Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Nilanjan Banerjee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Elsa D. Garcin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Wayne G. Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan McDonough, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Christopher Murphy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Kevin Erling Omland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Faculty

Professor of Information Systems in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Dr. Lutters serves as one of the inaugural STRIDE fellows in addition to a role on the ADVANCE Executive committee and advisory boards for the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) and the Honors College. Dr. Lutters’ research interests are at the nexus of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), social computing, and social informatics. He specializes in field studies of IT-mediated work, from a socio-technical perspective, to better inform the design and evaluation of collaborative systems. Recent projects have included cyberinfrastructure for e-Science

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Najmah Thomas, University of South Carolina, Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina, Beaufort

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

and math (STEM) fields have increased inoverall importance from a variety of perspectives during the past few decades. In terms ofindividual employment opportunities and overall quality of life, STEM occupations have higherthan average job growth projections and higher than average wage rates [1] . STEM occupationsare also closely linked to high prestige and economic prosperity from a national standpoint [2] .In terms of practical application, STEM fields are responsible for identification of solutions tomyriad challenges in multiple business sectors, government, entertainment, and everyday life.It is widely acknowledged that the United States must increase its production of individualsskilled in various STEM fields in order to maintain and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand

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Civil Engineering

], indicatingretention benefits for both the mentee and their student mentor [15]. Related research on facultymentoring of STEM students suggests ‘non-intrusive’ mentoring practices are effective insustaining motivation and building a sense of autonomy [16]. Non-intrusive practices are thosethat are based in a notion of self-determination; the role of the mentor is not to direct menteesbut, rather, to support them in arriving at their own solutions and ideas. In attaining this form ofmentoring practice mentors require ‘qualifications’ that go beyond their technical background.These might include attainment of a professional level and training expertise, willingness to help,communication skills and other individual characteristics [9]. Research on a project

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

, Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a RewardingCareer [7], has been used by over 100,000 students at more than 300 institutions [8]. Throughthis course, students gain a clear picture of what success in engineering study will bring to theirlives [6].The major goals of this course are to: (1) encourage students to develop the study skills neededto succeed in engineering and (2) guide them in becoming integrated into the engineeringcommunity on campus. To accomplish these goals, students participate in interactive classdiscussions and projects related to academic success and community building, as previouslyreported [5]. In addition, students are required to attend and submit a reflection on each of theacademic and community building resources

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

suited to resolve certain types of environmental disputes wherethe inherent level of technical uncertainty in the facts of the case makes the outcome of ajury or judge trial highly uncertain. Modern methods on the ADR include: • Dispute review boards: Panel of experts established to review and provide nonbinding recommendations on disputes during project implementation. • Facilitation: Third-party neutral assists participants in nonsubstantive issues related to dispute. • Formal fact finding: Neutral assists parties in developing reliable information. • Mediation: Mediator or co-mediator facilitates the mutual negotiation of dispute. • Mini-trials: Parties present case before third party neutral; follows rules of

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Jeffry R. Foeller, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #21327Evaluating the Usage and Value of Supplemental Materials in a DynamicsClassDr. William E. Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Prior to joining MSOE, he worked as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries.Mr. Jeffry R. Foeller, East Carolina UniversityKaren A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Design Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Design in Engineering Education

sole responsibility of mentoring and training high school fellows orteachers. Instead, the undergraduate participants provided guidance and insight whereappropriate as the high school fellows and teachers worked on projects related to those of theundergraduate student fellows. The undergraduate students arrived to campus prior to the highschool students and teachers, thus enabling them to gain more insight pertaining to the researchproject and research environment. Teachers and high school students were given pre and post surveys that asked them torate their confidence in knowledge about the engineering design process, ability to conductengineering research and types of engineering disciplines. Undergraduate students were asked torank

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacey Leigh Kelly, Virginia Tech; Darren K. Maczka, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

approval was obtained with a protocol that allowed only project PIs access to student identifying data. Theproject PIs then aggregated certain markers (e.g., condensing individual ethnicities to a single underrepresentedminority status flag) and made de-identified data available to the rest of the research team. De-identified data werelinked to survey responses by a study id. Initial major selection was requested during pre-orientation for the collegeof engineering. The data set also contains first choice of major as well as final enrolled major for each student.First-year engineering students at this institution are accepted into the general engineering program and once specificcourse requirements are complete, they become eligible to declare an

