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2020 PPC

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Miriam Quintal

Introduction to Advocating for Engineering Miriam Quintal Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC February 3, 2020Lewis-Burke and ASEE• Lewis-Burke has been representing ASEE since October 2017• As federal consultants, Lewis-Burke promotes the policy agenda of scientific organizations to a diverse set of audiences, including: – United States Congress – White House/Administration and the Federal Agencies – Like-minded organizations and the advocacy community in Washington, DC• 30 policy experts with range of expertise/backgrounds allow multi-layered issue teams with deep expertise in agencies and scientific/education areas• 41 clients: universities, scientific societies, managers of large federal facilities

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas; Molly Roche, University of St. Thomas; Esmée Julia Verschoor, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; Alyssa Marie Eggersgluss, Playful Learning Lab; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Mary Fagot; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Collin John Goldbach, Playful Learning Lab; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Abby Bensen, University of St. Thomas

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering education standards: What are the opportunities? Whatare the barriers? He argues that “students should learn concepts such as systems, optimization,and feedback; they should develop the abilities of engineering design and habits of mind [1],”which is exactly what OK Go Sandbox strives to support by connecting learning to theengineering of OK Go’s music videos. The rise of engineering education stemmed fromstandards-based reform; however, common standards across the United States for technology andengineering have not yet been adopted like the Common Core State Standards (mathematics andEnglish language arts) that are used throughout the OK Go Sandbox resources. He adds that “thepower of national standards lies in their potential capacity

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Student

advisor who takes a special interest in helping a student develop into asuccessful professional. Mentoring is a professional as well as a personal relationship. It is with this spiritin mind, mentoring is compared among some of the US and Puerto Rican engineering schools of similarsizes.Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM), Puerto RicoThe department has about twenty full-time faculty members and one is currently on a leave of absence.During the preparation for an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) visit, the needfor undergraduate student mentoring was felt. The department has a full-time student counselor;however, there happened to be cases where some specific technical

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland; Nicole Ralston, University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

. Fore, “A Systematic Literature Review of US Engineering Ethics Interventions,” Sci. Eng. Ethics, pp. 1–33, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.1007/s11948-017-9910-6.[2] M. C. Gentile, Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What?s Right. Yale University Press, 2010.[3] ABET, “ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” 2018.[4] KEEN, “KEEN - The Framework.” [Online]. Available: https://engineeringunleashed.com/mindset-matters/framework.aspx. [Accessed: 16-Jan- 2020].[5] K. D. Stephan, “A Survey of Ethics-Related Instruction in U.S. Engineering Programs,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 459–464, Oct. 1999, doi: 10.1002/j.2168- 9830.1999.tb00474.x.[6] D. R. Haws, “Ethics

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Shelby Ann McNeilly, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

factors. The primary motivation being toallow students to pursue more diverse and relevant fields of knowledge; this includes moreflexibility within course requirements, as well as offering more availability in degree emphases.Incorporating experiential learning was also given acute attention; constructing courses with anincrease in hands-on learning, creating class curriculum focused on instilling propercommunication and presentation skills, and merging previously taught subjects to better assiststudent understanding. With these initiatives in mind, the department began formulating areformed mechanical engineering curriculum based off review of peer institutions andeducational literature. Faculty, as well as student and industrial advisory

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Raj Desai

though this section seems obvious to the owner, remember the target Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference, Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conferenceaudience for the business plan is investors and/or lenders. With this in mind, include a brief descriptionof the business industry that your company is in to help lenders know what your company does. Alsoinclude the current economic health of your company, and the projected growth of the company andindustry.Your company service includes details of the

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Capstone Design Practices

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Jonathan Kralick P.E., United States Military Academy; Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Jonathan enjoys exploring national parks with his wife and children and traveling to francophone countries.Dr. Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, formerly visiting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group at Stanford University. Barbara’s research focuses on four ar- eas: 1)grounding a blend of theories from social-cognitive psychology, engineering design, and art to show how cognition affects design; 2) changing the way people understand the emotion behind their work with the intent to do something new; 3) shifting norms of leaders involved in entrepreneurial-minded action; and 4) developing teaching methods with a storytelling

