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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christina H Paguyo, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Jennifer Francis, West Virginia University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
2Presentations from Professional Engineers 5.59 1.11 2 Page 26.418.11Proposed Experimental ActivitiesIn this section, we propose six experimental activities to facilitate the growth of inclusiveengineering identities: student trading cards, egalitarian social norms, panel of professionalengineers, reflective writing assignments, examples of diversity benefiting engineering practice,and interactive theater sketch. We identified these activities based upon criteria for developingprofessional identities25, 26, review of literature, and student feedback from the surveys. Inselecting these activities we have sought to identify
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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi
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Diversity
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Industrial Engineering
Page 26.872.4 curriculum is based on the feedback from variety of stakeholders. It integrates real life experiences into the general classroom.  Up-to-date and effective course content:  Uses multiple methods to systematically gather data about student understanding and ability  Uses student work/data, observations of instruction, assignments and interactions with colleagues to reflect on and improve teaching practice  effectively allocates time for students to engage in hands-on experiences, discuss and process content and make meaningful connections  Highly educated professors who continuously up-to-date the course
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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University
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Diversity
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Environmental Engineering
Taxonomy1 defines higher levels of learning as “synthesis - to create, design,develop, formulate...; and evaluation - to evaluate, rate, defend, predict”. To promote higherlevels of learning (or taxonomies), proper instructional strategies should be implemented. Theseinstructional strategies should include learning elements that provide authentic contexts, criticalthinking, authentic activities, multiple roles and perspectives, coaching and scaffolding, access toexpert performances and modeling, promote reflection to enable abstraction and articulation.These elements should support collaborative construction of knowledge and the use of authentic
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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Gordon Thomas Beverly III, East Carolina University
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Diversity
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Engineering Management
looking for students who excel in the ability to present informationorally. Instances that require effective oral communication include working in teams, dealingwith customers, and making presentations at trade shows and conferences2. A study was done bythe Peter D. Hart Research Associates in which hundreds of companies completed a survey. Theemployees at these companies had acquired at least a bachelor’s degree. Employers were askedabout the skills that potential hires should possess, as well as what learning outcomes universitiesshould put more focus on. Results reflected the importance of oral communication skills incurrent society. Approximately 30% of the companies believed that strong oral andcommunication skills were important in new
Conference Session
Qualitative Methodologies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Frederick Paige, Clemson University ; Lindsey Whitfield Cain, Clemson University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
. These embedded forms are not made up of “individual acts of meanness by members of[the dominant group],” but by institutional history9.In her distinguished lecture, McIntosh addressed White privilege and the surrounding myths thatpeople can unknowingly propagate. She began by speaking of her upbringing in a “normal”family and of her father working as an engineer at Bell Labs. As circumstance in her life gaveher reason to pause and reflect, she realized that as a White woman, she was allowed to considerherself normal, as she was part of what society considers normal. She referred to her seminalwork, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, in which she discussed earnedstrengths and unearned powers9. These unearned powers accrue into
Conference Session
Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Devshikha Bose, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University
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Diversity
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Mechanical Engineering
success,as indicated by parameters like higher course pass rates, higher Grade Point Averages, creditaccumulation, retention, and graduation rates11. Skills can be taught which are consistent acrossprograms, as well as customized to fit individual courses12. E-portfolios can support assessmentby identifying goals and providing a repository for organizing, storing, and sharing records. It isinstructionally valuable in that students can connect their own work with the broader programexpectations, thus self-evaluating their status. Students can engage in reflection, which maydevelop their critical thinking skills.This study is a follow-up to a previous study made by the researchers13 (see Bose & Pakala
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University; José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University
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Diversity
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
understand the appropriate behaviors to observe and questions toask. The process then moves to observing the client’s pain point experience. Observing is not Page 26.1208.2enough, students need to at least talk with the client and, if possible, experience the pain pointthemselves. All through this process students are framing and re-framing their problemstatements as they collect additional information. The Thinktank concludes with a final revisionand refinement of the problem statement that reflects their empathetic understanding of theirclient’s pain point and preparation for the next phase of the process, ideation.Why is an entrepreneurial
