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EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

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Engineering Technology

integral windup. The student writes theProportional Integral Derivative (PID) control algorithm such that auto/manual transitions andgain changes are bumpless.The addition of the control system experiment cost less than $5.00 per student, but provides thestudent with a realistic control system problem complete with all of the vagaries of an in-plantcontrol system commissioning.IntroductionEngineering Technology and Management (ETM) students fill many roles in the work force.ETM students are generalist and most will become involved with control systems at some timeduring their career. The control system experiment described here is designed to give thestudents a working understanding of a control system so they are prepared for positions

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Vinarcik P.E., University of Detroit Mercy

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Systems Engineering

, 2017)In the years since its inception, the MPD program has enriched its subject matter to better serveits students (typically mid-career engineers at Detroit automotive OEMs). The curriculumcurrently includes the following courses:Required courses:  MPD 5050 Systems Architecture  MPD 5100 Systems Engineering  MPD 5200 System and Project Management  MPD 5300 System Optimization  MPD 5350 Organizational Processes  MPD 5400 Finance and Managerial Accounting  MPD 5450 Marketing Management  MPD 5500 Operations Management  MPD 5600 Product Planning & Development  MPD

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Professional and Regulatory Issues in Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Graeme W Troxell, Colorado State University; Wade O. Troxell, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1374

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Engineering Ethics

in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest. 5. Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others. 6. Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity and dignity of the profession. 7. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision. Figure 2: Fundamental Canons as found in the ABET Code of Ethics Codes of ethics like the ABET code are more than just a written version of

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Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Cara Sperbeck, York College of Pennsylvania; Matthew Jones, York College of Pennsylvania; Patrick David Lynn, York College of Pennsylvannia

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

Vehicle Technology Directorate from West Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Dr. Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania Jason Forsyth is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at York College of Penn- sylvania. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech in May 2015. His major research

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

teaching, research, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley 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 dedicated 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

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Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Andrés Strello, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Francisca Castro, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Engineering Ethics

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Stephen Michael Morse, Michigan Technological University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Mathematics

struggling to keep upwith the mastery of pre-college mathematical skills needed prior to pursuing their engineeringcore courses.BackgroundMathematics is an important tool by which the concepts of science and technology can beexplained and modelled on pen and paper. The mastery of mathematics allows for the study –besides pushing the frontiers – of science and technology. Students who wish to pursue a degreein a STEM-related field must have adequate knowledge and proficiency in mathematics to besuccessful in their STEM career. Therefore, STEM students are expected to have the adequatepreparation in mathematics prior to participating in a STEM degree program.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) administers its Programfor

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova; Michele Eodice

writing centers for 20 years; she currently serves as editor of The Writing Center Journal, the primary research journal of the International Writing Centers Association. Several contributions to collections have expandeda career-long theme of work that combines understanding writing practices and students’ learn-ing of writing with collaboration and co-authoring. One chapter, “Creativity in the Writing Center,”written with Elizabeth Boquet, appears in a 2009 award winning collection, Creative Approaches toWriting Center Work. Her interest in creativity extends to other fields as well, including engineering.16

Collection

2017 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Steven M. Ciccarelli, Rochester Institute of Technology

engineering technology programs, place aneven higher value on the laboratory experience than their traditional engineering counterparts.These programs require students to complete a great deal of laboratory work during theireducation. Students often begin such experiences as freshmen while traditional engineeringprograms frequently begin incorporating labs into the educational experience a year or two later.Common objectives for such labs are to demonstrate and reinforce the theoretical concepts beingtaught in the classroom using empirical means and to give students experience using equipmentsimilar to what they are likely to encounter in their careers as engineering professionals3 .In first semester electrical engineering technology laboratories

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Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Samantha Dale Strasser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison F. Takemura, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dirk R. Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

recognitions include the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the 2011 Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics, the 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award, the 2012 IBM Faculty Award, an 2016 R&D100 Award, the OSA’s 2017 Adolph Lomb Medal , and the 2017 ACS Photonics Young Investigator Award.Mrs. Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Technical Communication Instruction for Graduate Students: The Communication Lab vs. a CourseAbstractCommunication skills are critical to engineers’ success in both academia and industry. Neverthe-less, a variety of factors keep engineering students from

