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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Letcher, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; John D. VerSteeg, South Dakota State University; Sarah M. Michna, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Welding Lab 2 Final Project 12 Final Project - Cutting Molds Introduction Final Project – Resin is cast 13 Review for Final Exam in moldsME 212 - Mechanical Engineering Design Technologies (2 credits)ME 212 was designed to be taken by 1st year students in their 2nd semester. It introduces thestudents to modern software packages and to the rigor and work ethic required to continue in themajor. It prepares the students to use these software packages in future courses and may be ofsome help to them getting summer internships. The course is divided into three parts:Engineering Drawings and 3D CAD

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Study and Research Abroad

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Rolf Müller, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

education.Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include critical thinking, ethics, and process design and training.Dr. David B. Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in the De- partment of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of International Engagement in Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, Cañada College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

information. 4.25 4.09 0.16 I understand science. 4.28 4.12 0.16 I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.84 3.97 -0.13 I have learned laboratory techniques. 3.78 3.76 0.02 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 4.06 4.12 -0.06 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 4.31 4.00 0.31 I have skill in science writing. 4.16 3.76 0.40 I have self-confidence. 4.22 4.27 -0.05 I understand how scientists

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Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Francis Arpan; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

majority ofrespondents who were employed noted that they found that employment helped in theestablishment of a STEM career pathway, and it did not negatively impact their studies. Ofthose who worked, they reported that employment increased their time management skills, 12work ethic, professional skills development, and future potential for employment in a STEMfield. Some examples of jobs held by some of the 2014-15 respondents included thefollowing: automotive technician, research assistant, information technologist, softwaredeveloper, gymnastics coach, mechanical designer, research assistant, cook, laborer, andfarmhand. A few students became

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Diversity and Global Experiences

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

deficits. We additionally askedthem to explain what interests and experiences drove them to become an engineer.In the following class session, they conducted a team gap analysis, placing a tick mark for eachperson who had each specific professional skill (additional areas focused on lifelong learning,ethics, problem solving, and technical competence). Students self-assessed whether theypossessed each skill, making this a binary choice (present/absent) for each member. For ourpurposes in this paper, we narrow our scope to the areas below, which were well covered by sub-topics:Professional Communications Skills  Technical writing (technical summaries, technical descriptions, reports)  Professional writing (emails, memos)  Oral communication

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Why Can't We Get Faculty and Students to Go Abroad?

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Kacie Hodges P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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International

Abilities, Creativity and Ethics in Design [ACE(D)]Lab. Bairaktarova’s ongoing research interest spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance and professional decisions are influenced by aptitudes and abilities, interest, and manipulation of physical and virtual objects.Kacie Hodges P.E., Virginia Tech Kacie Hodges, PE is an Advanced Instructor in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Tech. She holds BS and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech with a focus in Hydrology. Kacie is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia and has worked in both the private and public sectors as an engineer prior to joining the faculty at

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming; Joseph H Holles, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

manuscript, there were benefits for theinstructors as well. The instructors learned new material from each other as the courseprogressed making it easier to teach the next time with another instructor or subject. An addedbenefit for this team approach was the creation of a network of guests and participants willing toadvocate for a RDM course across campus. Our students, in their post-assessment, mentionedthey would like to learn more about ethical aspects of data management. With the guest speakerapproach and knowing whom to approach on campus, we will be able to include ethicaltreatment of data in future classes. Thus, there is a need to communicate with all stakeholdersand bring units together to keep the overall mission whole rather than each

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

. Smith presented study after study on this most obvious national issue. One study showed hownames alone influenced whether the committee thought a candidate was qualified or not. In thatstudy, black sounding names were rated routinely lower for comparable qualifications versuscandidates with white sounding names.Dr. Smith produced university-specific numbers, reflecting below national averages across theboard. She made an adamant point to suggest “…tenure was broken… from every perspective– theoretical, practical, moral, and ethical, the tenure process and those participating in itare exercising prejudice and bias in their decision making…”At this tier 1, high research university, the issue is apparent. In a campus newspaper article, theinterim

