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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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Paul Jason Weinberg Weinberg, Oakland University

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? MethodParticipants Students (n = 15, 9 male) in the target classroom attended an urban elementary school inthe midwestern United States. Most students (75%) qualified for free or reduced lunch. Threestudents had Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). In addition, post-interview assessmentscores from the Assessment of Mechanistic Reasoning Project (AMRP) were compared withthose from a group of 112 participants (Table 1) from a previous study. This comparison group 9was used to measure those scores from participants in this study against a diverse group who hadnot engaged in the curriculum. Table 1. Comparison Group Respondents Number included in analysis Elementary

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Technical Courses and Liberal Education

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Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

M.S. degrees are in ma- terials science and engineering from Stanford University and her B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from the Michigan Technological University.Dr. Lizabeth T Schlemer P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth is currently a visiting professor in engineering education at Cal State LA. She is also a professor at Cal Poly, SLO in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. She has been teaching for 26 years and has a track record of using innovative pedagogy such as project based, flipped classroom and competency grading to support students success. Currently her research is in the area of social justice in Engineering Education.Dr. Yevgeniya V. Zastavker

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First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Mary A. Robinson, University of Waterloo

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First-Year Programs

data.Table 2. Three main student-reported activities during fall break 2018 2019 Category (Keywords) #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Studying/Homework (study, library, assignment, 77 56 52 104 62 42 help session, homework, hw, review, notes, school, lecture, education, project, WEEF, class, coding, design, team, work, question, class) Family/Friends (family, friend, socializing, 76 75 38

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Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of sustainable materials management (SMM) strategies.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in education, both from the University of Tennessee

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020The Final Straw: Incorporating accessibility and sustainability considerations into material selection decisionsAbstractEngineers are called upon to balance and adapt to the competing demands of industry, theenvironment, and society to develop sustainable and equitable

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas A. De Pree, Bucknell University; Rafael Julián Burgos-Mirabal, University of Massachusetts- Amherst

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now a professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State Univer- sity, Mankato, where she is helping to build the Bell Engineering program, and the managing partner of Kaizen Academic.Dr. Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette Donna Riley is Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education and Professor of Engi- neering Education at Purdue University.Dr. Thomas A De Pree, Bucknell University Thomas De Pree is postdoctoral researcher at Bucknell University for the project, ”Developing Human Social Networks to Identify and Develop Data-Driven Metrics and Methods for Expanding

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY

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Women in Engineering

gender in engineering, I was very familiarwith this question and presumed my research participants would be as well. It was supposed tobe an easy question, a way for me to get participants talking about something familiar, and tobuild rapport between us. I realize now this question was also an implicit invitation to tell astory, to give me a sense of who they are, and to provide me a roadmap of what kind of questionsmight be useful to ask later in the interview.For most participants, it accomplished all of these goals. I was surprised by how naturally thesenarratives rolled off their tongues, how rehearsed women’s stories were about how they came tobe involved in engineering. As my research project went on, this became a narrative that I

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Mathematics

complete picture of students’learning/proficiency, so assessment method will include, at a minimum, individual and groupquizzes/tests, authentic performance tasks, portfolios (and possibly projects), observations andinterviews. The most relevant types of assessment in this case are formative (multiple timesduring the instruction process), summative (to be focused on student’s comprehension), andinterim assessments. The idea of explaining STEM material in visual and intuitive ways is not new. Forexample, Tyler DeWitt [1] taught high school students the topic of isotopes. He explained thatisotopes are basically the same atom using an analogy involving similar cars with minor changes.There are a few calculus textbooks that include visual

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Teaching Assistants, Supplemental Instruction, and Classroom Support

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David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Changhyun Choi, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Frances Wood, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #30014Utilizing Peer Learning Assistants to Improve Student Outcomes in anIntroductory ECE CourseDr. David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities David Orser teaches and develops undergraduate education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal high-speed integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Kyle Dukart

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2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

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Jeremy David Paquin, United States Military Academy; Matthew Louis Miller, United States Military Academy; Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy

theenvironments they will find themselves in their future” [16]. While providing logical argumentsand an interesting approach Weiman fails to provide analytical justification to his claims.Further, he does not recognize that student assessments are not limited to exams, but that courselearning and assessment can also come from design projects, laboratories, or other collaborativedeliverables. Perhaps written exams might be more suited to assessing fundamentals while moreadvanced concepts are better suited to other assessments.Research Motivation and Methodology The main motivation for conducting this research is based on student feedback fromprevious years and from instructor experience with successful examination techniques from

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Samaneh Davarzani, Mississippi State University; Mohammad Nagahisarchoghaei, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Simon R. Goerger, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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NSF funded project in the area of systems thinking. Morteza’s works have been published in presti- gious journals including, Expert Systems With Applications, Engineering Management Journal, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, International Journal of Procurement Management, Int. Jour- nal of System of Systems Engineering, and Int. Journal of Engineering Education. Moreover, he is a reviewer in several journals and conferences including, IEEE TEM, IEEE Systems, Systems Engineer- ing, IEEE VR, ASEE, ASEM, HAI, TEI, CSCW, CHI PLAY, etc. He is a member of ASEM, ASEE, INFORMS, IEEE, INCOSE, and IISE. His main areas of research interest are systems thinking, complex systems, engineering education

