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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Donald L. Price, The Citadel

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real world. I have noticed that the ones that are open to outside experience do listen and try to apply what we do/say into their work. Some will even ask questions and try to learn more directly as well. An example is in control systems, when we were going over frequency and time domains. My communications background allowed me to explain that information in a different way to a couple of the other students and show how that education is applied in industry. From our work ethics, to our different knowledge bases I do think we make a positive impact on the performance of the other students.”MethodsTo conclude whether veteran students have a positive influence on the grades of non-veteranstudents, student

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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throughouther time in college, Rachael explained how being “called out” made her more aware of her futureresponsibilities: “I guess one of the big things that has changed… a lot of people have called meout for working on drones…. It sort of changed the way that I have seen like, oh, what am Igoing to be doing as an engineer with the government? And like, what that will impact in theworld.”While interactions such as those described above can be challenging, students who have thetools, poise, and confidence to engage can actually benefit greatly from the opportunities forreflection these discussions can provide. But if taken too far or lacking a supportive communitylike ROTC, it is possible that students may feel isolated or misfit at some

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Barsanti Jr., The Citadel

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students succeed both in and out of theclassroom [3]. Examples include campus activities, socialization, recreation, leadershipopportunities, service opportunities and engagement in academic activities with peers. However,this culture of inclusiveness begins before the student veteran arrives, while they are on campus,and extends into workplace employment. Unlike many large universities with support staff toassist student veterans, the institution’s faculty are directly involved early in the transition all theway past graduation. Student veterans are part of the overall strategic plan for the School ofEngineering. This paper focuses on veteran and active duty students’ transition to and fromcampus life as well as their time on campus.Background

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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availabilityinformation.The interview protocol followed a semi-structured format. Pilot interviews were conducted in theFall of 2014 and the interview protocol was revised based on the results and feedback from ourexternal advisory board. Students were asked to describe their life history as an ice breaker toopen the discussion and questions followed about, among other things, their transition out of theservice, their educational pathway, and the impact of the military on their choice of collegemajor. The relevant Institutional Review Boards approved the study protocol. The majority ofinterviews were conducted between the spring of 2016 and the spring of 2017. Participants werepaid $50 for their participation.Data AnalysisEach interview was transcribed by a

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Michel Albert Audette, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Dipankar Ghosh, Old Dominion University

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on Digital Manufacturing. Her research is focused on mechatronics, digital manufacturing, digital thread, cyber physical systems, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mecha- tronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufactur- ing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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often have a positive impact on student veterans’ educationalexperiences and outcomes [14], [15]. Persky and Oliver’s [16] study of student veteransattending community colleges identified characteristics of successful programs: (a) creditstreamlining; (b) streamlining of programs and services; and (c) faculty, advisor, and counselortraining (p. 113). Caton’s [17] study of student veterans services at a community college found ittakes an average of six years to fully develop student veteran programs; those programs thatbecame a part of the fabric of the institution had support from the highest level of universityadministration and leadership, and the most successful programs used a student-centeredapproach, focusing on student veteran

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas L. Davis, Kent State University; D. Blake Stringer, Kent State University; Maureen Regan McFarland, Kent State University

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technology, mechanical engineering technology, and flighttechnology. Among these were three former active-duty or national guard veterans.The literature already documents the attributes of student veterans in terms of their potentialwithin the engineering community. This paper describes the design competition and documentsthe actions of the team through the student design process. It then describes the veterans’ rolesand integration in the project, specifically how their veteran experiences directly influenced theteam’s success. Finally, it describes these veterans’ impact on model rocketry at the institutionas a whole and their legacy in subsequent competition teams.IntroductionUniversities have experienced significant growth of student-veteran

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Christina Nicole Willis, University of Utah; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University

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veterans follow non-traditional education pathwaysand bring with them a wealth of diverse life experiences. Correspondingly, the growing numberof veterans pursuing STEM degrees, and the diversity of this underserved group of studentscontinues to gain the attention of faculty, administrators, and national organizations. To bolsterASEE’s support for many diverse groups to include student veterans in ETETE pathways, theASEE president commissioned a series of leadership roundtables during the 2018 ASEENational Conference and Exposition. There, roundtables were tasked with makingrecommendations regarding how ASEE can support engineering education, relevant diversityresearch, and engagement of these diverse communities in society activities.The purpose

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca C. Atkinson, Clemson University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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instructors should know about her military status, she affirmed, “not reallybecause I feel like I want to be as normal as possible. You wanna blend in, you don’t wanna stickout all the time.” Thus, their identities as student veterans, though listed as central to theirpersona on the identity circle, were deemphasized in communication with faculty.Mary indicated her veteran identity and engineering identity were “most representative of mypersonality,” but qualified the statement indicating “I don’t really like to greatly self-identifymyself as a veteran solely because I think I’m not a combat veteran.” (Men interviewed for thisstudy similarly minimized their veteran status when they had not been engaged in combat.) Marydid not indicate whether she

