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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh
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First-Year Programs
International Center for Academic Integrity [5]: honesty, trust/trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, and courage • Time to read and discuss an article on the importance of integrity • Student teams (consisting of typically 3 students) submit answers to short reflection questions about the textModule 2: Connecting Professional Integrity to Academic IntegrityThe second module was implemented on week 6 of the fall semester (there are 15 weeks in thesemester), and consisted of the following: • Introduction to the engineering code of ethics – the code of ethics provided by the National Society of Professional Engineers [6] was used • Connecting integrity in the engineering field to integrity in the school setting
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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience
Authors
Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel
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Diversity
GPA = 3.33; Calculus II GPA = 3.25). ParallelCalculus I and II sections had average GPAs of 2.17 and 2.15 with DFW rates of 35% and 38%,respectively. In focus groups, students shared that they indeed valued their mastery experiences.Acknowledgement: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 1741611: Encouraging Civil Engineering Retention through Community and Self-Efficacy Building. Anyopinions, 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. Reference: [1] Bandura, A., Self-efficacy:Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 1977. 84(2): p
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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
Dominic Bosomtwi, University of New Mexico; Marek Osiński, University of New Mexico; Viktoriia Babicheva, University of New Mexico
, and their ability tocontrol, confine, and enhance light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Results & DiscussionNanostructures, such as dolmens and oligomers of nanoparticles as well as several plasmonicmetasurface structures, have shown to exhibit Fano resonances in the optical domain. An example ofsuch nanostructure is the ultrathin Babinet-inverted metasurface made up of asymmetric split-ringapertures fabricated in a metal plate, which produces high-quality-factor (high-Q) Fano resonances. TheFano resonances originate from the interaction of bright modes and dark modes that give rise toasymmetric linewidth profiles in the scattering parameters, such as absorption or reflection spectra. All
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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled
Authors
Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California
while the instructor and teaching assistants work around the roomto help the student pairs whose progress is slowed by wiring or measurement errors.The students summarize their observations and data measurements in a report they complete each weekafter the laboratory session. We encourage them to reflect on what they learned by completing thelaboratory and what they would improve if they had to do a similar design for a different goal.Grading of the laboratory work emphasized the importance of the preparation and preliminary report(50% of laboratory grade) in comparison with the post-lab report (30%). Questions asked of the studentsat the end of each laboratory to check their involvement in the laboratory counted for 20% of thelaboratory
Conference Session
Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
William H. Guilford, University of Virginia
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Diversity
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Biomedical Engineering
bias score, and was -1.50 -0.50 0.50 1.50collected on a scale of 0-10. In Pre-course explicit career biasorder to compare these scores oncomparable scales, we generatedan explicit career bias score by Figure 2: Pre-course implicit bias is predicted by explicit bias. Positive values indicate a bias toward engineering over medicine.subtracting their interest inmedicine from their interest in engineering and dividing by 10. Positive values in either scorerepresent a bias toward engineering, while negative scores reflect a bias toward medicine.As a measure of validation of our implicit measure, we
Conference Session
NSF Grantees: Student Learning 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Huanying Gu, New York Institute of Technology; N. Sertac Artan, New York Institute of Technology; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology; Reza Amineh, New York Institute of Technology; Houwei Cao, New York Institute of Technology; Sarah McPherson, New York Institute of Technology
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
the “spiral approach” for course redesign.Lessons learned from previous semesters are incorporated into any needed redesign and/orrefinements of the HIPs as part of the process for updating each course syllabus each semester.Two courses serve as examples to demonstrate how to implement HIPs in basic STEMengineering courses.IntroductionKuh asserts that college degrees are valued by society and empower the individual; however,persistence and completion of the degree is reflective of the quality of the learning experience[1]. To strengthen academic success, faculty development in effective teaching strategies, suchas High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs), is needed [2]. HIPs ensure that students haveaccess to well-designed, engaging academic
Conference Session
First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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First-Year Programs
1, Green indicates the course topic. Grey indicates the background knowledge required for this course, which students need to achieve in other core courses in the college. Red indicates the big idea, and Blue indicates the enduring understanding. Purple reflects important to know ideas and yellow shows good familiar with. The concept map indicates the relationship between all concepts of infographic design. Table 1: Visual table for infographic designBig Ideas Guiding Essential Enduring • Important to Good to be Concepts Questions Outcomes Know familiar withUnderstan • Data • What is data? • Determine
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jacqueline A. Zeiber, New Mexico State University; Tamara Elise Stimatze, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Steven J. Stochaj, New Mexico State University
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Pre-College Engineering Education
