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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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Minorities in Engineering

1ELCIR Program – Engineering Learning Community Introduction to Research: A research andglobal experience program supporting first generation, low-income, and underrepresentedminority students.INTRODUCTION:The College of Engineering at Texas A&M University has set some ambitious goals: to increasediversity in engineering and to better prepare the engineers who are joining today’s global anddynamic workforce. Some of the issues that need to be addressed at our college are: 1) increasethe retention of underrepresented minority (URM) and first generation students in engineering,2) enhance the participation of those students in engineering research and study abroadprograms, and 3) pave the way for those students to enroll in graduate programs in

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Electrical and Computer

features to promote viewer engagement.Table 1 lists key features of Camtasia. He assumes that most educators do not have a website fortesting teaching methods.Table 1. Features of Camtasia to Promote Create and Engage Content to ViewersCamtasia is both a screen capture and video editing software. Camtasia was targeted for theeducation market. The application evolved from being a program for software demonstrationsback in 2005 to a full-featured educational tool in 2015. Screen recording with Camtasiarequires a relatively small initial investment and logistics when compared to a video recordingstudio.After creating hundreds of videos using PowerPoint and Camtasia, the Professor ___ createdpersonal YouTube Channels 1 and 2 of Table 2, back in 2008

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville

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Women in Engineering

Center for EducationStatistics reported in 2015, 31% of all STEM degrees and certificates awarded at all levels wereearned by women; STEM was defined to include biological and biomedical sciences, computerand information sciences, engineering and engineering technologies, mathematics and statistics,and physical sciences and science technologies [1]. The percentage of women earningengineering and computer science degrees was significantly lower.Numerous studies have been conducted to determine why more women do not enter and remainin a STEM field when the interest is clearly present. Lack of female representation in STEM isoften described as a leaky pipeline, where of the few women that begin in a STEM field, evenfewer persist and remain in STEM

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Maria Krug, University of Notre Dame; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Ryan M Nell, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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. BCe2 is made up of a diverse group of studentsand faculty from area high schools and colleges, community groups, local businesses, and theCity of South Bend through the Metro Lab Network (MLN) partnership. The SoutheastNeighborhood is used as a sandbox of innovation to develop feasibility studies, designs, andprototypes for urban natural resource management, sustainable placemaking projects, and data-driven community development solutions. BCe2 operates under two driving goals: 1) to advancethe theory and knowledge of educational environments that contribute to building andstrengthening all levels of the high school to graduate school pipeline in science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) fields, and 2) to develop a collaborative

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micaela Sandoval, Texas A&M Health Science Center; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University; Mary Kathryn McDougal, Texas A&M University; Mary E Campbell, Texas A&M University; Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University

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progress of anewly implemented interdisciplinary service-learning course at A STATE University. Thisspring, a group of approximately 120 undergraduate students in the disciplines of industrialdistribution, sociology, and computer technology management are working together inmultidisciplinary teams to boost the ability of “The State” food banks to better understand theirclients and their needs, reduce costs and enhance efficiency.Design in service learning Integrative service learning curricula create a bridge between two major design philosophies:engineering design and design thinking as shown in Figure 1. While both concepts describesimilar methods, they differ in the prioritization of relevant factors. Design thinking’s moststriking

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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, integrated teaching andscholarship program focused on community engagement. Several research and capstone projectsaimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs at the food bank are summarized.Then, opportunities for expanding the scope and impact of the research agenda are discussed.Specifically, these opportunities focus on interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the use ofsustainable urban agriculture as a means to increase access to fresh produce within theemergency food network, improve health outcomes for socially disadvantaged people, revitalizeneighborhoods, and alleviate urban poverty. Finally, plans to incorporate formal assessment andreflective activities related to community engaged learning are presented.1

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Andrew DiMeglio

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and its affiliates is on preserving affordable homeownershipand revitalizing neighborhoods. The population of homeowners served are those most at risk forremaining in their homes and are those in need. Most are at risk and are in need because they aresubsisting on a fixed income, whose buying power continues to fall over time, and who live at orbelow the poverty level. Many also have medical bills that consume much of their income, whichforces them to put off needed home repairs and modifications. This population generally includesbut is not limited to senior citizens, the disabled, families with children, single parenthouseholds, and veterans. Using this as a springboard, the national office administers an annualaffiliate survey 1 at the end

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg West, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

. In the followingsections, we provide an account of those partners to demonstrate the growing nature of theprogram. Through this Work in Progress format, we hope to share our lessons learned related tosuccesses and failures while also learning from others.Lessons Learned Through Successes and FailuresIn this section, we describe how TAP strategically built partnerships with non-profitorganizations, professionals in healthcare, and professionals in education in order to create thestrong network it has today. Each partnership falls into at least one of the three types of networksdescribed by Kenway, Espstein, and Boden (2005). Figure 1 depicts the breakdown of TAP’spartners within its network. The outcome (i.e., lessons learned) of each attempt

