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Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marcy Bloom Milhomme, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Lori B. Miraldi, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #33231Scaling and Sustaining of a Liberal Arts Speaking Course That TargetsEngineering StudentsDr. Marcy Bloom Milhomme, Pennsylvania State University I am an Assistant Teaching Professor for subjects like rhetorical analysis, civic engagement, individual public speaking, small group communication and I’m the Lead Instructor for public speaking for engi- neers, where I teach engineers how to develop a technical message but for a non-technical audience. I’ve also worked in industry, where I developed training programs and other organizational development solu- tions for common workplace problems. My career has been

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

’ learning in a mechanism design class. As such, students wereasked to submit reflections at the end of each project. Following are some example promptsgiven to the students for reflection:1) Draw a concept map that shows the connections you have made between engineering andstorytelling.2) What does "Storytelling with Machines" mean for you personally beyond the class?3) What were your top 3 learnings from this class? Why?4) What was the most challenging aspect of the class?5) How will you apply what you learned in this class in your career?These reflections prompted the students to think about the connections they were able to makebetween storytelling and engineering, reflect on the challenges and successes, and lessons learntthrough the process of

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #33129Students’ Perceptions of Engineering Educators: Building Relationshipsand Fostering Agency in Outreach (Fundamental)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher in science education at Indiana University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in Inquiry Methodology from Indiana University in 2006. Her research interests include attracting and retaining students in STEM, development of a STEM identity and STEM career aspirations, and the development of instruments and evaluation tools to assess these constructs.Ms. Karen Miel, Tufts

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel

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Mathematics

personal judgements about their abilities to achieve specific goals[11]. Indeed, some work has shown that students’ beliefs about their past achievement well-predicts their future performance [12]. Math self-efficacy refers to one’s specific beliefs aboutunderstanding math concepts and applying related skills [13]. For engineering students, mathself-efficacy is important because it may impact general engineering self-efficacy and in turnretention and performance [14-16]. The Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Questionnaire(MSEAQ) is one instrument available for quantifying math self-efficacy. The MSEAQconsiders five dimensions of math self-efficacy, including: General Mathematics Self-Efficacy,Grade Anxiety, Future Courses/Careers, Asking In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Bloomington; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University Bloomington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

remixes an old toy. The prototype should change the look and feel of the toy, or the toy’s role in our life, using new materials.The kits also included all required materials and tools, open-ended questions, images ofexamples, and career awareness information. Families were guided through an engineeringdesign process – research, plan, create, test, improve, and communicate.ParticipantsThe first year of the project included three families and the second year of the project included18 families. These families lived in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States.Across the two years, there were 16 female and 14 male child participants between 6-12 years ofage and 14 female and 10 male caregiver participants. The self-identified

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Spencer Edwin Chan, Loyola Marymount University; Julian K. Saint Clair, Loyola Marymount University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

: Word cloud visualization of the college-level challenges faced by the participantsIn addition to a word frequency query, a coding analysis was performed on the responses toquestion M1 from the matching survey to distill this qualitative information. In doing so, fourinductive codes were generated by the researcher while reading and sorting the data: academics,path uncertainty, personal and social struggles, and time balance. The “academics” code wasused to label any struggles related to coursework, such as low grades, dropping courses, or poorstudy habits. The “path uncertainty” code broadly labels any lack of clarity in students’ academicor career trajectory in engineering, such as being unsure about their major or having troublefinding an

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

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Chemical Engineering

introduction to work done by professional chemicalengineers, the resources available to help them be successful at KU, the curricular requirementsand expectations of chemical engineering students, and possible career opportunities; 2) anintroduction to engineering ethics, basic safety considerations, teamwork, and technical writing;and 3) an introduction to basic material and energy balances and fluid flow. This course was theonly chemical engineering course the students took during the freshman year. While teaching the first semester sophomore Material and Energy Balance course between2009 and 2012, students often remarked that the freshman class was boring and that they still didnot understand what chemical engineers did. Based on this feedback

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; Grace Lynn Baldwin; Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Sarah Larose

