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Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering

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Career Development in Engineering: From Higher Education to Industry

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

results from individuals’ own values, interests, and preferences for a particular 4career path as well as their pre-existing skills.26 Building occupational knowledge refers to thetangible facts that an individual may have about an occupational position. Such knowledgeresults from personal research, actual exposure to a career path, and training opportunities.Research shows that student veterans are most concerned about finding a job after graduationand thus want to major in fields that will assist this goal.27 Greater understanding of SVEs’career intentions and decisions could boost the graduation rate of student veterans, a trend thathas improved in recent years, according to the Million Records

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L Hutchins, Tennessee Tech University

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Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

the General and Basic Engineering (GBE) department thattalk about an engineering topic. This exercise serves to serve students in General Engineering, Computer Science,connect the students to their discipline of study, to explore Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering.the human factor associated with engineering, and to have These course sections are coordinated by the Chair of thean informal introduction to public speaking. Our paper GBE department. Faculty include members of the GBEwill help to better explain the reasons behind our chosen

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Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sevinj Iskandarova, James Madison University; Oris Griffin, James Madison University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

in many educational institutions. The purpose of thismixed method study was two-fold. First, the researchers examined faculty member’s reactions toworking in a culturally diverse environment. Secondly, the researchers wanted to uncover bestpractices or strategies that might improve cultural awareness in workforce development in termsof navigating daily life within an educational institution. This study delved into the experiencesfaculty members reported having in their workplace. The study involved 224 faculty membersacross various departments and career statuses working at a public coeducational researchinstitution in the United States of America. The survey and interview responses to apredetermined set of questions were analyzed in order

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juebei Chen, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18748An Exploration of Female Engineering Students’ Functional Roles in theContext of First-year Engineering CoursesMiss Juebei Chen, Shanghai Jiaotong University Juebei Chen is a graduate student at the Graduate School of Education in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She obtained a B.Admin in business administration from Minzu University. Her current interest focuses on the cognitive development of engineering graduate and undergraduate students, the assessment of teaching and learning in graduate education.Dr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunther Rameseder, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Maximilian Reithmann MR, Celonis; Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

joined the Designing Edu- cation Lab to learn more about the drivers of entrepreneurial career goals of students and entrepreneurship in general. Since 2016 he is working full-time for Celonis, an innovative Process Mining software com- pany based in Munich.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading

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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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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

returning students may feel out of place or unwelcomedin their graduate programs1, 5. An earlier qualitative study of engineering doctoral returners bytwo members of our team7 supports these findings and suggested returners face a number ofcosts, including those related to finances, balance of work and personal responsibilities, theirlevel of academic preparedness, and adapting to the cultural environment of engineering PhDprograms.Despite these challenges, having extensive prior work experience before pursuing PhD workmay prove to be valuable for returners’ academic work. Returners have a wide range of pastpersonal and professional experiences, which may include work in education, industry,government, or the military, that can inform their

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

another endorsement of the ‘you’ve done goodthings.’” He hopes there is more freedom to work and less administrative duties involved in hisnew job after he earns his Ph.D. in comparison to the military lab.KristenSituating the CaseTaking the advice of an engineering faculty member, Kristen joined a non-profit organizationafter graduation for the summer to investigate cookstoves for developing countries. She met herhusband there, and they decided to spend the next few years fulfilling their humanitarian sense ofduty. Kristen was a pre-school teacher, worked with special needs children and adults, and re-joined the non-profit organization as a laboratory manager. She created test protocols, wrotereports, and traveled to developing countries. After

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

federallyfunded research in mathematics, science, and engineering and encouraging United States citizensto work in these fields. Since we rely on public schools to provide high-school graduatesprepared to enter these careers and task our universities with preparing tomorrow’s innovativeworkforce, it is critical to examine our students’ perceptions of their own skill development,feelings of self- efficacy, and formation of STEM identities throughout the STEM pipeline.Underrepresentation of Women in EngineeringAs an underrepresented group in the STEM fields, young women’s standards for mathematicsachievement are lower than young men’s, resulting in lower self-efficacy and greater feelings ofself-doubt that negatively contribute to a woman’s decision to

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education include service-learning, sustainable engi- neering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Fourth Year Engineering Students’ Descriptions of the Importance of Improving Society Through their Engineering CareersAbstractAs engineering students graduate and enter the workforce, they gain significant responsibility forindividuals and society through their future decisions. Problematically, multiple recent studieshave shown that over their time in college, students tend to become more disengaged from theimpact of their work and their feelings of social responsibility decrease. The question explored inthis research was to determine the

