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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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College Industry Partnerships

distributed dry bean soup mixes to a national market since itsfounding in 1938. According to fourth-generation president Rick Hurst, the company producesover twenty-million bags of soup mixes annually and their HamBeens® 15 Bean Soup “is thenumber one selling package of branded beans in the country [1]”. Mr. Hurst believes that thecompany’s success and customer loyalty is the result the firm’s focus on customer satisfaction.Hurst noted; “Delivering exactly what the customer expects is the goal of NK Hurst” [1].Management’s focus is not capacity or utilization, but the occasional disappointed customer.The most significant consumer complaint was a missing flavor packet in the HamBeens® souppackage. Manual on-line inspection was in place to detect

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Elementary Students: Computational Thinking, Reasoning, and Troubleshooting

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Suazo-Flores; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are currently major focuses of pre-college education in the United States. This is partially an effort to produce a greater number andvariety of STEM professionals; it is thought that this effort will help the US remain competitivein a global economy [1], [2]. Regardless of career choice, STEM education has the potential toimprove the STEM literacy of all students [3]. One of the current trends in STEM education isthe integration of the four disciplines. A main goal of integrating STEM in pre-collegeclassrooms is that students can make connections within and between the STEM disciplines,which has the potential to deepen their understanding of each discipline [4].Of the STEM subjects, engineering has

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Kisha Renee Cunningham

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

, positionopenings in physics, chemistry, and math are commonly the hardest to fill with qualifiedpersonnel [1]. This disparity has led to a large percentage of STEM teachers with no collegemajor or minor in their main subjects, or they have no complete certification. Among mathteachers, 40% fall into this description, while over 60% of physics, chemistry, and earth scienceteachers do so[2].This concern over STEM shortages is justified as STEM jobs are projected to grow by 13% from2012 - 2022 which is an increase of about 1 million jobs over a 10 year period. Only 5% ofUnited States workers are employed in STEM jobs, but these jobs drive 50% of the UnitedStates’ economic growth. To put this in perspective, for each new software, technology, or lifesciences

Conference Session

ET Peripherals

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

necessary to form areas of future study that may provide the means toimprove STEM education nationally or perhaps globally.Programs exist to aid STEM educators in engaging students [1] and with integrating STEM inthe classroom [2] but little is known about STEM educators themselves. Existing literature islimited to rather niche areas and focuses on performance in the classroom and improving thatperformance. Information concerning who educators are and where they work is not evident.Without a basic understanding of who STEM educators are, work intending to strengthenteaching abilities cannot be optimized [3]. The intent of this work is to provide a basic look atSTEM educators’ demographics, education history, and work experience. This early

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Susan Kathryn Eskin, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sara Love, Penn State Harrisburg

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engaging under-represented students,including female students, in STEM. Students are introduced to various engineering disciplinesthrough hands-on activities and participate in two field trips to facilities that employ engineersand scientists. This paper presents program data over two years and discusses results andlessons learned.IntroductionThe shortage of STEM graduates in the United States has been the focus of a number of recentstudies1-4. A report by The 2012 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(PCAST) states that the “economic forecasts point to a need for producing, over the next decade,approximately 1 million more college graduates in STEM fields than expected under currentassumptions. Fewer than 40% of students who

Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

engineering continues to be an importantdiscussion in the engineering education community and rightfully so. In fall of 2013, enrollmentrecords in engineering showed that women only made up 19.2% of the total student engineeringpopulation, and only 37.3% of the total student engineering population identified as non-white [1].New reports show these numbers have improved somewhat over time [2], [3], but there continuesto be a persistent gap in the numbers of women, people of color, students with disabilities, andlow-socioeconomic students that enter engineering degree programs [4]. Thus, further effort isnecessary to create a balance in representation that represents the diversity of the United States.Historically, movements to increase diversity in

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Edward Niemi, Tulsa Community College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. government propaganda filmHemp for Victory concerning the wartime production and use of hemp. The third weekthis instructor lectured on petroleum age history and particularly on the Oil Crisis of 1931and its effect on the economy of Oklahoma. The final week included a guest lecture bymedia studies Professor Ben Peters on the information age, with focus on research fromhis recent book How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet.STEMstorySurvey of participantsStudents received an assignment to submit blog postings in response to the followingquestions: 1.) What was your Interest in history before this course and what previous history courses have you been enrolled in at TU? In high school? 2.) In class November 15th