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

burden are both crucial underlying elements to this program’ssuccess, but the importance of hands-on, experiential activities that help the student visualizetheir professional career cannot be under-estimated.I. IntroductionThe purpose of land grant institutions of higher education, as defined under the Morrill Act, is toprovide opportunities for the residents of their home states to achieve a collegiate education at areasonable price and enhance the educated work force living within the state. Unfortunately, thedecline in state support for these schools and the rising costs of operation have forced land grantschools to admit more out-of-state and international students that pay tuition upcharges for theirincoming classes, at the expense of in

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; James Edward Lamberth III, Enloe High School; Evelyn L. Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Centerfaculty member to undertake an independent research project in that faculty member’s lab. Thepandemic made this immersive experience impossible, so instead we brought the research to thestudents via Zoom. Faculty recorded and shared videos describing their work for the students towatch. We then asked these faculty to join our live Zoom meets to speak with the students andanswer their questions on a variety of topics including research, careers, college, etc. While thiscannot replace a physical day in a lab, we were at least able to show the students the breadth ofexciting research happening in the ASSIST Center, and hopefully engage their interest in STEM.Program Implementation - Transitioning from summer to academic term programAfter the summer

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki; Md Mahabubul Alam; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill; Annmarie Ward

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ASEE Board of Directors

resilience, optimization techniques/design automation, and hardware security.Mr. Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Taylor received his B.S. degree in Physics from Brigham Young University, after which he worked for 5 years as a semiconductor engineer for Micron Technology in Boise, ID, specializing in numerical and computational data analysis. During this time, he also volunteered extensively with the educational arm of the Micron Foundation, bringing inquiry-based STEM outreach lessons to K-12 classrooms throughout the Boise area and serving as a career mentor to high school students interested in pursuing engineering as a career. Taylor’s role at CSATS focused on interfacing with science

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lori Caldwell, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

development. Findings can be used to inform newapproaches for developing and assessing engineering outreach programs. IntroductionThe engineering education community recognizes the lack of diversity in the field and is activelyworking to break down barriers that inhibit the participation of women and minoritized racial andethnic groups in engineering education and engineering careers. Despite these ongoing efforts,engineering enrollment is below optimal levels and there continues to be an overall lack ofwomen and students from minoritized racial and ethnic groups within engineering fields (Daviset al., 2012). For example, over the past five years, engineering degrees were earned by studentsfrom

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 3 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Sarah Trainer, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Jean M. Jacoby, Seattle University; Jodi O'Brien, Seattle University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

embedded. Evidence of gendered and race-baseddiscrimination is particularly robust, indicating that women and faculty of color experience arange of overt and covert inequities throughout their professional careers when compared to menand white faculty respectively [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20].Covert inequities and microaggressions as they play out in 2020 in colleges and universities inthe U.S. are often very difficult to address because they are subtle, even invisible (especially tothe often well-intended perpetrator); other equities are still far from subtle. In STEM fields,gendered discrimination issues have often been described with the “leaky pipeline” metaphor:women leave STEM fields in greater

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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Gurcan Comert; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis; Balaji Iyangar; Esmail M Abuhdima, Benedict college; Negash Begashaw, Benedict College

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Diversity, Labs and experiential learning

careers in intelligent transportation systems. Students have been part of a multi-disciplinary,eight-week summer research experience that integrated curricular and extracurricular activities. Verybriefly, workshops, trainings, site and lab visits, hands-on data collection and sensor involved research oncampus and on other university campuses targeted critical skills with a problem-based learning approach.The students also participated in a series of critical thinking sessions presented by the project team ondefining a research problem, literature search, and the research process (Pierce et al., 2019, Comert et al.,2020).The numbers of participants in past two summers were 8 and 7, respectively. The students were teamed inmultidisciplinary groups

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Charles McIntyre

work15 in an environment that mimics the actual construction management process. ¾ To integrate within the revised course the following topics: Construction Terminology and Accreditation, Ethical Dilemmas, Resume and Career Plan, Engineering and Tech Expo (visit and summary paper), Professional & Trade Organizations, and Guest Speakers.MethodologyThe basic methodology for the development and delivery of the revised CM&E 111 is presentedbelow. ¾ The author attended the ACCE2 Mid-Year Meeting held in Phoenix (February 2012) to discuss first-year construction management courses with construction management program directors at the Baccalaureate Program Chairs Meeting. Approximately forty- five (45) ACCE

