Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

mathematics. As a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project.Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Mary Wyer

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

admitted (e.g., low STEM gender stereotypes), find more successas students and as professionals [22].In response to these findings, interventions developed to challenge students’ stereotypes ofSTEM professionals – with a goal of strengthening interest and buffering against attrition – arebecoming more frequent. Some have focused on the type of people who are interested andsuccessful in STEM: since biased representations of STEM professionals generally portray themas white and male, educators have attempted to change these portrayals by spotlighting thediversity that already exists in the field [23], [24]. Other stereotypes pigeonhole STEM careers asthose that focus excessively on laboratory work and mechanical tinkering, overlooking both thesocial

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad R. H. Gorakhki, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University; Nabila A. Huq; Anthony J. Marchese, Colorado State University; Daniel W. Baker Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

graduated with a B.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona.Dr. Anthony J. Marchese, Colorado State University Anthony J. Marchese is the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Director of the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory and Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. Marchese holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute. His research areas include internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, combustion, chemical kinetics, microgravity experiments, methane emissions and biomass cookstoves. He is

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University ; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Debisree Ray, Mississippi State University ; Ginnie Shih En Hsu

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

/nasatlx.html. R (version 3.3.1) was used to conduct thedata analysis for the study with the integrated development environment RStudios. R is a statisticalcomputer environment and language that was developed by Bell Laboratories. It provides a largevariety of statistical and graphical capabilities and is an open sources product [14].Results and Data AnalysisThe quiz scores are shown in Table 1 and Figure 8 Table 1: Quiz Score Statistics Quiz Scores Statistics Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu Max Analytical .20 .40 .60 .6043 .80 1 Conceptual .27 .60

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech

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International

the projects and the impact they have had in different areas of academia and industry. “The TurbidityChallenge” project is a good example from the research perspective. The goal of the project was to analyze anddevelop a low-cost turbidity monitoring network to address key issues in coastal management. The studentswere involved in the completion of the largest and most comprehensive survey of Moreton Bay sediments todate; 220 sites were sampled over a 1500 km2 area in a 3-month field campaign with all students participating inboth the field work and laboratory analysis. Results from this project were included in the Health WaterwaysEcosystem Health Report Card for 2015, which assesses the health of waterways across the entire South

Conference Session

Institutional Change

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Massie Chance, Dublin Institute of Technology ; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

ofEngineering (level 8), Masters (level 9) and finally, PhD (level 10). As a result, the school has avery broad student demographic. Many students who cannot gain direct entry to a universityprogram join this technical institute at a lower point on the ladder, work their way up, andeventually sit beside those who entered directly from high school.Academic staff members are employed to teach and typically have 18 hours of classroom activityper week. Although research is encouraged, and the School has several highly regarded researchgroups, the majority of staff members devote most of their time to teaching—both in the classroomand the laboratory. Laboratory groups of 16 students per staff member facilitate close contact andallow staff and students to

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

effectiveness. Closed-loop implies performance data is compared to a referencevalue and depending on the magnitude of the difference, the implementation strategy for theacademic program is modified.SPK functional areas derived from the following ABET General Criteria [12] are: 1. Students: Ensure students are academically prepared and scheduled to be in the right place in the program at the right time. 5. Curriculum: Ensures an integrated set of courses and laboratory experiences from the discipline BOK to develop knowledge, skills, and behaviors of students and satisfies accreditation and university requirements.Extra-Curricular, also an SPK Functional Area, consists of non-curriculum related programactivities that also develop knowledge

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Mechanical Engineering

exuded fromexcessive hand movements [14], [19], [20]. Accelerometers that are embedded in the sensorswere used to identify any additional movements by the participants and were used as criteria todetermine potential outliers in the data as described by others [28].Each electrodermal sensor recorded the electrical conductivity of the skin (in microSiemens, µS)at a frequency of 4Hz (period is 1/4 of a second) at a low electrical current of 1100mAh(Empatica, Boston, MA) during the laboratory session. Each participant was in the session for anaverage span of two hours, which yielded approximately 28,800 data points per participant. AllEDA datasets were normalized via range-correction that considers an individual’s autonomic(baseline) response as it

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth L. d'Entremont, University of Utah; Andrew S. Merryweather, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

going onto the next. At these early phases, it may besufficient for the engineers and other project staff to simply acknowledge the product-safetyissues that will be faced by the project. Although solutions will be needed before final-designrelease, a detailed plan of action may not be required yet.Phase 3 is the stage of most concern to the design-engineering team. It is here that the product isdesigned, re-designed, prototyped, analyzed, tested, and finally released to Manufacturing. Thisblock shows interactions with suppliers and the suppliers’ interactions with sub-suppliers. Thefigure shows the explicit need for testing in the field and in the laboratory. There are numerousincremental reviews of product safety during Phase 3. During these

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, University of Virginia; Kathleen Eggleson, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend; Anderson Sunda-Meya, Xavier University of Louisiana; Kathryn Haas, Saint Mary's College, Indiana

