Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University; Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University; Zachary W. Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University; Rida Y. Al-Hawaj, Seattle Pacific University ; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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New Engineering Educators

oninterpersonal skills showing the strongest connection to results8. Effective training is directlyrelated to performance, adaptation, and skills, and indirectly related to empowerment,communication, planning, and task coordination9. Ideally this brief video would be paired with aclass discussion or a reflection assignment to crystalize learning, similar to the reflectionassignment modeled by the students near the end of the video10, but the video can also standalone as an educational tool.Individuals are more motivated by work if they believe it to be important to them personally11,and receive the most benefit from training when they are highly motivated to learn12. As a result,the teaching of team skills and communication, which may seem out of place

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

thefirst and last Monday nights of the semester were planned for orientation and presentations,respectively. Throughout the semester, students spent three hours each week on SE. Then, forone hour they would meet with their advisor to present the work they had completed, askquestions, and receive feedback. If time remained, they would plan the following week’s work.Unlike in the past, this meeting could occur any time during the week when all participants couldattend. This allowed instructors to have more direct oversight over their SE teams. Faculty werealso limited to no more than two teams at a time. These changes were not without concern. Twoof the initial “pillars” of the SE program were eliminated—the idea of overlapping student teamsand the

Conference Session

Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Muscat, Global Peace Services USA; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics, Engineering and Public Policy

the settlement plan for land that would be newly openedby the project. Retaining the original designs of this major project might have helped avert thesubsequent political deterioration that spiraled into warfare.A rural development project in Rwanda that started in 1974 is another example of a missedopportunity that turned out instead to exacerbate tensions. In this case, the benefits (includingstructures, roads, and land access) were largely captured by local Hutus, excluding Tutsis. Thefinal result was judged by one Africa scholar to be “a great increase in inequality betweenregions, social classes, groups and individuals.”In two examples from Thailand, irrigation projects were constructed (in the 1950s-1970s) to winpopulation loyalty in a

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui (Celia) Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

helptheir employees embrace diversity and inclusion. Boeing’s diversity training covers a variety oftopics, including “awareness of cultural, gender and international sensitivities, avoidingstereotypes and micro-inequities, understanding generational differences, and how to positivelyimpact culture change”.18 The Department of Defense’s strategic plan for diversity and inclusionbuilds on the government’s plan and efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the federalworkforce.19 In addition, the websites of many companies (NASA, Johnson Controls, Dow,General Motors and 3M) have testimonials and statements from executives demonstrating theirsupport of diversity. Raytheon and Xerox have established diversity councils to define policiesand programs

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis, Northern Arizona University; Anna Danielle Newley, Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

train teachers on how to encourage students, especially girls and minorities incomputer science and engineering education has been noted9. In addition, financial support wasproven to play a large role at student success related with participation in robotic teams10.FIRST robotics is one of the most expensive competitions. Therefore, there is a need for studentsto develop computer skills for writing fundraising presentations, trip and team budgets, andbusiness plans as they search for sponsors to fund their team’s needs. Many Title I students areunable to accomplish these tasks without mentors that can provide the support and answertechnical questions as they arise.The objective of this study is to find how robotics and the participation in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

3.67 5. I felt comfortable asking questions or getting help during the Math Review Sessions 4.28 6. I plan to continue using academic support services (such as SI, Math Lab or STEM Lab) for the Math Course I’m currently taking 4.41 7. My Math skills improved during this time due to the evening Math Review Sessions 3.64 8. My Math skills improved during this time

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis

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Women in Engineering

andcreeds. This paper reports on our progress to date and our plans for future studies.IntroductionA core principle of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) holds that theknowledge and skills possessed by an engineer are to be used to the advancement and benefit ofhuman welfare 1 . The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has adopted themission of fostering “technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity” 2 . Mostengineering programs concentrate on the development of knowledge and skills, with littleemphasis on how those skills will be applied to benefit humanity. Some critics of the codes and ∗ eljacobs@memphis..educreedal statements of engineering’s professional societies have even

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

procedures for quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, as wellas some possible limitations to our approach. We additionally discuss the novel, ambitious, andcomparative nature of this project given that its collaborators and research subjects are drawnfrom four U.S. engineering schools, and we review our progress to date and plans for bringingthe project to completion over a five-year timeline. This paper will likely be of particular interestto scholars who teach and/or research engineering ethics, social responsibility, and allied topics.Social and Ethical ResponsibilityOur project is focused on social and ethical responsibility, broadly construed, and primarily inthe context of engineering education and professional practice. On

