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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

published in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, International Journal of Public Administration, and Energy Policy.Dr. Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University Dr. Rachel Stoiko is a postdoctoral fellow at West Virginia University. She is interested in the intersections of gender, work, and family. Specifically, she works on projects related to career decision-making and development, institutional diversity and inclusivity, and student success in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 1 Dialogues toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering

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Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York; Bijan Bayat Mokhtari, Aalto University, New York City College of Technology; Ali Harb

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

, electronicdesign and programming from the mechatronic toy.1. IntroductionHands-on mechatronic design activities have been proven to be a very effective tool to inspireengineering students to stay focused on their study, to make connections to real engineering work, tounderstand the multidisciplinary nature of product design and the importance of teamwork andcollaboration. Project based hands-on projects provide students with valuable hands-on experience andallow them to take responsibility for their successful implementation of the project from start to finishwithin a reasonable time frame 1-7.The objective of this Candy Crane project is to provide a hands-on opportunity for the mechanicalengineering students to practice concurrent engineering, to learn

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Eric Kuo, Stanford University; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Michael M. Hull, Wayne State College

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

theirsubsequent engineering courses and careers? Faculty often mention “problem solving skills” and“conceptual understanding”; but decades of physics and engineering education research havebarely addressed this question empirically.1-3Some engineering educators argue that traditional close-ended, well-structured and well-definedproblem-solving of the type demanded by end-of-chapter problems in physics textbooks isimportant to emphasize, because it develops skills that students can build on and apply in laterengineering classes. Others argue that mathematical sense-making—translating and seekingcoherence between mathematical formalism and physical reasoning (often intuitive), usingmathematics flexibly as part of sense-making about the physical world—is

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Faculty Development II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Diane Carlson Jones Ph.D, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

experience. Class sizes are typically 6-12 students, with the largest class size around 20.This research uses a longitudinal quantitative methods approach that looks at the predictiveinfluence of faculty support on future academic engagement. Although indirect relationshipsbetween faculty support and engagement may be present through such intermediate outcomes asbelonging or connections to community, the focus of this study remains on direct relationshipsbetween these two primary constructs. The pathways we study herein are highlighted in yellowin Figure 1. Page 26.1383.4 Figure 1: Conceptual Model used in this Study This

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Phelps, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Kelly L. Jones

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

watch the number of problems being solved that they need to masterthe concept and take advantage of as much “bonus” content as they desire – potentially reducingtheir level of boredom with the class. All of the students will benefit from the flexibility of the Page 26.285.3blended course structure.The new design includes weekly modules covering one or two textbook chapters. The in-classportion continues to be a mixture of lectures and hands-on problem-solving. The out-of-classportion is a mixture of materials. Figure 1 is a screenshot of the first online module inBlackboard learning management software). Each module has:  In-class

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

behavior. Implications of these findings for improvingengineering students’ innovative behaviors are explored. Page 26.338.2IntroductionWithin the context of engineering, innovation is the process of developing novel and functionalproducts, processes, or systems that appropriately address key user needs. Innovation has beendescribed as the “lifeblood of all organizations”1 and as the central factor contributing to thesuccess of the United States in an increasingly global marketplace.2 The innovation process isdriven by people, and innovative solutions lead to projects or processes that are linked totangible, real-world outcomes.1 These outcomes of

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Blubaugh, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

—students wearconcert t-shirts showcasing their favorite music artists, instructors play music during class topromote a particular learning environment, groups of students listen to music as they worktogether on a project or as they attempt to solve a homework question. Previous research haslinked musical preference to personality and values, both of which correlate to social identity,and to a lesser extent, academic study habits. Pierre Bourdieu's landmark text La Distinction alsoasserts that social class influences judgments of taste and choices in cultural activities.Researchers have also used markers such as genre taste as a cultural indicator, focusing on"high" arts, such as classical music, ballet, and art museums as measures of culture.1

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

themessage about SWID was through classroom presentations. The officers asked each ofthe professors in the department if they have five minutes to talk about SWID and theentire faculty concurred. This was the sure-fire method that exposed SWID to allacademic classification (freshman, sophomore, junior and senior) of ID students. To keepthe momentum going, and to advertise events on an ongoing basis, the SWID Facebookpage was created. Figure 1 shows a snapshot of the SWID Facebook page. Page 26.416.3 Figure 1: SWID Facebook PageActivitiesWhen SWID was started in 2013, members were asked how they would like to see SWID