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Joerene Acerrador Aviles, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Eva Dibong; Beatrice Mendiola, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michelle Murray, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Marta Tsyndra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Makayla Wahaus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Student

struggling with college. 1. How did this student come to choose engineering? Who or what influenced them to make this choice? In high school Abby really liked math. However, she had a dream to go to medical school one day, and engineering seemed like a perfect way to combine these two passions. As someone who was pre-med, Abby thought chemical engineering would provide insight into the solutions that doctors end up prescribing to their patients, and that it would give her opportunities outside medicine if she ever changed her mind. Abby also had a cousin who got her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and then went off to become a doctor. Abby always thought that it was

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA

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Student

Paper ID #29429Unlocking the Creativity PotentialDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Brooks is the winner of the National Outstanding Teacher Award of the ASEE in 2015. Dr. Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are Engineering Education, Civil Engineering Materials and Transportation Engineer- ing.Mr. Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA Bachelor of Engineering (Production) from University of Pune, Pune, India. Master of Engineering (Mechanical-Production) from Shivaji University

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

nation’seconomy. The exponential growth of engineering education in India has affected the qualityof engineering graduates in terms of their employability. The National Board of Accreditation(NBA) accredits engineering programs using the Outcome-Based Education (OBE)framework. This framework has twelve graduate attributes of the ‘Washington Accord’aligned with program outcomes. This paper proposes a systems approach which consists ofinput, transformation and output towards achieving employable skills in engineers. Theprogram outcomes consisting of technical and professional skills are derived from thecompetencies required for the target roles in the industry and the graduates’ attributes.Keeping this in mind, a structured outcome-based curriculum was

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Student

). Essentialism vs. social constructionism in the study of human sexuality. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 10–18. doi:10.1080/00224499809551913 6) Devon, R., Engel, R., & Turner, G. (1998). The effects of spatial visualization skill training on gender and retention in engineering. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 4(4). 7) Feng, J., Spence, I., & Pratt, J. (2007). Playing an action video game reduces gender differences in spatial cognition. Psychological Science : A Journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 18(10), 850–5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467- 9280.2007.01990.x 8) Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #28292Creation of a Paradigm Shift in Student Humanitarian Service – AnExperience of One Third CenturyDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Brooks is the winner of the National Outstanding Teacher Award of the ASEE in 2015. Dr. Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are Engineering Education, Civil Engineering Materials and Transportation Engineer- ing.Mr. Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA Bachelor of Engineering (Production) from University of Pune, Pune, India. Master of

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28930Is it Time for ASCE to Withdraw from ABET?Prof. Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil En- gineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served for 34 years in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA faculty for 21 years, including six years as Professor and Head

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Action Research [36], whereresearchers work with community to address community goals, empowering communitymembers, and promoting social justice and equity. However, engineers feel there is sometimes a“disconnect between engineers and the public” where “engineers don’t listen” [37 p. 15]. Thisrepresents motivation for improved education of engineers.Listening has been classified into a variety of types, such as active, accurate, contextual, critical,empathetic, and mindful [4, 13, 38]. Mindful listening has been encouraged for project managers[13] and healthcare professionals [39], focusing on being fully present, an awareness of bothoneself and others, engaging with the speaker, avoiding judgement of the speaker, and carefullyobserving and

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Reimagining Engineering Ethics

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Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #30780Many Facets of Imagination: What Really Matters in Engineering EthicsInstruction?Mr. Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He re- ceived a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include interaction between critical thinking, imagination, and ethical reasoning, interpersonal and interinstitutional collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion, systems thinking, and chemical en- gineering learning systems. Yousef taught chemical engineering courses for a few

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Reimagining Engineering Ethics