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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affiliate. We argue that (1) the Boys & Girls Clubs are an excellentpartner for engineering faculty, offering advantages over other potential partners, and (2) such anongoing collaboration offers clear benefits not obtainable by short-term or one-time activities.We start by describing each partner. We then give a history of the partnership and present dataon attitudes of Club members about science and math. Finally we describe lessons learned andmake recommendations.Background: The Boys & Girls ClubsThe Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) serve nearly 4 million young people each year atover 4,200 facilities in the US and at military bases overseas. The mission of the BGCA is “toenable all young people, especially those who need us most

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiongyi Liu, Cleveland State University; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science

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Guide Objectives1. IntroductionIn this paper, we report a case study on employing and adapting a pedagogy based on topicalguide objectives (TGOs) [1] in a senior-level undergraduate computing engineering course.According to this method, course materials are divided into a list of TGOs. Homeworkassignments are assigned to students at the end of every lecture. The assignments are designedexplicitly around the TGOs that have been covered by each lecture. Each TGO consists of alearning objective, a set of key-points and basic concepts, correlation among them, and one ormore exercise problems.Typically, engineering/science homework is in the form of a set of problems for students to solve.The drawback of this approach is that students often get

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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Women in Engineering

, 1997) and self-perception ofachievement. Additionally, underrepresentation means the limited presence of women as asubgroup in the engineering field. The term engineering is meant to encompass the eightengineering majors of academic study at the institution being researched, including biomedical,chemical, civil, computer, computer science, electrical, environmental, and mechanicalengineering.Review of the LiteratureThe following three areas of research have emerged surrounding young women’s entrance andpersistence in STEM majors, specifically engineering: 1) Self-efficacy, the social cognitivetheory, and the formation of a STEM identity; 2) pre-engineering pipeline experiences; and 3)gender equity and the underrepresentation of women in

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

regularly gained a deeper understanding ofthe materials and achieved a better grade as part of the participants' academic performance.IntroductionGroup studying has become more and more popular in today’s teamwork-focused highereducation environment. Through meta-analysis of outcome research in undergraduate STEMeducation, Springer, et.al.1 show that various forms of small group learning are effective inpromoting greater academic achievement and increased persistence through STEM courses andprograms. The group studying environment offers students the opportunity to engage in a morein-depth discussion with peers, sharing information and knowledge about a course they are 1collectively enrolled in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

Students: Comparing and Contrasting Perceptions of the Engineering Skill SetIntroductionThe long-standing underrepresentation of females in engineering, both in Canada and the UnitedStates [1-3], is worrying because systemic issues may be the cause of an untapped talent pool.Furthermore, this professional underrepresentation is likely to continue since females are alsounderrepresented in engineering education programs [4, 5]. Figure 1 illustrates the percentage offemales in Canadian undergraduate engineering disciplines, and while Biosystems is composedof a female enrolment of over 40%, most disciplines have a significantly lower percentage offemale enrolment. Figure 2 illustrates the percentage of American bachelor’s

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University; Stefan C. Christov, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Division

principles. The results of implementing thepedagogical tools and a discussion of these results are presented in Section 6. Finally, Section 7concludes the paper and discusses future work.2. Related WorkProject-based courses in software engineering and development have been reported in theliterature. Early papers by Northrup [15] and Adams [1] describe courses where projects givestudents hands-on experience with programming in-the-large and with the software developmentlife-cycle. Both use the waterfall methodology where change to the documented configuration iscontrolled by a control board. In both papers, the course instructor serves as project manager;however, the manager reported by Adams [1] also serves on the Configuration Control Boardand the

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering

first-year engineering experiences, engineering assessment, and active learning pedagogy.Dr. Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver Dr. Matt Gordon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. His research areas include numerical and experimental plasma physics, chemical and physical vapor depo- sition, electronic packaging, and bio-medical engineering. He has supervised to completion 26 MSME students and 5 PhD students. Publications include 1 book chapter, 32 journal publications, 47 refereed conference proceedings, 29 non-refereed publications, and 27 non-refereed presentations. He is respon- sible for funds as PI or Co-PI from 52 separate proposals totaling almost $6,500,000

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

authors invited a guest speaker froman industry nearby to talk about practical applications in the SI field. The expected outcome is toproduce graduates with hands-on signal integrity experience, who will transfer to the workplacewith competitive skills and who will be positioned to extend their academic goals in graduateschool.The authors will also make the course content available to other programs, universities and nearbycommunity colleges. Moreover, the authors intend to align signal integrity course with the extensiveelectrical connector business in the Harrisburg area.1 IntroductionAs the speed of new digital designs are pushed into the gigabit ranges, interconnectsperformance becomes the key factor in enabling reliable system operation

