Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville

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Civil Engineering

-college collaboration aimed at reducing attritionamong STEM majors. Faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences, the J.B. Speed School ofEngineering, and the College of Education and Human Development, work together in tacklingidentified hurdles that contribute to poor retention and thus lower graduation rates in ourrespective undergraduate STEM programs.The University of Louisville’s 2020 Strategic Plan, a business and growth blueprint for thecurrent decade, states that we will “Implement STEM initiatives leading to more graduates withscience, technology and mathematics majors; more students majoring in engineering; and anincreased cohort of science teachers for K-12.”. The 2020 Strategic Plan sets year-by-yeartargets using 2008 graduation

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Welch-Devine, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; K. Paige Carmichael, University of Georgia; Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia; Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia; Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Department of Pathology. In 2006, she served the College as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. After eight years, she returned to faculty and developed a passion for the best practices of facilitating learning and the mentoring process.Dr. Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia Dr Janet Rechtman is a Senior Fellow at J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at University of Georgia. With more than 30 years of experience as a volunteer leader and consultant to nonprofit or- ganizations, Janet provides technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in areas of strategic planning, evaluation, marketing and communications, as well as individual coaching and leadership development. Her doctoral

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Karen Kaye Langenberg, Indigo Education Company; Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

students as seniors, comparing the maleversus female students.Another area where gender showed differences was the change in skills reported by thestudents between freshman and senior year. As shown in table 1 there was some change ineach skill for both genders, however the women had much greater variance betweenfreshman and senior year. The male students did not have any area that changed more than10%, while the women had several. They had a greater than 10% decrease in DecisionMaking, Flexibility, Futuristic Thinking, Goal Orientation, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership,Persuasion and Presenting. The two areas they had a greater than 10% increase wereDiplomacy Tact and Planning Organizing.Table 1: The percentage change in soft skills between

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

the female STEM student data. Using the emerging themes, suggestions ofpossible action for colleges and universities to take within their STEM program to increase thesuccess of the STEM students and STEM female students were made in this paper.Questions from the SurveyAs described earlier, the approximately twenty minute survey was composed of a wide variety ofquestions. The authors developed all the questions to the survey with the feedback andsuggestions of others who often work with the STEM student population on our campus. Beloware example questions from the survey (Table 1).Table 1: Example Survey Questions Are you majoring (or planning to) major in a STEM field? Yes No Are you or have you been a

Conference Session

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

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail M. Clark, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22175Work in Progress: Baseline Survey about Community and IdentityAbigail M. Clark, Ohio State University Abigail Clark is a graduate student at The Ohio State University. Prior to coming to OSU, she earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University and spent several years working at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Her research interests include women in engineering. She is currently a Master’s student in STEM Education and is planning to pursue a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Mehdi Mashayekhi, Ohio State University; Hannah Meckstroth, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy

increasingly transferred the responsibility to save and invest to individuals.”As of 2014, only 2% of American employers had a defined benefit (pension) plan, down from28% in 1979. Today, employees are expected to save for themselves; in the same study, 34% ofemployers offer only a defined contribution (401K/403B) plan, which is up significantly from7% with plans in 1979 [8]. With these underlying social changes, students graduating fromengineering programs today will need to be more financially savvy and recognize their need tosave for their own retirement, but are they prepared to do this?Fortunately, large volumes of baseline data on different populations and their financial literacyskills exist. Through her research at George Washington

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

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

Authors

Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Race/Ethnicity

flagshipUniversity Park campus and 18 regional undergraduate campuses. About 60% of PennState students opt for the “2+2 plan” by completing the first two years of their educationat a regional campus and then transition to the University Park campus for the last twoyears. One reason to focus on regional campus students is because half of the raciallyunderrepresented students in Engineering begin their Penn State career at a regionalcampus. This paper focuses on promising practices to expand and sustain summerbridge academic enhancement programs beyond the traditional model of a residentialprogram at a Research I university. This presentation will discuss (a) different modelsfor summer bridge programs, (b) strategies for sustaining summer bridge programs, (c

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

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

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

central evaluation questions addressed by the evaluation were as follows: 1. What do youth learn about the design process and engineering through participation? 2. How does participation in the program influence youth attitudes towards STEM in general and engineering in particular? 3. How does participation in the program influence youth plans for future college and career?ProgramDesignThe TechHive program was designed to create a culture of HOMAGO (Hang Out, Mess Around& Geek Out) for participants. HOMAGO was initially developed as a theory of how youthinteract with new media, using it to “hang out” and extend their friendships, “mess around” toexplore their interests and tinker, and “geek out” by diving deeply into