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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engineering educators can best help them to be successful. Ourfuture research on RANGE students will explore the challenges that these students experience inbalancing the competing demands of military service and academic pursuits in engineeringeducation.References[1] J. Marcus, "Community colleges rarely graduate the veterans they recruit," The Atlantic, 21 April 2017.[2] U.S. Veterans Administration: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, "Summary of veterans benefits: FY 2000 to FY 2016," [Online]. Available: https://www.va.gov/vetdata/utilization.asp. [Accessed 22 January 2020].[3] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, "Annual Benefits Report, Fiscal Year 2018," Author, Washington, DC, 2019.[4] C. A. Cate, S. Lyon, J

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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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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J Barsanti Jr., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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organizations (student chapters and evendepartments) to be a part of and experience speakers, conferences, and community servicesurrounding the group’s basic needs. Some students look to socialize and begin to connect withlike-minded peers within activities and focused study areas for our veterans and active dutymilitary.References[1] Humphrey, J., “Getting Student Veterans Off the Sidelines,” accessed 5 February 2017,http://www.military.com/education/getting-veteran-students-off-the-sidelines.html[2] Kuh, G., et. al., Student Success in College, Josey-Bass, 2010.[3] Welch, R., Martin, A., Bower, K., Rabb, R., “Promoting Engagement through Innovative and PragmaticPrograms,” Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference on Engineering Education, New

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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bythe variety of engineering majors and courses offered [2]. Online engineering students are morelikely to graduate when they have more diverse options of curriculum to choose from, based onwhat they want and need [8]. Research also shows that the number of part-time online instructorsalso has a positive impact on online engineering program graduation rates [1]. Hence, hiringmore online part-time faculty should enable programs to teach a greater variety of online courseswhich, in turn, will likely have a positive influence on graduation rates. Figure 1. Student Veteran Engagement in Online Engineering LearningOnline educational programs support student-centered learning pedagogy where

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Oaks, CA: Sage, 2011, pp. 421-434.[68] D. J. Clandinin and J. Rosiek, "Mapping a landscape of narrative inquiry: Borderland spaces and tensions," in Handbook of narrative inquiry: Mapping a methodology, D. J. Clandinin, Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007.[69] J. Dewey, Experience & Education. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1938.[70] D. J. Clandinin, Engaging in Narrative Inquiry (Developing Qualitative Inquiry). Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 2013.[71] K. P. Cross, "Our changing students and their impact on colleges: Prospects for a true learning society," Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 630-632, May 1980.[72] (1996). Nontraditional undergraduates: Trends in enrollment for 1986 to 1992 and

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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, theoretical, and analytical skills associated with theirdevelopment. In the model, sophomores engage by learning the skills associated with directleadership of individuals and small teams and the management of duties. In a sophomore-leveltechnical writing course (required of all engineering and computer science majors), sophomore-level leader development was assessed using the institution’s criteria. These small teams had ahands-on, technical assignment that lasted several weeks. There was a difference in leadershipskills and communication skills observed between the traditional students with their formalleadership curricula and the student veterans. Student peers consistently rated student veteranshigher in all areas of the leadership attributes

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith A. Landry, Georgia Southern University; N. Mike Jackson, Georgia Southern University; Kevin Gavin Finley, Georgia Southern University - College of Engineering and Information Technology

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number of veterans who will see a positive return on their earned benefits. Thepedagogical concepts supporting the structure and implementation of a mentorship programdesigned to improve the retention and graduation rates of military veterans pursuing STEM arepresented. Social support theory principles defining the structure of the mentorship effort whichutilizes military veteran volunteers already serving on the college or university faculty and staffare presented and discussed. The Stress and Coping, Social Constructionist and Relationshipperspectives of social support theory are evaluated for their ability to identify the principle issuesproducing the stress felt by the students and mitigate their impact. Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale(PSS

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Marty Martinez

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, evolution over time, successes, and areas for further improvement. Also, we discuss indetail additional veteran services provided by the campus Veterans Services Center that dovetailinto the course. We provide student feedback from previous students as a form of assessment.OverviewIn September 2009, Vice President for Student Affairs Sara Axelson established a Veterans TaskForce of representatives from university departments, state agencies and community serviceorganizations. The task force, chaired by Associate Dean of Students Dr. Dolores Cardona,established a goal to identify high impact methods to enhance veteran services already in place tosmooth the transition from military to college life. The task force identified four immediatepriorities

