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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Daniel Augusto Kestering, West Virginia University; Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University; D. Jake Follmer, West Virginia University

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of complexity. Jonassen definedproblem solving as “a goal-directed sequence of cognitive operations” essential for everydaysituations [1-3]. In engineering courses, problem solving is a multi-step process in whichstudents need to understand the problem, determine which equations and principles are necessaryto solve the problem, devise a plan to solve the problem, execute the plan, and verify that thesolution is correct. Depending on the complexity of the problem, a problem can have one ormultiple solutions. Story problems, also known as word problems, are the most common form ofproblem solving in formal education [2, 3]. Story problems contain a quantitative problemembedded in a narrative or story.Metacognition refers to the processes used

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Wu, East Carolina University; Sergiu Dascalu, University of Nevada, Reno; Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University; David Feil-Seifer; Marjorie Campo Ringler, East Carolina University; Bryan C. Hutchins; Laura Rosof; Ponkoj Chandra Shill, University of Nevada, Reno; Hossein Jamali, University of Nevada, Reno; Frederick C Harris Jr., University of Nevada, Reno

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quality and usefulness, including howISPeL compared to other forms of instructional delivery, particularly PowerPoint. The survey alsoincluded open-ended items for students to make improvement recommendations.For the second survey, we collected student feedback from a two-week mini-course embeddedwithin a one-semester course on special topics in engineering, in which robotics topics weredelivered via ISPeL 21 . The survey for the mini-courses was designed to gather student feedbackon their course experiences in general 22 and its effect on their interest and motivation in roboticsand future career plans. Because the study is inspired by Self-Determination Theory 20 , weadapted course evaluation items that have been used in previous studies with a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kelly J Cunningham

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that it has prompted analysis of its effectiveness. Strawderman et al. noted that theS-STEM program didn’t seem to attract students who were not already planning to attend theinstitution, but it did shift their interest in majors [9]. When evaluating why students who wereoffered the scholarship were not recruited, Jones et al. noted that some students were offeredmore money by other institutions or didn’t have the institution as a first choice [12].2.3 S-STEM Program at WVU Tech: OverviewIn March of 2021, WVU Tech was awarded a Track 1 S-STEM project. The project targets low-income Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science and InformationSystems (CSIS) students. The overarching goal of WVU Tech’s S-STEM Track 1 project

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Sarah T Dunlap, The University of Alabama; Debra Moehle McCallum

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motivated low scores for other items related to group dynamics (e.g., opportunitiesfor social activities, organized group activities/field trips). This was supported by feedback froma participant in Year 1 to an open-ended question asking what they would change about theprogram. This participant noted: • "I wished there were more organized team building activities. It was honestly pathetic how easily we got mad at each other for different views or beliefs and then let that divide the group."To improve the group dynamics of the Year 2 cohort, additional team-building activities wereadded prior to traveling to Brno and further social/cultural activities were planned for the time inthe Czech Republic. Pre-Travel: In Year 1, it

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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probablily of being exposed toheavy metals. Scenario 3 minimic workers in the plan working without personal protectiveequipment and being exposed to heavy metals at a high rate. Lab Skills: Statistical Analysis ofdata, hazardous waste, public health, risk. (Figure 1)Case 2: Role Play - Ms. Hines and the sick 5th Grade Class Students participate in a role play exercise where an elementary teacher calls into work tolet her principal know that she is ill. The principal proceeds to inform the teacher that otherstudents in her 5th grade class are ill too. The day before the class had a field trip to a local parkthat is known to have a high population of geese. The students and the teacher were exposed tocontaminated water when and went to a local

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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madeprogress on placing teaching materials online to help faculty at the pilot school train newrecruits. For instance, we created a set of teaching materials including instructional slides withdetailed teaching notes. Equally important, we created and posted online a high quality video ofa sample engineering ambassador presentation [18]. This video can be viewed atwww.engineeringambassadors.org.Greatest Challenges to the Network and Our Plan to Address Those ChallengesOur team has identified the following challenge as the greatest facing the EngineeringAmbassador Network in this first year of the Type II TUES grant: Maintaining the momentumand quality that the pilot schools had coming out of the inaugural national workshop. Althoughwe will run on-site

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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planned for April 2013. • Kid Wind Teacher Workshops were presented at Central and Southern California locations for middle and high school teachers and the resulting pre and post evaluation data showed a high degree of improvement in teacher content knowledge and attitude toward wind energy curriculum and teaching. • Kid Wind Student Regional Competitions were hosted with co-sponsorship from public schools and the wind industry and the highest performing student teams competed at the Kid Wind Student finals co-supported by CREATE, AWEA, industry and KidWind at the AWEA national conference in Atlanta, CA in June of 2012 and CREATE-trained teams won both the middle school and high school divisions

