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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P. Jacobs, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine M. Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Linda W. Demoise, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education (ASEE). Ms. Allen has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Education degree in policy, planning and evaluation from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also completing her doctoral work in higher education management at the University of Pittsburgh in the School of Education. Her research interests are the academic performance of underrepresented students, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and inclusive excellence in the STEM environment.Mrs. Linda W. Demoise, University of Pittsburgh Linda W. Demoise, MSCE Academic Support Coordinator Pre-College and Undergraduate Diversity Pro

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lorraine M. Parker, Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

a total of 26 schools. We currently plan to admit 20 students, in order to ensure we have adequate Figure 1: A map showing the 2016-17 resources to make this a constructive experience for participant school placement relative all concerned. We will grow this program consistently with our strategic growth initiatives for to our institution. the school; current plans include significant growthin both the number of faculty and the number of graduate students.Program value to student participants: This program is attractive to male and female students, as demonstrated in

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Ali Osman Pektas, www.statprofs.com; Mustafa Akca; Daniel'le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Mathematical Engineering and wrote a master thesis on Query Processing and Optimization in Database Management System. He has also profession- alexperiences in electricity and energy sectors, and worked as a consultant for ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) programs.Daniel’le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 How to shape attitudes towards STEM careers: The search for the most impactful extracurricular clubs (RTP)It is well known that strong extra-curricular STEM programs provide multiple arenas for studentsto expand on classroom curriculum, complementing STEM skills with creative

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Beth Ann White

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Pre-College Engineering Education

experienced securing safe, affordable housing, with her relatively lowincome and rising rents in the surrounding area. It is at this point that students independentlygenerated the idea to build a tiny house as a solution to the problem of housing scarcity. Withguidance from Ms. Green, grant funding, and additional support from various communitypartners, the students devoted the following school year to researching and designing all systemswithin the house, using CAD software to iteratively develop floor plans and models of theirdesigns, sourcing building materials, and completing initial construction of the tiny house.ParticipantsParticipants in the case study included the students enrolled in the Engineering Applicationscourse and their teacher, Ms

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

beginningand end of the first course, given that it served as a particularly important feedback loop tooptimize the course and to inform the design and execution of subsequent courses. The datareflect a significant increase in confidence in programming abilities over time, as well as a shiftin attitudes about programming that more closely matches those of experts. The data did notshow a significant change in mindset over time, such that students maintained a growth mindsetacross the semester. Finally, with respect to goals, students placed a greater emphasis on data andtech at the end of the semester, highlighting specific career paths such as user experience andhuman factors. In the future, we plan to administer this same survey to social science

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University ; Cadavious M. Jones; Carl Pettis; Uma Kannan

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Mathematics

Data) opened doors for new types of dataanalytics called big data analytics and new job opportunities [11]. In 2012, only 23% oforganizations had an enterprise-wide Big Data strategy [5, 12], whereas today 97.2% oforganizations are investing in Big Data [4]. A recent Harvard Business Review [13] survey ofsenior Fortune 500 and federal agency business and technology leaders report that 70% of therespondents plan to hire data scientists. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), OccupationalOutlook Handbook 2018 [11] projects that there will be a 34% increase in data analytics jobsfrom 2016 to 2026. A McKinsey Global Institute research report [14] indicates that the demandfor big data analytical talent could be very high and will produce 50 to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Lester, Georgia State University; Sahithya Reddivari, Georgia State University; Forough Ansari, Georgia State University

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Women in Engineering

front of other individuals, which helps to build up their confidence and self-initiations. One interesting point to note that was initially when the club was formed, the facultyadvisor did most of the work inclusive of planning and reaching out to professionals for technicaltalks and site visits. However, as students’ self-confidence increased, it was noticed that studentsbecame more proactive in bringing technology-related discussions for brainstorming to themeetings. Anecdotally, the advisor saw how the combination of those advancements, began toshape the overall direction of the club in that students began receiving more support, help, andattention from industry professionals and it is working to empower the female students throughinternship

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Ethical Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Schroeder, University of Southern California

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Engineering Ethics

technology, and readings in diverse canonical and non-canonical works of sciencefiction. This humanistic course concluded with a summative group project, which requiredstudents to draw upon all aspects of the diverse curriculum in order to fulfill assignment goals.The project, which was designed to activate both creative and critical thinking abilities, directedstudents to create utopian societies. In order to imagine visionary alternative societies, studentsemployed ethical principles, invoked themes and ideas from literature, and utilized new and evenspeculative technologies. In designing planned "perfect" communities, the students examined ourmost pressing social, scientific, and cultural challenges, responding to these problems byenvisioning new

Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Critical Responses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellen Foster, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Justice(SURJ), Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation (OWMCL), The National Associationof Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA), ASEE’s Committee onr DiversityEquity & Inclusion (CDEI), and the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Wereached out to groups and people for getting involved in the week of action via Twitter,LinkedIn, through various Listservs, as well as via personal communication.Organizing for the Week of Action: Successes, Failures, and FindingsIn the 7 months leading up to the proposed week of action, participants met regularly (about twotimes per month), to discuss planning events at various campuses; developing and sharingresources and promotional materials; framing the initiative and its

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul R. Hottinger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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First-Year Programs

(except in cases where there was no instruction) was planned to follow theAssociation of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) IL standards for science andtechnology. There were four different delivery methods of the IL: “one-shot” library instructionwith the engineering librarian in the classroom, “one-shot” library instruction with theengineering librarian in the library classroom, an extended three-part series in the libraryclassroom with the engineering librarian and no instruction with the engineering librarian at all.To determine the effectiveness of the instruction, various statistical techniques includingANOVAs were completed to compare the gains in perceived skill, as well as to compare thescores across sections of the synthesis

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Construction Division Technical Session 3: Case Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Wen, Ohio State University; Jin Rong Yang, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; Adrian Hadipriono Tan, Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan Dr.Eng., Ohio State University

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Construction Engineering

the same as the previous “Return” buttons.After reviewing above tabs, students have learned construction information of a sluice gate fromperspective of construction materials, masonry work, earthwork and foundation. In the followingtabs, students will experience the construction process of a sluice gate by virtually building asluice gate by themselves. The Construction Process Simulation tab is unique to the previoustabs. There are seven sub-tabs under this tab, which are Start, Construction Plan, Foundation,Bottom Layer, Middle Layer, Top Layer, and Finish, working as a step-to-step process to build asluice gate. Figure 8 shows the Start tab and Construction Plan tab. Figure 8: MUSSN Construction Process Simulation Tab and Construction Plan

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COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Phyllis J. Beck, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Monika Jankun-Kelly, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

comment classifications and student performance in the studiedintroductory course and plan to track student success through subsequent programming coursesas well. As we begin to look at student performance, we are utilizing McGill and Volet’sconceptual framework for analyzing student programs and diagnosing deficiencies [20]. Thisframework links three types of programming knowledge (syntactic, conceptual, and strategic)with the view of knowledge from cognitive psychology (declarative, procedural, andconditional). We believe using this framework to link our qualitative codebook withprogramming knowledge will allow us to further evaluate students’ thinking processes and thechanges in programming knowledge over time. Furthermore, in addition to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda C. Rutherford, Montana State University; Brad Thomas Stanton, Montana State University; Staci Turoski; Elizabeth B Varnes, Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering design process [3], [4], [5] and how it maps with the RCV development project; • Demonstration track for the RCVs to run o A streamlined method that would enable 45-88 student groups to demonstrate their RCV design project at the end of the semester. o A plan to house the track within the existing Makerspace facility without taking up an “unreasonable” amount of space. • Rules for RCV demonstrations; • Grading rubrics for each of the deliverables as they pertain to each unique engineering discipline; • Methods for incorporating soft skills (i.e., project management, oral communication, documentation development, portfolio development); • Ethics studies

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Computing and Information Technology

members in this work that was attached to a grade.discussion had different solutions. 2.4 Recommendations for future study Bearing in mind the observations and shortcomings of the interventions we plan to augment our interventions by ensuring the drawbacks observed were addressed. One recommendation is to have icebreaking games at the beginning to make the group

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph William Beckman, Purdue University; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Pratik Kashyap, Purdue University; Sumra Bari, Purdue University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Samuel S. Wagstaff Jr, Purdue University; Yingjie Chen, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Baijian Yang, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Computing & Information Technology

fluency, design fluency, cognitiveflexibility (the mental ability to think about multiple concepts), planning, response inhibition,handling novel situations, working memory, reasoning, problem solving, and abstract thinking(Alvarez, Emory and Emory 2006; Lezak, Howieson, and Loring, 2004; Monsell, 2003). Normanand Shallice (1980) outline five types of situations where routine activation of behavior wouldnot be sufficient for optimal performance: 1. Those that involve planning or decision making 2. Those that involve error correction or troubleshooting 3. Situations where responses are not well-rehearsed or contain novel sequences of actions 4. Dangerous or technically difficult situations 5. Situations that

