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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University; Jason B Burke, Quinnipiac University

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Paper ID #16583Student Veterans: Tapping into a Valuable ResourceDr. B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University Grant Crawford, PhD, P.E., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Quinnipiac University and the former Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas in 2004. He has

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J Novoselich P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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B and C). Qualitative comparisonof course syllabi and team charter requirements across the three institutions indicated similarityin the capstone design experience with regard to course objectives, course content, projectrequirements, and team-based pedagogy. Mechanical engineering was specifically chosenbecause of the discipline’s professional interest in engineering leadership (see 3), mechanicalengineering’s prominence as the largest discipline for bachelor’s degree attainment,34 and accessto participant teams. The study had Institution Review Board approval at all three institutions. This study's sample included 209 students (Table 1) who comprised 45 complete designteams; teams were only included if they exhibited a 100% response

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Engineering program. The course scopefocuses on issues related to the professional practice of civil engineering, and is intended toaugment and enrich the student’s civil engineering core courses. Topics include professionalregistration and practice, engineering ethics, contemporary issues, and fundamental concepts ofbusiness, management, and public policy. The course objectives are: 3  a. Apply the ASCE Code of Ethics to the solution of an ethical problem confronting a practicing engineer, b. Explain the elements of project management in the military, public service, and private sectors, c. Describe the business and public policy issues for public and private practice, d

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #15882Using Focus Groups to Understand Military Veteran Students’ Pathways inEngineering EducationDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Chair and Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She formerly held two postdoctoral

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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, 12Student Veterans’ Acculturation to U.S. Higher Education Culture Acculturation models offer a theoretical framework to explain student veterans’ culturalconflict as they reintegrate into higher education.15 Acculturation is as a complex process ofbalancing cultural changes resulting from the encounter of two or more cultural groups.21 Asstudent veterans (non-dominant group) enter the culture of higher education (dominant culture),acculturation models take into account the existence of peer differentiation and dynamicsbetween both groups. Berry’s acculturation model discussed four possible resolutions from thiscultural exchange: (a) assimilation, (dismissal of prior cultural identity and acceptance of newculture), (b) separation (cultural

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Francis Rogers III, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Russell Barrett Thomas Sr, United States Army; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy

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from end-of-course survey questions are found in Table 4.Table 2. Course Outcome assessment results for EV400, Spring 2015. All scores are basedon a 1 – 5 Likert scale with a score of 5 being excellent or most agreeable. % of Course Stud. Instr. Indirect Score Direct Overall Score Prev. Points Score Score 0.6 B +0.4 C Score 0.2 D + 0.8 E Year Course Outcome (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) Develop short-term and long-term professional goals, to include 1 30% 4.20 4.00 4.12 4.51 4.43

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University

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- Veterans.” NASPA Journal 45, no. 1 (2008): 73-102. [10] DiRamio, David., and Kathryn Jarvis. “Veterans in higher education: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching to Campus.” ASHE Higher Education Report 37, no. 3 (2011): 1-144. [11] Livingston, Wade G., Pamela A. Havice, Tony W. Cawthon, and David S. Fleming. “Coming Home: Student Veterans’ Articulation of College Re-Enrollment.” Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 48, no. 3 (2011): 315-311. [12] Rumann, Corey B., and Florence A. Hamrick. “Student Veterans in Transition: Re-enrolling after War Zone Deployments.” The Journal of Higher Education 81, no. 4 (2010): 431-458. [13] Vacchi, David T., and Joseph B. Berger. “Student Veterans in Higher Education

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University

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) enablingof transfer credits and experiential credits; b) taking a community-based approach withcomprehensive programs and services for student veterans and their families which includehousing, health care, employment during the college; c) enabling veterans’ voice to be heardthrough roundtables, veteran associations, etc; d) have strong web presence easily accessible to theveterans; e) establish a specific point of contact; e) expand housing options; and f) implementtuition deferment plan to accommodate the GI Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944)payment schedules; g) provide veteran focused orientations; h) provide faculty training related toveterans (ACE, 2008; Heineman, 2016; Olin Earl & Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1949).Veterans

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Paper ID #14601Translating United States Military Occupational Specialties Training into Col-lege Credit at a Regional, Comprehensive UniversityDr. George D. Ford, Western Carolina University Dr. George Ford P.E. is an associate professor in the Construction Management Department at Western Carolina University.Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University Janet Ford, Juris Doctor, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Western Carolina Univer- sity and teaches in the area of business law. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Translating United States military

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith A. Landry PE, Georgia Southern University; Mike Jackson, Georgia Southern University

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Paper ID #14545A Longitudinal Study of Veteran Student Efficacy in the College of Engineer-ing & IT at Georgia Southern - Year 0Dr. Keith A. Landry PE, Georgia Southern University Keith Landry, PhD, PE Colonel (Retired), US Army Assistant Professor Civil Engineering & Construction Management Department Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GADr. Mike Jackson, Georgia Southern University Dr. Jackson is an experienced Engineering Administrator, Educator, and Researcher. He has completed over $5M in externally funded research and has published more than 75 scholarly works related to Civil Engineering and Construction

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MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Timothy Hyer, US Air Force

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education and research departments, and UAS technol- ogy demonstrations involving outside entities. He has served in a variety of operational assignments as a C-130H, RQ-4A/B and Air Commando pilot. He has been engaged in multiple combat operations in Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, and Africa. He is a command pilot with approximately 3,800 hours includ- ing 1143 combat and 606 combat support hours. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Motivating Students with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Airmanship and Research Program1. IntroductionUAS operations have proven to be a key asset to the warfighter over the past decade and theiruse is expected to increase in the

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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Paper ID #15466Veterans’ Contributions to Enhancing the Capstone Learning Experience ofEngineering CohortsDr. David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent D. Blake Stringer, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of aeronautics at Kent State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Kent State, Dr. Stringer served in the Army for 20 years as an army aviator, West Point faculty member, and research engineer. He holds a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering from the US Military Academy, a masters degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, and a doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the