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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

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Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering De- sign 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 Innova- tion: 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

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Jay Oswald, Arizona State University

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2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

Instructional Effectiveness, she worked as the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program, as a high school math and science teacher, and as an Assistant Principal and Instructional & Curriculum Coach.Lydia Ross, Arizona State UniversityDr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern UniversityProf. Jay Oswald c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #25428Effects of Alternative Course Design and Instructional Methods in the Engi-neering ClassroomDr. Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University Lindy Hamilton Mayled is the Director of Instructional

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

auto-graded online homework. Eric has been a member of ASEE since 2001. He currently serves as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section and was the recipient of the 2008 Section Outstanding Teaching Award.Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University Todd Haskell is a cognitive scientist interested in learning and the development of expertise, especially in STEM fields. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. In previous projects Dr. Haskell has worked on understanding how chemistry novices and experts navi- gate between macroscopic, symbolic, and small particle representations, and how pre-service elementary teachers translate an understanding of energy concepts from

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Design Mental Frameworks

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Laura R. Murphy, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Eytan Adar, University of Michigan; Sophia Brueckner, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

Research in 2006,” Des. Res. Q., Sep. 2006.[2] E. Sanders, “An Evolving Map of Design Practice and Design Research,” Interactions, pp. 13–17, Dec. 2008.[3] IDEO, The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design. 2015.[4] C. B. Zoltowski, W. C. Oakes, and M. E. Cardella, “Students’ ways of experiencing human-centered design,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 28–59, 2012.[5] I. Mohedas, S. Daly, and K. Sienko, “Design Ethnography in Capstone Design: Investigating Student Use and Perceptions,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 888–900, 2014.[6] R. P. Loweth, S. R. Daly, J. Liu, and K. H. Sienko, “Assessing Needs in a Cross-Cultural Design Project: Student Perspectives and Challenges,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 36, no. 2, pp

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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Stephen Michael MacNeil, University of California, San Diego; Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Devansh Desai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mohammad Javad Mahzoon, Core Compete Inc.

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postdoctoral researcher in the Design Lab at UC San Diego.Dr. Mohsen M Dorodchi, UNC, Charlotte Dr. Dorodchi has been teaching in the field of computing for over 30 years of which 20 years as educator. He has taught majority of the courses in the computer science and engineering curriculum over the past 20 years such as introductory programming, data structures, databases, software engineering, system programming, etc. He is involved in multiple NSF supported research projects including Learning and Predictive Analytics Research, Research Practitioner Partnership, Implementing Teaching Methods to help Students learn more efficiently in active learning, etc.Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Erfan Al

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

programs that work to bolster invention and entrepreneurship maypositively impact both students and teachers in their personal and professional growth and alsoinfluence the well-being of rural communities more broadly. Despite the symbiosis between rural areas and entrepreneurship, past attempts to expandthe K12 InVenture Prize program to rural regions have not been successful. A first strategyattempted was to provide travel stipends for students to travel to Georgia Tech for the statefinals. This offering, however, did not address the anxiety that students and teachers have aboutpresenting a project at an elite university. The leap from school competition to state competitionfelt too large for many schools. A second strategy was to

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Kyle D. Feuz, Weber State University; Linda DuHadway, Weber State University; Hugo Edilberto Valle, Weber State University; Richard C. Fry, Weber State University; Kim Marie Murphy, Weber State University

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his Ph.D. in Physics in 2008 and MSc. in Physics in 2006, both from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). His research interests are in IoT devices, Data Visualization, Software Development for particle detectors, sensors, microelectronics, and embedded systems. Previously, he was a member of the PHENIX collaboration at RHIC.Dr. Richard C Fry, Weber State University Richard Fry is a full professor at Weber State University in the School of Computing. He is actively involved in service-learning research and continues to partner with both local and global community organizations to engage Computer Science students in building sustainable Software Engineering projects. In 2014, his students took 2nd place in a

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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James Sobczak, University of Miami; Buenaventura Basco, University of Central Florida

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the University of Miami – througharticle-level bibliometrics using Web of Science® (published by Clarivate Analytics). Given theimpending ramifications of global climate change, a particular interest to the residents and highereducation institutions in the state of Florida, this study also takes a closer look at those publicationsdirectly and indirectly focused on topics of climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resilience.By establishing solid benchmarking criteria within this narrow band of research activity, this studycould be expanded to include other similar departments at many colleges and universities. Throughfuture projects like this one, engineering and science librarians could gain a better understandingof similar engineering

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First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Ariel Cervantes Lafuente; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Shani O'Brien, University of Colorado Denver

