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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Danilo Zeppilli, Rowan University; Theresa FS Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Danielle Macey, Rowan University

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visibility has impacted the way in which the CEEDepartment approaches diversity. The poster will also illustrate how the RevED team has madechanges since the first year and what future plans are being made.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University was established in 1992 through a multimilliondollar gift by an engineering entrepreneur [1]. The engineering college is divided into thefollowing departments: Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Chemical,Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering and the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. Throughthe National Science Foundation’s Revolutionizing Engineering and computer scienceDepartments (RED) grant, the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department isattempting to change

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Remy Lequesne, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Elaina J. Sutley, University of Kansas; Matthew F. Fadden, University of Kansas; Chris Melgares, University of Kansas

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for All: Investigating the Feasibility of a Curricular-Embedded Peer Mentoring StructureIntroductionThe benefits of peer mentoring in undergraduate STEM courses are well documented, and theliterature suggests even more significant benefits to the mentors, compared to the mentees [1-3].The School of Engineering at the University of Kansas has developed a peer-mentoring modelcalled the Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program, based on the Learning Assistant model [2].Students who participate as mentors in this program reported an improved understanding ofcourse content, more confidence in their academic and leadership abilities, and that they weremore prepared to go into the workplace after their experience as a peer mentor in this program

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Alyson L. Froehlich, University of Utah

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flip their classes. Whatstarted out as a faculty development program designed for local STEM faculty quickly expandedto include faculty around the country and the world, across a wide variety of disciplines and K-12teachers as well. The program included three modules – backwards design applied to the flippedclass [1], creating online materials (video lectures), and active learning strategies for the face-to-face classroom. These modules were taught in a variety of different ways for different audiencesincluding in-person workshops, flipped semi-in person workshops, and completely online massiveopen online course (MOOC)s. The online MOOCs are now taught each semester by our Center forTeaching and Learning Excellence through Canvas.Net.We

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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, rheological models, non-linearviscoelasticity, and time temperature superposition. In the second part of the course all students,in groups of two or three, were required to do a class project and discuss them in class, whichrequired them to apply the concepts learnt from this course.The goal of this paper is to disseminate to instructors in other departments or universities amethodology and some of the tools that the instructor successfully employed in such a mathintensive interdisciplinary course. These tools made the course more interesting and provided abetter appreciation of the complex math in this course.Many instructors have taught viscoelasticity concepts [1-3], but all of them were within a singlefield, such as biomedical engineering, or a

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Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Marketa Marcanikova , Clemson University ; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Clemson University; Stanley N. Ihekweazu, South Carolina State University; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Richard H. Roberts Jr, Florence Darlington Technical College; Ikhalfani Solan, South Carolina State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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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 as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #22098Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye’s research focuses on solving human-machine systems

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Kakan C. Dey, West Virginia University

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developed that facilitates integration of these products inexisting civil engineering curriculum. The SHRP 2 Education Connection program serves as anexcellent pedagogical tool to each civil engineering student by providing knowledge of SHRP2products and their impacts on community before they start their careers as transportation engineer.In the first round of SHRP2 Education Connection, faculty members from Rowan University hadsuccessfully integrated (SHRP2) solutions and products in the CEE curriculum (i.e., in fall 2015and spring 2016 semesters). Mehta et al [1] reported that the vertical integration of SHRP2 products from freshman year todoctoral level resulted, not only in an increased understanding of the role of each SHRP2 productin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Gannon, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana Engineering Education Research Center

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education. The workshops are facilitated by internationally-recognized EER andsustainability experts, and engineering faculty attendees have ranked them as very effective inhelping frame their EER efforts. Since the EER center’s inception, which was catalyzed by thisproject, the number of engineering faculty members engaged in the EER center activities, alongwith the amount of externally-funded EER projects and both institutional and foundational(alumni) support has increased multi-fold. This project has thus contributed significantly to theinitiation and growth of EER capacity at a welcoming institution.Engineering Students’ Professional Responsibility AssessmentThe Engineering Professional Responsibility Assessment (EPRA) [1] was developed to

