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Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame

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Pre-College Engineering Education

]. However, present metrics seem to display only slow movement to validatepositive demographic changes in engineering disciplines or show slowing in the decline ofengineering associated career interests in student groups. Exposing children at a young age tonecessary and relevant skills like engineering is imperative for addressing all the motivations forpre-college engineering education. As previous research has shown, children’s early STEMexperiences lay a foundation for the development of their STEM abilities as well as theirinterests in STEM dramatically impact their STEM learning throughout their educationalexperiences.Exposing Children to Engineering LearningIn response to the need to expose children to engineering, engineering learning

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Computing Technology Applications-I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhen Wu, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher Lynnly Hovey, University of Colorado, Boulder; Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

three girls who had no prior programming experience.Camps typically ranged from one to three weeks and consisted of bringing students to campus,usually during summer or spring breaks when students could spend an extended amount of timeon campus with faculty and college students. At one university, a three-week summer camp wasalso paired with a “residential experience” in which students stayed in residence halls to learnwhat being a college student would be like. Across these camps and workshops, commonelements include having students conduct hands-on projects, learn about the academicdepartment, meet and talk with current students and faculty, and gain exposure to careers incomputing.Not all outreach events required such a lengthy time

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Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Rajat Handa; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

big data techniques and tools to investigate the role of so- cial media in engaging public and under-represented communities towards STEM education and informal learning.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor in the department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

develop safety, skill, and professional competencies.The center connects and provides value to several other campus offices including admissions,career services, and institutional advancement. The BIC is a regular and popular stop foradmissions campus visitors. We communicate regularly with admissions staff and student tourguides so they are able to provide a detailed and exciting introduction to the center. The center isalso a connection point for corporate partners and these relationships are cultivated through thecareer services and institutional advancement offices.Analysis of Team MembershipsTable 1 and Figure 1 summarize team and group memberships for the center from inception tothe current year. At the current time, the center is reaching

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander James Carroll, North Carolina State University; Andrew J. DiMeo Sr., University of North Carolina & North Carolina State University; James McCall, North Carolina State University; Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Kelly A. Umstead, North Carolina State University; Shelby Hallman, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical Engineering

: Integrating Medical Economic Perspectives through Information Literacy in a Biomedical Clinical Immersion Design Course,” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017.[3] VentureWell, “DEBUT competition guidelines,” VentureWell, 21-Jan-2015. [Online]. Available: https://venturewell.org/guidelines/. [Accessed: 18-Oct-2017].[4] National Institutes of Health, “Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge,” National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 22-May-2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.nibib.nih.gov/training-careers/undergraduate-graduate/design- biomedical-undergraduate-teams-debut-challenge. [Accessed: 17-Mar-2017].

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry, United States Military Academy; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Dion Coward, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norman D. Dennis Jr. P.E., University of Arkansas; Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers (Retired); Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J. O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers; Robert James O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering

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Research Methods

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Zixuan (Victoria) Zhao, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering student knowledge, skills, and attributesemphasize the ability for engineers to be able to communicate verbally and in writing, little formalattention is paid to the theory-based teaching and learning of academic, disciplinary writing,especially at the graduate level. Even for engineering students pursuing careers in industry, manyresponsibilities in industry for graduate degree-holding engineers require strong written and verbalcommunication skills, and many engineers still publish research papers in conference and journalpublications. Most graduate students are underprepared for their academic milestones (e.g., thesis,dissertation, papers). Students pursuing academic careers are especially underprepared for writingtasks such as grant

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IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Industrial Engineering

course(PDC) to assist in their career development. PDC employs SMS routinely to help each studentcater to various job positions. In addition, resumes are improved by using additional relevantkeywords employers seek, which are detected by SMS. SMS has assisted in increasing thenumber of students that graduate with a job offers and in the course's goal of helping studentsobtain careers.The analysis presented in this paper shows that SMS can benefit various stakeholders, such asuniversities, students, employers, and recruiting firms. Universities will have a betterunderstanding of the job market and will be able to improve the education of their students withthe evolving job market. Students will be more qualified and better prepared for the job

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Conservation and Optimization

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate 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 ap- plied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, numerical modeling, elec- tromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari L. Jordan Ph.D., The Carpentries; Marianne Corvellec, Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE); Elizabeth D. Wickes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Naupaka B. Zimmerman, University of San Francisco; Jonah M. Duckles, Software Carpentry; Tracy K. Teal, The Carpentries

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Council for 2018.Dr. Naupaka B. Zimmerman, University of San FranciscoMr. Jonah M. Duckles, Software Carpentry Jonah Duckles works to accelerate data-driven inquiry by catalyzing digital skills and building organiza- tional capacity. As a part of the leadership team, he helped to grow Software and Data Carpentry into a financially sustainable non-profit with a robust organization membership in 10 countries. In his career he has helped to address challenging research problems in long-term technology strategy, GIS & remote sensing data analysis, modeling global agricultural production systems and global digital research skills development.Tracy K. Teal, The Carpentries c American Society for

