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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach, Austria; Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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International Forum

Annual Conference in June 2015(Seattle, US). The second workshop was organized in Pnue, India, on January 10 during thethird International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education (ICTIEE 2016).The next two workshops are planned for during the ASEE Annual Conference in June 2016(New Orleans, US) and in November 2016, during the World Engineering Education Forumin Seoul, Korea.3.4 Edited BooksIn 2011, members of GOLC published an edited book on online laboratories, titled InternetAccessible Remote Laboratories: Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and ScienceDisciplines 3. The initiative was to document current developments in the multidisciplinarycreation of Internet accessible remote laboratories. This book offers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

P kits havve been well--received byy students10.Plans forr the future are a four-fold. First, we will w evaluatee portable PL LC kits with the sensormodule. This will alllow students to see how sensors and switches aree incorporateed into real-lifeapplicatioons. Second, we will plaace some porrtable PLC kkits on reservve in the librrary so thatstudents can check th hem out as needed. n Thirdd, we will coontinue desiggning in-classs exercises andhomeworrk assignmen nts that inco o the PLC kkits with sennsor module to enhance orporate use ofexperienttial learning. Finally, wee will

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Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajid Hussain, The Islamic University in Madinah; Fong K. Mak P.E., Gannon University; Mohammad Faroug Addas, The Islamic University in Madinah

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Educational Research and Methods

categories; e.g., do not select affective as a learning domains category since it is a whole set if you also plan on selecting teamwork skills as a category. 4. A learning domain category could contain skills sets which will not be utilized for PIs classification; e.g., affective learning domain category containing leadership, teamwork and professional ethics skills sets; leadership, teamwork and professional ethics will NOT be a learning domain category but will be classified as affective domain skill sets.Bloom’s 3 domains, cognitive, affective and psychomotor, are not absolute subsets of one another.They contain skills sets as prescribed by the 11 EAC ABET SOs which are not learning domainscategories. Therefore

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cycle with the two codebooks. Two researchers then reviewed the analysis tocorroborate its trustworthiness20. Plans to expand this work include potential quantitative analysisusing frequency counts25, and expansion of data analysis using multiple coders24. TABLE 2: Aggregate codebook using Deakin Crick Et al.’s seven Dimensions of Learning Power 6 and emergent categories • Circle bullet Indicates preliminary definition Ø Arrow bullet Indicates emerging definition 1. Change and Learning (as opposed to stuck & static) • The extent to which students see themselves grow as learners Ø Take steps to expand their repertoire of learning skills 2. Meaning Making (as opposed to data accumulation) • Links to prior learning (what

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. George PhD, East Carolina University; Nathaniel Paul von der Embse, Temple University; Zachary J Domire, East Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

applicationsfrom our targeted institutions we are planning recruitment visits for each school, which hasworked well in the past. For the 2016 summer, we have visited three partner institutions and thefourth one is being scheduled. As seen in Table 2, the drop in the percentage of applicants fromour partner institutions can be explained by the increase in applicants in 2015. The actualnumber of partner institution applicants is similar.The preliminary data on home institution mentors is promising as students have found itbeneficial and have continued interactions beyond the summer program. Even though the 2014cohort had limited pre-program interactions, the quality of the mentoring relationship can be seenby the post-program response (three students

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Maker Spaces within the University

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Joseph Zinter III, Yale University; Larry Wilen, Yale University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16951Teaching Engineering Design in an Academic Makerspace: Blending Theoryand Practice to Solve Client-based ProblemsDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the

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Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

fees – theSustainable Campus Environment Fee and the Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee. With the ultimate goalof making the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a leader in campus sustainability, SSC reviews,recommends, and funds projects that increase environmental stewardship, inspire change, and impactstudents [4].” These two fees generate over $1.1 million annually, which is one of the largestsustainability fund of its kind in the United States [4]. Funds are made available for sustainabilityprojects proposed by the students. Participation in the SSC competition provided an ideal platform toorganize all of the goals of the one credit hour class—namely, group work, leadership, project planning,written and oral communication, etc—around

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Christopher I. Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory; Michael Doroski, U.S. Air Force; Curtis Medve, U.S. Air Force; Michael Seery, U.S. Air Force; P. Len Orlando III, Air Force Research Laboratory; Farid T. Khafizov, University of Texas, Dallas

