Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Research Council reviews of technology education content stan- dards developed by the International Technology Education Association. He has degrees in biology and journalism. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Engineering Technician and Technologist WorkforceIntroductionCalls to expand and improve the quality of the U.S. technical workforce have been made in oneform or another for decades. Over the last 10 years, and particularly since the economicdownturn that began in 2008, the urgency of these concerns has grown.e.g., 1 A key worry,expressed by both policy makers and corporate leaders, is that the nation’s status as a worldleader of innovation is slipping. In fact, by some

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Shawnisha Shonté Hester, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

, the scholarship of teaching and learn- ing, mentorship models for undergraduate and graduate students, and professional support of all students, with special emphasis for those from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM and beyond. She has en- joyed collaborations with colleagues from multidisciplinary backgrounds toward solving special chal- lenges in teaching and learning. Her ongoing collaborations analyze 1) the experiences of participants in STEM professional development programs for retention and success in academia and 2) similarities, differences, and gaps in the expectations of STEM faculty and students toward successful undergraduate course completion.Ms. Shawnisha Shont´e Hester, University of Maryland

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlye Anne Lauff, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Mark Rentschler, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2015 Comparing Organizational Structures: Two Case Studies of Engineering CompaniesIntroduction“Design is what engineers do, and the intelligent and thoughtful decision of the engineeringcurriculum should be the community’s first allegiance [1].” Yet, we find that engineering designonly underpins a small selection of undergraduate courses in a typical engineering curriculum;diminishing the importance of the activity in engineering education. Comparatively, design is aubiquitous activity in engineering company settings—the foundational work driving much of theactivity being conducted by professional engineers. We posit that understanding professionalengineering design

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

,tacticsIntroductionThe Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK) is defined 1 as "the necessary depthand breadth of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of an individual entering thepractice of civil engineering at the professional level in the 21st century." The premise ofthis paper is that, going forward, the CEBOK should include creativity/innovation Page 26.421.2knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs).The reasons for this premise are presented elsewhere2,3,4 and summarized here. Verybriefly, creativity/innovation will be increasingly important for U.S. engineers because offorces such as the Grand Challenges for Engineering; the coming of the Conceptual Age

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

reviews each of the demos/videos,discuss how they are incorporated into the class, and describe how to fabricate/procure the demoequipment.1. Introduction In the last few years, there has been an increasing trend in the debate about the pros andcons of active learning in the classroom, and many have moved away from the traditional lectureformat.1 While active learning comes in several forms, most agree that activities that aredesigned to engage the students, pique their interest, and are carefully selected to coordinate andsupplement the lesson plans tend to improve students’ understanding and retention of keyconcepts.1 Although active or experiential learning has been highly promoted as of late, it hasbeen researched for several decades

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mikhail Russu

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

social responsibility7. Engagement in service learning also correlated with positivegains in social responsibility attitudes of engineering students. Similar findings have been seenoutside of engineering as well, where engagement in service increased student’s awareness of theworld and of personal values8, such as social responsibility. Service learning is only onepedagogical approach, however, that may be influencing student’s views of social responsibility.This paper explores what other in-class experiences students highlight as being influential tothose views.Research QuestionsThis research was guided by the following research questions: 1. What types of courses do engineering students reference as being influential to their views of

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Gross Claypool, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

, problem solving, and studentengagement during class using a structured behavioral observation protocol known as theTeaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP). Several of the traditionally-taught classsessions were also observed for comparison, with positive results noted. Also, a comparison ofstudents’ conceptual and exam performance in the two flipped sections versus the “traditional”section enabled direct assessment of the benefits of the new approach, with significantdifferences not being detected. Further assessment of the flipped “pilot” classroom includedstudent engagement, instructors’ reflections, and two perception instruments measuring students’overall experience in the class.1. Introduction and Literature ReviewNumerous

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

including; Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL), Problem Based Learning (PBL)and others (Smith et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2009). These techniques begin with a real worldproblem or observation that is introduced to the students. The students determine that certain skills,facts, or principles are required to solve the problem and the teacher can then act as a guide to helpthem acquire the needed information (Figure 1). ACL and PBL techniques have been shown to bemore effective at student retention of content when they are properly implemented (Prince, 2004). Figure 1. The Problem Based Learning pedagogical technique for course modules.The effectiveness of STEM education in the United States has been widely debated and criticized,but there

Conference Session

Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hee Kim, Iridescent ; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

