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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University

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Australasian Association for Engineering Education and 9th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum (p. 358). Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2003.[15] D. Chachra & D. Kilgore, “Exploring gender and self-confidence in engineering students: A multi-method approach,” Research Brief. Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1), 2009.[16] C. L. Colbeck, A. F. Cabrera, & P. T. Terenzini, “ Learning professional confidence: Linking teaching practices, students' self-perceptions, and gender,” The Review of Higher Education, 24(2), 173-191, 2001.[17] K. Szelényi & K. K. Inkelas, “The role of living–learning programs in women’s plans to attend graduate school in STEM

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jose Morocz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bryan D Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Craig R. Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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identify best-practice approaches andguidelines for designing maker spaces, through discussions and interviews with leaders of makerspaces from educational institution around the country.IntroductionIt is essential that the 21st century engineer is creative and innovative in order to solve theproblems of the future 1, and these skills can be taught and nurtured2-4. This can be a challengedue to lack of resources and limited time available in engineering curriculums.Fostering the maker spaces environment may be one solution to cultivating creativity andinnovation in universities. Maker spaces can become a supplemental part of traditionalengineering education by offering a different way of learning. The benefits of maker spaces oneducation have been

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jessica Kaminsky, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA ; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, Rinehart and Winston; 1979.43. Beyea S. Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting focus group data. AORN. 2000;71(6):1278-1283.44. Krueger RA, Casey MA. Focus groups: a practical guide for applied research. SAGE; 2009.45. Glaser BG, Strauss A. The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. AldineTransaction; 1967.46. Miles MB, Huberman M. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourceboo. 2nd ed. Sage Publications, Inc;1994.47. Singleton R, Straits BC. Approaches to Social Research. 4th ed. Oxford University Press, USA; 2004.48. Oppenheim AN. Questionnaire Design and Attitude Measurement. Later printing. Basic Books; 1966

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debapriyo Paul, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #21534Advanced Manufacturing Research Experiences for High School Teachers:Effects on Perception and Understanding of ManufacturingMr. Debapriyo Paul, Texas A&M University Debapriyo Paul is a graduate student at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He is pursuing a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus in statistics and data sciences. He is currently working as a research assistant in the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department.Dr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is an assistant professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt R. Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Hannah Ingram, Florida Polytechnic University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University

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effort has been placed intoimproving the rubric in order to make the rubric accessible to people of any level of engineeringexpertise. Furthermore, the PIs work has helped pave the way to understanding how functionalmodeling impacts students’ mental models as well as how to best teach functional modeling toengineering students.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank all of the students for their voluntary participation in these studies.This work is supported by the National Science Foundation through grants 1734519, 1525284,1525449 and 1525170. In addition, this material is based upon work supported by the NationalScience Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE-1650044. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith W. Buffinton, Bucknell University; Vincent P. Manno, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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lead broad-based change initiatives (rather than relying on individual facultymembers) and taking advantage of funding opportunities to support change such as NationalScience Foundation IUSE/PFE: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments(IUSE/PFE: RED) grants. 4. If you were an NSF program director, what major engineering education research project would you propose and champion?Below is a sampling of specific suggestions for funding initiatives suggested by workshopparticipants, which focused on creating or enhancing NSF support for:  Infusing more design thinking into engineering education  Assessing best practices nationwide and methodologies for assessment  Placing engineering education graduate

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson Ph.D., Sam Houston State University; Steven L. Hegwood, Sam Houston State University

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, and a MEd degree in Instructional Systems Design Technology from Sam Houston State University. He is currently the General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator at Sam Houston State University and has an interest in online and hybrid instruction. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integration of research-based strategies and instructional design: creating significant learning experiences in a chemistry bridge courseIntroductionBridge courses are often designed to provide undergraduate students with learning experiences toremediate pitfalls in understanding or facilitating the practice of essential skills related to specificcontent

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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and with so much to offer. I have gained a new appreciation for the world of academia.”  “This project was one of the best learning experiences that I have encountered in my academic career. My previous research experience has been in the field of mathematics. I was dealing with formulas, equations, and theorems. This is the first time that I have worked with human subject and qualitative data. I realized how hard it is to work with human subjects.”  “This project has impacted my life in a variety of positive ways. All of the outcomes from the last ten weeks have reinforced my want to attend graduate school in some type of educational field. Learning so much about SRL has also made me want

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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evaluating teamwork models, statewide pre-college math initiatives, teacher and faculty professional development programs, and S-STEM programs.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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education andbuild capacity for student success. This project will use a data-driven and evidence-based approachto identify the barriers to the success of underrepresented minority students and to generate newknowledge on the best practices for increasing students’ retention and graduation rates, self-efficacy, professional development, and workforce preparedness. Three objectives underpin thisoverall goal. The first is to develop and implement a Summer Research Internship Programtogether with community college partners. The second is to establish an HSI Engineering SuccessCenter to provide students with academic resources, networking opportunities with industry, andcareer development tools. The third is to develop resources for the professional