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CAD Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Arnold D. Phillips Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

modeling b-rep data structures. However, automaticfeature recognition results in a sequence of features that seldom mimics the original featurescreated by the designer, except for the simplest of parts. A moderately complex model of a chair,Figure 1 (left), contains a variety of features including extrusions, fillets, draft, sweep and loft, aswell as a mirrored feature. The STEP file of this model, when imported using automatic featurerecognition, yields fewer fillets, two revolves, two draft features, and a large volume of materialthat could not be featurized, shown as “Imported3”, Figure 1 (right). No extrusions or patternfeatures were recognized. Only the geometry that is transformed into features can be edited in aconventional history-based

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; M Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

learning methods helps students to realize that “real engineering” is more than graphsand equations, and involves the sharing of ideas 1. The reflective journal has been, and willcontinue to be, a useful tool that helps students to discover the relevance of their education, aswell as to promote the type of intellectual development necessary to become effective engineers1 . We used a simple reflective learning template, in the form of a weekly 3-column table, sincethe fall 2013 semester at our technically based institution.While all of our degree programs strive to develop and strengthen creative and critical thinkingskills through instruction and practice in increasingly complex technical problems, thisdevelopment begins in the student’s first

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric James Davishahl, Everett Community College; Xiaopeng Bi, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

communitycollege with intent to transfer to a four year university to complete their Bachelor of Sciencedegree.1 Community colleges play a substantial role in the production of engineering graduatesin Washington State. Several community colleges throughout the state offer comprehensiveengineering transfer programs that include all the courses necessary for students to transfer atjunior level in most engineering majors. Transfer students who completed their prerequisitecourse work at a community college make up approximately one third and one quarter ofengineering graduates at the main campuses of Washington State University in Pullman andUniversity of Washington in Seattle respectively. More broadly 36% of 2014 college graduatesin Washington had completed

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Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

a new paradigm for engineering education,one based upon a contemplative pedagogy in conjunction with service learning. The nexus of thetwo paradigms seems to hold great promise in developing the skills in engineering students theNational Academy of Engineering has described. Such a paradigm has been utilized in acombined senior capstone design and engineering ethics sequence.IntroductionMy goal in the present work is to share some teaching tools and resultant impacts on students Ihave recently experienced. I offer them with complete humility in the same spirit of an openingcomment made by the Dalai Lama at a conference on the environment held at MiddleburyCollege in the 1990’s.1 His Holiness began by asserting that he was not very special

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

items: 1. contributing to the team’s work, 2. interacting with teammates, 3. keeping the team on track, 4. expecting quality, and 5. having related knowledge, skills, and abilities.Figure 1 presents a screenshot of one of the five behaviorally-anchored scales.Figure 1. Example rating page for sample team on the characteristic “having related knowledge, skills, andabilities.” Students rated themselves and their teammates on this scale.Note that students are also asked to rate themselves. The scale gives descriptors so that studentsaren’t just assigning a value, as the temptation might be to assign all students “perfect” scores.When students see the assessment information after it is

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Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Student

career. Youremotional health might not be as straightforward to manage. Graduate school has emotional highs(e.g. success in research, accepted papers) emotional lows (e.g. rejected papers, failed tests) andstress. I learned that my emotional health is not something I could ignore. Taking time foryourself is important during your graduate school career. The last lesson of the paper is aboutsetting goals and finding opportunities to achieve your goals. A common goal for earning yourdoctorate should be preparing you for your career in either academia or industry.My BackgroundI am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Kettering University and I defended mydissertation on April 1, 2016, about 31.5 months after starting my Ph.D. in Systems

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noe Vargas Hernandez, Carnegie Mellon University; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Isaac Andres Azuz, CETYS University

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Diversity

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International

course credit recognition, resolvinginstitutional and federal travel risk issues, recruitment and selection of students, travel andhousing logistics, local contacts involved in community projects, and follow up of the projectsafter program completion.1. IntroductionBackgroundThe objective of this paper is to provide useful recommendations for planning and executingfaculty-led study abroad programs based on the authors’ experience. In the summer of 2015,UTEP and CETYS conducted a study abroad program funded by the 100,000 Strong in theAmericas Innovation Fund. The program was a real success, but the planning and executionpresented continuous challenges that required quick thinking and adaptability from theorganizers. These lessons are captured in

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Aero and Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Elizabeth Chambers, The Cooper Union; Sergio Anibal Rodriguez, The Cooper Union; Robert Michael Walsh, The Cooper Union; David Wootton, Cooper Union

