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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

nature of the ABET organization—a federation of professional societies—and its resourcing model. In April 2017, despite ASCE’s opposition, the Board of Delegates approved the natural sciences initiative and formally changed the names of the Applied Science Commission and the Applied Science Area Delegation to reflect their expanded scope of responsibilities.• Major criteria revisions – In 2009, the ABET EAC initiated a major revision to Criteria 3 and 5 of the EAC Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs—the first such change since the Engineering Criteria 2000 initiative of the late 1990s. The EAC disseminated the first draft of this revision to Member Societies as a “pre-proposal” in July 2014. Revised draft

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Teaching and Learning in Online Environments

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-sampling and down-sampling strategies depending on the class. SMOTE creates syntheticcases for a minority class by randomly selecting the nearest neighbors. Once we are satisfied withthe dataset itself, the features selected from the random forest output will be ultimately combinedwith associative classification to discover relationships between student-LMS interactions andpersistence decisions.AcknowledgementsThis paper is based on research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under AwardNumber 1825732. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References1. Seaman, J. E., Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2018

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Materials Division Technical Session 4

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Jacob Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

of diffusion better, but thecurrent curriculum structure and learning activities leave room for improvement in helpingstudents understand the connection between all the representations of diffusion.5. AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible through generous support from the National Science Foundation(grants CNS-1138461, CNS-1441041, DRL-1020101, DRL-1640201 and DRL-1842374) andthe Spencer Foundation (Award #201600069). Any opinions, findings, or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of thefunding organizations.6. References[1] R. G. Christianson and K. M. Fisher, “Comparison of student learning about diffusion and osmosis in constructivist and traditional

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Florida Gulf Coast University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Christine Marie Fiori, Drexel University

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Engineering Ethics

exemplars to reflect ethical culture, using case justice studies, using problem-based learning (diii). Mulligan [25] Discusses topics of hazardous waste/pollution, Suggests the use of lectures (diii), textbooks, Not discussed culture/multiculturalism, global awareness, and videos, and magazine articles from environmental impact Engineering New Record (ENR) (dii). Killingsworth Discusses topics of codes of ethical Suggests integration of ethics throughout the Discusses use of the adapted version [26] conduct/practice, construction safety, law, curriculum

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

pursuing the same type of degree… I feel like they couldn't understand what it was I had to bring with me emotionally every day. That was a really discouraging time.Witnessing unsupportive interactions experienced by other students also impacted participants’perceptions of support. For example, Erin reported that other female colleagues’ experiencescaused her to lose trust in her program and contributed to an unsupportive climate. She stated, Some of my fellow female students have encountered some issues that I feel reflect poorly on the program and has kind of made me lose a little bit of respect, a little bit of faith in what they're doing. And them not being supported kind of makes me feel like… if I needed to go

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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David Reeping, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Educational Research and Methods

, quantitative data collected from initial drafts of our survey instruments were incorporated into the instructor interviews. Instructors were allowed to see this student response during the interview and were asked to reflect on and interpret this numerical data.” [50, p. 15]This method of integration could be represented in the mixed column and explicitly referencednear the end of the design as shown in Figure A1 in Appendix A. They could also refer to such aprocess as blending across strands [2] as they used one type of data to elicit additional data aselaboration.While Shekar et al. [50] showed how one could situate their study as a methodologicalcontribution, a component of Faber and Benson [32] we would like to highlight is the idea

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Younkyeong Nam, Pusan National University; Jina Yoon, Pusan National University; Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

discussions than thosewomen in groups with more men or an equal number of men and women [23]. In contrast tomonological approaches often taken by men, women’s communication tends to be more interactive[24], with girls asking more probing questions than boys [25].Building on these considerations, the primary objective of this study was to examine how genderaffects students’ decision-making process in an engineering-based SSI context related torenewable energy. Duschl suggested that we need to move beyond structured dialogue toward aframework that reflects how evidence is constructed and supported by reasoning [10]. Tounderstand how a student's context (gender) shapes their reasoning and decision-making, students’argumentative practices were