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Antonio Leija, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

act as a bootloader and memory controller,loading old proprietary software onto the Zilog. The group did not anticipate how much effortwould be required for this project, and ultimately failed budget enough time. In the future, I planto take two steps to rectify the problem. First, I will work with students interested in reverseengineering a system to ensure that they understand how difficult such tasks can be. I also plan toinstantiate weekly in-class chats with each group to track progress and ensure that groups aresticking to a realistic project schedule.The other problem came up is that while several groups chose projects involving image andvideo processing, the process to read in video through the Zybo’s HDMI port proved moredifficult

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Jackeline Torres, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the role of engineer starters’ early academic experiences,including participation in project-based courses, on retention. Future work will broaden bothpredictors and outcomes. In particular, we plan to assess engineer starters’ attitude toward STEM(e.g., interest, self-concept, self-efficacy) and academic performance and retention. Future workwill include pre-tests and post-tests to control for pre-existing differences in attitude and interestby course enrollment. We will also examine the impact of other early academic experiences onretention, including research experiences and participation in other courses with hands-onlearning components.IntroductionIn order to remain competitive in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

use a software interface that wouldsolve the problem in real time as the instructor speaks and not just highlight the content while thevideo progresses. Equations needed little more attention and explanation. Overall, the short videoshelped students in this pilot study not only to prepare for the final exam but also to learn at theirown pace and understand key concepts of Statics. We plan to address these challenges in the futureresearch.Student Evaluations for Fall 2015Figure 6 shows student evaluations (scale 1 to 5; rescaled to compare different averages) for theinstructor of ENGR 2110 for the Fall 2015 semester. Generally, the instructor is evaluated bystudents based on following categories: (i) Presentation Ability, (ii) Organization and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

abstraction across different objects to recognize that they fit into categories (abstraction). As students are sorting these items, they are learning about physical properties and deepening their understanding of what it means if all of the items in a pile are red or soft or strong (EDP – learn). After students have learned about these physical properties, they do an activity where they ask a series of yes or no questions about the properties of an object in a mystery bag until they are able to identify that mystery object (algorithms and procedures). Lesson 4 STEM+C – Test Materials & Plan Design: Students prepare for the design challenge by thinking like engineers while they test the materials that they will be using in their toy box organizer

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Frank Hoang, University of California, Berkeley; Pedro S. H. Kim, UC Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley

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Two Year College Division

 personality, experiences, skills and values.​  This frame can provide insight into the ways that adult engineering students build their sense of professional identity through multiple modes.   Successful development of an engineering identity is reflected by professional persistence. Work by Lichtenstein et al found that a minority percentage (42%) of seniors definitively planned on  12​pursuing an engineering related career following graduation.​  Undergraduate engineering programs must try to do better to foster engineering identity development so that professional persistence is improved and the workforce is provided a steady stream of capable degreed engineers from a variety of

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Shirley J. Mills, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Mathematics

districts, we do not have a complete picture of the data todescribe our results.Bridge to Calculus – the Small-Scale InterventionTypically, more than half of first-year students majoring in engineering and computer science areplaced into courses below Calculus. A fifth to a quarter of the students begin their studies inCollege Algebra. This places these students significantly behind in an engineering or computerscience degree plan, and contributes to difficulties with retention in the majors and successfulcompletion of the major. Students electing majors in mathematics and science are similarly © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE National Conferenceaffected. We find

Conference Session

Applied Frameworks

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Anastasia P. Samaras, George Mason University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

yearimplementation of the TDGs, group discussion focused on group leader planning and progress,the role of the group leaders, and successes with the group and concerns about the group. Forexample in September, the discussion focused on the nature of the meetings. One group leaderstated, “we plan to meet once a month.” Later in the semester, group leaders discussed the natureof their interactive teaching changes. One group leader, “I ask questions… on notecards… [thestudents] have a choice: to ask me a question or being asked a question. And they getmicrophones and I call like 30 cards a session. So, it is part of the whole lecture experience.” Inthe second semester, discussion focused on the progress of teaching development groupmembers toward making

