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Faculty Development Work-in-Progress Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Kamal Abdulla Ahmed, University of Washington; David Schipf, University of Washington

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

Paper ID #21812Work in Progress: Promoting Group Work for Learning: Student Charac-terizations of Exemplary Project Group MembersDr. Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington Dr. Jim Borgford-Parnell is Director and Instructional Consultant of the Office for the Advancement of Engineering Teaching & Learning at the University of Washington. He taught design, education-research methods, and adult and higher education theory and pedagogy courses for over 35 years. He has been involved in instructional development for 20 years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Trent Bolt, Auburn University; Andrew Cookston, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #21519How Free Choice Affects Student Interest in a Junior-level Embedded Sys-tems Lab CourseMr. Michael Trent Bolt, Auburn University Michael Bolt is a graduate student at Auburn University pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently working as a research assistant to Dr. Mark L. Adams in the STORM Lab. His current projects include embedded system programming for environmental sensing projects, X-band RF design work, and the reorganization of lab course content to increase student interest in subject material.Mr. Andrew Cookston, Auburn University Andrew Cookston is a graduate student in the

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

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Claudio Brito; Melany Ciampi

techniques including particular statistical techniques;8. Strong numerical and analytical skills;9. Strong oral and written communication skills, including preparation and delivery of professional, technical and non-technical reports and presentations;10. Time management skills.At the end of the period the students will be able to understand the real economic and socialimpact of engineering in this century. Another target goal to be achieved is to foster among themthe entrepreneurial mind to pursue other opportunities than find a job in a company. For theuniversity the final goal is to attract more students and enlarge the number of students inengineering programs. Besides by law the universities should to provide

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Katherine Cimorelli, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, scholars havereported that the interactions with like-minded peers helped them achieve success in theirundergraduate career at NC State University.AcknowledgementsThis program was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE# 1259630.The authors thank all the students and mentors that have participated in this project, the input inthe early phase of the project with Dr. M. Fuentes, Dr. A. Mitchell, Dr. J. Picart, Dr. C. Zelnar,and Dr. M. Stimpson. We are thankful for the support and assistance of the Dean of the Collegeof Engineering, NCSU College of Engineering Minority Engineering Program, NCSUEngineering Place and the local Society of Women Engineering (SWE) Chapter.References 1. NC State STEM Scholars https://www.ece.ncsu.edu

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Why Can't We Get Faculty and Students to Go Abroad?

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Kacie Hodges P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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International

McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech Marlena McGlothlin Lester is the Director of Advising for the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She leads the undergraduate advising team and oversees the advising process for all General Engineering students. She is responsible for the development of a hands-on, minds-on orien- tation model for all first-year engineering students, the creation of a comprehensive engineering major exploration tool, Explore Engineering, and enhancement of the academic planning resources available for first-year engineering students. Marlena strives to transform the advising experience for students and advisors through communication, collaboration, and consistency.Dr. Lisa D. McNair

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Gender Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Nicole Nieto, Ohio State University

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Diversity, Gender

Computer and 16.3% in Computer Science(Outside Engineering). These numbers are some of the lowest in representation of womenamong all engineering disciplines. These low numbers negativity affect gender diversity in thetechnology sector. III. Examining InterventionsImplicit Bias In recent years, implicit bias has garnered more attention as a bias that negatively affectshiring processes and workplace climate. Characteristics of implicit bias include: one is unawareof bias, it is difficult to control, it is unintentional, there is no introspection, it is not endorsed andit is a habit of the mind. We all have implicit biases that are learned from culture andstereotypes. Implicit biases often conflict with our consciously endorsed beliefs. We

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #21161The Effects of Professional Development and Coaching on Teaching PracticesDr. Eugene Judson, Arizona State University Eugene Judson is an Associate Professor of for the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He also serves as an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Academic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

