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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Tricia Serviss, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

%)and illustrates effective targeting toward their peer audience.The infographic assignment has been implemented winter quarter 2017 in two sections of theIntroduction to Engineering course (total of 90 students placed in 30 teams) and also in onesection of a Critical Thinking and Writing course (~20 students). The Introduction toEngineering course repeated the assignment and both draft and final rubric assessments wererecorded. The full rubric results are available in Appendix E with summarized results availablein Table 3. The infographic platform chosen by student teams again favored Piktochart (57%)with other platforms chosen including Venngage, Google Slides, MS Word, and various Adobesoftware. The top vote earning infographic posters from

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dazhi Yang, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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Mechanical Engineering

produced a real challenge for the course design. However, thecourse was designed to mitigate these issues, focusing on offering multiple learning opportunities andencouraging peer learning and tutoring.The course provided different learning activities, such as students’ reviewing recorded videos,recitation videos, online discussions, peer learning and peer tutoring, and LA sessions, which helpedstudent not only learn but also build a great learning community. LA sessions had been proven tosupport student success. The learning assistants had an important role in the traditional class. The LAsession in the online class was to mirror the experiences of the traditional class. “Happy Hour”- avirtual office hour hosted by the instructor was a key

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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F.C. Lai, University of Oklahoma; Dong Liang, Laboratory Engineer; Al R Evans, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

Education, 2017 SCUPI Derby – A New Approach to “Introduction to Mechanical Design” D. Liang and A. Evans Sichuan University – Pittsburgh Institute Chengdu, Sichuan, People Republic of China F. C. Lai Anadarko Presidential Professor School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USAAbstractThe sophomore class of “Introduction to Mechanical Design” in SCUPI is rather unique in thesense that it pairs a traditional mechanical design class with an English writing class that iscentered on technical writing. To the

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Kondrath, Villanova University; Mark A. Jupina, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 While no single pedagogy may work best all of the time when instructing students, we seek to create an exciting and dynamic learning environment to motivate students to become erudite self-learners in our rapidly changing world. Active and peer-to-peer learning strategies were employed both inside and outside of the lab environment in a two-course electronics sequence at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. This flipped-lab approach was employed in an attempt to determine if this approach would (1) provide opportunities for faculty to challenge the students to perform more complex electronic circuit designs (2) foster more

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa K. Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yosef S. Allam, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

through Video Annotated Review of Faculty TeachingAbstractReflection is a critical need for peer observations and reviews to initiate a change in practice(Race, 1998; Allen, 2002; and Bell, 2002). It is maintained, however, that the self-reflectionsmust be adequate to effect this change, and that there are challenges involved in developingmeaningful reflective practices (Harvey and Knight, 1996). Literature exists that definesadequate self-reflection and provides reasons why many instructors fall short when they self-reflect. However, studies on instructor reflective statements and how they might evolve overtime and in the context of a cohort of peer reviewers has not been extensively studied. Thisstudy compares both pre

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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Initiative (WPSI)5. WPSI supports several institutions with diversecourses that all focus on the same wicked problem each year, with WPSI providing a differentwicked problem every year along with shared guest lecturers and infrastructure for inter-institutional peer review and faculty support. (See Hess et al. 6,7 for more information on WPSI).ENGR 1060/2060 centers around three main topics throughout the semester: socialentrepreneurship, sustainability, and wicked problems. In addition to learning about these topics,students complete a semester-long group project to write a business plan for a social enterprisethat will address that year’s specific wicked problem (provided by WPSI). Students also workon five individual writing assignments that they

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University, School of Computing and Information Sciences

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

Science Majors at alarge HSI. The approaches included the use of: (1) Collaborative, team-based and pairedprogramming, active learning, in-class exercises, as well as additional external assignments; (2)Active learning classroom environment whereby the physical space enhances and encouragescollaborative, small group interactions; and (3) In-class Peer Learning Assistants(undergraduates) that have undergone specialized training to facilitate discussion and interactionwith students in an active learning classroom setting. We conducted a study in a Programming Ifor Computer Science Majors (CS1) course to test the efficacy of the 3-pronged approachdescribed above. The control group (lecture based) pass rates were found to be 71%, whereas

