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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cariana Cornel, Brigham Young University; Caralea M. Cornel, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

for years 9 through 12 that was primarilyplanned and hosted by female undergraduate students. With 38 attendees, student mentors andfaculty prepared a series of workshops, seminars and activities designed to educate and inspiregirls to consider potential career paths in cybersecurity. Due to the success of this project, weare planning a bigger and more significant event for the summer of 2016 along with asupplemental series of workshops for STEM teachers at middle and high-schools.In this paper we discuss the methods and implementation of our 2015 summer camp. We look atthe perceived strengths and weaknesses of our approach to identify successful aspects andrecommend improvements for the coming year. By including data from entry and exit

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha L McCarthy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Reed T. Bjork, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tasnia Tabassum, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John P Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Biomedical

studentswith BSAC members as mentees/mentors.Mentor matching was facilitated by surveys (one to the freshmen and the other to BSACmembers and the upper classes). Prior to the start of the semester, students in BME Design(sophomore-senior) were made of aware of this new program and the new role of the BSACrepresentative. Both groups were asked to indicate their intended track within BME, future plans,and the option to list other interests. We achieved a 100% response rate from the BSACmembers with an additional 13% of the remaining design students volunteering to be mentors forthe 91% of the freshman interested in having a mentor. This equated to two-three mentees permentor.Through integrating the mentorship program with the design curriculum and BSAC

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

questions over all of the previously mentioned topics. Once the studentcompletes the pre-test, the program puts together a study plan based on the questions that theydid not get correct. This allows the student to efficiently use their time to brush up on theconcepts that they forgot while not spending as much time on concepts that they are comfortablewith. The study plan involves more practice problems and examples for the students to workwith on the selected topics until they become more competent with the material. Once thestudents complete their designated study plans on MMT, they take a post-test to evaluate theirimprovement. Students averaged a pre-test score of 62% and a post-test score of 89% for theWinter 2015 Physics Jam, and these are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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routinely use scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical knowledge andskills in their jobs; this knowledge fuels innovation and entrepreneurship.”1 Whereas nationallythere is an increased emphasis on STEM graduates and a specific goal of doublingundergraduates in STEM fields from 200,000 to 400,000 by 2020,2 “the number of (bachelor’s)degrees awarded in science, engineering and computer-related fields declined in Arizona whileholding steady nationally”3. In the field of engineering specifically, the number of jobs isestimated to grow by about 11% but the number of high school students planning to enter thisfield is remaining stable.4 There is a critical need to expand the STEM workforce throughincreasing graduation numbers

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Alan Toney II, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Shore graduating in Spring 2015. He enjoys the technical aspect of putting a system together to solve engineering problems. When he graduates he hopes to work for a research company as a systems engineer.Mr. Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe A, University of Maryland Eastern Shore I was born and raised in Nigeria, but came to the United States when I was twelve years old. I am currently a Sophomore at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. After obtaining my bachelor’s degree, I plan on getting my Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Page 26.720.1

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Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghavender Goud Yadagiri, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Computers in Education

makesthe code generated by the visual programming environment easy and intuitive to understand.Figure 2 shows a sample robot motion plan to control the two wheeled robot. Figure 3 shows theblock program for the motion plan of Figure 2 and the equivalent code generated by the visualprogramming environment. The “Go forward” block makes the robot advance forward by oneblock, wherein each side of a block on the robot arena is one foot. Similarly the “Go backward”block makes the robot go back by one block. Using the differential drive, the “Turn right” blockmakes the robot rotate right by 90 degrees and the “Turn left” block makes the robot rotate leftby 90 degrees. Figure 2: Mobile Robot Motion Plan

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicky Fang, Cedarville University; Sam L. SanGregory, Cedarville University; Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

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Electrical and Computer

, they are asked to implement a microcontroller project of their ownchoice. The students must conduct research on the state of the art in that topic, design their ownimplementation which includes both hardware and software, and plan the budget. They alsomust submit a project proposal along with the electrical components list and the total cost fortheir project. Once approved, the team implements their project and gives a demonstration and apresentation of their work to the whole class. The classes have enjoyed learning through theproject research and implementation.The diversified projects have allowed the students to more deeply and broadly exploremicrocontroller applications. The projects show them the significance of microcontrollers