  Page 26.7.3  increasing  STEM  conceptual  and  content  knowledge.  A  challenge  has  been   to  provide  enough opportunities  to  students  to  practice and  hone problem solving skills ­­  as with music or sports, it takes  thousands  of  hours  of  practice  to  be  able  to  solve  complex  problems  and  innovate. Iridescent's  solution  has  been to identify  non­financial resources (i.e. social capital in  the form of engineers  and  parents)  and  to  use  technology  to  provide  opportunities  for  practice.  Building  on these tenets, Iridescent's model has the following stages:    1.  ​Train  engineering communicators ​ ­ Train engineers to communicate technical subjects  in  a  culturally  sensitive  and

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University; Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

probably to travel through time. We will hopinto a virtual time machine and journey back several million years, to visit the emergence of ourfirst primordial and prehistoric “engineers” and note instances where technology became part oftheir livelihood. We will see how and why they did it, and the materials they used. We shallmake episodic sojourns with occasional returns to the present and even visit the future. Ouritinerary is presented in Table 1 below, followed by descriptions of our journey. Page 26.29.3 Table 1: Course contents WEEK TOPIC Assignment/Exam Due Week-1 The Land

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Dan Robinson

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Electrical and Computer

following that some of the analysis principles actuallyneeded to solve circuit problems are often not taught explicitly, and that there is frequently afailure to address fundamental qualitative misconceptions that students hold about electricity.Considerable work has been done to study misconceptions among high school and universitystudents in physics classes related to electricity.1-9 Typical misconceptions involve treatingbatteries as current sources rather than voltage sources, believing that current is “consumed” as it Page 26.158.2travels through circuit elements, believing that no voltage can exist across an open circuit (asopposed to no

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

African-American engineering faculty members. Starting in 2008 the growth stopped. The percentage ofAfrican-American engineering faculty is the same as it was in 2007, 2.5%11. This is even morealarming when you place it in the context of women engineering faculty experiencing acontinued growth since 2003, with a 2011 number reported at 13.2%. However, findings byBerry, Cox, and Main, while exploring the disaggregated data in the ASEE database, uncoveredthat “African American women comprise 4% of all women currently in the engineeringprofessoriate, an increase of 1%, since 2001”10. Despite the incongruence in the numbers, it isevident that growth has been slow. Nelson disaggregated the numbers in her report of survey data, self-reported

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Luciana Cancado, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Cindy M Walker, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Dian Mitrayani , University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

also asked to identify thenature of their work (experimental, theoretical, computational, clerical, or other). Then,considering their experiences as a whole, they were asked to identify their perceivedbenefits from participating in undergraduate research. The options provided as perceivedbenefits are listed in Table 1. Finally, students were asked if they would recommendundergraduate research to others, and to categorize their post-graduation plans.In the survey, students were provided with an opportunity to volunteer to be interviewedin detail about their experiences. Approximately half of the student respondentsindicated a willingness to be interviewed, and from those that volunteered 12 studentswere selected to be interviewed. Students were

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B. Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

accessible watertreatment for developing countries to the potential of quantum computing.At the authors’ post-secondary institution, one place engineering students have had theopportunity to educate, enlighten, and entertain is at Presentation Idol for EngineeringStudents (aka ‘Idol’), a presentation competition that has run at the author’s post-secondary institution since the spring of 2011. This competition is one of several otherinnovative events in North America that showcase the technical knowledge andpresentation skills of engineering students. Overbaugh et al.1 provide an excellentsummary of these events.Previously, we surveyed participants about what motivated them to compete in Idol2. Ournext step was to survey audience members, and this

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

with the Page 26.583.3opportunity to learn via traditional, blended or purely on-line class styles. Figure 1 depicts allthree educational approaches. The first case represents a traditional model, in which the theoryand hands-on activities are delivered in-person. We note that even the traditional approachbranches into two distinctive models (not shown in the Figure 1). One model represents thetraditional engineering curriculum in which the theory of the subject is presented first, followedby the hands-on activities. There is an alternative model commonly adapted by the engineeringtechnology programs, in which the theoretical knowledge