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Letcher, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; John D. VerSteeg, South Dakota State University; Sarah M. Michna, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Universitydeveloped a new strategy for improving student retention and overall student quality based on anew first-year engineering experience. The older curriculum had become outdated, was notteaching our students what we thought they needed, and was not preparing the students for therest of the mechanical engineering program and beyond.As our graduating students completed exit surveys, common criticisms of the program included aperceived lack of software availability and a deep knowledge of how to use the software, lack ofpreparation for constructing prototypes (mechanical and/or electrical), and lack of product designinstruction and practice. In an effort to address these problems, two new courses were developedfor 1st year students [1] and a 2nd year

Conference Session

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

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

in their representation of the overall US population. Infact, even though URMs currently constitute 39 percent of the US college-age population (18-24years old), they account for only about 15 percent of baccalaureate degrees awarded inengineering in 2014 [1].Community colleges play an increasingly important role in educating URMs. Communitycolleges enroll about 61% of Native American students, 57% of Hispanic students, and 52% ofAfrican American students attending institutions of higher education in the US [2]. Almost three-fourths of all Latino students and two-thirds of all African-American students who go on tohigher education begin their postsecondary education in a community college [3]. With morethan 2.1 million students attending 114

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Patricia M. Gallagher P.E., Drexel University; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

challenge. Despite the authors’ best efforts, students struggled to appreciate the relevanceof basic geology to engineering. When teaching the course in a mostly lecture-style format, theauthors were constrained in the amount of activities and examples they could include toemphasize the link to engineering, while still covering all of the basic geology content that wasrequired. Literature supporting the potential benefits of a flipped (i.e. inverted) engineeringclassroom, e.g. [1-12] , as well as previous success by other faculty at Villanova University inflipping required civil engineering courses [13, 14] motivated the authors to overhaul geologyfrom a mostly lecture format to a flipped classroom format. A flipped class typically

Conference Session

Practice III: Multimedia Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate; Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Darynne Kathleen Hagen, University of Waterloo

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Educational Research and Methods

, and provide an opportunity to improve their grades. Overall, itwas found that the interactive activities discussed in this paper increased engagement,information retention, critical thinking skills and overall learning experience of the engineeringstudents.1. IntroductionIncorporating interactive teaching methods into post-secondary classrooms is not commonplacein North America, and there is uncertainty as to the efficacy of certain methods for engineeringeducation. Traditionally, engineering education has not included interactive activities focussedon real world applications. Rather, teaching methods have been restricted to traditional formatsincluding equations and step-by-step procedures which can restrict students’ creativity

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Northwest; Ahmed S. Khan, Academic Platform, Lombard, IL ; Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University

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Engineering Technology

SkillsAbstractThe paper expounds the practices utilized in teaching a two course sequence for theundergraduate curriculum, 1) Introductory C++ Software Design course and 2) An EmbeddedSystems Design course. This two course sequence is exclusively based on Structured ProgramingMethodology (SPM). The pedagogical underpinning for these courses is in strict adherence to theStructured Programing model, and is based on the interdependence among problem solving,cognition, and program (software design) development [1].Presented is a learning model that these courses adhere to for the purpose of Problem Solvingboth in general and specific to Engineering and Technology. Cognitive skills are developed,honed, and enforced by practicing the SPM. The model aptly taps

Conference Session

COED: Online and Blended Learning Part 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific; Mehdi Khazaeli, University of the Pacific

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Computers in Education

inavailable bandwidth, have played a major role in the accessibility of online education videos thatallow students to watch and learn on their own time [1]. Online video supplemental instructionis increasingly being integrated in higher education, with evidence that video in education canimprove comprehension, retention, discovery, and accessibility [1]-[5].Screencast tutorials, which are video captures of a tablet PC with voice narration by theinstructor, are widely available on YouTube in nearly every discipline. In engineering relatedvideos, many of these tutorials are problem-based videos or worked examples intended to helpstudents acquire problem solving skills [1],[5]. However, the characteristics of an effectivescreencast tutorial as desired

Conference Session

Active Learning in BME, Session I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole L Ramo, Colorado State University; Jasmine Erin Nejad, Colorado State University; Ketul C. Popat, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

Practice Civil and Environmental Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Assessment of Active Learning Elements in 100-level Introductory Biomedical Engineering CourseAbstract This study describes the results of implementing intermittent active group learning sessions in a traditional lecture-only introductory course. Approximately 1 out of every 5 class periods was devoted entirely to group active learning focused on reviewing, applying, or otherwise emphasizing important topics from the lectures. This approach required little modification of previously prepared lecture materials and minimized the in-class time lost to