Conference Session

Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

role in supporting strategic goals for diversity in American highereducation. American universities have integrated language on diversity and inclusion into theirstrategic plans focusing on hiring and research, thus articulating the importance of diversity ontheir campuses. Academic engineering librarians can consider two strategies to playing this roleeffectively. The first strategy involves three areas of activity: collection development, publicservices, and outreach. All three directly support institutional strategic goals related to researchand diversity. The importance of collection development lies in the selection of educationalresources to support academic programming and faculty/staff development. Public services(reference

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

alone were a $7.5 billion market in the United States in 2016 (Smithet al. 2017). Traditional herbal medicine is a repository of knowledge regarding natural productswith medicinal properties (Miller and Su 2011). Availability of the required medicinal plants andtheir purity are rapidly becoming issues throughout the world. The looming antibiotic resistancecrisis is an excellent example of the need for MSPC research to produce new antibiotic molecules.A research-based education program, like iREP-4-PACE, to identify new antibiotics frommedicinal plants and then produce them using MSPC affords an excellent platform to train studentsin essential skills that can be applied to their career paths.3. Plan of Operation and MethodologyThe complete

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

forengineering technology programs, to the best knowledge of the author of this paper.Reference4 uses “focus group interviews and the student perspective in order to investigate studentperceptions of flipped classroom in engineering education in many courses and subjects. Theperceived advantages, strengths, drawbacks, or difficulties, and students’ views on learning withflipped classroom were investigated”. Reference5 presents how a flipped classroom technique wasincorporated into a three-credit electrical engineering course. The paper discusses “student surveyresults, and describes plans to improve the delivery of this and similar courses”. Reference6 focuseson the implementation, development, documentation, analysis, and assessment of the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced; Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo; Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

2015) since the nature of the learning experience, i.e.both quality and quantity of student activity, and methods of assessment vary in two settings. A carefulevaluation of student learning outcomes is necessary to determine the suitability of Mechanical Engineeringcourses for online education ensuring proper alignment of course outcomes with the instructional medium.Researchers have structured teaching roles in online courses into four categories, namely (i) a managerialor organizational roles concerned with planning, leadership, and monitoring the process, (ii) a social roleas the facilitator of discourse and discussion, (iii) an intellectual or pedagogical role sharing scholarlyknowledge, and finally (iv) a technical role providing

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Diversity

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International

Department of Mining Engineering. He served as the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering from 1998 to 2006. He was appointed Dean of the School of Engineering at SIU Edwardsville in August 2006. He retired in 2016. Until 2000, most of Dr. Sevim’s publications were in mine systems optimization and open pit mine production planning. After 2000, in parallel with his administrative appointments, he mostly published in the area of engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Avoiding the Pitfalls in International Collaborations – A case study Hasan Sevim and S. Cem Karacal hsevim@siue.edu and skaraca@siue.edu

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Mathematics

and UShealth-care sector planned to use data and analytics to improve their services and reduce errors.As on today, only 10 to 20 percent of the opportunities planned in 2011 have been realized byboth the sectors due to the shortage of technical talent. [7]In recent years, employment for mathematics related occupations increased by almost 4 percent,yet over the same period of time, the number of degrees conferred in math, statistics, andengineering declined by 2 percent [3]. A recent survey from Harvard Business Review indicatedthat big data initiatives are underway in 85 percent of the companies they surveyed. Theseorganizations also indicated that they planned to fill 91 percent of their data science jobs withnew graduates [6]. Though the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cam Macdonell, MacEwan University; Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Darci Burdge, Nassau Community College; Lori Postner, Nassau Community College; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Computing and Informatics)

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Software Engineering Division

spent 18 years working in government and industry, where his efforts included software development and support, technology planning and evaluation, and development and delivery of technical education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Use of HFOSS Projects in the Open Source Day at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ComputingAbstractThe Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the world’s largest meeting forwomen in technology. The Open Source Day, a hackathon using humanitarian free and opensource software (HFOSS) projects, has been held in conjunction with the conference for the pastseven years. Open Source Day provides an unusal opportunity to

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily McLeod; Tania Tauer, Techbridge Girls

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

“First you draw out your plans, then you collect your supplies, then you build his body, then you code it on this. You can keep going around again if you have enough time, so you could maybe attach an arm here and make it move like this.” Mina (pseudonym), Middle School studentThese excerpts were captured in video-recorded interviews of elementary and middle schoolstudents who participated in girls’ engineering afterschool programs in Seattle and Washington,DC. Researchers used artifact elicitation interviews to assess girls’ understanding of the cyclicalnature of the engineering design process. In the first interview excerpt, Samara offered a succinctexplanation. She explained the engineering design process as a cycle, saying

