Conference Session

Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert N. Coffey Jr., University of Michigan; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

: Qualitative Results from a Multi-Year SurveyAbstractWe identify and discuss themes that emerged from a study of undergraduates participating in asummer research program at Michigan State University. The goals of this study were: (1) toexamine the degree to which program participation diverted students from summer activities thatdid not further their academic or career goals; (2) to better understand students’ goals forparticipating in research; and (3) to assess student satisfaction with the research program.Students were asked to complete pre- and post-experience surveys; these two survey instrumentswere deployed during multiple summer programs over a four-year time period (2011-2014),resulting in four sets of pre- and post-survey data from more

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Antonio Leija, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

design costs wereroutinely reaching the tens of millions of dollars 3. Given these constraints, how can we aseducators hope to provide a meaningful SoC design experience in a 10-week quarter?This paper attempts to answer that question by detailing a 1-quarter SoC design course I pilotedin Spring quarter 2015, CPE 439 Real Time Embedded Systems. As discussed in EnablingTechnology, I based the course around a new type of technology called a Programmable SoC(PSoC). PSoCs abstract away many of the low-level design decisions and development work thatgoes into a traditional SoC bring-up, allowing students to focus on developing custom IP,connecting it to the processor through an industry standard interconnect bus, and writing driversoftware to control

Conference Session

Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Engineering Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

achieve prescribed learning outcomes. A significant aspect ofeach of these three elements relies on interactions between the instructor and the students sopedagogies or technologies that significantly modify the nature and extent of interactions canhave effects on the model. Table 1 illustrates methods for coding student behaviors that areindicative of the three elements of the model. Table 1 Community of Inquiry Coding Template Elements Categories Indicators (example) Cognitive Presence Triggering Event Sense of puzzlement Q4, Q5 Exploration Information exchange

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

engineering curriculum complete the program2. At ouruniversity, we typically lose 40% of our electrical and computer engineering students during thefirst two years of their undergraduate engineering program. The attrition rate continues to trenddownward during the 3rd year of their engineering program. Figure 1 shows a snapshot of thepersistence and graduate rates of the ECE undergraduate program at our university for the 2014-2015 academic year. Graduation rates reflect the number of students who graduated each year asa percentage of the original entering cohort; and the persistence rates reflect the number ofstudents who graduated and/or enrolled each semester as a percentage of the original enteringcohort. Even though Figure 1 captures the

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas N Brown, University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joy Velarde, University of Utah; Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

transitioning from a two-year to a four-year institution. In general, the top three reasonsstudents leave an engineering-based discipline are: (1) a perceived lack of belonging in theprogram, (2) issues related to difficulty of curriculum and (3) poor teaching or advising.1 Theseissues are often exacerbated in the transfer process as transfer students adjust to their newacademic environment and begin taking advanced engineering courses.2Engineering transfer students typically transfer from a community college or state college to theuniversity level in the third year of the program. Nationally, and among all disciplines, only 42%of transfer students go on to complete a bachelor’s degree. For STEM transfer students with anassociate’s degree, only 32% go

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ryan H. Koontz, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Eric Jon Holmgren

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

head and a two piecetop. Figure 1 shows student built examples. Because the intent of the labs is not to traintechnicians but rather to train engineering students in the connection between design andmanufacturing, each lab has an engineering theme in addition to the hands-on training.The birdhouse project focuses on standard print structure with a six page print package includingan assembly drawing, bill of materials, component level drawings, and standard materialcontrolled dimensions and tolerances. The example is given for rapid product developmentthrough standard parts and drawing revisions. The stop focuses on weld dimensioning. Thehammer head focuses on geometric dimensioning and tolerance (GD&T). The concept ofdeveloping

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, State University of New York - Farmingdale; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

) theoretical understanding and (ii) creativity andinnovation 1, 2, 3. Industry evolution has proved that the need for well-prepared engineers withgood practical skills is constantly increasing. A study of the Royal Academy of Engineering,“Educating Engineers for the 21th Century”, reported that industry seeks for engineeringgraduates who have practical experience of real industrial environments3.As the complexity of microelectronic systems is steadily increasing, universities must updatetheir curriculum to cope with the increased demands of the industry. Further, the technicalcurriculum is in a constant state of flux due to the rapid and continual increases in the complexityand amount of knowledge students must assimilate. New technologies and tools

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 10: Research Infrastructure and Institutional Insights

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan Esiason, SageFox Consulting Group; Talia Goldwasser, SageFox Consulting Group; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan Peterfreund, SAGE