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah A. Roller, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Sandra A. Lampley, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Pre-College Engineering Education

recognizing personaland environmental influences that may strengthen, weaken, or negate self-direction in careerdevelopment (Lent, 2013). The SCCT framework explores four interrelated aspects of careerdevelopment: (1) how basic academic and career interests develop, (2) how educational andcareer choices are made, (3) how academic and career success is obtained, and (4) howsatisfaction or well-being in the work environment is experienced (Lent, 2013). Respectively, theSCCT framework is divided into four compartmentalized yet interrelated models includinginterest, choice, performance (Lent, et al., 1994), and satisfaction (Lent, 2013). Within eachmodel of SCCT are three sociocognitive mechanisms—self-efficacy beliefs, outcomeexpectations, and personal

Conference Session

Active learning in BME, Session II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

assignments motivate learning by allowing students to aligntheir desired content interests, commitment level, and types of activity, and increased studentautonomy fosters student motivation [1].Low-stakes formative assessments represent one method to improve student motivation andlearning [2]. If the assignments are ungraded or lightly graded, students can be encouraged totake risks in problem solving, especially if feedback is specific, frequent, and immediate. Suchrisk-taking and feedback may promote student self-assessment and support students to takecontrol of their learning according to their individual goals for the course. In contrast, studentswho prefer the traditional lecture-based course format may demonstrate open resistance to theblended

Conference Session

ET Projects

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Benalla MB, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Engineering Technology

of EngineeringTechnology in Northwestern State University (NSU) to design an eighteen-hole mini-golf project(DMGP).Two NSU senior students from the Engineering Technology Department, ET, accepted to workon the community project. Both students had a deep understanding of the architectural draftingand a good familiarization with the software design AutoCAD.Further discussions with the mayor office identified the need to incorporate different themes thatreflect the historical and cultural aspect of the region and the State of Louisiana. The themes are: 1- No Man’s Land, 2- Fort Polk 3- Timber Boom 4- Railroad.Based on these new requirements, three more students from the Creative & Performing ArtsDepartment

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines; Tyrone L. Vincent, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

responsibility and the impact of students’ backgrounds in their formation as engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Engagement and Industry Readiness in a Systems Exploration, Engineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)IntroductionLaboratory courses have been a key component of engineering education in the United Statessince the founding of the earliest American engineering schools [1]. Today, well-designedlaboratories in the undergraduate curriculum play a critical role in the development of students'hands-on skills, problem-solving abilities, teamwork skills and analytical thinking while alsodeepening the content learned in lecture-based classes. The primary focus of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Education, 2018Student Engagement Profiles in a Discrete-Time Signals and Systems CourseStudent engagement has received substantial and growing attention in the education researchcommunity [1]. One of the main reasons for the significant interest in student engagement is itspower in predicting academic achievement and other learning outcomes, including social andemotional outcomes [2], [3]. A large number of studies have explored relationships betweenstudent engagement and a wide range of both predictors and outcomes for various populations.Relatively few studies have investigated student engagement specifically in undergraduateengineering courses. For example, one study examined the influence of co-curricular activities onengineering and computer

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Diversity and Global Experiences

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Hempel, University of Arizona; Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Emily A. Sarver, Virginia Tech; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

the professional and personal dimensions of engineers’ responsibilities[1]–[4]. Knowledge of how engineering students understand the contested and controversial fieldof corporate social responsibility (CSR), including its intersections with those other domains ofresponsibility and the potential tensions that exist among them, is less well developed. This paperaddresses that gap by analyzing the first year of research assessing the introduction of CSR-themed content into courses at three universities: Colorado School of Mines, Virginia Tech, andMarietta College.In this paper we offer a preliminary analysis of the pre- and post-module survey responses ofover 600 students in targeted mining engineering, petroleum engineering, design, and liberal

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Rolf Müller, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

: A Comparison Across ContextsIntroductionEngineering work is becoming increasingly global in nature, making it essential that engineeringstudents develop global competence [1], [2]. However, traditional global programs (e.g., studyabroad) present challenges for engineering students who often have to fit such experienceswithin a highly structured curricular schedule. Further, study abroad can be a financial burden formany students who are already paying significant amounts to attend college [3], [4]. One type ofglobal engineering program that has the potential to address these challenges are internationalresearch experiences, which typically take place during the summer and provide students with asalary. Research has suggested that such

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 2: K-12 through Adult Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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Construction Engineering

