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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leon Szeli, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(Epicenter). Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999

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System 1 in Engineering Education and Research

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ryan R. Senkpeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Julianna Sun Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

their engineeringcourses. We also found that neuroticism and conscientiousness are related to students’ feeling ofstress. These results may be reflective of students who have low emotional stability, seek tofollow social norms and conventions, and have abilities to succeed in the “stress culture” ofengineering [63]. Grit-persistence of effort was related to the other affective constructs ofidentity, motivation, and belonging, but Grit-consistency of interest had a weak negativecorrelation with many of the stress indicators. This result may point to differential factors of howGrit may operate in engineering students when compared to the larger populations in which ithas been used previously, like psychology students and adults. In a different

Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Rajat Handa, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

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Engineering Workforce

the data collected by U.S. Center for Disease Control andPrevention, and shows that Twitter data can improve the model prediction accuracy [12]. Theseefforts suggest that social media is an appropriate channel for better understanding STEMeducation issues.STEM education has a key implication for the workforce development and thus, the distributionof STEM workforce can be a reflection of the state of STEM education in the society.Unfortunately, the recent events and campaigns for stereotyping in the workforce indicate the poordiversity of STEM workers and how the minorities are stereotyped – particularly women. Thisbehavior further undermines the efforts to raise awareness for STEM education. On the other hand,there are several initiatives by

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VI

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Race/Ethnicity

onrequiring matching funds from the local campuses and providing data to administratorsat the end of the project and was too limited. When the Toys’n MORE funding ended,one of the three campuses was able to support their STEM summer bridge program foronly one more summer. Reflecting on the Toys’n MORE project, a sustainability planneeds to start at the beginning of any time-limited funding. For the Engineering Aheadproject , we are pursuing three strategies for the long-term sustainability of summerbridge programs at Penn State Abington, Altoona, and Berks:  Engage the campus administration early on o Share the positive results of previous bridge projects o Request a financial contribution for the summer bridge programs for each

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

. These programs appear to be effective atincreasing the retention and graduation of under-prepared but otherwise motivated andacademically talented students, but it could be that these struggles are reflective of broaderchallenges in attracting women to engineering. Redshirt programs can only help students whoapply - there is clearly more work to be done to encourage women to pursue engineering.While the Redshirt in Engineering model is designed with students from low-incomebackgrounds in mind, it provides a framework for supporting the success of students from othergroups historically excluded from engineering. The redshirt model targets both personal andstructural obstacles to retention - in addition to providing financial and academic support

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Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

theprogram for at least a year) and to reflect back to rate themselves in these same areas before theygot involved with the program. Retrospective post-then-pre designs are useful to reduceproblems that arise when program participants under or over-report their knowledge or abilitieson pre-tests due to a lack of understanding. Retrospective post-then-pre tests are designed toreduce this “response shift bias” (University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2005).A total of 51 retrospective surveys were collected from youth who consented to participate in theevaluation study. These included 17 TechHive participants and 34 participants from acomparison group of other interns.YouthInterviewsTechHive youth were asked to participate in an interview at the end of the

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Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

, the ADVANCE Institute conducts a faculty climatesurvey every two years. The survey was piloted in 2014, before the grant was awarded, in orderto collect baseline data. The original survey was modeled off of faculty climate surveys fromother ADVANCE grantees including the University of Wisconsin and the University ofMichigan. The last version of the survey, set to be fielded in February 2018, was revisedsubstantially to better reflect current climate concerns and areas of programmatic interest forADVANCE. That being said, we have chosen to leave core questions unchanged in order toanalyze longitudinal data over the life of the grant.The faculty climate survey is a primary source of data to understand the experiences of faculty ofcolor on

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

ofelectrons. When this insulating barrier is small enough, just a few nanometers, then electronscan, as defined by quantum mechanics, tunnel their way through the barrier and to the other side.The free layer changes orientation based on Spin Transfer Torque of the electrons and thedirection of the current.Parallel orientation can be generated when electrons pass through the pinned layer first,represented in Figure 1A below. The electrons take on a specified orientation that matches thefixed layer’s magnetic orientation. Due to the electron’s spin polarization they will apply atorque onto the free layer causing the free layer’s magnetic orientation to match the fixed layer’s.During this process some electrons will be reflected back towards the pinned

