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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Tiantian Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ali Khalid Raz, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; John W. Sutherland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

xProject Management x x xBusiness Impact x x x x xAcknowledgementsThis work was made possible by a grant from The National Science Foundation (1935683). Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The National Science Foundation.References[1] S. S. Balram, “Perceptions of Model-based Systems Engineering as the Foundation for Cost Estimation and Its Implications to Earned Value Management,” M.S. thesis, College of Syst. and Ind. Eng., University

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Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

principlespreviously identified. Finally, my experience directing an interdisciplinary design program, Iconclude the analysis by reflecting on the extent to which the tensions identified are trulyincommensurable and, where they are not, describe opportunities for meeting in the middle.Background:5 Easy Steps to Design Creativity and Other Myths of Engineering Education ReformAs Director of Rensselaer’s Programs in Design and Innovation (PDI), I frequently receiveinvitations by course instructors and program administrators to present one or another form of a“Design Creativity” session to engineering students, faculty, and researchers. I elaborate brieflyon the structure and culture of PDI toward the end of the paper, but at this point it is important toshare

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Career Development for Engineering Professionals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John S. Nelson P.E., University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

“Project Budgeting” has been retitled “Project Cost and Value” and revised to reflect that: 1) in the end, project sponsors care far more about how much the project cost than its original budget; and 2) the most important monetary consideration for project managers is delivering owner/sponsor-defined value. Effective project managers have thoughtful, probing discussions with project sponsors of project value. Every project has deliverables, which might, for example, include a facility, a product prototype, or functioning software. The goal, however, is to produce project outcomes; e.g., a hospital that provides regional care for children, a refrigerator that is x% more efficient, or an enterprise management system that supports

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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto; Madeleine Santia

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

paths were: 1) technical analyst!supervisor! senior leader and 2) technical analyst!supervisor! project manager. Jobperformance records suggest that engineers who struggled with supervision tended to move intoproject management rather than senior leadership roles. While Roberts and Biddle’s studyincludes valuable insights about engineers’ long-term career paths, they conducted it in aparticular era at a single organization and thus their findings may not reflect the experiences ofthe engineering profession as a whole.More recently, Tremblay and his colleagues surveyed 900 engineers in Quebec, Canada andfound that their career paths were multiple and divergent, not homogenous or linear as might beexpected by a dual (technical/managerial) career

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A Enszer, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

. subject. Organization Concepts are not well Some integration of Well integrated connected with few branches, possibly connections with or no non-linear with a few loops. sophisticated branch connections. structure and loops. Correctness Naïve and contains Few inaccuracies in Reflects accurate misconceptions or concepts or links. understanding of inaccuracies. subject.Novak and Gowin [5] propose a more algorithmic hierarchical evaluation based on a mind

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Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noa Bruhis; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Community Engagement Division

Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning, J. Mezirow, Ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, pp. 177–193, 1990.

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Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, critical thinking, and the use of technology [24,25]. PBL engages students in realinquiry [23] that begins with the students posing question, generating hypothesis, seekingresources to find answers, framing new questions, exploring and testing ideas, and formulatingconclusions [24]. Formalizing a process for feedback and revision [24] during a project makeslearning meaningful since it emphasizes that creating high-quality products [23] and performancesis an important purpose of the endeavor. Students answer questions and reflect on how to completethe project, next steps they need to take, and what they gain in terms of knowledge, skills, andpride. The role of a teacher is vital for the implementation of PBL in classroom environment. AsFigure 5(a

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

,challenges, question and answer sessions, etc. An online feedback and reflection system was alsoimplemented to solicit feedback from the middle school teachers at the end of each day.Table 1: Statistics of the participating teachers. School/teacher information Number Participating schools total 13 Participating teachers total 23 Participating math teachers total/male/female 10/4/6 Participating science teachers total/male/female 13/7/6Table 2: Statistics of the facilitation team

