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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Darryl P. Butt, University of Utah; Timothy Andersen; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University

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, three doctoral programs have been launched at Boise State University. Thefirst doctoral program established was in Electrical and Computer Engineering, selected becauseof the need for a trained workforce in the region. The other two doctoral programs, MaterialsScience and Engineering, and Computing, were from the start designed as interdisciplinarydegree programs. That is, they were designed for the participation of not just program facultywithin the division, but for the participation of program faculty with related research interests inother departments at the university. This paper presents the steps taken to launch the programs,lessons learned in initiating and administering the programs, best practices undertaken, andchallenges faced by

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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this capacity, he managed the departmental budget, curriculum design, fellowships, and scholarships. He graduated from the Naval Aviation Officer School as a U.S. Naval Officer and Aviator. Dr. Harris received his masters and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Mississippi and he holds bachelor degrees from the University of Kansas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 TAMUS LSAMP PROJECT: 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS – FINDING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR URM STEM STUDENTSIntroductionThe Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(LSAMP) program, funded by the National

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; David Leal Martinez, Aalto University; Maurice Forget, Aalto University

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Paper ID #19683Geographically Distributed Teams in Engineering Design: Best Practices andIssues in Cases of International Teams Working from Different ContinentsDr. Constanza Miranda Mendoza, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Constanza Miranda holds a PhD in design with a focus in anthropology from North Carolina State Uni- versity. While being a Fulbright grantee, Constanza worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, at Stanford. Today she is an assistant professor at P.Universidad Cat´olica de Chile’s Engineering School. There, she directs the DILAB: the

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Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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design and en- trepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on front-end design processes.Dr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. Her engineering education research focuses on returning students in graduate education - those who practice in industry for a substantial period of time before returning to school for a graduate degree. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Challenges and Benefits of Applied Experience as an Engineering Returner in a PhD ProgramI. IntroductionThis research paper describes the experiences of returning

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Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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by emphasing the need for Synergetic Configuration across the curriculumKey words: Synergy: Variety: Synergetic Configuration: Foundation students:Graduate Students 1. Introduction & BackgroundBased upon the pedagogically focused aspects of the RVS model of Engineering Education [1]and following an Action Research approach [2] the Great Expectations Project set out toidentify and find solutions to the issues around the ‘academic transition’ into university fortwo very different cohorts of students; those who enter university without the required pre-requisite qualifications and are therefore required to enrol upon a pre-undergraduate level‘conversion’ programme in general engineering; and students who, having graduated with aBachelor’s

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Impact of an Undergraduate Research Program on Students’ Attitudes toward and Pursuit of Graduate Studies – A Follow-up StudyAbstractUndergraduate research experiences have been shown to have a positive impact on

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The Best in DEED

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Emilia Dewi Tanu, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #18835Designing a Course for Peer Educators in Undergraduate Engineering De-sign CoursesMs. Gina Marie Quan, University of Maryland, College Park Gina Quan is a doctoral candidate in Physics Education Research at the University of Maryland, College Park. She graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include understanding community and identity formation, unpacking students’ relation- ships to design, and cultivating institutional change. Ms. Quan is also a founding member of the Access Network, a research-practice community dedicated to

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CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder, American Society for Engineering Education; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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underserved groups (p. 3). The survey conducted seeks to furtheradd to the literature on university makerspace promising practices, and gain more information onthe specific university-level (student retention, diversity and access) and student-centered(student performance, engagement, and grades) impacts that university makerspaces have onengineering and engineering technology education.MethodologyIn the spring of 2016, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) distributed anonline survey (see Appendix) to engineering deans (ED) and engineering technology deans anddepartment chairs (ETDC). The survey was designed by ASEE’s Assessment, Evaluation andInstitutional Research (AEIR) department. The survey consisted primarily of a series of

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, Mississippi State University; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University