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

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Michael O'Connor P.E., New York University

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Civil Engineering

engineering's ability tomanage its knowledge is a result of its continuous effort to engage in learning, specifically, life-long learning. The civil engineering’s profession’s ability to deliver on the Grand Challenge issupported equally by its unique knowledge base, sense of professional and ethical responsibilityand the profession’s ability to create, innovate, and apply this knowledge throughout project andasset life-cycles.The roadmap to successfully answering the Grand Challenge includes (1) taking appropriatelevels of risks, (2) being proactive, (3) being innovative, (4) developing, maintaining and usingdynamic core competencies, (5) building sustained competitive advantages, and most importantof all (6) creating value for our stakeholders. [1

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Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering

overcome, evenwith a detailed rubric that includes instructions and training. Because there is still a humanelement in grading, various forms of bias will affect the final scores [3], [11], [12]. The Haloeffect describes many of the biases that a professor might bring into a grading session fromgrading previous work [13], [14]. There are other forms of bias that have been reported, whichinclude attachment toward your students, gender, personality, work ethic, and personal bias [11],[14]. One research project focused on investigating 30 professors in the same department thatgraded undergraduate psychology papers. Significant differences were seen in the grading resultsof professors who graded their own class and professors who graded students

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University ; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

for4-6 hours per week facilitated a sense of connection and community by creating a social supportnetwork that benefitted each participant academically. This was particularly notable since manystudents had to adjust to a rigorous academic workload in addition to college life itself. Onechemical engineering major commented on the helpful programmatic guidance and inspirationfrom students with strong work ethics and commitment: Being in WISE was very helpful, especially having another academic advisor to help you and participating in events that help you make your schedule for the following semester. Not only did I meet a lot of hard working students who encouraged me to improve my skills, but I made a lot of friends as

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

, dominant, and autonomous (9).Bradley and Lang claim that valance and arousal responses to most words is strong, while thedominance emotional response is “less-strongly related”. ANEW2017 does not specify how theoverall sentiment is calculated. ANEW2017 is simply a lexicon for use with other algorithms.Typically, the ANEW2017 lexicon is used in a simple average methods like AFINN andTextBlob.APPROACHThe authors teach an introductory course in electrical and computer engineering which wascreated to specifically address (1) provide an orientation and early success skills for universitylife, (2) introduce ethical considerations in engineering, (3) introduce the profession ofengineering, and specifically, electrical engineering and computer engineering

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New Developments in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Ball, Virginia Tech; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

program structure andoverhauling the late freshman- and sophomore-level curriculum to better address today’s studentneeds. Over the past 18 months of the grant-based work, the grant PI and department facultyteams have collaborated to develop this vision through a base set of eight courses for all studentsto complete by the end of their second year. Consequently, the base courses must providestudents with a broad enough view of the field that they can make a satisfactory choice for theirpathway to a degree, while also providing them with basic knowledge that will be required ofany of those pathways.The program goals for the base courses are to 1) strengthen the integration of both electrical andcomputer engineering and ethics topics across the

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. His research interests are in the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, engineering ethics, and environmental justice.Erica D. McCray, University of Florida Dr. Erica D. McCray is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida. Prior to joining the faculty, she served as a special educator for students with behavioral and learning disabilities in Title I elementary and middle school settings. Dr. McCray has been recognized on multiple levels for her teaching and research, which focuses on diversity issues. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Critical Theories for Unmasking Individual and Structural Racialized

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonisha B. Lane, University of South Florida ; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Selene Willis, University of South Florida; Salam Ahmad; Kali Lynn Morgan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eugenia Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

characteristics, meaning that the pedagogicalpractices are unique to students’ cultural, religious, demographic, and gender differences. Thesecharacteristics set students apart from one another and their educators. Therefore, when ateacher’s instructions reflect characteristics of only one group of students, the other students aredenied an equal opportunity to learn [16]. Using CRP takes into consideration a student’straditions, linguistics, value and ethical systems. CRP provides teachers with empirical andtheoretical constructs that support their efforts to lower existing barriers and opportunity gaps [17]- [19] for the increasingly diverse public-school student population in all educational platforms.CRP’s objective is to support students in obtaining

