Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Andrea Magdalene Vasquez, Harvey Mudd College; David Kwan, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Sarah Silcox; Joseph John Sinopoli, Harvey Mudd College; Gordon G. Krauss, Harvey Mudd College

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

Mudd College, Dr. Krauss was a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and enjoyed a career in industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, both from Boston University, and completed his undergraduate degree in Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modes of feedback in design review process: Implications for utility and effectiveness based on student genderAndrea M Vasquez, Sarah Silcox, Joseph Sinopoli, Laura Palucki-Blake, Gordon G. KraussAbstractDuring classroom design reviews, presenters receive and respond to questions from reviewers.Prior work

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing ; Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

researchers seek to understand whether and to what extent thedevelopment of engineering “habits of mind and action” in middle school STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math) courses leads to improvements in problem solving abilities,integration of STEM content, and increased interest in engineering. The Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013) call for “raising engineering design to the samelevel as scientific inquiry in science classroom instruction at all levels” (p. 1). Reflecting thisemphasis on engineering as a core idea, recent reforms include proficiency in engineering designas a key component of college and career readiness (Auyang, 2004; Carr, Bennett, & Strobel,2012; Duderstadt, 2008; Kelly, 2014

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Rama Chaitra Thota, University of Cincinnati; Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati; Wentao Wang, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Division

engineering, human-centered computing, and software engineering education. He is a recipient of the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the best research paper award at the IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE 2016). He is a member of ASEE and a senior member of IEEE.Mr. Wentao Wang, University of Cincinnati Wentao Wang is a Ph.D. student at the University of Cincinnati, United States. His research interests include software engineering and requirements engineering. Wentao received a Master degree in software engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2010.Dr. Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati Carla Purdy is an associate professor in the School of Electrical

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

projectchanges, but also to raise their level of professional skills in expecting, coping with, accepting, managing,and even embracing uncertainty as preparation for their professional careers. These are skills andperspectives that we can also embody as faculty, to serve as examples and role models to our students.References:[1] Dutson, AJ, Todd, RH, Magleby, SP, & Sorensen, CD, “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 17 (1997) pp 17-28.[2] Furnham, A & Ribchester, T. “Tolerance of Ambiguity: A review of the Concept, Its Measurement, and Applications”, Current Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 3 (1995) pp 179-199.[3] Mohammed, S, Okudan, G, &

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Valdes, University of Florida; Carlene Elizabeth Cuadra, University of Florida ; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai has been an ASEE officer and has served in multiple divisions

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

graduatestudents in helping bring our manuscript to fruition. References 1. Nettles, M. T., & Millett, C. M. (2006). ​Three magic letters.​ Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2. Lovitts, B. (2004). Research on the structure and process of graduate education: Retaining students. In D.H. Wulff, A.E. Austin & Associates, ​Paths to the professoriate: Strategies for enriching the preparation of future faculty​ (pp. 115-136). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 3. Allum, J.R., Kent, J.D., & McCarthy, M.T. (2014). Understanding Ph.D. career pathways for program improvement: A CGS Report. Washington, D.C.: Council of Graduate Schools. 4. Lovitts, B. (2001

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei-Mei Song, Tamkang University; Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University; Shih-Yao Lai, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines by nature. Teacher A’s professional training traverses the disciplinesof civil engineering and information technology. He was also engaged in various co-teachingactivities with professors from other fields in the same discipline, from architecture, and fromelectrical engineering, though the levels and forms of co-teaching varied. Teacher B also had2 semesters of teaching experience working with civil engineering professors before thisproject. Teacher C’s entire career was mostly built on crossing different academicboundaries—from education to cultural studies to futures studies. To all three teachers, theleap between disciplines seemed to be the greatest this time. However, it was not acompletely foreign experience to any of them. The

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Thomas La Belle, Arizona State University; Aldin Malkoc, Arizona State University ; Mackenzie Honikel, Arizona State University, Biological and Health Systems Engineering