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First-Year Programs

Colorado DenverShani O’Brien, University of Colorado - Denver c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Three-Years of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis on Engineering Learning Communities: Impact on Retention of First-Year StudentsAbstractIn this evidence-based practice paper, we explore the first three years of an Engineering LearningCommunity (ELC). The research group at our University recognizes the need to increaseretention rates at the Engineering College and has created the ELC to support increasedretention. Three cohorts of ELC students have been observed to determine the potential successof this project. The results from this study indicate that participation in the ELC is beneficial

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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consulting firm, and the director of Missouri’s Dam and Reservoir Safety Program. Since 1993, he has been at the University of Evansville, serving as department chair for the past 21 years. He continues to work as a consultant on projects involving the design and construction of new dams, modifications to existing dams, and the investigation of dam failures.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on

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ET Pedagogy II

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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, networking, communication systems, along with digital, analog, and machine-control electronics. He is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence at Eastern and has been nominated multiple times for the Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award. His professional interests include implementing active teaching and learning strategies, metacognition, integrating open-source software/hardware with online control, and deploying electrical and telecom technologies in community-based organizations. He is always seeking opportunities for collaborating on teaching, scholarly, and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical/creative and communication skills

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

-efficacyof engaging in interdisciplinary practices in comparison to their mechanical engineering peers [3].Their study also reported how both mechanical and interdisciplinary engineering alumni ratedcross-disciplinary practices as important in their current roles. Yet, interdisciplinary engineeringalumni were more likely to select a non-engineering career pathway after graduation, such ascareers in the medical field, law, or business [3].Purpose of StudyThe purpose of this analysis was to explore the career pathways of alumni from BME, EnvE, andIDE/MDE programs and to understand how these alumni perceived their careers to be related toengineering. This preliminary analysis comes from a larger research project surveying the earlycareer pathways of

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

Paper ID #28573Factors that Affect Retention and Satisfaction Among Newly HiredAerospace EngineersLucas Davis, Iowa State UniversityDr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.Ms. Yun Dong, Iowa State University Yun is a Ph.D. student in the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program at Iowa State University (ISU). She is currently involved in the research project titled Workplace Socialization in the Aerospace Engi- neering Profession, identifying the actions of managers and newly hired engineers during the onboarding

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Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

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Kenya Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Wendy Roldan, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

], the research team first suggested questions to cutindividually and then engaged in a lengthy discussion within the research team of four. With thisinformation in hand, we converted our survey to a digital version to run a larger scale datacollection effort.Preliminary statistical analysis. After deploying the survey with about 30 students in anengineering studio session, there was enough data to run preliminary statistical analysis,something the project had not done before for this project. This deployment was critical for ourteam to understand how users were filling out the survey and what their responses meantindividually and in aggregate. This data provided insights into how much variation there couldbe in student reactions to the same

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

results and confounded datain the studies referenced above.The First-year Engineering ProgramThe Northeastern University College of Engineering, following a successful pilot in 2014,decided to adopt a “Cornerstone to Capstone” curriculum design for all incoming first-yearengineering students. The Cornerstone course incorporates hands-on, project-baseddesign work with computer programming. Previously taught in two separate first-yearcourses, the new Cornerstone course model blends programming and design in a way thatdemonstrates the intertwined nature of the two skills. The project-based Cornerstoneincludes occasional incongruent learning of course content. By highlighting the fact thatproblem-solving in engineering brings together groups of

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Graduate Studies

, Michigan Technological University As Professor of Practice - Engineering Communications, Dr. Nancy Barr developed a multi-faceted tech- nical communications program in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She delivers embedded communication and teaming instruction to undergraduate students, teaches two graduate engineering communication courses, assists faculty and GTAs in crafting and evaluating assignments that reflect real-world engineering situations. Her current research focuses on gender dynamics in collaborative projects and portfolio assessment practices. The author of three mystery novels and an award-winning short story, Barr has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric

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Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Educational Research and Methods

institutions to enhance their experience indesign and/or leadership roles, and thus attract employers of interest [6], [10].Other students engage in undergraduate research opportunities as an alternative venue given itsimmediate and long-term benefits [5], [6], [12], [17], [25], [27], [32]. Research efforts indicatethat undergraduate students participating in research obtain greater confidence in research andprofessional abilities, attest awareness of a graduate school environment, gain significant growthin structuring and conducting research project, and pursue STEM careers and Ph.D. studies post-graduation [3], [25], [26], [27].Nonetheless, procuring internship positions, joining research groups, or being accepted intograduate school, highly depends

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, real-life projects [1]-[4]. PBL allows learners toengage with complex problems which require them to use and develop problem-solvingstrategies in collaborative groups [5]-[7].Problem-based Learning is also a student-centered approach to learning [6], [8]. In the PBLenvironment, the instructor serves as a guide as opposed to the purveyor of knowledge. Aslearners work together in collaborative groups, the instructor supports and facilitates the learners’knowledge construction through the problem-solving process. This complex learning approach,rooted in solving authentic problems, promotes higher-order thinking skills, cooperativeproblem-solving, and has as its goal the transition of the learner from novice to expert [9]. Theliterature tells us