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

was January 1st, 2014. The first four scholars were current Suffolk students in the EEprogram who were graduates of Boston schools and had expressed financial need. The awardaimed to help students balance their need to work with their need to concentrate on their studies.There was also a fifth Boston student who had a Nathan Miller scholarship from Suffolk, whowas not awarded the scholarship but participated in many of the program activities. The originalplan had been to award six scholarships in year 1, six in year 2, and three in year 3 all tofreshmen students from Boston schools. Since four awards had been made to sophomores andjuniors from Boston schools, the plan changed to award three in year 1, six in year 2, and three inyear 3.Some

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

of weekly journaling assignments (4) focused on several topics, including: theparticipants’ fears and anxieties about the new program and major; current and future academicexpectations; future academic and career related activities; and mentorship. Participants wroteabout their goals for the academic year; obstacles to accomplishing these goals; strategies forovercoming potential obstacles; and their professional goals, both immediately and five yearsafter graduation [12]. The participants’ journal entries were used to plan and deliver a series ofworkshops.A total of twelve workshops were conducted by WCU’s Student Support Services, including:Career Service, Writing and Learning Tutoring Center, Math Tutoring Center, and the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Okere, Washington State University; Chris Souder M.S., California State University, Chico

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Civil Engineering

- struction of Bridge Structures for Cal Trans in Oakland, CA following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Water storage facilities for the City of Sacramento, new Bridge and 2 miles of road construction includ- ing a pump station in Oroville, CA, an expansion of the Sacramento River WTP facility for the City of Sacramento and various estimating assignments for both heavy highway and water treatment facilities throughout Northern California. These projects as a whole had total revenues in excess of $420 million. After leaving Kiewit, Chris pursued an Interdisciplinary Masters Degree in Construction Planning at Cali- fornia State University, Chico while teaching full time in their Construction Management program. Today, Chris

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

study and outline ourresearch methods, including data collection and analysis plans. As this project is currently in theinitial phase, we conclude with a discussion of challenges encountered, strategies for overcomingthose challenges, and next steps.IntroductionCurrently available statistics suggest that between 11 and 15% of U.S. college students identifyas individuals with disabilities [1, p. 135]. At the same time, research on K-12 environmentsindicates that students with disabilities leave high school with lower college aspirations [1], areless likely to have access to college preparatory programs [1], and, most salient to this project,are “often discouraged from taking science and engineering courses”; when they do enroll, theyare often

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; Peter Gyory, University of Colorado, Boulder; Hannie Ngo; Tamara Sumner, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

scientists and STEMeducation researchers from the University of Colorado, and the I Have A DreamFoundation(IHAD). IHAD is a national program, organized into local chapters, that supportslow-income youth through long-term educational and cultural enrichment programs(www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org.)Youth who were part of the program were asked to develop a solution to a problem: how tosurvey and provide relief to a town that has been damaged and isolated due to a natural disaster.We outlined the engineering practices that youth needed to engage in during each session inorder to make progress on the driving questions for each session. Engineering practices [21] thatwe emphasized included asking questions and defining problems, planning and carrying

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Teresa J.K. Hall, South Dakota State University; Albena Yuliyanova Yordanova, South Dakota State Univeristy ; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Management

economic pressure5. While the lean approach to management isstill emerging in the university settings, American, Canadian, and British universities are themost committed to its implementation. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabian, African, and Asianuniversities are also adopting lean principles in their practice6.Both newly developed and established administrative processes are potential opportunities forimprovements7. Most projects focus on operations such as financial transactions, facilitiesmanagement, human resources and library services. Based on documented results by earlyadopters in higher education, clear continuous improvement is part and parcel of organizationalstrategic planning and applied within daily operations at forward-thinking

Conference Session

Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

energy monitoringcapabilities, and six back up units in the event of malfunction or damage to a node. All unitswere switchable through an iOS application accessible by the end-user from any place in theworld which is connected to the internet. For security reasons [18, 19], the application can limitaccess to a certain area (using IP addresses) or a specific city, but for testing purposes, the teamdecided to rely on the encryption of the username and password given to users and storedsecurely in the cloud database [20].The team considered differences between the US-energy power and the target AC units’ physicalspecifications. The plan was to start the installation of one unit to ensure the procedure could bereplicated with additional AC units

