalida , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile- Ingeniería UC- Dilab

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, 2012), and positive effects in specific engineering skills such as technology use(Strayhorn, 2011), and academic performance both in high school and STEM undergraduateprograms (Raines, 2012; Yelamarthi & Mawasha, 2008). Although there is an upward trend inpre-engineering research, there is also growing concern with the lack of standards in theprogram’s instructional design (Chandler, Fontenot & Tate, 2011). Katehi, Pearson & Feder,(2009) group potential educational gains of pre-engineering programs into five areas:1.Improved learning and achievement in science and mathematics;2.Increased awareness of engineering and the work of engineers;3.Understanding of and the ability to engage in engineering design;4.Interest in pursuing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aaron Robert Hamilton Thielmeyer; Rachel Ann Baker; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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thinking, and identities as engineers than as unique innovators [1]– [3].Students who do not conform to this mold of “being an engineer” are often alienated fromengineering, do not develop engineering identities, and leave engineering, which reduces themuch-needed human potential for innovation [4], [5].Most diversity literature focuses on the intent to increase access and provide equitableexperiences to students who are often marginalized in engineering (i.e., women, students ofcolor, students with visible and non-visible disabilities, and students in the LGBTQ+community). However, our work begins to address a gap in the literature about students’underlying attitudes, mindsets, and beliefs (what we call latent diversity in this work) that

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

LearnersBackgroundWhile the percentage of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majorscontinues to decline in the United States, the ongoing shortages of under-represented groups andminorities remain for these majors and in the workforce [1-2]. Addressing diversity barriers orchallenges are paramount in engineering education as racial, gender, and ethnic biasesmarginalize under-represented students like African Americans, students of low socio-economicstatus, women, and Hispanics. These negative perceptions and stereotypes of under-representedstudents have reportedly affected student learning and performance [3]. The lack of inclusion orhaving a sense of belonging can occur in the classroom from the remarks of students orinstructors via

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue Engineering Education; Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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both positive and negativeexperiences for students, especially those from underrepresented groups in engineering (e.g.,women, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ students, and students with disabilities) [1]–[5]. Forexample, a group of diverse problem-solvers will routinely outperform a homogeneous group[6]; however, diversity may lead to increased conflicts in teaming scenarios, resulting in lesseffective teams and problem solutions [7]. To better understand how the experience of workingin a diverse engineering team shapes students’ perception of diversity, our guiding researchquestions are: 1) What changes occur in students’ diversity sensitivity, multiculturaleffectiveness, and engineering practices as a result of working in diverse teams? and 2) How

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Paul, Indiana University; Euisuk Sung, Indiana University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

primary goals of K-12 engineering education is to increase the number of studentsinterested in or pursuing engineering-related studies [1-2]. Many engineering educationresearchers have identified that young students’ conceptions of engineering play a significantrole in their career choice and persistence in engineering studies [3-4]. In 2018,underrepresentation within engineering careers persists such that 15.9% of engineers werewomen, 6.5% were African American, and 8.9% were Hispanic, all are less than theirrepresentation in the U.S. population [5]. Yet, little is known about how elementary students,particularly students from groups underrepresented in engineering, choose STEM careers [6-7].Engineering interest declines as youth enter middle

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute

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theundergraduate population [1]-[6]. However, there are growing concerns about attrition ingraduate school, graduate students’ mental health, and the need to examine the engineeringdiscipline apart from the wider STEM context [7]-[10]. We planned to explore identity,motivation, and experiences of EGSs through three central research questions: 1. What are the identity and motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students, which are based on previous academic and research experiences in STEM? 2. How does the STEM community influence identity formation and motivational goal setting processes of engineering doctoral students? 3. How do these processes related to identity formation and motivation influence engineering graduate student

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Mary-Kate Sableski, University of Dayton; Todd Bennett Smith, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

theseinterventions. Therefore, the problem is multifaceted. How can an under-resourced schooldistrict: (1) ensure all third grade children have proficient reading skills and meet grade-levelexpectations so that these children can do well in all subjects, including STEM; (2) provide theinterventions required through the Third Grade Reading Guarantee mandate with little to nofunding, and (3) provide children early experiences through STEM activities so they are inspiredto pursue a STEM career to meet future STEM work force needs and to give these children equalaccess to future in demand and high paying jobs? Research suggests that when school subjectssuch as STEM and literacy are taught in an integrative manner, students have gains in both areas(Cervetti

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E. S. Swenson, University of Michigan; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2019 Early Career Elementary Teachers’ Evolving Choices for Incorporating Engineering into their Classroom (Work-in- Progress)Teachers in high-poverty urban and rural districts often face enormous pressure to improve testscores in mathematics and English language arts. Using instructional time for science andengineering is often perceived as a risky move, especially for early career teachers withprobationary status. New teachers in high-needs environments do not always feel at liberty toincorporate engineering activities into their classrooms, despite the growing number of teacherpreparation programs attempting to equip them to do so (e.g., [1],[2]). Yet, the potential of theNext