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Assessment and Outcomes: ERM Roundtable
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; John T. Demel, Ohio State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
honorsstudents. Preliminary analysis show a student population with normal distributions on the active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, and sequential-global Felder Learning Styles scales and anextremely skewed visual-verbal distribution favoring visual learners with less than 5% of thetotal population self-rated as moderate to strong verbal learners. We report on a comparison ofthe Felder Learning Styles scales, assignment preparation time, and course performance. Theseresults provide insights into significant predictors of student success based on learning style andcurriculum type. The ultimate goal is to provide appropriate preparatory course materials to
Conference Session
Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas
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Diversity
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
frustrating.”Basic STEPS AssessmentDraw an EngineerAssessment of the 2014 Basic STEPS Camp included participant pre and post surveys,participant engineering notebooks, and analysis of daily reflections. Participant engagementwith the e-textiles showed the most electrifying measurements. Girls were asked before andafter their STEPS experience to complete an activity called “Draw an Engineer.”4 In this activitythe girls first described what engineering is and then what engineers do. They were then asked todraw an engineer. The drawing in particular is meant to capture stereotypes that students mayhave towards engineering4. Girls at STEPS were given this activity before and after camp toevaluate how their perception of what engineers do changed. Due to
Conference Session
Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia
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Diversity
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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
Narratives aims to provide students with a toolkit for successfulcommunication in contemporary society and the workplace. This integrated course experience invitesstudents to reflect and use diverse ways of communication in the digital era. During one semester,participants were introduced to oral, written, visual and auditory techniques of communication, anddocumented through various digital media artifacts. Page 26.127.3Our value proposition that artistic storytelling can help students think, communicate and aid in theiremotional wellbeing is backed by a long history of scholarship. Such seminal articles as K. Egan’s“Memory, Imagination
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Online Teaching
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston (CoT); Barbara Louise Stewart, University of Houston
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
have low TM scores than have strong TM scores.• Among older students (at least 31 years of age), more have strong TM scores than low TM scores. In other age categories, there appears to be a more nearly equal division between low and strong TM scores.• Among the students with the highest GPA, 66% have strong TM scores while 34% have low TM scores. Among students with the lowest GPA, 57% have strong TM scores while 43% have low TM scores. The unexpected direction of difference at the lower end of the GPA scale perhaps reflects a wider range of TM score values and/or the very small n for this GPA category.• Among students who are not employed and those who are employed part-time, higher proportions
Conference Session
Communication and Literacy
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
complementary, and both are necessary if engineers are to helpsolve the most serious problems our societies face [3-4]. This call for engineering education toposition itself so students can meet modern challenges was laid out by the leaders of the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE) in their influential reports, The Engineer of 2020 [5-6]. There isnow a need to reflect on how engineering education has positively changed in the decade sincethose reports, and to consider what still needs to be tackled.Our research aligns with one of the key recommendations of The Engineer of 2020: to developengineers whose communication skills will allow them to become successful professionals and,who, in turn, will drive technological and social change. Specifically
Conference Session
Engineering Economics New Frontiers
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel
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Diversity
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Engineering Economy
essential to incorporate teaching and learningmethods that adequately address the different learning styles in the classroom, and to developways to promote student motivation6 and engagement. As stated in the literature, engineeringstudents are predominantly active, visual, and sensing learner types 6- 9. However, most teachingmethods in engineering are geared toward reflective, verbal, and intuitive learner types6. This isthe exact opposite of the suggestions made from multiple learning style studies stated in theliterature 6-9. Teaching in engineering is generally more focused on theory, verbal, and passivelearning, as opposed to deductive learning supported by Felder as the preferred learning methodusing practical applications, visual
Conference Session
Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
among graduate students of the range of choices, opportunities, and challenges that women must navigate, and of the impact of culture, community, and context on women, whether in their personal lives, in higher education, or in the workplace. 2. Encourage and support the development of community among graduate students.The first goal is more specific, and reflects a desire to promote Michigan State University’s corevalue of inclusiveness.4 Graduate students participating in this program were encouraged toreflect on the unique choices and challenges posed to women in STEM fields, and to considertheir own goals and measures of success. The second goal reflects broader efforts within theCollege of Engineering and Michigan State
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Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