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Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

which offer inclusive learning opportunities for all participants. Whilechallenges exist, the class will continue to evolve and hopefully the partnerships will continue tobe meaningful to all involved.I. IntroductionOne primary purpose of higher education in engineering is to prepare engineering students fortheir future world of engineering practice. Recently, this purpose has required engineeringeducators to shift our thinking towards preparing students specifically as engineers who emergefrom college ready to participate as active and effective members of a global society [​1​], [​2​].Haag, et al. [​3​] observe that the “current work environment requires engineers to be globalcitizens, as well as aspirational, ethical leaders” and mimics

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A Technology Potpourri III

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliet E Kaiser, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Charles R. Sullivan, Dartmouth College; Honor J. Passow P.E., Dartmouth College; Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Dartmouth College

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

6 7 Construction skills (building, tinkering) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cultural awareness/understanding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ethics 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Please rate the level to which you agree/disagree with the following statements on a scale from 1 to 7 with 1 indicating strongly disagree to 7 indicating strongly agree: 1=Strongly Disagree 7=Strongly Agree It is important to me to learn how to make the world more 1 2 3

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Hamid Vejdani, Lawrence Technological University; Wuming Jing, Lawrence Technological University; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

fundraising strategy and action plan according to the target budget. [IDENTIFY unexpected opportunities to create extraordinary value]  (3/4) Illustrate the impact of the triple bottom line on the design project. [EXAMINE societal and individual needs, DISCERN and PURSUE ethical practices]The subset of learning objectives for Competition Projects 2 (Spring) associated with anentrepreneurial mindset are as follows with Bloom’s taxonomy levels in parentheses. Eachlearning objective is also matched to associated entrepreneurial mindset example behaviors asdefined in the KEEN framework.  (6) Justify through presentation the value of the vehicle. [EVALUATE technical feasibility and economic drivers, CONVEY engineering

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

ethically, and helping to contribute to a commongood. These goals are used as a framework throughout the discussion, but rather thandeconstruct engineering education to the SLEM framework this work focuses oncommonalities or intersections. We begin with a general note on such research and thenconsider a more recently published case study on “How College Works” [8]. In this study weassume that lecture-based styles of teaching closely reflect material that is in course texts andwhich may just as well learned through properly designed digital courses without the aid of ahuman tutor.How college affects students“How College Affects Students” is the title given to two books that have critically reviewedthe vast body of research on how college impacts on

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macarena Zapata P.E., Universidad de Chile ; Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have strong work ethics and that in general want to do things such as working with a professor or start an entrepreneurship. (Faculty member, UAI)PUC students feature similar characteristics of those at UAI. Some students enroll in engineeringwith the idea of continuing the family business. However, the school strongly encourages theteaching of entrepreneurship skills to their students so they can develop it in their professionallife, either by launching their own project or in a public or private organization. When theyengage in entrepreneurship they see it as a way of generating social impact.What are the main strategies the selected engineering schools use for the promotion ofentrepreneurship education?As a synthesis of these

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

course that brings exciting, newtechnologies and skills to a first-year PBL course with the aim of enhancing engagement andproviding an authentic multidisciplinary, creative design process that includes student-proposedprojects. At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, a large R1 research institution, an effort todevelop engagement, community and connections between freshmen and faculty began with thedevelopment of a required, one-credit first semester course. This course covers topics importantto all new university students – selecting a major, exploring extracurricular opportunities, writinga resume, appreciating diversity and understanding ethics – and for three years it was expandedto add a faculty co-instructor, who led a small

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ERM Technical Session 3: Working in Teams

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

were collected from 120 first-year engineering students in a requiredengineering course at a large midwestern university. The main topics taught in the course includedata visualization and analysis, ethics, engineering design, application of computer programmingby using Matlab software, and development of mathematical models to solve engineeringproblems in a collaborative teamwork manner. Students were divided into teams, where eachteam had 3 to 4 students. We designed a semester-long study, where students submitted theirreflection after each lecture individually. Further, students evaluated themselves and their teammembers at four-time points for the teamwork. In addition, students provided their gender andrace information as shown in Table