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Biomedical

concepts. The first being teaching andretention of concepts that are important in design, specifically senior year design.Second, it offers promise into the transferability of content and learning betweenprofessors, semesters, and time a class is offered. While this study was performedon a junior year course, a project-based learning experience is perfect for thefreshmen year experience, to ensure that students are taught these skills early onin their academic careers. In addition, the methodology used in this course isapplicable to any grade level. While implemented junior year, this form ofteaching could greatly benefit FYE.IntroductionVarious engineering programs have multiple professors that can and do teach thesame course. It becomes the

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

introduction of the FYE has provided us the opportunity to re-envision our curriculumand be more intentional with course design during the sophomore through senior years. Forexample, we can introduce more scaffolding within the curriculum to prepare students forcoursework and topics they will encounter later in the program. Skills learned in the first yearwill be incorporated into second year courses and so on, so students can continue to grow theirengineering toolkit. However, reorganization of our existing curriculum has also presentedchallenges. We have critically examined all of our course offerings and made changes wherenecessary to continue preparing our students well for an engineering career after graduation.Several other disadvantages have

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University

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International

the former Minister of Mines and Energy to studentsfrom various universities to waiters and strangers off the streets. The engineering aspects werefascinating, but I will retain what I learned about people-interactions and languages and differentcultures for far longer than I will be able to recite the process flow diagram of how sugar isconverted into ethanol. In many ways, I think the cultural/economic/political discussions we hadand activities we did will be more beneficial to me in my future engineering career than theobviously engineering-related ones.” (Student from ENGR 290 Brazil, 2010)While these data provide an indirect measure of student gains from the course, the authors alsorecognize that the impact of this program may only be

Conference Session

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, Alaska Center for UAS Integration, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound

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Aerospace

workshop.- Student topics. This activity was rated as highly rewarding by students. Most of the students (undergraduate and many graduate) had not yet had an opportunity in their academic career to organize and lead a classroom discussion. Feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive. Students appreciated the opportunity to work through the process of organizing and leading a facilitated discussion and noted the boost in confidence this activity provided them for general public speaking skills. Students also noted value in the expectation that they were to provide questions of other student presentations. Students liked having the limits of a 30- minute period for the presentation and Q&A with a buffer for the instructor to fill

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swaroop Joshi, The Ohio State University; Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

project that the students may be involved with in theirfuture careers. Capstone team projects which have become a standard part of (nearly) every en-gineering and computing program have been especially successful in helping to achieve this goal.The second intended goal of such activities is to help students learn the technical, conceptual mate-rial by engaging in suitable activities with their fellow-students rather than just listening passivelyto lectures. At the same time, many engineering and computing faculty have serious concernsabout introducing such activities to any serious extent in their courses; primary among these con-cerns is the potential negative impact of such activities on topic coverage. Trying to arrange suchactivities outside

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

relate to the case studies. Next, case studiesare presented in order to convey a principle of negotiation within an academic setting such asmight be seen by an entering assistant professor, or a professor in a leadership role. These caseswere selected in order to help academic faculty relate to scenarios they might encounter acrosstheir careers. While the authors of this work have drawn from their experiences and theexperiences of others in composing representative cases, all characters appearing in this work arefictitious, and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental.The academic units, rank and supervisory structure contain some jargon, for example, “fullprofessor,” and more. These, and an explanation of the search

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Figure 6. Maximal Stresses in the Plates Another assessment was collected from student responses to the first three questions inthe class self-reflection. Students were asked to rank their answers to these questions from 1 to 5,with 1 indicating that the student strongly disagrees with the statement and 5 indicating that he orshe strongly agrees with the statement. 1) Do you agree that what you have learned from MAE 441 is important to your professional career? 2) Do you agree that the class project enriches your learning experience about using NASTRAN/PATRAN for modeling and analysis? 3) Do you agree that the laboratory manual help you in this class?The mean score and associated standard deviation for each question

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

students for course grades (norm-reference grading) aimed at “weedingout” underperformers as opposed to cultivating the talents of all students who aspire toengineering careers (Gasiewski, Eagan et al. 2012). The National Academy of Engineeringrecognized this issue as part of its 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering with the inclusion oftailoring and differentiating instruction to improve the reliability of learning (National Academyof Engineering 2017).The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of varying the design of formativeassessments in a programming course on student academic performance, using the Felder-Soloman learning styles model (Felder and Soloman n.d.) as a heuristic guiding assessmentconstruction. The lead author had