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

engineering doctoral program to develop at a record pace.Since its inception, the program has grown and prospered. Current enrollment is approximately30 PhD students with two to three students graduating per year. The research productivity of thefaculty members has grown over time along with their connections to local industry. One of thechallenges in being the first doctoral program in the College of Engineering is that the otherdepartments were not as capable of supporting the same level of research and some of theadministrative processes in the university needed to be revised and expanded to support doctoralresearch. For example, an ECE doctoral program will often leverage faculty members andresearch in Physics and Computer Science. At the start

Conference Session

Faculty Views of Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

. To date, abundant research exists on the mechanics of teaching ethics, butthere remains a paucity of work investigating what informs faculty decisions to teach ethics (or,conversely, not to teach it) and how they discern the manifold inputs affecting those decisions. Over the past decade, research on engineering ethics in undergraduate programs hasconsidered myriad perspectives. One branch of work has approached it from the studentperspective, ranging from an investigation on student perspectives toward ethics and professionalidentity6 to a more tangential approach looking at students’ views toward social responsibility7.8.A separate branch has also looked at this topic from recent graduates’ perspectives andencounters with ethical

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 2, IE-ing the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech; Arash Baghaei Lakeh, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering Research and the Fulbright International Science and Technology Award. Dr. Salado holds a BSc/MSc in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University of Valencia, an MSc in project management and a MSc in electronics engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the SpaceTech MEng in space systems engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a PhD in systems engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a member of INCOSE and a senior member of IEEE and IIE.Mr. John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech John Morelock is a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech. His research interests include student motivation, game-based learning, and gamified classrooms. He received the NSF

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; John Ziadat, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

joining Carnegie Mellon University as a Teaching Faculty in August 2016. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in data storage, control applications in manufacturing, and STEM education.John Ziadat, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mr. Ziadat received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) in 2014 before going to work for Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, CA as a Mechanical Design Engineer. In 2015, his decision to pursue graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering led him back to SDSM&T, where his thesis topic involves the numer- ical simulation of ballistic

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Margaret J. Slattery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Biomedical

Paper ID #18274Impact of a Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Research Program onStudent and Faculty Perceptions of CreativityMegan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University Megan Huffstickler is an Educational Psychology graduate student at Penn State who is interested in student learning in STEM fields.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Senior Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Sheppard. Her work focuses on fostering mindful awareness, empathy and curiosity in engineering students. Beth completed a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2010 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 2012.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

dissertations.Data Collection. An interview protocol was developed and piloted with two recently graduatedreturners to test the strength of questions and understand the breadth of possible answers. Wemade minor changes to the interview protocol based on the pilot.Next, data were collected using semi-structured interviews organized by the protocol which isconversational in nature, covering the areas of previous writing experience, transfer of writingexperience, and personal perspectives associated with their transition in writing style (SeeAppendix A). The graduate student researcher interviewed each participant separately ininterviews that lasted approximately one hour. Interviews were audio-recorded.Data Analysis. The data were analyzed for emergent themes

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Engineering Leadership Development: Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Tools

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

and has a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.Dr. Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto Serhiy Kovalchuk is a research associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto.Dr. Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) estab- lished in 2010. Development of personal capability has been central to his work with engineering students for twenty-five years. In 2002 he established Leaders of Tomorrow, a student leadership development pro- gram that led to the establishment of ILead in 2010. He is also a Professor in the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

of all employed college graduates, but they represent only 12% of those withcollege degrees working in engineering occupations. Minority women make up less than twopercent of engineering professionals[20].The study explores the external support systems that assist these women through the beginningstage of their careers; of particular interest is support provided by professional associations andwhether or not that support is adequate.Data is collected through one-on-one interviews of underrepresented minority femaleengineers who graduated from an ABET-accredited university with a bachelor's degree between2011 and 2015. The data collected is analyzed to identify patterns and themes aroundthe challenges that underrepresented minority female

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Steven E. O'Hara, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Architectural

of outreach and recruitment was the impact of studenttours. One student commented that a tour of the school and a conversation with a facultymember influenced their decision when choosing a major. Student tours are given daily oncampus and when a student is interested in architecture or architectural engineering, they visitthe school for a personalized tour. Each faculty member at the school is assigned a week duringthe semester to meet with interested students.Other comments noted other outside influences: growing up around construction, placementtests, visiting siblings in college, legos and other building toys, and, surprisingly, pop culture inthe form of a television character who is an architect.Bibliography:Archer, L., DeWitt, J