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

mere facts and data.Another property to keep in mind is collecting sources. Being able to validate your results andideas, and cross-check your information with what experts have said and/or are saying in thetopic of study.Being skilled in technical writing not only gives you a way to communicate your results to yourfellow peers and experts in the field of study but to those outside as well. The art of masteringgood technical writing skills aids in academia for grant writing funding proposal packages andin industry for project bidding proposal packages, therefore the training must start now inundergraduate research.III. Industry Terminology and TechnologyIndustry terminology and technology refers to the terms, lingo, and acronyms that are used

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Faculty Views of Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

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Engineering Ethics

work reports on the second year of this ongoingstudy of the differences in perception of academic integrity issues among students and faculty.The study grew out of an effort to formalize and increase the rigor of instruction regardingplagiarism in technical writing. The scope expanded to include an instrument administered toboth students and faculty in (REDACTED) that aimed to characterize the degree to whichdifferent cheating behaviors are considered bad or ethically unacceptable. For example, is thesharing of a homework with a peer who was ill before the due date more or less “wrong” thanasking an earlier section of a course what is on an exam before walking in to take the exam? Inaddition, students who are in their first or second semester

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

learning. This coursetypically has 59-120 sophomore and junior level mechanical engineering students enrolled andhas been taught in a flipped format, using the SCALE-UP model (Beichner, 2008), for severalsemesters. By design, the course relies heavily on peer-to-peer instruction through cooperativelearning, and beginning in the semester of Spring 2016, the instructor aimed to move fromcooperative groups to high performing teams using principles of team-based learning (L. K.Michaelsen, Knight, & Fink, 2002). Three primary research questions were examined: 1) whateffect does the implementation of TBL have on individual student learning, compared to anoffering of the course prior to implementation; 2) what effect does the implementation of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin; Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

theDepartment of Biomedical Engineering at a large southwestern research institution. Studentsincluded 5 females and 6 males from various institutions across the country and representeddiverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Most students were rising sophomores and had varyinglevels of prior research experience. Due to the small sample, sample demographics are notdiscussed in detail to protect student confidentiality.Measures Scientific Communication Self-Efficacy Rating Scale (SCSE). The SCSE is a 24-item,three-factor scale developed at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center to measurebiomedical students’ self-efficacy for writing, presenting, and speaking on scientific topics[17].Items use a 5-point Likert scale with anchors ranging

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kim Fowler; Don Gruenbacher

knowledge and tools from various courses and experiences and modelparts of a professional work environment.There are several goals for the course: • Bring order to ill-defined problems and recognize the following issues in addressing problems: o All problems are ill-defined. o Most engineering solutions are suboptimal. o All design efforts have ambiguity. • Understand that communication is integral to all professional endeavors. Consequently, students must: o write formal documentation on engineering projects, and o give oral presentations to professionals. • Understand engineering solutions in a broader societal context. Projects and class materials are considered in the

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Getting Into Graduate School

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, Student

Paper ID #19000Getting Great Recommendation Letters: A Practical GuideDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands- on

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They need more than technical skills!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #18296Stepping out of the Comfort Zone - and the Country: Facilitating In-DepthStudent Learning through Nontraditional Communication AssignmentsMr. David Bowles, Louisiana State University David ”Boz” Bowles is a technical communication instructor and Engineering Communication Studio coordinator in the Chevron Center for Engineering Education at Louisiana State University. He earned a baccalaureate degree in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Virginia Common- wealth University.Ms. Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 22 years of experience in the College of Engineering at

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

modulus, bond energy, thermal expansion and melting points. Wealso created an activity sheet with five short answer questions to scaffold and guide students tointerpret specific aspects of the information provided in the graphs and figures. Students were 1    asked to write their responses on the worksheets. The accompanying activity sheet delivered aninquiry-oriented activity in which the data and relations embedded within the graphs and figureswere followed by questions that directed students to generate analyses and conclusions. All participants read an introductory text individually for 10-15 minutes. Sections of thistext was taken from

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University; BaDoi Nguyen Phan, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

of team based collaborative learning. In addition to theshort-term knowledge gain acquired through peer instruction, we also measured long-termretention of final exam material four months’ post-final. On both the final exam and the fourmonth post-final retest, students scored significantly higher on material taught through TBL.Thus, team based learning, which includes a combination of reading, writing, kinesthetic andaural methods of learning, demonstrated significant short- and long-term gains in contentretention.BackgroundThe Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering (BME) course Molecules and Cells is amandatory class for BME majors, primarily taught during fall of their sophomore year. Inaddition, approximately ten percent of the