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Teaching Assistant in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from Utah State University.Ms. Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech Jessica Deters is a PhD student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education. She holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and a minor in the McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs from the Colorado School of Mines. Jessica is engaging in projects that emphasize the sociotechnical na- ture of engineering with a focus on social justice and diversity. She aims to educate the next generation of engineers to understand and value the social, political, economic, environmental, and human

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Mary Wyer

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #23047Fitting In Across STEM: Comparing Science/Math and Engineering/TechnologyStudents’ Perceptions of Their Fields and FuturesHeather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University Heather entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after com- pleting her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confi- dence, their influence upon womens’ performance in school and the workplace, and their presence in the media and consequences for

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Minitab 18® for analysis.All aspects of the project were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)for research involving human subjects. Additionally, students gave signed permission to usedata from the two instruments and survey in this paper. Under no circumstances were studentmindset profile scores shared with other students. Total revenue for the food truck simulationwas displayed on a projector screen for all students to see during gameplay, i.e., leaderboard.ResultsWe first examined the data to determine if there was a correlation between class year (freshmenversus upperclassmen) and how well the students performed on the Food Truck Challenge.Although there turned out to be no significant correlation between revenue

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

numerical heat transfer, fluids, and magnetohydrodynamic simulations and facilitating undergraduate students to engage in similar projects. He is also focused on the implementation of engineering freshman design experiences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Generating Automated Problem Sets for Rapid Content Delivery and Adaptive Learning ModulesAbstractProblem solving plays a critical role in the education of young engineers. Word problem sets area vehicle that educators use to teach and assess that skill. While textbooks, problem repositories,and online learning systems provide a host of interesting problems there will always be a need togenerate new problems to

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International University; Atalie Garcia

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

education. More specifically, her research looks at utilizing quality management tools such as Six Sigma DMAIC and Total Quality Management (TQM) to improve pre-collegiate and collegiate STEM education. Prior to UAPB, Dr. Fletcher served as the Senior Manager for the Summer Engineering Experience of Kids (SEEK) program and the Director of Pre-college Programs for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Additionally, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring.Dr. Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International UniversityMs. Atalie Garcia c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University ; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Debisree Ray, Mississippi State University ; Ginnie Shih En Hsu

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

, Mississippi State University Emily Wall is a summa cum laude Industrial and Systems Engineering 2015 graduate of Mississippi State University, and a 2012 graduate of Itawamba Community College. After college, she accepted a position as a Research Engineer at Mississippi State University’s Institute for Systems Engineering Research, located in Vicksburg, MS, on the campus of the Engineering Research and Development Center. While at ISER, her research areas include lean six sigma practices and applications, manufacturability, virtual reality applications and Mississippi economic improvement projects. She is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and is a graduate student at Mississippi State University pursuing her doctorate in

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Cellitti, Drexel University ; Rasheda Likely, Drexel University; Magdalene Kate Moy, Drexel University; Christopher George Wright, Drexel University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

served as the president of the California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. During her tenure, she was responsible for encouraging undergraduates, particularly minority students, to participate in scientific laboratory research. Prior to attending Drexel University, Magdalene was employed as the Assistant Director of Teaching Laboratories in Drexel’s Biology department and as an adjunct professor at Rowan University. Magdalene’s current projects include the Philly Scientists, a mobile application for increasing biodiversity in urban Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh Learning Commons, an educational non-profit focusing on STEM education in informal settings, and Europa Universalis IV, a

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Brown University; Ann Sitomer, Portland State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Graduate Student Pedagogy Seminar in Chemical EngineeringIntroductionTeaching is an important but often challenging activity for graduate students. In the role ofgraduate teaching assistants (GTA), they impact the learning experience of undergraduatestudents, but they also gain a set of knowledge and skills beyond what they learn in class orthrough research. Typical duties for GTAs vary and can range from conducting