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Sousada Chidthachack; Mark A. Schulte; Forster D. Ntow; Jia-Ling Lin; Tamara J. Moore

: renewable resources, andglobal warming; b) Economic: renewable resources, and efficient use of resources; and c)Health and Safety: clean water and hunger.Life Long Learning: Three themes emerged: a) Credentials: professional engineering license(PE) and professional development (PD); b) Career Path and Progression; and c) On theJob/Apprenticeship, or PD from employer.Communication: Two types: a) Clients/Public (nontechnical audience); and b)Colleagues/Other Engineers (technical audience). 152Others: The research team focused on two aspects of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Forexample, the questions: Why are you interested in becoming an engineer? Where do you seeyourself in 5 years? 10 years? (Warm

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Cindy Rojas

Professor of Practice Department of Engineering Technology Texas State University AbstractThis paper presents a framework for the design of augmented reality expeditions in engineeringeducation settings to motivate student learning of engineering fundamentals and careers. Theimpact of social distancing has been significant for students of all ages and there is a great needfor additional and creative online learning resources. The engineering field has an opportunity tonot only motivate and support student learning, but to do so by featuring the very innovativenature of engineering as a tool to develop those experiences. A case study regarding

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

-based and all-class discussion activities that draw upon criticalquestions of applying these concepts. In so doing, we intend to help students think and behave asprototypical engineering leadership practitioners. IntroductionThe typical engineer spends the majority of his or her career either in a team or in managementand leadership roles1. Even entry-level engineers are expected to function well as team membersand exercise leadership as appropriate to a role. One can therefore consider the practice ofengineering as a triad composed of technical competence, management, and leadership with noclear dividing line2. For these reasons, companies seek graduates with leadership skills 3. However,industry offers

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

as SRAM, DRAM, and flash. The main target application of resistive memory technologies is for large data storage and the main targeted market is replacement of computer DRAM main memory and SRAM cache. In this research, we propose a unique application for resistive memory technology and that is to realize non-volatile single-bit latch element that can be used for building reconfigurable logic circuits. The results of student surveys on the experience of student participants with the research internship strongly suggest that such an experience is very valuable in encouraging students to purse STEM research careers. Moreover, this experience enhances students’ technical research skills such as scientific thinking, ability to

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Pacific Southwest Section

suggest that such an experience is very valuable in helping thestudents decide if they want to purse STEM research careers. Moreover, this experienceenhances students’ technical research skills such as scientific thinking, ability to analyze andinterpret results, and presentation skills. 1. IntroductionThe motivation behind this work was to offer research experience to undergraduate students andinspire them to pursue higher education and research careers. Research experience is nottraditionally offered in an undergraduate curriculum, especially for community college students.An effective approach to address this gap is to offer summer research experience forundergraduate students. An effective research experience for undergraduate students

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aaron Robert Hamilton Thielmeyer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker; Jacqueline Doyle, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25276Using Topological Data Analysis in Social Science Research: Unpacking De-cisions and Opportunities for a New MethodDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

as a project management consultant. Her research contributes to the advancement of labor and personnel issues in engineering broadly and specifically in the construction industry through two research areas: untangling the complex relationship between activities people become involved in — operationalized as engagement — and the technical and professional out- comes gained — operationalized as competencies. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining productive, diverse and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent peo- ple. Dr. Simmons’ research is supported by awards from NSF, including a CAREER award. She oversees the Simmons Research Lab (www.denisersimmons.com), which

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Ms. Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst Christine Olson is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of Mas- sachusetts Amherst. Her research interests include media production and social participation practices online, social inequality and new media technologies, children and new media, and digital media litera- cies. Her work has been presented at International Communication Association conferences.Dr. Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Charles

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Peter Chen, University of California-San Diego; Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego