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Pre-College: Evaluation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah A. Lange, Carnegie Mellon University; Donna M, Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; Judith R. Hallinen, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Annette M. Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Alicia Angemeer, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Lynn Berard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

share expertise with mem- bers of the community. She assists faculty with Broader Impacts strategy development for proposals, advises students who are interested in K-12 careers, and is responsible for the processes that support CMU’s policy for the protection of children. Judith served as an Adjunct Instructor of science education at Chatham University, a consultant to Pittsburgh Public Schools, and a project coordinator for science programs developed by the University of Hawaii CRDG. She has taught learners from age 3 to 93. She earned a BS in Psychology at Carnegie Mellon, an MAT from the University of Pittsburgh, and an EdD from the University of Pennsylvania.Prof. Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Raina Michelle Khatri, Western Michigan University; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Bonnie J. Bachman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Renee Cole, University of Iowa; John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Debra May Friedrichsen; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education.Dr. Debra May Friedrichsen , Dr. Debra Friedrichsen has an M.BA, an M.S, Ph.D. and several years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which she holds a patent. She has engineering education research focused on 1) feedback and 2) the propagation of educational innovations.Mr. Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell Phil Weilerstein is the President and CEO of VentureWell (formerly NCIIA). Phil began his career as an entrepreneur as a student at the University of Massachusetts. He and a team including his advisor launched a startup biotech company which ultimately went public. This experience, coupled with a

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They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prewitt Penno P.E., University of Dayton; Roger J. Crum, University of Dayton; Eddy M. Rojas, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International

(B.S.) in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica. Dr. Rojas is also a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Michigan. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Rojas has led numerous research studies in modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes; engineering education; and construction economics. He has served as prin- cipal investigator or co-principal investigator in more than 20 different projects. These studies have been sponsored by government agencies and private sector organizations such as the National Science Founda- tion, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Army, the KERN Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the New

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Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Arturo Olivarez Jr., University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

Energy Manufacturing curriculum development. Currently, he is involved in the evaluation and research of two federal grants regarding student success. One of the grants aims at providing undergraduate engineering minority students opportunities for acquiring 21st century knowledge and skills required to compete with a technology-rich workforce environment. The second grant aims at providing educational and administrative support to undergraduate student in areas of career and financial management planning. He has been selected as Research Fellow at the Educational Test- ing Service at Princeton for two consecutive summer terms. He has been program chair and president of the regional association (Southwest Educational

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Technical Session 5b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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

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Pacific Southwest Section

authentic engineering test equipment to evaluate materials. For some students,this experience may have reinforced their decision to pursue an engineering career, and theirenthusiasm may translate into increased persistence toward degree completion.Nevertheless, MPC students encountered significant challenges to learning from the lecturecontent resources and especially from the virtual approach used for some of the laboratoryactivities. Modifications to these resources proved successful during a subsequentimplementation of the course at MPC the following year. Student attitudes regarding all courseactivities improved relative to the previous MPC implementation, as had all of the objectivemeasures of student learning. In fact, although the learning

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Courses II

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Randal T Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talis Juhna, Riga Technical University; Hale Kim, Inha University; Stephen Marshall P.E., University of Strathclyde; Mauricio Pardo, Universidad del Norte; Julie Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Winston Spencer Percybrooks, Universidad del Norte

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

their learning and career preparation. The Vertically IntegratedProjects (VIP) Program was created to overcome this fragmented environment.Undergraduates who join VIP teams earn academic credit for their participation in discovery,design and other creative efforts that assist faculty with their research. Each team is: large – 10to 20 undergraduates each semester; vertically integrated – including sophomores through PhDstudents each semester; long-term – each undergraduate may participate for three years, with1 This paper has a companion paper at the ASEE Annual Conference that discusses the characteristics of the set ofUS VIP sites. The overview of the fundamentals of VIP at the beginning of both papers is very similar, but thecurricular

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Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: A Case StudyThe context of this case study is the development of a technology-focused, transdisciplinaryprogram at a large research-intensive Midwestern university. This program is part of a largerinitiative supported by the university to experiment with new educational approaches. The visionfor this initiative was to prepare students to succeed across their future career—which mayinclude jobs that do not exist today. A group of interested faculty fellows were charged withinvestigating new educational approaches that met the values of: (a) viewing the student as awhole person; (b) welcoming diversity and access for all; (c) student autonomy; (d) risk-takingas an important component to learning; and (e) openness fostered through sharing

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Pre-College: Working with Teachers to Improve K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

). It requires complexthinking, analysis (Katehi, Perason, Feder, & Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, 2009)and engineering mindsets (Katehi et al., 2009; Radaideh, Khalaf, Balawi, & Hitt, 2013) that aredifficult to teach directly. In higher education, engineering design skills are developed throughin-depth design courses taught separately from the bulk of engineering sciences courses. Thisbifurcation has been blamed for students and graduates who don’t see connections betweencontent math and science courses and engineering practice and careers (Froyd & Ohland, 2005).As higher education continues to struggle with bifurcation the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States, 2013) encouraged engineering design