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

approximately $375, making it alow-cost solution to a typically expensive experiment. This experimental rig has become aresearch platform in The Cooper Union’s Automotive Lab with uses in various courses and highschool level STEM outreach programs.MotivationThe initial motivation for this experiment came from the ME160 Engineering Experimentationcourse at The Cooper Union. Engineering Experimentation places emphasis on “data collectionand statistical reduction, computational methods, and written and oral presentation skills”1. Thecourse grading relies significantly on a student’s ability to design, manufacture, implement, andpresent the results of a final experiment. The experiment itself was left open ended, allowing thegroups of three to four

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Jerry Dwyer, George Washington University; Sonya E. Sherrod, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

.1 Regarding student motivation, it is important for minority studentsto have role models to inspire them and for students to be exposed to STEM subjects early andcontinuously.7 It is also helpful for students to be surrounded by a community of STEMprofessionals.1 Although Active STEM does not aim to replicate or validate the programs of theNMSI, the key factors of student engagement, motivation, and exposure to STEM subjects werecentral to Active STEM’s design.Other sources in the literature have attempted to highlight factors specific to these minoritygroups that may deter interest in STEM. Two primary factors for both black and Hispanicstudents are a lack of financial support and poor academic preparation. Hispanic students, inparticular

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Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Tabibzadeh, California State University, Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

into various courses offered as part ofthe engineering management program at the California State University, Northridge.What is Risk?The term “risk” refers to potential problems or issues that could arise and adversely impact theprogress or outcome of a project.1 Risk is a part of every project and is usually associated withadverse outcomes; hence, it is generally perceived as negative or an adverse effect.2,3 For thepurpose of this paper, the authors would like to define risk as the product of probability of an eventoccurring and the consequence of occurrence.3,4 Thus, when evaluating risk, engineering or projectmanagers should think of both the probability of how often this negative outcome could occur andalso evaluate that if the risk were

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Matthew James Walter McLarnon, University of Western Ontario; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Bill Rosehart, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

conflict profilesWhile this ideal pattern of TC, RC, and PC has found little support in the literature, it is likelydue to the lack of experimental research clearly testing the complexity perspective. Accordingly,the aforementioned inter-department collaboration revealed evidence for the existence of stable,complex conflict profile structures. Specifically, four team conflict profiles were identifiedthrough latent profile analysis, which were defined by distinct patterns of TC, RC and PC (seeFigure 1). Accordingly, the four emerging profiles were labeled for ease of reference as the‘ideal’, the ‘runner up’, the ‘could be worse’, and the ‘ineffective’. While the profiles thatemerged from a latent profile analysis are referenced, the complex

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Engineering Economics Teaching Tools

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kailash M. Bafna, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy

students who are nowin college—better known as the millennial students. These students have some uniquecharacteristics which make it difficult for them to derive maximum benefits from the traditionalclassroom lectures of 50 to 75 minutes duration. Research suggests Millennials prefer a varietyof active learning methods. When they are not interested in something, their attention quicklyshifts elsewhere. Interestingly, many of the components of their ideal learning environment—less lecture, use of multimedia, collaborating with peers—are some of the same techniquesresearch has shown to be effective.1 This indicates that the typical “chapter” format of lecturesshould be modified into smaller “learning units”, each unit being a small topic related to

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Innovative Use of Technology II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Table 1.The mathematical model dimension encompasses the assessment of (1) the quality of thesolution in terms of how well it addresses the complexity of the problem and accounts for alldata provided, and (2) the use of rationales to support the solution method. The root of thisdimension is assessing how good the procedure is at providing a solution to the specific problembeing given. Does the procedure do what it is explicitly required to do? This dimension of theMEA Rubric contains 3 items and an overall dimension scoreThe re-usability/modifiability dimension consists of two inter-related but subtly differentconcepts. The re-usability aspect focuses on the quality of the solution in terms of how easily itcan be used by the client in new but

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Celine Manoosingh, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, enrollment in the department is 541, with Civil Engineering at 279 students enrolled, andConstruction Management with an enrollment of 262. Table 1 shows the freshman, sophomore, junior andsenior fall populations as of November 2014.Table 1: CECM population as of November 2014On average, in 2012 and 2013 there was an average 12% female students across both programs. Page 26.268.3Strategy for TransformationAfter identifing the need to attract more women to engineering, the department underwent several facultydriven internal reviews to determine what areas could be improved that would create a department with aculture that welcomed and recruited women and groomed for professional practice . The results of thisevaluation identified

