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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Chaouki T Abdallah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andrew Karl Koch, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

disrupted by numerous services that have workedto diminish information asymmetry around the quality of used cars by revealing their history.Specifically, large data sets now exist containing detailed information about individual vehiclessuch as sales history, recall and warranty information, insurance claims, and accident history, e.g.,Autocheck (www.autocheck.com). Numerous online applications now pair this data with otherhelpful information such as price predictions and projected depreciation, in order to put the buyerin a much better position to assess the quality of used cars, e.g., Carfax (www.carfax.com),CarGurus (www.cargurus.com), Carvana (www.carvana.com). This has led to a muchmore efficient marketplace for used cars. We contend that it

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Yanosko, University of Toledo; Grant Valentine, University of Toledo; Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, subject matter expertise is outside the primary scope of the findingsrelated to auto-graded problems. Specifically, the auto-graded problems are part of an interactivetextbook for a Mass and Energy Balances (MEB) course. As the first chemical engineeringcourse in most curricula, student develop engineering problem solving skills related to non-reacting and reacting processes as well as multi-unit operations. In some cases, interventions forthis course were inspired by high attrition rates [16], so the literature contains many novelpedagogies and projects, e.g., [2, 17-19], but a thorough review is not relevant to this research.This contribution’s research questions explore types of auto-graded questions, multiple metricsrelated to correctness and

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Penn State University; Katharine Getz, Penn State University; Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

chance. 5. A man always deserves the respect of his wife and children. 15Does endorsement of masculine ideals predict sense of belonging and identity over performance and peer interactions? 6. It is essential for a man to always have the respect and admiration of everyone who knows him. 7. A man should never back down in the face of trouble. 8. I always like a man who’s totally sure of himself. 9. A man should always think everything out coolly and logically, and have rational reasons for everything he does. 10. A man should always try to project an air of

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Nguyen; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

approach, coveringmaterial from multiple courses, facilitates a comprehensive measure of learning progression,encouraging deeper understanding (den Boer et al., 2021).Cumulative assessments ensure minimal competency, identify knowledge gaps, and fosteraccountability for cumulative knowledge and skills (Vyas et al., 2015). These assessmentsplay a crucial role in shaping comprehensive learning outcomes and aiding educators inrefining instructional strategies (Muniasamy et al., 2015). Various forms of cumulativeassessments, such as exams or projects, prompt students to integrate knowledge, enhancingcritical thinking and problem-solving skills. Educators benefit by gaining insights into theeffectiveness of teaching strategies and curriculum design

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

complacent, nice, and play along. People make choices for you or put you in the middle of projects that you don't even want to be a part of nor that you are consulted about. You are placed in the middle of difficult situations and are expected to handle them. You have a bigger understanding of the problems of the department and because of that you end up doing more things like mentoring and supporting other students that are not even yours. You must also navigate this promotion and/or tenure process, and still be a mother. Now add to that being a mother of a SLD child and there is this skewed judgment about you. For some, you stop being serious enough to do academic work. It's double standard. It's a

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University; Nazia Tasnim, University of Texas at Austin; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman M Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

feedback mechanisms. By inter-linking Artificial Intelligence and assistive technology in an educational setting, this project aspiresto advance personalized learning experiences for students, making meaningful strides in inclusiveeducation.Keywords: SAMCares, Large Language Model, Adaptive Learning, Interactive Learning, Re-triever Augmented GenerationIntroductionThe recent advancement in science and technology has transformed the field of higher education 1 ,bringing a paradigm shift in both teaching methodologies and learning experience. This trend canbe observed globally from both students’ and educators’ perspectives. With the development ofinnovative educational platforms like adaptive learning platforms, virtual and augmented reality(VR/AR

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Himani Sharma; Ann F. McKenna, The University of Iowa; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

his experience of encountering sarcasm when expectations aren't met, underscoringthe importance of providing constructive feedback and empathy during difficult times. Hementioned, "Sometimes I do get a little bit of sarcastic comment from him like, 'Okay, so I've been working on some project for a while. Let us say he expects me to get results. But sometimes the experiments are not going well, there is also not coming as well as they should be."However, bringing sarcasm in critique does not work all the time but rather has reverse effectson learners, constituting part of their lack of motivation. The participant in this scene maysymbolize the contrast between fake goals, which seem impossible to reach, and real-life