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Masoud Olia P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

sections andthe graphical approach. During teaching the Mechanics of Materials course, it had been noticedthat some students had difficulty in effectively drawing the S/B diagrams. Even during seniordesign projects in their senior year, it was still found that some students had some difficulty indrawing the S/B diagrams. The method of sections [1,2] can be used to determine fully the shear force and bending momentat any cross-section of beams and to draw the S/B diagrams. When there are several externalforces on a beam, the beam must be divided into several segments. The method of sections willbe used repeatedly in each segment. Since it is tedious and time-consuming to use this method,the graphical approach for drawing S/B diagrams is introduced

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haridas Kumarakuru, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics and Physics

]. AIP report, Equipping Physics Majors for the STEM Workforce, https://www.aip.org/statistics/reports/equipping-physics-majors; https://www.aip.org/commentary/aip- career-pathways-project-equipping-physics-majors-stem-workforce [5]. Haridas Kumarakuru, Naomi Ridge and James G. O′ Brien “An Analysis of Students’ Reflections on Engineering Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism), With a View to Improving Student Experience and Outcomes.” Proceedings of 2017 ASEE Northeast Section Conference. [6]. Bala Maheswaran “A New Teaching Approach for Ancient Engineering Physics: Master Physics via Mastering Physics! A Study and Survey” American Society for Engineering Education, Paper ID #8735, June 15-18, 2014

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; James Kaklamanos, Merrimack College; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Bucknell University; Suresh Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

BS in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and MS and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Tanya Kunberger

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University; Andre Palmer, Ohio State University; Jessica O Winter P.E., Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

required to complete 3 labreports that summarize the experiments performed in lab and a written course project that describeshow the techniques used in lab could be used to produce a therapeutic protein that treats a disease(e.g. insulin for diabetes). Each of these assignments goes through a draft/revision process inwhich a first draft is submitted, marked up by the instructor for technical content andspelling/grammar, and then the students have 1 week to prepare the final draft of the report. Toemphasize the importance of brevity and clarity, each report is limited to only 2 pages of text, withfigures and references included on additional pages. Protein Organism Color Supplier Cat

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

his department since 2008, and he also acts as the Project Director for the NSF Bridge Program in his department. In the past he served as the Graduate Director and as the Undergraduate Director in his department, and he directed the NSF-LSAMP program on his campus during 2009-2014 and also directed the NSF-LSAMP Bridge-to-Doctorate pro- gram on his campus during 2010-2013.Prof. Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Jianzhong Su is professor and chair of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington. He received his Ph.D. in 1990 from University of Minnesota under Professor Hans Weinberger and he has been in higher education for over 27 years. He is an applied

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

domestically and internationally. His work spans various engagements with engineering ed- ucation, including collaborations with the Royal Canadian Navy on resiliency projects, graduate students on multi-institutional studies of teaching assistant efficacy and engineering curriculum planning, as well as using sentiment analysis and natural language processing to interpret large-scale student feedback. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Bridges and barriers: A multi-year study of workload-related learning experiences from diverse student and instructor perspectives in first-year engineering educationIntroductionThis paper reports on the work of a multi-year

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University; Christopher Douglas Roper; J. Andrew Pirrello Jr., Kennesaw State University ; Alain J. Santos

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Diversity

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Aerospace

graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree and Aerospace Engineer- ing and Mathematics minors from Kennesaw State University in December of 2017. As a student at Kennesaw State, Andrew volunteered as a member of the Kennesaw State Aerial Robotics Competition Team where he founded the SAE AeroDesign Team and served as SAE Team Captain, and Team Pilot. Under Andrew’s leadership, the SAE AeroDesign Team designed, built, tested, and flew several large- scale radio-controlled airplanes capable of carrying a substantial payload. Additionally, Andrew served as Structures Designer and Pilot for the Sting One Owl Mascot Project where he designed, built, and flew a five-foot by five-foot hexa-copter drone designed to emulate

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Juan Abelló P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

to continue developing further proposed taxonomies in mechanical engineering andother related engineering disciplines, as we continue to build problems that we plan to share onthe OPL.This work lays the foundation for educators to more easily contribute to and utilize the growingbody of open-source mechanical engineering problems in WeBWorK.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Dr. Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Technical University, for early supportof this project; Mr. Jim Sibley at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of AppliedScience Centre for Instructional Support for proposing some of the keyword categorysuggestions; and Dr. Srikanth Phani, UBC, for sharing his syllabus and textbook suggestions foradvanced