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Arna Erega, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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recent research focuses on student veterans’ civilian transition experiences through higher education.Dr. Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Peter Tkacik is a Professor of mechanical engineering within the motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of military veteran engineering college students through hands-on learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential programs and relate to race car aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, color-Schlieren shock and compressible flow imaging, and flows around multiple bodies in tandem.Dr. Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Michael Anthony Crespo, Granby High School, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA; Drew E. Brown, Old Dominion University; Deborah Marshall, Norfolk Public Schools Career & Technical Ed. Dept.; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Petros J. Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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" (listed in 3.9% of jobs), "Security+" (listed in 2.9% of jobs), and"Information Assurance Technical IAT" (listed in 2.4% of jobs), amongst others [7].Other researchers have identified mentoring as an important component for development offuture cybersecurity professionals by embedding career guidance, academic advising, as well asguidance and mentoring in research, certifications, service learning, ethics, professional skills,and extracurricular activities [8]. Therefore, engaging students in competitions like CyberPatriots and exposing them early on to project-based cybersecurity activities might have a hugeimpact on their future cybersecurity careers.BackgroundThe Commonwealth of Virginia is trying to address the growing need for

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachel Saunders, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Madison Elizabeth Levan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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communication skills, emphasis on team teamwork, and pragmatic interest and strongwork ethic all help make veterans assets to the engineering profession [10].What student veterans bring into the engineering classroom and engineering field is not limitedto their professional dispositions and skills at just an individual level, which impacts only theiracademic resilience and professional success. Veterans also bring unique experiences from themilitary with them into the engineering classroom and industry. Based on their prior militaryexperiences student veterans naturally have deep knowledge of real-life issues and pragmaticinsights to understand the impact of engineering decisions in a global, economic, environmental,and societal context [10].Student

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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CP4SMPVC+ grant – in which Georgia Tech is developing curriculum and project kits that will be used during the summer camps to be run at partnering Informal Education Institutes.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into learning in informal

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy ; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; Richard Francis Rogers III, United States Army; Patrick Baker, United States Military Academy

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discipline’s body of knowledge, (2) support the Institution’s academic charter, and(3) create opportunities for each individual student’s growth. “The goals are the same for all ourstudents—to foster academic success…One of these factors is knowing the cultural context ofour students' life experiences so we can maximize their particular strengths [5].” The undergraduate students currently in our classrooms have been referred to as““Generation C”—students who are connected, content-centric, computerized, community-oriented, and, most importantly, continually clicking [6],” “Millennials”, or “Digital Natives.”The labels are applied because the students were “born between 1982 and 2004 [7]” and theyhave the distinct privilege to have always been

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zachary Jordan Bunn, United States Military Academy; Julia Lyn Wyatt, United States Military Academy; Joshua N. Burns, United States Military Academy; Brian Riser, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael Gerhardt Oesterle, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center

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achieve Level 5 in Communication and Teamwork. In acquiring andunderstanding new topic to apply in the project, students achieved Level 5 of Lifelong Learning.Finally, by establishing rapport and working with NAVFAC EXWC, students integratedprofessional attitudes relevant to the project, achieving Level 5 in Professional Attitudes [1].5. B. Broader Impact of PBL Experience in the Army Profession The nature of critical thinking and analyzing various ways to achieve a viable solution tosolve a problem can be attained through engineering education and applied across the Armyprofession. The Army Design Methodology (ADM) is depicted in Figure 1. The ADM is aframework for solving complex problems on the battlefield in the same way

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Raymond Vetter, United States Military Academy

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that links course objectives and has many opportunities for small successesthroughout. Questions should be not too easy nor too difficult, and a leaderboard with topperformers can motivate students to master course material [5, pp. 188-193]. By increasingfeedback to students, they will engage more in discussions and become more active learners.Similarly, effective use of multimedia has significant impact on student performance. Unlike most traditional classrooms, multimedia can be prominently featured in onlinecourses. Multimedia can include text, audio, video, animations, and simulations, all of whichhave purposes and contribute to learning. Researchers have developed the “multimediaprinciple,” which states “that adding pictures – or

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joseph Peter Kosteczko, Old Dominion University; Katherine Smith, Old Dominion University; Jessica Johnson; Rafael Diaz

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). Figure 2: Digital Transformation [15]The future of Industry involves the interoperability of machines, devices, sensors and peoplethat connect and communicate with one another. In the Internet of Things, sensors with theability to collect real-time data can be used by manufacturers, producers, supply chain, andconsumers. The advancements in big data and powerful analytics means that systems canprocess huge quantities of data and rapidly produce actionable insights. This results ininformation transparency and leverages a virtual copy of the physical world produced fromsensor data in order to contextualize information. These new technologies allow systems tosupport humans in decision making and assist in tasks that might be hazardous or