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Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Frederick A. Peck; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunter Bischof, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Andreas Zwölfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Domagoj Rubeša, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Paper ID #12476Correlation between engineering students’ performance in mathematics andacademic successDr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAndreas Zw¨olfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz Andreas Zw¨olfer is currently studying Automotive Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum Graz. Prior to this he gained some work experience as a technician, also in the automotive sector. On completion of his studies, he intends to pursue a career in research.Prof. Domagoj Rubeˇsa, University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM, Graz Domagoj Rubeˇsa teaches Engineering Mechanics and

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

context which form stronger memories. As aresult, they form a deep understanding of the concepts that they will remember past class time.5. ResultsThe course, initially introduced in Spring 2013, has run for four semesters since. Its enrollmentranged from 25-35 students per section, with two to three sections being run every semester. Thestudents enrolled were from non-STEM backgrounds and since the course was not a pre-requisite, they were uniformly distributed in their academic careers. The course was run in atraditional lecture style, passive learning manner, for the first two semesters, Spring and Fall2013. Active learning strategies described in this paper were introduced in Spring 2014;gamification style assignments were introduced in Fall

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Md. M. Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed

articulated in the syllabus should match. For example,professors who expect to take an expert role should clearly communicate this in their syllabi, justas those who adopt a more student-centered approach should communicate this (Baecker1998)16.3.6 Describe rationale of the course: An effective syllabus describes its rationale – it discusseswhy this course satisfies departmental or institutional requirements and how it fits into studentsmajor, or why it is a valuable elective or why it is important for their career. It should answer thefollowing questions to the reader. Why does this course exist? What is the content? Why should 9

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

earning1.” (p.34)Learning communities help students make the sometime difficult transition from high school tocollege. By the 1990’s, universities across the country were experimenting with various types oflearning communities. The learning communities including residential communities can all varywidely in structure and involvement with faculty and staff. Alexander Astin5 defined learningcommunities as: Such communities can be organized along curricular lines, common career interests, avocational interests, residential living areas, and so on. These can be used to build a sense of group identity, cohesiveness, and uniqueness; to encourage continuity and the integration of diverse curricular and co-curricular

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling; Nhu Y Tran; Lia Marie Applegarth

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International

emerged, what hasit meant to be an engineer, and what sorts of knowledge have engineers valued?; (3) What countsas a typical career trajectory, including education and worklife?; (4) What trends are emerging inresponse to the new emphasis on industrial competitiveness?14As may be clear from the above, the growing attention to the importance of global competencyfor engineers has not resulted in agreement regarding definitions, assessment criteria, and/orproposed mechanisms for achieving global competency (including what level of minimal globalcompetence is necessary prior to embarking on an international experience and the most cost-and time-effective mechanism to produce this level of global competency). At universities, thescaling of programs

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

importance when a facultymember teaches some classes that are not squarely within their narrow research program. On theteaching side, there are rewards too. Simply dusting off notes and assigning the same (or verysimilar) projects from year to year is not a sustainable model for a career. Faculty will discovernew pedagogical tools because they will actively search out other instructors and tools that willaid them. In this regard they will become more capable of guiding future students, both in theclassroom and the research lab.The Ulysses Contract also can have a more profound impact on the mindset of the faculty member.All of our training is based on the idea that content comes first, and it is through content mindsetswill emerge. This is the basis

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

impressionable: by paying attention only to the learningobjective and not considering students’ interest in relevancy, assignments such as a pie-throwingsimulation game or finding a set of prime numbers might have the negative side effect ofencouraging students to look elsewhere for a nobler career. However, the use of games as acontextual framework should not be necessarily dismissed out of hand. Games have been used toengage the beginning student who is learning how to program, as games often provide a knownframe of reference and can provide meaningful feedback just through its play.24 It is the authors’contention that such game-based assignments can be made more meaningful by having studentsdevelop such applications as an experiential learning

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Educational Research and Methods

, and management concerns (Table 2). Table 2. Influences of the implementation of innovations2 Consequence Personal Management Understanding how to use Career issues (P&T) Level of freedom & flexibility innovation in using innovation Self & work image Determining what Challenges inherent in using mediates an effective use Workload innovation of the innovation Managing perceptions of Identification of tasks expertise

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

discussion of the events that led to the restriction on advice toindividuals, see Stephen Unger’s essay on the topic. 17)Ironically, in a Policy Statement adopted in 2004, IEEE appears to endorse EMCC support of Page 26.1723.8individuals in upholding the Code: The EMCC emphasizes that IEEE is committed to being supportive of any member who acts to uphold the IEEE Code of Ethics. It recognizes that voicing concern about ethical violations could jeopardize a member’s career opportunities. Nevertheless, the EMCC believes that by raising awareness of IEEE’s strong stance on ethical conduct through this Position Paper