Conference Session

Making in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Design in Engineering Education

fromthe knowledge, skills, and attitudes of toy Makers to advance teaching in the engineeringclassroom? Findings are presented to inform possibilities for design in engineering contexts anda multi-disciplinary, holistic attitude towards engineering education that is rising fromdiscussions on the future of engineering education.IntroductionIn undergraduate engineering academic programs, engineering design often serves as acornerstone or capstone experience, supplying context and motivations for how to construct andredesign the world. There is usually an undue burden on the instructor to seed such classes withcompelling and technically sufficient projects and provide enough structure to make a goodlearning experience.1 With this concern, it is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kijung Park, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Penn State Berks; Abdullah Konak, Penn State Berks ; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of an assessment frameworkfor the creative problem solving skills is presented. Included empirical study results not onlypoint to the advantages of having a flexible assessment framework, but also highlight itsadvantages in covering interest and strategic processing development along with knowledge tomonitor learning in creative problem solving. Complexity of choosing appropriate instrumentsfor the assessment framework is also discussed.IntroductionIn this paper, developing an assessment framework to measure student’s creative problemsolving abilities throughout their education is discussed. The assessment framework is designedto be modular in such a way that (1) assessment instruments can be tailored for the class standingof students within

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Europe. Of special interest tothis text was the idea of interdisciplinary institutions that would function around a particularconcept. For example an institute was established for the sociology and politics of work. Itspurpose was to establish a theory of work1. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) schematized this approach as follows:1. “A single complex problem.2. Disciplines noteworthy for their viewpoints (a) The variety of their viewpoints. (b) The possibility that the fields overlap. Page 26.1572.2 (c) The fact that no single discipline covers the entire problem.3. Different solutions all of which are

Conference Session

Eco-Car Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel van Lanen, University of Waterloo

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Eco-Car Poster Session

. Page 26.1352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Safety training system design for student teams van Lanen Daniel1, Ellsworth Patrick2, Gaffney Ben2, Keillor Peter1, MacDonald Lauren1, Fowler Michael1, Fraser Roydon2 1 Deparment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo 2 Deparment of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of WaterlooAbstractMany approaches exist for the creation of safety training programs. Systems have been createdfor both large and small businesses that vary in complexity. Few of these approaches howeverare simple enough to be used on student design

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

helpEngineering majors acquire a strong foundation in core competencies; i.e., in: (1) analysis, (2)applications, (3) design and modeling, (4) communication, and (5) professionalism. Thecurriculum has also been designed to provide cohesiveness between the different courses in agiven term so that students can focus on common topics from the perspective of each of the fivecompetency-areas and see the interconnectedness of the material they are learning in all fiveclasses. Although, the integrated curriculum approach was developed in the late-80s, it has notbeen widely adopted due to various obstacles at the individual, departmental, and institutionallevels. Many of these obstacles are common to strategies that require major transformation in anengineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Nilsen, VentureWell; Victoria Matthew, VentureWell/Epicenter; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

about the effectiveness of specific interventions and activities, and more summative information about the extent to which the program is producing desired faculty development and institutional transformation outcomes.In response to these recommendations, program staff developed a theory of change toguide selection of program activities (a summary is shown in Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: Pathways Theory of Change Page 26.1401.3Implicit in the recommendations and the resulting theory of change is the principle thatboth individual and institutional behaviors drive the existing engineering educationparadigm and its desired end state: faculty

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

-professional setting can also improvecommunication and help students connect key concepts of their principled knowledge. Thus,many engineering senior design courses have investigated collaboration with local industry tosponsor team- and problem-based student design projects.Lessons from capstone industry projectsThere is a wealth of knowledge about challenges and best practices for industry-sponsoredcapstone design courses. These studies evaluate courses that include industry-supervised work,international projects, and multidisciplinary projects. Table 1 shows a compilation of industry-sponsored capstone design courses that include Civil Engineering students, either separately or ina multidisciplinary project. The authors note that this compilation is

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

if theUnited States is to keep up with technological development in other countries. Jobs inarchitecture and engineering in Maryland are expected to grow by 35% between 2010 and 2020,with engineering technician positions in particular growing by 30%.1 Nationally, job growthpredictions for fields within engineering technology range from 2% to 24%.2 These industry andemployment trends will be intensified by national policy. A continued focus on vocational andtechnical careers has been identified as one of the top 10 state policy issues for 2014 by theAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). In 2013, governors andstate lawmakers changed state financial aid programs and provided scholarships to studentsenrolling in career

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Rummler, Technische Universität Berlin; Petra Nikol, Technische Universität Berlin

