Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Ann Pedraza, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Engineering Economy

College in Victoria, TX. I also spent 20 years at Alcoa - Point Comfort Op- erations where I spent time as a Systems Analyst, Process Control Engineer, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Superintendent. I am a former graduate of the Golden Crescent Alliance for Mi- norities in Engineering (GCAME) and then later returned to chair this organization for 15 years to help others consider engineering as a career.Dr. Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is the AT&T Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions in the Industrial Engineering Department at Texas Tech University. He is a regis- tered professional engineer in the state of

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

introductory engineering classes where certain students just can’t keep up with the rest of the class. Not everyone is cut out for engineering, not everyone has the natural intelligence, the grit, the academic background necessary for success. Certain students are struggling in this class, especially the students from disadvantaged backgrounds and groups. They ask a lot of questions in office hours, they work slowly, they seem lost in laboratory sessions. If they are struggling so deeply and so early, perhaps they aren’t going to make it. We feel bad for them and would like to help, but aren’t sure how to motivate them or catch them up. Do they need extra office hours? But there’s not time to help

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

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Graduate Studies

gained utilizing various versions of the Arduino microprocessor will help develop future ultra-low power capstone and embedded processing class projects.- Knowledge gained from the use of the integrated development environment (IDE) software package in this project can be used to create tutorials and labortory exercises for the digital design and the advanced embedded design courses.- System-level designers need to be able to develop hardware driver(s) for targeted hardware platforms. Knowledge gained from developing ultra-small hardware drivers for a specific application will help create advanced laboratory exercises for the system- level design course.IV.F. Future ImprovementsWhile the platform created was successful in

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

.  Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain knowledge or skills (examples: computer skills, laboratory skills, data reduction skills, presentation skills) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members.  Collaborative Skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. These skills include leadership, decision making, trust building, and conflict management.  Monitoring Progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are achieving their set goals; they also need to prioritize the scheduled activities, introduce changes if need be, solicit advice and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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International

the results are those of the group (and for the group). Keeping track of the contribution and knowledge gained by each member could be monitored, as well, by either testing each and every student in the group, or by randomly selecting a group member (or members) to be tested and thus proxy for the group.  Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain knowledge or skills (examples: computer skills, laboratory skills, data reduction skills, presentation skills) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members.  Collaborative Skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalilullah Mayar, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Student

behind it. mechanics Task: principles required for analyzing and  Students work in 2-5 person groups doing hands -on laboratory solving statics experiments on physical artifacts (Rais-Rohani et al., 2010), matching structures. it up with the appropriate mechanic principles and writing down their entire application process.  Students work on the real world engineering problems selected by the professor both inside and outside the classroom in the form of written class assignments. Then presenting it to the relevant groups of students

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Schafer McGurk, University of Pennsylvania; Emily R. Elliott, University of Pennsylvania; Ursula J. Williams, University of Pennsylvania; Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania

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Student

(1), 21-51.3. Fairweather, J. (2008). Linking evidence and promising practices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education. A Status Report for The National Academies National Research Council Board of Science Education.4. Linenberger, K., Slade, M.C., Addis, E.A., Elliott, E.R., Mynhardt, G., & Raker, J.R. (2014). Training the foot soldiers of inquiry: Development and evaluation of a graduate teaching assistant learning community. Journal of College Science Teaching, 44(1), 97-107.5. Bohrer, K., Ferrier, A., Johnson, D., & Miller, K. (2007). TA training workshops. In K.L. Chase (Ed.), Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE) Proceedings, 29, 67

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Ma, Walla Walla University; Louie L. Yaw, Walla Walla University

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Mechanical Engineering

Illustration of the fringe pattern on a loaded sample in the Stress-Opticon Kit [17] .The Stress-Opticon KitThe Stress-Opticon (SO) is the kit used in the photoelasticity lab. The kit is a unique pocket-size“photoelastic laboratory” designed for qualitative demonstration of photoelastic stress analysis,mechanics principles, stress concentration and the behavior of structural elements[17]. Theapparatus is shown in Fig. 2. When a specimen is loaded inside the kit, the polarizers allowvisualization of the fringe patterns that correspond to the pattern of stress distribution in theloaded sample.Assessment of Results and DiscussionDuring the quarter, the photoelasticity lab was conducted one week and the FEM lab wasconducted the following week. Each lab

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

socialimplications in terms of diversity (an overly used, minimalist justification) or some form ofdissemination into K-12. Yet they rarely find a way to connect course content with socialproblems, particularly those related to SJ. For example, and existing REU Site grant titled “FluidMechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments” is aimed at mentoringundergraduate students in “the current need for basic and applied research in fluid mechanicsacross a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students instate-of-the-art laboratory environments.” And in traditional fashion, the grant justifies meetingCriterion 2 “by enhancing and diversifying the pool of students considering a research career inengineering