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers (Retired)

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Civil Engineering

Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a com- missioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil En- gineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President

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Study and Research Abroad

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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International

the previous two themes. The distribution of conceptual codes isshown in Table 4 and explained in more detail below.Table 7. Distribution of Personal Conceptual Codes Personal Codes Australia China Both Career Goals X Interests X Real World Experience X Awareness of Unknown X Use of Existing Skills X Personal Awareness X Empathy

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

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H Choi, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

at UC Davis, and suggested looking forresources, such as the internship center, upon transferring.Literature suggests that joint advising can promote a seamless transition for transfer students.Faculty from the University of Texas, El Paso and El Paso Community College suggestappointing joint advisors who are dedicated to advising engineering students at both thecommunity college and the 4-year institution [6]. The advisors’ time would be split equallybetween the university and the community college, moving freely between the two campuses. Inthis way, aspiring engineering transfer students would receive consistent, discipline-focusedadvising throughout their undergraduate careers. 2. Sufficient academic preparation with the exception of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Clint E Johnson, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

together.One of the benefits of spending many years in industry – over 50 years of combined experience –in new product development, is the experience of leading and managing teams who areconstantly innovating. This includes creating and inventing ways to build new products andprocesses and ways to significantly improve or replace existing products and processes andleading and managing teams of various professions and skills types (engineering, finance,marketing (product and outbound), manufacturing, service and support, etc.), from new hires, toseasoned, to end-of-career professionals. From that experience, we have realized that (1) theformulaic approach to engineering (and business) education has pushed innovation to thewayside, and (2) lack of

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Naeun Cheon, University of Washington; Elba Camila Moise, University of Washington; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

education; learning in the workplace; curricular and pedagogical development; and the preparation of professionals for social justice goals.Naeun Cheon, University of WashingtonMs. Elba Camila Moise, University of WashingtonDr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human Development c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Investigating Student Perceptions of an Engineering Department’s Climate: The Role of Peer RelationsDiversity in engineering remains low despite decades of rhetoric and efforts to broadenparticipation and retention. Social and cultural groups historically underrepresented in STEMeducation and careers

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Underrepresented Populations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

., silentreading time, mathematics worksheets, etc.). However, these engineering interventions may notbe sufficiently appealing to students’ personal interests and resulting in a sustained, persistentpursuit of engineering.This paper presents pilot results from administering the Fit of Personal Interests and Perceptionsof Engineering Survey (F-PIPES) across 16 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) workshop sites as part of a larger project. Thepilot included a survey of the 3rd-5th grade students’ personal interests as mapped to the sixdimensions of interests in Holland’s Career Theory (1997)—realistic, investigative, artistic,social, enterprising, and conventional. The students then took a survey

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J. Hammack, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

K-12 teachers to infuse engineering intotheir science classrooms, action must be taken to ensure teachers are prepared to successfullyimplement the new standards. Waiting until students reach middle or high school to incorporateengineering practices into the classroom is too late, as students begin making career decisionsand developing vital academic skills in elementary school. This makes the elementary years animportant time for introducing engineering, yet little is known about how prepared elementaryteachers are to integrate engineering practices into their science lessons. Most teacher preparation programs do not prepare elementary teachers to incorporateengineering practices into their classrooms, and professional development

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

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 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

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Matthew G. Young; Edward Carl Greco; Scott Jordan; Thomas Limperis

serveas predictors of performance in an Electric Circuits I course. If students are successful in theirfirst 4-semesters of a program, it is likely that they will continue to graduation. Therefore, it isimportant to develop a model that is useful in identifying at-risk students enrolled in an ElectricCircuits I course.ModelWe used the statistical language R to produce an ordinal logistic regression of data obtained frominstitutional records at our university. Students’ earned grades in Electric Circuits I, Calculus I,and Calculus II were included in the model, as well as ACT scores (Math and Composite) andCumulative GPA. Since some students take advanced placement (AP) exams in their pre-collegeacademic careers, it was necessary to create a grade

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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Diversity

operation problems. Doing wellwould be equivalent to less working memory loading and less memory chunking19. Theconverse of “what is in the long term memory” could be used for career discovery whencounseling students. Cognitive engaging exercises would produce an encouragement for 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of Columbiaengineering sub-field selection and assessment data could be personalized to serve as aneffective career indicator. The initial enjoyable task of using a high school math tool familiar tothe students in their long term memory for physics learning is a practical starting point,consistent with recent neuroscience evidence for the Thorndike’s law of effect where a brainwould

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

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Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech

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Undergraduate Education

+ folks, disabled people, homeless people,veterans, etc.Inclusion Success StoriesThere is one instance where a homeless man named Marc Roth used his last fifty dollars to enrollin a maker space class on laser cutting. He picked up the skill quickly, then started usingrecycled materials to make saleable products. He became skilled enough to be hired as aninstructor in the maker space and earned extra money by cutting parts for other makers. Withsome fundraised capital, he was able to buy his own laser cutter and start his own business. Afterexperiencing success, he decided to give back, enabling people like him, who experiencehomelessness, to learn to make and build a career for themselves [18].In Baltimore, Station North Tool Library is aiding