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Qiao Wang, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; John M Quick, Arizona State University; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Tim Frank, South Mountain Community College

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performed if it is not valid.The ability to store circuits to disc or load them is also included. This facility can be used byinstructors or tutorial writers to create specific circuits. This initial version of the circuit editorallows editing on a PowerPoint slide. We plan however to revise this system so that editing isperformed on a form instead, which will enable a greater degree of control over the userinteractions. We are further in the process of developing the ability to check edited circuits as Page 23.1146.4 Fig. 1. Interactive circuit editor implemented in PowerPoint.part of the problem-solving process, to determine

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Selen Güler, University of Washington

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Foundation.ReferencesREDPAR Tip Sheet. Planning for Leadership Change.https://academicchange.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/redpar_leadershipsuccession_final_20220625.pdfWenger, Etienne. 2011. Communities of Practice: A Brief Introduction.http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11736

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark A Chapman, University of San Diego

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preparatory coding sessions between 2021 and 2022 showed mixed results.Although student perceptions of the coding sessions improved in 2022, there are several areas toimprove upon for the 2023 cohort. These improvements can be classified into a ‘curricular’ and a‘logistical’ category. Curricular improvements relate to the coding activities themselves –specifically, a clear relevance of the coding exercises to the student’s project needs to bepresented to the students when the exercises are assigned. In the past, when designing the codingexercises, the PI and host labs focused on providing students with a list of ‘typical’bioinformatics packages used by the lab instead of targeted ones based on the planned project.Moving forward, the PI will attempt

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Jeanne Sanders, University of Nevada, Reno; Eileen Johnson, University of Michigan; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Sara Rose Vohra, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign

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engineering educationcommunity for discussion around the topics of mental health and wellness.In an effort to increase the community engagement and active support, we have committed toencouraging a different member of the MHW-VC to lead each month’s meeting. As of April2023, the MHW-VC has held four meetings, with more planned for 2023. Membersasynchronously communicate via a shared online platform. Meetings have included community-building activities, an overview of the Mental Health First Aid movement, authenticity andresilience, and mid-semester overwhelm.Future WorkFuture work on this project includes continuing community engagement alongside mixedmethods research. We will continue the MHW-VC and faculty and staff interview analysesdescribed

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Hasiya Najmin Isa; Emily Seriruk; Cody Wade Mischel

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mentors visiting the class and students presenting to mentors. All these threesemesters, engineering identity and self-efficacy was measured with validated instruments preand post semester [1,2]. In addition, ten randomly selected students, stratified by gender(considered as binary), were interviewed pre and post semester. Interview questions includeengineering identity development as well as impact of the implementation. Some examples ofinterview questions are as follow: • What does chemical engineering mean to you? • Why did you choose this major, and what are your plans after graduation? • Did you know any chemical engineer before? • Do you consider yourself a chemical engineer? What does it mean to you to be a chemical

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Hills, Northwest State Community College

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student use or in an instructor led classroom environment. Each scenarioincludes an optional lab sheet containing questions students can answer. All the lab sheets comewith instructor material that includes grading rubrics and answers to the questions asked on thelab sheets. This makes the material easy to use in a traditional academic course and, because thelab sheets are optional, also suitable for use in short-term training.The project currently has multiple scenarios available, and more are planned in the future.Scenarios exist covering basic topics such as network monitoring and how and why to usespecific security software. Scenarios also exist which cover more advanced topics such asfirewall configuration and the proper use of intrusion

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiantian Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julie P Martin, The Ohio State University; Victoria Bill, New York University ; Giselle Guanes Melgarejo, The Ohio State University

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survey.Table 1Project Research Plan Phase Research Question Data Source(s) Quantitative To what extent does engineering USS + PSO surveys students’ social capital predict their opportunities for professional skill development? To what extent do students in different USS survey first-year cohorts have significantly different levels of social capital? To what extent do students in different PSO survey cohorts have different reported levels of opportunities

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. R. Marvez, Tufts University ; Camila Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Justin Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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assistance toparticipants and for modeling more reactive and realistic types of student dialogue. In futurework on these projects, we plan to continue to design increasingly authentic simulations ofdifficult moments of teaching to help pre-service and novice teachers prepare for the excitingchallenges that await them in the classroom.Sources[1] T. Misco and N. C. Patterson, “A Study of Pre-Service Teachers’ Conceptualizations of Academic Freedom and Controversial Issues,” Theory Res. Soc. Educ., vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 520–550, Sep. 2007, doi: 10.1080/00933104.2007.10473349.[2] J. Reich, Y. Kim, K. Robinson, D. Roy, and M. Thompson, “Teacher Practice Spaces: Examples and Design Considerations,” 2018, doi: 10.31235/osf.io/ewn2g.[3] E