continuing their education,obtaining more STEM-related experience, and preparing themselves for the future.While our hypotheses were generally not supported, the results of this evaluation may suggestNM PREP is an effective means of helping students identify whether they are interested infurther pursuing engineering-related activities. It is possible these results reflect the nature of theprogram in that students’ may feel overwhelmed with the amount of information they are givenin a period of two weeks. It is also possible the lack of significant results is related to changes inthe evaluation procedures throughout the program’s implementation.Table 2.Independent Samples t-Test Survey Results Self-Efficacy: Self-Efficacy
Conference Session
New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut
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New Engineering Educators
research, (2) technical communication, (3) project management, (4)teamwork, (5) environmental health and safety, and (6) research ethics. Students can elect to take1, 2, or 3 credits of research each semester. Developing a concrete grading scheme that is both effective and efficient has long been adifficult task. To combat this problem, the co-author has implemented a specifications gradingapproach during the last three semesters (starting in Fall 2018). The defined specifications aremade up of two components: deliverables and hours of effort. The deliverables are comprised of mandatory university safety trainings to gain access tothe lab, responsible conduct of research training, educational and skills modules, reflections,planning
Conference Session
Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Eli Tilevich, Virginia Tech; Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Peeratham Techapalokul, Virginia Tech
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Software Engineering Division
, which often reflect an iterative process of software developers coming up with a simple solution and iteratively improving it 29 . Situating learners in a real development con- text provides a unique opportunity to convey the importance of code quality and its improve- ment. It can be difficult to find simple examples that are also realistic. For code duplication, one could create several duplications but they might not be convincing when looking at the entire program. If the duplicate segments of program instructions appear artificial, it would be quite hard to convincingly select the duplicate functionality to extract and also to come up with a descriptive name for the extracted procedure
Conference Session
Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Samuel J. Sacks, Norfolk Public Schools; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Old Dominion University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
engineering students and eightpreservice teachers. T-tests were used to compare participants’ pre-/post- scores on a codingquiz. A post-lesson written reflection asked the undergraduate students to describe their roboticslessons and what they learned from interacting with their cross disciplinary peers and thefifth/sixth graders. Content analysis was used to identify emergent themes. Engineering students’perceptions were generally positive, recounting enjoyment interacting with elementary studentsand gaining communication skills from collaborating with non-technical partners. Preserviceteachers demonstrated gains in their technical knowledge as measured by the coding quiz, butreported lacking the confidence to teach coding and robotics independently
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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled
Authors
Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Rachel Bristol, University of California San Diego; Leah Klement, UC San Diego; Paul Andreas Hadjipieris; Sheena Ghanbari Serslev, University of California San Diego ; Carolyn L Sandoval, University of California, San Diego
thedepartment. To help with minimizing the potential for violation of academic integrity and toencourage students to reflect on their proposed solutions, they were asked to prepare a screencastand verbally explain how they solved the problem in addition to submitting their writtensolutions.As discussed in our previous study1, the changes we applied to the course had a promising effecton students’ performance in this course and a positive effect on their final exam grades. Inaddition, in the mid-quarter and end of quarter surveys in spring 2018, students cited the benefitsof offering the lecture content in the video format including the opportunity to review thematerial before and after class and having extra practice and discussion time in class. In
Conference Session
Course Design, Course Projects, and Student Perceptions in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Carl R. F. Lund, University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Chemical Engineering
does provide may be missing essentialcomponents and the feedback it provides may not be properly timed or targeted [16-28]. Thehomework in the traditional-lecture approach is used for assessment; there are no opportunitiesfor students to practice and receive feedback on their solution prior to being assessed. A relatedproblem is found in the timing of feedback to the students: it occurs after their learning has beenassessed. That is, the correct solution to the homework assignment is made available after theassignment has been submitted. If a student makes a mistake on a homework assignment and,through the feedback, learns from that mistake (so that they will not repeat the mistake), thatlearning is not reflected in the assessment of their
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Malle R. Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Holly Larson Lesko; Gary R. Kirk, Dickinson College
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Pre-College Engineering Education
engineering vicarious experiences, they can inform their ownteaching practices and practice reflective teaching as they teach lessons. IntroductionWithin the last decade, there has been a push for engineering to be taught in the K-12 schoolsystem. Integrating engineering into the classroom is especially important due to the expressedneed for engineers from organizations such as the National Academy of Engineering and fromreports like PCAST that predicted a need for one million more STEM professionals by 2020 [1],[2]. In addition to this expressed need, research shows that students begin making career choicesas early as, if not before, high school, so it is important they gain an understanding of
Conference Session