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities were made available for a smallcohort of students. The research program has three goals: (1) to create an integrated learningplan that connects curricular and extracurricular experiences in research; (2) to provide studentswith experiences across the entire research process; and (3) to broaden participation ofunderrepresented students in engineering.This section describes the application and selection process, which was conducted during the fall2014 semester for the first cohort. Detailed descriptions of the research course and summerresearch experience are provided in subsequent sections.2.1 Chronological DescriptionIn its entirety, the research program covers a 12-month period from September through August;Figure 1 illustrates the

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Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Smith, Australian National University; Jennifer Patricia Turner, Engineers Without Borders Australia ; Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia; Joli Price, Engineers Without Borders Australia

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

.The EWB Research Program is a project-based service-learning initiative to support capstonecourses6. EWB-A works with its partners and volunteers to identify projects suitable for finalyear engineering undergraduate or masters coursework students. These are not the firstpriorities for the partners, as those are the focus of volunteer placements, but commonmotivations for partners proposing and supporting projects include: 1. time available, partners are typically focused on implementation and on the ground work with very limited time for research, feasibility studies or design improvements. 2. additional expertise, both in terms of undertaking quality research and depth of specialist engineering knowledge. 3. access to

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

project. Finally, MEP mentors participatedin several planned social events with MSEN participants in order to help build relationships amongmentors and MSEN students. The project culminated in a poster session where participantsshowcased their design projects to an audience of K-12 administrators, corporate partners, facultyand parents.Preliminary ResultsThe Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) for Middle and High School (6-12)20 uses a 5-pointLikert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree and5=strongly agree) to evaluate students’ confidence and attitudes toward math, science, engineeringand technology and 21st century learning. It was administered in a pre/post format. To get a betterunderstanding of

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show snapshots of the concept test question and student responseson PollEverywhere.com from Graphical Communications, and Dynamics courses respectively.Figure 3 shows a snapshot of the open-ended question and student responses from ControlSystems. The lectures were punctuated by multiple-choice conceptual questions or open-endedquestions to test students’ understanding of the material. In the multiple-choice conceptualquestions, often the distracters (incorrect responses) reflect typical student misconceptions.These questions are good indicators of students’ conceptual understanding, especially infundamental courses. The open-ended questions provide the senior-level students an opportunityto improve their critical thinking

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Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

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New Engineering Educators

.), and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh). Prior to entering academia, Dr. Nicholls was a practicing industrial engineer in the freight transportation industry. Address: Donald L. Harrison College of Business, Southeast Missouri State University, One University Plaza – MS 5815, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701; telephone (+1) 573.651.2016; fax: (+1) 573.651.2992; e-mail: gnicholls@semo.edu.Dr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University (MSU). He is an

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke D. Conlin, Stanford University; Doris B. Chin, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

instructional video related to their tinkering experience.MethodsParticipantsThe participants were sixth-graders (N=76) from a diverse urban public middle school (30%Black, 29% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 12% White; 10% English Language Learners). The teacherssigned up for a field trip and agreed to participate in a follow-up lesson in their classroom.DesignThe study involved two phases. In Phase 1, students went on a field trip to the tinkering space ofa local museum, where they participated in one of two activities, Marble Machines (N=46) orWind Tubes (N=30). Due to administrative constraints, students were not randomly assigned totinkering activity, but teachers were instructed to assign students such that the groups werebalanced on class performance and

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Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline College; Tessa Alice Olmstead, Highline College; Judy Mannard PE, Highline Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

self-reported their race and/or ethnicity, 65% identified as being students of color, as shown inTable 1. This suggests a racially and ethnically diverse demographic. In addition to racial andethnic diversity, our engineering students are culturally diverse. Collectively, a class ofIntroduction to Engineering students can be expected to speak nearly 20 different languagesfluently, with greater than two out of three students being multilingual.In addition, many of our students were enrolled in a dual degree program where they have theopportunity to take college credit classes as junior or senior high school students. 26% of ourstudents were considered to be high school students attending college. On the other hand, 16%of our students were non

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

team lies in qualitative methodologies, cultural theory and the belief that outliers offer great insight into the workings of power. Her research interests include cultural theory, the cultural/historical construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services Dr. Pan is currently working as a sales, product and remarketing analyst at Toyota Financial Services. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering.Dr. Randa L. Shehab, University of