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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; BO YANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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International Forum

education.Miss BO YANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Bo Yang is an Assistant Researcher at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her primary research interest is in cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students and in paticular how this influences their academic and career success.She obtained her Msc in Management from the University of Edinburgh in 2012.Mr. Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Mr. Bing Chen is an assistant research fellow at the Graduate School, and a S.J.D. candidate of the Leo KoGuan law school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include law education, graduate education and Chinese higher education reform

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

not only in quantity but also in quality. In order to provide the society withquality engineers in the new century, engineering education has been developed more andmore in three dimensions, i.e., academic, entrepreneurial, and societal components. It isparticularly described as “engineering education is now comprised of three key axes:technical, professional and global skills” [1]. After analyzed the current situation ofengineering education, James Plummer proposed the changes we should make in order tohave a mixed curriculum with other fields for students to learn many skills not intraditional engineering curriculum but very useful in their professional career [2].Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has implemented the project based

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Gary A. Gabriele; Edmond Dougherty

Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityCOE faculty members have yet to include modules in their classes designed to instill theentrepreneurial mindset in their students. Professors spearheading the engineeringentrepreneurship minor have visited several classes to guest lecture on the engineeringentrepreneurial mindset and have spoken to all freshmen in the Introduction toEngineering class. Nevertheless, it is important to get additional full-time engineeringfaculty engaged in the process of instilling the entrepreneurial mindset throughout thestudents’ undergraduate careers. 2.   Entrepreneurially Minded Learning – EMLThe Kern Family Foundation started the KEEN with the goal to "graduate engineers withan entrepreneurial mindset so

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Arthur Rozario; Zhenkang Yang; Abe Yang; San Peng; Qing Guan; Ying Dong; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

those focusing on taking the professional engineering exam as a first step in theirProfessional Engineer career pursuit. The indifference attitude could be attributed to shyness aswell as traditional academic experience based on rote learning, and not experiential learning.With the latest consumer market development of a related technology called transcranial directcurrent stimulation 16, 17, we expect the EEG platform will increase in popularity and help thoseshy students to engage the client-company simulation fully. Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityEven though the project complexity at a community college level would be inferior whencompared to those available at the upper division of a

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ralph C. Tillinghast; Amelia W. Wright; Leslie A. Stevens

spirit,social intelligence, experience, character and values. To establish this more robust resume,universities need to adopt further educational models, such as cooperative learning, mentionedbefore, which incorporates many of these traits. Another area that the employers will need tofocus on is their interview systems or process, as it is more difficult to gage and measure some ofthese traits. This could be a way for employers to gain acceptance to alternate education Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universitymethods, including MOOCs. Some marketplaces have already adopted a more, well roundedsystem for identifying top talent that does not filter by education level. A graphic arts career is

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

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Jeffrey R. Mountain

issues in mechanical engineering and related fields.(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern 11. Utilize techniques, skills and modern engineeringengineering tools necessary for engineering tools (including CAD/CAM) necessary forpractice. mechanical engineering practice. 12. Develop broad based technical skills and knowledge, strong work ethic, integrity, and leadership skills that will lead to successful careers in

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

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Matthew Stein

that can benefit students significantly when introduced in the sophomore year. Allof the conjectural results described in the first section were confirmed by direct survey. The authorconcludes that the inclusion of SolidWorks not only improves the teaching of Dynamics, butstrengthens the entire engineering program by equipping students with the tools for lifelonglearning early in their career. 8 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference We plan on continuing this use of SolidWorks in the Dynamics course and may expand itsapplication to other

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

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James R. Rowland

regionalactivities. He currently chairs the Education Society Fellows Evaluation Committee. Since 1985,he has served as an ABET program evaluator (PEV) on 36 campus visits for IEEE and ASEE.His professional career spans 50 years as an electrical engineering professor at three universities. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

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Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

full-time employee.1) Fostering self-learning: Project-based learning emphasizes learning activities that are long-term, interdisciplinary, and student-centered. It is known that project-based learning hasnumerous benefits4,5 - including a greater depth of understanding of concepts, broader knowledgebase, improved communication and interpersonal/social skills, enhanced leadership skills,increased creativity, and improved writing skills. Most importantly, project-based learningfosters a self-learning attitude, which is essential (and part of the mission statement ofengineering colleges) to the students’ success later in their careers in engineering fields, whereadvancements are made and technologies change at a very fast pace.2) Engaging