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Diversity

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

landscape, trends, and impacts of strategic education through employment, as in Figure 1. It may bebroadening participation in engineering (BPE) initiatives both helpful to go even further as well, by looking at currentbroadly and at their institutions. Achieving and sustaining demographics to establish who the students of the future willBPE is a daunting challenge with known benefits [1]. Despite be.significant investments by the National Science Foundation This holistic, longitudinal view allows us to establish on-(NSF), Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC) going trends in BPE (or lack thereof). Such trend analysis is&

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Societal Impact in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University; Katie A. Shoemaker; Aliki E Karagiannis, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

students’ development of sociotechnical ways of thinking, knowing,and doing in engineering [1-2]. However, scholars have critiqued common approaches tocommunity-based engineering design projects. First, while community-based engineeringdesign projects often attempt to employ participatory design strategies designed to fosterequitable participation for those historically excluded from engineering design processes [3],research on community-based engineering design project-based learning suggests theseprojects tend to be exploitative and extractive, often leaving community partner organizationsand community members without the benefits of the projects [3-7]. Thus, there is a need forengineering design educators to rethink common approaches to

Conference Session

Understanding Concealable Stigmatized Identities (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 10)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Heather Malino, Rowan University; Cara Mawson, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

disabilities(NADs), is an ongoing challenge in engineering education. NADs—such as autism, ADHD,learning disabilities, and anxiety disorders—can impact learning and mental health, while oftenremaining “invisible” to instructors and fellow classmates. Research shows thatstudent-professor interactions significantly affect the educational experiences of students withNADs [1]-[2]. However, while STEM faculty generally express a desire to support these students[2], there still exists a gap in understanding for these instructors which can exacerbate thechallenges faced by students with NADs [1]. Given that one in five students has at least onedisability [3], understanding and improving the educational experiences of disabled students inengineering is

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Support

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Maryanne Long PhD, University of Texas - El Paso; Concepcion Martinez Miller, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

for STEM careers. In some cases, the responsibilities and experiences inguiding and assisting students allowed peer mentors to consider career adaptability, in whichthey refined professional goals by exploring multiple career paths in STEM. This studydemonstrates the importance of providing leadership opportunities for students, as theseexperiences supplement their educational and technical training and make them ideal candidatesfor highly competitive STEM fields.Background At Doña Ana Community College (DACC) in the Southwest United States (US), 72% ofthe students identify as Hispanic/Latinx, yet only 16% of this demographic graduate in normaltime, compared to the national average of community college graduation rate of 35% [1

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MC Forelle, University of Virginia; Siobhan Elizabeth Loughney, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

theAdvanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, setting forth an ambitious goal for all passenger cars,trucks, and SUVs sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Continuing its decades-long role as a leader in environmental regulation, California paved the way for the rest of thenation to embrace such standards, with an additional twelve states adopting ACC II to date.Legislative and regulatory enthusiasm for electric vehicles reaches far beyond CARB’s rule asthe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allocated over $7.5billion to EV infrastructure and another $43 billion to projects ranging from batterymanufacturing to workforce transition for auto workers[1]. However, the goals set out by ACC IIwill require

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Jorge A. Gonzalez-Mendivil, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Israel Zamora-Hernandez; Gibrán Sayeg-Sánchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco P.E., Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Martha Elena Nunez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Graciela Donaxii Rodriguez Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

online education in most institutions that were able to offer that option almost immediatelyafter the beginning of the pandemic. The sudden change of format for most educators implied that theyhad to adapt very quickly to the online sessions and, most importantly adapt their courses’ contents [1].On the other hand, the sudden use of internet at all educational levels in many countries created newproblems for governments and education institutions, since their infrastructure might have not beenready for such use. The readiness of their systems for digital transformation was also measured in somecases [2] and in some other cases, the pandemic accelerated such transformation [3]. Digitaltransformation can face challenges and it could even be a

Conference Session

Tech Session 3: Emerging Trends in Engineering Education: AI, Clean Energy, and Curriculum Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Groves, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

should demonstrate critical thinkingskills by communicating to non-technical audiences how corrections to the trajectory of theenergy transformation can strengthen the undertaking. Strategies for and examples of studentassessment are presented to illustrate course design that targets core student learning outcomeshighlighted by the EOP framework.IntroductionFor decades, scientists and politicians have known that societal production of large volumes ofgreenhouse gases changes the Earth’s climate in ways that, on balance, are not beneficial toliving systems and the global economy [1, 2]. Since the start of the 21st century, there have beenincreasingly visible worldwide efforts to limit the anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases intothe

