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International Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalilullah Mayar, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul -Afghanistan

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Diversity

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International

(Babury & Hayward, 2014). The challenges and progress made on some of the specific parts ofthe National Strategic Plan are discussed in the following subsections.2.1.1 Quality Assurance and Accreditation:Babury, Deputy Minister of Academic Affairs in the Afghan MoHE, and Hayward (2014)indicated that according to the World Bank, recent research that outlined the significance ofquality university education together with the need for soft skills for the national developmentrecommended the following: “University graduates need to emerge from the university system with the academic knowledge, technical competence and soft skills that make them employable in both private and public sector institutions. Hence, it is important that

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Community Engagement Division

are often formed by coupling a series of different firmswith the necessary expertise through a contractual relationship. The faculty assumed that studentswould gravitate to the work that was “theirs” and support the broad needs of the project that mightnot be directly related to their engineering discipline. Then, the development of ‘soft skills’ wouldnaturally grow as communication, time management, and delegation of work would grow inresponse to the project needs.COE Capstone Course Management ApproachWhile multi-disciplinary projects are considered valuable educational experiences, and are evenconsidered pivotal in emulating real-world design circumstances, implementation of a college-wide capstone program is challenging. To overcome the

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Practices for Student Learning Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Amit J Lopes, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

assisted in changing the current UNIV 1301 course from a teacherdominated instruction and philosophy course to a more student learning centered,engaging, hands-on, engineering problem solving course that improved student-facultyinteraction and student motivation. Although some basic manufacturing technologies werebe used to build products, a majority of the course included hands-on activities aimed atimproving understanding of the ‘Engineering Design Process’ as part of a semester longteam project. In demand soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and inter-disciplinary engagement were highlighted and encouraged.In this paper some of the tools utilized to assist in the redesign of the ‘Foundations ofEngineering’ course are detailed below:1

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Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John E. Post P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

landing is accomplished with minimal damage to the balloonsat structures.After lunch each of the student teams prepare and deliver a final oral presentation of their resultsto an audience consisting of the students and the instructors, as well as interested members of thelocal community. This provides the students with an opportunity to communicate what theyhave learned and practice the soft skills that are important for success in technical fields.On the morning of the final day an instructor leads the students through several digital circuitlabs that are modeled after those required for our freshmen engineering students. This providesthem with the opportunity to sample college-level instruction with a hands-on focus and deepenstheir

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AEE Journal

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Ryan Solnosky P.E.; Joshua Fairchild

study was mostconcerned in studying (discussed in the next section).FALL 2017 7 ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Survey Tools for Faculty to Quickly Assess Multidisciplinary Team Dynamics in Capstone Courses COURSE ASSESSMENT STRATEGY The assessment approach is multi-faceted that encompassed: reports, presentations, consulta-tions with faculty, and the surveys (Parfitt et al. 2013). Evaluation procedures were formulated thatallowed for the measurement of technical and soft skills

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Virginia Charter P.E.

internship except the project are more wholey [sic] in your control.” “To help me learn as a student, become more prepared as a professional, and able to have a more knowledgeable base for my life.” “Learn soft skills needed to be more successful in field” “I expect that I will be able to use the concepts presented to me in this course to be most successful in my career. I feel the concept of this class is practical and applicable to common situations that I will encounter in my career path.” As observed from the data, students consistently reported as understanding the conceptsfrom ‘somewhat’ to ‘a lot’ on the scale. This is also true of the students reporting of theintegration of learning

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

schoolwork and strive to keep their grades up,37.5% agreed or strongly agreed, 37.5% were neutral, and 25% disagreed or strongly disagreed.After the second year in the program, the feedback we received about meetings indicated thatstudents did not favor watching videos during that time. We have slowly moved away from thevideos toward free discussion for students to learn about each other, to express their concerns,aspirations, plans, etc., and practice soft skills such as communication. We are further planningto include skills such as work-life balance, surviving as a woman in STEM, time management,etc. Other changes implemented based on student feedback were the distribution of agendas andminutes to students and mentors to keep them

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

rates.The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are all critical in successful delivery of a standout App. Oursurvey questions cover these aspects in a succinct manner.Evaluation Design for