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

domestically and internationally. His work spans various engagements with engineering ed- ucation, including collaborations with the Royal Canadian Navy on resiliency projects, graduate students on multi-institutional studies of teaching assistant efficacy and engineering curriculum planning, as well as using sentiment analysis and natural language processing to interpret large-scale student feedback. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Bridges and barriers: A multi-year study of workload-related learning experiences from diverse student and instructor perspectives in first-year engineering educationIntroductionThis paper reports on the work of a multi-year

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Mirzaei, California State University, Northridge; Ana Cristina Cadavid, California State University Northridge; Vicki A Pedone, California State University Northridge; Werner Horn; Harvey Rich

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

bearing can successfullycomplete as it descends unaided through polyethylene tubing. Figure 1. Roller-coaster-physics activity exercised at orientation meetingThroughout the 3 weeks, the projects emphasize hands-on activities, the development ofcritical thinking and teamwork skills, and close connections to the faculty mentors. AllSITE members gather for brown-bag lunches on the first two Fridays to share progress ontheir projects, including how problems were overcome and plans for the following week. At the conclusion of SITE, each team makes a professional presentation describing their solution to the real-world problem that required integration of knowledge from the different disciplines. In attendance are the SITE

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

since Spring 2009, a newwebsite and new recruiting methods were implemented in Fall 2014, which may have changed studentunderstanding of credit-use policies from Fall 2014 forward. The most recent cohort consisted of studentswho first enrolled in VIP in Fall 2016, allowing students one more semester (Spring 2017) to participatein VIP again before the analysis. We initially planned to include fewer cohorts, to focus on differences bynumber of semesters of participation (one to six). However, statistical tests limited the analysis to twogroupings of one semester and of two or more semesters. While not ideal, this allowed the inclusion ofmore recent cohorts, as students planning to complete four semesters would still be grouped with the “twoor

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Provost for Research and Gradu- ate Studies. A Professor of Software Engineering, Dr. Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Software Security, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Dr. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals” and ”Case Studies in Software Verification & Val- idation”. He is a member of Nepal Engineering Association and is

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Febrian, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kamyn Peterson-Rucker; Alia Melvin; Shane E. Guymon

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

satisfactionproblems are common problems in computer science. Furthermore, puzzles are also commonlyused in CS instructional approaches [11], [29]–[31], [59], [60]. The third problem was a shopping task, where the participants received a hypotheticalgrocery store floor plan and a shopping list. Using the given floor plan, the participants had todescribe their route for acquiring all items in the list including a gallon of milk, a jar of jam, afive-pound bag of flour, five pounds of chicken, and a bottle of fruit juice. No specific constraintwas given to the participants. At the end of this task, the participants were asked to describe theirusual shopping strategy. We believe people develop a general floor plan of their favorite stores, which

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato / Iron Range Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of ”yes” or ”no” to assess the students’ answers. Figure 5: Escape Room LayoutNumeric Metrics and Student FeedbackDuring each competency, students were asked to write 2-3 reflections on how useful thegamification tools were towards their learning. They also completed paper and pencil surveys,which included questions on enjoyment, engagement, and value of the games played. An end ofthe semester, students completed an anonymous course evaluation focused on the specifics ofgamification tools. Limited data was collected because our program has less than 50 students inupper division, so the sample size is automatically small. We plan to track the use of these gameslongitudinally in order to reach meaningful

Conference Session

Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Gearns, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

indicator of student success in transitioning from high school to college, with counselorsadvising less than 250 students more likely to speak to students about planning for college andtaking college entrance requirements [18]. Effective training of school counselors is necessary toeducate students about STEM majors and occupational choices [16]. Research has shown thatthis is particularly important for counselors serving low income populations, since thesecounselors often exhibit low expectations which may affect students’ science and mathematicscoursetaking and achievement [19], [20]. Counselors must be better positioned to assist studentsin aligning their career aspirations with the coursework necessary to achieve them [21]. This isessential for

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Francis Arpan; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

% Caucasian 96% 100% African American 4% 0% Male 62% 79% Female 38% 21% GPA range 3.0-4.0 2.6-4.0 GPA mean 3.6 3.6 Recipients included all levels of undergraduate STEM majors, mostly engineering,with the majority including sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with only 15 percent freshmen(1 to 30 credits) (Table 2). Sixteen per cent of participants planned to attend graduate schoolin the first-year survey (with another 27 per cent indicating graduate school or employment).Thirty