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Vasquez III, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Alireza Karbalaei, University of Central Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education

evolving at an unprecedented pace [1]. These changingenvironments have the potential to support effective inclusive models that, when aligned withevidence-based instructional strategies and practices, can support a range of student educationalneeds, behavior, and outcomes in the modern world [2]. The field requires leading teachereducators who are prepared to develop and deliver effective interventions in technology-enrichedenvironments in accordance with evidence-based practices to benefit students in STEMeducation [3].A primary reason for the discrepancy between the goals associated with appropriate technologyconsideration and current practice is a lack of teacher preparation [4]. A secondary cause isteacher resistance to embracing the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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affected such transfer capacity. The goals were: (a) tounderstand whether particular pedagogical support practices were effective in offering non-traditional students a program that enabled them to persist in engineering and science majors andto transfer to a four-year college or university, and (b) to determine if students’ propensity forinnovative problem solving influenced their use of pedagogical practices and ultimately, transferpersistence. The research targeted four research questions: (1) What are the patterns ofpedagogical practices that community colleges employ to enhance students’ transfer success inengineering and science? (2) How do students’ creative and innovative problem-solvingapproaches influence the choices that they make in

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Student Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Clark, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Student

field, women remain Future Selves [3]. Because middle school girls are not yet engineering identity develops in middle school girls.underrepresented in the field of engineering, with about engineers, identity will be operationalized as how girls view Understanding this development will help design20% of engineering degrees being awarded to women, themselves as potential future engineers. Identity programs to actively support identity development andwhich has remained essentially unchanged for 15 development is important to understand as an engineering help improve gender representation in the engineeringyears [1]. In order to rectify this situation, girls must

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

linkage between engineering writing and disciplinary discourse with other mechanisms ofengineering graduate socialization, such as identity formation, socialization, persistence, anddesire to pursue academic careers. This study is designed as an embedded exploratory mixedmethods study of current graduate engineering students and recent non-completers that seek toanswer the following research questions: 1. How do graduate students at various stages in their PhD programs in engineering perceive the role of academic writing as it relates to academic socialization and success in future academic careers? 2. How are these perceptions different or similar for graduate students who are considering leaving or have left their

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Student Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Medha Dalal, Arizona State University

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Student

Values Values Values Research Questions Both/Engineering education 47 42.4 Note. Results based on N=111. 1. What do futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking “We are thinking like the fit of a priority scheme, that when I Unspecified 16 14.4 mean in the context of engineering education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Mary kocak, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Travis Griffin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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students, who entered the Tickle College of Engineering as freshmen.A program which spans a five-year process--two years at the community college, a summerbridge program, and three years at University of Tennessee--is proposed. Activities includefaculty exchange between institutions, student skills seminars, sustained mentoring, intra-cohortpeer learning, and inter-cohort peer-teaching. The individual elements of the program as well asthe synergistic integration of elements have been chosen to balance two influences: (1) aprogram designed with theoretical influence from Tinto’s Theory of Voluntary StudentDeparture, and (2) a practical acknowledgment of demonstrated success at the University ofTennessee. This paper will provide a summary of the

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Student Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Desing, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Student

impacts their future career goals.such as engineering. This may include beingunprepared for the culture and environment Counterfactual Thinkingof an engineering workplace, such asovercoming challenges due to work-life Counterfactual thinking1-3 is defined as thoughtsbalance, discrimination, or harassment. By about what might have been or alternatives tounderstanding how women process the reality. They are comprised of two components:situations they are experiencing, we are (1) an activation, often triggered by a negativebetter able to understand their motivation to experience, and (2) its content. Counterfactualpersist in the careers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #27140Impact of a Research Experience Program in Aerospace Engineering on Un-dergraduate Students: Year TwoDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engi- neering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

with math than men. These results suggest two things: a co-ed camp model maynot be the ideal model for fostering women’s interest in engineering, and a single-sex campmodel can have positive effects on the women who attend and participate.IntroductionDuring World War II, manufacturing companies such as GE and Curtiss-Wright began to hirewomen to function as engineers when the men left to fight in the war [1], [2]. Although thewomen were not formally trained as engineers, many were hired in engineering roles to ensurethat the manufacturing companies could produce aircraft parts needed to support the war. Whenthe war ended and the men began returning to their manufacturing jobs, women’s place in theengineering workplace became obsolete. However

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3 – Course and Program Outcomes

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zachary David Asher, Colorado State University; Nicole L Ramo, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Systems Engineering

modernchallenges to engineering include scale, multidisciplinary aspects, hierarchy, and complexity 1 . Asthe prevalence and relevance of these problems increase, engineering education must beresponsive 2,3,4 and many universities are including a special focus of multidisciplinaryengineering in basic courses 5 , capstone courses 6,7 , laboratories 8 , clinics 9 , and programs 10,11,12 .Overall, as course content is adjusted to the state-of-the-art, there may be a natural shift tomultidisciplinary engineering. One example of this shift is an automotive vehicle design course at our university titled“Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains”. This course employs mechanical engineering andelectrical engineering skills equally to successfully design and simulate