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Alvarado, University of California, San Diego; Joe Hummel, University of Illinois at Chicago; Diba Mirza, University of California, Santa Barbara; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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). New partners sometimes inquire whether that person could be eliminated from the program to save costs. In short, our answer is a resounding no. This person is the glue that holds the teams and their research together. 3. Team-based research. Projects work best, and the program scales best, when students work in teams. We have found that teams of between 2-4 students maximize the benefits of team-based work, while still making it feasible for students to find time to coordinate and work together. 4. Mentor students on planning their course load while they participate in ERSP. At UCSB, we found that there is a tendency for students to take ERSP as an overload even though they receive elective credit that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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materials. Teachers work in pairswith faculty and student researchers in efforts focused on addressing 21st century grandchallenges in engineering in three areas: (1) improved efficiency polymer solar cells, (2) highperformance polymers and composites from renewable feedstocks, and (3) environmental impactof synthetic materials in sea water.RET participants receive a stipend of $5000 for their summer research and receive an additional$1500 stipend during the school year for participation in planned activities. Additional fundswere made available for materials & supplies for implementation of the school activities and fortravel to the MS Science Teachers Association, American Chemical Society meeting and othertechnical/educational

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University; Olivia Christine Gordon, North Carolina State University

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for the program. For example,Wake Technical Community College has a 2+3 program (i.e., students complete two years at acommunity college, followed by three years at a university) with NC State from which most ofthe NCSU STEM Scholarship Program’s transfer students originate. Applications are filedthrough the program web site, which collects applicants’ demographic, personal information,future career plans, interests and any relevant information prior to the face-to-face interview.Applicants are screened for pre-requisites fulfillment (minimum GPA, residence status,disciplines) and invited for a face-to-face interview with the program coordinators.RenewalSince the start of the program, the coordinators have been productive working together

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Lorelie Imperial, University of Florida; Corey Payne, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida

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consistent with the designintent for the curriculum intervention. The improved confidence for open-ended problem solvingand self-efficacy are likely related to the successful creation of a collaborative learningenvironment [8]-[9]. This adaptive change in motivation may also be influenced by the use ofthree phases for a DC instead of the more traditional one-day activity. Current revisions involvemaintaining collaboration and feelings about self as an engineer, efforts to increase difficulty andusability, while decreasing persistent issues and overall fidelity of implementation. The specificsof these revisions as well as the plan for an additional study will be provided during thepresentation.References1 Crippen, K., Wu, C.-Y., Boyer, T., de

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay; Amy L. Freeman Ph.D., Tufts University; Ryan Scott Hassler; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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(a) increase retention in Engineering among raciallyunderrepresented students in the Pennsylvania State University system, (b) develop long-termsustainability plans for these enrichment programs, and (c) compare retention rates inEngineering depending on whether students attended a summer academic enhancement programat the regional campus they attend in the fall or at a different campus and whether they transferbetween campuses within the University system (native students vs. 2+2 students).Method: Students in the summer bridge programs for incoming first-year students and risingsophomores attend 4- or 6-week summer programs that provide math-intensive curriculum, theapplication of Engineering concepts, and the development of a cohort

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas Honors College

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-term career planning. Cohort 2 PTG clustersocialization has been effectively achieved through the PTG monthly meetings rather than throughresearch groups. For each cohort, however, PTG scholars met with PTG staff for a mid-semesterreview. During this review, each student’s academic progress and plan for academic improvementfor the second half of the semester is discussed. This approach has proven to be highly successfulin helping PTG scholars anticipate academic challenges, taking proactive steps to minimizedifficulties before they arise, and become comfortable interacting with professors during officehours.A second approach to facilitating success and achievement for PTG students has been thefacilitation of monthly PTG meetings throughout the

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joseph Hummel; Mohammad Taha Khan, University of Illinois at Chicago

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not major, but they were necessary for theadoption of the program to an institution like UIC. These changes were incorporated to ensurethat the program met the goals and kept its critical components (i.e., ENG 294 course, dual-mentoring, and team-based structure). After the first year of the program, we plan to report onstudent outcomes and assessment data as well as provide a more detailed report of theadjustments made to ERSP at UIC.References[1] M. Barrow, S. Thomas, and C. Alvarado, “Ersp: A structured cs research program for early- college students,” in Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2016, pp. 148–153.[2] n.d., “ERSP | Instructor resources.” [Online]. Available