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

OutcomesThree pillars of excellence support the expanded diversity and inclusion work effort for theBOLD Center: access, retention and performance (Louie & Sullivan, 2010). Expecting anddriving towards excellence establishes the belief and means to accomplish the new program’sgoals. Along with seeking excellence, really understanding our data became, and still is, aguiding principle for our work. We slowly came to realize our passivity in creating andmaintaining systems rather than actively seeking real change. The gaps in graduation rates andperformance (shown in Figure 3) demonstrated to the BOLD Center that instilling an excellencemindset in students, faculty and staff would be critical to realize any narrowing of these gaps.Seeking to praise

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

students at Macalester College as one contributionto countering this blind spot. In developing this course, our primary interest was to give studentsat an early stage in their academic experience an introduction to engineering, whether they cameto college with the idea of possibly pursuing a career in engineering or whether they wanted toget a deeper understanding of the influence of engineering on the world in which they live. Forthat reason our orientation in this course was different from the orientation found in Bucciarelli’sand Drew’s proposal for integrating the liberal arts with engineering (2015). As we were notprimarily interested in preparing future engineers, our course was less technically(mathematically) focused. Our course was also

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christopher Frayer, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18637New Faculty Learning Community as Retention Tool for UnderrepresentedMinoritiesDr. Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Anne-Marie Lerner is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Her professional interests include inclusive in-class and out-of-class supports, investigat- ing effective teaching pedagogy for remote delivery as well as to nontraditional students, and education assessment. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008.Dr. Christopher Frayer, University of Wisconsin

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Department of Physics, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

. Eric plans to retire in 5 years.For each of the individuals above, indicate below ONE responsibility you recommend for them. Each person mustbe recommended to only one of the following responsibilities. Place the person’s first initial (A-E) next to yourrecommendations. ____ Advise incoming graduate students to help them find an advisor in their research area. ____ Act as Department Co-Chair for the upcoming academic year with a full professor. The Department Chair will be on sabbatical. ____ Be the faculty sponsor for the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). ____ Work with professors from the Materials Science Department on an NSF research project focusing on materials processing and

Conference Session

Continuing Education for Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

does. But there is every reason tobelieve that introducing a higher level of professionalism would enable young facultyto create and sustain a more powerful form of engineering education for the Region.The author draws on his own experience in the Region, as a faculty member and anadministrator, and looks forward to a new paradigm in engineering education thatwill lead to widespread reform, to ensure the vitality and currency of engineeringeducation in the Arab Gulf Region.Some Benchmarks of Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf RegionIn most Middle East countries we witness an increase in the numbers of: engineeringcolleges, students, and engineering graduates. This trend has continued for decadesand has exceeded expectations. But

Conference Session

Career Development in Engineering: From Higher Education to Industry

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

graduates, co-op activities, and potential development ofcollaborative research programs. Unfortunately, adjuncts are marginalized by the academicsystems in place today; and their contributions to the academic process are undervalued. Next,the paper reports on the success story of an adjunct, a practitioner with good credentials, who“teamed-up” with a “full-time” faculty, in an attempt to bring the practice to 4 thyear students in ageotechnical/ foundation engineering class. The success achieved in meeting course objectives,as a result of practitioner’s role, was attributed, in large measure, to proper planning andcoordination that preceded course delivery. Plus, the willingness, experience and abilities of theadjunct in addressing the practice in

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #17925First Generation Students’ Engineering BelongingnessMr. Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno Hank Boone is an Academic Success Coach at Nevada State College and a recent graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on First Generation engineering college students’ engineering identity, belongingness, and how they perceive their college experience. He also worked under his advisor on a project looking at non-normative engineering students and how they may have differing paths to success. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nevada

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Camp) which was supported by the University of Wisconsin-Stout STEPS program5. The initial offering of the STEPS Camp at the University of St. Thomas(UST) was driven by the desire to educate, motivate, and inspire young girls about the STEMdisciplines. For the first fifteen years of the camp, students were resided on campus and attendedclasses which culminated in model plane building. By 2014 the program's goals no longeraligned with reports which highlighted race, gender, and income disparities in STEM.Recognizing this, members of the engineering faculty determined that a camp that does notreflect the target demographic of students in its staff nor accommodate for low-income families,was an ineffective way to reach students falling on the

Conference Session

Engineering Social and Human Ethical Impacts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark L. Bourgeois, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

tends to focus almostexclusively on distinctive professional responsibilities – that is to say, ethical issues that arecommonly presented by the immediate practice of the work typical of each. For undergraduates,this is professional ethics in an industrial or consulting context.1 For graduate students, whosetraining is preparation for a career in research, this is typically research ethics, implicitly in anacademic context.2 Thus, both construe the responsibilities of the engineer relatively narrowly.In particular, the concerns of each taper dramatically as the borders of the immediate work siteare crossed. While some focus is of course necessary and appropriate, the present narrowness hasarguably become unhealthily myopic, particularly