Conference Session

First- and Second-year Design and Professional Development in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma K. Frow, Arizona State University; Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

teaching with engineers and scientists has been geared towards encouraging them to think about the broader social, ethical and political dimensions of their research and training.Dr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A Davis, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

transfer students to make recommendations on what theirsending and receiving institutions could have done to enhance their success or ease theirtransitions, we learned more about opportunities to improve transfer receptivity. Findings fromthis investigation further expand the small body of literature on engineering transfer students andtheir experiences with post-transfer transition processes.1,2,19,22,23,24,25III. Methods This study draws on data that were collected for a largescale study sponsored by theNational Science Foundation (Grant No. 1428502). That project focuses on the transfer processin engineering and seeks to enhance the opportunities for this pathway to serve as an efficient,effective, and inclusive mechanism for students to

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Darryl P. Butt, University of Utah; Timothy Andersen; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

fund two new faculty members was referred toas initial phase I funding. What was important in securing approval of the new doctoral programwas faculty strength and program support, and the phase I plan was initiated prior to externalreview of the proposed program. With this donation, the corporation requested the universityprovide a phase II project proposal, after the program was approved, that would facilitate itsrapid implementation.An objective and independent external evaluation committee was sanctioned by the SBOE. Thiscommittee evaluated a number of factors critical to the success of the proposed program andunanimously agreed that the college was well positioned to move to the doctoral level. Thecommittee provided a number of excellent

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orlando M, Ayala, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from petroleum and nat- ural gas industry to brewing and newspaper industries. Dr. Ayala has provided service to professional organizations such as ASME. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Committee of Spanish Translation of ASME Codes and the ASME Subcommittee on Piping and Pipelines in Spanish. Under both member- ships the following Codes have been translated: ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8S, ASME B31Q and ASME BPV Sections I. While maintaining his industrial work active, his research activities have also been very active; Dr. Ayala has

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

analysis, simulation, and control of human-robot systems; project-based education, STEM outreach, and application of new instructional technology in classroom instruction.Dr. Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University Rami J. Haddad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan, his M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron, Akron, OH. His research focuses on various aspects of optical fiber communication/networks, wireless

Conference Session

Engaging Ethics, Internationally

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prakash G Bapat, Business Ethics Foundation; Aravind Joshi, Business Ethics Foundation; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foundation; Nupur Kulkarni

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

experience begins. Can onedeliver results by following ethical practices? Will that performance, satisfy the leaders of theorganization? Is it practicable, to strictly adhere to the principles of ethical behaviour in allthe situations? That’s the key question.To understand the situation, we (Business Ethics Foundation in India) initiated a project tocarry out a ‘survey based study to assess and analyse the status of business ethics today andpredictions for tomorrow’. It implied the status by the year 2015 and prediction by year 2020.We decided to conduct semi-structured interviews of CEO’s in the business world as theyplay vital role, in steering profitable business. The CEO’s were from manufacturing, services,IT industries and a few from research

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Gwen C. Marchand, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Educational Research and Methods

research needs withinengineering education. We provide a comprehensive definition of complex systems educational research(Hilpert & Marchand, under review; Jacobson et al., 2016) and an overview of methods specific to theapproach (Hollenstein, 2013; Koopsman & Stavalomsis, 2016; Strogatz, 1994). After this, we delineate aresearch-based framework that can be used to develop and conduct complex systems research andevaluation. We identify two areas within the field of engineering education where complex systemsresearch can be useful: 1) educational research focused on student interaction and cognition and 2)assessment and evaluation of collaboratives such as grant funded projects and communication/publication networks. We discuss existing

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Classroom of the Future in Wheeling, W.Va. She was on loan to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory from 1989 to 1995, managing a project to transition advanced instructional technologies to ten different middle schools located in five states. She is on the editorial board of three professional publications and has served as National Research Council Senior Fellow assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. In her spare time, Pat enjoys reading and gardening.Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ryan Smith has served as webmaster and system administrator of the PRISM Project for the past 14 years. He is a 2002 computer engineering graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. As part of his

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

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Engineering Technology

project manager. He joined Ohio University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Low-Cost Control System Experiment for Engineering Technology

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

., engineering, political science, social science, etc.) must be combined,as comprehensively as possible, to address these goals in an integrated and transdisciplinarymanner. An integrated approach provides a way to look at the SDGs more holistically but also toexplore how these goals might interact with other frameworks such as the Grand Challenges ofEngineering (GCE). The GCE consists of 14 projects and engineering-based goals that theengineering community proposes to accomplish by the end of this century (Grand Challenges forEngineering Committee 2008). They include: advance personalized learning; make solar energyeconomical; enhance virtual reality; reverse-engineering the brain; engineer better medicines;advance health informatics; restore

