Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Europe. Of special interest tothis text was the idea of interdisciplinary institutions that would function around a particularconcept. For example an institute was established for the sociology and politics of work. Itspurpose was to establish a theory of work1. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) schematized this approach as follows:1. “A single complex problem.2. Disciplines noteworthy for their viewpoints (a) The variety of their viewpoints. (b) The possibility that the fields overlap. Page 26.1572.2 (c) The fact that no single discipline covers the entire problem.3. Different solutions all of which are

Conference Session

Eco-Car Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel van Lanen, University of Waterloo

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Eco-Car Poster Session

. Page 26.1352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Safety training system design for student teams van Lanen Daniel1, Ellsworth Patrick2, Gaffney Ben2, Keillor Peter1, MacDonald Lauren1, Fowler Michael1, Fraser Roydon2 1 Deparment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo 2 Deparment of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of WaterlooAbstractMany approaches exist for the creation of safety training programs. Systems have been createdfor both large and small businesses that vary in complexity. Few of these approaches howeverare simple enough to be used on student design

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

helpEngineering majors acquire a strong foundation in core competencies; i.e., in: (1) analysis, (2)applications, (3) design and modeling, (4) communication, and (5) professionalism. Thecurriculum has also been designed to provide cohesiveness between the different courses in agiven term so that students can focus on common topics from the perspective of each of the fivecompetency-areas and see the interconnectedness of the material they are learning in all fiveclasses. Although, the integrated curriculum approach was developed in the late-80s, it has notbeen widely adopted due to various obstacles at the individual, departmental, and institutionallevels. Many of these obstacles are common to strategies that require major transformation in anengineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Nilsen, VentureWell; Victoria Matthew, VentureWell/Epicenter; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

about the effectiveness of specific interventions and activities, and more summative information about the extent to which the program is producing desired faculty development and institutional transformation outcomes.In response to these recommendations, program staff developed a theory of change toguide selection of program activities (a summary is shown in Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: Pathways Theory of Change Page 26.1401.3Implicit in the recommendations and the resulting theory of change is the principle thatboth individual and institutional behaviors drive the existing engineering educationparadigm and its desired end state: faculty

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

-professional setting can also improvecommunication and help students connect key concepts of their principled knowledge. Thus,many engineering senior design courses have investigated collaboration with local industry tosponsor team- and problem-based student design projects.Lessons from capstone industry projectsThere is a wealth of knowledge about challenges and best practices for industry-sponsoredcapstone design courses. These studies evaluate courses that include industry-supervised work,international projects, and multidisciplinary projects. Table 1 shows a compilation of industry-sponsored capstone design courses that include Civil Engineering students, either separately or ina multidisciplinary project. The authors note that this compilation is

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

if theUnited States is to keep up with technological development in other countries. Jobs inarchitecture and engineering in Maryland are expected to grow by 35% between 2010 and 2020,with engineering technician positions in particular growing by 30%.1 Nationally, job growthpredictions for fields within engineering technology range from 2% to 24%.2 These industry andemployment trends will be intensified by national policy. A continued focus on vocational andtechnical careers has been identified as one of the top 10 state policy issues for 2014 by theAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). In 2013, governors andstate lawmakers changed state financial aid programs and provided scholarships to studentsenrolling in career

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Rummler, Technische Universität Berlin; Petra Nikol, Technische Universität Berlin

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New Engineering Educators

external guest lecturers teachers Phase 2: new academic teaching assistants Phase 1: pre-academic student tutorsFig. 1. Model of change agents within regular teaching staffThe following sections concentrate first on the program for regular teaching staff, inparticular the assistants, and second on the program for teaching change agents focusing onlearning and qualification goals, profile of competences and tasks, and continuing educationprogram.1) Regular academic teaching staff5Learning and training for scientific teaching staff of the continuing education program as atarget group is oriented towards activation and motivation, fostering exemplary learning andreduction of learning materials

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students improve their technical writing skills. Thispaper details a comprehensive study of a GTA training program implemented in a largemechanical engineering department. Situated within the field of Writing Across theCurriculum/Writing in the Disciplines, the program was developed to meet the unique needs ofthe department’s GTAs and address perceived deficiencies in undergraduate student writing byteaching best practices in writing evaluation. Two methods were used to assess the efficacy ofthis program: 1) Qualitative methods such as interviews and an open-ended survey were used togain the perspective of the GTAs and their students on a variety of issues; and 2) A summativeassessment compared Senior Capstone Design final reports completed prior

