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International Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine A. Twyman, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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International

the Higher Education Program, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered De- sign Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices and policies, interdisciplinary teaching and learn- ing, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Determining student learning across a range of experiences during a study abroad moduleThere is increasing demand and a critical need in the workforce for globally competentengineers—those who are trained to work in

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Gopalkrishna H. Joshi, KLE Technological University; Ashok S. Shettar, KLE Technological University

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Diversity

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International

immediate impact, but may be helpful over time as they reorient theircurriculum. Other questions sought to determine whether the participants would be interested in pursuingengineering education research after their exposure to the workshop. For example, when asked “Will yoube undertaking any engineering education research project?”, 65% of respondents indicated that they wereplanning to pursue engineering education research in the future with one respondent commenting “Yes.Would like to explore areas like learning theories and applications, continuous assessment, enhancingspatial thinking capabilities and design thinking.” Another respondent even indicated that after thisworkshop he or she intended to pursue a PhD in Engineering Education

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in education, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering educa- tion. His current duties include assessment, team development and education research for DC Colorado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Director of the Idea Forge—a flexible, cross

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

aspirations. Originally based on thetheoretical work associated with the Reflected Best-Self 1 (RBS) and life narratives 2, thissemester-long assignment enables students to use qualitative and quantitative methods todiscover and articulate their unique capabilities, values, defining life experiences, and other coreelements of their identity. We often think of college as being one of the most formative periodsof someone’s life and evidence from research supports this important observation 3. Yet manystudents may graduate from college without ever spending time addressing questions that arecentral to forming a confident sense of self - “Who am I”, “What do I stand for, “Who do I wantto become”, and why? These kinds of questions are rarely addressed in

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to increase renewable energy use in the Island. A contribution towards addressing part of the challenges facing PV energy is to reduce the time and costs related to administrative processes, interconnection, as well as addressing planning and zoning issues. As a follow-up to the ARET study Dr. O’Neill and Dr. Irizarry led a rooftop solar challenge project under DOE’s SunShot Initiative. Three graduate students and six undergraduate students participated in this project. The team identified, analyzed, and provided best practices that could overcome processing and planning obstacles that impede a faster growth of rooftop PV systems. All the recommendations presented in the final report would have a great impact on Puerto Rico’s PV market; for

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L Peters PE, Kettering University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University

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College Industry Partnerships

. Order for management (zakaz NA upravlenie), (1967).4 Abramo, G., D’Angelo, C. A. & Di Costa, F. University-industry research collaboration: a model to assess university capability. Higher Education 62, 163-181, doi:10.1007/s10734-010-9372-0 (2010).5 Motohashi, K. & Muramatsu, S. Examining the university industry collaboration policy in Japan: Patent analysis. Technology in Society 34, 149-162, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2012.02.006 (2012).6 Gatson, J. M. INDUSTRY–UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT IN MULTICULTURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Kansas State University, (2015).7 Pertuze, J. A., Calder, E. S., Greitzer, E. M. & Lucas, W. A. Best practices for industry

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Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College

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Two Year College Division

STEM education.Prof. Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He is also a co-investigator for multiple grant projects at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded electrical engineering and computer systems. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online engineering education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in STEM, and the development of novel instructional equipment and curricula for enhancing academic success in science and engineering

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University; Taipeng Zhang, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

confidence that they are capable of doing well ina technical major in college and perhaps become an engineer after graduation.3. Activities Apart from the lecture and tours, there are some additional activities carried out tosupplement their learning or provide them some valuable tools for their future endeavors. Forexample, learning to debate can foster critical analysis skills. It is also an important tool forfamiliarizing oneself with all the aspects of a particular issue through research and discussion.Two debates are scheduled, one at the beginning and another at the end of the program. Before we influence their views with information and our opinions, a debate with the topic“Coal or hydro – which is better?” is held before the lectures

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Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Brian Thomas Weaver PE, Explico Engineering Co.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Academic Advisory Board. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Project-based Learning in a Forensic Engineering CourseAbstractResearch and design experiences are important components of undergraduate engineeringeducation, each targeting specific skillset serving and different outcomes. While there are severalopportunities for learning engineering design process in engineering curricula, mostly notablythe capstone senior design series, the primary method to experience research is through faculty-directed research projects. The practice of forensic engineering has many aspects in commonwith the research process and as such a course based on this topic provides a unique opportunityfor students

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Professor for the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Univer- sity of Louisville. She is investigating nontraditional student pathways in engineering. She finished her PhD in December 2014, titled, ”Engineering Faculty Views of Teaching Quality, Accreditation, and In- stitutional Climate and How They Influence Teaching Practices.” Her research is focused on engineering faculty perceptions of quality and on nontraditional students in engineering. McNeil received her mas- ter’s degree in Engineering Management from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) in August 2011. She was a mentor and tutor for American Indian students at SDSMT during that time. She worked as a mining engineer in industry between

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Developing Infrastructure Professionals