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Riley Sevan Harding, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

in, what major to pursue, and on it goes. Probably the mostcritical aspect of their consternation is to decide on a specific area of study, i.e., career decision.Arguably, most students want to be surrounded by peers who share the same passions andinterests. Many universities and colleges offer programs that provide these kinds of opportunitiesby hosting STEM living learning communities that offer resources that would not be available inother living environments either on, or off campus.Living learning communities provide an opportunity for students to build strong relationshipsinside and outside of the classroom and promotes higher academic performance which results ingreater student success.11 By taking some of the same courses together

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC

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Civil Engineering

. Some teams lacked focus and spent too much time in debating the content and coverage for each lesson. Other teams left with their lessons nearly complete. In the months after the workshop, teams continued to complete their lessons. Lessons 1-3 were completed by October 2016 and the remainder were completed in the Spring of 2017.  Internal peer review – once a lesson was completed, the lesson leader shared it with the other two team members and requested feedback. The feedback was then incorporated to improve the lesson.  External peer review- once a lesson had completed the internal peer review process, it was sent to 5-7 external peer reviewers. A rubric was provided to reviewers. Reviewers

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Melissa H. Scheaffer, Utah State University; Tyler Reed Milliken

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship Center, and started businesses with fraternitybrothers and others. Another student found his motivation after talking to a professor about anapp that he wanted to write, following which the professor teamed up with him to help write theapp over the course of a class – the support from his professor and the realization that he hadsomething functioning at the end of class were very motivating for him. Regardless of who theirprimary role model was, nearly all participants reported having peers (friends and relatives –typically siblings, cousins, or their spouse) with whom they brainstormed business ideasregularly.Attitude - Mindset/Grit/Persistence – As mentioned above, most family members who inspiredentrepreneurial affinity did so through

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Materials Division Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihua Xu, University of Minesota Duluth; Victor Lai, University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Materials

incorporation improved significantly. These statistical results indicatethe group project was effective in improving the students’ learning outcomes.Figure 2. Comparison of mean evaluation rating of question5 (a) and question 6 (b).Figure 3. Comparison of average grades between the classes with and without group projectincorporationFor the ChE class administered with staggered deadlines coordinated with the lectures, webelieve this format offers less tangible improvements to student learning. First, the staggereddeadlines provide accountability for students to work on the research project throughout thesemester. Second, peer editing of reports among group members require students to assesscritically others’ writing. Third, students improve their

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Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of writing and presentation skills in newgraduates. This one credit hour course was designed to provide ample opportunity to develop both inthe context of sustainability and energy. In addition to the presentations in front of the class during theproject development stage (for some critical feedback from their peers), students were also required toselect a research paper or technical report in their area of specialization, write a critical report on thatpaper, and then present it in front of their peers. As is usually the case, by going through a cycle ofwriting, reviewing, and editing as would be expected for any research document, students improvedtheir writing skills. Through this curriculum, including professional or research experience

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Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette and Universidad EAFIT; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University - Engineering Education

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Graduate Studies

inquiry group consisted of the authors of this paper as co-researchers and co-subjects and is situated in our shared interest in graduate education andlearning. While we are at different stages of the doctoral program, we have the mutualexperience of completing the first year of the program at the same institution. We engaged in co-operative inquiry sessions, focused on learning within ourselves and with others, to make newmeaning from our experiences. Reflections during the formative first year of doctoral trainingwere explored as well as reflections and memos generated as part of the inquiry process.Through the co-operative inquiry process, this study offers insight into opportunities for peer-to-peer mentorship and learning enrichment in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

practiced at developing objectives and outcomes. The project objectives andlearning outcomes for the summer immersion experience using the LLP methodology follow theprogram objectives and outcomes guidelines set by ABET [5]. Our program objectives andoutcomes are designed to support the overall goal of engaging students through innovativeengineering design and experiential learning.The specific objectives for the workshop are that students will be able to: 1. Conceptualize, analyze, design, implement, and evaluate engineering solutions; 2. Work effectively as a team member; 3. Communicate effectively through speaking, writing, and the use of presentation tools; 4. Adapt to technological changes and innovations to gain efficiencies in cost

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pearl Elizabeth Ortega, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Higher Education, 57(4), 405-415.Rogers, P., & Freuler R.J. (2015). The “T-Shaped” Engineer, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, 2015. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education.VALUE. (2009). Integrative and Applied Learning VALUE Rubric. Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement. Association of American Colleges and Universities.Wolfe, C. R., & Haynes, C. (2003a). Assessing interdisciplinary writing. Peer Review, 6(1), 12– 15.Wolfe, C. R., & Haynes, C. (2003b). Interdisciplinary writing assessment profiles. Issues in Integrative Studies, 21, 126–69.