2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, Florida State University; Faye R Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University
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Diversity
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Two-Year College
, demonstrate, and maintain), reflected a 15% similarityamong the top 20 most frequently mentioned verbs found in the compared documents.Total and Unique Verb Match. There were 438 total verbs in the AM Curriculum Framework to415 in the AM Competency Model, and of those 16.21% (n=71) and 43.13% (n=179) wereunique verbs, respectively. The UM between the AM Framework and AM Competency Model is23.03% (Low), while TM has a DMS of 0.34 (Very low).Categorized Verbs. Verbs were categorized according to the Cognitive Dimension of Bloom’sRevised Taxonomy to identify similarities and differences between AM Framework and the AMCompetency Model. In Table 3, we see the frequency verbs in each of the categories and thecorresponding percentage of verbs in each of
Conference Session
NSF Grantees: REU 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Gurcan Comert, Benedict College; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Nathan N. Huynh; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
context and works on the smaller componentsof it, we then experience the process of problem-solving. Climbing the mountain requires bothlinear and non-linear approaches that promote higher order thinking and critical skills. Thecomplexity of the problem encourages us to think reflectively and critically. The dynamic learningenvironment poses challenges but also opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.Finally, when the mountain has been climbed and we have safely returned to our base camp, weevaluate our mountain climbing experience, analyzing our successes and difficulties, and drawinglessons that can be applied to similar challenges in the future.This is the process we encouraged our research experiences for undergraduates (REU
Conference Session
ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing
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Diversity
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
negative (IntrojectedRegulation, in which avoidance of guilt or other negative feelings serves as a motivator; ExternalRegulation, in which an obligation or demand from work or elsewhere serves as a motivator; andAmotivation, where the individual is unsure of why he/she is doing something, and is unable toarticulate a motivating factor) [15]. As has been the case with several other groups of programteachers, respondents provided high levels of agreement with statements reflecting the two morepositive types of motivation (Intrinsic Motivation, mean = 5.08, and Identified Regulation, mean= 4.41), and provided low levels of agreement with statements reflecting the three more negativetypes of motivation (Introjected Regulation, mean = 2.25; External
Conference Session
Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
D. Cenk Erdil, Sacred Heart University; Darcy Ronan, Sacred Heart University
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Computers in Education
, each section spends two weeks in a particular laboratory,and moves on to the next one. All sections then have a one-week common group meeting for reflection andgeneral exposure to school-wide programs (advising, major declarations, student programs, etc.). In the secondrotation, each section spends one week in a particular laboratory. The semester ends with another commongroup meeting for overall feedback, and interdisciplinary activity involving all programs.The rotation-based course includes a number of targeted modules in each section to address the above goalscollectively. Each module is described below.Computer Science and Information Technology: Mainly based on Code.org’s Computer Science Principles(CSP), and the background story on
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Ariel Cervantes Lafuente; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Shani O'Brien, University of Colorado Denver
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
corresponding formula: 𝑒𝜋 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = (2) 1+𝑒 𝜋This formula is then used to calculate the probability of retention and used to make inferencesabout students in engineering at out University across the entire range of possibilities. Theprobability relationship generated by these models reflects the idea that having a higher GPA atthe end of the first year is associated with having a higher probability of being retained. Itrepresents the affiliation between retention and GPA and is not a direct correlation. The resultsalso reveal that this relationship is enhanced for
Conference Session
Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bryan John Hubbard P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Construction Engineering
thoughts about the newteaching dynamics and all of them only cover the experience of teaching one course. The present exploratory paper proposes to add to the previous team-teaching literature inconstruction higher education by providing reflections and lessons learned from two faculty fromthe School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue University, who have teamtaught together two courses and two modules in another two courses focusing on design andconstruction integration topics during Fall of 2019. Previous studies focused on team teaching ofone module or one course, so the authors will provide a unique point of view by sharingexperiences of teaching team across multiple courses during one semester. The paper uses a
Conference Session
Research! Research! Research! in Faculty Development
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico
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Diversity
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Faculty Development Division
change their beliefs and instructional practices?This paper explores this question and offers practical suggestions for promoting peer learningamong faculty.Theoretical frameworkMuch research has supported the theory that people learn through active participation incommunities of practice [6]. Communities of practice are “groups of people informally boundtogether by shared expertise and passion for a joint enterprise” [7]. In these communities,participants learn new skills socially in a process guided by peers and mentors and situatedwithin the context where the skills are used. The community discusses and reflects together, asbeginners grow into full participants. Faculty, within the same department or across departmentsand institutions
Conference Session
Busting a Career Move? When and Why or Why Not?