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand

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strengths of ourtrial, areas for improvement, lessons learned, and the future steps we intend to take.2. Literature reviewMentoring has been used in undergraduate engineering courses in a variety of ways includingresearch training [1], service learning [2] and building skills for culturally-diverse workplaces[3]. The complexity of the engineering profession in itself means graduates entering the industrycan benefit greatly from guidance and support in some form of mentoring by a more establishedindustry practitioner [4]. Mentoring at university is a well-studied subject [5] that supports thedesign of university mentoring for engineering students. Recently published research onmentoring of future engineers in the context of higher education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Gavin, University of Wisconsin,Platteville ; Lisa Naderman, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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limitations and advantages of eachevent helps show why a VCF is an important addition for students and employers alike—and insome cases, it may even be the ideal option.Most notably, traditional career fairs require a substantial cost and time commitment [1],[2].VCFs reduce both time and costs for employers. In a study conducted by Galanaki [2], the authornoted that cost effectiveness of recruiting online was both a critical factor and an influencer.Other critical factors included a wide response rate, specific niche, and passive job seekers [2].While VCFs may not be free, the VCF environment reduces travel costs for both employers andstudents since both parties are able to attend with a viable internet connection.VCFs allow for a broader pool of

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Okere, Washington State University; Chris Souder M.S., California State University, Chico

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programs with an instructional design on how to build the course content for atemporary structures course.1. IntroductionThe fundamental goal of educators in the construction-related program is to focus on developingthe abilities of their students, thereby preparing them to embark on their professional journey.The students that come out of construction-related programs should have knowledge in allaspects of construction operations. By so doing, the graduates are able to implement safe, cost-effective, and timely solutions. Thus, to prepare students for the construction profession, theymust be educated in the basic, fundamental courses that touch on all aspects of construction. Inaddition to basic, fundamental courses, such as materials and methods

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; Sally Gerster, University of Colorado; Todd Freeborn, University of Alabama; Debra Moehle McCallum, University of Alabama; Rachel M. Frazier, University of Alabama; Eric R. Giannini, RJ Lee Group

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, entrepreneurship training, socially relevant research themeIntroductionThe National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) programs offer studentsthe ability to gain research experience, engage in professional development opportunities, and interactsocially with a community of scholars. REU programs are known for increasing enthusiasm in studentsfor their major and encouraging many to pursue graduate studies [1-3]. Research themes for REU Sitesare important in that they provide students with a focused technical area where they can investigatesolutions to complex science and engineering problems. Students are enthusiastic about topical areas withpotential for broad societal impact because they understand the relevance of critical

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, Colorado State University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver

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appreciation for how all kinds ofdiversity (cognitive, identity, background, and experiences) strengthen engineering and computerscience as disciplines, and (c) knowledge of how to act in inclusive ways to create inclusive,effective environments within their field.Project Goal and ObjectivesThe ultimate goal of the project is to identify and disseminate a set of curriculum activities thatcan be adopted and adapted by a variety of engineering and computer science programs to helpundergraduate students develop inclusive professional identities. The project is driven by threespecific objectives: 1. Study the transfer of first-year activities developed and piloted for engineers at one institution to both engineering and computer science programs at

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami

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for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Problem Based Learning in a Flipped Classroom Applied to Biomedical Instrumentation TeachingIntroductionBiomedical instrumentation is a required course in our Biomedical Engineering (BME) programfor all concentrations: electrical, mechanical, pre-med and tissue engineering. The course hasbeen part of the curriculum since its inception and it is part of a larger set of courses related withmedical devices, as shown in Figure 1. In the early years of the program, the required coursesincluded other courses taught by the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department; itincluded courses such as electronics and linear circuits. With the evolution of the BME profession,the

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Kevin B. Trinh; Gena Gizzi; Nathan Lamb

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enjoyable enough, the actual content itself hasalso struggled to represent important STEM values to kids in grades K-12. Studies have shownthat the percentage of students taking pure science classes have regressed from over 50 percentto under 21 percent in the last decade [1]. The objective of this project is to get kids in this agerange more involved with areas in the STEM field using a desirable and enjoyable learning style.This project also aims to educate users about using algae as a renewable resource. This is animportant concept to convey because, while algae are a common microorganism known to all, itis rare that people make the connection that algae can play a significant role in impacting thefuture of this world. Focus on algae has risen