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 12

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Pagano, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

establishing new regional highereducation institutions in an effort to serve place-bound studentsand their surrounding communities. The University ofWashington Tacoma (UWT) campus was established as a result ofthis state initiative and thus, the campus carefully considered theimportance of place as it proposed, designed and implemented twonew engineering programs including a new facility to house themover the course of the past six years. Tacoma has long beenassociated with the rise (and fall) of the timber industry in thePacific Northwest as well as a turbulent relationship with the localSalish Tribes. A partnership was formed with the local Puyallup Fig. 1. Northern Pacific Train Crossing 19th St., Tacoma along the PLT on theTribe whose first

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Brandt, Seton Hall University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

“and that's why we’re emphasizing math and science. That's why we’re emphasizingteaching girls math and science.” This was followed by the White House creation of theSTEM Master Teacher Corp as a new initiative in July 2012. However, it is still not wellunderstood exactly what factors affect persistence in undergraduate STEM majors andwhere the focus should be placed in order to improve persistence. There is a need forfurther research to help shape policies directed at improving the participation of womenin STEM undergraduate studies.NSF-20122 data for the 2009 high school graduating class showed that women are nowwell represented in advanced math and science high school courses. Table 1 presents thepercentage of male and female students that

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Mohr, Lehigh University; Jennifer H. Gross P.E., Lehigh University; Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University; John B Ochs, Lehigh University; Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies

details, student blogs, and information on financing their education.Marketing the ProgramEffectively spreading the word about your program to a large audience of prospective students isnot the easiest task to accomplish on traditionally limited recruiting budgets. Thus, defining yourapplicant pool and determining the most cost-effective way to reach these students are critical.When considering the four professional master’s programs, the applicant pools varysignificantly. As shown in Figure 1, the Structural Engineering M.Eng. program draws studentswith very focused backgrounds, traditionally in civil, structural, or architectural engineering.Whereas the Healthcare Systems Engineering and Energy Systems Engineering programs recruitstudents

Conference Session

Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

proactively support students versus optional support designed todevelop a student’s self-awareness. Our findings suggest that career service professionals usetheir beliefs about students as a basis for decisions on how to support students. Implications ofour study include considerations for how we inform students regarding knowledge and skillsassociated with successfully obtaining a first job post-undergraduate degree and how thoseknowledge and skills may be different from ones necessary to obtain an engineering degree.IntroductionA diverse and highly skilled engineering workforce is needed to address today’s grandchallenges involving sustainability, medicine, information technology, and learning.1 Yet manysmart, capable engineering graduates leave

Conference Session

Effective Use of Technology in Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Magpili, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering (EMSE), Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Preetham Sathish Ullal, Old Dominion University

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Computers in Education

available through the university and customized using Google Script. The tool’sfeatures were incorporated to address the key barriers to remote collaboration and aligns withbest practices in virtual teams.17 Two prior empirical studies support the effectiveness of theintervention (scaffolds) by empirically showing that a combination of the collaboration tool andembedded scaffolds have significant impact on teamwork skill development for engineeringstudents.18 We extend this study by exploring qualitatively how the scaffolds supportedcollaborative work and what elements of the intervention made an impact to the differentprocesses that teams go through when working in projects. Figure 1: Example of a Team Site with Embedded

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, Clemson University; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

research from academic medicine intoengineering education, while retaining the core concept of bringing ‘theoretical knowledge andexperimental breakthrough to practice.’IntroductionThe global society we live in presents today’s engineer with many complex challenges toresolve, including the following infrastructure concerns:  Availability of Clean Water - Water related diseases affect more than 1.5 billion people every year, and nearly 1 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene related disease.1 In lower and middle income countries (LMICs) one-third of the healthcare facilities lack a safe water source.1 A review of rural water system sustainability in eight countries in Africa, South Asia, and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peizhu Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Glenn Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ross David Arnold, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises)

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Systems Engineering

and testing the experience environment models, experience building tools thatsupport defining effective learning scenarios, learner interactions and events, and learningassessment tools to measure the efficacy of the experience. The authors describe the capabilitiesof the tools and provide an evaluation of their capabilities based on the update of an existingexperience, the development of new educational experiences, and the application to learningassessment in a class environment.1 introductionSystems engineering and technical leadership (SETL) is a multidisciplinary practice that is asmuch an art as a science. While a traditional model of education can teach the fundamental bodyof knowledge, it is not until this knowledge is put into

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

reformation in general, and to the use of modern pedagogicalskills in particular. The paper also argues that any meaningful change in Region’s classroompractices today (dominated by traditional lecture-based methods) must be mandated andsupported by the university administration. What is necessary to create a change, is for thedepartment or college, to have a comprehensive and integrated set of components: clearlyarticulated expectations, opportunities for faculty to learn about new pedagogies, and anequitable reward system.Introduction“To teach is to engage students in learning.” This quote, from Education for Judgment byChristenson et al, (1) captures the meaning of the art and practice of pedagogies ofengagement. The theme advocated here is that