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Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carey Whitehair; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

global and from interdisciplinaryteam? What behaviors and milestones are critical for new team members to develop mutual trustwith other team members?In graduate level engineering settings, this type of research could be helpful in three practicalrespects. First, today’s graduate students are tomorrow’s experts working to lead global andinterdisciplinary teams in industry and in academia. By illuminating mechanisms by whichcollaborative competencies such as trust are developed and the impact they have on collaborationsuccess over time, there is a potential for graduate students to be able to be more immediatelyproductive in their future careers. Second, determining the role of trust in research groupcollaborations could “jump start” the

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Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackie Starks, Tennessee State University; Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University ; Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University ; Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Previously, Dr. Traum was an assistant professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), one of the top-ten undergraduate-serving engineering universities in the U.S. Dr. Traum coordinated MSOE’s first crowd-funded senior design project. He also co-founded with students EASENET, a start- up renewable energy company to commercialize waste-to-energy biomass processors. Dr. Traum began his academic career as a founding faculty member in the Mechanical & Energy Engineer- ing Department at the University of North Texas - Denton where he established a successful, externally- funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates to perform experimental research and encouraged matriculation to graduate school

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DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Mettler, South Dakota State University; Robert Fourney, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

withoutwell-defined requirements might struggle meeting such course expectations. While both project-styles potentially result in good projects, equitably assessing both within the same course canprove quite challenging.While most students tend to respond favorably to their design experiences, it should berecognized that this major design experience does, in fact, introduce a certain level of stressbeyond that typically associated with other courses. The size and complexity of projects pursuedin most senior design programs are often the most complex project students have experienced atthis point in their academic careers. Additionally, many students are stressed when required toformally communicate [5], yet such communication is a common component to

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

could continue to build upon these tools through our electronics careers. The challenges for me were interpreting the labs especially when a couple of them had unclear objectives of what we were meant to accomplish. There were also errors in the labs which suggest that they had not been tested. In our first lab the wires in the photos were in the incorrect positions of the board, yet if this lab had been constructed and tested… shouldn’t it have easily been identified that the wires were wrong before the photos were taken because the LEDs would have failed to light.”Table 6. Student feedback for 2016 Winter Quarterground (traditional face-to-face) class for

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Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tehya Stockman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Claire Elizabeth Kincaid, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Thomas Andrew Heale, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Virginia. Her research interests include engineering design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), student preparation for post-graduation careers, approaches for supporting education research-to-practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Preparing Students for a Collaborative Engineering Design Work Environment: A Study of Practicing EngineersAbstractRecent studies within design and engineering education have focused on better preparingengineering graduates to function within an industry design environment. Increased emphasis inthis area is motivated by a growing concern that graduates are entering industry with littleexperience engaging

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The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Anne College (later Universityof Maryland Eastern Shore). As with most of the segregation schemes of the era, Princess Annewas poorly funded, never fully staffed with qualified personnel, and never had proper investmentin infrastructure. Parallel to the public education enterprise, the inequality of the system waspropagated by racist and intransigent stakeholders and justified through various legal loopholesand racist cultural assumptions.One particular aspect of inequality between the two systems was access to professional trainingin specific career paths. In the 1930s, this was brought to the fore by a legal challenge to theUMD law school in Baltimore. The result of this legal challenge was a new separate-but-(more)-equal law school at

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

another career; Interest is the enjoyment (or lack of) experienced in doingengineering activities; and Utility is the perceived usefulness (or lack of) of becoming anengineer and/or earning an engineering degree (Matusovich et al., 2010). The authors conductedlongitudinal semi-structured interviews of 11 participants (5 men and 6 women) during their fouryears of undergraduate engineering education. They found that all four Eccles’ value categoriesare present; that attainment value plays a prominent role, but not an exclusive role, inparticipant’s choice to earn an engineering degree; and that the four categories are not mutuallyexclusive. In summary, the researchers found that participants can be categorized with high orlow engineering-related

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Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Computers in Education

group presented their though on the activity. The activity also did a great job in teaching real-world situations.  Interesting and provided needed perspectives  It made me feel like I am in the industry. Also it opens my mind to imagine my future career.  It was a good intro into real life application.  This activity showed how little hiccups can turn into big problems.  This was good instruction into the relationship between developers and customers after deployment.  Great activity that made me look at different situations from real life

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Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Ed- ucation Symposium and 2016 New Faculty

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

expectation of the team for the cornerstone design project is to provide a technicalpresentation. Each team is responsible for preparing a ten minute presentation over their actionsfor the semester. The target is for students to present their decision making strategies, and howthose decisions impacted overall performance. The presentation is a great opportunity to discussfuture improvements or changes the team wishes they could have made, all the while presentingtheir successes for the semester.From an educational standpoint, the technical presentation simulates a task that is common toreal world engineering careers. Finding success in a technical field is dependent on the engineerclearly presenting his/her work to others. The technical presentation