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Technical Session 5c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

assist ASD students, however somestudents will sign up for this assistance, while others do not. Beyond the college resources theinstructor must fill in the gaps to ensure student success. First, the instructor must recognize theASD student’s learning style. The needs of the student and the learning styles vary by individual.For freshman year instructors it may be difficult to determine these needs in a timely manner,since most students do not self-disclose their disability. Observation and communication with thestudent are key in this step. Many first year engineering courses utilize individual and groupwork with both written assignments and “hands-on” projects including writing, drawing,problem solving, scheduling, budgeting, and craftsmanship

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Integrity and the Problem of Cheating

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

as in AppendixTable A1. The original research at the East Carolina University in the US included 20 scenarios.For the German study, the last scenario (the use of online solution manuals or solution servicessuch as chegg.com) was dropped as analogous resources are not known to exist in Germanlanguage sources. It should also be noted that the translation was conducted without additionaloversight or verification of validity. Two of the instrument items are not dishonest actions andwere included as a kind of negative control on the pooled responses: Scenario 3:Writing-quotedwith citation and Scenario 14:YouTube to study. The remainder are designed to present gradationsof similar situations. This list includes shortened descriptor phrases to

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Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; Jae Hwan Kim, University of Kansas; Alexandra Self, University of Kansas

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Civil Engineering

Self, University of Kansas c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Embedded in Key Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractResearch has shown the positive impact of peer mentoring on student learning in STEM. Withthe goal of improving student learning and retention, the School of Engineering (SoE) hasundertaken a program in which Undergraduate Teaching Fellows (UGTFs) are utilized in keycourses across the School. The UGTFs support in-class activities, such as team-basedproblem-solving, hands-on activities and demonstrations. This program has grown from fourUGTFs in Spring 2015 to 28 UGTFs in Spring 2017, with UGTFs embedded in 13

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Wendell Ph.D., Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

curriculum materials to create a learning environment where all students canfully participate in engineering design? What kinds of classroom norms do we need to establishfor productive engineering work to take place? These questions may be especially important inschools where students do not frequently have opportunities to engage with their peers in thekind of collaborative decision-making required by engineering design.    To begin to answer these important questions, we are conducting a multi-year design-basedresearch project investigating engineering language and literacy demands, resources, andsupports in economically disadvantaged urban U.S. elementary classrooms using the EiEcurriculum. This work involves identifying more and less

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Andrew Simon Scott, Western Carolina University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick C. Berry, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Content Analysis Guidebook. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne: SAGE, 2002.[20] M. W. Ohland, H. R. Pomeranz, and H. W. Feinstein, "The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: A New Peer Evaluation Instrument," in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL., 2006.[21] N. Kidd, T. Parry-Giles, S. Beebe, and W. Mello, "Measuring College Learning in Communication," in Improving Quality in American Higher Education: Learning Outcomes and Assessments for the 21st Century, ed: Jossey-Bass, 2016, p. 189.[22] C. Griffin, "Programs for Writing Across the Curriculum: A Report," College Composition and Communication, vol. 36, pp. 398-403

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E. Schmidt, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Mechanical Engineering

inkey capstone exercises, including a mid-semester, peer-based design review as well as a final symposium.This student engagement and undergraduate networking has far reaching benefits, as the studentsinvolved enrich their own experiences and become resources to pass information and critiques along toone another.Our plan for assessing this program and its students involves following the participating studentsthroughout the sophomore, junior and senior years. Students, at varied stages in the curriculum, alongwith their mentors and industry sponsors, will be interviewed to assess the effectiveness of theintroductory course and the influence of early exposure to the capstone experience on their capstoneprojects. Project performance will also be