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

students directly,and also the faculty indirectly – resulting in a more inspiring classroom environment. Simplystated by Harold Hongju Koh, “Theory without practice is as lifeless as practice without theory isthoughtless 15.”It is well researched and documented that problem based learning is well suited for engineeringprograms for students to engage in complex, ill-suited, and open-ended problems to fosterflexible thinking and support intrinsic motivation 16. These characteristics in turn can increaseopportunities for group discussion over potential solutions, provide opportunity for criticalinstructor feedback, and essential self-reflection of the learning.A. Kolb and D. Kolb define Experiential Learning Theory as the “process whereby knowledge

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Writing and Communication II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; David J. Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Amanda Simson, The University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Survey to Assist Curriculum Designers.” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 88(1), 43–51.4. Koelsh, J. R. (2011). “Is Writing an Essential Skill for Engineers?” Automation World, December. Retrieved from .5. Evans, D. L., Beakley, G. C., Crouch, P. E., and Yamaguchi, G. T. (1993). “Attributes of Engineering Graduates and Their Impact on Curriculum Design.” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 82(4), 203-211.6. Ford, J. D., and Riley, L. A. (2003). “Integrating Communication and Engineering Education: A Look at Curricula, Courses and Support Systems.” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 92(4), 325-328.7. Schriver, K. and Hayes, J. R. (2009). “Bioengineers as Professional Communicators: Assessing the

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

community and conducted research at the Highlander Center to exposeillegal dumping of hazardous wastes in their community, which had rendered their rivers un-fishable, among other negative environmental impacts. The citizens in the community beganwith no prior expertise and some without a high school education. Their research forced the stateof Tennessee to take action and end the illegal dumping. As the cleanup progressed, thecommunity members became not only citizen scientists, but also citizen engineers as theyprovided input into design processes for environmental remediation.21While the use of the word citizen is clearly problematic in the term citizen science or citizenengineering because of its connotations of national citizenship, we chose

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and Biomedical Engineering at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) through the Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at UM/UTHSC. Dr. Curry received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis. Her current research interests include cardiac and neural electrophysiology with applications in cardio- and neuro-modulation via implantable electrostimulation devices, computational modeling and visualiza- tion, and best practices in undergraduate engineering education. These efforts have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Heart Association. Dr. Curry is a member of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3] Wessner, C.W., & Wolff, A.W. (Eds.) & Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century. (2012). Rising to the Challenge. U.S. Innovation Policy for the Global Economy. Washington, DC: National Research Council, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, The National Academies Press.[4] Obama, B. (2015, October 21). Strategy for American Innovation: Executive Summary. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/innovation/strategy/executive-summary[5] Boult, T.E., (n.d.). Bachelor of Innovation™ - What is the BI? http://innovation.uccs.edu/what-is-the-bi/[6] Olson, S. (2010). Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Gretchen A. Mosher, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University ; Tejas Dhadphale Ph.D., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Research interests include human elements of safety and quality in food and agricultural systems and best practices for introducing new and complex information to learners.Dr. Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University Ann Gansemer-Topf is an Assistant Professor in Higher Education and Student Affairs. She teaches courses in program evaluation and assessment, student affairs and higher education. Her research interests focus on examining the micro (student) and macro (institutional, state, federal) factors that impact student success and student learning. She has presented at several regional and national conferences and her research has been published in journals such as Research in Higher Education, Journal of the First

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Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Barbara Louise Stewart, University of Houston; Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston (CoT)

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

, Sharplesidentified the lack of a ready-made theory of personal learning to use to inform design oftechnology to support learning in multiple contexts over long periods of time.8 Milrad raisedquestions concerning how learning activities using mobile technologies can be designed tosupport innovative education practices.22 Sharples also wrote on this theme by questioning howthe use of mobile devices can be integrated within broader educational scenarios.23 Taylorexpressed concerns for a lack of development of appropriate methods for evaluating learning inmobile environments.18 Tension between informal networked learning interactions and schooleducation regulated by a set curriculum provides further challenges. Sharples wrote that mostschools and colleges do

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Barry Dupen, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Peggie Weeks

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Materials

-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Dr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Ilana Karpman, University of California San Diego

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

academic careers, from undergraduate through post-doctoral studies, andthroughout the tenure-track academic pipeline.  Research Design The participants in this study were female tenured associate and full professors at threedoctoral research universities (Carnegie Classification: Research University/Very High ResearchActivity) in the United States. I conducted semi-structured interviews with fifty percent or moretenured female engineering faculty at each of the research sites, for a total of 21 women (7 atResearch University I, 9 at Research University II, and 5 at Research University III). These threeresearch sites were selected for several reasons. First, the low representation of women inacademic engineering programs is most pronounced at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Claire Y. Yan, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

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First-Year Programs

feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Dr. Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University Ying-Chih Chen is an assistant professor in the Division of Teacher Preparation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. His research takes two distinct but interrelated paths focused on elementary students’ learning in science and engineering as well as in-service science

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Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Christian Rogers, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jesse Connor Satterwhite, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

CNC machine without the need to be in a physical lab. Users operatein the virtual environment using an immersive virtual reality headset (i.e. Oculus Rift) and standard inputdevices (i.e. mouse and keyboard), both of which combined make for easy movement and realisticvisuals. On-screen tutorials allow users to learn about what they need to do to operate the machinewithout the need for outside instruction. While designing and perfecting this environment has been theprimary focus of this project thus far, the research goal is to test the ease of use and the pedagogicaleffectiveness of the immersive technology as it relates to education in STEM fields.Initial usability studies for this environment featured students from the graduate level CAD