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

factors contribute to the ethical practice of science andengineering- Moral upbringing? Laboratory leadership? Institutional environment-and howcould these factors be combined more effectively toward cultivating cultures of ethical STEM? For interpretation and clarity, please note that in the following figures (Figure 2-6), the top-30terms are ordered by relevance to the red highlighted “topic” (or student-responses cluster). Thelight-blue extensions of the bar graph (on the right side of each figure) indicate all the other usesof a given term in the corpus of text, i.e. all responses to the prompt. The term “tokenpercentage” is the percentage of the total terms within the selected topic in relation to all theterms captured in the corpus of text

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

group began with general safety procedures for the room (safety glassesrequired, long hair tied back, denim aprons provided for clothing protection, closed-toed shoesrequired, etc.) Each student was given an engineering laboratory notebook to use with a brieftutorial about good practice for engineering documentation in building.Equipment in the rolling tool chests that were used during the builds included: hammers, variouspliers, multiple types of screw drivers, ratcheting socket wrenches, adjustable wrench, a level,hex wrenches, measuring tape, calipers, hand saw, miter box, clamping vise, sanding sponges,cordless power drills, drill bits, corded and cordless Dremel rotary tools, various Dremel toolaccessories and tips, wire strippers

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

) Event Points Course % Notes Homework Sets 250 25.0% 5 @ 35 points, 1 @ 75 points (Streeter-Phelps) Laboratory Work 150 15.0% 3 @ 50 points each Wastewater Treatment Plant Design with Cost Engineering Design Problem 125 12.5% Analysis In-Class Exams 250 25.0% 2 @ 125 points each TEE 200 20.0% Comprehensive Instructor Grade 25 2.5% Class Participation / Peer Evaluations TOTAL POINTS: 1000 100% Total Number of Assignments: 16

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Cao, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Brown University; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

up in the AIChE Concept Warehouse [8]. Each week, LAs received a promptasking them to read a short article about learning and pedagogy and relate that to their teachingexperiences through a 250-word written reflection.For recruitment of faculty to include LAs in their course instructional team, we targeted large-enrollment classes (over 100 students), but did not exclude other courses with enthusiasticinstructors. We specifically targeted introductory courses that had a history of hiringundergraduate students to facilitate laboratories and recitations. The LA Program added thepedagogy elements (both the workshop and the online reflection) and, in some cases, shifted tomore structured, regular meetings with the instructional team; thus, we

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Ocean and Marine

and approach.Lectures, tutorials and laboratories allow students to acquire engineering knowledge, while the projectcan give them the opportunity to become a problem solver or an innovator. Projects provide severalopportunities to the students to learn aspects that are difficult to be taught in a class room or laboratory.This paper documents the experience of developing, testing and deploying an WSN energy harvestingsystem, highlighting and discussing the students’ efforts. This project was developed and completed by agroup of four students, during Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 semesters, as their senior project design.2. Senior Design Project and Project Goals and ObjectivesIn the environmentally-based energy harvesting systems the main design

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Industrial Engineering

multiple projects in education data mining, some in collaboration with the Dean of Engineering. His research interests include healthcare and education data mining.Ms. Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago To be added.Dr. Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineering in 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Department of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University; Mary A. Hansen, Robert Morris University

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Educational Research and Methods

impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to VII engage in life-long learning. j. A knowledge of contemporary issues V & VI k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and VI & VII modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practiceTaxa I—Pre-knowledge Conceptual Experiences: hands-on laboratory experiences viademonstrations, physical models, practical applications to demonstrate, visualize and observebasic concepts.Taxa II—Basic Conceptual Knowledge: learning, understanding, memorizing basic engineeringconcepts, definitions, terms, symbols, theories

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Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Patricia M. Gallagher P.E., Drexel University; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

meets twice a week for75 minutes and is taught in two sections with approximately 30 students in each section. AtDrexel, the four-credit class meets twice a week for 80 minutes and once a week for two hours(including a laboratory portion) as one large section. The class size at Drexel typically rangesfrom 60 to 80 students, but the last offering (fall 2017) had an abnormally low enrollment of 34students. Although the academic calendar at Drexel is on a quarter system and Villanova issemesters, the number of class meetings is essentially the same for both schools. For bothuniversities, the geology course fulfills a science requirement for ABET.In the past, engaging and interesting engineering students in geology at both universities hadbeen a

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Rolf Müller, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

Technology (BIST) Center, an ICTAS-supported interdisciplinary effort with 40 faculty members from across the university. In his international efforts, he directs the Shandong University - Virginia Tech International Laboratory that is dedicated to the engineering analysis of biosonar, flight, and system integration in bats. His international work has been recognized by the Friendship Award of the People’s Republic of China (2010), a Dean’s Award of the VT College of Engineering (2011), and Virginia Tech’s Alumni Award for International Research (2016). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Learning in International Research Programs