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-III

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ergezer, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bryon Kucharski, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

fromlinear algebra alongside Python and Numpy.Many undergraduate programs include artificial intelligence (AI) or embedded systems in theirCS curricula [9, 10, 11, 12]. However, the authors could not find a course that would combineboth topics. As the AI algorithms make their way into wearables, smart phones and Internet ofThings (IoT) devices, having experience in real-time AI algorithms will benefit students in theirprofessional careers.The course is still under preparation and is planned to be offered in the summer of 2018. We aresharing our work-in-progress that illustrates the development of the labs for EAI. Two differentforms of learning were taken into consideration: “top down” approach, where the student beginswith a fully functional model

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette; Jason E. Bice, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engages critical design concepts, andintroduces as many analytical methods as possible, while not overwhelming students with moreinformation than they can digest. Basic circuit analysis and introductory statics meets thesecriteria. Both subjects involve basic engineering design and problem solving methods that spanthe entire discipline of engineering. Beyond analytical skills, design development wasimplemented by teaching introductory SolidWorks CAD techniques along with Arduinoprogramming. Both build a foundation for logical thinking and develop planning skills. Once thestudents complete the first half of the semester, they have a set of skills that enable them to worktogether to complete a multidisciplinary project, completely utilizing all of

Conference Session

Track: Graduate - Technical Session 12

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, Indiana University ; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Amanda James Reed

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Diversity, Graduate Education

doing, like 'How is your PhD going? When are you going to be done?" No. It's like, "Oh, okay. You're here. Are you planning to have kids? They're the ones asking where my relationship situation is, [what] I'm planning moving forward. If I'm planning to have kids, because that's what they care more than if I'm happy. Several participants also described the "Why do you need to do this?" phenomenon wherethey are bombarded with comments that question their decision to pursue their doctorate. Jessicashared: Yeah, the whole idea of, "Why do you need to do this?"… my family, my mom's like, "People who graduate from Cal Tech make a lot of money, so why don't you just do that and live with [your

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University; Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Portfolium reflections that I completed were very useful in monitoring my research and learning progress. Particularly during my training with Typhoon HIL, I was able to document specific stages in my skills development with the software. Also, other tours and visits helped me connect those experiences to research and learning objectives."Additionally, students learned how to create a marketable LinkedIn page; therefore, with ashowcase purpose, students were able to support their LinkedIn skills with specific skills listed.Another student stated, “I feel that the Portfolium reflections that I completed as an REU were a great way to expose and market myself to the engineering industry.”The program plans to continue

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; William F. Resh, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

rather than asking their own questions. a. Do what they are told vs. plan and execute on their own. b. See the role of small tasks in the bigger picture.These challenges were not un-expected and were used as teaching moments to discussprofessional skills. To improve communication, students were allowed to determine the meansof communication that they felt most comfortable using and they settled on a free program calledSlack. The instructors focused on teaching students to write messages with specific objectivesand questions, providing a timeline for a response, directing the question to a person rather than agroup, and following up in a kind but timely manner.To improve individual ownership for tasks, team sizes were reduce to 2

Conference Session

Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

, technology focused, standards driven disciplines, such as radiology, arepresented. A learning activity and a lifelong learning focused post activity survey are discussed.BackgroundFor the purposes of this paper, lifelong learning may be thought of as a personal plan forattaining additional competences in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout one’scareer and where these competences may be obtained through both formal and informal study.One approach to lifelong learning could be that the person would set their own goals anddetermine the needed competences, acquire access to needed materials, and monitor their ownprogress toward attaining these competences, and potentially modify these goals or set new goalsas they progress throughout

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

value of combining teams of diverse majorsand engaging them in a project with design and engineering components. Students in these cross-disciplinary teams learn how to work together, how to combine engineering and science principles inproblem solving and they gain the confidence and leadership opportunities they will need to solveproblems when they leave UHD.II. CurriculumSeveral years ago the CUAS developed curriculum in support of a new Minor in Sustainability. Often aminor in sustainability is limited to specific programs or specific students such as those in anenvironmental engineering, biology or urban planning. Because the courses require numerous pre-requisites within the majors, these minors are for all practical purposes out of