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Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

perceived divisions between STEM andthe liberal arts by linking those perspectives and assignments to broader habits of mind that arenecessary for engineers and designers. We then describe our strategies for integrating a richdesign experience into the course and consider how that integration alters typical approaches todesign projects. Finally, we discuss our plan to implement assessments that account for bothstudents’ technical abilities and their application of course theories and concepts.Course development was supported at the Institution by a summer course development grant thatencouraged faculty to partner across disciplines to create unique course offerings. Thepartnership between the Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) and the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Dena Garner, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Rebecca A. Hunter, The Citadel; Breeanne Baker Swart, The Citadel; Shankar Madhab Banik, The Citadel; Michael P. Verdicchio, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

productive.In addition, part of this program must include appropriate training and support for those who arementoring the students. Assessments need to continually redefine desired outcomes and goals ofsuch programs.Another shortcoming was that the program gave students and faculty a stipend, but it did notprovide any research related expenses. This is potentially limiting for some projects if faculty donot plan for student researchers far enough in advance.Changes that will be made for the upcoming summer program will include faculty sessions toprovide structure and methods for appropriate mentoring. In addition, SURE students will bepaired with a faculty member who is not a part of the research project, serving as a role modeland guide for

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Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily F. Cutrer, Texas A&M University-Texarkana; Melissa M. Nelson; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System

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Civil Engineering

ensure that all students attain marketable skills as part of theirhigher education. 60x30TX is a statewide plan developed by the THECB to enhance theworkforce of the state through higher education. As stated in the introduction to the plan: “Texas has become increasingly engaged in a global economy dependent on skilled and knowledgeable workers. Most of those workers come from higher education. Although Texas is improving at increasing college completions for students from groups that traditionally have not earned certificates or degrees in large numbers, the state has not improved quickly or broadly enough to keep up with the changes in demographics. Completions in Higher education must

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Hadi Bozorgmanesh, University of Connecticut; Manisha Srivastava, SurePath Evaluations LLC; Randi Mendes, University of Connecticut

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Idea Generation Workshop Dissecting Student Entrepreneurial Technology Impact of Simulation in Manufacturing and Startups - Triumphs and Agonies Prototyping Opportunity Assessment Opportunity Assessment Business Model Generation and Hypothesis Business Model Generation and Hypothesis Testing Testing Intellectual Property (IP) and Start-up Legal Intellectual Property (IP) and Start-up Legal Structures Structures Market Size Analysis, Value Proposition, and Market Size Analysis, Value Proposition, and Elevator Pitch Elevator Pitch Components of Business Plan & Incubator Visit

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STEM Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) are explored. Data were collected atfour different summer camps. In a three year long and NSF funded project, a researchteam of engineers and learning scientists designed four summer camps for middle gradestudents and implemented them in two different cities in Texas. At these camps, that eachlasted one week, students planned, designed, and established a “Smart Home” by using3D printers, computer-aided design (CAD) tools, and the IoT technologies. Parents wereinvolved in the summer camp activities at different occasions. For example, parentsbrainstormed with their children and conducted research with them to complete the take-home assignments on engineering concepts and cutting edge technologies

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University; Xiaoyu Zhang, Old Dominion University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; James Irvin Cooke Jr., Virginia State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offering graduate school research experience, improving students’ academicperformance and confidence, and having a lasting impact on their career paths2. Hirsch et al.suggested that their REU program could provide preparing undergraduates to be more capablemembers of their profession3. Further, it was found that most participants in a summer researchprogram in electrical engineering for minorities at Georgia Tech were either enrolled in graduateschool or were planning to enroll within the next two years4.Sores stated that Florida A&M University senior design projects used C-Stamp microcontrollersrather than topic-specific microcontroller for robot design. He also stated that C-Stampmicrocontrollers are more student-friendly and allowed

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Topics in Computing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis P. Raje

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Computing and Information Technology

nearly quadrupled from its fall 1993 enrollment of 10,500. UVU isnow the largest bachelor-degree granting institution in the state. While this institutional transitionhas been the result of much strategic planning, it has strained state and community resources andcontinues to create a number of challenges, particularly in the availability of scholarship funds.UVU has a dual mission – that of a comprehensive university offering bachelor’s degrees and afew master’s degrees, and that of a community college offering associate degrees andcertificates. As part of its community college mission, the institution maintains an open-enrollment policy. Student demographics are similar to those of a community college, withmany students seeking a “second