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, Cañada College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

atdifferent stages in their academic careers. The first level is the ASPIRES Research ScholarsProgram, which is a two-week program that targets freshmen and rising sophomores. Heldduring the winter break, the program introduces students to research and covers the followingtopics: applying for internships; introduction to the research process; university laboratory tours;conducting literature reviews; university transfer process for community college students;presentation skills; and project-specific topics including experimental methods, instrumentation,and data acquisition and analysis.A focus group of STEM students at Cañada College identified common barriers to a successfulresearch internship program for community college STEM students. For most

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas at Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas at Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas at Austin; Lawrence Chu, University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas at Austin; Christina L. Baze, University of Texas at Austin

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2011.[14] V. Sampson, P. Enderle, J. Grooms & S. Witte, “Writing to learn by learning to write During the school science laboratory: Helping middle and high school students develop argumentative writing skills as they learn core ideas,” ​Science Education​, vol. 97, issue 5, pp. 643-670, September, 2013.[15] J.P. Walker, & V. Sampson, “Learning to argue and arguing to learn: Argument-​driven inquiry as a way to help undergraduate chemistry students learn how to construct arguments and engage in argumentation during a laboratory course,” ​Journal of Research in Science Teaching​, volume 50, issue 5, pp. 561-596. May, 2013.[16] T.J. Moore, M.S. Stohlmann, H.H. Wang, K.M. Tank, & G.H. Roehrig

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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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International, Minorities in Engineering

Adrienne Minerick is the Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering and Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development at Michigan Tech. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Tech. Adrienne’s research interests include elec- trokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineer- ing classrooms or as

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University; Margaret June Slattery, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

conceptualize the relationship between research and the creative process after participating in the REU program? 3. How do faculty members incorporate concepts of the creative process into the laboratory experiences of the REU students? Do the approaches used by faculty influence how students’ conceptualize research and the creative process?This study builds on the previous work by Huffstickler, et al. (2017) by focusing more closely onstudents’ understanding of research and its relationship to the creative process. In addition,changes were made in the 2017 program to better train supervising faculty on the relationshipbetween the creative process and the scientific method. In addition, because graduate students areprimarily

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University; Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

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Engineering Ethics

such structures including percussion instruments, land- mines/IED, and coupled resonator arrays.Dr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals including Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Mechanics of Materials. Her teaching interests include development of solid commu- nication skills and enhancing laboratory skills, while ensuring students are aware of, and adhere to, the University’s academic integrity policies.Dr. Patrick F. O’Malley, Benedictine College Patrick O’Malley teaches in the Mechanical Engineering program at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Delaware where he expanded his knowledge on simulation of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala hold a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials testing and analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin D McPheron, Roger Williams University; Charles R. Thomas, Roger Williams University; William J. Palm, Roger Williams University

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Electrical and Computer

experiential learning. This can beas complicated as laboratory experiences or projects, or as simple as providing students an activerole in lecture. To facilitate student involvement in a lecture format, students must be prepared tocontribute to the discussion of new material.One common model for experiential learning is the Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle [1,2], whichhas four steps: 1. Introduction of new experience, 2. Reflection on this experience, 3. Abstractionof this experience, and 4. Application of this experience. An essential component of this cycle isallowing students the time to reflect on new experiences. If students are introduced to a new topicduring lecture, little reflection can take place prior to abstraction or application of that

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

served as Director of Research & Development for a multimedia development company and as founding Director of the Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. Under Dr. Spiegel’s leadership, the CIRL matured into a thriving Center recognized as one of the leading National Science Foundation Laboratories for activities to pro- mote science, mathematics, and technology (STEM) education. While at Florida State University, Dr. Spiegel also directed an award winning teacher enhancement program for middle grades science teachers, entitled Science For Early Adolescence Teachers (Science FEAT). His extensive background in science education

Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

investigated uses a semester long team-based designproject to introduce students to the engineering design process. Course enrollment representsapproximately 80% of all incoming first-year engineering students (total enrollment = 660; 525identified as first-year students). Other students in the course include upper level students thattook the course out of sequence from the traditional plan of study. Due to the volume of students,the course offered two large auditorium style lecture sections and multiple (32) smallerlaboratory sections. Each week students would meet in their smaller laboratory classes,maximum of 32 students. Additionally, students were required to attend one of the two largerlectures (~350 students per lecture), each week.Students

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Beth Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

indicating that basic microcontroller programmingknowledge would have been valuable not only for completing the projects in the introductorydesign course, but also for use in upper level engineering courses and projects of personalinterest. Not only were students eager to learn microcontroller basics, instructors also recognizedthat by introducing students to these skills, the resulting projects may be higher quality and therange of design challenges that can be assigned may be broadened.Use of microcontroller technology in freshman level courses is not new, and these concepts havebeen taught through in-person laboratory instruction with positive results at numerousuniversities [2], [3], [6]. Additionally, multiple universities have employed a