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Burwell-Woo, Cañada College; Ray Lapuz, Canada College; Tracy Huang, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

academic success in science and engineering. Page 26.660.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing Knowledge, Interest and Self-Efficacy in STEM through a Summer STEM Exploration Program (Research to Practice) Strand: OtherAbstract:Many researchers believe that career interests and career plans start developing as early asmiddle school. However, high school students often passively eliminate technical career optionswith course choices that do not meet the needs of a STEM academic path. Consequently,providing career exploration

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

underrepresented in STEM fields, including girls, minorities, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, students with individualized education plans, and English-language learners. (p. 117) With these considerations in mind, we present our research as one component of a largermission that seeks to provide a framework for K-12 students to engage the engineering designprocess through their self-determined interests. While organizations such as the NationalResearch Council and National Academy of Engineering communicate concerns for the increaseof women and minority participation in engineering, students also need the liberty to expresstheir individual diversity within engineering8. Regardless of shared ethnicity, socio-economicstatus

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Shamma; Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #12294Introduction to Sub-Branches of Civil Engineering Fields through a CreativeFreshmen Civil Engineering Design CourseMr. John E. Shamma John E. Shamma is the Facility Planning Team Manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California overseeing Metropolitan’s infrastructure reliability and vulnerability investigations. He was the Project Engineer for the Inland Feeder Water Conveyance System’s Arrowhead Tunnels project from 1993 – 2005. He was responsible for the design and construction of two 12 foot diameter tunnel seg- ments totaling approximately 11 miles in the San Bernardino Mountains

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College; Nicole Leo Braxtan, Manhattan College

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they have theopportunity to work on the project for more than half of the semester. The project is complex,challenging and fairly long. To reduce the length of the project, each group is only responsiblefor calculating the energy demand and interior design of one floor of the building. At the end ofthe project each group is required to submit a final report that includes the following: abstract,introduction, literature review, project design, conclusion, references, and appendix (thatincludes software-based drawings such as the floor plan, parking lot plan, elevation plan for thebuilding facade and location of the windows, solar panels on the roof, etc.).The project described above was used from the 2011 to the 2013 academic years in both

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela P.E., University of Evansville; Valerie A. Stein, University of Evansville

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

readings from Engineering: Its Role and Function in Human Society (Davenport and Rosenthal, editors, 1967).7 Page 26.1153.6 The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 (ASCE 2006)8Uncertainty, Risk, Climate Change, and the Future (Sorting Fact, Fear, and Fiction) The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Cannot Solve Our Global Problems (Petroski 2010)9 The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future (Oreskes and Conway 2014)10Energy: Public Reactions and Engineering Alternatives (Or, is there really a “War onCoal”?) The Essential Engineer (Petroski 2010)Infrastructure: Planning for the Future (Or

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J Bowman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

stateuniversities with a total of forty universities. Since 2000, Texas has been engaged in a programcalled “Closing the Gaps: The Texas Higher Education Plan,” an initiative of the Texas HigherEducation Coordinating Board (THECB) (THECB, 2014; Tienda & Sullivan, 2015, Rankin,2013). The goal of the plan is to reduce gaps in “participation, success, excellence, and research” Page 26.1506.3between Texas and other states by 2015. Texas made some progress towards meeting theexpected goals, including exceeding goals for overall degrees to African Americans and

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Kathleen G. Rubin, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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campus; most of theseactivities were offered through the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The SI program employs apeer-to-peer learning model, in which a student who has previously been successful in a coursereceives pedagogical training from the LRC and serves as an SI Leader, offering regular reviewseminars to students currently enrolled in the course. The CoE and DPO provided additionalresources to the LRC to increase the number of difficult lower-level engineering courses coveredby SI Leaders. In the future, we plan to require Scholars to participate in one of several weeklystudy groups during their first semester on campus (in subsequent semesters, participation in thestudy groups will be optional). The study groups will meet in the DPO