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throughout theduration of the program. Parents ensured that the participants attended meetings and wereinvolved in either the design, build or marketing aspect of the robot. Parents also helped tofundraise money to get the teams specially designed shirts and gadgets with the team’s logoprinted on them. Representatives from local manufacturing industries provided mentorship toMS BEST hub teams by assisting teams in cutting and building parts from their hand drawn andcomputer-aided drafting designs (CAD), providing technical insight on mechanical designs andbuilds, as well as building the competition fields for the teams to practice and compete on. K-12 teachers, retirees, university faculty/staff, undergraduate and graduate students,along with

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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students took all of their courses online, and another 2.97 million studentstook some of their courses online [2].With the growing importance of online education, the goal of this research is to better understandonline graduate engineering education programs by empirically identifying for the first timespecific factors that have a significant impact on program performance. Drawing from theliterature streams of heterogeneity and online learning, we examine the influence of onlinestudents who are veterans or active service members (Fig. 1). From the literature, heterogeneityhas been defined from social structure theory as the “distribution of the population among manygroups, defined by the probability that two randomly chosen persons do not belong

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The Best in DEED

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Education, 2017 Switching Midstream, Floundering Early, and Tolerance for Ambiguity: How Capstone Students Cope with Changing and Delayed ProjectsAbstractIndustry-sponsored projects are a staple of senior capstone design, and provide our advanced levelstudents with valuable real-world experience. Because of the many players involved in an industrial-sponsored project, there are occasionally changes of scope or project goal adjustments that may occurmidstream; this can be frustrating to students, despite best practices in selecting and vetting all projectsources. Similarly, there have been research-based as well as industry-based projects that have been slowto launch, taking an inordinate amount of time in the first of the two capstone

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Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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research and praxis in engineering and design. To achieve thisgoal, we designed a course for STEM students that leverages a common STEM experience—adesign project—to help students understand the relevance and application of disability studies(and the liberal arts more broadly) to engineering and design.Previous scholarship addressing STEM and disability studies has most prominently addressedthe importance of redesigning STEM curricula to correct the underrepresentation of studentswith disabilities in STEM fields5,6. The goal of our course is to bring a disability studiesperspective to engineering tasks for all students, including needs assessments, concept sketches,and prototyping for an original design. This design experience—which we discuss in

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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enough time todistract from their other courses. Student projects are sponsored by a faculty research advisor, andeither the faculty member or a post-doctoral researcher or graduate student mentor act as their day-to-day point of contact. By providing students with opportunities for immersive learning in their first college semester,FIRE seeks to engage freshmen in engineering in a more accessible manner, supplementing theirrequired coursework. The research projects are carefully selected and framed not only to cover abroad range of mechanical engineering topics (from biomechanics to combustion to 3D printing)but also to provide opportunities for undergraduate researchers to exercise creative problemsolving, design and hands-on skills, self

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Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

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Paper ID #19974The Impact of Professional Communications Training on Teamwork and Lead-ership Skills for Engineering Capstone TeamsDr. Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Todd Polk is a Senior Lecturer in the Bioengineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. He received his Master of Science and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. Todd has over 25 years of industry experience in design, test, applications, sales and management. After joining UT Dallas in 2013

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vetria L. Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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and techniques ofvisualization should begin early; consequently, the idea for a summer research experience forundergraduates in visualization was born. The goal of the research site is consistent with the goalof the NSF-REU program: to provide promising undergraduate students with a complete,mentored research experience, to better prepare these students for graduate school orprofessional pursuits and encourage them to pursue a career in science [15]. The impact ofundergraduate research experiences have been well documented [16], [17], [18], [19]. Facultymembers generally agree that there are significant educational benefits to the undergraduateresearch experience [20], [21]. Students are thought to develop expertise in a specific area

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First- and Second-year Design and Professional Development in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christa M Wille, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dalton James Hess; Jake Mitchell Levin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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3. There is a generally increasing trend in most of the outcomes (with theexception of c, d, h, and j) as improvements have been made each year in BME 201. After thefirst two offerings the Committee recommended to run BME 201 more similar to the client-baseddesign courses by introducing the design problem, form teams, hold ‘client’ meetings, andprovide the best practices guidelines for writing reports and the evaluation forms at the beginningof the semester. Additionally, course evaluations revealed that there were too many disparatecontent platforms needing greater organization which could have also influenced team dynamic:outcome d, as well as overall performance in the course. Many of the changes described above in2014 were made to