-based initiatives, such as the establishment of school makerspaces, are having on the culture of formal educational institutions. Before starting his doctoral studies, Mr. Weiner served as the founding Program Director for CREATE at Arizona Science Center, a hybrid educational makerspace/ community learning center. He has previous experience as a physics and math instructor at the middle school and high school levels.Dr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona

usually focus on component design andtypically do not address upgrading the condition of existing structures. However, an aginginfrastructure demands that practicing engineers have the skills to design economical and effectiveretrofits. This is evidenced by the American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE 2017 InfrastructureReport Card1, which reports America’s cumulative infrastructure grade point average at a D+.With this in mind, a capstone senior project was created for a team of six undergraduate studentsat California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Students worked on the seismic vulnerabilityassessment of a five-story non-ductile reinforced concrete building constructed in SouthernCalifornia. This paper summarizes the assessment

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Assessment and Research Tools

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn R. Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

geography, economic considerations, and technical details of a particular technical intervention; 9. examine issues with a mind open to a variety of reasonable positions and subject their own views to rational criticism; 6 10. contemplate multiple pathways of professional practice (graduate school, NGO, corporate) that would benefit from humanitarian engineering knowledge and skills (adapted directly from Lucena [38].Integrating STEM and Humanities: Example Assignments and Connections to LearningOutcomesThe first course in the two-course sequence is weighted more toward humanities content while thesecond course

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First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adetoun Oludara Yeaman, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

Paper ID #21999Developing a Coding Rubric for Students’ Spatial Visualization StrategiesMrs. Adetoun Oludara Yeaman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Adetoun Yeaman is a second year PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She received here MS in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering and her BS in Biomedical Engineering both from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently a Graduate Research Assistant. In her first year, she taught two semesters of a freshman engineering course series, Foundations of Engineering. Her research

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Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Shannon N. Conley, James Madison University ; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

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Diversity

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International

explores the opportunities, challenges, and pedagogy of a real-world, hands-on,international capstone project. We present a case study in which three faculty members fromdiverse disciplines, including engineering, computer science, and political science, guided a teamof students from the Bachelors in ISAT (Integrated Science and Technology) program at JamesMadison University for a two-year capstone experience spanning the students’ junior and senioryears. The paper describes the overarching pedagogy and goals of the two-year ISAT capstoneexperience and describes how the ISAT “Holistic Problem Solving Habits of Mind” are integralto our teaching and mentoring approach in applied projects. The Habits of Mind are structuredto facilitate student

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #21753The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on Students’ Conceptions of Learn-ing and their Self-monitoring BehaviorsDr. Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patrick Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. During the 2013-14 academic year he spent a sabbatical in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Cunningham’s educational research interests are student metacognition and self-regulation of learning and faculty development. His disciplinary training within Mechanical Engineering is in dynamic systems and

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Design & Development Projects and Practices

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Laban K. Rutto; Shahzad Akbar, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

and students. Further, there is no TA or machinistassistance in this design class. Thus, three ideas came to the instructor’s mind when designing thetechnique learning objectives of the MANE 450: 1) Instead of focusing on the prototype product,train the student about design thinking and process, 2) Instead of helping the students to brainstormdesign by trial and error, teach students scientific design theories to support the design conceptgeneration, followed by the application of engineering approaches to embody the concepts and toanalyze the design, and 3) Design the class and prototyping process as Maker activities.Other than the technical objectives, the course also aims to train the students on ‘non-technical’aspects such as professional

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Giselle Andrade, STEMGrow; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23985Growing Character Strengths Across BoundariesDr. Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso Professor and Engineering Leadership Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Engineering and Leadership at UTEP, Director for the Center for Research in Engineering and Technology Education, and Provost Faculty Fellow in Residence at the Center for Faculty Leadership and Development at UTEP.Celena Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso Celena Arreola graduated on May 13, 2017 with Bachelors of Science in Engineering Leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso with a concentration in Mathematics and

