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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yin Pan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sumita Mishra, Rochester Institute of Technology; David I. Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

encouraging. To expandour forensics modules, we plan to develop Internet forensics and cloud forensics in the near future.The main improvement suggestion we received from students was developing more advanced andchallenging game modules to inspire creativity. We will continue to disseminate our gameframework to communities. In the near future, we plan to develop a repository to collect variousmodules developed by the community and share them with the academic and professionalcommunity.7. AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work partly supported by the National Science Foundation underAward DUE-1400567. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, Lehigh University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

background (e.g., university, major, QPA), travel abroad/ international experiences(e.g., level of interest in international issues, foreign language proficiency), and characteristics ofthe international experiences (e.g., programmatic elements of experiences such as duration,amount of reflection, and comfort zone). The combined set of instruments (EGPI, GPI, andbackground survey were administered to two samples of seniors at each of the four partnerinstitutions – those who had at least one international experience and those with no internationalexperiences. In addition, a third sample of incoming freshmen served as both a comparison groupand an institutional baseline. This dataset was then used for the quantitative studyThe 25% of seniors with the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Mitikaa Sama, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

) engineering and en- trepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) redesigning the traditional academic transcript.Dr. Angela Harris, Stanford University Angela is currently a Fellow with the Thinking Matters program at Stanford University. Angela received her PhD in Stanford’s Environmental Engineering and Science Program (Spring 2015). Angela completed her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to coming to Stanford for her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Angela conducts research related to water, sanitation, and child health in developing countries. Angela has extensive experience in developing survey

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Make It!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge A. Piña, Baltimore City Community College; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Light.Challenges of the Smart PLC Traffic Light Controller: This project intentionally leaves a marginfor students to go farther with their work. Student teams can modify or expand the projectconsidering the pedestrian crossing the intersection, and also thinking in drivers who want to doa left turn in any of the streets.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis material is based upon work supported by the Research Experiences for Teachers Program(RET) under the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1300779. Any opinion, findings,and conclusion or recommendation expressed in this material are from the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the view or opinion of the National Science Foundation.REFERENCES1. Hsieh, S. and Hsieh, P.Y., “Web-based Modules for Programmable

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Make It!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, The Petroleum Institute; Yusuf Khan Airani P.E., United Arab Emirates University

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Manufacturing

-apprenticeship. Both categories usedthe prevailing knowledge and technology at that time to build better technologies. Forexample James Nasmyth’s [1] definition of engineering as “common senseapplication of materials” reflects the knowledge and technology, exclusive tomechanical elements, prevailed at that time. Makers are individuals who design andbuild new devices and share their experiences with others. Universities provideopportunities to wake up the dormant geniuses of such individuals among studentswho sometimes may not be turned-on by the traditional classroom teaching. But tomake full exploitation of their geniuses they have to have a comprehensiveknowledge of the prevailing technologies. This paper describes the method by whichknowledge of

Conference Session

Make It!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Song, Alamo Colleges District; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Daniel M. Sherry, Alamo College

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Manufacturing

work supported by the National Science Foundation’s AdvancedTechnology Education Program under Grant No. 1304843. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] The San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) Industrial Sectors at SanAntonio. Available online at: http://www.sanantonioedf.com/industry-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/[2] The San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) Alamo Region Manufacturing IndustryWorkforce Assessment Report (November 2015). Available online at: http://www.sama-tx.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SAMA_Workforce_Assessment_Report-Final-120115.pdf[3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

#P120A140064. Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of thefunding agency.ReferencesAbel, J. & Deitz, R. (2014). Do the Benefits of College Still Outweigh the Costs? Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 20(3), 2014.American Psychological Association, (2012). Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Education: Psychology’s Contributions to Understanding and Reducing Disparities, American Psychological Association, 2012.Auerbach, S. (2004). Engaging Latino parents in supporting college pathways: Lessons from a college access program. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 3(2), 125–145.Baum, S

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C Curry; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

critical to outreach in the large surrounding school districts whoseminority populations averages 72.5%, and 64.8% of students are considered to be economicallydisadvantaged. Our scholarship program will strengthen its role in increasing the number of well-educated and skilled engineers from diverse and underserved backgrounds.AcknowledgmentThe project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation grant #1457880. Their support isgreatly appreciated.References 1. Packard, B.: Mentoring and Retention in College Science: Reflections on the Sophomore Year. Journal College Student Retention 6(3), 289-300 (2004) 2. Wilson, Z., Holmes, L., de Gravelles, K., Sylvain, M., Batiste, L., Johnson, M., McGuire, S., Pang, S., Warner, I