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Electrical and Computer

-the-art course sequence in ICs that produces technically-competent circuit designers must include exposure to real-world design experience withindustry-standard software and laboratories, and instruction that equips students to address futureneeds for reduced device size, weight, and power as well as the capacity to design increasinglycomplex integrated circuitry and modern computing systems of interest to the computingindustry, aerospace, and defense, as discussed in Report on Technology Horizons, LayeredSensing, DOD STEM Education & Outreach Strategic Plan, A National Action Plan, Constableand Somerville, and Examination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Workforce Needs.6-11 Such a course sequence

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Military and Veterans

, comprehensive university. Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education, New Orleans, LA.Shanker, T., and Cooper, H. (2014). Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level.The New York Times, February 23, 2014.University of North Carolina, “Military Credit Advisory Council,” available athttps://www.northcarolina.edu/councils-and-working-groups/military-credit-advisory-council-mcac.University of North Carolina System. (2016). Breakout Session Agenda for October 27, 2016.Western Carolina University. (2016). Western Carolina University Liberal Studies Program 2.0.Downloaded on February 4, 2017 from http://www.wcu.edu/learn/academic-enrichment/liberal-studies-program/liberal-studies-resources-for-faculty/index.asp.

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

. Assessment establishes thatraise in student engagement and learning is significant. Student engagement calculated for thetotal class registration against the actual number of students present for that day. Actualengagement will be little higher, if the student engagement is computed against the actualnumber of student present in the class. However, it is evident that student engagement andlearning improved, using above method to solve problems through active learning. As a futurework, authors plan to establish a method to measure and present the increased effectiveness ofactive learning in such courses.References[1] Jenny A. Van Amburgh, et al, A Tool for Measuring Active Learning in the Classroom,American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2007

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Automation in Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Qinbo Li

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

seniors were very similar, which suggeststhat CNC Tutor is appealing to students regardless when they took the class. However, onquestion number #5, the average rating for seniors was 2% higher than for juniors. On question#4, the average rating for seniors was 4% higher than for juniors. On the other hand, on question#6, the average rating for seniors was 1% lower than for juniors. These data suggest that seniorsappreciated CNC Tutor more, perhaps because they had already taken the class. Both the juniorand senior ratings suggest that the practice questions need improvement. Possible enhancementsinclude the addition of more video and/or simulations to help learners to visualize abstractconcepts.Future plans include continuing to develop

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jan T. Lugowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

; (1st year) Applications Processes Foundational Heat Power Fluid Power (2nd year) Applications Applied Applied Electrical 3rd year Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Energy Systems Career Capstone Co-Op & Internship Electives (4th year) HVAC Utilities Transportation Manufacturing Figure 1. Energy conversion modules are being integrated into the 4-year plan of study.Another aspect of Figure 1 is an effort to maintain continuity between the energy conversionmodules in different courses by creating an Energy

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Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University

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Design in Engineering Education

interrelationbetween design processes and products. The ability to utilize multiple representations has beendemonstrated to be effective in improving student learning in math education, a discipline thatcan be highly process-oriented. Similarly representational fluency impacts engineeringmodeling. In the context of teaching design the term representation here refers to a written orgraphical expression of some aspect of the design process and/or product. Ideally the set ofrepresentations would form a minimal and complete orthonormal basis set; that is the ensembleof representations captures the design in its entirety and the representations are not redundant.Since the design work of many engineers is a set of plans or diagrams (forms of representation)the

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Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

important because as an N/A (none) systems 17 engineer practicing, we need to think ahead and plan for environmental, systemic and social changes. Interpersonal Yes No, it is not important for all (none) skills 19, 20 CE… due to the lack of interaction for some computer jobs in CE but consulting is very interaction based Legal Yes… because every engineer must N/A

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Tracy Lee Mallette, University of New Mexico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

a commonpain point for faculty: despite providing copious feedback, student writing was not improving.Students complete four 1-credit laboratory courses in their junior and senior years. In this study,we report on changes to three of these courses. Each course included three complex experiments.To make our changes, we reduced this to two complex experiments, carefully considering whichexperiment to omit based on student feedback and outcomes. We then introduced variants offeedback and revision related to two short technical reports. Each lab includes a prelab with a jobsafety analysis (JSA) and experiment planning, as required by ABET. Students complete theexperiment as a team and turn in a draft of their methods during the experiment

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kang Xia, Virginia Tech

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

and communication technologies have led to the development ofpowerful technological resources for teaching and learning. The 2017 Nation EducationTechnology Plan (NETP) of the U.S. Department of Education recommends that for every levelof education, institutions should utilize learning technologies to facilitate education anywhereand at any time [1]. Specifically, for the success of American postsecondary students includingstudents from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, genders, age-groups, and learningneeds, the supplement of the NETP report includes recommendations for using thesetechnologies to leverage student-centered approaches of teaching and learning [2]. Theseapproaches are beneficial to promote personalized learning