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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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presentation requirement. Each student was required to give a final project presentation to the entire research committee, which was comprised of the PI, co-PIs, and senior personnel on the grant. In addition, three students presented a research poster at an institutional showcase for undergraduate research, as shown in Figure 4. • an online, electronic portfolio of their summer experience, using Google Sites, which the students could use as a steppingstone towards fulfilling the GLD E-Portfolio requirement.5.3 Sample E-PortfolioThe impacts of the research program are expressed best from one of the participants. One of thefive students from the first cohort, and co-author of this paper, earned Graduation withLeadership

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around affective management of curriculum and instruction in engineer- ing students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Self-Regulated Learning in Engineering Education: A Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site ProgramAbstractThis paper reports the most recent results of an ongoing Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site program funded by the NSF TUES-Type 1 funds. The 10-weeksummer program focuses on engineering education research on self

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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recruitment and remediation-basedinterventions to retain these students to graduation. However, low-income, racial and ethnicminoritized groups and women continue to be underrepresented in engineering, despiteconsiderable funding and individual and institutional effort. For the United States to remain aglobal leader in the STEM fields that require engineering training, the issue of underrepresentationmust be addressed.Institutional ContextUIC is a research-intensive, urban, Minority Serving Institution and also has the designations ofHispanic Serving Institution and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander ServingInstitution. The College of Engineering (COE) at the UIC serves a diverse student population fromvarious ethnic and economic

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NSF Grantees: Student Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Bora Cetin, Michigan State University; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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understand the similarities and differencesbetween a student, faculty, and practicing engineer in terms of their design processes, but are onlylimited to three participants. Given the variability of the design processes across the participants,further studies focused on understanding the similarities and differences between students, faculty,and practicing engineers’ problem solving processes are needed across a larger dataset. Anotherlimitation of our study is that because this paper is part of a larger study, the size of the institutioneach participant attended was not standardized, which may impact the findings of this study. Thisvariable will be considered further in future studies. Moving forward, the research team will continue to

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Srividya Kona Bansal, Arizona State University; Ashraf Gaffar; Randi Michelle Taylor

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develop an instruction and assessment plan, and define the learning environment and context for their course(s). 2. Contains a repository of current best pedagogical and assessment practices, and based on selections the user makes when defining the learning objectives of the course, the system will present options for assessment and instruction that align with the type/level of student learning desired. 3. Generates documentation of course design. In the same manner that an architect’s blue- print articulates the plans for a structure, the IMODTM course design documentation will present an unequivocal statement as to what to expect when the course is delivered. 4. Provides just-in-time help to the user

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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of Texas at Austin. His technical speciality is structural engineering with a focus on struc- tural concrete. He has taught a variety of structural engineering courses, freshman level introduction to engineering courses, and infrastructure education courses. His research interests include curriculum re- form, enhanced teaching and advising practices, improving retention of undergraduate students, and using learning analytics to improve institutional practice.Dr. Matthew W Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Matthew Roberts has been teaching at UW-Platteville since 2002. He is originally from Denver, Colorado and attended Brigham Young University for his B.S. in Civil Engineering. He then spent four

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Ghodrat Abadi, California State University, Sacramento; Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University

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Paper ID #26927Board 68: Problem-Solving Rationales of Practicing Transportation and Hy-draulic Engineers When Provided Multiple Contextual RepresentationsDr. Masoud Ghodrat Abadi, California State University, Sacramento Masoud Ghodrat Abadi is an assistant professor in Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacra- mento. He received his PhD in 2018 from Oregon State University. He is a member of standing committee on Education and Training in Transportation Research Board (TRB).Mr. Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University Sean Gestson is a recent graduate from the University of Portland where he studied Civil

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Amar Raheja, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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interest inresearch on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technologies. Undergraduate students from 2- and4-year institutions are involved in a multidisciplinary research projects at the Cal Poly Pomona.The REU site supports 10 students for 10 weeks of summer research per year, with the projectsfocusing on research on the Dynamics and Control of UAVs, Obstacle & Collision AvoidanceSystem for UAVs, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Flight Testexperience. Another goal is to attract students from community colleges to STEM programs at 4-year institutions and encourage the participants to pursue their studies for graduate degrees.This paper presents an overview of student activities, lessons learned so far, and the

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

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current re- search focuses on identifying impacts of different factors on ideation of designers and engineers (funded by NSF), developing instructional materials for 77 cards (funded by NSF), and designing innovation workshops for students without design or engineering background and teaching them design thinking methodologies (funded by Procter and Gamble). She received her PhD degree in Design Science in 2010 from University of Michigan. She is also a faculty in Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program and a research faculty in Center for e-Design.Dr. Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design at Penn State

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute

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. Specifically, we note the ways in which tension occurred during the use of interpretative phenomenological analysis in engineering education research and how our process of addressing these tensions transfers to other cultural contexts [11]. 2. Making Sense of Missingness.​ This paper collates best practices regarding missing data, e.g. checking amounts of missingness and when to practice data imputation. In addition to detailing the missingness analyses conducted within this project, it also acts as a resource for others in engineering education and provides R code for other researchers to use [26].Future WorkAnalyses of Phase 2 data are continuing, with an ultimate goal of producing a testable model topredict and