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robin O. Andreasen, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Yvette A Jackson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

years (as described in theprevious section). It follows that when we discuss the perceptions and experiences of womenfaculty who have departed, it is largely about women of color. And, of course, when discussingthe perceptions and experiences of male faculty who have departed, it is largely about whitemales. The reader should also keep in mind that the experiences of faculty who have departedmay differ from those who remain at UX. It is, therefore, an open question whether and to whatextent the perceptions and experiences of faculty who have exited UX are reflective of thebroader population of faculty at UX.Why Faculty LeaveFaculty who leave their institutions do so for a variety of reasons. Some of these factors relate tothe appeal of the new

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

sufficient justification. X d. Collects feedback and data from many customers and customer segments. X e. Recognize and explore knowledge gaps. XCuriosity f. Critically observes surroundings to recognize opportunity. g. View problems with an open mindset and explore opportunities with passion. 1. h. Be able to self-reflect and evaluate preconceived ideas, thoughts, and accepted solutions. X i. Explores multiple solution paths

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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sameer prabhu, The MathWorks; Zachariah Chambers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liz Callanan, The MathWorks; Marc Herniter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International; Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Brian Randolph, University of Toledo

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Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Colorado School of Mines; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

major in Chemical Engineering. Many of the seventeen students weinterviewed expressed a definite disinterest in pursuing Chemical Engineering, based on theirexperiences in college chemistry. Interestingly, this choice is not reflective of the quality ofteaching; a number of students who made this assertion praised their chemistry professor andclaimed that it was their own inability to visualize the material that made it an unattractive coursefor them.MT has recently introduced a biological engineering minor and a humanitarian engineeringminor. A third, long-standing minor option is in public policy, although students must apply tothe program in the fall semester of their first year to be accepted; many students who mightgravitate toward the

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

method atthe appropriate time. Understanding the pros and cons of the lecture method is a helpful startingpoint.Lectures have a number of characteristics that does make them, for the right subject matter,desirable in the classroom. (14) It does, to a great extent, depend on the abilities and experience ofthe lecturer. An able and committed lecturer can accomplish the following: 1. Relate the material proficiently and effectively, in a manner that reflects lecturer’s personal conviction and grasp of the subject matter; 2. Provide students with a thoughtful, scholarly role model to emulate; 3. Supplement the subject matter with current developments not yet published, or interject lecturer’s own views derived from his/her own

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Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Gray; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich

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Educational Research and Methods

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinay Kumar Domal, University of Western AustraliaUWA; James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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International

orPakistan.On reflection, the reason for this gap in the research literature might be explained by therelatively small number of people with appropriate research skills and tools and, at the sametime, enough first-hand experience to understand the language and concepts of engineeringpractice. The question “What do engineers do?” seems obvious with hindsight. Even thoughone of the authors had most of the required skills and 20 years of first-hand experience indifferent fields of engineering, the question did not seem important. It was the apparentcontradictions in South Asia (mentioned above) that resulted in a serious search forexplanations from 2003 onwards.There are several comparative studies of engineering in different countries. The

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MentorNet

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Susannah Sandrin, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Karen Showers, Wisconsin Technical College System; Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Jennifer Chou-Green, MentorNet; Carol Muller, MentorNet; Laurie Mayberry, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Isla Yap, Maui Economic Development Board

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Women in Engineering

over the next three years growing to the point where today it servesthe nine public institutions in the state, seven community colleges and two universities,ixproviding their students with access to MentorNet programs. Between the start of thepartnership in 2000 and January 2007, 236 students across these nine institutions have beenmatched in mentoring relationships through MentorNet’s One-on-One program. Recruitmentefforts are spearheaded by a program manager from the sponsoring Women in Technologyproject who cultivates a local campus representative to provide ongoing recruitment. Eachcampus reflects its unique community, so it has been important that recruitment strategies arecustomized to meet differing campus needs. Faculty, staff and

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

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Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Stephen Roberts, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

areneeded which can only be accomplished by programming. Observation 7: Modeling and programming must be integrated into an introductory computing course.Any introductory computing course in systems engineering needs to have both a modeling and aprogramming component. The modeling needs to reflect the way the discipline approachesproblem-solving while the programming needs to support problem-solving. Therefore, we donot want to simply substitute a more appropriate language for Java and then teach it in the samemanner. Therefore, we are arguing that we need develop a problem based approach that requirescomputing to solve these problem (i.e., teaching modeling and programming within the contextof discipline specific

