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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Education, 2017 High School Science Teachers’ Views of Nature of Engineering and Application of Engineering Design Practices (Work In Progress) Engineering education in K-12 keeps growing as one of the dominant nationaleducational agendas. Although there is some attempt to expand student interest in engineeringcareers, enrollment in engineering programs is low 1, 2,3 . Engineering education in US highschools is important for developing engineering literacy and attracting student passion inengineering careers. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) underscores the importance ofengineering education in science classrooms 4. In addition, National Academy of Sciences(NAS), National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Institute of

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EET Papers 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

optical/wireless networking systems. He has designed several models of high frequency oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His other books are, Analog and digital communication laboratory, and First course in Digital Control, published by Creatspace (Amazon). His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology and wireless power transfer.Prof. Omer Farook

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Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Henrique Dinis Santos, University of Minho; Victor F. A, Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of educating engineers.It is about classical education not as synonym of Christian education, but as the education withsolid basis of knowledge in basic sciences and basic sciences of engineering. Students then willfinish their course equipped with the right tools and a strong capacity of learning. Classicaleducation then, in this sense, is a life-long process of applying the “tools of learning” - tools thatare skills entailed in basic sciences, engineering basic sciences, and specific of engineering,which travels with the student through her/his career as professional or as an academic. In otherwords, the market seems to be ready for those who obtain a general engineering education anddevelop adaptable skills that will serve them while

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Let’s Get Pumped: Innovative Approaches for Better Student Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University

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Civil Engineering

rm focused on the evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. Throughout her career, she has served as an external evaluator for a number of NSF-funded projects associated with faculty development, community building, peer review of learning materials, and dissemination of educational innovation. She was PI for the project ”Learning from the Best: How Award Winning Courseware has Impacted Engineering Education.” This research focuses on determining how high quality courseware is being disseminated and what impact it is having on the culture of engineering education as measured by changes in student learning, teaching practices, and the careers of the authors of these

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

throughout her career. Lola obtained her bachelor of science from Brown University in biology where she conducted research studying tissue engineered heart valves. She took her master of science from the joint department of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University studying the stroke pathology in children with sickle cell anemia. She went on to complete her PhD in biochemistry as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow solving the structure of proteins involved in HIV. Immediately following the completion of her PhD, Dr. Brown began postdoctoral research in biomedical engineering at Yale University. Her highly interdisciplinary training and skill set, which combines biomedical engineering, structural bi

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Yonghong Peng, University of Sunderland, St. Peters Campus

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

students to explore and learn on their own under theguidance of the instructor.2. Course DesignFor both courses, in addition to covering technical content, we arranged at least one guestspeaker session in each course. The speakers were invited from the industry who are seasonedsoftware developers for the respective technologies. For the Kinect application developmentcourse, we invited an additional guest speaker to talk about career development andentrepreneurship. Our intention was to inspire our students to not only be a life-long learner, butalso become an entrepreneur to create something useful for the humanity using their technicalknowledge and skills.We first created the iOS application development course in fall 2010, soon after

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Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleshia Huber, Binghamton University; Jill Dixon, Binghamton University; Sandy Card, Binghamton University

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Engineering Libraries

information needs. The projects also provided acomprehensive design review of two library spaces, including proposals for possible extensiverenovation, from an engineering perspective.Literature ReviewSenior design capstone projects are common within engineering education as a tool to synthesizewhat students have learned throughout their undergraduate program4 and to gain additionalvaluable “soft skills”5, 6 such as teamwork and communication skills, and to model the engineer-client relationships that will be needed in their professional careers. According to Goldberg7,senior capstone projects are “the most important courses our engineering students will take intheir undergraduate programs. They provide students with an opportunity to apply what

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Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Becky DeGreeff; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek; Fred Guzek

Moving from STEM to STEAM: Broadening an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad ProgramAbstract:In order to encourage students to pursue STEM careers, and to broaden the perspectives ofstudents in STEM curricula with an infusion of the humanities in an effort to move toward aSTEAM model, a multidisciplinary team of five faculty members created a family of six six-credit courses for students with a variety of academic interests. Graduate students wereintegrated with undergraduate. Pedagogical techniques include face-to-face as well as bothsynchronous and asynchronous distance delivery, in addition to a faculty-led European studytour in each course. Courses in Intercultural Communication and Interpersonal

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Abu Asaduzzaman; Farshad Mashhadi; Manira Rani

capable of developing new/better solutions.Undergraduate research is receiving more attention than ever before. Various studies try toinvestigate and propose methodologies to help the students benefit more from experience ofdoing research (Kardash, 2000; Kremer et al., 1990). Most of the students who are involved withresearch on their undergraduate studies, show more interest to continue researching and attendmore to graduate studies (Kardash, 2000; Laursen et al., 2010; Lopatto et al., 2010).Furthermore, for the underrepresented minority students and also women, it can provide theenvironment to interact more with the other students and scientists, helping them to thrive morein their studies and careers (Barlow et al., 2004; Eagan et al., 2011