Conference Session

Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Manufacturing

comments about the project were not just limitedto student exit survey and course evaluations. The instructor kept receiving positive feedbackfrom those who somehow heard about this project. Some of the 215 students enrolled in springand fall 2016 lab sections chose to enroll selectively so that they can participate in this project.Here are some of student testimonials. “In the end the experience I garnered from this will be invaluable moving forward in my MET career. Having 20 years of manufacturing experience with 10 of those years spent as a machinist, I can absolutely see the value in this project. I will be holding on to these formulas and experiences for future use as I hope one day to run my own machine shop

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler ; Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler; Chung-Hyun Goh, University of Texas, Tyler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

exist.In actuality, most engineering jobs are much more diverse than the engineering curriculum.Companies of today, to stay competitive, demand more and more out of their engineers becauseof their ability to learn and problem solve. Most engineers claim that the learning begins aftergraduation, on the first job and continues through the entire career. In today’s world, anengineering student cannot only rely on a high GPA to help them land a job. Today’s marketsrequire an engineer who can handle diverse situations with multiple outcomes and multiple areasof knowledge. These challenges that the modern economic world demands need to be tackledand solved. It is the responsibility of universities to produce high quality engineers by providingthe

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shirley B. Pomeranz, The University of Tulsa; Peyton James Cook Ph.D., The University of Tulsa

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Mathematics

semester I was happy (at first) when Idiscovered that I had saved all of my calculus notebooks from the late 1960s, when I was anundergraduate and took my first calculus courses. I was less happy when I also discovered somegraded homework and tests with comments such as “This work is not good”, which I suppose isa gentle was of saying “this is nonsense, tear it up and start again” (a comment which I didreceive on some graded graduate school homework later in my academic career). There wereColumbia University graded calculus tests from my four-semester calculus sequence; 1B, 2B,3B, and 4B; and some material with questions involving metric spaces and compact sets (which Icannot even imagine covering in the calculus courses that I currently teach

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership; Andrea L. Robledo, Angelo State University; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Nepantleros and Nepantleras: How Latinx Adolescents Participate in Social Change in EngineeringAbstractPrevious studies have suggested that Latinx are underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The number of Latinx students in the K-12population is constantly growing but Latinx are disproportionately not pursuing careers inengineering. At the foundation of this problem lies a

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Synthesizing these two points, it is evident that inquiry-basedlaboratories require experts to create, administer, and assess. Unfortunately, the requirement forexpertise is directly contradictory to the current atmosphere in science education at large researchuniversities. Luft et al. (2004) provide an excellent discussion of TA culture in the sciences, andsummarize the issue by stating: “Ultimately, graduate students may even be told by their advisors that research should be a focus, and that teaching assistantships should not be held for multiple years because this will jeopardize their careers...Unfortunately the culture in which GTAs exist places them in a situation that is wrought with tension and difficult to change.”In

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Austin Mack, Ohio State University; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

, it is unusual to find resources made available to improve spatialskills. The findings of Wai et al. (2009) raise spatial skills development as a potentiallyfruitful way to make STEM education and careers more attractive and to improve grades andretention rates in engineering education.Figure 1. Analysis of Project TALENT data to show relative position of spatial scores toverbal and math scores for different disciplines; V = Verbal, S = Spatial and M =Mathematical ability; (Figure B1 taken from (Wai et al., 2009)).One of the most interesting findings from spatial ability research, and which is also veryimportant for engineering educators to be aware of, is the sizeable and significant gender gapin favour of males – on average, males get

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in engineering programs was good becauseit helped people who weren’t suitable to be engineers find other careers. Drawing on the day’sreadings and discussion I excitedly pointed out that this statement was a great example of themeritocracy fallacy which I learned of from , [8], and that it assumed that people were born intoskills and abilities, similar to a caste system. As Lorena has already noted, my arguments did notseem to have any effect on the student.The student came to talk to me later, however, and I learned that my words had hurt them, andmy enthusiasm was particularly hurtful because it felt like I was gleefully singling them and theirideas out for group ridicule. The student was involved in our activity because they truly