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Professional Development for Teachers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Alice Chow; Carrie Obenland, Rice University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

goals by providing participants with opportunities to: 1) think reflectively andcritically about their current teacher practices; 2) improve understanding of advanced placementand state standards; 3) fully engage in an authentic PBL and engineering design experience onwater treatment and sustainability; and 4) learn about current NEWT research being conducted atRice University, Arizona State University, Yale University, and University of Texas-El Paso.Pilot Program Recruitment and ParticipantsNEET participants were selected from local districts that had high underrepresented minoritystudent populations. Of the 47 applications received, 25 teachers were selected for the pilotNEET program. Teachers had a wide range of teaching experience from 1

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Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Jill Lynn Weber, Center for Research and Learning; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

associated with a pedagogy-focused RET experience that includes curriculumdesign activities, the importance of building in metacognition and reflective practice to the RETprogram, and the challenges of RET programs integrating teachers into existing research labs andprojects. As another example, Silverstein, Dubner, Miller, Glied, and Loike [4] found thatteachers’ participation in a RET program positively impacted the teachers’ skills in sciencecommunication and improved their students’ achievement in science. The RET program featuredin this study integrated research experiences with weekly professional development sessions. Research Experience for Teacher programs that are situated within engineering researchcenters have the potential to

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

5.40 1.63 5Figure 1. Boxplot comparison of students’ confidence and knowledge about diversityWhile participants reported relatively high confidence in their abilities to learn about diversity-focused issues in an engineering classroom, they reported lower levels of overall knowledgesurrounding issues facing diverse groups in engineering. As shown in Table 7 and Figure 2,students reported being most knowledgeable about issues surrounding race and gender in anengineering classroom. Importantly, we did not ask students to note specific issues or define theterms. Still, scores in Table 6 and 7 reflect high self-reported understanding of current

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Faculty Development Medley

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Eileen Haase Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; Ahmed Ibrahim, Johns Hopkins University; Jane Brock Greco; Kelly F. Clark, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

ObjectivesThe overall learning goal for the DLCs is to increase adoption of research-based teachingpractices. The team felt it was important to encourage DLCs to explore different types ofteaching practices. The team used three core ideas defined by the CIRTL community to guidethe development of the learning objectives, which will encourage facilitators to work with theirparticipants to identify different types of teaching practices. The core ideas that drive CIRTLprogramming are the following.  Learning-through-diversity  Learning communities  Teaching-as-researchThe six learning objectives reflect not only a commitment to teaching research-based practices,but modeling them. The development team wanted participants to gain experience

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher J. Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Technology to pitch their inventions to judges and audience members in astatewide competition.The goal of this research is to understand the experiences of teachers and students within theprogram and the ways they benefit from participating. Initial research efforts have focusedprimarily on teachers’ experiences implementing the program. Through survey, focus group,and interview data collected over the past several years, teachers have also provided theirperspectives about how the program has impacted their students. Across several academic years,teachers’ survey data reflects a high level of agreement that participation has had a positiveimpact on their students’ communication and teamwork skills, enthusiasm for learning aboutengineering and

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin F. McCue, Northeastern University; Rebecca Knepple, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

bladed horizontal axis wind turbine and a Savoniusvertical axis turbine. The horizontal axis wind turbine was a modified KidWindTM MINI TurbineKit9, as shown in Figure 2. The blades and generator were attached to a custom 3D printed mastand base which was designed to fit in the available wind tunnel. Figure 2: Horizontal axis wind turbine with custom 3D printed baseThe Savonius turbine was designed and 3D printed by the authors and is shown in Figure 3. Bothturbines had timing marks added in the form of reflective tape to facilitate rotational velocitymeasurements. All 3D printed parts were fabricated from ABS plastic. The generators used werethe same as from the KidWindTM kits. Figure 3: Savonius vertical

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max William Blackburn, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

assessment in multiple large-enrollment engineering science courses,allowing for quantitative and qualitative comparisons across these courses. These results willdemonstrate ways in which instructors effectively implement formative assessment and changetheir teaching based on the feedback they receive, and they will also suggest ways in whichformative assessment can be improved in traditionally lecture-based engineering science courses.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE-1711533. 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