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

programs which include outcomes (a) through (j) (see Table 1). Some ofthese outcomes especially (a) through (e) are easy to accomplish through traditional assignmentsand exercises. However, objectives (f) through (j) are not easily accomplished. These areintangible outcomes which need specific and tailored exercises to be effective1. These outcomesare listed as; (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g) An ability tocommunicate effectively, (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context, (i) A recognition of the need for and anability to engage in life-long learning, and (j) Knowledge of contemporary issues. Whileoutcome (j) seems to be a tangible

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr, Texas A&M University; David Anthony Cervantes; Justin Raymond Comer; Brielle Roxanne De Anda; Landon James Ledbetter, Oncor Electric Delivery; Andres Fly; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University; Grace E Tsai, Texas A&M University

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Ocean and Marine

exists. Although divers do not blindly dive into the wrecks, their methods forscoping out the site are primarily visual and tactile, and no means of easy chemical trackingexists. In the past, nautical archaeologists have unwittingly dived into waters that containeddangerous levels of lead, arsenic, and other chemical pollutants. Furthermore, artifacts are oftendelicate and require careful conservation with chemicals to reverse damage and prevent furtherdegradation, which require conservation plans for each specific artifact [1][2]. As such,technology that can track environmental data for underwater missions is needed because thereare no convenient or affordable methods to track the chemical composition of the water at thesesites available in the

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Chase Hood MA, Kansas State University; Stacey E. Kulesza P.E., Kansas State University; Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Eric J. Fitzsimmons, Kansas State University; Jeff Zacharakis, Kansas State University

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Military and Veterans

therelationship between social responsibility and Veteran students’ core beliefs. Results of thisstudy showed that both Veteran and first-year non-Veteran engineering students strongly valuethe tenants of social responsibility. The results of this study indicate the potential for curriculumand policy changes to increase Veteran retention in engineering programs.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation [1] indicated that approximately 6.1% of students in the USselect engineering as a field of study. An important aspect for engineering programs across thecountry is to retain these students. In 2007 it was found that the retention rate continues tosteadily increase from 70 years ago from 28% to 56% in 2007 [2]. This increase in retention islikely due to

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Alberto Rojas Pino, Universidad Andres Bello; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello

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highly valuedby the students. They all recognized it as a benefit for the software development process. Itwas also noticed that the activities proposed were good triggers for the self-regulated learningof the expected course content, both SE and HCI. The authors are interested in receivingfeedback about the continuity of this work, particularly in the understanding of how thecontent of HCI interacts with a proposal based on project-based learning (PBL).1. IntroductionCurrently, universities are being asked to train professionals, who are capable of acting in achanging world with new emerging problems. A scenario of these characteristics requires atype of training, in which creative and innovative processes, teamwork skills, tolerance tofailure

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Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yamuna Rajasekhar, zyBooks; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, Zybooks; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

by activity) at 43 universities, toprovide insight into how such activities impact the student learning experience in digital designcourses. Key insight: Students tend to make small mistakes on early levels, then quickly solvethe harder levels, enabling most students to complete a challenge activity within 10 minutes.1. IntroductionDigital design is a crucial course, often required for Electrical Engineering (EE), ComputerEngineering (CE), and Computer Science (CS) majors. EE and CE require the course duringlower-division, and CS tend to require the course during upper-division, which causes difficultyfor instruction because students have varied backgrounds. Another difficulty with teaching (andlearning) digital design is the blend of

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Barsanti Jr., The Citadel

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Military and Veterans

. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is Dept. Head & D. Graham Copeland

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Cabezas, Universidad de San Buenaventura; Eileen Webb, Accreditation Preparation

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was usedas a tool for analyzing and comparing different software systems designs. Based on theconducted experience, undergraduate students faced a challenge for identifying the impacts ofsoftware systems beyond a short-term time window, while graduate students were better able toidentify potential impacts beyond first-order – short term time horizons. Learned lessons areshared for the sake of repeatability.Tags: sustainability, Karlskrona Manifesto, Software Engineering, capstone design.Introduction and paper goalAt 1987, The Brundtland Commission Report [1] defined sustainable development as meetingthe needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds. The 1992 United Nations Conference on

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Melanie Bastiaan, Kettering University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Juan R. Pimentel, Kettering University; Mehrdad Zadeh, Kettering University