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Bryan J. Mealy

coursewarecould use improvements including more proof-reading, more example and exercise problems,and improved lab activity experiences. A secondary issue is that the scope of the FreeRangecourseware has never been acknowledged in any way by the Cal Poly administration. Though theFreeRange courseware is relatively popular with students and faculty who teach the courses, it isessentially a career-killer in the context of an administration that places a higher value onresearch, publications, and grant acquisitions than it does on actual course development.AcknowledgementsThanks to Nicholas Ross, Jennifer Lumbres, Andrew Ma, and James Mealy for help withproofreading. Thanks to Jeff Gerfen for creating the first cut at the FRCD LAM and being thefirst

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The Human Element of Librarianship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

interviews taking place in the years following.For example, it was found that of the original 20 graduate students interviewed, only five weremaster’s degree candidates, which is not representative of the larger population in whichmaster’s students make up over 60% of the engineering and textiles graduate students. Toaddress this, five more master’s students were interviewed in the spring of 2012. An additionalthree PhD students offered to speak to us at that time, so they were interviewed as well. Deeperanalysis of the faculty interviews revealed early-career faculty as users that the library might beable to better support, and so additional interviews of faculty in this category were conducted inthe spring of 2013 to acquire more data from this

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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New Engineering Educators

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A Virtual Community of Practice for Developing and Implementing Evidence-based Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph De-Chung Shih, Stanford University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

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Chemical Engineering, Materials

innovations and research-based instructional strategies, 1, 2, 3, 4yet most engineering faculty continue to rely on traditional methods of delivery in their courses. Over a decade ago, Felder et al.5 explained that the gap between the current state ofknowledge and the practice results are due to the perception and reality that good teaching is notvalued in terms of career advancement. The authors made a compelling case for the need to cre-ate a positive campus climate for good teaching. Further research has shown that many facultywho attempt to implement research-based instructional practices (RBIS) stop using them whenthey encounter challenges or barriers.2 These include lack of class time, lack of instructor time,lack of rewards or recognition

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow

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International

as soon as they begin their academic careers andthe UoG staff can introduce its pedagogical approach to the students as well as to the UESTC staffinvolved in the Joint School. It has also meant that UoG teaching and administration staff havebeen actively involved in the day-to-day evolution of the Joint School from the day the JointSchool opened. With the enrollment of the second cohort of students, the Joint School has a totalof 379 students and 24 academic and administrative staff members – 21 employed by UESTC and3 employed by UoG.Advertisements of the UoG staff positions to support the UoG-UESTC Joint School were posted Page

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Schuhmann, The Landing School; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffrey G. Soper, Montreux School of Business; Donald H. Horner Jr., Jacksonville University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Program approaches its 20th anniversary, retrospection, insight, and application of lessonslearned to formulate a vision of the future are appropriate. The past and current directors of theProgram have gathered together to create a joint retrospective. This retrospective is stronglyinfluenced by the authors personal experiences both in and outside of the classroom, paperspublished by the collective authors through the years, extensive reviews of current student Page 26.633.2learning through pre/post course surveys6 and discussions with graduates that considered boththe career impact of the Program as well as views of the strengths and areas where

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

by peers and superiors, • anxiety regarding external motivators of grades, pay and future career opportunities, • anxiety regarding criticism of one’s mastery, • acceptance or rejection of critical comments that may improve the project results and team success. The net result of the interacting emotions may be anything from a meltdown of the engineer’s confidence (and concomitant drop in innovation-related competencies) to a team experience that improves the product, learns about the product/customer domain and builds team esprit de corps (and builds innovation-related competencies of individuals). These outcomes depend on many things including the dynamics of the design review and tone and content of

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

for academicreasons, in a manner consistent with the stated academic standards and policies of the school. Inthose cases, we use the date their graduation was expected before expulsion.We examine interior metrics derived from the master dataset as follows. We used the actual orexpected graduation data, plus our data of when we were in contact with students, to establish thesemester of first contact. This parameter establishes when in their academic career they firstneeded our help. We also compile academic outcome data by cohort, in order to examine howdifferent cohorts respond to the services we provided under the two different organizationalmodels described here. We examine the data by both gender and race. Finally, we parse the databy

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall objective of

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Olina Wisniewski, Northeastern University ; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University ; Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