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Austin Carrig, Rowan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the relative location of the state whenanalyzing a power cycle. ! Figure 1. Clausius app with T-s diagram for water on Apple iPad.Clausius reverses the approach commonly taken by existing reference applications by forcing theuser to first locate the state on a property chart using their fingers to glide along a knownproperty until they are in the desired region. As the user navigates their way to the desired state,Clausius provides instantaneous and continuous property values of the state at the finger tip.Thus, the navigation action itself delivers information related to (a) Property Trends: how theproperties change across the property chart and (b) Regional Context: where the state is locatedwithin the property chart. For

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Samuel Vanderwaal; Carl H France; Logan Walker Graves, UAF

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Diversity

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Aerospace

capable systems, and recent advances in policy by the FAA haveenabled a climate where UAS may be effectively used as a model for students in many age groups tolearn the SEDP and critical problem solving skills. A UAS SEDP project provides a stimulating hands-on active learning opportunity many students are seeking today. In addition, the application of UAS tosolving real-world problems provides intrinsic motivation to students and faculty alike, as well asengendering public support.The University of Alaska (UAF)[1] has broadly embraced the concept of active learning, supportinginitiatives to more effectively engage students, such as “flipped” classrooms where students take amore active role and responsibility for their education. The College of

Conference Session

Effective Use of Technology in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Myrtede Christie Alfred, Clemson University; Morris Branchell Lee III; David M. Neyens, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

support and procedural differences in the circuit constructionprocess in the 2D and 3D environments that contributed to deviations in performance.Additionally, the study found differences in the affect of the students learning in the computerenvironments that impacted performance. The findings of this study provide valuable insightsabout how the physical fidelity impacted participant’s performance. These results can be used tobetter design and integrate computer mediated environments in technical education.IntroductionWhen evaluating disparities in the performance of individuals using various types of technology,research studies have typically attributed statistically significant differences in performance tothe technology.1, 2 However, these

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Mark Tehranipoor, University of Florida; Caitlin Nichole O'Brien, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

of some ofthese challenges demands radical solutions proposed by creative and risk-taking minds.Historically, engineering and other science fields have not rewarded creativity, and it has beenfound that innovative thinkers are three times more likely to drop out of engineering courses thanconventional thinkers.Published literature supports the idea that individuals with ADHD may have the potential to bemore creative than their peers.1-5 Their ability to be spontaneous and divergent thinkers allowsthem to take more risks. As they naturally tend to think outside of the box, individuals withADHD have the potential to offer unexpected solutions to complex problems.6 Recent researchfindings suggest that: “We can find among the leaders of “notable

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology; Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

devices (IWMDs) security challenges have not been subjectof specific readings for educational purposes, to the best of authors’ knowledge. To provideselect topics and sub-topics (the list includes select items but it does not confine the approachand can be broadened) required for cryptographic engineering used for IWMDs securityresearch/teaching integration, we would like to first differentiate the materials used in embeddedsecurity courses15, 16 and the ones specific to IWMDs. Table 1 presents select topics consideredin the integration process.Because the main objective of this paper is integration of research and teaching related toIWMDs security, we exclude the topics used for education purposes only and are not the resultsof our prior

Conference Session

Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Damon L Tull; Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anthony Michael Johnson, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

some key properties of real world orbits that are relevant to our metaphor.Orbits are made possible by the force of attraction of between two objects, determined by theirmass and their distance from one another known as gravity. The equation for the force of gravitybetween two objects is given by, 𝐺∙𝑀1 ∙𝑀2 𝑓𝑔 = (1) 𝑟2where, M1 and M2 are the masses of Object 1 and Object 2 respectively. G is a gravitationalconstant, and r is the radial distance between the center of masses of the two objects.25Equation 1 shows that the force of gravity increases with

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

instructors at four Canadianinstitutions.Although there is research on engineering ethics education3,4,5,6, there is a gap in examining howengineering instructors view the inclusion of ethics and the other hallmarks of STSE in their ownteaching. This research was designed to help fill this gap in the field, focusing on three keyresearch questions: (1) How do undergraduate engineering instructors describe their teachinggoals and practices?; (2) How do undergraduate engineering instructors describe their teachinggoals and practices with respect to exploring the relationship between engineering, society andthe environment (i.e. STSE)?; and (3) What are the specific challenges or enabling factors inexploring the relationship between engineering, society