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Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Brian Harding, Texas A&M University; Peter C. Montagna, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

capstone design course at UNH from 2001 through 2004. Peter holds degrees in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and Yale Univer- sity, and is a Certified Safety Professional, Certified Professional EHS Auditor and Certified EHS Trainer. He is a board member for the Auditing Roundtable, a professional organization dedicated to the develop- ment and professional practice of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) auditing. Throughout his career, Peter has focused on process safety and its principles. He has expertise in Process Safety Management and extensive knowledge of health and safety regulations, industry standards and practices pertaining to chemicals manufacturing

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bolun Huang, Microsoft Corp.; Samantha Wang; Narasimha Reddy

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Graduate Studies

several issues with employing the university hiring graph. First, a very smallpercentage of graduates actually get hired by universities and hence this is a small sample of thetotal population. Second, a university professor’s tenure system biases the hiring graph towards a“survival bias”. Given that tenure decision is made within 5-7 years and a typical professor’scareer may span 30 years, most of the information in the hiring graph tends to reflect professorswho get through the tenure process.Third, the longevity of a typical professor’s career makes a hiring decision that reflects on thatprogram for a long period of time. Our analysis reflects this as explained later. Fourth, mostdepartments tend to be small with a faculty size between 20 and

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Schafer McGurk, University of Pennsylvania; Emily R. Elliott, University of Pennsylvania; Ursula J. Williams, University of Pennsylvania; Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania

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Student

facilitating courses that already includeactive learning techniques, and students who hope to pursue a career in teaching and may need todesign their own courses in the future.Defining Course GoalsGoals are the foundation of course reform. Although TAs are typically not responsible fordefining the course goals (this is normally the instructor’s responsibility), an important aspectemphasized in the “SAIL TA Training” was to ask the TAs to 1) reflect on why it is important toknow the goals of the course, 2) articulate what these goals are, and 3) understand why/how theinstructor plans to use active learning methods to achieve these goals. This step ensures thatinstructors and TAs communicate the same goals and expectations to the students.To model these

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Since 2003 Kenneth J. Fridley has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a ded- icated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs in construction engineering, architectural engineering and

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

socialimplications in terms of diversity (an overly used, minimalist justification) or some form ofdissemination into K-12. Yet they rarely find a way to connect course content with socialproblems, particularly those related to SJ. For example, and existing REU Site grant titled “FluidMechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments” is aimed at mentoringundergraduate students in “the current need for basic and applied research in fluid mechanicsacross a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students instate-of-the-art laboratory environments.” And in traditional fashion, the grant justifies meetingCriterion 2 “by enhancing and diversifying the pool of students considering a research career inengineering

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Cristina Adam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Alexa Coburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Baheej Nabeel Saoud, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Educational Research and Methods

, specifically young women to broaden their technical understanding and encourage them to pursue education and careers in STEM fields.Mr. Baheej Nabeel Saoud, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Baheej Saoud is an Aeronautical Engineering senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is set to graduate in June 2015. He will be continuing on to graduate school in Manufacturing Engineering. Baheej has been contributing to the Cal Poly Dynamics Research team since 2013. Page 26.858.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 How Misconceptions

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

outstanding preparation for professional life. HerGPA upon graduation in engineering discipline A was around 3.1. She had lead CTA to successas a project manager, had engineering internships, participated in a variety of studentorganizations, and done research with the faculty advisor of the competition team.Alice had very specific and focused career goals, including the desire to work for a particularlyprominent and inspirational company. She also knew that while this goal could be realistic in thelong term, in the short term she would probably have to work for a less prestigious company tobuild her credentials before the more prominent company would want to hire her. …Short term [goal] is to find a job that will get me financial stable first

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio William Sedas, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

do believe that I would volunteer to do this again, aloneor with the people that we met.”- Brenda Díaz“This semester we learned a lot of things that will be useful in our professional careers, but Ibelieve that the best way to learn it was to put them in practice in the Resiliency andPossibility Challenge. We chose to perform maintenance work on the city parks and to enlistpeople in the community to continue doing it. We transferred knowhow to the community,created awareness, listened to their proposals and took their proposals to CongressmanDamián Zepeda who joined our initiative. Now we are now confident that this project willcontinue.”- Abigail A. Padill4.1 Case 2. Tampico - Prof. Maria Magdalena OcónStudents taking “Organizational