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu

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Industrial Engineering

out how the professional uses the specific method beingcovered in class. Essentially, they are asking, “How do you do this at General Motors?” as anexample. After each of the five conference calls, the student group writes a reflective paperabout what they have learned. This method differs from the traditional case study approachbecause the students do not just read what is written, but can ask initial questions and ask follow-up questions to get a better understanding of what is important by the inflection of the mentor’svoice and hearing the mentor convey it in his/her own words.This research is for the purpose of sharing best practice with other instructors and understandingthe key factors to the program’s success. With this preliminary

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

was incredible.As The Citadel’s School of Engineering continues to attract a large number of entering freshmen,the School must ensure early experiences for the freshmen have a positive impact to preparethem and retain them through graduation. The School of Engineering will continue to implementand improve the Math Review and contribute to the strengthening of academic skills forengineering students.Veterans CenterThe Citadel expanded the college’s services by opening the Office of Military and VeteransAffairs to veterans and their families and with the opening of a new Veterans Center on VeteransDay 2014. The new programs are part of The Citadel’s Strategic LEAD Plan 2018. A part of theplan identifies the need for the expansion of veteran

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah ; Hessam Tavakoldavani, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Michael E. Barber, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

; instead, civil engineering faculty have an additional mandate to help studentsparticipate in the multiple roles in which they will participate as practicing engineers. Globallearning, in this sense, extends beyond a simple definition of the term to denote a preoccupationwith internationalism, but instead connotes a whole host of ideas, which Kevin Hovland argues,better prepares students to apply their technical expertise, and thus open “the door for democraticpractice and social responsibility at the experiential level.”11The project introduced herein is seeking to improve the ability of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering graduates from the University of Utah to have an impact in a global society byapplying their knowledge, skills, and aptitudes

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Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ann-Perry Witmer P.E., University of Illinois; Matthew Tan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Grace Frances Witmer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

to the Honduras Water Project. He has been involved since its inception in 2013 and has traveled as a mentor in 2014 and 2015.Grace Frances Witmer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Grace Witmer, a graduate student in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, has ten years of experience in participating in international service projects, and served as a travelling Alumni-Mentor for the 2016 Honduras Water Project c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Bringing a Cross-Disciplinary, Contextual Approach to International Service Engineering LearningAbstractCourses in international engineering design for

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Developing Infrastructure Professionals

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah; Steven J. Burian P.E., University of Utah; Amir Mohaghegh Motlagh, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, civil infrastructure systems can beunderstood by the processes in which civil engineers design, construct, manage, maintain, operateand protect efficient, resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure systems. Within this practice is arecognition of the role that systems play in societal functioning while accounting for how humanbehavior and social organizations contribute to and affect the performance of a given system.When students are taught this perspective of infrastructure, they are often more proficient in theirefforts to incorporate all of the stakeholders in the development and implementation of thefacilities and processes they are asked to study.For example, if a student were asked to research and write about the impacts of an aging

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Luiz Fernando Capretz P.E., Western University

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College Industry Partnerships

reasons, we are proposing solutions to bring in changes to attract morestudents to testing careers. This would, in turn, help to improve the quality of the testingeffort and of the software end-products. The next section covers the research design processand includes discussion and conclusion.Research DesignOur study analyzed the reasons for computer engineering graduates not choosing testingcareers. We asked a sample of students to provide pros and cons about the career. Wecompared the pros and cons from students with those provided by test professionals to proposepossible remedial measures. The overall research design is outlined in Figure 1.Objective, Scope, and TypeWhile software engineering is delivering unprecedented performance-to-cost

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Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joel C. Perry, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2002 and 2006. During graduate and post-doctoral work at the University of Washington, Dr. Perry was involved in the development of a 7 degree-of-freedom (dof) arm exoskeleton, a 5-dof high precision po- sitioning robot, a 5-dof surgical simulator, a novel 2-dof surgical grasper, and a 1-dof powered prosthesis for early-stance gait improvements in trans-tibial amputees. Following post-doctoral work at the Univer- sity of Washington Biorobotics Lab, he spent 6 years in the Department of Rehabilitation Technologies at Tecnalia Research & Innovation in San Sebastian, Spain, where he managed R&D activities for the development of low-cost

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenda D Young, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lee Michael Warburton, AKKA Technologies; Christopher David Ciechon

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College Industry Partnerships

empirical environments,exposure to industry problems and expertise, and establishing future employment connections forstudents as benefits[6-8]. Industry members cite access to new research techniques, developmentof new products and patents, generating knowledge and advancing technology by using facultyand student expertise, and engaging with potential employees [9-11]. Current literature offersevidence that partnerships generate benefits at both the macro level (organization) as well as atthe micro level (individual student/employee).Yet there appears to be some conflict with research and practice as evidenced by continuedconversations about career readiness of graduates, debate about the skills required for earlycareer success, and high attrition