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Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Oudshoorn, Northwest Missouri State University; Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stan Thomas, Wake Forest University; Allen Parrish, United States Naval Academy

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Computing and Information Technology

globalsociety at large.Index terms— Computing accreditation, program accreditation, best practices, quality improve-ment.1 IntroductionABET 1 is the main accreditation body for programs in Computing, Engineering, EngineeringTechnology, and Applied and Natural Science in the United States. Currently, ABET accredits3,709 programs at 752 universities in the United States and 29 other countries 2 . ABET is orga-nized into four commissions that carry out accreditation activities in their respective disciplineareas of applied and natural sciences, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Tobe accredited, a program must satisfy ABET’s criteria that are centered on what students actuallylearn, whether the curriculum, faculty and facilities are

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Andrew Schaffer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; John Carlson, Red Gold

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College Industry Partnerships

the 2017 ASEE-CIEC Conference[1]. That CIEC paper outlined the template for this new BS degree, “MultidisciplinaryTechnology” (MDT), that features a flexible plan of study. MDT allows company partnersconsiderable input into degree course requirements to meet unique employee education needs,which may differ from traditional academic plans of study.This ASEE 2018 paper presents the specific degree requirements for three unique versions ofMDT which have been developed since the 2017 CIEC paper. One plan is with Subaru ofIndiana Automotive (SIA) at its US based automotive assembly plant. Another plan is with RedGold, the nation’s largest privately-owned tomato processor. A third plan is with another majorautomotive company and affiliated

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisa Warford, University of Southern California

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Engineering Ethics

first summarizes thetheory of care ethics as developed by Carol Gilligan and Nel Noddings and addresses critiques ofcare ethics as they relate to engineering. Next, it applies care virtues to engineering to suggestthat care ethics are appropriate values for engineering practice. It proposes that care ethics couldbe incorporated in canons that are based on virtue ethics and suggests revisions and additions tothe NSPE code of ethics that would reflect care ethics. The paper concludes by suggesting that astronger integration of care ethics into the codes of ethics may foster a more widespreadinclusion of care ethics in engineering ethics instruction.IntroductionSince Carol Gilligan’s [1] and Nel Noddings’ [2] groundbreaking work in the 1980s

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB); Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Engineering Physics and Physics

Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathe- matics Education from Syracuse University, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve teaching and learning, gender issues in STEM education.Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey Itzel Hernandez-Armenta received a bachelor’s degree in

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FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

DukeUniversity. Over the course of a semester, students work in teams to learn and apply theengineering design process to a client-based problem drawn from a community partner. In thecourse, the students should learn to 1) apply the engineering design process to meet the needs of aclient; 2) iteratively prototype a solution using appropriate tools and materials; 3) workcollaboratively on a team; and 4) communicate the critical steps in the design process in written,oral, and visual formats. The course was created following many best practices in first-yearengineering education. This paper focuses specifically on how the course contributes to students’ confidence aboutthemselves as engineers, students’ understanding of the engineering design

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Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Welch-Devine, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; K. Paige Carmichael, University of Georgia; Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia; Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia; Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia

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advances in technology and scientific knowledge coupled with dynamic changes in globalsocieties call for a STEM workforce that is not only technically advanced in their disciplines, butalso readily adaptable and responsive to evolving and emerging opportunities. Twenty-firstcentury scientists and engineers must possess skills that enable them to reach beyond thelaboratory, across disciplines, and into communities to identify issues and develop solutions thatincrease both resilience and sustainability. To prepare this new kind of leader, graduate trainingmust embrace innovative approaches that inculcate critical professional skills that transcenddisciplines and prepare STEM students for a diverse range of career choices [1]-[5]. Publicinstitutions

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Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Petney, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health; Samuel Gonthako Ng'anjo, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Joseph Chikaphonya Phiri, University of Malawi, The Polytechnic; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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quality of the prototypes. In summary, this paper discusses thecreation of a makerspace in a low resource setting and the impact the facility has had on thedesign education at the University of Malawi Polytechnic campus.MotivationEngineering schools in low-resource settings typically do not have access to makerspaces, whichare common in engineering schools in the USA. For example, FabLabs, makerspacescoordinated by the Fab Foundation, are unequally distributed, with only 46 of the 1215 (<4%)recorded FabLabs based in Africa, and half of these in three countries (Egypt – 9, South Africa –8, and Morocco – 6) [1]. In a university setting, without tools or materials to build and iterateprototypes, instructors often assign paper-only design projects

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Experiences in Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M. Weaver, Brigham Young University

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Manufacturing

Learning, by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel6, has recently made this ideapopular as a guide in improving both teaching and learning practices. There are many tactics forshattering this illusion and enabling more permanent learning, many of which can be summed upby the three “big ideas” put forth by Make It Stick: 1. Learning works by getting it out, not getting it in. 2. Difficulty is desirable. 3. A growth mindset motivates.In this paper, an engineering course is examined for symptoms of illusions of learning, andimprovements to the curriculum and teaching methods are incorporated and reviewed. Thecourse of interest is MFG 480: Manufacturing Process Planning and System Design, a 3-creditengineering course for seniors that has been taught for