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya L. Peeples, University of Iowa; Tracy R. Peterson, The University of Iowa, College of Engineering; Mary K. Nyaema; Barbara Newhall, University of Iowa, Health and Human Physiology

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graduate assistant, a scienceeducation PhD student to help with program development and evaluation. In terms of expandingthe impact of the college, outreach and community engagement provided cradle to career serviceto students and their mentors; resulted in training teachers who implement new practices in theirclasses, and helped provide access to educational and career opportunities for people across thestate.Internally, efforts to produce lasting cultural shifts in inclusion on the college campus wereundertaken. These efforts included: i) sharing best practices in implicit bias training for facultysearches; ii) fostering collaborations between diversity/inclusion leaders with researchers todesign and implement broader impacts activities; and iii

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Janet M. Beagle, Purdue University College of Engineering; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan K. Fisher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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/Innovation_Through_Diversity.pdf , accessed February 12, 2017. 5. Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, http://www.aplu.org/about-us/history- of-aplu/what-is-a-land-grant-university/index.html, accessed February 12, 2017. 6. Hurtado, S. M., K. Eagan, T. Figueroa, and B. Hughes. "Reversing underrepresentation: The impact of undergraduate research programs on enrollment in STEM graduate programs." (2014). 7. Institute for Higher Education Policy, “Supporting First-Generation College Students through Classroom-Based Practices”, September 2012.

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Continuing Education for Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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, pavement design & materials, and concrete durability. His interests also include: contemporary issues of engineering education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States in particular. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Suggested Plans and Practices for Further Development of Engineering Educators in the Arab Gulf RegionAbstract:The increased mobility of engineers worldwide poses new and difficult challenges tocountry and/or region–based systems of engineering education, whose advocates nowface the possibility that their graduates may not possess the skills recognized asvaluable in other countries or by international employers operating within their

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Understanding Student Development in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University, Teachers College

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of the social high-speeddevelopment. In the same sense, the curriculum arrangement of engineering majors inundergraduate level practical teaching mainly consists of cognition practice, productivepractice, graduation practice, curriculum design and graduation project, among others.1 Beingthe significant component of practical teaching process carried out by engineeringuniversities, productive practice is recognized as the effective measure for consolidating anddeepening the professional basic theory, boosting engineering students’ abilities to linktheory with practice and to deal with practical problems, as well as optimizing the students’engineering practical abilities.Productive practice is a course which closely integrates classroom

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Elfer, Tulane University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Kaitlin Fair, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Accessibility Caucus, Purdue’s Student ASEE Chapter, andGeorgia Institute of Technology’s Lean In Chapter will present their ideas on what helps create asuccessful graduate community. The common findings of all organizations are consolidated intocategories of funding, recruitment, evaluation of success, and best practices for graduate studentorganizations.Tulane University: Women+ in Science and EngineeringBackground and DevelopmentTulane University’s Women+ in Science and Engineering (WISE), a graduate student andpostdoctoral fellow initiative, will conclude its first full year in June 2017. At the ASEE 2016conference, two graduate students and a Tulane Assistant Professor identified a critical need forgraduate student and postdoctoral peer

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Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Design course at NYU. He has a background in Transportation Engineering and is affiliated with the NYU Civil and Urban Engineering department. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Developing a Vertically Integrated Project Course to Connect Undergraduates to Graduate Research Projects on Smart Cities Transportation TechnologyAbstractThis academic practice paper describes the design of a new Vertically Integrated Projects courseon smart cities at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. It provides an overviewof smart cities topics and related project-based design curriculum. The goal of this paper is tomake this type of course transferable to other

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Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. https://peer.asee.org/18705, 2011, June.[5] M. T. Jones, A. E. L. Barlow and M. Villarejo, "Importance of undergraduate research for minority persistence," Journal of Higher Education, vol. 81, pp. 82-115, 2010.[6] G. Regev, D. C. Gause and A. Wegman, "Experiential learning approach for requirements engineering education," Springer-Verlag, London, 2008.[7] G. D. Kuh, "High-Impact Educational Practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter," American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2008.[8] D. Schwartz, C. Norton and S. Schwartz, "Outreach With Game Design Education," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii., 2007, June.[9] C. Vallas, W