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

successful interactions and learning outcomes.1-3 One important challenge centers onthe interactions between students from groups negatively stereotyped as poor performers inengineering (e.g., women and under-represented racial minorities) and others. A body of researchin psychology indicates that students from these marginalized groups may have qualitativelydifferent group work experiences compared to others, which may contribute to their self-selection from engineering and thus their group’s under-representation in engineering fields.Recent research suggests that the negative experiences of people from marginalized groups onengineering student design teams can influence many factors that contribute to persistence andsuccess, such as development of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

seen in these tasks, my research questions are as follows: (1) Inwhat ways did the ideas and factors used to inform designs evolve as groups engaged in failure-prone physical testing cycles? and (2) In what ways did groups’ responses to ready success differfrom those seen after repetitive failure? I conclude with a discussion of implications for futureresearch, classroom instruction, and the design of design tasks and curricula.BackgroundThis work is informed by constructivist and constructionist theories of learning, emphasizingbuilding on learners’ prior understandings and experiences of the world (Piaget, 1952; Smith,diSessa, & Roschelle, 1994) through construction of public physical artifacts (Papert, 1980) asproductive ways to engage

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Ann Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, School of Construction Management, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies

rather non-systematic programmatic manner. The authors view the forces leading to the need for aprofessional doctorate as depicted in the following illustration's converging arrows. The arrowsin Figure 1 represent these forces converging on universities and on business and industry. Thecore of the figure depicts four primary aspects of advanced post-graduate (doctoral in this case)education that need to be tailored to create a professional doctorate program responsive to thesituation faced by contemporary business and industry. Figure 1. Forces Creating the Need for, and Components of, a Professional Doctorate. The fields of nursing, education

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; David P. Crismond, City College of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

emerged through the collaborative inquiry process. We concludewith a question about the implications of this exploration for individual researchers, thecommunity, and policy makers that warrant further conversation.IntroductionThe Boyer report,1 Scholarship Reconsidered, articulated a new paradigm for scholarly activitiesthat goes to the core of academic life: “the meaning of scholarship itself” (p. 1). Boyer expandedthe concept of scholarship, traditionally viewed as the scholarship of discovery, to include threeequally important areas: the scholarship of integration, the scholarship of application, and thescholarship of teaching. This view of scholarship has influenced policy conversations within andoutside of academia – shaping reforms in the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

education.1. IntroductionPedagogical research has long been concerned with the issue of how feedback can best promotestudent learning. In a review, Shute1 defines formative feedback as “information communicatedto the learner that is intended to modify his or her thinking or behaviour for the purpose ofimproving learning”(p.154). In the context of engineering design education and capstone designcourses in particular, formative feedback is regularly provided to students in design reviewmeetings. These are held at various points in the project progression, often coinciding with thecompletion of major design milestones, and are attended by students, the course instructor, theproject client, and other stakeholders.Traditionally design reviews have been

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

first year engineering experience, authentic projects and assessments, and P-12 engineering.Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Curiosity, Connection, Creating Value: Improving Service Learning by Applying the Entrepreneurial MindsetIntroductionProviding students with meaningful learning experiences can be challenging. One approach is touse authentic learning, where knowledge is applied in real world contexts. Through contentanalysis of relevant journal articles from different disciplines, Rule outlined four characteristicsof authentic learning.1 First, the problem at hand is rooted in the

Conference Session

Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

dimensions survey measure tolerance for uncertainty at the societal level, indicating howmembers of a society either embrace or attempt to minimize uncertainty.1 Importantly,uncertainty and risk are distinct concepts: risk can be defined while uncertainty cannot.2 That is,“risk tolerance” involves gauging variables and probabilities and adjusting decision-makingaccordingly; managing uncertainty, on the other hand, involves the discomfort of working with“unknowns” and is a skill that can support critical and creative thinking.3 For example, theconcept of design thinking intentionally incorporates uncertainty in the creative process: The uncertainty of design is both the frustration and the joy that designers get from their activity: they

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of decades. Industries offeringhigh volume products with low levels of innovation lost their competitive edge while embracinginnovativeness gained importance as a driver of economic success. On the other hand adiscussion about the educational system started. Already in 1964 Georg Picht published “DieDeutsche Bildungskatastrophe”5 (The German Educational Catastrophe). It describes andcriticizes (1) the relative low share of state budget spent for general and academic education, (2)the low number of high school graduates and (3) the inferior chances of children from rural orworking class families to get access to higher education. The discussions led to a number ofreforms in the German educational system. Especially a practical and industry