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Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth M Boatman; Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University; Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

educator, he brings professional experience as an engineer and project management from industry and government settings.Dr. Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University A.C. Reid Professor of PhilosophyDr. Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University Dr. Olga Pierrakos is a rotating STEM Education Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation (a second stint). Olga is also the Founding Chair (2017-2022) and a Professor of Wake Forest Engineering. With a unique vision to Educate the Whole Engineer and a commitment to Human Flourishing, Olga led Wake Forest Engineering to be ranked as one of the top (14th) ”Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs” by US News Report (2023). With

Conference Session

Student Success in ET

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibarre Araojo, Wayne State University; Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

, Transfer Students, Identity Development,Institutional Challenges, Curriculum Alignment.1. BackgroundEngineering Technology (ET) programs in community colleges represent a distinct facet ofengineering education, catering to different student populations and workforce developmentneeds compared to conventional four-year degree paths. ET programs prioritize practical,application-oriented learning, equipping students with hands-on problem-solving skills directlyrelevant to the industry. For instance, students in ET programs may engage in projects simulatingreal-world engineering challenges, fostering their ability to tackle practical issues. In contrast,traditional four-year engineering programs delve deeper into the theoretical foundations

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Chiranjeevi Singh Marutla, University of Florida

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

for processing and analyzing text data. For this project the SentimentIntensityAnalyzer was used which is a part of the NLTK library. It provides a simple way to assess the sentiment of a piece of text by assigning a sentiment score to it, ranging from -1 (most negative) to 1 (most positive), with 0 indicating a neutral sentiment. NLTK is a versatile library that allows more control over the sentiment analysis process, but it requires more manual effort and expertise compared to libraries like TextBlob. • Deep Learning: Deep learning models [21] for sentiment analysis are more sophisticated and capable of capturing complex patterns in text data, making them potentially more accurate than shallow

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Charting Inclusivity: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Technology in Engineering and Computing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clay Walker, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

that force assimilation, acculturation, and homogenization (Collins and Blot,2006); likewise, technical communicators can be change agents or tools of oppression (Rude,2009). Nevertheless, the field of TC still has much work to do to re-imagine what “professional”writing looks like outside of the white normative ideologies associated with the language used inscience and technology formal communication. Unreflective approaches to GenAI and languagediversity in technical and workplace communication writ large are not going to help this process.When we project this conversation on linguistic diversity in technical communication into theemergent writing practices in GenAI, we can see how GenAI risks collapsing diversity even as itaffords a level

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Angela Estacion

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

, navigate their educational and career choices within the context of theirsocioeconomic backgrounds. Consequently, any effective support initiative must extend beyondthe confines of educational institutions to consider involving key stakeholders such as families,communities, and societal structures. By broadening the scope of support to encompass thesemacro-level factors, these student support initiatives can better empower lower-income studentsto pursue their academic and professional aspirations.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe would like to express our sincere appreciation to Gianni Guirola for his invaluablecontributions to this research project. Gianni Guirola, an undergraduate student from FIU, playeda crucial role in the data analysis phase of this study

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhuvaneswari Gopal, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

].Survey Design and MethodologyThis research project was reviewed and determined to be exempt by our college’s InstitutionalReview Board (IRB). Our experimental setup consisted of two groups of students at a largeMidwestern R1 University, in an undergraduate, pre-capstone SE course. We utilized a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest hybrid between groups and within groups design for this study. Thecontrol and treatment groups consisted of successive cohorts of sophomores/juniors from CS andComputer Engineering, one section each. This SE course was a mandatory component of theiracademic progression towards earning their degree.The treatment group was taught using PI while the control group received instruction throughtraditional lectures. The

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Frank Bolton, Smith College; Liberty Rose Lehr, Smith College; Rahul Simha, The George Washington University; Michelle Lawson, Smith College

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

test. If students obtained a higher grade on these “second chance” questions, the gradewould be averaged with the previous test’s results. In this study we only report the raw gradeswith no points back. For this trial, we also conducted a survey on student attitudes towards teststructure and test-related anxiety. It is important to note that the third exam was issued afterstudents were given a very accurate estimate of their projected grades. This caused a change intheir strategy for answering the test, where students who knew they were going to comfortablypass the course took future assessments less seriously. We call this the S/U-effect and discuss it inthe next sections.Question design for Algorithms: For the Algorithms course, questions