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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

engineering professionals requires a balance in thedevelopment of technical competency along with the ability to clearly communicate ideas, workwell with others, understand one’s own strengths and weaknesses, delegate responsibilities toteam members appropriately, and exhibit empathy and understanding for the other members ofone’s team. In many courses, students have opportunities to develop both technical, or “hardskills,” and professional or “soft skills.”For several decades, traditional electrical engineering curricula has included coursesemphasizing learning to programming microcontrollers. These courses tend to be technicallyrigorous and often involve working in teams to achieve a common goal. Engineering studentseasily learn that their

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

 capacity building not only in terms of technical skills but also soft skills such as effective communication and management. Indeed, in order to achieve the SDGs, higher education must do more than train a high quality workforce; it must both prepare and inspire highly skilled individuals to be innovators—and most importantly, agents of change—in their  institutions  and  industries.  But  to  nourish  the  momentum  of  change  begun  through  its degree and research programs, higher education must be a catalyst for establishing a Community of  Practice by  stimulating  cooperation  among  academia,  business,  and  government,  including providing  opportunities  for  training  and  continuing  education  of  the  water  sector  and

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Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

what-if case study-based curriculum): Hypothesis 1: Participation, identification, and development of multiple engineering and non-engineering solutions will help URM and women engineering students to enhance their engineering identity. This translates to: “The PFE skill score is significantly higher in the ‘studied’ group relative to the ‘non-studied’ group.” Hypothesis 2: Exploration of social issues will help improve sensitivity of engineering students to social issues. This translates to: “The T skills survey rank is significantly higher in the ‘studied’ group relative to the ‘non-studied’ group.” Hypothesis 3: Scaffolding of the engineering students will lead to significantly improved soft skills at the time of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

interviews withfaculty and guest panelists. These soft skills (essential skills) development programming, alongwith addressing strengths and weakness were identified as some of the most influential fromstudent feedback.In addition to the auxiliary programming for S-STEM participants, developing a pipeline transferstudents from area community colleges was essential as part of the S-STEM scholars program.At present USM is committed to developing college level articulation agreements with thecommunity colleges. A number of articulation initiatives have been implemented at thedepartment levels within the STEM academic areas with 27 STEM related articulation    agreements with area community colleges as well as two 2 others in the works that are STEM

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Vazgen Shekoyan; sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger Jr, CUNY-Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

yearthere were about 10% engineering physics students persuaded (or saved) from transferring out ofpre- engineering, and we have attributed the building of confidence in fluid intelligence as aretention reason. A future study on whether improving writing would help fluid intelligencebuilding is an interesting project, consistent with a Forbes article saying that “Contrary to myth,science is not a rigid and objective realm where "soft skills" play no role, but an intenselycollaborative process where teamwork and communication are absolutely essential” 29.V. ConclusionsWe have reported our spatial reasoning strategy for fluid intelligence improvement.An assessment rubric was put forward for quantitative analysis with statistics to measure thegrowth

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J Barsanti Jr., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Military and Veterans

at military colleges.Unless they are a cadet or midshipman, they simply are not allowed to register for these coursesnor can they hold leadership positions in the cadet ranks. However, veteran students are wellsuited to assume leadership roles and responsibilities in and out of the classroom. Their militaryexperience often fosters growth of these soft skills and make them effective and admired leaders,even at a military college where their academic peers have experienced a more structured andrecent leadership curriculum. Faculty and traditional students at civilian or military colleges canbenefit from these qualities if they are aware of their skills and experiences. The classroomexperience and extracurricular activities can be enriched

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Software and Related Tools for Teaching and Course Efficiencies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Reed Martin, Pennsylvania State University; Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

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Mechanical Engineering

engage in self-directed learning as the needarises. Instructors in this system serve as facilitators, both asking questions to get students tothink about critical factors and answering student questions when they arise. This strategy situateslearning within a context that will mirror what engineers face in practice, and encourages a patternof lifelong learning. In engineering education in particular, researchers have found that ProblemBased Learning approaches had an advantage over more traditional strategies in terms of the devel-opment of soft skills (problem solving, teamwork, self-directed learning) without sacrificing gainsin factual knowledge [9].Though problem based learning has its advantages, it also has limitations. In thermodynamics

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

vision statement notes that “the growing availability of professional Master’s degrees provides increased opportunity for graduates and practitioners to meet such a need.”26  NCEES Position Statement 35 observes that “future demands for increasing technical and professional skills have resulted in the need for additional education beyond the bachelor’s degree for those entering the engineering profession” and advocates four alternative educational pathways to attain this expanding engineering body of knowledge.27  In its “Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering and Structural Engineers,” SEI observes that future structural engineers will need enhanced technical expertise, soft

