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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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numerouscalls to diversify engineering [1, 2], there is still a low proportion of engineering bachelor’sdegrees awarded to people of color that is then reflected in the profession [3].Our three-year, transformative mixed-method study of Black students in computer (CpE),electrical (EE) and mechanical engineering (ME) addresses the following overarching researchquestions: 1. Why do Black men and women choose and persist in, or leave, CpE, EE, and ME? 2. What are the academic trajectories of Black men and women in CpE, EE, and ME? 3. In what way do these pathways vary by gender or institution? 4. What institutional policies and practices promote greater retention of Black engineering students?Project Purpose and OverviewIn our

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Breauna Marie Spencer, University of California, Irvine; Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Marjorie C Shavers, Heidelberg University

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orientation, as well as other social identities in which Black women self-identify; BFT is an appropriate theoretical framework for this qualitative investigation because it integrates, validates, centers, and gives voice to the unique experiences of Black women altogether (Collins, 2000). 4 Guiding Research Questions 1) How would you describe the “Public You” thatpresent in academic settings versus the “Private You” in personal settings? 2) What “Coping Strategies” have you used toovercome any challenges or barriers in your doctoral program? 5 Research Methodology & Data

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland College Park; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Mary Lord, Towson University; Darryll J. Pines, University of Maryland College Park

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engineering as a career. The resulting design-focused course introduces engineering through four thrusts: 1) discovering engineering, 2)engineering in society, 3) engineering professional skills, and 4) engineering design. This allowsteachers and students to make personal connections to the field of engineering. ComplementaryPD was designed with the same intent, to be inclusive of all teachers regardless of their previousexperiences with engineering. The course consists of multiple project-based modules spanningseven units that offer students opportunities to think like an engineer and develop skills such asproblem-solving, design thinking, innovation, and collaboration. The underlying goal is to enablestudents from across demographically and

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 5 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Tojan Rahhal, University of Missouri; Miguel Elias Ayllon, University of Missouri

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Lima, Peru, Miguel came to the United States in 1999 as an international student. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Understanding the Impact of a Diversity and Inclusion Oriented Curriculum in Short-Term Study Abroad Programs for Undergraduate Engineering Students Tojan Rahhal, PhD Miguel Ayllon, PhD CoNECD 2020Introduce Presenters: 1 Study Overview  The purpose of this study is to understand the impact that a diversity and inclusion oriented curriculum (EDGES Program

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 3 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Monica McGill, Knox College

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(afternoon). I am here to present my work onanalyzing the data curated in the resource centercsedresearch.org. The plan is to have about 10 minutes at theend of this presentation for questions, but please, feel free toask questions during the presentation if there are instanceswhere I can provide additional information about our work orprocess.Overall, we are viewing this presentation as an exploration ofdata. We are hoping to start/continue a dialog, but don’tconsider this presentation to be about presenting results, butrather the beginnings of the explorations of what this collectedand curated data may be telling us. 1 K-12 Computing Education is Growing

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 7 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Susan Sajadi, Arizona State University; Jasmine Desiderio, University of New Mexico

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NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revo- lutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program fo- cused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Susannah C. Davis, Oregon

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 2 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Tiffany D. Pan, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin P.E., University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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support program in engineering?IntroductionFor many students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, a college degree can providea pathway to upward mobility, particularly in lucrative fields like engineering and computerscience. However, as several studies have shown, students from economically disadvantagedbackgrounds are underrepresented in engineering and face considerable barriers to degreecompletion [1], [2]. At the University of Washington (UW), the Washington STate AcademicRedShirt (STARS) in Engineering program provides highly motivated students from low-incomebackgrounds and underserved high schools in Washington with holistic support, includingintrusive advising and a specialized two-year curriculum designed to build learning

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University

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the role of gender in the construction of smartness. Weutilized semi-structured, one-on-one interviews to explore 22 students’ beliefs about smartnesswith the aim of addressing the following research questions: 1) What do high school science andengineering students believe about smartness? and 2) How do the beliefs about smartness ofthese students who identify as male and female differ, if at all?The major findings of this study are: 1) students’ beliefs about smartness are complex anddivergent, 2) students’ beliefs about smartness are related to their interpretations of socialindicators of smartness, their epistemic beliefs, and their mindset beliefs, and 3) students whoidentity as male and female socialized in the same academic environment