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janne Mishanne Hall, Morgan State University; Temberlenn Donald Ashton Hall, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

clubs andoutreach programs from the industry. The students also noted the importance of identifyingdiversity in the field, requesting early exposure to engineers from underrepresented groups at theK-12 level. This can involve outreach to elementary, middle, and high schools to highlightinspiring engineering projects from the industry and academics, exposure through field trips,more internships opportunities, and job shadowing to engineering companies or facilities. Theinability to identify or connect with practicing engineers is a concern. Addressing this willpartially alleviate concern some students have with the lack of understanding real-worldrelevance of engineering.ConclusionThis is a work in progress. We are hoping our final results from

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Aguirre Munoz Ph.D., University of California, Merced; Melissa Almeida, University of California, Merced; Comlan de Souza, California State University, Fresno; Keith Collins Thompson, University of California Merced; Khang Tran, California State University, Fresno; Yue Lei, University of California, Merced; Erica M Rutter, University of California, Merced; Lalita G Oka, California State University, Fresno; Maribel Viveros, University of California Merced; Bianca Estella Salazar, University of California, Merced; Changho Kim, University of California, Merced

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

include experimental geotechnics, numerical modeling, liquefaction assessments, and dam safety. She is also interested in issues related to women in engineering and has published numerous articles in ASEE conferences.Maribel Viveros, University of California MercedBianca Estella Salazar, University of California, MercedChangho Kim, University of California, Merced Changho Kim is Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Merced. He is participating in the ”Why, What and How” Calculus project as co-PI. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Interest & Engagement Tactics for Success 1

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Wang; Fangyuan Chai; Yuan Liu; Jun Zhu; Jing Jin

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, no.3, pp.106-112, 2018.[38] H. Z. Okulu and A. Oguz-Unver, “The Development and Evaluation of a Tool to Determine the Characteristics of STEM Activities”, European Journal of STEM Education, vol.6, no.1, pp.6, 2021.[39] A. Sokolowski, Scientific Inquiry in Mathematics-Theory and Practice. Springer International Publishing,2018.[40] Y. Yang and F. Rao, “Case Study and Its Enlightenments on Interdisciplinary Integrated STEM Curriculum Development: A Case of STEM Course in America Mars Education Project”, e-Education Research, vol.40, no.2, pp.113-122, 2019.[41] S.YU and X.HU, “STEM Education and Its Model for Interdisciplinary Integration”, Open Education Research, vol.21, no.4, pp13-22, 2015.[42] A. Struyf, H. De

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Equity in Engineering: Uncovering Challenges and Championing Change in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Robert, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

, the Colorado School of Mines (Mines), from 2022-2023 (Robert,2023). Our inquiry into prestige represents a secondary data analysis (SDA; see Case, Paretti, &Matusovic, 2021), using data and content that were originally collected to explore undergraduatestudents' personal experiences as underrepresented students in the culture of engineering. Theresearcher who originally collected the data (Robert) is joined by Authors 2 and 3 in this SDAinquiry and analysis. A novel creative materialism conceptual framework (Robert, 2023) wastheorized for this interdisciplinary and participatory qualitative and arts-based research methodsdissertation research project with three underrepresented STEM students. Creative materialismhas three components that

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Bill J. Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

other hand, they report that innovative instruction can lead toimprovements in student beliefs. A project based design (graphic, industrial, interiorphotographic and fashion) curriculum, and a business curriculum promoting self reflection bothresulted in statistically significant increases in deep approach scores as measured by the SPQ.Although conventional lecture-based educational practices tend to reinforce more naive beliefs,innovative instruction can develop more expert-like beliefs, which in turn can promote learning.Over the last four years, the WISE Learning Tool has become an increasingly integralcomponent of the Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) curriculum atOSU, and has been integrated into the three courses

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Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Dianne Johnson, College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and science content for the 8 non-STEM majors is MAT105 & MTT202 (previouslydescribed), MAT106 (“Math Structures & Algorithms for Educators-II”), any science courseand a science methods course. The PSY major has additional required math content: statisticalmethods provided “in context” within the psychology department, including a 1-semesterresearch project. In size, the Psychology, English and History majors dominate the non-STEMmajors. In this study, the majors of Art and Music, as well as the majors of Sociology andWoman & Gender Studies, are combined to create larger populations. The statisticalassumptions in this work were that samples are simple random sampled and that distributionsare normally distributed. Populations were

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic, University of Texas, Arlington; Beth R. Isbell, University of Texas at Arlington; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas at Arlington

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-2827: MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE AND FIRST YEAR RE-TENTION OF STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMUNI-TIESYvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Pearson Weatherton’s expertise is in the areas of air quality including monitoring and modeling and engineering education. She is currently PI or Co-PI on a number of NSF-funded engineering education projects including ”Focus On Retention in Cohorts of Engineering Students”, which is the subject