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Jesse S. Jur, North Carolina State University; Hannah Kimrey Elliott; James Edward Lamberth III, William G. Enloe Magnet High School

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the Wearable Device Challenge in local middle and high schools. I am currently a part time employee of the ASSIST Center working as an educational outreach liaison to continue the work with the Wearable Device Challenge. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Teaching Engineering Design Through Wearable Device Design Competition (Evaluation)IntroductionThe Wearable Device Challenge (WDC) was developed at the Nanosystems EngineeringResearch Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies(ASSIST). The Challenge is rooted in the research and innovation ecosystem of the Center andits vision: to have a transformational impact on the

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Paper ID #18468Impact of High-Performing Teams on Student LearningDr. Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas Dr. Molly A. McVey is a post-doctoral teaching fellow at the University of Kansas School of Engineering where she works with faculty to incorporate evidence-based and student-centered teaching methods, and to research the impacts of changes made to teaching on student learning and success. Dr. McVey earned her Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 2012.Dr. Carl W. Luchies, University of KansasAdrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas I am a graduate student in the Social Psychology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Sharpe, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education; Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

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barriers to LGBTQ equality.As recommended by Woodford [39], the program offers an incremental design with successivetrainings to address audiences with varying levels of knowledge and awareness. The content ofthe Safe Zone workshops are tailored for a Engineering/STEM audience by incorporating thefindings from our research on LGBTQ in Engineering. This is done by various means such asdirect presentation of quantitative results, case studies about experiences of LGBTQ individualsin STEM, and activities exploring how STEM culture impacts LGBTQ individuals. Uponcompletion of Safe Zone training, graduates receive a Safe Zone sticker to display in theirworkplace. This simple symbol of LGBTQ alliance has been shown to benefit LGBTQ studentsand

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tyler Fischer, U.S. Navy; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Hydro Kinetic Energy Devices would fit the call in the graduatedivision and it is consistent with the division objectives. Furthermore, the study is relevant to theASEE division’s mission and the scope is interdisciplinary including design, development andresearch. The research paper was a term project for a public works engineering and managementclass that is offered each fall semester. This makes it relevant to the theme of the ASEE GraduateStudies Division.How Tidal Energy Works Tidal Energy uses the earth’s gravitational interactions with the sun and moon to converthydraulic energy into usable electric power for various uses. The orbital and rotational effects ofthe sun and moon create tidal patterns which may be reasonably predicted

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Laurent Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #19223The Long-term Impact of Including High School Students in an EngineeringResearch Experience for Teachers ProgramDr. Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Program Operations for the Center for Pre-College programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Hirsch has a degree in educa- tional psychology with a specialty in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr

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Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wajid Hussain; William G. Spady, International Network for OBE

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professionalcompetencies for qualifying graduates and practicing engineers, which is expressed clearly instatements extracted from publicly available documentation on their website [2]. Appendix A.1and A.2 show profiles listed by the IEA for practicing engineer, engineering technologist andtechnician detailing types of engineering knowledge and a range of problem solving activities. Theprofiles indicate a very complex process using specific PIs for assessment of these attributes inqualifying graduates. Problem solving and design for various engineering specializations or foreven certain course content is very specific process and can vary drastically depending uponcontent specific factual, conceptual and procedural knowledge. McCade has also echoed a greatamount

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

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research experience as part ofan undergraduate engineering education. Every engineering curriculum includes a culminatingevent, usually a senior design project. Most curricula include some opportunity for independentor small group research, even if it is only limited to a literature review on a specific topic.Another research opportunity available to most undergraduate engineering students is anindependent study course. Research is also an important experience for undergraduate studentsconsidering going on to graduate school.There is a great deal of literature describing the value of undergraduate research, especially forscience and engineering students. The National Science Foundation (NSF), The NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH), and the