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Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

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

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Ibironke O. Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Race/Ethnicity

been a subject of several studies though the majority has been in thearea of diversifying the student body. But a diverse student body needs a faculty body that reflects theracial and ethnic characteristics of the student body. Much has been done in the area of K-12 to attractstudents to choose STEM disciplines. One example is the Million Women Mentor, an organization ofwomen in key positions in academia, corporations or government who mentor potential female K-12protégés interested in pursuing a scientific or technical career. Efforts have also been directed atattracting women into faculty ranks. In this paper, faculty refers to Teaching and Research Faculty andTerm Faculty.What is diversity?Diversity is more than race or ethnicity. It

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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

Authors

Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

improve their grades by addressing the primary reasons women leaveengineering.Works Cited 1. Daempfle PA. An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors. Journal of College Student Retention. 2003 May;5(1):37-52. Page 5 of 82. Hartman H, Hartman M. Leaving engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's college of engineering. J Eng Educ. 2006 January;95(1):49-61.3. Zeldin AL, Britner SL, Pajares F. A Comparative Study of the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Successful Men and Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Careers. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 2008 NOV;45(9):1036-58.4. Nauta MM, Epperson DL, Kahn JH. A multiple

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Paul Gannon, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

as an Associate Editor for both the Engineering Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. He is a registered Professional Engi- neer and a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management. Prior to his academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Building Engineering Education Research Capacity – Chronicles of a New Center at Montana State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents efforts to contribute to the field of Engineering Education Research (EER)via the creation of the Montana Engineering

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Pramod Jagan Deore, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Suhas Pandit Shukla, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology

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International

increase. One solution is to reduce thevariation by “ability grouping” or “career tracking” students, a method that was used in highschools. to "Ability grouping” is proven effective by multiple researchers" [1-4]. There are alternateviews, too, such as Han [5] showing clear evidence that early tracking increases educationalinequality; supplemented with weaker evidence that it reduces performance. Van Elk et al. [6]found that early tracking has a detrimental effect on completion of higher education for studentsat the margin of the Dutch high and low tracks, and the negative effects of early tracking arelarger for students with relatively high ability or students with a higher socioeconomicbackground. Tieso [1] defines grouping types such as

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Austin Maura Borrego is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Veletzos, Merrimack College; Mary G. Noonan, Merrimack College; Maureen Walsh Sakakeeny P.E., Merrimack College; Cynthia McGowan, Merrimack College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

mathematics (see Figure 1). This program alsoincludes career exposure through hands-on activities, seminars, and field trips. The first weekschedule for the 2015 Summer Bridge Program is shown in Figure 2. The target population forthe summer bridge program is students with: low high school grades; low standardized mathscores; low math placement (i.e. algebra or precalculus). Participation in the summer bridgeprogram is often a requirement for admission to the college. The Summer Bridge Program hasthree goals, (1) to improve student preparation and first-year mathematics placement through amathematics review, (2) to excite new students about their chosen majors through activitiesmeant to create a sense of belonging, and (3) inform students about

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leisa D. Thompson, University of Virginia; Lecia Jane Barker, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students. • Departments planned to work with other departments on campus that have higher proportions of female students such as Women’s Studies or the College of Education to recruit women majors or minors who may be interested in computing or engineering. • A computing and engineering department collaboratively developed a comprehensive articulation agreement with the largest community college network in their state, which resulted in an increase of female transfer applicants.Retain with Teaching/Pedagogy • In introductory computing and engineering classes, departments increased awareness of career opportunities with guest lectures exploring career pathways in academia and industry. Students were

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Xuejun Fan, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; Dorothy Sisk; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Xianchang Li, Lamar University; Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and CTE (Career and Technology Education). Engineeringcontent is under CTE. Among the participants, CTE teachers indicated that they found the RETprogram most helpful as this was related to what they needed to teach in their pre-engineeringcurriculum. During the RET learning experience, the physics teachers readily found connectionswith some course concepts they teach and what were introduced at the RET program (e.g., finiteelement analyses and robotics mechanisms). A few STEM teachers, however, found it hard tounderstand the materials covered in the morning workshops as well as the engineering researchin the afternoon. Because of different personal and professional interests, some teachers werevery active in pursuing research tasks while

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Mills, University of Nevada, Reno; Amber B. Parker, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

communities of practice [1]–[6] but have not been applied toengineering graduate communities. Through a mixed methods approach, this study willinvestigate graduate student motivational goal setting and identity formation to answer thefollowing research questions:RQ1: What are the identity and motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students, whichare based on previous academic and research experiences in STEM?RQ2: How does the STEM community influence identity formation and motivational goalsetting processes of engineering doctoral students?RQ3: How do goal setting processes related to identity formation and motivation influenceengineering graduate student retention, productivity, and pursuit of doctoral levelengineering careers?Results of this