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC

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Civil Engineering

infrastructure management to their future careers.To date, faculty members from ten institutions have used the IVS. Data analysis is ongoing(Roberts & Haden, 2016).Lessons Learned and Next StepsThe project leadership team reflected on the success of the lesson development process andarrived at the following insights:  The face-to-face opportunity afforded by the workshop is essential to building community and to brainstorming effective and interesting content  It is essential that attendees complete their learning outcomes for each lesson ahead of time.  Teams should be diverse in every possible aspect to ensure effective material development.  A deadline for submittal needs to be defined clearly.  The CIT

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

other demographics and characteristics such as religion,sexuality, and social economic status; we intend to do so in the full iteration of the review. ResultsThe results from this work-in-progress literature review are organized below by researchquestion. Although not all of the reviewed articles are directly referenced in this section, they areall included in the References section of this paper. Note that we used the terms Latinxs,Latina/o, and Hispanic throughout this section to reflect the terminology used in the papersreviewed.Diversity in Latinx The first research question we addressed was “How is the diversity within Latinxdescribed in the engineering education literature?” While our

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

:00 Active Learning Modules Clear Security Active Learning Modules19:00 Dinner Dinner Flight College of Engineering20:00 Dinner Show Reflections Active Learning Modules Fireworks21:00 Speeches

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

rooted in the nexus ofhumanitarian practice, sustainability awareness, social justice, and professional practice. It willemphasize student teamwork, along with greater consideration of social and economic factors,improved communication with diverse constituents, and reflection on an ethical understanding oftheir decisions and solutions. It also requires that faculty members be empowered to mirror thesevalues and skills in their instruction and mentoring. The RED grant connects professional skillsdirectly to the ability to develop and evaluate solutions within these broader contexts.In this work in progress (WIP), we review our progress towards achieving this vision including:• Establishing a foundation for a revised engineering canon that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Engineering. London, November 10-12, 2008.14. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodsapproaches, 3rd edn, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 76.15. J. Walther, J., Sochacka, N. W., and Kellam, N. N. (2013). Quality in interpretiveengineering education research: Reflections on an example study, Journal of EngineeringEducation, 102(4), 626-659.16. Cross, N., & Cross, A. C. (1995). Observations of teamwork and social processes indesign. Design studies, 16(2), pp. 143-170.

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Jill Zarestky, Colorado State Univeristy; Lei Xie, Texas A&M University; Khalil M. Dirani, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

creating awareness about Industrial Distribution and related STEM fields among the public.Ms. Soo Jeoung Han, Texas A&M University Soo Jeoung (Crystal) Han is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource at Texas A&M University. She worked in business and academic institutions in South Korea for more than five years. Her research interests reflect her diverse work experiences including the field of virtual team collaboration, cross-cultural team diversity, shared leadership development of teams, and global/women leadership. Currently, she has published journals and book chapters in the field of collaborative learning, team leadership, and e-learning.Prof. Michael

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First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Chiki, Ohio University; Braden Vale Jay Robinson, Ohio University

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First-Year Programs

% 52.17% Going to college was the next logical step 46.40% 34.78% I've always been good at math and science 41.10% 41.30% Someone suggested it to me 16.10% 10.87% Other (Qualitative) 5.40% 2.17% I'm not sure 0.00% 0.00%In keeping with the appreciative model, students were also asked to reflect on their personalstrengths before considering their academic failures. When asked what kept them from reachingtheir full potential in the previous semester (Table 3), students most commonly selected “anxiety,depression, or stress” (58.9%) and “poor time management

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Pedagogy and Its Impact on Faculty and Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Lopez, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, California State University, Fullerton; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University, Department of Physics; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