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

.  On-campus housing is provided to the Scholars. A resident coordinator is present at all times to handle logistical, operational, and emergency matters.  Multifaceted daily activities are administered, including lectures on mathematics, science, communications, social justice and ethics (e.g., construction of racial identity, identifying inequalities), workshops on technical writing, coding, robotics, and resume building, hands-on team challenges (projects), professional tours, social and shopping trips, and personal time.  All projects are team-based where two to three Scholars collaborate under the guidance of ambassadors. Each project is a challenge for which each team must

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anique Julienne Olivier-Mason, Brandeis University; Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Diana M. Chien, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

of Research ethics, the MIT Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP) course, and un- dergraduate genetics. She believes in the power of peer-coaching as a method of improving an entire community’s ability to communicate effectively.Dr. Marina Dang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Marina Dang holds a PhD in Chemistry from Brandeis University, where she also served as an instructor for the Science Posse Boot Camp program. She taught chemistry at Emmanuel College and later became a STEM curriculum developer for an educational startup. In 2014, she joined the MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering to serve as its first Communication Lab manager. As the Communication Lab model spread to new

Conference Session

Computing Research I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Deepa Chari, Florida International University; Zahra Taheri

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP). She is a past adviser of the Women in Computer Science (WICS) student club. From 2008 to 2010, Ms. Solis was a programmer analyst at the Department of the Attorney General in Hawaii, a member of the team revamping the State Juvenile Justice Information System. Her research and instructional Interests include programming languages, computer ethics and student success and development.Dr. Deepa Chari, Florida International UniversityZahra Taheri Zahra Taheri has studied psychology and her interests focus on human development, women and minori- ties in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Exploring

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Jacob Fish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Henry David Banks, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

-centered design principles, agilemanagement principles, and engineering design tools for engineering decision making as well asintroductory CAD and MatLab. Sophomores who enrolled in these studies were completingtheir first formal engineering design course and would have completed modules covering designteaming, interviewing, listening, ethics, design objectives, constraints, and functional modeling.The senior engineering students who participated in these studies would have completed nearlyall of their engineering course work which includes: statics and dynamics, circuits andinstrumentation, two courses in thermo-fluids, mechanics and materials, two courses inengineering management, and thus far, four courses in engineering design. Students would

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce D. Oestreich, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, cur- ricula and assessment; pedagogical innovations through game-based and playful learning; spatial skills development and engineering ethics education. His funded research explores the nature of global com- petency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of en- gineering students. Dr. Streiner has published papers and given

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaylee A. Dunnigan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

notanalyzed quantitatively.Example Fall 2018 Projects All OEPs participated in a presentation competition at the end of the semester toshowcase their project. Each member of the top two teams won an award of $200 for theirefforts. Predefined projects also compete in a separate competition so that those students have asimilar incentive for not just completing their project but to go above and beyond in creativityand work ethic. The first OEP team was “PepperPet,” a holographic digital pet that acts as atalking companion. The team designed all the pets themselves and used a free API to helpgenerate the animation from the static images. These images would be displayed based on howthe user interacted with the display and buttons

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Didiano, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Jonathan Turner, University of Toronto; Mark Franklin, University of Toronto & OneLifeTools; Jason H. Anderson, University of Toronto; Markus Bussmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Julie Audet P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Graduate Studies

improvements and our desire to capture information we heard in conversations withparticipants. The evaluation was approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University ofToronto as a quality improvement project. Findings presented in this paper were not gainedthrough research but rather a quality improvement project for The OPTIONS Program.The pre-evaluation included demographic and information gathering questions (e.g., degree-related work experience, extra-curricular/professional development activities). We do not presentsuch data in this paper. The post-evaluation had four open-ended questions including: “What didyou like about the program” and “What did you not like about the program?”. The post-evaluation also assessed the usefulness of