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelby Buffington, Syracuse University; Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Alexander Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University

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Student

Paper ID #22227Soft Skills Boot Camp: Designing a Three-day Student-run Seminar andWorkshop Series for Graduate StudentsMs. Shelby Buffington, Syracuse UniversityDr. Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University Ryan Falkenstein-Smith is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace En- gineering at Syracuse University. His research interests include ion transport membranes, carbon capture technology, and greenhouse gas control. Additionally, Ryan is highly invested in engineering education research, mainly finding innovative ways to improve student learning capabilities. His current work in

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Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

Paper ID #219982018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29A Historical and Policy Perspective on Broadening Participation in STEM:Insights from National Reports (1974-2016)Teirra K Holloman Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Teirra Holloman is a doctoral student in engineering education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where she serves as a graduate research assistant. Teirra received her BS in Industrial En- gineering from Clemson University. Her research interests revolve around broadening participation

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Assessment and Research Tools

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati ; Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Polytechnic Institute); Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Kaloki Nabutola, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #22470Creating a Concept Inventory - Lessons LearnedDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College) Dr. Nancy E. Study is on the faculty of the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend where she teaches courses in engineering graphics and rapid prototyping, and is the coordinator of the rapid prototyping lab. Her research interests include visualization, standardization of CAD practices, and haptics. Nancy is a former chair of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division and is currently the Circulation Manager and Treasurer of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. She received

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University; Marcella Kay McConnell, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Paper ID #243802018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6A Personalized Computer Based Tutor for Vector AlgebraDr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University Dr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind is an associate professor of physics at Clarion University. Dr. Aravind has a Ph.D from The Pennsylvania State University in Materials Science and Engineering and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India. Dr. Aravind is a highly accomplished scholar and researcher in the fields of materials science, condensed matter physics, materials for

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Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

participants’experiences, thereby providing tangible justifications for the project’s merit. Note that theseresults, due to the small sample size (n = 4), are preliminary in nature and may differ from asimilar project conducted with a larger number of students.The study was carried out with the following exploratory research questions in mind: 1. How does the project experience complement the knowledge and skills learned in traditional engineering education? 2. How does the project experience influence students’ perspectives of the relationship between engineering and social responsibility?Perceived Value“Just working with an actual client, I’ve never done that before. So that’s kind of insight into theengineering world, meeting with that client

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Michael Wilson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Paper ID #24455The Pracademic Pineapple ChallengeProf. Michael Wilson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst M.D. WILSON is a Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department at the University of Massachusetts; his ”Pracademic” background combines rigorous research with prac- tical experiences. Wilson started, sold, and consulted Fortune companies in the University-Industry en- trepreneurial space for over twenty successful years. His broad research interests include Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship education. Professor Wilson may be reached at mdwilson@umass.edu

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First-year Programs Division: Collection

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ricco, University of Kentucky; Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky; Joshua Parsons; Shannon Lee Sampson; Brad A. Hubbard, University of Kentucky

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23636A Second Year Review of a New FYE ProgramDr. George D. Ricco, University of Kentucky George D. Ricco is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Kentucky. He focuses his work between teaching in the first-year engineering program at UK and research in student progression. Previously, he was the KEEN Program Coordinator at Gonzaga University in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. He completed his doctorate in engineering education from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Previously, he received an M.S. in earth and planetary sciences

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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Warnock, University of Georgia; Galyna Melnychuk, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #22042Development of Students’ Intercultural Knowledge and CompetenceDr. James Warnock, University of Georgia James Warnock is a Professor and founding Chair for the School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Georgia. He has been a big proponent of self-directed learning and active learning in his classes. James is also the Adjunct Director for training and instruction in the professional services department at ABET. In this role, he oversees the development, planning, production and imple- mentation of the ABET Program Assessment Workshops, IDEAL and the assessment webinar