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 2 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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providedby underrepresented students themselves, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact that broadening participation volunteerismhas on engineering students from underserved communities. Volunteerism traditionally refers to thevoluntary, sustained, and ongoing helpfulness of one individual to another. We argue that, despite somestudents being compensated for their contributions, their contribution to BPE efforts should be viewed asvolunteerism because: 1) their involvement is non-compulsory, and 2) they are not substantiallycompensated when compared to what they could be alternatively doing with their engineering training.This work-in-progress is part of a larger study aimed at

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 6 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John J. Lesko, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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both of these needs, with foci on both graduate students as well as faculty andadministrators in the College. This work-in-progress paper discusses one part of this initiative:the development and implementation of a required seminar for newly matriculating graduatestudents in engineering degree programs. This one-credit course (Graduate Student Success forMulticultural Environments, or GSSME) was designed to help first-year doctoral and master’sstudents: (1) integrate into the university environment, (2) navigate the interpersonalrelationships associated with graduate school, (3) prepare for professional success as a studentand scholar, (4) build awareness of diversity and inclusion values, and (5) understand their rolein the research mentor

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF. The ideas we present here are part of a much larger thought process (Authors, 2021, in progress) in which we are thinking about the ways in which we use quantitative methods in engineering education, and how they might be better realigned or reformed to achieve the same diversity and equity outcomes we feel are more readily achieved by qualitative methods at the time. Our treatment and presentation of demographic data variables here represent a starting point. 1 The “doing” of engineering education is full of many delicate power

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 1 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas at Austin; Amy Marie Beebe, University of Texas at Austin

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 process of registered, attended and enrolled.The percentages are based of the total n recorded for each separate part of the event process: registered, attended and enrolled. 8Impact Data for 2019:The impact data expressed here is a broken down by the Race and/or Ethnicity of the student participants.The graph on the left shows number of students The graph on the right shows percentage of students 9Notable Data points when comparing 2018 vs. 20191. In the Participation Numbers – Increase in URM  enrollment numbers by 92. In the Participation Percentages: 1. Increase in

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Spatial Visualization

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego; Elizabeth Rose Cowan, eGrove Education

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remote learning.1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in educational institutions across the world pivoting quicklyto online learning. Initially, teachers had to adapt to emergency remote teaching and wereoverwhelmed with the additional work required to develop their remote classes [1]. One surveyconducted to evaluate the successes and challenges teachers faced as they moved to virtualinstruction in spring 2020 showed that although teachers transitioned immediately to virtualinstruction, they were not properly trained or given enough time to effectively redesign theirpedagogy. Teachers were inundated with information and resources to help with virtualinstruction and overwhelmed by how quickly they had to transition [2]. Some courses

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Workshop Result: Teaching Science Diplomacy to Environmental Engineering Researchers Daniel B. Oerther Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 North Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409AbstractA preconference workshop on the subject of science diplomacy was attended by 25participants of the 2017 biennial conference of the Association of EnvironmentalEngineering and Science Professors. The three-fold purpose of the 2017 workshop,included: 1) explaining the value of science diplomacy; 2) demonstrating aspects ofscience diplomacy; and 3) encouraging further

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TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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instructors and students view the students’ classroom roles and howrecognizing and synthesizing these roles can eventually lead to a collaborative learningenvironment.Introduction/MotivationEngineering courses are typically structured to be systematic, content-heavy, and based on finedetails and concepts. While such a course structure is thought necessary for most courses, it hasbeen observed that students tend to gravitate towards rote learning and perhaps mostlyremembering just enough to succeed in the exams [1]. There are two ways to counteract thisproblem. The first approach is to reduce the course content and focus on essential and importantconcepts in more detail, with repeated activities around the reduced number of topics [2]. Thesecond

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlee Millett, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Sandra Wilson Kuntz, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek, Montana State University

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nursing students was created, the Native HealthcareEngineering Internship (NHEI).The NHEI is a pilot program to improve operations in rural healthcare facilities, with a focus onthose serving AI/AN populations. The program funded the summer employment of two AI/ANundergraduate students, one from Nursing and one from Industrial and Management SystemsEngineering, to perform process improvement projects at rural healthcare facilities in Montana.The program sought to achieve several objectives: 1. Provide an opportunity to improve the retention and success of AI/AN students by employing one engineer and one nursing student in mentored research projects serving the AI/AN healthcare system within Montana. 2. Develop new research