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New Engineering Educators

external guest lecturers teachers Phase 2: new academic teaching assistants Phase 1: pre-academic student tutorsFig. 1. Model of change agents within regular teaching staffThe following sections concentrate first on the program for regular teaching staff, inparticular the assistants, and second on the program for teaching change agents focusing onlearning and qualification goals, profile of competences and tasks, and continuing educationprogram.1) Regular academic teaching staff5Learning and training for scientific teaching staff of the continuing education program as atarget group is oriented towards activation and motivation, fostering exemplary learning andreduction of learning materials

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

instructors at four Canadianinstitutions.Although there is research on engineering ethics education3,4,5,6, there is a gap in examining howengineering instructors view the inclusion of ethics and the other hallmarks of STSE in their ownteaching. This research was designed to help fill this gap in the field, focusing on three keyresearch questions: (1) How do undergraduate engineering instructors describe their teachinggoals and practices?; (2) How do undergraduate engineering instructors describe their teachinggoals and practices with respect to exploring the relationship between engineering, society andthe environment (i.e. STSE)?; and (3) What are the specific challenges or enabling factors inexploring the relationship between engineering, society

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

successful interactions and learning outcomes.1-3 One important challenge centers onthe interactions between students from groups negatively stereotyped as poor performers inengineering (e.g., women and under-represented racial minorities) and others. A body of researchin psychology indicates that students from these marginalized groups may have qualitativelydifferent group work experiences compared to others, which may contribute to their self-selection from engineering and thus their group’s under-representation in engineering fields.Recent research suggests that the negative experiences of people from marginalized groups onengineering student design teams can influence many factors that contribute to persistence andsuccess, such as development of

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yazmin Montoya, LEAD; Aaron Eduardo Pacheco Rimada, University of Texas, El Paso; Erwin Ignacio Delgado, Univerity of Texas, El Paso ; Isaiah Nathaniel Webb; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

seat, also served to help theMavericks redefine leadership, gain a better understanding of leadership, and increase theirleadership skills (4.5, STDV 0.55; 4.67, STDV 0.52; 4.67, STDV 0.52; based on an ordinal scalewith 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree). The experience also helped themincrease their Character, Competence, and Capacity (4.67, STDV 0.52; 4.33, STDV 0.82; 4.92,STDV 0.20). The Mavericks also agreed that the experience helped them increase theirinnovative problem solving and thinking skills (4.17, STD 0.41) and develop their identity (4.25,STDV 0.76). Overall, this research demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of allowing

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Karen Sweeney Gerow, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

easier to compare and contrast. The first narrative is a constructed Page 26.1184.4narrative and is in first person, using direct student quotes whenever possible, and includedconnecting words and phrases as needed to make the story coherent. The next constructednarrative was also in the first person and was based on the same interview without using directstudent quotes, where attention was paid to crafting a story that involved the protagonist having agoal and responding to events. The final narrative was a thematic analysis of a narrative and wastold from the researcher’s perspective with direct quotes (see Table 1 for a summary of

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

prominence in the 1990s in K-12 education research. Post-secondary education has had relatively little to do with this term until the past decade, where thetrends have conjoined. One notable researcher who spans these decades is John Heywood, whose“Engineering literacy for non-engineers K-12” argues that the non-engineering public must cometo appreciate the potential and the limitations of engineering, to situate that understanding withinsome ethical framework.1 He extends this work into a more-detailed explication of engineeringliteracy, worth replicating in whole: Engineering literacy requires that we understand how individual’s [sic], organizations and society interact with technology, and this requires an

Conference Session

Examining "Big" Data

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Daniel R Ferreira, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeanne Law Bohannon, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University & Fulton County Schools; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern polytechnic state university; Tien Yee, Southern Polytechnic State University; Keshav Raj Acharya, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; M. A. Karim P.E., Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Robert Shegiharu Keyser, Southern Polytechnic State University; Donna Colebeck

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.1410.3Introduction and Literature ReviewStudent absences may be attributed to illness, family emergencies, transportation problems,boredom, social life, other course work, or general lack of interest in either the subject matter orthe professor.1 Lack of class attendance can have a number of consequences for both facultymembers and students. Faculty members may need to repeat information or explanationsnumerous times and in a variety of delivery formats.2 Sleigh, Park and Clump, among severalother researchers, provide evidence that supports the positive correlation between classattendance and academic performance within college classes across disciplines and on nationallicensure examinations.2 – 5 Blerkom et al. reviewed attendance