, Materials, and Practice; 6. Motivation Theory and Content Relevance andFuture Value to Students; 7. Two-Way Formative Feedback and Reflective Practice by Students andInstructors; 8. Web-Enabled Tools and Resources for More Effective and Efficient Teaching andLearning; 9. Planning for Classroom Innovation in an Upcoming Course”1. Assessment of theimplementation of these principles is conducted through the Reformed-Teaching ObservationProtocol (RTOP), which is an instrument “designed to constructively critique details of classroompractice,” such as cooperative learning and interactive engagement3. This instrument allows for ameasure of effectiveness and faculty fidelity to student-centered teaching in the classroom. TheRTOP evaluation assesses the

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Project-Based Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Steven Christopher Davis, Jacksonville University; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Laura C. Atkins, Jacksonville University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Each team writes self-reflection journals everytwo weeks and presents the progress of their projects. By the end of this semester, the foodpantry staff will be invited to join students’ final presentations and give feedback to students ontheir projects as well as their service learning. 3) “Understand and improve the water quality in the St. Johns river”: This project allowed 13students in 4 teams to start thinking of larger scale community issues. It required juniors toconduct research of designing systems to monitor water quality in our local waterways. Theyvisited local water treatment plants to learn the fundamentals of water analysis and thendesigned, developed, and tested their monitoring system by collaborating with JU MarineScience

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University

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Materials

course of thenext 4 academic years, the achievement of student outcomes and student feedback on the courseswere monitored while minor changes were made to the curriculum. While student outcomes weregenerally achieved, student dissatisfaction with the course structure was high. In the 2016- 2017academic year, several substantial changes were made to the sophomore and junior lab courses inresponse to this data. Curricular changes included an increased emphasis on pseudo-codedevelopment, routine reflection on assumptions and limitations of models used in lab meetings,and a move of the lectures and discussions to after the in-depth lab assignments. In addition,short modules on data analysis, elementary statistics, and linear algebra were

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Keenya Mosley, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Christopher S. Stronen, Savannah Technical College

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

2008, Henderson et al [4] developed the four categories of change strategiesmodel to classify strategies that have been used to conceptualize or to create change inundergraduate STEM education. The similarity of these categories to those developed through anindependent review of an overlapping literature base [5] suggests that the four categories arerobust and meaningful. Following are the four categories: ● Disseminating Curriculum and Pedagogy: This category is based on the phenomena of tell/teach individuals about new teaching conceptions and/or practices and encourage their use. ● Developing Reflective Teachers: Encourage/Support individuals to develop new teaching conceptions and/or practices ● Enacting Policy: Enact new

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

problemformat that was less constrained also offered the student a more genuine and creative engineeringexperience.The workshop leverages the LLP methodology to provide the students with an experientialengineering design learning experience. The LLP process forces the participants to formalize aseries of hypotheses [7] that are tested and refined based on feedback provided by possiblestakeholders and customers. Students test their ideas and modify their designs to reflect theirnewly gained knowledge. In this regard failure is an option. Failure of the student’s hypothesishappens on a routine basis and requires the student to go back to the drawing board, figurativelyand literally. These ‘failures’ are used as learning opportunities where the student’s

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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experience, theirsuperiors wanted the presentations to be standalone so that they could be saved for future referenceor shared with people not in attendance of the presentation.Resistance in Research Laboratories. In graduate laboratories, because there seemed to often beless structure in terms of presentation requirements, graduate students reported having freedomthat enabled the AE style. According to the surveys, advisors were receptive of the AE stylebecause they felt that it “told a good story” and was “easy to follow.” Being unique, the AE stylesatisfied one advisor’s quest for a way to make presentations more exciting. As Figure 5 reflects,though, resistance was faced when two advisors wished to see more information and data on slidesand

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Diversity

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Materials

undergraduate materials engineering students, as well as any other studentsallowed by their programs to take unrestricted engineering electives. I selected the history ofmaterials because it was a topic that has always been of interest to me, and because it tied wellwith the long history of the places where we would be traveling. The course has now beenoffered three times (May 2012, 2015, 2016) with the course content being continuously revised.There is a particular focus throughout on metals and metals processing, which reflects both mypersonal background and an area of emphasis at my university. Although there is some emphasison German (and European) history, the content is generally global in scope.Course DescriptionThe primary text for the course

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

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Mathematics

explain mathematical concepts improved greatly; - Different kind of understanding was required to teach a subject than to be in a class; - Students were asking challenging questions forcing the PLs to think deeply about the material.But also they gained/had - More confidence in their knowledge and skills related to course content, which reflected in other advanced courses they were taking while being PLs; - The opportunity to peer behind the curtain: find out what is means to teach “it has helped me foster a new appreciation for the work professors put in outside of class to prepare lecture and grade assignments”; - More creativity and engagement: a PL created a video on a topic that several students had