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

(technical, formal presentations in front of an audience)  Oral communication (communicating ideas to other engineers)  Oral communication (communicating ideas to stakeholders or the public)Project Management Skills  Planning a schedule to meet deadlines  Prioritizing tasks  Delegating tasks across team members  Organizing resources and information  Making decisions collectively and effectivelyInterpersonal and Teamwork Skills  Dealing with difficulties effectively  Listening and being open-minded and respectful when disagreeing  Encouraging everyone to contribute ideas  Showing concern for the feelings of other team members  Making sure team members understand each other  Adapting to new ideas  Giving

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

allocated funding suggests a perceivedimportance of the program for increasing the number of students involved in research.One of the goals of many REU programs is to increase the likelihood that involved students willgo on to graduate school in the STEM disciplines. As compared to a matched sample ofundergraduates who did not participate in an REU program, Zydney and colleagues (2002) foundthat participating students had an increased likelihood of attending graduate school and felt thatthe program improved their career trajectories. Similarly, Seymour and colleagues found thatstudents felt that their research experience allowed them to have a clearer picture of their post-graduation plans and felt more prepared for their career or graduate school

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

used by multiple faculty in different courses. A morerobust comparison would require an interrater reliability study to fully ensure that the assessmentrubrics designed are being consistently used. In addition, variations due to class size were notinvestigated. Segmenting the data collected based on class size may reveal whether learningeffectiveness is compromised in large classes.At the University of New Haven where students are taking multiple modules, we plan to aggregateacross modules to assess an overall EM Learning Index, 𝑖𝑒 , based on all modules students take thatwould be a measure of average student learning of EM Learning Outcomes by completing multiplemodules. This overall index can be computed by Equation 4

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Masoud Mojtahed, Purdue University Northwest; Matthew William Wooden, Purdue University Northwest; Ikechukwu I Nnachi, Purdue University Northwest

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Design in Engineering Education

desire to design and build anything on earth need to be familiar withgeotechnology as a result, the engineering geology must be required as a core civil engineeringcourse subject. Lack of knowledge in geotechnical engineering leads insufficient knowledge andunderstanding of large or small scale civil engineering projects’ needs. Thus, the civilengineering students might lack the minimum requirement for an ABET accredited civilengineering program. Hopefully, the article serves the purpose to inform pertinent college anduniversity administrators to become aware of the need and importance of geotechnics in theircourse planning and curriculum development and improvement.Virtually all construction projects on earth have to be built or on the ground

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

ofthe most commonly used approaches for term weighting (Aizawa, 2003) and is describedfurther in Section 4. Such term frequency analyses have been used in numerouseducational contexts, from examination of Master’s thesis and PhD dissertations toidentify common topics (Rivera & Larrondo-Petrie, 2017), to engineering term languagegaps between professors and students in freshman-level engineering courses as a barrierto learning (Variawa et al., 2013; Variawa & McCahan, 2012).2. Course Description and Student DemographicsOur university’s onsite course focuses on the selection, design, and implementation ofdecentralized systems for water reclamation and reuse. Topics include process analysisand system planning, engineered and natural system

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

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Electrical and Computer

to advance its mission through well-planned communication strategies and impactful in- dustry partnerships. She received the College of Engineering Outstanding Administrative Professional Staff Award in 2010 and 2017, respectively, and the Colorado State University Distinguished Administra- tive Professional Award in 2017. Leland holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Organizational Communications and Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.Dr. Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University Laura B. Sample McMeeking is the Associate Director of the CSU STEM Center. She earned a Master of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology and a Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Services from

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Abigail M. Richards, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

increase student learning. These benefitscould include more opportunities for teamwork, an avenue for collaborative learning intraditional lecture-based courses, development of professional skills by preparing and deliveringtechnical presentations to diverse audiences, curricular integration, and engineering identityformation. The benefits of teamwork are well established and updated ABET criteria includespecific language on teamwork as an outcome: ‘Establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines,manage risk and uncertainty, and function effectively on teams.’ [2]. Furthermore, a previousstudy focused on a single institution showed that their engineering graduates valued ABETcriteria related to teamwork highly [3]. This teamwork facilitates a