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
colleagues. The role and importance ofthese complex factors are apparent in panelists responses. Individual responses to each of theseeded questions are provided followed by a summative and reflective discussion edited by allpanelists. 1. Did you encounter a period in your career where you experienced reduced satisfaction with your work situation? What were the strategies you employed to move beyond this period and self-author the next phase of your career?Panelist 1: Yes, I reached a point as a research active faculty who had just achieved fullprofessor where I realized that years of hard work would sometimes net a low number ofcitations of the published work. We motivated the research with ideas of how this knowledgecould impact and
Conference Session
Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Emily Dosmar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro P.E., Gonzaga University
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Biomedical Engineering
were then asked to reflect on the how well the information was communicated andwhere gaps occurred in their understanding of how to replicate the original experiment. Studentsfrom both groups were assessed based their clarity and ability to reproduce results.Background:This study takes an interdisciplinary and cross institutional approach to achieving learningoutcomes and reinforcing the importance of professional communication in survey styleundergraduate Introduction to Biomaterials courses. The Biomaterials courses each cover a rangeof selected topics including an extended review of polymeric biomaterials starting withfundamental concepts surrounding polymer material properties such as viscoelasticity; a detailedanalysis of metallic alloys
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Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
in men’sresponses, expectancy was a more prominent theme for women. Thematic differences were alsoapparent in the instrumentality of the activity, with women more likely to record goals ofexciting students about engineering and men more likely to articulate goals of teaching content.Work In Progress (WIP): A Systematic Review of Outreach Impact 4 Bigelow [14] also used a VIE-informed reflection paper to investigate undergraduateengineering students’ motivation towards outreach after participating in a biomedicalengineering course in which an outreach activity was included. Using an inductive codingprocess, Bigelow identified 12 themes within the reflections, but these focused on lessonslearned
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute
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Diversity
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Community Engagement Division
of Brazilian higher education in general and engineeringeducation, in particular. It is dealing with the potentialities and limits posed by such regulationsthat engineering teachers and/or students 3) conceived the three main types of educativeinitiatives aimed at forming, to some extent, this grassroots/educator engineer profile: servicelearning (out-of-classroom and immersive) practices; theoretical and in-classroom practices; andmixed (both in-classroom and out-of-classroom) practices. Then, in the penultimate section, 4) Ifocus on one of such initiatives’ main challenges: assessing its impacts on the students thatundertake them. I conclude the manuscript with some closing remarks.Methodologically, section 1 is a theoretical reflection
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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sine Celik, Aalto University; Senni Kirjavainen, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
cities to IoT technologies and datasecurity. Teaching was divided into three interconnected sections on sustainabledevelopment, technology and ethics, and collaboration. Each of these sections combinedtheory with practice through panels with experts from academia and industry and hands-onworkshops, encouraging the students to consider multidimensional aspects of their chosenchallenge and its consequences for the entire system it links to. A variety of design thinkingmethods were introduced for exploring the challenges holistically to define and reframe theproblem at hand, identify ethical dilemmas and understand the needs of stakeholders forsuccessful collaboration.At the end of each section, students were asked to reflect on their incorporation
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ET Pedagogy III
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), as well as the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education. Helen holds an undergraduate degree in communication from UCLA and a PhD in communication with a minor in psychology from Stanford University. Her current research and scholarship focus on engineering and entrepreneurship education; the pedagogy of portfolios and reflec- tive practice in higher education; and redesigning how learning is recorded and recognized in traditional transcripts and academic credentials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Moving an agenda
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K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Diane Reichlen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
such asCalculus, and increase their sense of belonging, preparedness, and self-efficacy. To understandstudent perspectives and experiences, we utilized Participatory Action Research (PAR) toconstruct a series of formative assessments prioritizing the views and participation of the RAMPstudents themselves. PAR was selected as a research and assessment strategy due to its emphasison student participation and empowerment linked with action for positive change. Onlinesurveys and four focus groups involved the students in topics geared towards developing apsychologically safe space for sharing experiences, providing feedback on program activities,and reflecting on personal goals, values, and aspirations. Based on our findings, we identify
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
the authors are team members as socialscientists and program evaluators, and reflect upon decision making, initial data collection andanalyses, and how the reframing of impact studies with an eye towards QuantCrit and criticaltheory shifted the focus of the study of the S-STEM programs.Critical theoryEducational researchers who study K12 and higher education bring out the inequity ineducational resources, support systems, curriculum, and outcomes across multiple categories ofprivilege and oppression, such as gender, ethnicity, country of origin, first language, race, andincome. Critical educational researchers problematize these inequities, and focus ontransformative educational practices that move past providing similar experiences for all
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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Elif Akcali, University of Florida; Wayne C.W. Giang, University of Florida; McKenzie Landrum, University of Florida
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Industrial Engineering
course in industrial and systems engineering. DTSDcurriculum includes a series of idea generation exercises that the students completed individuallyor in teams. In each divergent thinking exercise, students were asked to generate multiple ideas fora given “problem” under a strict time constraint. After each exercise, a facilitated reflection sessionallowed for students to learn the idea generation approaches that were used by their peers. Weexamined the effectiveness of the DTSD module using two measures: (1) changes in self-perceptions of creative ability and mindsets and (2) reflections on the influence of DTSD training.Questionnaires containing the Short Scale of Creative Self and Creative and Fixed Mindsetmeasures were administered before