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Brian P DeJong, Central Michigan University; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University; Shaopeng Cheng, Central Michigan University ; Steve Kettler, Alma High School; Daniel Chen, Central Michigan University

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Paper ID #6888Learned Lessons from the First Year Research Experiences for Teachers Pro-gramDr. Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University Dr. Tolga Kaya currently holds a joint assistant professor position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University. Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University from 2007 to 2010, a research and teaching assistant at Istanbul Technical University from 1999 to 2007. In 2007, he was a consultant at Brightwell Corp. Dr. Kaya was also a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelley N Pressley, Washington State University; Kimberly R Schneider, University of Central Florida; John C Lusth, University of Alabama

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thatincorporate coursework and/or peer mentorship should increase transfer student engagement andretention.Programs to introduce students to the research process and community do exist at public researchuniversities [13], but there currently is not a best-practices method established, or verifiedtransferable models, for getting large numbers of students (hundreds per year) into researchactivities, beyond one-on-one mentoring (of the sort referred to as “A Mentor for Every Student”in the Boyer report). This is not a viable solution to significantly increase our pipeline ofstudents entering STEM research careers. We do not mean to discount one-on-one mentoring andfeel that indeed, this is probably one of the most high-impact transformative learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University

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additional facultymentors by adding more compensated personnel roles.4. Outcomes and ConclusionThis collaborative program involves three large universities; each institution benefits from theother regarding best practices, feedback, and program improvement needs. In its third year, thisfive-year grant program is still in progress. However, it has significantly impacted studentgraduation and the number of students pursuing graduate studies, which is considered a successat the University level and according to the State University System (SUS) Strategic Plan [3].Since it started in Fall 2021, the program has provided funds and support to 63 students. Thescholarship average is $4000, ranging from $1000 to $ 5000 per semester without exceeding$10000 per

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

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of FE theory, along with practical experience in applyingcommercial FE software to engineering problems. The lack of experience in using numericalcomputational methods in designing solutions to structural, vibrational, electromagnetic,biomedical electromagnetics, computational fluid dynamics, and heat transfer is a noted problemfor some engineering graduates.6,20 The 2012-2013 Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. (ABET, Inc.) Criteria for Engineering Programs specify that engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their engineering students attain in Criterion 3, (k): "an ability touse the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice."21Hence, engineering schools have, or are planning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

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. Two structural equation models (SEMs) have been developed for data analyses with onecontaining grade point average (as a proxy for achievement) as the outcome of interest and thesecond with engineering creativity and propensity for innovation as the outcome of interest.These two models indicate that use of pedagogical practices impact students’ creativity andpropensity for innovation and propensity for innovation impacts students’ achievement (withGPA as a proxy.) Notably, background characteristics also have impacts on the two outcomes ofinterest. This research informs community college faculty and student affairs personnel onwhich support practices best support students in STEM majors to transfer to colleges anduniversities and how students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Boggess Philipp, University of Louisville; Jason Immekus, University of Louisville

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for Teaching and Learning in Engineering at the University of Louisville. Her research includes studying changes in science and engineering teacher practice, best practices in teacher professional learning experiences, teacher and student learning in mathematical and computational think- ing, and the use of undergraduate learning assistants in introductory STEM coursework. Address: Depart- ment of Middle and Secondary Education, Porter Building, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292 Phone: 502.852.3948 Email: sbphil02@louisville.eduDr. Jason Immekus, University of Louisville c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 What can we learn from a

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Phillip M. Cormier, SUNY - University at Buffalo; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Karina Sylvia Sobieraj, Ohio State University; Teresa Porter, Ohio State University; Alessandra St. Germain, Clemson University; Guoyong Wu, Clemson University

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the workshopvenues and formats to reach a range of faculty types and disciplines. In addition, a secondworkshop will be conducted to help identify best practices in URE program design and mentoring.This workshop will be open to current URE administrators. We anticipate that their reflections onour model and findings will lead to additional ‘best practices’ for URE implementation that can bedistributed for first time administrators.AcknowledgementsThis research was funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award #1531607 and 1531641).References[1] J. Fuchs, A. Kouyate, L. Kroboth, and W. McFarland, “Growing the pipline of diverse HIV investigators: The impact of mentored research experiences to engage

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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Anastasia P. Samaras, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, College of William and Mary

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Paper ID #29994Scaling up the SIMPLE Design Model for Faculty Development: LessonsLearnedProf. Jill K Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice Uni- versity in 1998. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for graduate study, earning an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Nelson’s research focus is in statistical signal processing, specifically detection and estimation for

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gurcan Comert, Benedict College; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Nathan N. Huynh; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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programming.The disruptive technologies are expected to be used and advanced in the progress of producingnew technologies. The recent development in transportation, such as autonomous and energy-efficient vehicles, defines a condition for the students in transportation engineering. So, studentsin the field of transportation engineering should be ready upon their graduation with newknowledge and skills that are compatible with the need of the industry. (Tang et. al, 2018; Li &Faghri, 2016).Undergraduate student research is found to be useful when the research question or problem isembedded in the real-life context. Research activities for students to promote knowledgeacquisition and developing critical skills can be practiced via different forms of