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on empirical evidence to gain an understanding of how and whythe designed learning works. Thus, our ultimate goal is to utilize the DBR process to developtheories that can be translated into classroom practices to enhance students’ understanding ofscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects while simultaneously inspiringthem to pursue STEM careers. We employ DBR constructs, in the context of a robotics-basedinstructional framework, to support both student and teacher learning in several ways. The use ofrobotics serves to help stimulate an interest in STEM learning for students. In addition, roboticscan help break the silos of the underlying disciplines of STEM to help realize the vision ofintegrating these disciplines. Such

Conference Session

Making in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Reggia, University of Maryland, College Park; Kevin M Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Justin Albrecht, University of Maryland, College Park

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Design in Engineering Education

 experience this entire process within a single semester. By allowing students to directly create the parts that they are modeling, they become more proficient at using the software for its intended purpose. Providing students with these skills in their first year makes it more likely that they will use them for their endeavors as students and later on in their engineering careers. It is additionally beneficial for students to add 3D printing to their skillset because the technology has become far more mainstream in recent years and companies are seeking talent. In a 2014 study conducted by  20​PricewaterhouseCoopers​ , out of 108 companies who responded, 45.3% selected that one of the largest barriers to full­scale

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A Cooper, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy, Department of Engineering Mechanics; Chad Bruce; Sarah Galyon Dorman; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kevin Otto; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Design in Engineering Education

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Dr. Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in September 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing, in addition to a teaching laboratory for prototyping, reverse engineering measurements, and testing. During his academic career, Dr. Wood was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Through 2011, Dr. Wood was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Design

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yazmin Montoya, LEAD; Aaron Eduardo Pacheco Rimada, University of Texas, El Paso; Erwin Ignacio Delgado, Univerity of Texas, El Paso ; Isaiah Nathaniel Webb; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

of the Engineering Leadership program (E-Lead). Inthis paper, the methods and outcomes are presented for how these pillars were put into practiceby the E-Lead students through experience-based learning in our Introduction to EngineeringLeadership course. This course is intended to introduce incoming student to both the culture ofthe E-Lead program as well as equip them for success in their college career. Piloted in the fallof 2013, the initial response from students was less than satisfactory and a change was needed.Relying on their personal experience and feedback from their peers and the E-Lead faculty, agroup of students that completed the pilot course proposed a major reform for the following year.In the summer of 2014, the group of now

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

engineering,complicating any analysis of diversification efforts. In the case of economic competitiveness, thegoal is simply production of the maximum number of STEM graduates. The strategy is puttingmore bodies into the beginning of the STEM education pipeline so more come out the other end.In the case of educational pluralism, the goal is more about economic (and career) opportunity“for all,” and inclusiveness and diversity as desirable social and educational foundations in theirown right. These two diversification logics often fold together in practice—and are oftenconflated by STEM education reform advocates—confusing the conceptual foundations formany STEM inclusiveness initiatives. Therefore, while policy support for broad-based STEMrecruitment

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his ar- eas

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Dan Ewert

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

prepared for a career in this global economy.In the U.S. education system, it has been recognized by many prominent engineering agenciesand educational leaders2,3,4,5,6,7 that the current model of engineering education will notadequately prepare students to be the engineers of the future and that change is needed in theway engineering education is done in the U.S. These reports and other calls for change all pointout that the key to effective curriculum development is building an engineering education modelthat meets both technical and professional needs of the field that graduates will enter. One actionfrom these calls resulted in ABET adoption of the ABET 2000 criteria, a set of eleven outcomesfor engineering graduates to possess.While many

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

and professionals whoengage with EWB-USA, compared to average U.S. engineering peers.9,10 Research has shownthat serving society and helping people are more important career goals for women than men.11-14Thus, casting engineering through this lens of how it benefits society and people may help closethe persistent gender gap in engineering.It is an open question whether engineering faculty fully embrace these ideals of helping peoplethrough engineering, and serve as role models for using engineering to benefit society.Engineering faculty are critically important in meeting goals to educate engineers to have a broadset of skills, knowledge, and attitudes.15-17 Research on engineering faculty is less prevalent thanstudents, so the values of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Christine Olson; Dan Smoliga

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Manufacturing

, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Paula L. Sturdevant Rees is Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). In addition, she is the Director of Diversity Programs for the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. As Director of Diversity Programs, Dr. Rees works with students, faculty and staff to provide exceptional education and professional growth opportunities for under-represented students in engineering. She is dedicated to increasing and maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Dr. Steven D Brewer, University of