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Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University ; Michael Lamb, Wake Forest University; Alana Demaske, Wake Forest University; Carlos Santos, Wake Forest University; Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University; Dylan Franklin Brown, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

engineering faculty found problem-solving, akin to criticalthinking, to be the single most important competency for engineers [39]. Critical thinking isassociated with many aspects of ABET Student Outcomes. Not only does it address problemsolving and analysis, but the process of argumentation cultivates communication skills that areessential to collaboration. Being self-critical keeps one open-minded to learn and solve problemsboth alone and in groups. Lastly, the process and spirit of inquiry is a necessary driver in self-directed, lifelong learning [19]. Despite its accepted importance, engineering graduatesconsistently fall short in critical thinking skills according to employers [29], [39], [40].According to a 2019 literature review, established

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Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Latin, had greater “transfer” value than others in facilitating learning. Forexample, Latin would help people think more rigorously, thus a student wishing to enterOxbridge should demonstrate proficiency in Latin in the entrance examination. John HenryNewman wrote to his sister Jemima in 1845, predating faculty psychology- “The great pointis to open men’s minds – to educate them-and make them logical it does not matter what thesubject is, which you use for this purpose. If you will make them think in politics you willmake them think in religion”. In the twenty first century Brad J. Kallenburg showed howreasoning in design is analogous with reasoning in ethics, and how the design paradigm canbe a means of bringing engineering ethics into

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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Kim Bullington, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and the tools provided within it, participantsare able to create a portfolio of knowledge to help ensure their career readiness as they prepare tograduate and enter the engineering workforce. The program aims to cover six objectives:development of camaraderie, career awareness, engineering identity, professionalism, financialsecurity, and engineering self-efficacy [6].CamaraderieCamaraderie, defined as “friendship and encouragement to other like-minded military veteranstudents” [6] is a major objective of this project. Camaraderie has played a leading role in thesuccess of the program. The weekly seminars provide a platform where students come togetherand share their personal and academic challenges and successes; it provides student veterans

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

improve student learning.IntroductionIt is critical for engineers to recognize the actual shape of elements from 2D drawings, identifypotential applied loadings scenarios on structural elements, and predict the expected deformationand possible failure mechanisms. The ability to visualize and manipulate objects in one’s mind isa vital skill in engineering [1]. Previous studies have shown that accurately visualizing objects in3D improves spatial understanding [2], which has been associated with success in engineeringprograms. However, students often tend to struggle with 3D visualization due to a lack oftraining [3]. One option for improving visualization and spatial skills is providing opportunitiesfor students to interact with handheld models

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Study of Secondary Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Conceptions of EngineeringAbstractPeople’s personal beliefs and perceptions can be explored and interpreted byinvestigating the mental images that they draw with regards to a specific subject. Withthis in mind, many researchers utilize the Draw-An-Engineer Test (DAET) instrument toevaluate students’ and teachers’ perceptions of engineers and engineering throughdrawings. Previous research shows that

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2016 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Dimitri Papazoglou; Saneela Rabbani; Shouling He

in the final section.Developing the Workshop, “Get Noted”In our effort to enrich the engineering experience, we chose the electric piano to attract andengage the girls scout. Several factors influenced this decision: most people enjoy music. Thecomponents to build the piano were easily accessible and readily available and inexpensive. Thepiano was simple to build.The Extraordinary Women Engineers 2005 report states that girls believe engineering is forpeople who enjoy both math and science and that engineering is difficult and challenging [5].The report also shows that the first words that come to girl’s minds when thinking of engineeringincluded men, boys, cars, engines, which are too difficult and boring. We hope that this projectwould

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

were instructed to write these top values on the provided worksheet, as shown in Figure1, and then add a verb to make their values actionable. For instance, Act with mindfulness wasthe example action provided for the value Mindfulness, as presented to students. Lastly, studentsresponded open-endedly to the reflection question: “Do my values align with how I imaginemyself as an engineer?” Students were encouraged to take photos of their responses to keep forthemselves but were required to submit their anonymous activity slips. Figure 1: Example of an anonymous student response on the provided activity worksheetData analysisFor all 71 activity slips collected, student responses were scanned, numbered, and transcribedinto a spreadsheet for data