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

assessment of their presentation by using theRSVP rubric. The results of this self assessment, along with reflection as to how to improve the Page 13.518.5student’s specific oral presentation skills, were then submitted as a memo to the instructor.5. ResultsThe results of this research are divided into four reporting categories: the ability of students torecall the names of famous engineers and to associate them with their artifacts, the students’awareness of engineering, additional post-activity survey results, and the effectiveness of theRSVP rubric.5.1. Engineering Personalities and ArtifactsIn both the pre- and post-activity surveys, students

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Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Page 13.587.9assigning final grades (per school policy, no test, let alone the final exam, is to be graded byanyone other than the academic faculty member): “For the people who got less than 60 percentoverall, I don’t feel that I can give an A – so give them Bs.” Most recent graduates havegraduated “with honors” or better. But the most incendiary indicator of a troubling situationcomes from comparing the grades given by instructors between different sections of the samecourse taught in the same semester, and then comparing the record of individual instructorsacross courses and years. Some extreme trends emerge in the data. They reflect the situationrecorded by Kennedy above: some instructors have been giving A grades to virtually everyonewho

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are gratefulfor the support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.13 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – DYNSYS Project - Mechanical Engineering StudentsMuch of the work associated with this effort to develop materials which better integrate STEMmaterial in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum is a direct result of many students in theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell program. A special thanks to those students who havereally

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MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibironke Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

increase students’ self-confidence and interest in science and mathematics, whichwould be reflected in increased enrollment in higher-level science courses at the secondary level,such as Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP Physics. These coursesprovide a stronger intellectual background for students choosing undergraduate science,mathematics or computer science majors at the college level.84In this program the School Board of Broward County has partnered with Broward CommunityCollege to provide underrepresented students with targeted educational opportunities tosupplement the traditional secondary experience by offering ‘Saturday Science’. Two Saturdays

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; David Quick; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

reaching in how we conduct creative technologydevelopment & innovation for economic and defense purposes; and in how we educate U.S.engineers for innovation. We cannot retain U.S. preeminence in engineering if the system of U.S.engineering graduate education does not reflect the modern practice of engineering for creativetechnology development & innovation or if we do not educate our engineers in industry for thehighest levels of leadership responsibility required in the practice of engineering for effectivetechnology development & innovation.3. Next Generation Professional Education for Lifelong Learning ─Combining Advanced Professional Studies, Experience, and Engineering PracticeThe Task Force believes that further postgraduate

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

Aerothermodynamics and ASE 4343 Compressible Aerodynamics.Because of the similarities in aircraft and space structures, all students will take a commonaerospace structures sequence. The current sequence is ASE 3213 Aircraft Structures I, ASE3223 Aircraft Structures II, and ASE 4623 Aircraft Structures III. These will be renamedMechanics of Deformable Structures, Aerospace Structural Analysis, and Aerospace StructuralDesign, respectively, to more accurately reflect the specific content of the courses and thecommonality of the subject matter to both the Aeronautics and Astronautics concentrations.As stated above, each concentration will have two technical electives. The Department ofAerospace Engineering has decided to specify that any required course in one

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Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Amy E Thompson, University of New Haven; Terance Joshua Thomas, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

instrument deployedby Walstrom et al. 24 Questions pertaining to demographics, parents’ education, and recollectionof desire to study engineering were added to the instrument. A combination of multiple choiceand open-ended questions were used. In addition, questions were customized to reflect thechoices available at UNH. (Refer to Appendix A for complete survey tool questions; note thatthe questions in the appendix appear numbered to facilitate analysis – the actual tool did not havequestions numbered.) The survey was approved by the University’s Institutional Review Board.The on-line application Survey Monkey® was used to deploy and collect the data. Emailinvitations with unique links were sent out to 235 full-time engineering undergraduates

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hyunyi Jung, Purdue University; Alena Moon, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

”.3 In addition, faculty should make their role visible andexplicit in the classroom. Finally, UTAs should be evaluated by students and should reflect ontheir experience.3 Wallace (1974) adds to these claims by arguing that consistent and frequenttraining is necessary to ensuring the success of UTAs.2TAs unique position as both student and instructor introduces the challenge of balancingteaching responsibilities with student responsibilities. The time and grading components of theteaching responsibilities can become overwhelming. This effect has been especially observed inclassrooms where novel and experimental approaches are being used.10 In response to calls forreform in engineering programs, the course being researched implemented the use