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

based approach that incorporates more traditional content knowledge and theory with a variety of hands-on applications4, 5 • Diversity Obstacle: assumptions of a prior familiarity and expertise with programming, robotics, machining, tool usage, etc. Strategy: start all students off at “ground zero” and emphasize collaborative peer support networks vs. competition4, 5 • Diversity Obstacle: failure to paint a broad picture of employment and career opportunities in engineering Strategy: offer a general engineering degree inside a traditionally liberal arts institution that requires all students to complete a broad common core7, 8 and emphasizes content integration across disciplines6

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi; Kimberly Lambert Wingo, The University of Southern Mississippi

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #20380Incorporating Polymer Engineering in the ClassroomProf. Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarah Morgan is a Professor in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi. She joined The University in November of 2002 after a fourteen year career in industrial R&D in engineering thermoplastics, at GE Plastics locations around the world. Morgan’s current research focuses on polymer surfaces and interfaces, including composites, nanocom- posites, and bioinspired materials. She was named a POLY Fellow by the Polymer Chemistry Division of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Judith Marie Burnfield, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering; Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; William Edward Dick, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the Mechanical and Materials Department at the Uni- versity of Nebraska - Lincoln. He Is the former CEO of the Hexagon Composites, Lincoln operation. Mr. Dick has held various engineering and executive positions in the defense and automotive industries throughout his career. He received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MS degree in Engineer- ing Mechanics both from the University of Nebraska. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects in Rehabilitation DesignAbstractWe report results of a multi-year project aimed at offering socially relevant capstone designprojects (with a rehabilitation engineering focus) to mechanical engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

available to guide the student if questions arise involving futureemployment. STEM Scholars are also offered career preparedness options, and encouraged toseek out summer internships as opportunities for experiences that expose students to their chosenfield.EVALUATION:STEM Scholars students have to maintain scholastic goals and involvement expectations whilein the program and receiving financial benefit from the scholarship program. Meeting theseobjectives while maintaining a full-time schedule is the key to meeting the goal of graduating intwo years, while being academically sound and financially debt free. Success in this program isdetermined by tracking student retention and graduation rates, and surveying what studentspursue after graduation

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen R. Thickman, University of Washington

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Biomedical

online professional masters program, courses in genomics and genomic technologies, and creates laboratory experiences. She also performs educational research and aimed at continually improving student learning and outcomes, and conducts research in online education to improve access to bioengineering education for students at various times in their careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in progress: Building Engineering Skills for the Genomics Revolution, a Genomics Technologies and Analysis Course for Biomedical EngineersOver the past decade, development of next-generation sequencing technologies has led todramatic changes in how

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

baseline assessment of faculty attitudes and dispositions towardintegrating sustainability in engineering curricula.Engineering Students’ Professional Responsibility AssessmentSenior engineering students within one department at the PI’s institution were asked to completean updated and validated survey instrument, the Engineering Professional ResponsibilityAssessment (Canney, et al.). The survey was administered via Qualtrics and emailed to 144students; 35 completed surveys were analyzed. Results indicated that student’s choice ofengineering major was significantly motivated by: the passion for and aptitude in science andmath; interest in problem solving; good career choices; contribution to societal problems such asclimate change; and, the

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DEED Postcard Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She researches cross-disciplinarity ways of thinking, acting and being; design learning; and engineering education transformation.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) enay Purzer is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Courses II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Simon Obeid, DeVry University, Orlando

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

University of North Carolina, and formerly worked as a test engineer for Albany Instruments Incorporated. He has published and presented numerous scholarly works. His areas of interest are Non-destructive testing and GMR magnetic sensors. His teaching philosophy is to create intellectually appropriate activities, an exciting environment in the classroom to stimulate student creativity, and to engage students to help them reach their academic and career goals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Open source in STEM program for effective learning in developing nations Simon ObeidAbstract: Since there are not sufficient funds to

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Legislative Update

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

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Amr Elnashai; Kenneth Ball

girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and pursue careers in aerospace.