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yazmin Montoya, LEAD; Aaron Eduardo Pacheco Rimada, University of Texas, El Paso; Erwin Ignacio Delgado, Univerity of Texas, El Paso ; Isaiah Nathaniel Webb; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

seat, also served to help theMavericks redefine leadership, gain a better understanding of leadership, and increase theirleadership skills (4.5, STDV 0.55; 4.67, STDV 0.52; 4.67, STDV 0.52; based on an ordinal scalewith 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree). The experience also helped themincrease their Character, Competence, and Capacity (4.67, STDV 0.52; 4.33, STDV 0.82; 4.92,STDV 0.20). The Mavericks also agreed that the experience helped them increase theirinnovative problem solving and thinking skills (4.17, STD 0.41) and develop their identity (4.25,STDV 0.76). Overall, this research demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of allowing

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Karen Sweeney Gerow, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

easier to compare and contrast. The first narrative is a constructed Page 26.1184.4narrative and is in first person, using direct student quotes whenever possible, and includedconnecting words and phrases as needed to make the story coherent. The next constructednarrative was also in the first person and was based on the same interview without using directstudent quotes, where attention was paid to crafting a story that involved the protagonist having agoal and responding to events. The final narrative was a thematic analysis of a narrative and wastold from the researcher’s perspective with direct quotes (see Table 1 for a summary of

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

prominence in the 1990s in K-12 education research. Post-secondary education has had relatively little to do with this term until the past decade, where thetrends have conjoined. One notable researcher who spans these decades is John Heywood, whose“Engineering literacy for non-engineers K-12” argues that the non-engineering public must cometo appreciate the potential and the limitations of engineering, to situate that understanding withinsome ethical framework.1 He extends this work into a more-detailed explication of engineeringliteracy, worth replicating in whole: Engineering literacy requires that we understand how individual’s [sic], organizations and society interact with technology, and this requires an

Conference Session

Examining "Big" Data

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Daniel R Ferreira, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeanne Law Bohannon, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University & Fulton County Schools; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern polytechnic state university; Tien Yee, Southern Polytechnic State University; Keshav Raj Acharya, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; M. A. Karim P.E., Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Robert Shegiharu Keyser, Southern Polytechnic State University; Donna Colebeck

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.1410.3Introduction and Literature ReviewStudent absences may be attributed to illness, family emergencies, transportation problems,boredom, social life, other course work, or general lack of interest in either the subject matter orthe professor.1 Lack of class attendance can have a number of consequences for both facultymembers and students. Faculty members may need to repeat information or explanationsnumerous times and in a variety of delivery formats.2 Sleigh, Park and Clump, among severalother researchers, provide evidence that supports the positive correlation between classattendance and academic performance within college classes across disciplines and on nationallicensure examinations.2 – 5 Blerkom et al. reviewed attendance

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Richards, BYU; Joseph J Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

professional uses of Termediator include collaborative projects (both inter- andintradisciplinary) and telecommuting work situations. Termediator also has a distinct role in ITeducation, where it is imperative to include pedagogy that sensitizes students to the potential formisunderstanding because of semantic differences in commonly used terms.1. INTRODUCTIONCognitive dissonance refers to a situation when an individual is simultaneously holding twocontradictory beliefs. The term was coined in 1954 by psychologist Leon Festinger, whoproposed the combined presence of contradictory beliefs produces psychological discomfort inthe individual, and the greater the discomfort, the greater the desire to reduce the dissonance ofthe two cognitive elements20

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Angelique Bonilla; Daniel Charles Jones, California Polytechnic State University; Amanda Krysl; John S Seng, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

added to make the robot project more versatile. Figure 1. Herbie is meant to be a friendly and inviting robot.Overall, we find the benefits of the Herbie project are threefold: providing a platform forrobotics research with undergraduate students, giving the university community a way to followsome activities in our academic department, and engaging K-8 students to become interested inrobotics and STEM areas. Figure 1 shows Herbie in the current configuration.This paper is organized in the following manner. We first describe work in the area of roboticsthat relates technically in nature as well as in overall project goals. The following two sectionsthen describe the relevant hardware and software components of the robot. Then, we

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Trigg, William Mason High School

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Systems Engineering

 problem was solved. Designing and formatting a new product is the complex problem because not all the components of solving the problems is there nor is there one correct solution. Finding the solution is what industries are always trying to do because this unknown area is where companies compete. The first company to solve the problem is the first to reap profit.     Model 1  Setting   Well­defined Problems  Complex Problems  Classroom  Commonly used to  They are rare to find due to the time constraints  teach curriculum in the  of a class period. The lack of ill­defined  time constraints.  problems in the classroom is the problem.   Industrial   Used in