, emotional, and self-reflective livesof engineers themselves that fail to “fit into” prevailing professional paradigms of thought andpractice.Cannons refers then not only to military annihilation but also to the systematic drowning out ofvoices/perspectives that diverge from, challenge, or oppose the engineering status quo. Wepropose that these voices and perspectives are essential for the development of technically andmorally robust engineering research and practice. In fact, they are the very thing that wouldenable engineering to truly hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public, andrealize philosopher Charles Harris’ proposed ideal of bettering “the material basis of humanwell-being or quality of life.”3This paper engages in a
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Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
implement the SSDS and illustrate the findings when usingthis survey pre- and post- course with students who participated in WPSI across threeuniversities during the Fall of 2014. Results from these components are triangulated withstudents’ end-of-semester written reflections and participating instructors’ course experiences.This qualitative component allowed us to consider how WPSI might be improved in future Page 26.508.3iterations, as well as broader implications of the SSDS and WPSI for engineering educationcourses and curriculum.For anonymity, throughout this paper we will refer to course offerings as Course 1, 2, and 3. Thisframing puts the
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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
to making it better, faster, or more efficient. • Engineers help shape the future. They use the latest science, tools, and technology to bring ideas to life. • Engineering is essential to our health, happiness, and safety. From the grandest skyscrapers to microscopic medical devices, it is impossible to imagine life without engineering.These and other recommendations to “change the conversation” or “embrace a broader vision” ofengineering bespeak a realization that the profession is not well understood or reflective of thesociety it serves. Organizations in the engineering community have tested female-inclusiveapplications and strategies in outreach and awareness efforts with limited success. The authenticadult (i.e. Baby
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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
as a frameworkfor promoting professional development and community building for graduate students.Building on the themes of the book, this program sought to promote reflection amongparticipants about the choices and actions that women can take to position themselves forsuccess—and encouraged exploration of students’ personal vision of success. Results of pre-and post-tests, along with observational data gathered by the facilitators, indicated that studentswere concerned largely by two topics: concerns about how to balance their career ambition andtheir goals for a fulfilling personal life (whatever that may be), and how to have positive andbeneficial relationship with mentors or advisors. Students also shared their challenges andfrustration
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Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Usman Ghani, DeVry University, Addison, Illinois; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
feedback, and provoking reflection. Packet-Tracer provides scaffolding inthe form of corrective feedback. According to Jaehnig and Miller the types of corrective Page 26.581.6feedbacks commonly used are:24 1. Knowledge-of-Response (KOR), which simply indicates that the learner’s response is correct or incorrect. 2. Answer-Until-Correct (AUC), it requires learner’s to remain on the same test item until the correct answer is selected. 3. Knowledge-of-correct-response (KCR), which identifies the correct response i.e. it directs the student to the correct responseAccording to Moreno15 “The importance of feedback in promoting
Conference Session
Software and Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Krista M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
10.1was the last to include a graphical test bench generator tool. In the Fall 2013 semester weupgraded to ISE version 13.2 and discuss later how despite the introduction of test benches, our Page 26.1252.4students prefer the improved stability of the software.In this paper we consider the usefulness of our tutorial as a reference as well as pedagogy topicsrelated to test benches. In reviewing the literature, Colburn1, Hawkins3, and Kolb7 each outlinephases of the learning cycle model and suggest that experiential learning involves reflection toallow for accommodation of new knowledge. We feel that perhaps the lecture and homework canbe used as
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Lisa Benson, Clemson University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
., university, major, QPA), travel abroad/international experiences (e.g., level of interest in international issues, foreign languageproficiency), and characteristics of the international experiences (e.g., programmatic elements ofexperiences such as duration, amount of reflection, and comfort zone). The background surveyitems also provided independent predictor variables to help explain the results of the outcomeinstruments (EGPI and GPI). Samples (from each of the four partner institutions) of seniorengineering students, each of whom had engaged in an at least one international experience wereinvited to complete the set of instruments (EGPI, GPI, and background survey). In addition tosampling seniors with international experiences, each campus also
Conference Session
Research on Design Learning
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Janet McDonnell, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
Paper ID #11935Using Design Process Timelines to Teach Design: Implementing Research Re-sultsDr. Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington Cynthia J. Atman is the founding director of the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), a professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering, and the inaugural holder of the Mitchell T. & Lella Blanche Bowie Endowed Chair at the University of Washington. Dr. Atman is co-director of the newly-formed Consortium for Promoting Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE), funded by a $4.4 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. She was
Conference Session
Aerospace Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