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism (E&M), areamong the fundamental courses that students build their engineering career on. During thesecourses it is important to reinforce students’ critical thinking skills. Most students tend to acceptthe information given as it is, without questioning it. Although students are exposed to moreactivities and assignments in the upper level classes where they are required to show their criticaland analytical skills, the stronger the foundation the more prepared they are for the futurechallenges. For this reason, in the E&M course students were asked to submit their handwrittenhomework in a structured layout where they had to: First, state what is given and what has beenasked of them to find with a

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming Li, Tsinghua University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

cultivation objectives into all aspectsof talents cultivation of engineering education;37shifted from “teacher-based” teachingparadigm to “student-based” teaching paradigm, regularly conduct student satisfactionsurveys to understand students’ learning experience, learning gains and career developmentneeds, and design teaching system, allocate teaching resources, adjust curriculum system,improve teaching methods, perfect teaching environment, improve learning follow-upassessment, based on student learning needs and capacity requirements, really making studentbenefit and satisfy.375.4.2. Cultivation of Evaluation Culture, Formation of Joint ForceColleges and universities should reconstruct the responsibilities of all stakeholders to shapean evaluation

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard David, University of Texas, Austin; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

results reported herein suggest that implementing PBL is advantageous, at least on thetime-scale of students’ immediate participation in the course, it is also necessary to evaluate howstudents’ engagement in PBL impacts their future coursework. Moreover, as PBL continues togain traction in engineering education, it will become necessary to determine the extent to whichit prepares students for professional practice. If PBL can implemented such that it shrinks thegap between students’ conception of school knowledge and professional knowledge, it is likelythat implementing PBL more broadly can better equip students for careers in engineering.ReferencesAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). (2015). Criteria for Accrediting

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Seda McKilligan, Iowa State University; Ashfaq A Khokhar, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Security.” He is a recent recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2012), as well as the ISU award for Early Achievement in Teaching (2012) and the ECpE department’s Warren B. Boast undergraduate teaching award (2009, 2011, 2016).Dr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

their general education requirements. One of these options isto complete a Pathways Minor: an interdisciplinary minor that covers several general educationlearning outcomes that is centered around a common theme. The goal of pathways minors is tohelp students 1) develop their general education skills through classes that are related to andbuild on each other in an intentional way and 2) reflect meaningfully on how these classesconnect to their majors and future careers. This paper will explore the educational environment demonstrated in a three coursesequence that makes up the core of a Pathways Minor in Innovation. The Learning PartnershipsModel, based on self-authorship theory, will be our primary guide for understanding thisenvironment

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

infuses CT, as well as reliable methods for assessing CT, remain open problems. In this paper, we describe a 5th-9th grade STEM outreach program. Classes on micro controllers and computer programming are presented. Data collected through a newly designed self-efficacy instrument is used to determine effectiveness of these curricula at improving confidence in CT and problem solving skills.IntroductionThis paper describes a STEM outreach program where the Manhattan-Ogden Unified SchoolDistrict 383 has partnered with Kansas State University. This program lasts four weeks and isdesigned to expose 5th-9th grade students to STEM careers and subjects through hands-onactivities. The program covers a large range of areas

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Student

Careers in Science andEngineering. Wiley-IEEE Press.Seldin, P. (1993). Successful Use of Teaching Portfolios. Bolton, MA, Anker PublishingCompany, Inc.

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

anywhere close to our goals,…[t]hat is ourbiggest challenge, getting sufficient numbers of faculty to be proponents and be engaged.”At the beginning stages of their change projects, a few RED leaders were encountering some ofthe predicted reluctance of faculty. Among the faculty at Heritage University, “there isambivalence, not outright obstruction,” observed a Co-PI. This Co-PI guessed that early-careerfaculty were hesitant about an increased time commitment when their burgeoning careers alreadyrequired an immense time investment.While Northern University project leaders expressed particularly high levels of apprehensionabout gathering support from faculty members, they had some success with mitigating resistance.Prior to their school’s