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford

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Student

engineeringdesign and align more practically with problems encountered in the real-world.Engineering design tasks are typically neglected in school science due to time constraints.17,18 Inthe U.S. high stakes testing and national and state science standards drive the curriculum. Eventhough textbooks include technological and engineering applications,17 these activities are oftenoverlooked to meet assessment goals. Design tasks promote authentic learning because theyaligned with what professionals actually do in practice. School science is typically presented asa set of individual context stripped problems isolated from laboratory activities.Recently the NGSS6 were revealed as the new U.S. national standards for science education.The NGSS complement the

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology Education Laboratories. Journal of Technology Education. 2005; 42.16. High School Engineering Program, http://www.pltw.org/our-programs/high-school-engineering-program, January 4, 2014.17. Engineering by Design, http://www.iteea.org/EbD/ebd.htm,18. Singhose W and Donnell J. Introductory Mechanical Design Tools. Department of Mechanical Page 26.844.12 Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.19. Engineering Design Process, http://www.teachengineering.org/engrdesignprocess.php, January 4, 2014.20. NGSS Lead States. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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New Engineering Educators

study styles in a larger population; and (b) effectivemeans to identify student preferences for group work in multiple types of situations (laboratories,design projects, problem sets, etc.). This study has exposed patterns of study and workingtogether that can form the basis for a follow-up quantitative study.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for theirsupport of this work under the REESE program (grant numbers DRL-0909817, 0910143,0909659, 0909900, and 0909850). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation. The authors would also like to

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Cristina Adam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Alexa Coburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Baheej Nabeel Saoud, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering education supervised by Dr.Cynthia Atman at University of Washington, Seattle.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

further argued students who complete advanced mathematics and science courseswhile in high school are more academically prepared to pursue and succeed in STEM degreeprograms and professions2,7–12. Adelman8 explains that students at a minimum need to completethree and three-quarters worth of credits in mathematics in high school to successfully pursue abachelor’s degree. Further, students need to complete two and half credits in science, with twoof those having a laboratory portion8. Adelman8 recommends as mathematics courses calculus,pre-calculus, or trigonometry, and the science courses he recommends includes a combination ofbiology, chemistry, and physics. These are the same courses ANSEP recommends high schoolstudents to complete19. Adelman8

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

providing “hands-on” laboratory experience is one of the major challenges of online courses11-12, which causesmajority engineering faculty members and administrators to “shy” away from online education2-5 . University of Wisconsin Colleges offers an online project based introductory engineeringcourse, the first and only one of this kind offered in the nation13, however, one of the two teamprojects involved in this course did not have any “hands-on” aspect involved while for the otherone team members each build the same design and a final design was required to be built by onlyone member of the team and sent to the instructor for evaluation13. Our introduction toengineering course, on the other hand, has been designed such that students work in

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Tech; Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Eric A. Vance, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

psychology and a M.Ed. degree in educational psychology. Her research interests include K-12 student mathematics and science achievement, STEM and gender, and co-curricular involvement.Dr. Eric A. Vance, Virginia Tech Dr. Eric Vance is an assistant research professor of statistics at Virginia Tech. He is the Director of LISA, Virginia Tech’s Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, which met with 1324 clients last year to help them use statistics to solve real-world problems in their research. LISA’s primary mission is to train statisticians to become interdisciplinary collaborators, and since its reformation in 2008, it has trained and mentored 173 statistics students to communicate and collaborate with non

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Schuhmann, The Landing School; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffrey G. Soper, Montreux School of Business; Donald H. Horner Jr., Jacksonville University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

LeadershipDevelopment Unlimited (ELDU),” as a largely self-directed learning laboratory to furtherpractice the leadership being taught in the classroom. Classic in-group / out-group dynamicsfollowed, the sort of which Matson knew would eventually lead to debate, tension, and conflictbetween those who “knew” – the hippies – and administrators in the College of Engineering whohad not yet bought-in to the essence of ELDM – the government.The educational, ideational tension Horner encountered upon arrival had manifested during thesearch process. And, since it would be approximately six-months from the time Dr. Horner wasnamed as the new ELDM Director (i.e., January 2000) until his June arrival, there was plenty oftime to contemplate a positive approach for

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

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Diversity

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International

contacts inRome beyond a knowledge of the Rome Center’s existence and services. The Rome Centerprovided initial contacts, participated in meetings and discussions with the program director onhis visit to Rome during his sabbatical the year before offering the program, and all the essentialservices described next.The Rome Center consists of about 14,000 square feet of leased space in Palazzo Pio (adjacent toCampo dei Fiori in the center of Rome), two full-time UW staff, and one half-time studentassistant. The Rome Center provides the following physical space: studios, classrooms, a library,a computer laboratory, a student lounge, a conference room and several faculty apartments.Rome Center staff provide the following support: student housing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

is provided by participants and judges. Thestudents complete a pre-site survey documenting their prior exposure to research and two post-site surveys on the last day. Feedback on the effectiveness of the whole REU program isobtained from the judges, who fill out a scoring rubric evaluating: 1) each team’s technicalpaper, 2) each student’s presentation skills; and 3) each team’s poster.Research Training Program The first and the second weeks in the Summer REU Program and the first month in the AY-REU Program are mainly devoted to seminars specially structured to educate the students on thecontent of the research topic to be pursued, train them on the use of the laboratory facilities,related software and statistical analysis techniques, and

