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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Ricky P Greer, University of Houston; Ryan G. Summers, University of North Dakota; Jason W. Morphew, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #19013Engagement in Practice: Successes Gleaned from the St. Elmo Brady STEMAcademyDr. Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He joined the University of Houston after six years as a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Illinois. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic

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Pre-College: Evaluation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Robin R. Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementation and Evaluation of an Engineering-Focused Outreach Program to Improve STEM Literacy (Evaluation)AbstractThis paper presents implementation and evaluation of an engineering-focused outreach programgeared towards exposing the middle and high school student population, especiallyunderrepresented and underserved groups, to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields and careers. The STEM Academy project is a partnership between NASA,Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), school districts, state agencies, and other STEMenrichment programs. The program adopted a well-established NASA STEM curriculum withproblem-based learning at its core and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Skills Development

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Zulfiya Kadeeva, Kazan national research technological university; Raushaniia Zinurova, Kazan national research technological University

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

in the process of training entrepreneurs, andincorporation of an enterprise is the result of the training. Entrepreneurship skills aredeveloped in the course of immersion in real problems of the business. Successfulbusinessmen as mentors will lead each of the students to the final goal, which is opening oftheir own business. Due to the fact that the idea of becoming a businessman is gaining more attractionamong may students, we ran a research for the purpose of identifying of motives affecting thestudents’ choice of the entrepreneurship career, as well as for using the results of the researchfor a further shaping of business-like thinking in the society and for support of theentrepreneurship in general. The research methodology built

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Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

that is readily accessible in more urbanareas of the state. However, with recent growth in the aviation and aerospace industry in theregion, there now exists the potential to link K-12 education to the aerospace industry. Thisinitiative adopts Roadshow-in-a-Box model, extends laboratory resources and is an importantstep towards expanding STEM literacy and career exposure for students from the mosteconomically distressed region in the State. The initiative is expected to serve over 200 schools,located within the twenty-one (21) counties surrounding ECSU, over a period of three years.This highly interactive learning lab on wheels provides students with hands-on activities,laboratory equipment, simulations, information, and rich digital media

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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

category represents students with both a well-defined ideal and matchingrealistic future career. Sugar students are able to connect the future to present tasks and presenttasks back to their future. Waffle students had conflicting ideal and realistic future careers. TheWaffle FTP differs from the Sugar FTP in that the Waffle FTP does not have expressedoutcomes from these desired future careers. Cake students had limited expressions of the future,either lacking a well-defined desired future career or with ideas about possible future careers butlacking a sense of which one they desire.Analysis of the three case study students was conducted in Spring 2016. This included a prioricoding of the journals from the Fall using an SRL framework8 and a priori

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Jessi L. Smith, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interventions to create change.Background – Utility Value Theory Research in social psychology has continually shown that students’ expectancies for success(e.g., self-efficacy) and the perceived value of a particular career predicts motivation to pursuethat career. Classic work within this Expectancy-Value framework (e.g., Eccles et al., 1983) hasexamined this relationship for decades on primarily non-engineering students (e.g., math andbiology, Eccles, 1984; Wigfield & Eccles, 1992; Sullins, Hernandez, Fuller, & Tashiro, 1995).Until relatively recently, the focus of expectancy-value research has centered predominately onthe “expectancy” side of the theory (and has extended into other theories such as social-cognitivecareer theory, Lent

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Gonser, United States Military Academy, West Point; Todd Mainwaring P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

LEED credential earned by the students and its usefulness intheir careers as perceived by themselves and their employers. This builds on research about thegeneral perceptions of the value of LEED GA credentialing by looking at a specific industry,querying the employers in addition to the former students and adds a time element.Literature ReviewABET and SustainabilityThis paper’s literature review will investigate how engineering courses receive feedback fromthe industries they feed as well as looking at the marketability of LEED credentials now and inthe future. Much of this revolves around the ABET process that accredits engineering programs.Increasingly, the concept of sustainability has been integrated into the student and

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Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

equipping students with relevant skills, an overviewof professional engagement, and a major project. The major project for the course involvedteams of 3-4 students working to design one of two civil engineering challenges: either a 20-footcantilevered wooden bridge or a 25-foot diameter wooden tripod. There were two fundamentalpurposes to the course: students were to learn more about their specific discipline so as toestablish realistic goals and motivations for their education and career, and students were tocomplete a major project in order to develop teamwork skills, integrate into the program, andbuild confidence in their ability to overcome intimidating challenges. These initiatives wereintended to improve student engagement with the course

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ten Years Later – Where Are They Now?AbstractThis paper explores the educational and career trajectories of the alumnae of an outreach activityfor girls. The outreach activity was originally developed using an integrated marketing approachto attract girls into engineering programs.1 The program, a two day, overnight experience forrising 9th, 10th and 11th grade girls, focuses on showcasing engineering as an exciting, creativeactivity, including activities developed from that perspective. Started in 2005 and held annuallysince then, a total of over 500 girls have