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

BPHS. 2. Have higher program retention rates for S-STEM Scholars than they would have had without the S-STEM program. Specifically, to have a 95% second-year retention rate and an 80% five-year graduation rate. 3. Improve the career-related knowledge of S-STEM Scholars through participation in career-development activities, including career counseling and formal reflection on internship experiences in relation to their assessed interests and values. 4. Have at least half of the S-STEM Scholars intern in the electric power industry and work in the industry upon graduation.Student Selection Process and Criteria The S-STEM program worked with the three partner high schools to recruit students fromeach high

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, theCALSTEP team will have as one of its priorities connecting with organizations (e.g., theCalifornia Online Education Initiative, or OEI) to find resources to support the effort todisseminate the CALSTEP resources and prepare additional faculty to use the resources in theirclassrooms.AcknowledgementsThis project is supported by the National Science Foundation through the ImprovingUndergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program, Award No. DUE 1430789. Any opinions,findings, and recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (2012). Engage to excel: Producing one million additional

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

, Writing and Learning Disabilities Vol. 6, pp. 223-247.9. Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T. & Smith, K.A. (1991), “Active Learning Cooperation in the College Classroom,”Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company.10. Fairhurst, A.M., & Fairhurst, L.L. (1995), “Effective Teaching, Effective Learning,” Palo Alto, CA: Davies-black Publishing11. Dale, E. (1969), “Audiovisual Methods in Teaching,” (3rd ed.), New York: Dryden Press.12. Wankat, P.H. (1999), “Reflective Analysis of Student Learning in a Sophomore Engineering Course,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol.88, (no.2), 195 -203.13. Finelli, C., Klinger, A., & Budny, D.D. (2001), “Strategies for Improving the Classroom Environment,” Journalof Engineering Education, Vol 90, (no.4), pp. 491

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Sciences, Vol.9, No.3, pp.313-314.26. Oakes, W. C., Jamieson, L. H., and Coyle, E. j.,(2001), “EPICS: Meeting EC 2000 Through Service Learning,” Proc., ASEE Conference and Exhibition, Session 3461.27. Bright, A., and Dym, C. L., (2004), “General Engineering at Harvey Mudd: 1957-2003,” Proc., ASEE Conf. and Exhibition, Session 1471.28. Adams, R. S., Turns, J., and Atman, C. J., (2003), “Educating Effective Engineering Designers: The Role of Reflective Practice,” Design Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp.275—294.29. Mills, J. E., and Treagust, D. F., (2004), “Engineering Education- Is Problem – Based or Project - Based Learning the Answer?” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, www.aaee.com. Au/journal/mills_treagust03.pdf.30

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Pervej Jahan, Miami University; Shahnaz J. Aly, Western Kentucky University

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Educational Research and Methods

researchprojects that were funded by the universities. The data presented in this study has been collectedfrom a total of 13 research projects in the fields of architecture and manufacturing. Both currentand past research projects have been included to reflect on if undergraduate research (UR)encouraged them in future research opportunities, whether UR encouraged them to enter intograduate schools, or UR impacted their professional development. All the data presented for eachproject including students current position has been tracked over time and collected by theauthors. Student demographic data has been presented in the study to see if there is any effect ofgender, students’ academic year, GPA, immigration status, on their willingness to be engaged

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Gautam Sai Chebrolu, Duke University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

& Systems course atthe end of the semester asked students to consider several reflective questions. The completesurvey presented to students is show in Appendix A. The same survey was given to students whoused the DSK board in lab and those who used the MATLAB R Audio System Toolbox.TM Intotal, all 78 students in the Spring 2017 and Summer 2017 courses responded. Of these, 45 usedthe DSK board for labs and 33 used the Audio System ToolboxTM .Several of these questions were pedagogical in nature and were posed to seek student impressionsof their self-learning after having completed the course and associated laboratories. The specificquestions relating to course learning, and hence pedagogical questions, are the first 8 questions inthe

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

also want to workwith faculty in other engineering disciplines to ensure that environmental protection issues areaddressed. This could include giving guest lectures in courses, particularly design-focusedcourses where environmental considerations should be part of the constraints and criteria for allengineering projects.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#1158863. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] StartClass by Graphiq. Compare Colleges & Universities. http://colleges.startclass.com/ Accessed March 10, 2017