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

from the notes of the instructor to the notes ofthe students - without passing through the mind of either one - continues as “the norm”.The purpose of this paper is to renew the call for deployment of better and more effectiveinstructional strategies in the engineering classrooms of the Arab Gulf States, stressing oncooperative learning practices as a viable alternative to the traditional (low-interactionlecture-based) environment that has gripped the engineering education of Region’s institutionfor decades. The paper sheds light on: theoretical roots, research support, current practices,and suggestions for redesigning classes-if need be- to stimulate interaction and help break thetraditional lecture dominant pattern, when cooperative learning

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Institutional Change

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashish Agrawal, Virginia Tech; Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

sharplyinfluence students’ experiences in and perceptions of engineering. To begin to unpack thiscomplexity, we present an initial exploration of the intersections of disciplinary, institutional,and national cultures on the departmental cultures within two different engineering disciplinesacross six universities.2. Examining culture2.1 Disciplinary cultureAs noted above, research on academic disciplines as cultures began to emerge in the 1970s asBiglan [1] explored the ways in which the values, norms, and beliefs of students and faculty arealso shaped by disciplinary cultures. As Becher [14] explains, “[d]isciplines are also culturalphenomena: they are embodied in collections of like-minded people, each with their own codesof conduct, sets of values and

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LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Genny Beemyn, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

included, verbatim, in the appendix to this paper. Onethird of these comments are requests that future versions of the course devote more time to learning. Onecomment reads: “I really enjoyed this class and love how it ties engineering in with LGBTQIA+ topics. I alsothink it’s a great idea to advertise the course in the email because that’s how I found out about it.” Anotherreads: “This was a great course. I really wouldn’t mind meeting more during the week so we can have moretime discussing LGBTQIA+ topics and so we have more time to pursue larger projects.” 6

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Ventura, Rutgers University; Abdallah Khreishah, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Durga Misra, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

develop the application, an integrated development environment was needed that had easy-to-use, but powerful graphics and physics libraries, as well as the ability to be optimized forpersonal mobile devices. In addition, the application needed to be accessible by as many studentsas possible, requiring the environment to support development for multiple platforms. Almost allmobile phones run either Android OS, or iOS. So, these were the platforms that the applicationsought to support. With these requirements in mind, it became evident that Unity [19], a popularcross-platform game engine, was an ideal environment to use to develop this application. As agame engine, Unity has many powerful and simple physics and graphics libraries, in addition toa

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Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D. Thompson, San Jose State University ; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #23062Developing an Evaluation Tool to Examine Motivational Factors of Non-studentCommunity Partnership ParticipantsDr. Julia D. Thompson, San Jose State University Dr. Julia Thompson directs the EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Service) affiliate program at San Jose State University (EPICS@sjsu). Dr. Thompson is currently developing and expanding a service- learning EPICS program. The program is open to all engineering students, including seniors completing capstone requirements. Her research focuses on the characteristics of successful relationships between engineering service-learning programs and the

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Elke Howe

Session ETD 325 Pitfalls to Avoid in Industry Capstone Project Elke Howe Missouri Southern State UniversityAbstractThe capstone course in the B.S. in Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) program (accreditedby ETAC of ABET) gives each student the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to accomplishthe integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and application practicesand procedures. Students are expected to use technical and non-technical skills to solve a problemin industry. The Six Sigma DMAIC model is used to manage the project

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dipanjan Saha, Texas A&M University

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Student

approach, called the content-centered or the list of topics approach, theinstructor consults one or more textbooks and makes a list of important topics to be covered duringthe semester. Subsequently the time to be allotted to each topic and the number and types of testsare decided. This approach is simple for the instructor. However, it does not address the big pictureof how the course contents fit into the program students are enrolled in, and what students shouldlearn so they are better prepared for the following courses and career paths. Being mindful of thisbig picture is very important for an instructor in an undergraduate aerospace engineering program.Therefore, for the flight dynamics class the author used the second approach, called the