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students the opportunity to work withindustrial scale equipment. This experience will potentially help students to develop skill setsneeded for the automation field. Future directions include evaluating instructional effectiveness,identifying which aspects of the experience help students learn, and determining optimal timeframes for completing assignments.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced TechnologyProgram (Award no. 1304843). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Trade in Advanced Technology Products

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Kate Fisher; Tiffany Rowlands, QESST

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(PVSC), pp. 2389-2391. IEEE.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) underNSF EEC-1560031, as well as by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE) under NSF CANo. EEC-1041895. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of NSF or DOE.

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Catherine Mcgough Spence, Clemson University; Justine Chasmar, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The reflection questions toassess SRL strategy use throughout the semester was altered from a previous study assessing theSRL strategies in an Industrial Engineering course3. The interview protocol to examine students’FTP was modified from a previous protocol used to analyze the connection between FTP andproblem-solving, as well as other task-specific, current actions5. This protocol was first tested forvalidity, including a pilot study with four undergraduate engineering students4. A secondinterview protocol was developed to explore the connection between FTP and SRL, as a follow-up to the first interview. Underlying theory and the advice of experts were used to develop thequestions, and the protocol was piloted with an engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-based learning wrapped up in Making-Based Learning. We have sharedlearning attributes of making; it could be a useful intellectual exercise to consider how suchvalues are amplified or lessened within an engineering learning culture. The concept of additiveinnovation is mentioned above. Can that be supported in K-12 and undergraduate learningexperiences? Is the current implementation more convergent and less exploratory in nature?The study of Makers, Making and Making-Based Learning is a ripe opportunity for theengineering education community to reflect on our approach to teaching and learning. Making-Based Learning may already fit into some aspects of the engineering curriculum, such as first-year Introduction to Engineering courses and project

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

based onMessick’s Unified Theory of Validity. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.[12] Spencer, D. (2009). Card sorting: Designing usable categories. Rosenfeld Media.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation award EEC-1564629. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do no necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Adaline M. Buerck, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

location and trajectory of vehicles. Studentsuse these models to calculate the movement of two vehicles over a 5-second period. It isassumed that ∆𝑡𝑡 is 1 second. The instructor emphasizes that animations and transportationmeasures of effectiveness obtained from traffic simulation models are developed according to carfollowing models.Transportation measures of effectiveness (MOEs): In the next step, the instructor and studentsdiscuss indexes that could be used to quantify the quality of travel experienced by road users.Students are asked to reflect on their personal daily travel experiences and mention when theythink the transportation system is or is not working well for them. Through guided discussions,students typically list indexes such as

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, at the same time,always students, and modules that reflect rapid technological evolution can be plugged in asappropriate” (Allenby 2011, p. 4).MethodsLiterature review and project selection The authors began this research by conducting an in-depth review of psychology andbehavioral science literature to determine common cognitive barriers and biases that impactdecisions. A useful codex (Benson 2016) was found that groups 175 biases into four categories:too much information, not enough meaning, need to act fast, and what to remember. Using thisand similar lists as a starting point, the relevant literature was compiled into an annotatedbibliography of over 25 seminal works in the field involving recognized cognitive barriers torational

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University and Excelsior College; Shambhu Shastry, Excelsior College; Shou-Bang Jian, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

societal considerations, continuous improvement, and lifelong learning.Course ActivitiesThe Integrated Technology Course at Institution X consists of the following activities:Integrated Technology Assessment Report (resume & learning statements)Integrated Technology Assessment (ITA) report development and submission is an importantcomponent of this course, as it engages students in reflecting on their past academic and/or professionalexperiences, as well as the project developed throughout the course. To assist the student to complete thereport in a timely manner, the report is prepared in accordance with the outline listed in the syllabus.Each section of the report is formulated as an assignment posted within the course tools