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Biomedical

encouraged to share their ideas withfaculty and other students during discussions. Both courses have proven to be successful informat and content. Students enjoyed the variety of topics that were presented, met thedepartment faculty at an early stage, and were assisted in picking an area of focus withinbioengineering. Since these courses were pass/fail, the students did not feel pressured at avulnerable time in their college career, when they are transitioning to the demands of collegecourses. Group design project gave the students some experience with working on teams andperforming background research necessary for research, and prepared them for other courses.Introduction The bioengineering program at UCSD was founded in 1966 with an

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

career so that they willbe more likely to persevere in majors and careers in science.41 Some of these programs addadditional components such as enhanced emphasis on mentoring, development of career plansand actual graduate applications, dealing with time management and work-life balance issues,and identifying a supportive peer group. Such programs have been described by Purdy et al.42and by Crosby et al.43 While many of these programs are highly effective, they do not alwayshave stable funding. .B. MentoringAs noted by Purdy and Wasburn2, "a continuing concern for all graduate students is how to findsufficient mentoring and role models. This need is not limited to academic subjects. Much morethan undergraduate students, graduate students are

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University ; Marcial Tienteu; Vinton Amsley Morris, Morgan State University; Dennis Ndati, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Aaron A Mcclenton; Andre Latte Dean Jr., Morgan State University School of Engineering

recipient of multiple awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, IBM Faculty Partnership Award, National Semiconductor Faculty Development Award, and the General Motors Faculty Fellowship Award. He is currently a senior member of the IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi honor societies.Mr. Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University Edmund Smith is a Ph.D student at Morgan State University with a research focus on cyber-physical system. His research lies in side-channel analysis of lightweight cryptographic algorithm. He currently conduct research in the Center for Reverse Engineering and Assure Microelectronic (CREAM) and the Center for Assurance and Policy (CAP) at Morgan State UniversityMr

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

factor in their lives. It seemsclear that the college experience has done nothing to close the confidence gap, and perhapscontributed to its persistence. We now turn to students’ own reflections on their engineeringeducation for an explanation.Results from student interviews:In their senior year, 15 of the APS students participated in an in-depth, semi-structuredqualitative interview. Some questions in the interview were designed to elicit students’reflections on their experiences as engineering undergraduates. Others were designed to elicitstudents’ conceptions of engineering and themselves as engineers now embarking on theirprofessional careers. In this section, we complement the findings from the PIE survey with a richpicture of students

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

SAGE – Student Assisted Guidance in EngineeringI. IntroductionEngineers are key personnel to maintain or promote economic growth and create jobs throughinnovation in a society 1. However, engineers experience difficulties in transition or socializationin multiple stages of their academic and professional career 2-5. Especially, first-year engineeringstudents are exposed to more critical environmental changes and discrepancies of identity 6, 7.Unsuccessful transitioning into rigorous engineering education context induces low retention offirst year engineering students. The National Science Foundation 8 reports that only 60% ofstudents who enter engineering disciplines obtain an engineering degree. Some engineeringcolleges provide special

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Engineering Ethics

analysis of students’ work.Our results show that students met the learning objectives of crafting arguments, reflecting uponcomputing skills, and discussing issues related to professionalism and diversity.1. IntroductionOne of several educational objectives for computer science programs is preparing students for asuccessful career in the software industry. Both ABET and CC2001 emphasize that computer sciencegraduates should engage topics related to ethics and professionalism1,10. For example, CC2001 identifiesthe social context of computing (SP2) and professional and ethical responsibilities (SP4) as core subjectareas. It also describes in detail the scope of these areas (Chapter 10, pages 55-61). ABET programoutcome letter (e) (an understanding

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

premedicalengineering or prelaw engineering. The non-ABET accredited program was a good fit for thesestudents. The other group of students was interested in pursuing an engineering career inprograms such as acoustical engineering, biomedical engineering, and engineering management.Graduates who followed careers that did not require them to become registered professionalengineers had few complaints about their educational preparation. On the other hand, graduateswho wanted to become professional engineers often had considerable difficulty in being allowedto take the professional engineering examination because they had not graduated from an ABET Page