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University. His research interests include learning in informal settings and public engagement with science.Prof. Reed Stevens, Northwestern University Reed Stevens is a Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. He holds a B.A. in Mathe- matics from Pomona College and PhD in Cognition and Development from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Stevens began his professional career as a mathematics teacher. For the past two decades, he has studied STEM learning both in and out of school. His research seeks to understand how and when learning environments are productive for people and to translate those findings into practical use in the design and resdesign of learning environments. In recent

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Developing New Engineering Educators

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #18735Which ”Me” am I Today? The Many Disciplines and Skill Sets of Engineer-ing EducatorsDr. Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now at the University of Southern Maine where she is a research professor of engineering and the curriculum specialist for the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center.Dr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor and

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Subramania Iyer Sritharan, Central State University; Gorgui S. Ndao, Central State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. identify potential future students and to guide and mentor them in exploring their career options and opportunities, b. elevate the educational gaps between the high school and the first year university for a potential candidate by introducing intermediate topics that can bridge the gaps, and c. provide a campus environment in which the middle school students and high school students can experience their independence and learn responsible decision making as growing adultsThe recruitment avenues include summer or weekend camps for the targeted students and areascience fairs, and feeder school visits (Barger et. al, 2104). Among them, summer camps withspecific themes for the middle and high school students are one of the

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Stewart, Sealed Air Corporation; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Laura Jacobson, OM Partners; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Kathy Jacobson, Lockheed Martin, Retired; Allison Mae Hughes, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Education and Environmental Science and in 2014 she graduated from UNCA as a certified History and Science teacher. She feels extremely fortunate to have found a career that connects the organization she believes in with a field she is passionate about. Address: 3650 Ashford Dunwoody RD Atlanta, GA 30319 Phone: 478.414.6306 Email: Ahughes@gsgatl.org c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: A Process for Creating a New “Council’s Own” Junior Girl Scout Badge in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractOver the past two years, a team of female faculty and industry innovators have collaborated todevelop a new Junior (4th and 5th

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Justin Foley, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

factors such as potentialfor societal contribution, personal academic interests, perceived job prospects, and their decisionbefore they entered the engineering program. However, Myers (2016) found that students felt afirst-year engineering course which included lectures and/or activities designed to exposestudents to engineering majors did influence their plans for a future engineering discipline. Astudy by Chamberlain, Benson, and Crockett (2008) found that core passions, the appeal of non-engineering courses and professions, a General Engineering course exposing students toengineering majors, and career interest surveys were significant factors in first-year studentsleaving engineering.Description of the StudyMichigan Technological University

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Novoselich P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Janice Leshay Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Keith A. Landry, Georgia Southern University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Marine Engineering and in Maintained Systems. Most recently Dr. Dean was on the Headquarters Staff the American Society of Naval Engineers. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology, from the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Additionally, Dr. Dean received an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Prior to is academic career Dr. Dean was Director of Operations and Business De- velopment for Clark-Smith Associates, P.C., and served as an Electrician in the US Navy aboard the USS South Carolina and the USS Enterprise. c American Society for Engineering

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Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Design, Code, Build, Test: Development of an Experiential Learning Summer Engineering and Computer Science Outreach Program for High School Students (Evaluation)AbstractThe Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) “pipeline” that is imagined to guidestudents from middle school into successful STEM careers implies a single path. This path oftenrequires students to develop an interest in STEM by middle school, choose particular math andscience courses in middle- and high-school, and gain experience and exposure in STEMactivities through their high school tenure. While successful for approximately 7% of studentswho entered 9th grade in 2001, this system has

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Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

BRCC students. The Pathwayscholars also were incorporated into the formalized LSU peer mentor training program andparticipated in Transfer Career Day for new transfer students. Advising for BRCC students wasenhanced with the addition of a counselor who spent time at both campuses. Survey tools werecreated to gain a better understanding of the transfer students at key points of their academiccareer and to assess the program. The questionnaire was administered to students consideringtransferring to LSU and Pathway scholars.Scholarships were awarded to four cohorts; Cohort 1- five students, Cohort 2 – seven students,Cohort 3 - twelve students, and Cohort 4 – twelve students. The eligibility and selection criteriaincluded earning pre-engineering

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Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering education. He is a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

elementary schools to promote STEM literacy, and provided in school STEM training for both teachers and students. She began her career at Rice in 2010 as a post-doctoral research fellow and then project manager in the Colvin labs. She joined the Rice Office of STEM engagement at the beginning of 2015 as Director of Programs and Operations. In her role Carolina is responsible for overseeing the program operations and the research efforts for the RSTEM group. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Promoting STEM Education in Community College Students via ResearchAbstractThe REU (research experience for undergraduates) can be a formative and beneficial