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

to address thesetopics, and translates to career plans. To develop the survey, we drew from existing knowledge on topicsincluding belief about climate change (Leiserowitz et al., 2012), engineering course content andstandards (ABET, 2013; Allenby et al., 2009), sustainability (Davidson et al., 2007; Huntzinger et al.,2007; Mihelcic et al., 2006), critical engineering agency (Godwin et al., 2013; McNeill & Vaughn,2010), and career choice (Hazari et al., 2010; Kaminsky et al., 2012; Shealy et al., 2015). The surveywas model on prior national surveys such as Sustainability and Gender in Engineering (Klotz et al.,2010), the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (Leiserowitz et al., 2012; Leiserowitz et al.,2010) and the climate

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #19225The Development and Evaluation of Expert Witness Role Play Instruction forTeaching Engineering EthicsMs. Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa Alison Kerr is a graduate student at The University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational settings. She is currently assist- ing on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

project objectives targeted at specific levelswithin the domains.In addition to expectations of institutional and department mission statements, the authorsbelieve that the engineering education profession is setting an expectation for studentdevelopment in both the cognitive and affective domains as evidenced in the American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) Body of Knowledge 2 (BOK2) 7. Additionally, the departmentmission statement emphasizes design and innovation and the authors agreed that thedevelopment of the requisite skills must begin at the beginning of the curriculum and be taught inconjunction with technical content. This paper focuses on recent innovations primarily intendedto more effectively address program outcomes #2 and #8 early

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

culminate in Engineering Justice: Transforming Engineering Education and Practice (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2017).Dr. Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland Dr Kpa Morgan researches decision process complexity. A seminal project on ancestral lands created the impetus to research contentious engineering projects, and resulted in the creation of the Mauri Model Decision Making Framework. Mauri Model evaluations include wastewater projects, aid project effective- ness, water catchment management, hydro development, hydraulic-fracturing, and anthropogenic disaster response. Kpa’s work creating and applying the Mauri Model was recognised by the Institution of Pro- fessional Engineers NZ in 2016 with a Supreme

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

anyone. It was just hard not to be able to speak Spanish fully and comfortably and stuff.” – Latina Engineer “When I was in Baltimore, it was all white male. And that actually was something I was very uncomfortable with because I was the only female in the room and sometimes the only person of any type of minority status.” – Latina Engineer “I know I’m 1 percent of people that…look like me. I’ve known that through most of college. I’ve always counted. So sometimes when I do feel insecure, it does bring up that you’re also the only person of color or female in there.” – African American Engineer “…When I first walked into the first project meeting, I was the only female in a room

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

listed as a component to their ideal career; (C) after being asked whatwould be rewarding, the student mentioned having a positive impact on society or people, or thattheir work would naturally help society because that is inherent in engineering; and (D) helpingpeople or improving society was not mentioned as part of their ideal career or an aspect thatwould be rewarding in their work as an engineer. Students in group A through C described thatthey would try to work on projects that improved the environment, local communities, andsociety at large. Group D students would not be looking for a particular engineering job thatwould help people and did not seem to be concerned with the impact of their job. Theyprioritized interesting work, location

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel M. Altamirano, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bette M. Finn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

outside thescience and technical literature. Technical reports are either generated by private enterprise andits research-and-development (R&D) component, or by governmental support of research.Contracts with the federal government almost always require a report summarizing the project(Walker, 1990).During the 1930s, technical reports were considered at the time furnishing “newer informationfaster” (Box 4, Series 2). Crosland understood the importance of technical reports and wasactively involved in acquiring them based on research needs. She was instrumental inparticipating in several depository programs. For instance, with the Library of Congress’sCooperative Plan, the Georgia Tech Library received valuable research reports from

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria R. Young, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Madeline A. Gilleran, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

their courses. Second, administrative processes atuniversities make adding new courses and/or updating current offerings to incorporate socially engaged designcontent a long, difficult process that requires significant investment from faculty members. Third, non-traditionalengineering skills may not fit sequentially into engineering curricula. Students are typically most motivated toacquire these skills when confronted with the challenges of specific design projects, which they may encounterthrough both traditional coursework and co-curricular opportunities. Because of these factors, educationalprograms related to socially engaged design need not only to be accessible to faculty for incorporation into theirexisting courses, but also accessible

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

co-teaching to students in engineering and science. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Where Does the Personal Fit Within Engineering Education? An Autoethnography of One Student’s Exploration of Personal-Professional Identity AlignmentAbstract This paper presents an exploration of personal-professional identity alignment throughthe use of an autoethnography. To understand identity and identity formation, my researchadvisor and I drew from post-modernist

Conference Session

Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

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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

Paper ID #17991Workshops and Seminar Series to Enhance and Create Opportunities for In-novation in Green Manufacturing and EngineeringProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; H. Ronald Clements, Harding University