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Tom J. Waidzunas, Temple University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

estimates of college-educated Americans who identify as LGBTQ (2.8%, [15]), but reflects trends where a largerproportion of young adults identifies as LGBTQ than in previous generations. 35% of thesample identifies as women, 64% as men, and around 1% as gender non-binary. We includegender non-binary respondents in the LGBTQ indicator but because of concerns aboutidentifiability of this small proportion, we do not include gender non-binary as a dichotomousindicator in the models nor provide the precise percent of the gender non-binary population inTable 1. As such, the category “woman” (which includes those who identify as cis-gender andtransgender women) is compared to both the categories of men (which includes cis-gender andtransgender men) and

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Teaming & Collaborative Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

/ or explanation; or (2) that’s all I can tell. And then this one Adding new ideas on a and this one seems equal” peer’s claim and/or “Yeah, so the max highest is iron explanation. and then the one is the second lower actually this one is max highest.” Expand (1) Reflecting on or “The melting point plus a greatest clarifying own claim; or (2) stretch expand” expanding/elaborating own “We do not know the exact claim by adding explanations temperature but you can get a and/or new information

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Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

reflected their enthusiasm for science andengineering (Intrinsic Psychological). For example, students commented: ‘My motivation for studying [BE] is that I have always had a passion for the biomedical side of science. I hope to do research in viruses and diseases to help better society.’ ‘I really like the idea of working with living systems using engineering, biology (my favorite science subject), and mathematics. I also like the thought of me in the future helping out the community by doing something I enjoy.’However, many students focused solely on their potential to positively impact the world. Thesesentiments

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County

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Two Year College Division

. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.The authors also wish to acknowledge RCBC and RU personnel who have contributed to thecurrent effort and have helped to create and maintain a culture of innovation and excellence.Special thanks are given to RCBC’s President, Mr. Paul Drayton, and to the RCBC Board ofTrustees, as well as to RU’s President, Dr. Ali Houshmand, for their support of innovativeeducational endeavors. Additional thanks go to RCBC’s Workforce Development Institute, underthe leadership of Vice President Anna Payanzo Cotton, for their work in creating meaningfulemployment

Conference Session

ETD Accreditation and Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University; Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Emmanuel Cofie, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

level. Though it is oftenPrograms in engineering technology grant students a technical base education. However, it doesnot completely prepare students to handle the breadth of the material instructed in engineeringcourses. A Master’s degree offered in the engineering technology department will have to betailored to match qualifications the undergraduates while also meeting the changing demands ofand the progress of the industry .ConclusionThe researchers examined students’ responses and found that they reflect an overall positiveattitude toward their own education in the construction engineering technology program atFAMU. The student responses derived a reasonable assessment of overall student sentiment.The results indicated that the students

Conference Session

CoED: Embedded Systems and Robotics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Thad B. Welch, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

challenges cameradesigners. For example, normal glass appropriate for visible wavelengths tends to reflect ratherthan pass IR wavelengths, and normal camera imaging sensors (CMOS or CCD) have IR-blockingfilters to prevent saturation.21–23 This latter point is required because the silicon-based sensor ar-rays respond strongly to what are called the near-IR wavelengths, as can be seen in Figure 2. Theseand other challenges have been overcome by camera designers, and IR cameras are now availablethat combine reasonable price with acceptable image measurement quality. 10 km 10 m 10 mm 10 µm 10 nm 10 pm wavelength

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CoED: Computer Science Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud K Quweider, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Fitratullah Khan, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Computers in Education

step; the visualizationsdefined the pre-conditions before which a student can watch or run them, so that context is well-defined and not lost; and finally, the visualizations were organized to reflect the mentalorganization that the student is creating.The paper gives details about the visualization algorithms, the criteria for their selection andinclusion in the curriculum, the students’ immediate feedback, and survey results, taken by thestudents, that contrast the traditional ways of teaching CS and STEM concepts vs. the additionaluse of the developed visualizations. Our survey results shed light on whether visualizations makegood tools for teaching, and if they have an effect on the rate (how quickly) of learning.Conclusions and