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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

., 2004. Teaching Geotechnical Engineering using Professional Practice. International Conference on Engineering Education.Kumar, S. & Hsiao, J. K., 2007. Engineers Learn “Soft Skills the Hard Way”: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering Classes. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 7(1), pp. 18-23.Ogle, Jennifer, Plumblee, J., & Vaughn, D., & Gordon, A. 2016. “Enhancing Student’s Learning Experiences through Translational Research in Multidisciplinary Engineering Education,” 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA.Ozgen, S. et al., 2013. Assessment of Engineering Students’ Leadership Competencies. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 13(2), pp. 65-75.Peace Corps

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Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

beenproviding students with supplemental philosophical and cultural background to the engineeringdiscipline, and soft-skills with practical preparation to help them get started in their career, theadvent of the ELI mandate at our school makes S1-2 an ideal place to embed the ELI elements.Three signature elements of the ELI graduation requirement at Messiah College have beenformulated to ensure authenticity, per the Kolb model, but also uniquely orient a student “…tooutcomes related to enhanced career preparation and community engagement.” The ELIsignature elements are 1) learning objectives, 2) learning outcomes and 3) the ELI deliverable.Students are required to design their learning objectives at the beginning of the experience infour areas: a

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ETD Freshmen Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest; Yoonill Lee, Purdue University Northwest; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

learningoutcome of the course. The laboratory performance of the course is performed in teams of twostudents. This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active and engageddiscourse and discussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feed theircuriosity. The course culminates in a Final Project which is based on students own research froma set of selected topics of interest in the field of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology. These projects were assessed based upon its comprehensiveness and originality.Students are required to master the soft skills of comprehensive report writing on a weekly basisand of Technical Project Report writing and project oral presentation based upon the Team’sFinal Project. These

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Laura J. Dietz, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

regulators. College professors that incorporate industry experience into theirdidactic activities through group projects, and peer and external feedback of oral presentationsmay build students’ professional, ‘soft skills’, such as communication and teamwork, that candifferentiate them to potential employers and provide them with the skills necessary for careeradvancement.Bringing industry and research experience into the classroom by utilizing real world projects andguest speakers when discussing examples and applications of theory are recommended teachingpractices for engineering professors (Loendorf 2004; Loendorf 2006; Lewis 2008; Banik 2016).The Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) recommends “real-world”engineering design

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangling Yu, Purdue University, North Central; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

learning. The students maintain an online portfolio of their work. The microcontrollerbased system designed in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement of thelearning outcome of the course. The laboratory exercises are performed in teams of two students.This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active and engaged discourse anddiscussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feed their curiosity. The courseculminates in a Final Project using AVR microcontrollers to make closed-loop control systems,and demonstrate knowledge learned in the course. These projects are assessed based upon itscomprehensiveness and originality. Students are required to master the soft skills ofcomprehensive

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Erik Lopez; Deena Mustin, UTEP Academic Technologies ; Robin Munoz, Academic Technologies; Jackeline Munoz; Sarah Huizar, UTEP Academic Technologies Learning Environments; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, Carnegie Mellon University; Celena Arreola; Tetyana Zhyvotovska, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

methodology towards assessing this project has been adapted over the course of sevenyears. The original methodology was based on the learning outcome of whether students couldcomplete the soldering of a circuit board. Upon reflection, the first year’s methodology whileadequate limited the focus and didn’t capture the full range of skills development of the students.The original methodology was focused around the deliverable itself to assess the success of theproject and learning objectives. In the second and subsequent years, additional assessments havebeen added to try to capture the full magnitude of the process. These assessments focus on specificskills obtained, level of collaboration and transfer of skills between majors, soft skills learned

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experts atchallenging students to develop excellent listening skills, cultural sensitivity, ethics, andempathy13,14. While engineering programs require students to take courses in the arts,humanities, and social sciences, students often compartmentalize these human-centric skills as“liberal arts” skills instead of weaving them into their technical expertise. There are numerousexamples of engineering programs or courses that have incorporated arts and humanities intodesign courses to encourage students to practice integrating human-centric skills with theirtechnical knowledge.15-17 A major challenge faced by this approach is that these courses are oftenseen as design courses and the “soft skills” offered by the arts and humanities faculty are just