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

with a familiar group of peers, whichseems to lead to a greater sense of community, based on reflection by course instructors whonoticed particularly close-knit groups. Administrators from each department worked to developinitial outlines and structures that would facilitate curricular overlap and connection across eachintegrated “trio” of classes. Instructors in each “trio” were expected to collaboratively exploreand implement effective ways of reinforcing and integrating concepts and curriculum from thecourse they were paired with in their own courses. The program was implemented for sixsections of each course during the Fall 2016 semester. Another six “non-integrated” sections ofthe introductory Design Thinking course were taught with the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

engineering and physics courses. Likewise,coaxial cables are ubiquitous in today’s world and this experiment can illuminate studentunderstanding of this important technology and its limitations.AcknowledgementsThe views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policyor position of the United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or theDepartment of Defense or U.S. Government.References[1] Simoni, M., Fayyaz, F., & Streveler, R. A. Data Mining to Help Determine Sources ofDifficulty in an Introductory Continuous-Time Signals and Systems Course. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education conference and exposition. Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[2] Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Bell, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University

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Electrical and Computer

, and so students ought to learn the peculiars of wiring up an LED early on. • Integrate digital and analog electronics. Today, nearly every consumer electronics device contains a microcontroller, meaning that every product is a mix of analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and software. Our labs reflect this by incorporating a microcontroller and software into three out of the four major projects. • Focus on real applications. Real applications provide the essential motivation for students to keep learning the material, and this cannot be deferred until years later in the program. As the following sections will show, we aim to incorporate real applications not just in the labs but also in lectures, homework, and exams

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Redesign of Writing Instruction for Engineers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, University of California, Davis; Jiahui Tan, University of California, Davis; Michael Raymond Gonzalez, University of California, Davis; Amanda Modell, University of California, Davis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

many individuals with different values and motivational orientations, what are some promising evidence-supported avenues to increase students’ motivations through intrinsic and extrinsic modes?About this workThis work is part of a broader study that examines student motivations in engineering writingclasses. At present, the body of actionable research on student motivation in engineering writingcourses is limited. In absence of such research, teaching designs are likely to be based oncommon assumptions about our students, some of which no longer reflect today’s engineeringstudents and most of which approximate diverse classrooms to a single homogenousmotivational profile. Thus the purpose of this work is to begin to provide

Conference Session

System 1 in Engineering Education and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University; Stephen Secules, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

and I like to do other things besides math.”The above excerpt, at a first glance, seems to contradict the value that Rebecca earlier expressedregarding intellectual performances. But we found the distance Rebecca sought to achieve from beingcategorized as an engineer reflected more of a desire for her individual agency rather than any disdain forengineering. This desire for agency was particularly heightened in light of her participation in engineeringas a woman. She described how others’ perception of her, in particular as a woman in engineering,invaded her individual sense of control of her choice to exist as an engineering major: I’m a girl so I think a lot of people [will say], “Good for you.” Sometimes it makes me feel

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego; Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego

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International

] courses are a new venture that enjoys advantages of thevarious methods for international education. The CIE are short-term (three-week) engineeringcourses taught by USD faculty abroad. The courses described here are freshman and junior levelCIE courses.The technical content and the international experience are assessed using a four-prongedapproach. (1) Student evaluations as required by the home institution provide an overview ofstudent attitudes about the course. (2) Instructor observations and course grades are used toassess the efficacy of the delivery of technical material. (3) Students writeweekly reflection papers concerning their total experiences. Finally, (4) a survey instrument isused to assess the international experience of the

Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

acknowledge that these groupings are narrow basedon the available data. Uneven population sizes from the resulting separation is due in part to themany students who had a neighborhood socioeconomic that was the same value as the quartilemedians. This challenge in data analysis alone emphasizes the need for study of low-socioeconomic students and their relatively few pathways into engineering. Students who attendcollege in engineering majors are surprisingly homogeneous in their neighborhood socioeconomicstatus. These groupings reflect the engineering student population, and thus provide informationon the types of attitudes toward and experiences with STEM that engineering students in a college-going population have by socioeconomic status in