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Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

pollution should be responsible for the cleanup. Reflecting on thepresumption that more than one party could be identified as a “contributor” of pollution,a percentage allocation must also be determined. Once an allocation has been made, itthen must be determined if the identified “contributor” has the ability to pay theproportionate share. Which of the identified parties possesses the financial resourcesand/or insurance coverage to pay for a cleanup? Pollution cases may require adetermination of whether employees or other individuals may have been impacted byenvironmental pollution and suffered either acute or chronic health effects.In pursuit of identifying responsible parties and implementing remedies for pollution orcontamination, this paper

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Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Jeffry R. Foeller, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

rankings reflect theimprovement of a student’s scores after the first test. The hours per week spent outside of classby quartile are summarized in Table 5. Table 3 Utilization of Resources by Quartiles QUESTION OF THE CLASS SUMMARIES TEXTBOOK DAY Ranked Ranked by Ranked Ranked by Ranked Ranked by by Grade Improvement by Grade Improvement by Grade Improvement Top 55% 47% 37% 38% 20% 13% Quartile Second 48% 47% 46% 42% 13

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Construction Division Technical Session 4: Capstone, Safety and Beyond

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorail F. Porter, Associated General Contractors; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

studentsare trained in an educational atmosphere that defines and strengthens their career identities [11].In order to improve career identities and success, construction curriculum should include well-designed senior projects [4]; service learning [12]; industry partnerships and professionaldevelopment workshops [13]; electives [14]; project-based learning [5]; internships [15]; and trainstudents to use updated technology [16]. Educators should not be afraid to modify existing coursesor even introduce new courses to reflect changing needs of societies [14]. Due to theirbackgrounds, some students are aware of the changing needs in the construction industry, and enterinto construction programs expecting to be prepared to meet the most current needs of

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Faculty Development Medley

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E. Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A. Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

in terms of the themes and overarching goals. Faculty have varying levelsof input into and interaction with the execution of the strategic plan with the majority of theirfocus concentrating on the day-to-day operations of their research and academic programs.Faculty well-being surveys can reflect the status of the faculty views on their collectiveexperiences in an institution; some issues raised in these surveys can be addressed in targetedcollege of engineering faculty development initiatives.The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of how an established college of engineeringfaculty development office at North Carolina State University integrated the findings of aqualitative faculty well-being survey and programmatic faculty

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Shayla Sawyer Armand, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

eliminate any issues a minority of students had because they could not ask questionswhen watching video lectures. The overall depth and quality of questions generally reflected thestatus of the course as being outside the core interests of the students, who were mostlyMechanical Engineering majors.Note that the use of something like Piazza seems to be critical to making flipped classroomswork. Students need to know that they have a mechanism for asking questions, no matter whereor when they are working. Also, it encourages students to help one another. There is littlecompetition for grades in these courses because standards are clear and students are remindedover and over that our goal is that, someday, everyone will earn an A. Piazza also provides

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The BEST InDEED

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Varghese Ittoop Vadakumcherry, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

personalized feedback. 5)Reflection allows students to think about how their pre-existing ideas about a topic have evolvedand expanded through completing the learning block. In this study, we examined the impact ofthe “Idea Generation” and “Concept Development” learning blocks. Each learning block takesapproximately 6 hours to complete and is built on pedagogical best practices that combines self-study with remote feedback [29]. It focuses on a student-centered teaching approach developedaround the constructivist learning theory [30], which allows content sharing online without timeand location limitations [31]. The learning blocks are built around the best practices in teachingand learning to promote active engagement, which is essential for success

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

intheir home country their entire life. A follow-up ANOVA was run between the two variables andthey were found to be predictive of each other. Over 80% of those who spoke English as asecond language and said that had lived outside of their home country said that the United Stateswas the country they had lived in for more than 6 months outside of their home country. Asmany of this subset of respondents came from different countries, they may not have deemedtheir responses as unethical when reflecting on the ethical underpinnings of their home country.As this subset of students also learned English as a second language, a limited vocabulary andlack of fluency in English may have negatively impacted their ability to answer the writtenresponses, or

Conference Session

PCEE Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Max L Longhurst, Utah State University; R. Ryan Dupont, Utah State University; Nancy Mesner, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

4.00 0.79 0.003 I plan to use technology in my future career 3.00 4.33 0.57 0.057 I am interested in careers that use technology 2.60 4.20 0.89 0.016 I plan to use engineering in my future career 2.77 4.11 0.71 0.000 I am interested in careers that use engineering 3.00 4.44 0.55 0.005As can be seen in Table 4, the change in student STEM career interest as reflected in all but onequestion was significant. There was an upward trend in the low interest students’ interest incareers in STEM fields. The only question that was not significant is “I plan to use technology inmy future career” with a p-value of 0.057. The same