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleshia Huber, Binghamton University; Jill Dixon, Binghamton University; Sandy Card, Binghamton University

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Engineering Libraries

information needs. The projects also provided acomprehensive design review of two library spaces, including proposals for possible extensiverenovation, from an engineering perspective.Literature ReviewSenior design capstone projects are common within engineering education as a tool to synthesizewhat students have learned throughout their undergraduate program4 and to gain additionalvaluable “soft skills”5, 6 such as teamwork and communication skills, and to model the engineer-client relationships that will be needed in their professional careers. According to Goldberg7,senior capstone projects are “the most important courses our engineering students will take intheir undergraduate programs. They provide students with an opportunity to apply what

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

best suit the individual projects.Working with and alongside each other, the students gain both hard and soft skills and have theopportunity to pursue interests outside of the classroom. The project encourages undergraduateparticipation to maximize facilities use for both personal and academic projects, and also buildsand amplifies the maker community.The general undergraduate population is the third tier that benefits from the completed projects.The campus-wide value of each project is demonstrated through capstone events to showcaseeach finished project. These large-scale, high-visibility capstone events are designed to inspireundergraduates to become involved in future projects and discover the potential of the makercommunity.Each project

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas

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Civil Engineering

important to note that mentors had to have earned a C orbetter in the remedial chemistry course- so the mentors were not only the highest achievingstudents, and that these students went on to outperform the students who were higher-achieving atadmission. In addition, 75% of the mentors were minorities or female, showing strong support forthe implementation of these types of programs for the retention of minority and female students inSTEM.In addition to learning gains, the experience of mentoring has many benefits in the developmentof professional soft skills and interpersonal growth (Miller, 2004; Terrion and Leonard, 2007;Seymour and Hewitt 1997). In a study of long-term effects of mentoring in a PLTL setting inChemistry (Gafney and Varma-Nelson

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs

relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project to success as engineers. His areas of technical research include finite element analysis and skeletal muscle mechanics.Dr. Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University Tammy Haut Donahue joined the faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in December of 2011. She came to CSU after spending eleven years in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. Her PhD was in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis where she earned the Allen Marr Award for distinguished dissertation in Biomedical Engineering in 2000. She is an Asso- ciate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and an Editorial Consultant for

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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

, plant science, and data sciencegraduate students in the area of predictive plant phenomics (P3), with the goal to developresearchers who can design and construct crops with desired traits to meet the needs of a growingpopulation and that can thrive in a changing environment. To meet this goal, the P3 NRTprogram will train next generation crop scientists to have broad technical skillsets as well asstrong “soft skills” in communication and collaboration. A companion paper (Dickerson et al.,2017) provides an overview of the P3 NRT program, whereas this paper focuses on a new coursedeveloped as part of the P3 NRT.One of the challenges associated with providing the students in the P3 NRT program with theneeded multidisciplinary skills to thrive is

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

team learning: evaluation, dissemination, andinstitutionalization of a college level initiative, Springer Science & Business Media.Haidet, P., K. Kubitz and W. T. McCormack. (2014). "Analysis of the team-based learningliterature: TBL comes of age." J Excell Coll Teach. 25(3-4), 303-333.Hake, R. R. (1998). "Interactive-engagement versus traditional methods: A six-thousand-studentsurvey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses." Am J Phys., 10.1119/1.18809,64-74.Kumar, S. and J. K. Hsiao. (2007). "Engineers learn “soft skills the hard way”: Planting a seed ofleadership in engineering classes." Leadership and Management in Engineering.10.1061/(ASCE)1532-6748(2007)7:1(18),18-23.McCavit, K. and N. Zellner. (2016). "Persistence of

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal

Summative Heat Transfer Project: Designing a House Charles E. Baukal, Jr. Oral Roberts UniversityAbstractProject- and problem-based learning have been shown to enhance learning and to provide otherbenefits such as improving soft skills including teamwork and communication. They can beespecially effective for engineering students to demonstrate how theory is applied to real worldproblems. While comprehensive projects are an essential element in capstone courses, they arenot used as often in traditional more theory-based courses such as heat transfer. This paperdescribes an example of a summative and ill-structured project to design a house