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that is being createdfor the automotive industry. As part of this discussion, we will focus on the close ties that can beforged between the participating universities and the corporate sponsors of the AutoDriveChallenge, as well as the impact on course development at the university.I IntroductionAutonomous, self-driving vehicles are currently receiving a lot of attention from manufacturers,suppliers, service providers, governments, universities, start-ups, and other stakeholders. Therehave been several autonomous vehicle competitions in the past that have sparked much interestand have contributed to several advances in the technologies behind self-driving vehicles [1, 2].One of the latest competitions is the AutoDrive Challenge (“AutoDrive

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

startups [1] [2]. In recent years, institutions across the nation have beeninvesting resources in developing maker spaces plus curricular and extracurricular programs toprovide opportunities for students to acquire knowledge, skills, and pursue innovative ideaswhile still in college. In 2011, the National Science Foundation (NSF) [3] launched theInnovation Corps (I-Corps) program focused on accelerating economic and societal benefits ofNSF funded research projects. Today, there are almost 100 institutions participating in theprogram with an I-Corps Site program on their campus. While each institution utilizes similarapproaches, including an I-Corps team formation, knowledge and skills training, customerdiscovery and guidance from experienced

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Marcos Miranda, Ohio State University ; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marianne T. Johnson, University of Delaware; Michael L. Vaughan, University of Delaware; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rachel A. Davidson, University of Delaware

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Minorities in Engineering

, where historically underrepresentedstudents (URM, def: non-white, non-Asian) compose approximately 12-16% of the student body(1). Lack of diversity limits the talent base and creative capital of the entire engineeringprofession (2). For this reason, institutions have been investing in Minority EngineeringPrograms (MEPs) within their undergraduate engineering colleges (3,4). MEPs serve as umbrellaorganizations that offer financial, academic, and social support, with overarching objectives ofimproving representation and retention of URM undergraduate students in engineering programs(3-7). Although programmatic elements and administrative infrastructure may vary byinstitution, there is no question that MEPs in general are effective in URM

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Abramowitz EngScD, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond; Roy L. Hamilton, Purdue University Northwest

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Minorities in Engineering

-STEM Program at Purdue University Northwest (a unification of Purdue UniversityCalumet and Purdue University North Central) provided educational opportunities for financiallyneedy but academically talented STEM students. Services and activities were designed to: 1)improve the undergraduate educational experiences, 2) increase the number of studentscompleting the first stage of baccalaureate study, and those receiving degrees, and 3) increase thelikelihood that a Scholar will be employed or enrolled in a graduate program. Initially, 26students were chosen, divided between those in the beginning stages of a STEM major (15) andthose at the upper level (11). Additional Scholars were added as Scholars graduated or left, with59 total participants

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eddie Jacobs P.E., University of Memphis; Amy L. de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Wesam M. Salem, University of Memphis; Yonghong Jade Xu, University of Memphis; Shelby G. Roberts, University of Memphis

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Research, Quantitative Methodology.Shelby G. Roberts, University of Memphis Shelby G. Roberts is a doctoral student in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Memphis. Her interests focus on higher education retention efforts for underrepresented populations in STEM fields. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Role of Empathy in Choosing Majors Eddie L. Jacobs ∗1 , Amy L. DeJongh Curry2 , Yonghong Jade Xu 4 , Carmen Astorne-Figari3 , Wesam M. Salem4 , Shelby G. Roberts4 , and Russell Deaton1 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Memphis 2

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach P.E., TGE Consulting; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Neal A. Lewis, Fairfield University

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. Lavelle [1] performed an early survey exploringhow engineering economy is taught. This was extended by Lavelle, Needy, and Nachtmann [2].Nachtmann, Needy, Lavelle, and Eschenbach [3] performed a further analysis of the data fromthe expanded survey. Lastly, Nachtmann, Needy and Evans [4] provided a refresher survey onthe standing of the engineering economy classroom.Schmahl, et al. [5] explored textbooks, investigating what percent of problems are actuallyengineering (vs. finance) in context. Hartman [6] described the use of the Wall Street Journal tosupplement the course with relevant news articles. Ristroph and Glassinger [7] updated tax lawchanges as they apply to engineering projects. Sullivan and Terpenny [8] emphasized the needfor after-tax

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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American,and Pacific Islander engineering graduates remain significantly underrepresented in engineering[1]. Progress in increasing the retention and persistence of underrepresented populations inengineering degree programs and the engineering workforce has been slow [2]. Furthermore,even less progress has been made in diversifying the engineering workforce, with marginalchange in the proportion of underrepresented minority engineers in the workforce in recentdecades [3], [4]. To address problems of diversification and retention in the STEM workforce,we must explore potential mechanisms to support these aims.The transition from college to the workforce is a critical period for retaining a diverse STEMworkforce. Early retention in STEM careers is