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

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,Engineering Disasters, and Technology, Society, and Values). The Civil Engineering departmentat Oregon Tech has a strong laboratory component in its curriculum with a majority ofprogrammatic courses including a laboratory. Given the motivations of these two departmentsand mutual interest of the project faculty in bridges, and Conde B. McCullough (Figure 1) inparticular, the faculty identified the potential for a field course to tour important Oregon bridges.Emphasizing those constructed to complete the Oregon coast highway, the course brings thehistory of these bridges together with their design and construction details. Changes in bridgedesign practice were discussed as an analog to the development of civil engineering moregenerally. Figure

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Rachel Ann Baker; Thaddeus J. Milton, Purdue University; Joshua T. Yeggy

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concentration in Transportation at Purdue University. He works with Dr. Godwin and her team in the UPRISE Research Department analyzing code and interview transcript, creating academic posters, and providing valuable insight to research papers. Thaddeus is also an executive board member to both the Black Student Union here at Purdue.Mr. Joshua T. Yeggy c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 CAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation through Engineering Students’ Identity Development – An Executive SummaryIntroductionInnovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity, and engineering is a critical driver inindustrial innovation [1]. Many companies are discovering

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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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 as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel Dr. Kevin Bower is a Professor and Assistant Provost for Academic Operations at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Bower’s teaching

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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study and outline ourresearch methods, including data collection and analysis plans. As this project is currently in theinitial phase, we conclude with a discussion of challenges encountered, strategies for overcomingthose challenges, and next steps.IntroductionCurrently available statistics suggest that between 11 and 15% of U.S. college students identifyas individuals with disabilities [1, p. 135]. At the same time, research on K-12 environmentsindicates that students with disabilities leave high school with lower college aspirations [1], areless likely to have access to college preparatory programs [1], and, most salient to this project,are “often discouraged from taking science and engineering courses”; when they do enroll, theyare often

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Paper ID #21609Playing Relieves Stress. . . Concentrations!Dr. 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 as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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the under-representation of women and minorities in STEMby involving undergraduate students from across the U.S. in automotive-related research projectsfor 10 weeks during the summer [1-3]. Ultimately, the goal is to engage participants in rewardingautomotive research experiences that motivate them to pursue graduate studies and embark oncareers in in industry, government or academia.REU programs are designed around the needs of the undergraduate participants. The researchprojects, seminars, laboratory/industry tours, meetings with mentors, networking events andother activities are all set up to maximize the positive impact of a research experience on thestudents. Numerous studies have shown that active participation in hands-on

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University

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of the FE Exam. Those topics includegeometric design of streets and highways, geometric design of intersections, pavement systemdesign, traffic safety, traffic capacity, traffic flow theory, traffic control devices, andtransportation planning [16].In 2006, Turochy completed a study to determine the needs of the transportation engineeringprofession through surveying transportation engineers and comparing his results to the results ofa similar survey conducted in 1985 by Khisty [14]. In both surveys, the transportation engineerswere asked to score topics on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being a topic of the lowest priority and 5being a topic of the highest priority, and then ranked each topic based on their relativeimportance [22]. Between the two

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew William Wooden, Purdue University Northwest; Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Evan Laviolette, First Group Engineering, Inc.; Yun Liu, Purdue University Northwest

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is most prevalent in engineering based courses [1].Engineering problems studied and taught in a classroom usually requires an individual tomake assumptions or only consider ideal design conditions throughout the problem inorder to simplify important concepts in the learning process. Difficulties arise when theconcepts are applied to a specific project in the field where engineers need to rely onobservations and testing opposed to making assumptions. This is why the naturaldeductive teaching approach used by professors is often times misleading anddiscouraging for students. The bridge between fundamental concepts and theories ofengineering and how to apply them in real world applications is never built, which putsthe student at a disadvantage

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Fort Gwinn Jr., Lipscomb University; Justin A. Myrick Sr., Lipscomb University

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last 14 years, the state of Tennessee has made several strategic moves to improve educationalopportunities for Tennesseans through a number of initiatives. In 2003, the Tennessee Education LotteryScholarship (TELS) program followed the lead of several other southern states by providing funding tofirst time college students in the form of Hope Scholarships. Hope scholarships and other initiatives haveconsistently provided over $300M per year to assist high performing secondary school graduates [1].This was followed by the “Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010” enacting broad changes to highereducation in Tennessee [2]. One of the most important provisions of this bill resulted in the TennesseeTransfer Pathways initiative, which had the