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

. Delaine is a co-founder and past president of the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED) and has served two terms as an executive member of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) as a Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion. He is investigating university-community engagement as empow- erment settings and working to further the research agenda of the global community of practice within Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Education. His research laboratory aims to support an inclu- sive, global pipeline of STEM talent and to unify the needs of the engineering education stakeholders in order for engineering education to more accurately reflect societal

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Campbell R Bego P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Adrienne Parsons, University of Louisville; Gale J. Crush, University of Louisville, Speed Scientific School

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Mathematics

similar teaching styles.In Fall 2016, during the first stages of the re-design, two junior faculty members were added, and everyone waslearning and sharing experiences. All four were in general agreement about all class activities and assessments (thathad not been modified), however, were adjusting to the changed format as well as building the class activities onlya few days ahead. There was not much time for reflection during the semester.In Fall 2017, a junior faculty member replaced one of the original instructors on the DE team. In the summer of2017, the three junior faculty members attended a 2-day institute on active learning. The institute challenged themto explore new learning spaces and to strive for more student-student collaboration

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. entrepreneurial mindset (e.g., Fry,2011; Kriewall and Mekemson, 2010; Condoor and McQuilling, 2009; Bilan et al., 2005).Finally, educators are thrusting experiential exercises into the curriculum, i.e. methods teaching(Cadotte, 2014; Greene and Neck, 2011). From our perspective, this mixed modality approachoffers students a dynamic learning environment and an equally exciting opportunity for facultymembers to conduct research related to student experiences and behaviors.In this dynamic classroom setting, which includes historical context, reflection on one’s mindset,process learning, and methods teaching, we developed a relevant research question, which is thebasis for this paper: Does an entrepreneurial mindset assessment predict a student’s behavior

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

as line, rectangle, and textbox primitivesfrom PyGame. Note that the process in the example is isometric, or constant volume. Thediagram reflects this fact in that the position of the piston has not risen or fallen. As the problemparameters change, that affects not only the data values shown in the figure but also the positionof the piston accordingly.Figure 7: Formatted output of problem descriptionAs was mentioned previously, rarely does automatically generated text not require some amountof human intervention in the form of additional post-processing to correct grammar mistakes, topossibly correct formatting, or to add a human flair or poetry to otherwise mechanical prose.Conclusions and Recommendations for Future WorkThe method outlined

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IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University ; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Debisree Ray, Mississippi State University ; Ginnie Shih En Hsu

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

design of the VR teachingmodule to be more immersive and visualized. The current VR module is a semi self-paced tutorial.Concurrent research (Phase III) is being conducted to investigate how well students understand thequeuing theory concept using this updated VR teaching module versus traditional classroomlecture. Data is currently being collected using a different set of students with the same conceptualquiz but taught the topic in a traditional classroom manner (control group). Afterwards, we plan toprovide a comparative analysis of both approaches, control group versus experimental group anddisseminate the results.. The sections discussed below only reflects how well the students performusing the VR training module (experimental group

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Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Baqersad P.E., Kettering University; Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Azadeh Sheidaei, Iowa State University; Basem Alzahabi, Alghurair University

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Mechanics

havebeen generally positive. The authors will use results of future surveys to assess the success ofthis project and to improve student engagement. AcknowledgmentsThe research presented in this paper is partly supported by the Kern Family Foundation grantentitled “Implementation of Innovation and Entrepreneur Mindset Concept into Mechanics ofMaterials”. We would like to acknowledge and appreciate the supports by Dr. Massoud Tavakoliand Dr. Mohammad Torfeh, principal investigators of the grant at Kettering University. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring organizations. References[1] J. Baqersad, P. Poozesh

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Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M. Mansfield, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; N. David Theodore, Arizona State University

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Graduate Studies

, underprepared students). As many of theseprograms look to go online to help them grow, it is important to encourage deeper learning,engagement and community for ALL learners, not just those in physical classrooms. While theresearch suggests that similar learning outcomes can be achieved in both traditional face-to-faceclasses and online courses [4] [5], online courses require more of a proactive approach to helpthem reach levles of engagment and learning that more naturally take place in the on-groundsetting.Danaher proposes that there are seven constructs by which an online engineering course can beassessed for quality. They are information, interface, support, engagment, collaboration,reflection and autonomy [6]. The DFO approach brings these