26.840.2The content reflects the commonly held understandings that multiple leading universitiesdocument in their course descriptions. The assessment strategies reflect the varied results thatstudents may generate with higher level thinking. The pedagogy reflects the established trend ofcooperative learning as the “best” form of active, student-centered learning, where the instructorscaffolds the student’s learning process and develops the student’s ability to pursue self-guidedinquiry, which is the highest goal of teaching.It is expected that the institutional setting will be an ABET-accredited engineering college thatoffers aerospace engineering at the bachelors level. For example, the rotorcraft centers ofexcellence are Georgia Tech, University of
Conference Session
Circuits and Systems Education 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
students who participatedin the survey did not benefit from the help rendered by the video based coaching problems andtutorials.Figure 2, Q5 received 3.6 out of 5 demonstrating that a good portion of our students benefited byusing Mastering Engineering online tool homework assignments and instant feedback. 4.00 Figure 2 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 q3 q4 q5Figure 3, Q6 reflects the students’ view regarding the important question of this study and surveywhether “the mastering engineering helps you to master the electrical circuit concepts ”. Themajority of the students, about 78%, felt that mastering engineering helps them to learn
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Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
office. According to our records, 288 employees opened the survey and 175 completed it.Please see table one for a summary of our sample characteristics.Our sample is younger and less experienced than engineers in the country with a slight over-representation of chemical and mechanical engineers. The gender split (74% men, 26% women)reflects that of Canadian engineering graduates over the past two decades. We used Cronbach’salpha to test the reliability of survey scales using the full complement of data collected (n=75, 31survey items, 3 scales) and found that all three scales met the social science reliability thresholdof 0.7 [12]. After analyzing data related to the three engineering leadership orientations andanswering our initial set of
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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
competitiveness, economic prosperity, and security. Creativity isdefined by some cognitive researchers as the introduction of new variables, significant leaps,or novel connection, and is a process resulting in a novel products1,2. Torrance concludedthree characteristics of creativity: originality, idea fluency, and flexibility, and claimed thatevery person has his or her creativity and that creativity could be cultivated3. Amabileestablished a psychological model of creativity that includes four factors: intrinsicmotivation, domain knowledge, creative skills, and environment4. Metacognition refers to theawareness of and reflection on one’s learning process and is higher-order mental processes5,6.Metacognition includes making plans for learning and
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
International
research specifically.9 Page 26.680.2Theoretically grounded work can connect researchers, facilitate generalization across studies,and help the field avoid re-inventing the wheel.10 Moreover, “theoretically engaged empiricalwork allows broader and more complex discussion between scholars – one that extends beyondthe particularities of individual empirical projects”.11 However, much engineering educationscholarship is characterized by a lack of explicit and consistent theoretical engagement,12 andwhen theory is used it is typically only in a limited fashion.13 The lack of engagement withtheory in scholarship on global competencies is thus reflective
Conference Session
Broadening Participation in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
Agent award, the 2006 Hewlett-Packard Harriett B. Rigas Award, and the 2007 University of Washington David B. Thorud Leadership Award. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.Dr. Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington Dr. Jim Borgford-Parnell is Associate Director and Instructional Consultant at the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the University of Washington. He taught design, education-research methods, and adult and higher education theory and pedagogy courses for over 30 years. He has been involved in instructional development for 18 years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education. Jim has taught courses on the development of reflective teaching practices
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Hayder Zulafqar Ali, University Instructor; Iman Abdulwaheed, United Arab Emirates University; Sayeda Abboud Al Ameri, United Arab Emirates University
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Diversity
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Manufacturing
followed by thedrilling of a hole and gluing a tower of the University Logo. The university wants to make1000 pieces of this. It wants to contract this job out. You are a group of mechanicalengineering graduates just graduated from UAEU and are in the process of forming aproduct design and manufacturing company. You want to have this contract to launch yourcompany. But the competition is very high. Eighteen companies including yours haverecorded interest in bidding for the contract. Make a bid on the specified format given andmake a presentation to the interviewing board to convince them to choose your bid.The students were told that the product should have the emotional appeal reflecting thecharacteristic character of the region and product
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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
tapping into pools of underrepresented populations such as African-Americans1,2 . To address the call, it is critical to examine the African-American science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate experience and to understand how theexperiences of underrepresented populations influence decisions to go into and persist in STEMmajors 3-5. But what do we really understand about the African-American STEM collegeexperience? What can we learn from the experiences and reflections of African-AmericanSTEM PhD mentors about the African-American college experience and how to navigate it? Inthis paper, we examine the reflections and insights of an African-American STEM mentor usinga narrative analysis method. This research study