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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Aerospace

, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career, Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment and design, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education.Dr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University Dr. CiobanescuHusanu is Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology at Drexel

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

Model  Positive rapport with students  Frequent assessment of student learningLowman’s first dimension the ability to  Classroom assessment techniquesgenerate intellectual excitement in the  Out-of-class homework and projects  Appropriate use of technologyclassroom, results from “the clarity of aninstructor’s presentations and their stimulatingemotional impact on students”5. Lowman Figure 1. ASCE ExCEEd Teaching model used in ASCE ExCEEd Teachingplaces heavier

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Marc J. Sanborn, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

” involvesvalue judgment. They generated a comparative organizer as shown in Table 1. Thisgeneralization of scholarly research into two categories, “informal research” and “formalresearch” may be an oversimplification, but it does provide an efficient means to evaluateeducational research. Within Table 1, examples of “informal” and “formal” aspects ofhypothetical research projects are provided for various portions (categories) of a typical researchproject. It is not suggested that research must be performed fully within the realm of “formal” to Page 22.1260.4achieve “formal” status. Further, it should be noted that there is very clear value associated

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Soil Behavior Demonstrations to Increase Student Engagement in Elementary Soil MechanicsAbstractAn important aspect of the geotechnical engineering discipline in civil engineering is theunderstanding of the physical behaviors of different soil types. This understanding underlies andsupports the engineer’s intuition and insights on how a particular soil may impact the design andconstruction of a project. The first exposure of undergraduate civil engineering students to soilbehavior typically occurs in an introductory soil mechanics course. In this class, it is commonfor students to be taught about key soil behaviors using verbal explanations in lecture and writtenexplanations provided in textbooks, perhaps supplemented with

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and Nonecontinuous improvementl. the knowledge to manage change and improve Noneproductivitym. an ability to use the concepts learned in 9. Learning how to find and use resources forfundamental communication courses and possess answering questions or solving problemsmore developed skills in research and writing in a 11. Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, anddiscipline specific context. points of viewn. the ability to apply project management techniques Noneo. the ability to use appropriate engineering tools in Nonethe building, testing, operation, and maintenance

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

view as the reasons toattend (or not attend) graduate school, when and where they might attend and what type ofgraduate degree they consider pursuing. The final section asks a single open ended question thatprobes any other thoughts, opinions, or information students have about their decision making Page 22.1565.6process.Four versions of the same survey were developed with appropriate differences in wording. Toensure content validity, the instrument was reviewed by student participants in the ethnographicobservations, and then reviewed by several members of the project advisory board from theparticipating institutions. These reviews helped

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

funded projects are focused on retention, it becomes clear that the commonapproach of tracking a first-matriculator cohort does not fully represent the situation, as it countsthose who leave the cohort, but completely ignores those who enter later, or leave and return.How Do Engineering Colleges Define Retention?The authors conducted a cursory and unscientific survey of a number of Associate Deans withwhom they had prior professional contact, both to see how they replied to retention percentagequestion, and to identify any other circumstances that may be missing from the enumerationabove. Of theten respondents, six clearly focused only on the incoming freshmen cohort,essentially relying on the NCES standard calculations for retention and

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

programs.IntroductionThis study is part of a larger research project, supported by a National Science FoundationResearch on Gender in Science and Engineering program grant, designed to determine the effectof self-efficacy and other factors on the retention of women in undergraduate engineeringprograms. These data represent the initial pre-survey of the study completed in the 2009-2010academic year. Students completed a 96-item survey (not included in this paper due to theproprietary nature of some components). This survey was administered mostly in class and inwritten form at the start of their sophomore year; thus their responses were a reflection on theirfirst year experiences. Data will be gathered at two additional points in years two and three of thestudy

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elora Candace Voyles, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks

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First-Year Programs

. Page 22.1244.2IntroductionLow retention rates of undergraduate engineering majors, has lead many universities toimplement a variety of programs to combat attrition. 1, 2 Engineering student retention hasbecome critical due to a decrease in graduation rates and a projected need for more engineers inthe field. 3 The effectiveness of retention initiatives has become a central research topic inengineering education. Peer mentoring models are often utilized in engineering programs toincrease retention.Mentoring describes a relationship between a more experienced and a less experiencedindividual. Typically the more experienced person, called the mentor, guides the lessexperienced mentee through a new professional or academic environment. 4 Mentoring