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Zixuan (Victoria) Zhao, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

first or second year graduate students as per the applicationrequirements for NSF GRFP, and are U.S. domestic students. We used pseudonyms to protectparticipant identities.In the results and discussion sections of this paper, we focus on one participant, Fred, as heprepared his NSF GRFP application materials over ten hours of real-time screen-capture data. Weelected to focus on one participant in order to highlight the methodological aspects of the dataanalysis and presentation. The data represented is ten hours worth of real-time writing data. Infuture work, we will compare the real-time maps across multiple participants. B. Data CollectionAfter consenting to participate in the research project, all participants were given two licenses

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Febrian, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kamyn Peterson-Rucker; Alia Melvin; Shane E. Guymon

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

assessing the development of computational thinking,” … 2012 Annu. Meet. …, 2012.[50] J. Moreno-León, G. Robles, and M. Román-González, “Dr. Scratch: Automatic Analysis of Scratch Projects to Assess and Foster Computational Thinking,” RED. Rev. Educ. a Distancia, vol. 15, no. 46, 2015.[51] The CSTA Standards Task Force, CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards, Revised 20. New York, New York, USA: ACM, 2011.[52] J. W. Creswell, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, 3rd ed. SAGE Publications, 2012.[53] I. T. Coyne, “Sampling in qualitative research. Purposeful and theoretical sampling; merging or clear boundaries?,” J. Adv. Nurs., vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 623–630, Sep. 1997.[54] CS Education Research

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Christy Brown; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Thomas T Peters, South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ikhalfani Solan; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 169–178, 2010.[11] U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, “Profile of undergraduates in U. S. postsecondary institutions: 1999 – 2000,” NCES 2002 – 168, Washington, DC, 2002, by Laura Horn, Katharin Peter, and Kathryn Rooney. Project Officer: Andrew G. Malizio.[12] National Academy of Sciences, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2011.[13] E. Hsu, T. J. Murphy, and U. Treisman, “Supporting high achievement in introductory mathematics courses: What we have learned from 30 years of the Emerging Scholars Program,” in Making the Connection: Research and

Conference Session

Practice I: Academic Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Jane Wilson Orndoff Esq., Florida Southwestern State College; Elizabeth W. Schott, Florida Southwestern State College

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Educational Research and Methods

://www.asee.org/retention-project/best- practices-and-strategies/ASEE-Student-Retention-Project.pdf.[11] P. Arenaz, W. Fisher and C. K. Della-Piana, "CircLES: A Retention PRogram for Engineering Students in Engineering, Mathematics and Science," in Frontiers in Education Conference, 199.[12] K. Rodgers, S. Blunt and L. Trible, "A Real PLUSS: An Intrusive Advising Program for Underprepared STEM Students," NACADA, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 35-42, 2014.[13] M. Meyer and S. Marx, "Engineering Dropouts: A Qualitative Examination of Why Undergraduates Leave Engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 525-548, October 2014.[14] S. Haag, N. Hubele, A. Garcia and K. McBeath, "Engineering Undergraduate Attrition and

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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New Engineering Educators

and monitor grader reliability.An SBG CourseSBG was initiated in a large (N = 1500-1650) first-year engineering (FYE) course at a Mid-western U.S. university in Spring 2013 and has undergone revision since. The FYE course in thisexample was required for all engineering students. In this course, students learned how to useMATLAB to solve engineering problems as well as represent and model data. For the first two-thirds of the semester, students completed weekly problem sets. For the remaining third of thesemester, the students completed weekly milestones associated with a team-based data analysisand modeling project. Students met twice a week for 110 minutes in a classroom designed foractive learning.The organizational structure of the course

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University; Natalie Stringer, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

peer leader. These topicsbecome the basis for the formation of new practice groups. Each group then designs theirapproach to investigating the topic and plans for ways to present this new information. Thepurpose of the final project is to share the knowledge they have researched or generated withothers in the course support community as a whole (Community of Practice).Training our peer leaders to model self-directed learning approaches in their sessions is the firststep toward supporting students as they transition into college and develop skills in reflecting onchallenges and adapting to improve success. We have intentionally designed our peer leadertraining course to immerse new leaders in a self-directed learning environment, by allowing