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Allison L. Kinney, University of Dayton; Kevin Patrick Hallinan, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

completion of the coursestudents acknowledge improvement in creativity, problem identification, an ability to breakdown realproblems, and an ability to model. They also acknowledge improved confidence in their foundationalknowledgeable and heightened excitement about a career which enables them to work creatively asengineers.Introduction: Our Experience in Teaching Engineering ModelingIn 2011 one of the authors of this study was assigned the teaching of MEE 460 - Engineering Analysis atthe University of Dayton. At that time, this senior level course was mostly an applied computationalmethods course. Students were given well defined problems across all disciplines in mechanicalengineering requiring advanced computational solutions. The faculty role

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Emily Alexandra German, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Niki Taylor Taheri, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

, 86-01 23rd Ave, Flushing, NY emily.german@vaughn.edu, niki.taheri@vaughn.edu, shouling.he@vaughn.eduAbstractEfforts to raise student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)careers have increased in recent decades. The goal of such efforts is to satisfy the urgent need forscientists, engineers, and technologists due to the consistent growth of innovative engineeringproducts, such as smartphones, autonomous vehicles and so on. Educational research shows thatthe efforts to interest students in STEM majors and careers can be as early as in the elementaryschool level, the time when students begin to develop interests in engineering products aroundthem. In this paper, we present one approach towards

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and motivational goal setting processes of engineering doctoral students? RQ3: How do these processes related to identity formation and motivation influence engineering graduate student retention, productivity, and pursuit of doctoral level engineering careers?Results of this study will inform programmatic decisions in engineering graduate programs andfacilitate targeted interventions that promote motivation and identity development of students.This work also aims to shape graduate education best practices for recruitment, retention, andtraining in engineering disciplines.Broad Methodological PlanIn the initial, qualitative phase (Phase 1) of the project, we recruited Ph.D. students inengineering programs to

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Overstreet, EASi

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #17717Developing America’s Next Generation of Electric Utility ProfessionalsMrs. Sonya Overstreet, EASi Sonya Overstreet, Learning and Development Manager (North America) at EASi a global engineering services company. Mrs. Overstreet’s professional career includes years of experience in the engineering field. For several years, she managed the integration, use, and support of engineering design software at a multi-regional civil engineering firm. In her current position, Mrs. Overstreet is responsible for executing learning & development strategies to ensure the building of employee capabilities, development

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kalvin White, Department of Dine Education, Navajo Nation; Ieshya K Anderson, Arizona State University; Courtney A Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University (Polytechnic Campus); Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017. Dr. Jordan co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Arkansas Tech University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities forunderrepresented students. Students are expected to learn to work independently and tocollaborate with other group members as they conduct research in specific topics in energyresearch. This will enable them to understand their own levels of aptitude and interest in a careerin science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and give them the tools to preparefor the next stage in their education and career development. Students will report and present theirresearch results in multiple settings. The research, educational, and career mentorship provided bythe program is envisioned to stimulate the students to look at their academic work in a new lightand to provide a spark for possible careers in academic research or industrial

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Nicole Elfer, Tulane University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

=(0.0259) 7. I am interested in a career in a STEM field. (SD=3.52) t(7)= -1.71, p=(0.1318) 8. I am knowledgeable about the variety of STEM career opportunities available to me. (SD=3.81) t(7)= -3.90, p=(0.0059) 9. I feel confident that my time in college will let me explore things I am interested in. (SD=4.38) t(7)= -1.29, p=(0.2371) 10. I feel knowledgeable about the different opportunities available to me in college (ex: honors colleges, study abroad, undergraduate research). (SD=2.93) t(7)= 2.93, p=(0.0222) 11. I believe the skills/knowledge I will gain at TSSP will be useful later in life. (SD=6.3) t(7)= -.28, p=(0.7871)Only five questions met requirement for a p-value of

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Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

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New Engineering Educators

Olin, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. She completed her Ph.D. in 2014 in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. Alexandra received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of 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.Dr. Erin McCave, University of Houston Erin is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. She joined the University of Houston

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Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

work describes the instructional design process used by an interdisciplinary team ofengineering and education faculty working together, at a NSF-funded Engineering ResearchCenter, to create an introductory module on biogeotechnical engineering. We describe how theprinciples of learning theories and instructional design were applied to provide an introduction toa complex engineering domain using direct instruction, multimedia, and numerous instructionalactivities to explore technical topics. In addition, informative slides on geotechnical career trendsand career options were included to spark student interest in the emerging field ofbiogeotechnics. The promising instructional design strategies outlined here address a few criticalissues related

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Session 5: Maximizing Your Return on Investment in the ERC

Collection

2017 ERC

Authors

Kenneth Brezinsky; Vahid Motevalli

confidence in their capabilities. Chicago Conference Summary Findingsc) Providing faculty the necessary infrastructure for developingproposals for large funding amounts 1) Provide release time support for large proposals such as ERCs 2) Hire consultants to help with writing. Partner with other institutions 3) If there is a space challenge, the institution can buy space and rent out what is not needed, Look for under used laboratories to utilizee) Increasing research productivity, enhancing the impact of theresearch 1) Faculty who are no longer research active: Post tenure review, increased teaching or half appointment, industry-based research/consulting, appeal to the altruistic side. 2) “Launch Committees” – early career management