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

program isinterested in, by meeting the decision-makers, presenting a short outline of yourresearch, and listening to what they have to say. Once you’ve written your proposal,have others give you feedback on how to improve it. Devise a long-range plan that willkeep you attentive to opportunities for new initiatives.Keywords: research funding, program officer, mentoring, mock panels1. IntroductionAlthough research funding is an indispensable requirement for advancement in anengineering faculty career, it has evidently received little attention in recent ASEEconference presentations. To address that need, this paper compiles advice from severalsuccessful engineering faculty—including two who have served as National ScienceFoundation program

Conference Session

Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Arpit Shah, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Marisol Rodriguez Mergenthal, Drexel University; Linda Powell, Community College of Philadelphia; Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University

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professionals anddigital library search tools and databases were immediately employed to review at least threejournal articles relevant to their research foci, which assisted to form the basis for independentresearch proposals. By week four, students presented research plans before a panel of faculty andstudent judges. In order to complete the program, each student produced three final deliverables -an oral presentation, a technical poster and a paper describing their work. In addition, studentswere exposed to STEM research in an application-driven industrial setting through a visit to aprivate corporation known for its innovation. A final survey and individualized assessments wereconducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and progress of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Derek Cascio, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Resistance is Futile: A New Collaborative Laboratory Game Based Lab to Teach Basic Circuit Concepts AbstractIn recent years, gamification of education has proven to be an effective paradigm in modernpedagogy. Following the success their previous work "Sector Vector”, the authors now present anew game-based laboratory to highlight the manipulation and calculation of resistors in circuits.In Game of Ohms [1] the lesson of electrical resistance is delivered as an interactive exercisebuilding an intricate circuit. As the game progresses, students are forced to make short and longterm plans to modify an evolving circuit which

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

the problem on hand.As we can see from how learning takes place in this initiative, there is a great balancebetween learning and service in this activity (Figure 2). The focus of working on theproject definitely is on service learning.Figure 2: What is Service Learning (Furco 2000)The three dimensions of service learning are 1. Curricular Content 2. Service 3. Social IssueThis project experience serves as a capstone project for the students. Students are able to Page 26.1367.4apply their curricular content and develop practical knowledge. For example, one of theprojects involves developing a sound maintenance plan for the wastewater plant

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Acree Guggemos, Colorado State University; Mostafa Khattab, Colorado State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Education student learning outcomes4 Upon graduation from an accredited ACCE 4-year degree program, a graduate shall be able to: 1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline. 2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline. 3. Create a construction project safety plan. 4. Create construction project cost estimates. 5. Create construction project schedules. 6. Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles. 7. Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes. 8. Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects. 9. Apply construction management skills as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. 10. Apply electronic-based technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

 ‘customer’ concept strengthens the ‘model’ theme. It is also important to note that the word ‘model’ is serving two purposes. First it is the name of a theme (a group of words). Second it is a concept (a single word or merged group of words). It is because the word ‘model’ is the most connected word in the theme that makes it the name of that theme.  Likewise, the ‘business’ theme in the entrepreneurship texts include the concepts ‘opportunity’, ‘planning’, ‘idea’ and ‘action’.  Although each of the three bodies of text are distinct, there are some important commonalities. Each contains as a key theme ‘product’ at approximately the same high level of importance. Both

Conference Session

Project-Based Experiences in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University; Larry D Bowne II, Syracuse University

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Architectural

Syracuse, oneof the city’s most impoverished but also culturally rich neighborhoods.The authors working closely with Marc Norman and a pair of Imagining Americaresearch fellows, began planning courses that could advance a new collaboration in thepublic realm, a first for Syracuse architecture and engineering students working withinthe curricular framework of the design studio and professional elective courses.Figure 2: Diagram, showing student interaction with local stakeholders and neighborhood Page 26.407.4 representatives, including the Syracuse Housing Authority, schools and the Parks Department.The ClientThe client

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Engineering (3) G * ‘C’ denotes Integrated lab component; & U – Undergraduate, G – Graduate; ** under development;3. Methods (Courseware) The overall goal of the EECE 6032 – Software Testing and Quality Assurance course was foreach student to understand the basic principles of software testing and quality, and their role incontemporary software engineering. An additional goal for graduate students was to examineresearch areas of interest, and be prepared to conduct research in software engineering in general.The ABET student learning outcomes of the course were:• To understand how to develop a test plan for a set of software requirements