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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Industrial Engineering

to the completion of IE/ME degree; 6. Have declared Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering as their major; 7. Demonstrate financial need as defined by the US Department of Education rules for need-based federal financial aid - Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).Based on this requirement, the scholars are selected from current students, not freshmen. SCOPEScholars are expected to receive enhanced mentoring and participate extracurricularactivities. They must participate in activities including: 1. Career mentoring – Scholars must meet with a professor to discuss resumes, internships and career planning. 2. Outreach and advisement – Scholars must meet with a professor to discuss academic performance and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Carrie W. Lee, East Carolina University ; Christine Wilson, East Carolina University; Holly Heath Fales, East Carolina University; Daniel Dickerson, East Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

who may not be tracking a lesson with theirpeers.Figure 4 All but one of the students in the Mursion classroom have an answer to a math problemFigure 5 A student becomes visibly frustrated because he does not understand how to solve a problemICSAs in Science Methods CourseIn the science methods course, each student has the chance to lead the course through three talks.In the first talk, they discuss planning and carrying out investigations in which they walk theirpeers or the Mursion students through a probe prompting them to think about how they woulddesign an experiment to test a hypothesis. In the second talk, they will walk the class throughinterpreting and analyzing data from an experiment. In the third talk, they will lead the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Matthew C. Jackson Ph.D., California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gerardo Lopez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

program; Section 3 describes the first-year implementation, including recruitment andmentor development, as well as findings through focus group meetings. Section 4 presents theaction plans for the future based on what we learned through the first-semester assessment data.2. Overview of CAPS ProgramFunded by NSF, CAPS is a 5-year project that emphasizes broadening the participation ofunderrepresented minority students including female students, by helping ECST scholarsgraduate faster and with better academic records. The program aims to 1) ensure that 50% ofscholars graduate in 5 years which is 4 times higher than our college’s current graduation rate;and 2) ensure that 90% of scholars retain their scholarships year to year. In addition

Conference Session

Transfer and Transitions

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Said Fariabi, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Northside ISD; Lisa Marie Baker, Northside ISD

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Two-Year College

model with remedial coursework needed,students may enter ahead of schedule when high schools and two-year community colleges worktogether to provide the skills that students need. Providing a more focused mathematicalfoundation for students who need help at both levels will create an environment that is moreconducive to finish university coursework at the expected or even an accelerated pace (with dualcredit and AP courses). Future recommendations include studying math programs at the highschool and two-year college levels that provide the ability to close achievement gaps, especiallythose experienced by minority students.Our Math Department plans to continue to offer math refresher courses and increase availabletutoring. In the mean time we

Conference Session

Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

informationgathered about each participant to create a backdrop and contextual setting to complement theinterview data, 2) performing a narrative analysis method of the interview data and open codingthe emergent themes, and 3) constructing narrative stories that present themes and results. Anoverview of the study’s data analysis and management plan and the results of each step aresummarized in Table 3. The following paragraphs detail the steps in the data analysis process.Table 3. Summary of Data Analysis and Management Plan Data Analysis Step Action Result 1. Create a contextual  Write backdrop summaries for each  One backdrop summary backdrop summary

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University; Paul A. Cobine, Auburn University; Allen L. Landers, Auburn University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, teachers completed an evaluation survey for that day’s workshopsessions. Those results are aggregated in Figure 2. The teachers had a positive workshopexperience and rated all aspects of the workshop positively. The participants’ ratings were mostpositive for sessions on writing research plans, overviews of the rules of S&E fairs, and datacollection. Teachers were also very positive about the hands on activities, including a teambuilding exercise that kicked off the week (the Marshmallow Challenge10) and producing theirown S&E fair projects. One thing teachers were less enthusiastic about was presenting theirposters to the other workshop participants. When the teachers were asked what topics theyneeded more help with, many mentioned

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, San Diego State University; Vladimir Arutyunov, California State University Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

component as an integral part of the system; 3- Real-time evaluation of resources (i.e., time, money, human, etc.) as the system develops; 4- Assurance that when the system is realized, it meets Specific, Meaningful and Measurable goals (referred to in industry as SMM); and 5- Quantification of risk and mitigation plans (e.g., multiple options for an interface).Thus, the System Level Diagram approach is not only integrated within the synthesis andanalysis phases, but it also serves as a team integration tool that compels students to discuss andcommunicate together on regular basis. Additionally, it can be used during procurement andmanufacturing by setting ordering and fabrication plans since it shows dependency relationshipsbetween

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

paper presents results to date from a dissertation study on undergraduate student cross-disciplinary teamwork. The study focuses on a team of undergraduate students from technicaland non-technical disciplines such as, engineering, management, economics, architecture, andpsychology, working together on a cross-disciplinary project. The project was primarily student-led, and was facilitated by two faculty mentors in mechanical engineering and management. Theteam spent the semester working together to develop a business plan for a makerspace oncampus that would allow students access to prototyping equipment, such as 3D printers, at littleto no cost.This study utilized a qualitative research approach, borrowing from ethnographic, narrative, andcase