University. She received her BS in Chemical Engineer- ing in 2014 and was involved in the Connections Chemistry Review program for over 5 years. Kristen is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, while working full time as an engineer in the Edison Engineering Development Program at GE Power & Water.Dr. Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University Paul A. DiMilla is an Associate Academic Specialist in Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Chemi- cal Engineering at Northeastern University. During his academic career at Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, and Olin College he has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University

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Materials

Reflectionsn (instructors) = 4 and n (students) =140 INTEREST/ATTAINMENT VALUE Agree Disagree motivated me to do well in the course 59% 41% was an effective way to increase engagement 79% 20% helped me better understand my own learning 69% 31% increased my level of responsibility 59% 41%UTILITY VALUE Agree Disagreewill be of value after graduation 81% 19%was useful in career and/or

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

paper has focused on the pedagogical implications of us-ing the PAC to teach engineers to think like intrepreneurs. The short-term value of teaching withthe PAC is to highlight how decisions are made in the complex and rapidly changing environmentwithin a company. The long-term value is to develop habits of mind and action that will enablethem to make impactful contributions throughout their careers.8 AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank the members of the Bucknell Biomedical Engineering Department,The Small Business Development Center at Bucknell University, Chris Sullivan, Charles Kim andSteve Shooter for their helpful conversations and comments.References [1] Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski, and Henry Petroski. To engineer is

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

sometimes when I'm like I can't believe I suck at math, like why?” (1stinterview), “I guess career-wise maybe so I'm not very strong at math” (2nd interview), and thefollowing passage from the 3rd interview: I realized, like, one: I sucked at (ooh… gosh...). Um, you're probably gonna be sick of hearing me talk after this!... S: No no... R: 1- I suck at math. S: Ok... Page 26.1582.6 R: I don't suck, I was, was pretty weak at math. I didn't have natural. My sister has a lot more aptitude for learning math.The repetition of this theme, in both 1st and 2nd person speech, suggests that this is a

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Jean Lapaix, Florida Atlantic University; Charles Perry Weinthal; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Malissa Augustin, Florida Atlantic University; Santiago Aguerrevere

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Mathematics

interest in pursuing in college and as a career. But there is adichotomy - mathematics is a precise science, and any problem solving engineering paradigmprovides an optimal (or near optimal) solution. Anyone with an engineering perspective learns toappreciate this and continue to combine the two skills advantageously. However, not all studentssignificantly develop this skill when learning math in their curriculum as they may not see theconnection between the theoretical concepts in the subject and the practical problems associatedwith STEM fields. This lack of a connection could negatively affect the students’ performanceand interest in STEM. Our initial focus was to develop the robot as a tool for problem solving 1-3.We also made sure that it is

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Educational Research and Methods

continuesto develop expertise.We now turn to Coral and her lack of a shift toward greater access to programming. In Coral’spre interview, she already expressed a strong sense of what career she wants to pursue. Shedescribed wanting to be a mechanical engineer and having attended other camps related toengineering. Coral also identifies herself as a builder, and on her school’s robotics team, shefeels more competent building rather than programming. To her, a lack of background orcoursework in programming prevents her from taking on a programming role, and she says shewould be able to program after taking a formal class.By the mid-camp interview, we don't see much of a shift in access. She describes the Arduinocomponent as “brushing up on skills” and

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Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Lynne Morazes, Brandeis University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

departure for making better informed decisions about the allocation of resources, educationalprogramming and support systems for first-generation Latina students in STEM professions. Thisresearch can begin discussion on the formulation of best practices about how to improveretention, achievement, undergraduate graduation rates, and career preparation of first-generationLatinas in engineering. This research may elucidates some of the reasons why Latinas chooseengineering in college and why they continue in engineering using Achievement Goal Theory(AGT) as the theoretical framework. Page 26.1291.8Research QuestionsIn this paper, we used the lens of

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Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

of numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American So- ciety of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers. Page 26.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Reaching Out to the Masses: Building Literacy About Engineering Amongst Non-Engineering StudentsEngineering literacy gained initial

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Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

havebroadened. The prototyping, teamwork, communication, and data-analysis skills that studentshave gained early in the curriculum have also greatly increased the value of our freshmen tofaculty research programs and others who hire our students as interns.Introduction Intellectual creativity, experimentation and active inquiry are at the heart of a rewardingengineering career, but often this fact is obscured during the early years of a chemical Page 26.1337.2engineering education. Teaching methods that promote such qualities in the classroom may notonly be more authentic; they have been shown to correspond with significant gains in studentlearning

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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

in physical science.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively