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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Kwaku Frimpong Boakye, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

safety.Kwaku Frimpong Boakye, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Kwaku Frimpong Boakye is a graduate research assistant at the University of Tennessee pursuing a Ph.D. program in Transportation Engineering. His research area focuses on traffic and highway safety or risk analyses. He also has the passion of working with pre-collegiate students motivating them to consider careers in STEM programs in college. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An Overview and Preliminary Assessment of a Summer Transportation Engineering Education Program (STEEP) for Ninth GradersAbstractA summer educational and experiential learning program for

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Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz; Zachary W Graham, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ownwork to others. Later in the day, they presented their projects and learning accomplishments to agroup of local high school students interested in pursuing STEM majors.Let Them Go: Project Development StageThe mentors opted to follow a format loosely based on current industrial practice: thedevelopment team members would report to an alternating team lead who in turn provides theproject manager and client a synopsis of their team status. As the internship deliverable wouldcontinue on to support doctoral research at the university, a graduate student involved with theproject assumed the role of client, while the other mentor worked as project manager and kepttrack of progress, timelines and the next wave of tasks. The student-interns would then

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie M. Gratiano, Roger Williams University; William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University

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First-Year Programs

colleges anduniversities across the United States and elsewhere in the world, with some graduation rates aslow as 35%.11 Fewer students graduating from these programs results in fewer engineers in theworkforce. A growing concern for colleges and universities is to pinpoint the main reasons whystudents leave their programs, as well as to produce methods to increase retention rates.1,18,19,20Numerous studies have used various methods to measure retention and the reasons why studentschoose and leave their programs. Themes explored in the literature vary, but commonly citedfactors include: high school GPA, self-efficacy, personality, academic and non-academic factors,financial support, socioeconomic status, perception of engineers and themselves as

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katelyn Elizabeth Gunderson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Jamie Ladge; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

were formulated in part by examining a set of key issuesincluding: 1. Examining whether co-op helps women in particular decide affirmatively about their perception in an engineering career. 2. Investigating the pervasive effect of work self-efficacy on both academic and career retention through co-op. 3. Exploring the persistent question among non-co-op schools whether there may be a substitute for the salutary impact of co-op. 4. Probing the critical impact of contextual support on women undergraduate students. 5. Following up on the material influence of academic self-efficacy on career success after graduation. 6. Probing the factors that enhance the assimilation of alumni into the workforce.Methodology

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional

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Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16387Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engi-neering EducationDr. Julie P. Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho - Moscow

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Civil Engineering

in Washington and Califor- nia, and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Perspectives for New Civil Engineering Majors (The Role of Technology)AbstractThis research examines how today’s incoming civil engineering student must prepare forhis or her college career. Student perspectives from the bookends of the academicexperience – from current freshmen to seniors – are uniquely gathered and disseminated,and their personal experiences are closely examined. The use and impact of technologyand the role that it plays is also studied. The guidance and insights shared and

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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

engineers and themselves. If students perceive similarities in whatthey believe are predominant characteristics of both engineers and themselves, they may identifyto a greater extent with engineering; this identity may translate into persistence to graduatingwith engineering degrees. Conversely, differences in their perceptions of engineeringcharacteristics and their own personal characteristics may lead to feelings of a poor fit withengineering, putting these students at greater risk for leaving engineering.32This research explored the perceptions of engineering students with regards to attitudes that weremost characteristic of engineers and themselves. The research questions explored were:(1) Do students identify similar traits as characteristic

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama - Huntsville; Ben Groenewald, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Rhyme Kagiso Setshedi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology ; Aysha Abrahams, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Moonbuggy Race. In 2012, the UAH Moonbuggy team won 1st place in the Moonbuggy race. Dr. Carmen is the UAH ASME student chapter faculty advisor as well as a Director of the North Alabama ASME section. Dr. Carmen has served as a National Science Foundation scholarship panelist, Department of Defense SMART scholarship panelist and as a delegate to the ASME Leadership Training conference. In 2010 and 2013, Dr. Carmen was named the Outstanding Mechanical Engineer in North Alabama by ASME. In 2010 she was awarded a NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) faculty fellowship – one of 5 senior design class instructors selected from around the country to participate in the program. As a result of the fellowship

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Bracey, Temple University College of Engineering; Gregory D Jones Jr, Temple University; Nadif Bracey, Morgan State University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

President of the Student Government Association, and a member of the MSU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. Active in community outreach, he is also President of SMOOTH, an innovative student organization fostering Black male achievement and collaboration across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures.Dr. Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University Keya Sadeghipour is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering and serves as the Dean of the College of Engineering since 2003. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Technology, UK which is now the University of Manchester. He has been involved in receiving over $7 M funding from various

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Bracey, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University; Carnell Baugh, Independent; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

1st year students cognitive and non-cognitive profiles,testing an applied engineering math course, and incrementally shifting faculty andadministrative culture from transactional relationships to higher quality studentengagement for 1st year students. Between Fall 2014 and Fall 2015 qualitative data wascollected measuring new students’ initial “grit”, motivations and career expectations.The total sample (N=509) consisted of 84% freshmen, 16% transfers, 21% women and14% minority students. Quantitative data included an analysis of the high school SATsand initial university math placement scores for Fall 2014-Fall 2015, a comparativeanalysis of the same data for the Fall 2011-Fall 2013 cohorts, and an analysis of studentoutcomes from an adapted

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra J McCall, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

: “Becoming” an Engineer“Becoming” is described as a collective identity that is developed through the iterativenegotiation of a group’s objective identity for subjective application to one’s personal identity [20,21, 32] . In other words, as individuals begin to experience and become socialized into a group, theybegin to recognize their own identities through that group’s socially-defined terms. This sameconcept may be applied to the education of undergraduate civil engineering students. As thesestudents enter into college as “ordinary [members] of society” [4] they typically have unclearexpectations of professional engineering work [33]. Therefore, as students learn about the values,knowledge, and skills inherent within undergraduate civil

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, New York Institute of Technology; Huanying Gu, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate studies; 2) to increase the number ofwomen and minority students from underrepresented groups who engage in security research andprovide support for them to become security researchers; 3) to provide research opportunities ina high-demand area to those who would otherwise have no access to research facilities; and 4) toincrease awareness of, and approaches to, challenging problems of security in mobile devicesand networks. We shared our experience of student recruitment, faculty mentor support, researchactivity planning and logistics of running an REU site at high living cost metropolitan area. Theoutcome and success stories of students’ accomplishments are outlined in this article.IntroductionAs more smartphones, tablets and other mobile

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

degrading behavior,students can interpret that inaction as tacit support for bad behavior.20-22 One advisor mentions atime when the team had some members with “grating personalities,” during which he spent moretime assisting with interpersonal relations than usual. He felt that he needed to intervene as thosestudents were contributing to a hostile climate for new members. Finally, a young advisorbelieves that his wife exerts positive influences on team cultures. His wife, a highly successfulengineer in industry, provides input during design critiques and reviews and aids introubleshooting. They sometimes bring their young children to team activities. She becomesvisible proof of a successful engineer who is also a wife and mother, an important role

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and largely presumed by professional associations and licensingbodies. Many formal courses and programs have in turn been created to promote professionalresponsibility and ethical integrity among engineering graduates. Other interventions (e.g.,service learning programs) have also been developed to more broadly challenge engineeringstudents to develop as engaged citizens and community members. Yet there has been a notablelack of research on measures and understandings of social and ethical responsibility amongundergraduate engineering students. Further, few studies have looked at how such indicatorschange over time and are impacted by specific kinds of learning experiences. As a result, facultyand administrators often have little evidence to

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

and participation for almost 20 years. A series of linked courses and an international service- learning project make up the minor.University of University of Toronto’s Institute for Leadership Education inToronto (2002) Engineering (ILead) began as a small co-curricular program in Chemical Engineering, and over time has grown into a faculty wide institute. Currently offers fourteen elective courses and numerous co- curricular programs on engineering leadership for undergraduate and post-graduate students. U of T also has a dedicated team doing research on engineering leadership.Massachusetts

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Graduate/5 year 1i Based on pre data collected in the Fall of 2014 by project evaluators.ii Data presented in the following tables are based on Fall 2014 responses to evaluation surveys.Additional data for spring 2015 are available; fall 2015 data are in the process of being collectedand analyzed.iii Following is a listing of papers available for download review and attendance.References 1. A. W. Astin, What matters in college?: Four critical years revisited vol. 1: Jossey-Bass San Francisco, 1993. 2. R. J. Light, The Harvard Assessment Seminars Second Report 1992: Explorations with Students and Faculty about Teaching, Learning, and Student Life: Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1992. 3. R. J. Light, Making

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Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

professional responsibility among engineering graduates, while a variety of otherinterventions (e.g., service learning programs) have been developed to more broadly challengeengineering students to see themselves as socially engaged citizens and professionals.Nonetheless, there has been a surprising lack of research on development of social and ethicalresponsibility among undergraduate engineering students. Few studies have systematicallyexamined levels of ethical knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and commitments to socialresponsibility among large numbers of engineering students, much less examined how suchindicators change over time and are impacted (or not) by specific kinds of learning experiences.As a result, faculty, administrators, and

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Paper ID #16714Concept of a Human-Attended Lunar OutpostMr. Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University Thomas Arrington worked as the student Project Manager for the Human Attended Lunar Outpost senior design project for the the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has interned with Boeing Research and Technology three times, and was an active member of the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team.Mr. Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft Nico Hurst is a student of Texas A&M University. He recently graduated from the Aerospace

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Professional Skills development in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mark Dawidow, Harding University; James L. Huff, Harding University; Keelin Siomha Leahy, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16136Investigating How Design Concepts Evolve in Engineering StudentsMr. John Mark Dawidow, Harding University John Dawidow is a recent graduate of Harding University, receiving his bachelor’s in biomedical engi- neering. His research interests involve investigating how students think about design considerations in relation to social and technical dimensions.Prof. James L. Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how

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Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A Evenhouse, Purdue University; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University; Angelika N Zissimopoulos, University of Chicago; David B Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

conceptualquestions on the final exam. The incorporation of an abbreviated DCI into the final negated theneed to sacrifice another full class period for administering the CI post-test. It should be notedthat neither the process of integrating a CI into an assessment for a course, nor the abbreviationof a research tool, is without precedent. For example, Smith, Wood, and Knight incorporated agenetics concept inventory into the final exam6. Additionally, Henderson studied if grading aconcept inventory significantly altered student performance and found that students will put forthan honest effort on concept inventories regardless of the incentives involved7. Henderson’sresult helps justify the Purdue instructors’ decision to provide students with a completion

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda D Young, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lee Michael Warburton, AKKA Technologies; Christopher David Ciechon

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College Industry Partnerships

, graduate, and faculty member socialization in the academic environment[20-24]. Fewer researchers have utilized the framework in an industry environment or academic-industry partnership context. Although, few researchers have examined the engineering contextdirectly, we highlight one example to illustrate the utility of the framework.Cech et al. [25] used professional socialization to argue that experiences that occur duringprofessional training, e.g. co-op or internship experiences, cause men and women to developdifferent confidence levels about participating in the engineering community. Authors analyzedsurvey responses from 288 students at four institutions to examine behavioral and intentionalpersistence among students who enter an engineering

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International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University & University of Hawaii - Manoa; Cody Alan Chapman, University of Tulsa

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Diversity

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International

receivedday-to-day mentorship under an English-speaking Japanese graduate student or post-doctoral researcher. The goal was to allow the NanoJapan students to experience workingas part of a true international research collaboration and, over the course of the summer,to learn to successfully navigate not only differences in approaches to research in the U.S.and Japan but also language and cultural barriers within their research laboratories inJapan. In addition, students had to develop the skill sets necessary to overcome logisticalbarriers, such as time differences, to enable them to remain responsive and engaged withall members of the PIRE international research team. Throughout the summer,NanoJapan students completed weekly reports on topics

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Mark Tehranipoor, University of Florida; Caitlin Nichole O'Brien, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

program incorporatedafternoon laboratory rotations that both reflected the multidisciplinary characteristics of thecritical infrastructure security problems and addressed the often-limited attention span of theADHD student. The extended laboratory research experience allowed the students to form an in-depth understanding of a critical infrastructure research challenge related to their academicmajors. The students’ daily schedule, then, consisted of spending mornings and early afternoonsin their primary lab and afternoons in their laboratory rotation. Primary laboratory experienceswere facilitated both by a graduate student and a faculty mentor. The rotations lasted for oneweek, which maintained student interest that can often be lost while

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #15071Assessing Gender Differences between Student Motivations for Studying En-gineeringDr. Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University Anne Dudek Ronan, Ph.D., P.E., is an Industry Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engi- neering NYU. Although her main area of interest is Water Resources Engineering, she teaches across the curriculum – from the freshman Introduction to Civil Engineering course to graduate classes in Ground- water Hydrology and Surface Water Pollution. She also advises PhD and Masters degree students and is faculty adviser for two student clubs. Previously, Anne was an Adjunct Professor

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

College students most often view higher education as an institution for development andpleasure, and research shows that the views of student veterans are not much different.18 Apostsecondary institution can be a supportive environment where student veterans regain a senseof structure, support, and a positive sense of self.5, 9 Higher education also helps student veteransdevelop academic competency and social skills that allow them to rebuild a professional identityin a specific discipline such as engineering. 5 Although current research has highlighted theimportance of higher education in supporting veterans’ post-military career development,5 fewstudies have empirically explored the process of their career decision, academic pursuit

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Massa, Rutgers University; Dan Battey, Rutgers University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. Jacob holds professional experience as a Teaching Assistant for introductory chemistry labs and peer mentor for various calculus courses at Rutgers University.Dan Battey, Rutgers University Dan Battey is an Associate Professor in Elementary Mathematics Education in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He was previously faculty at Arizona State University and a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA in the Center for Teaching and Learning, Diversity in Mathematics Education (DiME). His work centers on engaging teachers in opportunities to learn within and from their practice in a way that sustains and generates change as well as challenges

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

students (rising Junior/Senior) are eligible in most cases. It’s rare to find internships available at  larger companies for freshmen and graduating seniors. You don’t have to miss 1-2 semesters to complete an internship.  You’ll have an edge over students who don’t have experiential education gained through an internship. Internships are usually limited to one area of responsibility (marketing, human resources, IT, etc.). Average GPA sought is 3.0, with 3.5 in some cases.Co-Ops Does

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

persistence of various groups ofstudents in civil engineering education and careers, this paper describes findings from a surveytaken by 223 undergraduate (165) and graduate students (58) in civil engineering. The surveyaims to address the following questions:•   What are the factors that affect why women and minorities choose to pursue education in civil engineering?•   What aspects of the civil engineering curriculum and course work do students find particularly motivating and interesting? Do students feel that they have a mentor? What kind of work experience and internships have students had? Are they members of student/professional engineering organizations? Do the answers to this question depend on the gender or ethnic/racial

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Alexandria Spradlin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Thomas Rogers Bassa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

at the Federal Avi- ation Administration, Faculty Fellow at NASA Goddard Flight Research Center, and Software Quality Assurance Manager at Carrier Corporations. He is senior member of IEEE.Ms. Alexandria Spradlin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Alexandria Spradlin is attending ERAU as a graduate student studying software engineering. She is also employed as a research assistant at the Next-Generation ERAU Applied Research Lab. She hopes to continue her education after graduation from Embry-Riddle to earn a PhD in bioinformatics. She also has a keen interest in STEM education, hoping to assist in spreading her passion for mathematics and the sciences to the next generation.Mr. Thomas Rogers Bassa, Embry