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ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunhye Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

relates to the expandingemployment opportunities related to data analysis skills. Further, these results may help toinform potential programmatic evaluations and changes.BackgroundDuring the last three decades, there has been controversy about what data analysis knowledge isrequired by engineers in order to make sound decisions. An important precedent to the modernABET criteria asserted that engineers should appreciate five aspects of statistics [1]: • the omnipresence of variability, • the use of graphical tools such as histograms, scatterplots and control charts, • the concepts related to statistical inference, • the importance and elements of well-planned experimental designs, and • philosophies of data quality derived from

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Damian Ruiz, University of San Diego/San Diego State University; Vitaliy Popov, University of San Diego; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Danielle Gadbois

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

“there is a research consensus on themain features of professional development that have been associated with changes in knowledge,practice, and, to a lesser extent, student achievement” (p. 183). These features include: (1) afocus on subject matter content and how students learn that content; (2) opportunities forteachers to engage in active learning; (3) coherence, which includes consistency with bothteacher knowledge and beliefs, and school, district, and state policies; (4) sufficient duration, interms of number of hours and span of time; and (5) collective participation. The APRENDEProject professional development plan will address each of these five features using a researchdesign that privileges problem solving through iterative stages of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. D. Motschenbacher, North Dakota State University; Melissa Vosen Callens; James Nyachwaya, North Dakota State University; Emily A. Berg, North Dakota State University; Jared Ladbury, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Paul Kelter, North Dakota State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-year increase (M = 5.2%, S.D. = 9.4% vs. M =16.1%, SD = 21.6% percent of coding intervals) in the amount of time instructors use groupwork in the classroom [t(27) = 2.52, p =.02].Discussion. Gateways-ND will continue formally for one more year (through August 2020). At thistime, roughly 175 instructional faculty and staff will have completed the two-year program,which will, in turn, would have directly impacted the educational experiences of more than30,000 students during the five-year period. The ultimate goal of Gateways-ND is to maximizeinstructional effectiveness and student success in STEM disciplines.References.[1] Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, “Advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Tina Vo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Frequency Problem Scoping – Teacher Teacher provides the context of the problem 9.9% Problem Scoping – Student Students define and/or identify problem context 1.4% Solution Formulation Students develop plans 12.7% Student Production and Students build their prototype 19.7% Performance Students test their prototype 8.5% Communication and Students evaluate their testing results 4.2% Documentation of Results Students communicate results with others 0% Optimization Students identify ways to improve their design 4.2% Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Nancy Nowlin Blanco, Project Lead the Way; Jessica A. Gilpin, Auburn University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

componentsof the training before the first day of in-person professional development. The three primaryobjectives of the PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher Training are as follows: “Teachers will… 1) Develop an understanding of the activity-, project-, problem-based (APB) instructional approach, core to all 24 PLTW Launch modules. 2) Embrace their role as a facilitator of learning. 3) Gain familiarity with grade-level modules and experience how to plan and implement PLTW Launch modules in the classroom.”Teachers attain these objectives during by participating in collaborative discussions,experiencing hands-on activities from PLTW Launch Modules, and by answering reflectiveassignment questions, which are graded by the

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

McKenzie Caroline Lawry, Lipscomb University

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College Industry Partnerships

2014 when the local Trane office in Nashville, Tennessee began meeting with the Dean of theCollege of Engineering, Dr. Justin Myrick, about summer internship opportunities for engineering students.Prior to this relationship Trane had worked with Lipscomb University on multiple campus projects, so theopportunity to grow our professional relationship through a partnership whereby the University can offerunique engineering experiences for their students and Trane can recruit talented young engineers into theirorganization was a natural next step. Since this partnership began, Trane has employed the services of bothinterns and full time graduate engineers. In 2015, as the university developed plans to build a facilitydedicated to the engineering

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Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

“altering the melody” or“creating a parallel structure,” while moments of agreement might be described as“harmonizing” with the other “dancer” or “partner,” as opposed to agreeing with an “opponent.”As referenced in section 4.3 of this paper, engineers think and express themselves in terms ofwar-based metaphors, as product designers communicate how they plan to target a specificdemographic, and capture a percentage of those target users.2.4 Categories of metaphorIn this study, the term “metaphor” is used broadly to refer to many metaphorical forms ofnonliteral similarity comparison. In addition to the aforementioned definition of metaphor(section 2.1), this study examines the following subtypes of metaphor:• Personification ascribes human drives