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilie A Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Purdue University; Corey A Mathis, California State University, Bakersfield; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kyle Stephen Whipple, University of Minnesota

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mainpremise of the TAP theoretical framework is that the validity of an argument depends on itslogical structure, and the process for constructing these arguments is argumentation23. The TAPmodel is a general model that can be applied to many disciplines, including philosophy, law, andmathematics, among others. Per Toulmin’s definition, a rational argument contains some, thoughnot necessarily all, of six main elements: claim, data, warrant, backing, modal qualifiers, andrebuttals (See Figure 1). More complex arguments will include more elements. For the purposesof this research, we chose to define an instance of EBR using a limited version of Toulmin’s sixelements in order to explore a greater variety of EBR. This simpler version of “instance of EBR

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Campbell University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Tech; Micah R. Koller, Michigan Technological University

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and High School Students in Summer Robotics Program (Fundamental Research)IntroductionRobotics provides an opportunity to engage more students in STEM. Veltman, et al. [1] andChubin, et al. [2] observe that robotics is particularly effective in attracting male student interest.Many current robotics programs are mission-based. That is, students build robots that are strongor fast to carry out a mission in competition with other robots. Several researchers have shownthat female students are often less motivated by competitive, mission based approaches [3-5]. Inour own rural area, females are less likely (1 girl:10 boys) to participate in robotics programs,which mirrors national trends [6]. Female students are more likely to be

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin; Ara Winter, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology; Yang Liu, University of New Mexico, Department of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences

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. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin Jill A. Marshall is an associate professor of STEM Education. She studies how people come to understand and engineer the physical world and how teachers can facilitate that process, as well as equity issues in STEM

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Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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exposure in STEMactivities through their high school tenure [1-4]. While successful for approximately 7% ofstudents who entered 9th grade in 2001, this system has filtered out 93% of the population,including many students who might have had interest and potential to pursue STEM careers [3].Importantly, this pernicious systemic problem impacts students of color (African American,Hispanic American, American Indian and Alaska Native students) disproportionately. Forexample, in 2010 studentsof color represented 31.3%of the nation’s population[5], but earned 17.8% of theengineering and sciencedegrees [6]. Lookingforward we see that by2020, almost half of thenation’s k-12 schoolpopulation will berepresented by students of Figure 1. In 2001, more

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulises Daniel Techera, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christy Bozic, University of Colorado, Boulder; Seth Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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of students (“Face-to-Face” and “Distance”) attended the same blended style coursethat offered those two types of interactions. The instructor teaches students in the classroom whilethe lesson is recorded and uploaded to the learning management system for the distance studentsto view later. Lastly, students who received instruction from prerecorded videos in which theinstructor addresses the students directly in a virtual one-on-one teaching style outside theclassroom will be recognized as “Online” students. Table 1 summarizes the types of students andthe corresponding course modality. Table 1: Student Types Course Modality Type of Students Traditional

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Instructional

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shilun Hao, Ohio State University; Adrian Hadipriono Tan, Ohio State University; Fei Yang, Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

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, dougong, intelligent system, graphical simulation, virtual realityI. Introduction The dougong is a well-known and unique characteristic of ancient Chinese architecture, theterm referring to the components located at the intersections of pillars comprising the roofsupport system of ancient Chinese buildings. In Chinese, the word “dougong” consists of twoparts, “dou” and “gong,” denoting the two basic elements of the dougong structure. Specifically,the word “dou” denotes the inverted cap for support, and the word “gong” denotes the bow-likeblock for supporting the load. Fig. 1 shows these two components in a 3-D model of a typicaldougong structure made in Autodesk 3DS MAX. In the structure of ancient buildings, dougongare constructed on

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Entering the Engineering Pathway: Student Veterans’ Decision to Major in EngineeringAbstractAs the engineering community seeks to widen the pathways toward engineering education,hundreds of thousands of military veterans are initiating their college studies at universitiesacross the U.S. Given this trend, it is essential to better understand the factors that lead studentveterans to choose to major in engineering.We are conducting a comparative case study at four institutions enrolling undergraduate studentveterans in engineering (SVEs). In this paper, we draw upon in-depth interviews conducted withSVEs at two of these institutions to: (1) better understand the factors that shape SVEs’decisions to major in engineering and, (2