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science, Boston; Karine Thate, Museum of Science, Boston

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mentoring needs vary with the student,4,10,11 the critical qualifications for mentorsare 1) accessibility, 2) expertise in the technical field, 3) the ability to communicate the project'soverall goals and specific plans, 4) the ability to guide the project, 5) "personal concern" for thementee, and 6) approachability (friendliness).4 The latter two factors provide the criticalpersonal relationship between the mentor and undergraduate student.12 This mentor-studentrelationship improves project outcomes because the undergraduate student feels morecomfortable asking for mentor feedback on project ideas, assistance with literature searches andresearch skills, analyzing project results, and suggestions for other experimental approaches. Thementor also

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka, Wayne State University; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University

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architecture’srequirement satisfaction. DESIGN CYBERLEARING DATABASE ENVIRONMENT CooL:SLiCE PLATFORM SUPPLIER SELECTION MANUFACTURING ANALYSIS Part Process Plan Whole Upper/ Plastic Feedstock Production — Injection Molding

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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sessionsconnected research to practice. First, the leadership team determined the topics for eachworkshop. Then the project leadership created a time management schedule. The projectleadership team then selected readings, websites, videos, or other content for each session. Thisinformation was then utilized to develop PowerPoints presentations.A cohesive “workshop” plan was developed for each session, which then went through athorough review process. Each workshop consisted of an introduction, brief discussion ofhomework results, a mini-lecture covering the main topic for that session, then one or twofacilitated activities (ie. breakout discussions, think-pair-share, active learning activities), andconcluded with a report back from group work or a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, Virginia Military Institute; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC

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, the CIT-E community had a deeper understanding of flipping.We understood that flipping is not simply a matter of recording some screencasts for students to watchout of class. Rather, the design of the flipped classroom exercises must be intentional. The SecondAnnual Infrastructure Education Workshop is planned in May 2015 to answer the following questions,and the answers will be reported on the companion poster to this paper.  What material in the current course(s) can readily be adapted to out-of-class screencasts? The answer to this question will provide an estimate of how much class time is now freed up for active learning exercises.  What are the characteristics of an effective in-class question for the flipped

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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  17​mathematics scores and high school grade point averages.​  The study also found that qualitative measures like self­reported mathematical ability (self­efficacy) and computer skills were also good indicators of those students who planned to major in STEM.   Another key contextual variable is parental influence. About three quarters of the member engineers of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers surveyed in the “Why Engineering?” survey say most often a parent (46%) or a teacher (29%) influenced their  18​childhood interest in engineering.​  Strutz (2008) also found that parents were major influencers for both college students studying engineering and engineers who had completed an

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University

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management course, Construction Materials, Methods andEquipment (CON252) and an upper-division/graduate cross-disciplinary course between civilengineering course, sustainability, and planning, Urban Infrastructure Anatomy and SustainableDevelopment (CEE 598). CON252 focuses on the building design and construction process,ranging from excavation to material choice to various building systems. CEE 598 focuses oninfrastructure systems from the technical and environmental perspectives and examines theinterdependences between these infrastructures.This poster summarizes the progress and accomplishments of the project during years one andtwo. We review the development of final project assignments for the two courses involved in theproject and discuss how

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Nation. Storytelling wasembedded in the program to connect with students’ cultural experiences, but additionalconnections were sought. This study was inspired by the similarities between the Navajo way oflife, which is a holistic cycle of thinking, planning, living, and assuring/testing 1, and anengineering design process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve 2).Diverse perspectives drive innovation in STEM.With the complex nature of real-world problems, our country needs STEM innovators who canwork across disciplines to holistically solve problems in both the workplace and in ourcommunities, such as the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering 3. According to a 2011 NSF-AIHEC reports “adding diverse perspectives to the STEM research, engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

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and rewards, or to reach a goal one must lay out a step by stepaction plan. It is often impossible within this epistemology to entertain alternatives like the joy oflearning, the internal desire to master a topic, or attending to an outcome manifests it.This basic assumption of the necessity of force creates a set of methods. In objectivist science,the purpose is to understand natural mechanisms so that these can be generalized to like systemsand manipulated for predictable outcomes, scalability. Because understanding comes throughquantifying indicators, measurements and techniques must first be devised to enablequantification. These measurements are presumed to be accurate indicators of some naturallyoccurring parameter even though the