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

move toexpand enrollments, Aalborg University, which is located in the northern part of Jutland, alsoopened a new downtown campus in Copenhagen. Quite telling, this campus is housed in aformer R&D laboratory for Nokia, which Nokia released as a result of the economic downturn.The two main challenges for Aalborg University are those of choosing an appropriate growthstrategy, and maintaining appropriate balance between their well-established degree programs inAalborg, and the degree programs created at its new Copenhagen Campus. A former regionaluniversity with a focus on industrial education, Aalborg University found it difficult to meetnational mandates for higher enrollments. Since governmental fund to universities is based onenrollment

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, and informal interactions with students. This informal training also illuminated theparticular pressure points within the engineering school experience: the timing of homework andexams, the laboratory experiences, and the general rhythm of when academic stress runs at itshighest level. We correlate these experiences with some of the by-major results presented later. Page 26.1049.9Results and discussionMotivation for the data presented here. Our dataset is rich with respect to the students we havesupported over the years: 297 students who experienced a wide range of challenges. The datasetanalysis continues, and the results presented here are

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,family, friends, and innovation users about their experiences, routines, and practices related toinnovation at the grassroots. Go-alongs were supplemented by semi- structured interviews whereI queried grassroots community members regarding their motivations for and experiences duringthe design and development of particular innovations. I also conducted archival research ondocuments pertaining to the design, development and use of grassroots technological innovations(e.g. summary reports on grassroots community members and their innovations, reports on theresults of laboratory tests on the material properties of innovations, market research and prior artsearches on innovations, correspondence between grassroots organizations, design

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Molly Scanlon, Virginia Tech; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

series of laboratory activitiesdesigned to build knowledge and skills across these ECE topics. In the second half of thesemester, there were two major assignments: the team-based design project and an individualContemporary Issue Report (CIR). For example, in one unit, students were introduced during lecture to the concept ofcochlear implants. Students learned about how the device itself works, including microphone, Page 26.1482.6microcontroller, digital signal processor, implanted electrodes, etc. They also learned about anddiscussed ethical issues surrounding cochlear implants from the perspective of both the medicalengineering and deaf

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Olina Wisniewski, Northeastern University ; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University ; Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

years. Rachel works in a chemical engineering lab on campus, has held a co-op position at Davol, Inc. and will be completing another co-op with Entrega Biosciences.Ms. Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University Emma Kaeli is a second-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Outside of class, Kaeli works as a chemistry tutor and class grader, and she participates in undergraduate research in a materials science laboratory on campus. She also has held an engineering co-op position with Rogers Corporation’s Innovation Center.Ms. Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology Kristen Coletti is recent graduate of Northeastern

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

were in a completely new field, so they had to learn about that field and about thetechniques used in that field. For example: “…I learned several techniques that were instrumental techniques, … analysis techniques…” (M-ENG) “I changed fields when I started my postdoc. So I’ve had to learn a completely new set of experimental techniques and laboratory skills and those kinds of things that I didn’t have before.” (M-SCI)When describing the professional skills they learned, they mentioned improving theircommunication and writing skills, and teamwork/collaboration skills, as well as their abilities tomentor and work with students.Another benefit of a postdoc position was being able to focus on research and

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne R. Garland, New Mexico State University; Michele A. Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, includingbiomedical instrumentation and research methods; an introduction to the UCLA campus and itsbiomedical and life and physical science academic programs; mentoring by UCLA sciencefaculty; individual academic advising by a science counselor; and special academic andprofessional development workshops.23 The Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at theUniversity of Massachusetts at Boston (UMB), and Bunker Hill and Roxbury CommunityColleges also has the objective of advancing the careers of community college students whowant to pursue a biomedical research career. The program provides community college studentspractical training in lab techniques, after which they are placed in supportive UMB andassociated laboratory working environments where they

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Page 26.1628.5time for group discussion and communication with the community’s faculty advisor allowsstudents the time to go more in depth on an area of engineering that interests them in a lowstakes environment. The format of the course consists of several interdisciplinary design projectsspanning the Rutgers University School of Engineering’s available majors: bioenvironmental,biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, materials, and mechanical. The students alsoreceive in-depth tours of engineering laboratories including built-in discussion time with facultyand graduate students who work in the labs. During team projects the students are provided witha brief description of the goals, key concepts, and some basic background