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle L. Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Zenaida Aguirre-Munoz, Texas Tech University

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Tech University. She is currently Associate Director of the STEM Center for Outreach Research and Education and serves as Assistant Director for the Center for Leadership in Education. Her research includes STEM education, the assess- ment and instruction of culturally and linguistically diverse students, bilingual/ESL teacher education; and academic literacy development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 1  Inquiry, Talk, and Text: Promising Tools that Bridge STEM Learning for Young English Language Learners (Fundamental

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University

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Transportation Company, SystemsControl, and M.J. Electric) has donated a 2500-kVA, three-phase, General Electric, 32.8-kV –2,400-V, grounded wye to delta, type OA-T transformer; a 333-kVA, single-phase, McGraw-Ed-ison, 34.4kV – 277-V, type OA transformer; five voltage regulators, and several current and po-tential transformers. With test equipment obtained from a grant from the Department of Energy(DoE) and other equipment donated by local industry, the students perform insulation resistance,transformer turns ratio, oil breakdown, and power factor (or dissipation factor) testing on thesetransformers. These tests are in addition to the standard laboratory tests on small transformers:1) determining the polarity and turns-ratio, 2) finding equivalent

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Danielle Corple, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #26697Tensions in Applying a Design-Thinking Approach to Address Barriers to In-creasing Diversity and Inclusion in a Large, Legacy Engineering ProgramSean Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sean Eddington (Ph.D., Purdue University) will be an assistant professor of Communication Studies at Kansas State University beginning Fall 2019. Sean’s primary research interests exist at the intersec- tions of organizational communication, new media, gender, and organizing. Within engineering contexts, Sean has examined career issues within the engineering discipline regarding (1) new faculty experiences

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Vincent Bartolomeo, The Cooper Union; Amanda Lombardo, The Cooper Union; Michael Colella, The Cooper Union; George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union

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extracurricular learning opportunities and hands-on supplements to traditional courseinstruction. The following paper describes the integration of a Formula SAE (FSAE) teamproject into a junior-level mechanical engineering experimentation course; it represents one ofnine projects in this course.The first half of the course is divided into modules that, for all students, progressively address: 1)the measurement chain and laboratory best practices using pre-existing experiments, 2) sensordesign, selection, and calibration, 3) statistical data analysis and uncertainty limits, and 4)technical communication skills. The second half tasks student teams to propose, design, build,and carry out an original experiment to an engineering problem they perceive can

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Michigan State University

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Mindstorms shouldnot be surprising, given its popularity among engineering educators and teachers. As Eguchi [1]explains, the kit has been around in one iteration or another for two decades, allowing it time tobecome one of the most marketed and accessible tools for educational robotics. Despite itspopularity, there has been little empirical work on Mindstorms as a cultural artifact. Given itspopularity, what is the cultural significance of Mindstorms in education? And, how does thisshape its meanings and uses in the classroom?To give partial answers to these questions, this paper uses ethnographic data from three NewYork State public elementary schools to analyze the technocultural forms and uses ofMindstorms. The concept of technoculture is meant

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Engineering program was conducted.II. IntroductionIn the early 2000’s, forecasters believed the United States was on the verge of a nuclearrenaissance. Tremendous growth in the energy industry was expected at that time since theaverage age of the nuclear power sector was 48 years of age which ranked among the oldest inany US industry 1. Many colleges and universities geared up new programs with help fromfederal agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department ofEnergy (DOE). Over 40 college programs across the country were developed to create a pipelineto help fill the shortage of workers 2. The majority of the programs were two-year Associatedegree programs designed for entry level positions in nuclear fields. At that

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul Jason Weinberg Weinberg, Oakland University

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, 1998; Bolger et al., 2012; Weinberg, 2017a;2017b; 2019). In Bolger et al.’s study, children predicted and explained the motion of pegboardlinkages (Figure 1). Lehrer and Schauble interviewed second- and fifth-grade students, withinengineering tasks, to assess their reasoning about the mechanics of gears. In both of thesestudies, the majority of participants did not engage in mechanistic explanations.Figure 1. Example of a system of pegboard linkages. In Weinberg (2017a; 2017b; 2019), participants predicted and explained the motion ofpegboard linkages represented on an assessment. Most children’s mechanistic reasoning wasfragmented, displaying few of the mechanistic elements necessary to describe lever motion.First, most did not seem to