, 93% reported as male respondents. The average workexperience of the sample was reported 21 months which can be divided into 10, 15, and 27months of experience for sophomore, junior, and senior students, respectively. Students werealso asked to report their overall GPA and the average of their studio grades. On average, theoverall GPA reported was 3.06; the studio average GPA was 3.46. It should be noted that, basedon the department regulation, each studio includes a prerequisite that the students’ institutionalGPA must be at least 2.00. Students with an institutional GPA less than 2.0 are not allowed totake a studio until they have raised their institutional GPA. Figure 1 shows the percentage ofeach letter grade for overall and studio GPA

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, Cañada College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

internships’ impact on engineering self-efficacy and commitmentto an engineering career, academic goals and interest in research, career goals, and engagementwith professionals from academia and industry. Best practices and lessons learned are shared,along with recommendations for colleges looking to replicate the program.1. Overview of ASPIRES Program at Cañada CollegeCañada College, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a Hispanic-serving communitycollege, and is one of three colleges in the San Mateo Community College District. During the2015-16 academic year, Cañada College enrolled 10,075 unique students. The student body isgenuinely multi-cultural with Hispanic students as the largest single group at 45.2%; whitestudents comprise 26.8

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Basantis, Rowan University ; Megan DiPietroantonio; Amy B. Geary, Rowan University; Melanie V. Ware, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Methods Faculty Apprentice Award in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Perceptions of Engineering Based Upon Participation in a Board Game (RTP)In the past decade the demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)professionals has increased significantly [1], thus creating a demand for improved STEMeducation. Often young students are not engaged by science and mathematics in the classroomthrough traditional teaching techniques (i.e. lectures) [2], as their learning styles are not alwaysconsidered. Felder and Silverman [3] summarized the different learning styles which includevisual/auditory, sensory/intuitive, inductive/deductive

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Valeria Bertacco, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

entry and exit survey results (Fall 2017) analyzed usingmixed model ANOVA for repeated measures of questions on self-efficacy, intimidation byprogramming, and feelings of inclusion. Statistically significant results include: women havelower self-efficacy than men in both courses, and women are more intimidated by programmingthan men in the second programming course. Although we cannot reject the null hypothesis forany of our three hypotheses regarding these questions, we can still glean useful insight from thisdata set.Introduction and MotivationOver the past 30 years, women completing computer science and computer engineeringundergraduate degrees have been a minority compared to their male counterparts. 1 The reasonsfor this gender gap are

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Davis, Grant MacEwan University; Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

representation of the problem. For simple problems with few forces/moments astudent may be able to write down the equations with ease. However, as the number of forcesincreases the cognitive load [1] on the student increases making it difficult to setup the equationsdirectly from the problem description. To help remedy this, an intermediate step (or additionalrepresentation) is often taken where a free body diagram (FBD) is drawn showing the forcesand/or moments which act on a body. Literature has suggested that the use of multiplerepresentations helps develop problem solving skills for students [2,3]. Formally a FBD isa schematic representation of a particle or rigid body that is isolated from its surroundings anduses vectors to represent external

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allyson Jo Barlow, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

meaning.IntroductionEngineering education research has historically paid much heed to student engagement [1]–[3].Despite continued reinforcement as a classroom best practice [4], [5], there are a lack of tools tomeasure student engagement. One potential reason for a lack of tools is a lack of consensusamong researchers regarding the meaning of engagement. Fredricks, Blumfeld, and Parissynthesized much of the existing research on engagement in 2004, developing a three-part modelof understanding student engagement [6]. Students are said to engage behaviorally, cognitively,and emotionally; by understanding all three modes of engagement, a comprehensive picture canbe generated of how students are engaged [6]. While an educator may be able to observe thebehavior and even

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Joanita M. Kant, South Dakota State University; Francis Arpan; Ross Peder Abraham, South Dakota State University; Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

positions as a Lecturer at Iowa State University and as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and joined the faculty at SDSU in 2009. He teaches courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and energy systems. His main research interests lie in the areas of thermal management of electronics and two-phase heat transfer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 1 Student Preferences in Mentoring Practices and Program Features in a Scholarship/Mentoring Program Suzette R. Burckhard

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Capstone Projects in Manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Jean Carlo Espaillat; Senyu Wang

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Manufacturing

material. In the process, students learn to use equipment for rapidprototyping. The project gives students knowledge and literacy in bio-fuel technologymanufacturing as it has become an increasing area of interest.Introduction and OverviewThe student project was aimed to utilize solar energy through production of biomass andphotovoltaics. Obtaining energy from biomass is through a system known as a photobioreactor(PBR). There has been considerable interest in PBRs. This is due to algae’s high rate of growthwith the production of lipids, which can be easily processed into bio-fuel [1]. The availability ofsunlight limits productivity, so it is important to use it efficiently. During the summer season andin locations that gain more solar exposure