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Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; Stan Carroll, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

interview regular volunteers for their user stories.Those stories characteristically expressed a desire for a maximally efficient operation combinedwith the opportunity to enjoy time spent with fellow volunteers. Success criteria for the foodpantry receiving and distribution operation were modeled as a straightforward efficiencyequation in Grasshopper (adjusted for a frequency assessment for the different types of groceryproducts received and distributed) applied to a simplified plan view in Rhino. Testing the modelbased on the total number of linear feet required to complete the various receiving, storage anddistribution operations resulted in a unitless scoring of each student’s design (Figure 5).Depending on the score, the revised design could

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Works in Progress II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hernán Gallegos, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Educational Research and Methods

mentorships that emerge from assistantprograms, primarily the learning assistant programs, as well as common perceptions thatassistant programs support change by enabling at least five things: shared identities,collaboration, feelings of emotional and intellectual support, critique and feedback pathways, andnewfound agency and responsibility. We also identified one widespread theme related to barriersto achieving the ideal assistant program: logistical challenges.These findings are tentative due to small sample size and pending inter-rater reliability outcomes.We plan to conduct additional interviews and further analysis. However, these preliminaryfindings do reveal the key role that undergraduate-based assistant programs can play in

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Works in Progress II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao-Yang Cheng, National Chiao Tung University; Yu-Lun Huang, National Chiao Tung University; Bing-Fei Wu, National Chiao Tung University; Yon-Ping Chen, National Chiao Tung university; Sunny S. J. Lin, National Chiao Tung University

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Educational Research and Methods

experiences and frequency in each daily activity to formhomogeneous groups. Then, this study compared the groups to figure out which groupwas more willing to plan and manage their daily schedules in productive activities(e.g. studying in school and after school). Second, a panel of SE experts reviewedcollaborative products of the final project according to the Consensual AssessmentTechnique (CAT). The authors conducted a case study to compare creativeperformance in final products among the three SE courses.Figure 1. Framework of System Engineering Curricula Renewal Structure, Pedagogical Process, and Outcome EvaluationThe research questions are as follows:RQ1: In a group of college students, can SE students be differentiated from

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Works in Progress II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca LeBow, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Educational Research and Methods

-structured problems. Confidence and enjoymentdid not always correlate with each other: MR had low confidence in the accuracy of her analysisof open-ended problems but expressed delight in having the chance to think about them. Studentsalso differed in the degree to which they saw the focus on highly-structured textbook problemsas a limitation of their engineering education.This research effort continues, and we plan to elaborate on these work-in-progress findings byconducting the same think-aloud protocol with seven different statics and dynamics problemswith faculty who teach the course. Their responses will provide a comparison data set thatenables more nuanced analysis of the four students’ problem-solving approaches. We can thentriangulate their

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from The University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Women on the Community College Pathway Towards a Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering or Computer Science in TexasIntroductionThe community college pathway towards an engineering or computer science (ECS)baccalaureate degree has the potential to increase the diversity of the ECS fields. Approximately15% of two-year college students declare a major in ECS, and the majority of those who transferare successful at completing their ECS degrees [1]. However, while more women than mentransfer from two

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Experiences in Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Jerry N. Denton Denton, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

the course experience.In the Fall of 2017, planning began for a refresh of the course and laboratories. New laboratorystations were designed and built. Lecture and laboratory experiments were updated to use theAllen-Bradley PLCs. The stations were first used in January 2018.The new laboratory structure delayed the start of programming topics by a week. In the firstlectures and labs, students used a basic system wiring ladder diagram including safety circuitry.In lab they learned the fundamentals of electrical controls wiring and performed basic wiring forsensors and actuators. This was facilitated by a lab station design where the students began witha rolling cart that had a back panel with DIN rail mounted. (Note: DIN is the acronym for

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Makerspaces

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Stephanie Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

popularwith the youth, the staff found them more suitable for testing skills or knowledge in acompetitive way rather than questions involving self-reflection. The staff mentioned that animportant value at the center is to support youth work at their own pace. Many of the activitiescompleted by youth are self-directed by design and so if someone needs to take more or less timethey can do that. According to one of the staff, a common moto at DHF is that “we can all learnfrom each other.” This value contrasted with the format of the assessments that requiredeveryone to complete the activities at roughly the same time.Finally, the staff identified logistical challenges that impacted the post-course assessments. DHFcourses are often planned such that the