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Curricular Issues in Computing

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Secil Caskurlu, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

practice in a variety of career paths. (p. 15) Consistent with the Joint Task Force on Computing Curricula, the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET)10 also highlighted the following skills required acrossengineering and technology programs along with technical skills: effective communication;functioning on multidisciplinary teams; problem solving; understanding the impact of solutionsin global, economic, environmental, and social contexts; and lifelong learning. In a recent mixed-method study, Caskurlu, Exter, & Ashby (2016) 11 found that computing professionals fromvarious industries believe that problem solving, critical thinking, lifelong learning, teamwork,and interpersonal skills are as important as technical and

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; John Austin McCoy, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Aws Al-Shalash; Jong-Won Choi, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. This goal is achieved throughengaging engineering students in design exercises and experiences throughout their academicundergraduate careers. The CASCADE project provides student support in an innovativeconfiguration of cascaded peer-mentoring. This program exposes freshman students to theengineering design process with vertically aligned design experiences through the sophomore andjunior years. Cascading vertically, undergraduate seniors mentor juniors, juniors mentorsophomores, and sophomores mentor freshmen. The objectives of the CASCADE project are to:1) infuse concepts of the design process across all four levels of the engineering undergraduatecurriculum (i.e., freshman through senior), 2) increase first-year, second-year, and third

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yuexin Jiang, Zhejiang University; Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

refers to an educationalsystem that equips the learners with entrepreneurial abilities via the development of entrepreneurialawareness, entrepreneurial thinking, and entrepreneurial skillsets, of which the objective is to makestudents in colleges and universities behave like entrepreneurs and to equip them with the knowledge,skills, and personalities needed for their future careers through cultivating entrepreneurial mind,attaining entrepreneurial knowledge, and experiencing the entrepreneurial process (Zhang, 2007; Liu,2008).[6][7] Bae et al (2014) & Tingey et al. (2016) argue that entrepreneurship education is aboutdeveloping entrepreneurial attitudes and skills, with the purpose of increasing motivation forunder-resourced groups to

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Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Assistant Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, stakeholder analyses, mass balance,sewage treatment, material properties and selection, sewage properties and conveyance,statics and stress, filtration and chemical precipitation) while playing the roles ofengineers, industrialists, elected officials, workers, scientists, public health officials,inventors, and city residents. In this course we introduce the entrepreneurial mindset to apopulation of students who may not think they are interested in the subject. Our role-playing game (RPG)-based approach is intended to attract students to entrepreneurialthinking and to introduce them to STEM-humanities integrative study, project-basedlearning, and other disciplinary content they may not have considered important to theirengineering careers.  Near the

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The Best of First-Year Programs Division

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Pankaj Sharma, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

important factor in persistence to degree completion. For example, somestudies report that the diversity gap in STEM participation may be attributed more to perceptionsand beliefs than to academic preparation or achievement levels [1-5]. To the extent that suchperceptions and beliefs form an inaccurate (or “negative”) vision of a future engineering career,curricular approaches that aim to form a more “positive” vision may be warranted. Theseapproaches can be pedagogical, such as collaborative and project-based learning [6-8], content-based by aiming (for example) to expose the positive contributions of engineering to society [9-12], or both. All other things being equal, curricular features than can foster among students amore positive

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulises Daniel Techera, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christy Bozic, University of Colorado, Boulder; Seth Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

and in academia for 3 years.Dr. Christy Bozic, University of Colorado, Boulder Christy Bozic Is the Stephen M. Dunn Professor of Engineering Management and Faculty Director of the Undergraduate Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, an M.B.A. in Marketing, and a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Technology. Dr. Bozic builds upon her extensive industry experience to develop undergraduate curriculum to better prepare undergraduate engineers for careers in business and engineering management.Seth Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder Seth is an engineer and entrepreneur. He specializes in small business development, mechanical design and manufacturing

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Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A Davis, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

institution], my entire week was spent either in class or studying/doing homework. I had no idea how unprepared I was for the workload of engineering at [receiving institution].Other students suggested that faculty at their sending institution could provide more support,while others felt that career advising would have helped them prepare to transfer. A smallnumber of students also suggested creating a community of likely transfer students so that theycould walk through the process together.Differences Between Vertical and Lateral Transfer Students. The biggest difference betweenvertical and lateral transfer students’ responses to this question is that lateral transfers were morelikely to leave the question blank – about one third of them

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Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his ar- eas

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bill Riley, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

on whether and how their observations fit theirbeliefs about what engineers do and how engineering works. The resulting written ethnographytargeted an audience of high school juniors interested in engineering as a potential career,persuading these prospective engineering students of assertions or claims about engineering withevidence from onsite observations.The final and most ambitious project assignment was to modify or develop a new toy for ReachServices’ Lending Library. Reach Services is an organization that provides comprehensiveservices to individuals and families of all ages facing a wide spectrum of challenges anddisabilities. In particular, the lending library provides toys for parents, teachers, and therapists toborrow to help

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Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University ; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University

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Construction

industrysimulation “COINS” to integrate project management practices into multiple courses in thecurriculum at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Simulations also encourage autonomy as studentsrespond to situations based on their own thoughts, motivations, and desires (Arnold, 1998;Kachaturoff, 1978). As students are required in a simulation to work through the problems theyface, their thinking must move beyond basic recall and they must use higher-order thinkingskills, such as the application and analysis of information, and evaluation of decisions andchoices made by themselves or others (Wheeler, 2006). The construction industry is anexperience-oriented field where students need experiences to learn general knowledge they willneed in their career. Some experiences