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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International

reformation in general, and to the use of modern pedagogicalskills in particular. The paper also argues that any meaningful change in Region’s classroompractices today (dominated by traditional lecture-based methods) must be mandated andsupported by the university administration. What is necessary to create a change, is for thedepartment or college, to have a comprehensive and integrated set of components: clearlyarticulated expectations, opportunities for faculty to learn about new pedagogies, and anequitable reward system.Introduction“To teach is to engage students in learning.” This quote, from Education for Judgment byChristenson et al, (1) captures the meaning of the art and practice of pedagogies ofengagement. The theme advocated here is that

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Atkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julian Ernesto Martinez-Moreno, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lalit Patil, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kimber J Andrews, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ; Maryalice S. Wu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Debasish Dutta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Barbara Hug, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Liora Bresler

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ideas of design concepts, i.e., getting inputs from team members, leads to unique concepts that are not generated individual.7Few researchers have surveyed a large number of inventors and innovative companies tounderstand innovation. For example, Walsh and Nagaoka have considered the question “Whoinvents?” by surveying about 1900 Japanese and American innovators identified from theirpatents.8 Arora, Cohen, and Walsh have recently conducted a survey of American companies toidentify the sources of innovation (e.g., supplier, customer, internal lab, startups, etc.); they alsostudy whether patents have played a role in the innovation.92.2 Teaching innovationUniversity programs that teach innovation can be categorized as follows:1. Courses

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

academics withvocational coursework. The VTCs that have partnered with ASCEND specialize inenvironmental education and green careers workforce training. They also support service-basedlearning opportunities with local employers through the Santa Cruz County Regional OccupationProgram (ROP). ROP centers, such as the Natural Bridges Green Career center, receive fundingfrom the California Department of Education for programs that include career and workforcepreparation for high school students and adults, preparation for advanced workforce developmentand training, and upgrading of existing vocational skills. Given the focus of these particularVTCs on “green careers” they are encouraged by California Governor Brown’s recent (2013)signature on SB X 1-2

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

ethics and/or engineering student responses to issues of humanitarian or socialjustice nature to inform interview question and survey item design. Finally, this work contributesto the discourse of engineering ethics by developing and applying an ethical framework from thewider literature that has not received much attention in engineering ethics to date.1. IntroductionThis work explores engineering ethics in a “developing world” context. There are many ethicalframeworks with which to examine the involvement of engineers from industrialized countries inprojects directed at the “developing world” (e.g., see the Ethics of International Engagement andService-Learning Project [1]). The framework chosen for this study is care ethics, a.k.a., ethic(s

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

classroom practices today (dominated by traditionallecture-based methods) must be mandated and supported by the university administration. Whatis necessary to create a change, is, to have a comprehensive and integrated set of components:clearly articulated expectations, opportunities for faculty to learn about new pedagogies, and anequitable reward system.Introduction“To teach is to engage students in learning.” This quote, from Education for Judgment byChristenson et al, (1) captures the meaning of the art and practice of pedagogies of engagement.The theme advocated here is that student involvement is an essential aspect of meaningfullearning. Also, engaging students in learning is principally the responsibility of the instructor,who should become

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

and humanities complemented the work in class. Table III presentsthe topics of the course. Table I. Topics for the course “Public Policy in Electrical Engineering” Outline Contact Hours Overview of legal concepts 1 Sustainability 6 Government regulation 4 Rates 4 Public Policy (state and federal) 4 Electric Energy 3 Markets

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award 2013. Dr. Larkin can be reached at tlarkin@american.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive ApproachesAbstractProviding students with opportunities to improve their written and oral communication abilitiescan be an effective way to elicit student learning. ABET Criterion 3 speaks directly to theimportance of this skillset through Student Outcome g which states “an ability to communicateeffectively (3g1 orally, 3g2, written) .” 1 There are a number of ways to include this skillsetwithin the assessment component of a typical STEM classroom. With this ABET studentlearning outcome as a backdrop, this paper

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Barry Nagle, Evaluation and Action Research Associates

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

study to focus on chapter activities in the collegiate demographic. Participants in thisstudy, which utilized surveys and existing NSBE data, included student chapter leaders as well asadvisors (minority engineering program directors, engineering college faculty). Four majorquestions guided the survey design: 1. What are the characteristics of each chapter? 2. What activities do the chapters engage in, by type? 3. What assessment methods do the chapters employ to track success? 4. What outcomes are the chapters achieving, by type?The outcomes of interest directly align with NSBE’s 2025 strategic goal to graduate 10,000black engineers annually and include GPA, engineering program retention, graduation rate