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

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orderto do so, the School of Engineering developed a zero-credit course that was given at the end ofthe sophomore year. This course was originally developed in response to the ABET 2000Criteria, and has been modified over the years to meet changes in protocol, curriculum, andtechnology8. During this course, the students go through an individual interview with theinstructor and take an exam based on the courses from the first two years of the curriculum. Thisinformation is then used during the department’s internal assessment process.This paper gives an overview of this exam, as well as how it is used to help in our internalassessment process and outlines recent plans to use the exam to aid students in their upperdivisional years as well. It also

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University; Jerome Jamal Nash, Purdue University; Hannah K. Woods, Purdue University

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Same 5 areas of emphasis as Group A. by external forces 3. The types of bonding in polymericPre-lab Followed by completion of a worksheet by each materials (i.e., strong covalent bondslecture student that involved sketching, developing a within chains and weak van der Waals hypothesis, and proposing a plan to test the forces between chains) hypothesis. (Appendix D) 4. How chain alignment can increase

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suhas Xavier, Arizona State University; Christian Murphy, Arizona State University; Kevin A Gary, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

was driven by the need to provide quasi-real timefeedback for students in project-based courses. In the Software Enterprise8,9 at Arizona StateUniversity, a project-based curriculum is offered to undergraduate and graduate softwareengineering students. In a typical project experience, students are grouped into teams, eachworking on building a software project by incorporating the principles of Agile. A course projectis typically divided into 4-5 sprints spanning 3 weeks each. The requirements for this projectedare accumulated into a product backlog created through a planning process. During each sprint,the team identifies a set of user stories from the product backlog and adds them to the currentsprint backlog. Teams then identify tasks to do

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise

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Diversity, International Forum

small proportion of students majoring inhigh-demand fields such as engineering. The National Science Foundation(NSF) reports that 39% of URMs "plan to major" in science and engineeringfields as freshman, but less than half of these earn an undergraduateengineering degree; rates are startlingly lower for Blacks and Hispanics.One way to increase retention and graduation rates in engineering for allstudents is to enhance their overall skills and readiness for engineering-related work by way of cooperative education (i.e., co-op) and internships1that offer students "real-life, hands on" experience in their major subject. TheCenter for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University identifies suchexperiences as a "high-impact practice" that likely

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International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Brathwaite, City College of New York, NYC Louis Stokes Alliance; Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan

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, Vietnam,Sri Lanka, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, DominicanRepublic, St. Kitts, Ethiopia, Togo, Ghana, South Africa and Morocco 6.In this paper we will summarize our approach to integrating an international research (IR)experience for minority students in STEM in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Austria from 2008 topresent.NYC Alliance European Host Site Programs OverviewGraz, Austria - The Marshall Plan scholarship, funded by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.It is an academic exchange program established to finance scholarships and fellowships foracademic exchange between Austria and the U.S., with a special focus on universities of appliedsciences, such as University of Graz (Uni Graz) and technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute

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include student development of identity and motivation in graduate engineering environments and understanding creativity in engineering design processes.Mr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Welch-Devine, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; K. Paige Carmichael, University of Georgia; Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia; Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia; Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia

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Department of Pathology. In 2006, she served the College as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. After eight years, she returned to faculty and developed a passion for the best practices of facilitating learning and the mentoring process.Dr. Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia Dr Janet Rechtman is a Senior Fellow at J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at University of Georgia. With more than 30 years of experience as a volunteer leader and consultant to nonprofit or- ganizations, Janet provides technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in areas of strategic planning, evaluation, marketing and communications, as well as individual coaching and leadership development. Her doctoral

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Karen Kaye Langenberg, Indigo Education Company; Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering

students as seniors, comparing the maleversus female students.Another area where gender showed differences was the change in skills reported by thestudents between freshman and senior year. As shown in table 1 there was some change ineach skill for both genders, however the women had much greater variance betweenfreshman and senior year. The male students did not have any area that changed more than10%, while the women had several. They had a greater than 10% decrease in DecisionMaking, Flexibility, Futuristic Thinking, Goal Orientation, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership,Persuasion and Presenting. The two areas they had a greater than 10% increase wereDiplomacy Tact and Planning Organizing.Table 1: The percentage change in soft skills between