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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industry.During this project, changes to the program and to student and faculty identities are monitoredthrough interviews, surveys, and portfolios. Results of the study will lead to a clearerunderstanding of the changes that promote engineering identities and how such identities affectstudents’ sense of belonging in a program and their persistence in the major. The study will alsolead to a better understanding of the factors that influence faculty identity, and how these richeridentities affect how they view their roles and their students.BackgroundThere are many definitions of identity; however, the various conceptions fit together. Identity isboth within the individual (personal) and without (social) [1]; it is situated in the self and in thegroups to

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Edward Floyd, Northwest College

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, Internships, Mentors, Guest Speakers, and Equipment.For accredited engineering and engineering technology programs, the Advisory Board is anABET criteria item (Criterion 5 – Curriculum – “An advisory committee with representationfrom organizations being served by the program graduates...”), thus may have the greatest impactto a school for the particular program being considered for accreditation [1-3]. Even with non-accredited programs, the Advisory Board can provide great benefits for any particular programstudent‟s success. While the remaining four items may not have direct impact to accreditation,each provides an opportunity for a school and industry to cooperate in providing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University; Katie Cadwell, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer, Syracuse University; Frederick J. Carranti P.E., Syracuse University; Can Isik, Syracuse University

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engineering,and others to leave. A variety of academic and non-academic factors found to influence students’persistence include a sense of community, belonging, and collaboration in their engineeringexperiences, confidence in their academic abilities, the quality of faculty instruction andmentoring, their perspective on engineering’s influence and value in society, sufficiency of pre-college preparation, and the difficulty of courses early in the engineering curriculum [1]-[4]. Ingeneral, women and underrepresented minority students are less likely to persist in engineering[5]. Reports also indicate that the persistence of women and underrepresented minority studentsmay be adversely affected to a greater degree by their experiences within the

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susantha Herath, St. Cloud State University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Suvineetha Herath

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summer internships by scholars, and built newstructures and strengthen relationships with other 2-year and 4-year colleges, industry andnational labs. Marketing materials emphasized the promise of computing in the real world,steady job growth expected for next ten years, and a comparison of lifetime earnings of workerswith STEM and other majors.1. IntroductionThe world needs high-quality, trained majors in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) with the ability to learn in a short period and stay current with advances intheir respective fields without accumulating massive debts to complete a degree. According tothe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ in the US [1], job opportunities due to growth and replacementsare high in the computing

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Weinan Gao, Georgia Southern University

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important skills that are desired by industry. Understanding skills viewed as most importantfrom the industry practitioners’ perspective will help advance the quality of graduates andincrease industry efficiencies. The objective is to use the findings of this study to provideacademics and education institutions with a direction on what focus areas could be improved onto create a more productive and beneficial curriculum for STEM education.Literature ReviewA study in 2013 by Salzman [1] indicated that there seems to be more STEM graduates thanjobs available to them in their respective disciplines. The study also indicated that there is a high-tech talent crisis in the United States. This raises the question related to whether there is a realneed for

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide ; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; Christian Janke, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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existing approaches and procedures, butincorporates new tools and analysis methods to assure the mapping to be concrete andcomprehensive to provide effective guidance for ground crew training and skills appraisal.IntroductionOperations in aviation, both military and civilian, require decision makings that are based on solidknowledge and more importantly, systematic thinking. Developing this skills set has been shownto be a challenge for both trainees and trainers. There are a few issues that can cause the trainingnot meeting expectations, as pointed out by Air Force Training report to CongressionalCommittee 1 . First, the step by step procedure laid out in the handbook or manual, which is theprimary source for trainees for guidance, though

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen H. Hu, Westminster College; Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.

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institutions as they adopted POGIL by providingprofessional development, curriculum resources, and regular mentoring by experienced POGILinstructors. All 13 instructors plan to continue to use POGIL in their IntroCS courses.IntroductionProcess Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a pedagogy that organizes students inlearning teams to develop both content knowledge and process skills (e.g. problem solving,teamwork, and written/oral communication). Compared to most other active learning strategies,POGIL is more explicitly constructive because of the way its activities are designed andfacilitated. POGIL uses an explore-invent-apply learning cycle [1] by incorporating models(e.g., figures, tables, equations, code snippets) and a sequence of