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Elif Miskioğlu , Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

experience as an essential component when developing expertisedespite differences in perceptions of whether intuition can be learned. Participants also describedimprovements in their judgement, including the speed and accuracy of decision making, throughexperience. Terms such as “gut-feeling” were used to describe how their current judgement anddecision-making compares to their earlier career selves. These results are well-aligned with theliterature on expertise and decision making, which can be used to identify the role of engineeringintuition in future interviews. Our work going forward will be sure to keep in mind alternateexplanations to our existing and future data and seek to understand the definition and context-specificity of engineering

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Michael Elmore, State University of New York at Binghamton

introduction of the different engineering majors in twoprimary ways. The first is that while the faculty are not necessarily engineers, the UCAs in eachsession are engineering students. The second is through the assignments and projects in the class.These are chosen to include examples and applications that are representative of the differentmajors.Declaring a MajorAt the end of the fall semester, the first-year engineering students in the program are asked todeclare what major they choose to pursue at the start of the second year. Students can still and dochange their mind throughout the spring semester but are asked to declare in the fall of their first-year for planning purposes. As is indicated in the summary of declarations shown in Table 1

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

received her doctorate in instructional design and technology from Virginia Tech.Dr. Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech Marlena McGlothlin Lester is the Director of Advising for the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She leads the undergraduate advising team and oversees the advising process for all General Engineering students. She is responsible for the development of a hands-on, minds-on orien- tation model for all first-year engineering students, the creation of a comprehensive engineering major exploration tool, Explore Engineering, and enhancement of the academic planning resources available for first-year engineering students. Marlena strives to transform the advising experience for

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

deterrent to improvingachievement and attainment of postsecondary educational goals [6].Engineering is a natural platform for the integration of STEM content into K-12 classroomswhile sparking creativity amongst young minds. Research around effective learning in K-12classrooms demonstrates that an engineering approach to identifying and solving problems isvaluable across all disciplines. Incorporating mathematical and scientific fundamentals viaengineering design-based methodology that infuses engineering habits of mind has proven to bea highly effective model for STEM education. A National Academy of Engineers report,Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects,suggests that the STEM disciplines not be

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University; Robert Wimpelberg, University of Houston; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

relevance of those ideas, and ● The number of relevant ideas used providing accommodating feedback to (mind map, outline teams of students. Idea generation will prepare students for the next phase of the engineering design cycle. ● The ratio of student-generated vs. teacher-generated potential The teacher will facilitate classroom consequences compared to the BOY. activities that account for the social and ● Percent of positive and percent

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

shipwreck, inspect offshore rigs, and underwater pipelines etc. [4]As drones become an integral part of our daily lives, it becomes important for engineers to learnabout their operation, design, and applications. Keeping this in mind, a design project isdeveloped to integrate drones into the curriculum of first-year design course. This paper furtherelaborates on the activities performed to implement this idea, as well as the authors’ efforts inindulging the students’ interest into the topic and thus, in the process giving a hands-onexperience in reverse-engineering, assembling, and redesigning a mini drone in a first-yearengineering design class. The authors believe that this is an engaging activity to introduce theconcepts of engineering design to

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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Reza Rahdar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryan Goyings, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Military and Veterans

Paper ID #30666A Systems Engineering Approach to Mentorship Program for Online Mili-taryand Veteran Engineering StudentsDr. Reza Rahdar, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Reza Rahdar, currently a full time faculty of the College of Aeronautics, have over 25 years of expe- rience in systems design/development, and engineering systems that include telecommunication systems and networks, Radio communications, air defenses systems, avionics systems, and Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Dr. Rahdar developed proficiency with systems engineering principles, pro- cess, and practices. He is an expert in taking

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Professional Issues and Opportunities for Engineering Librarians

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

]. Although there are some slight variations by state, there are fourmajor requirements to becoming a professional engineer (PE):  Graduate from an ABET-accredited engineering program,  Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam,  Work under a PE for four years (three years with a Master’s in engineering), and  Pass the PE exam.Undergraduate engineering students may take the FE exam prior to graduation in their senioryear [5]. During an engineering student’s senior year, their time is limited and occupied withsenior design projects, finishing course work, and job hunting. Studying for the FE exam is oftenthe last thing on their minds. However, their interest increases when they learn that being able tolist on their resume that