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Educational Research and Methods

seeking help – Felt trapped his office one day, and I really needed help on my project, um, and he had emailed us . and abandoned by instructor . . the wrong time that he wasn’t going to be in class, and when I went up there—that was the time that he wasn’t in class . . . I feel like he just kind of threw that on us, and ditched us with that specific project, or, um, whatever it was—the homework, I don’t remember”Theme 2: Felt shame in the disconnection between perceived skill and academic performanceWhile David felt confident about his abilities during the beginning portions of the semester, hestated that

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Dewi Tanu, University of Maryland, College Park; Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland

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Student

psychology, and the learning sciences. Through in-situ studies of classroom and institutional practice, Chandra focuses on the role of culture in science learning and educational change. Chandra pursues projects that have high potential for leveraging sustainable change in undergraduate STEM programs and makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research efforts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Role of Empathy in Supporting Teaching Moves of Engineering Design Peer EducatorsAbstractEmpathy is a diverse and complex phenomena by which humans relate their experiences to oneanother. This work explores empathy as a resource for engineering

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

, many of the descendants of trust were interrelated (the levelof analysis of descendant “interrelatedness” varied by study). In several studies trust wasessential to mitigating conflict and enhancing communication and cohesion which in turnincreased the overall team performance27,28. Studies that observed the relationship between trustand knowledge sharing generally surveyed teams within industry. These teams required trustamong teams and companies in sharing pertinent project information.As noted previously, the most common antecedent of trust that was identified and measured wastransformational leadership. Transformational leadership is a leadership style defined by a leaderwho considers the input of her or his team members to identify where

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher J. Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Wesley A. Zloza, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Samuel Jaroslav Stafl, Milwaukee School of Engineering ; Brent Radlinger

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Education, 2017 DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED DECISION TOOLFOR SELECTION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS (DERS) FOR MOVING COLLEGE AND CORPORATE CAMPUSES TOWARD NET-ZERO ENERGYAbstractNet-Zero energy buildings are currently being built, and they no longer consist of smalldemonstration projects but rather large commercial and institutional buildings. However,achieving a “net-zero energy building” concept for existing buildings has its challenges in anurban environment where private and/or public space around the building considered is limited,in addition to the inherent energy challenges associated with urban multi-story buildings. Whilethe most achievable task would be energy efficiency improvements in the operation of thebuilding

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

programparticipants working to preserve and promote the legacy of the program. Counselors receivemany of the same benefits as camp participants, as they also attend the tours and mentor visits.Instructors for the high school offering of the summer program are primarily faculty membersfrom five disciplines: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, ComputerEngineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Faculty prepare workshops with projects, typicallyincluding a design challenge, that introduce camp participants to each discipline. The faculty-ledworkshops generally last 3 to 8 hours, depending on the complexity of the project. Largerprojects are completed in a series of shorter sessions to maintain participant interest andengagement. As the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Paper ID #18111Entering the Engineering Pathway: Student Veterans’ Decision to Major inEngineeringDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 25 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meeko Oishi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often

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

to analyzethe downstream effects of technologies on unknown or silent users (Casper & Clarke 1998).These efforts can also be understood as a way of organizing others’ work (Suchman 2000),particularly when the users come from inside one’s own organization.In this paper we describe and analyze how early career engineers learn about users and theirneeds in the engineering workplace. We draw special attention to how users are conceptualizedduring product development and how notions of how users might employ technologies can shapedesigners’ plans. These data are part of a larger project that examines the workplace learning ofearly career engineers, and so several of our examples highlight the orientations early careerengineers hold toward

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernhard Schadl, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

obscured the effect of class year that might only be salient in the final years, as studentsget closer to graduation. Senior status could be taken as a proxy for more “life experience”which ideally give individuals more world and self-knowledge with which to navigate theircareer.We also see that more career certain students are more sure about staying in engineering oneto ten years post-graduation (though the difference in commitment to engineering betweencertain and uncertain students becomes less pronounced the longer the projection time fromgraduation). In addition, their stronger expressed desire to stay in engineering is consistentwith their greater engineering task self-efficacy, an observation which supports the SCCTmodel. According to SCCT

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Cornell University; Rick Evans, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

instruction in select junior and senior level MAE courses. 3. Designing a two-to-five-year educational research project with the objective of assessing students’ improved ability to communicate. This research should provide both quantitative (most important) and qualitative evidence of the success (or not) of that course and should be useful for continuing assessment into students’ third and fourth years and beyond graduation.Our plan allowed us to teach ENGRC 2250 during the spring 2016 and 2017 semesters to a self-selecting subset, 20+ students, of MAE undergraduates also enrolled in MAE 2250. At the sametime, we conducted quantitative and qualitative educational research, commonly referred to asmixed methods research. As