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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ajay P. Malshe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Salil T. Bapat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in basic humanneeds. Additionally, it is important to implement these innovations through social entrepreneurship andleadership efforts for achieving the desired societal impact. To apply the above principles effectively,students (especially the Gen-Z students) need to have a skill set in understanding the role of engineeringinnovations in a globalized society with an attitude of leadership to serve society [16], which was themotivation behind this class. Selected successful social innovations across the world were studiedthrough the lens of fundamental science and engineering along with the societal impact. At the sametime, students also reflected on how the innovators applied/integrated leadership skills/approacheswith social

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Tyrone Vincent, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

and prototyping • EP3: Planning and interpreting experiments • EP4: Identifying knowledge gaps and obtaining information from disparate sources • EP5: Planning for technical failureEP1 captures the team aspect of engineering, which includes both the need for coordinatingteamwork and the need for effective communication across a team for a successful designoutcome. The inclusion of disparate knowledge is highlighted in the literature. For example,Trevelyan found that the most crucial skill reflected in high performing engineers is coordinatingmultiple competencies to accomplish a goal [3]. EP2 highlights an aspect of problem solving thatgoes beyond the application of domain knowledge to include creativity, analysis, and evaluation.This skill

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

predominantly focused on White, male students who make up the majority of undergraduate engineering majors in the U.S. In 2018, 78.1% of engineering bachelor degrees were received by males, and 61.5% by White [17]. To fill the gap in the literature, we seek to include minority and underrepresented student experiences to expand the aggregated definitions for student success. These aggregated definitions of student success establish the desired outcome for scholars, administration, and presumably students, yet overlook what success means to students.4. Reflections of Success – Student Perspectives: While the above definitions may be useful as an aggregate measure for a large number of students, they do not capture the views

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Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

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John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida

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New Engineering Educators

course had five significant assignments: one for Word,three for Excel (basics operations, pivot tables, and regression), and one for PowerPoint. Each was dueapproximately every three weeks. There were three (3) quizzes (Syllabus, Statistics, and Regression). Inthe Word module, students were asked to format a document. A video from the previous instructorgoing about this formatting task was offered to students as a guide. For the problem-solving component,they were asked to reflect on their professional development path, find job postings interesting forthem, and write their resume and cover letters that they could use to apply for each of these jobpostings. If students needed to learn Word for these tasks, they were suggested to complete a

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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Ariana Gabrielle Smies, Michigan Technological University; Erin Vandenbusch; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

prototyping, such as 3D printing.First-year engineering programs that include maker/tinker spaces and 3D printers for rapidprototyping can increase persistence within engineering programs, as well as within universities10.Additionally, as the trend of more students coming into first year programs with previousengineering design experience continues4, students will increasingly begin college with the skillsto tackle prototyping and may desire the greater challenge posed by open ended projects.Three recent studies, in particular, involved the use of open-ended toy design and are highlightedin this work4,11,12. Bitetti and Danahy11, of Tufts University, wanted to examine the change in firstyear engineering students’ reflections around success in

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Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning

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Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Anna Lee Swan, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

institute of Technology. Sriram received a B.E degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras and M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Indiana University. During his time at Rose-Hulman, Sriram has served as a consultant in Hadoop and NoSQL systems and has helped a variety of clients in the Media, Insurance, and Telecommunication sectors. In addition to his industrial consulting activities, Sriram maintains an active research profile in data science and education research that has led to over 30 publications or presentations. At Rose-Hulman, Sriram has focused on incorporat- ing reflection, and problem based learning activities in the Software Engineering curriculum. Sriram has

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Professional Formation and Career Experiences

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nathan E. Canney, Taylor Devices, Inc.

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

espouse differentvalues reflected in their respective cultures [38] [39]. For example, where academic goalsemphasize student learning and development, industry goals are often driven by profitability,productivity, and benefits to the broader organization. Many students thus graduate withuncertainty about what working in an engineering organization is like [40]. Some mightextrapolate from real-world jobs, internships, or co-ops [41] [42], but not all students have accessto these opportunities, especially if they come from minoritized groups or have less social andcultural capital [43] [44]. Further, engineering education has been criticized for perpetuating a“culture of disengagement” [24] that privileges objectivity and, in the process

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Innovative, Engaging Pedagogies for Engineering Ethics Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Huzefa Rangwala; Alexander Monea, George Mason University

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Engineering Ethics

societyrequires us to think seriously about preparing workers for a novel and uncertain future guided bysoftware and algorithms (Stevens, Johri & O’Connor, 2014). Specifically, how do we prepare thefuture workforce to be consistently reflective so that their actions enable a better future withminimal or/and no harm? In other words, how do we help students develop an ethical mindset?We believe that it is within their academic training that future technologists can be best preparedto develop an ethical mindset and can be equipped to respond to the challenging decisions theywill have to make when they enter the workforce. The university is a critical site for this trainingbecause future workers will have little time to gain ethical training on the job

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Program Support Initiatives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Civil Engineering

video can be used to facilitate self-reflection and training,just as athletes and coaches watch videos of themselves [2, 10]. Wearing masks obviouslycomplicates interaction over Swivl, though this can be mitigated by the increased salience of thevisual cues that remain: eye contact, facial expression, gesture. Additionally, some faculty canopt to wear face shields while teaching.Prompting self-reflection, the same reasons that make the Swivl so effective can also make ituncomfortable to use. Studies report an increased self-awareness and self-consciousness on thepart of instructors who rewatch their lecture captures [2, 6]. At the same time, teachersacknowledge that Swivl lecture capture has prompted important changes to the way they teach

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lynn Merritt Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Nikki James, Northeastern University; Kemi Jona, Northeastern University; Erich White, Oregon State University; Scott Paja, Oregon State University; Josefine Fleetwood, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

virtual internship intervention and technology, described in detail byJames, Humez and Laufenburg [12], leverages a purpose built technology platform to supportemployer partner feedback [15], structure student's reflection and metacognition [16], [17], andprovides educators with real-time learning analytics to support students and employer partnerswhen required [18], [12].To better address the needs of non-traditional and traditionally underserved minority students,the research team developed a set of design principles that attend to these students' particularneeds. The design principles include: • The ability of a student to participate in the intervention without leaving existing full- time work • The ability to complete work

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3: Teaching Environmental Engineering in the COVID-19 Era

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Mark Robert Read, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

transitioned tohybrid in-person / remote learning approaches to prevent further outbreaks on campuses. WhileCOVID-19 has been devastating, we propose that the pandemic also presents anunprecedented opportunity to reflect, reassess, and ‘bounce forward’ to become more efficient,effective, and resilient. The National Academy of Sciences’ definition of resilience has spurred atheory of resilience that centers on four successive stages surrounding a disruptive event, suchas COVID-19: (1) plan and prepare, (2) absorb, (3) recover, and (4) adapt. In this paper wepropose a framework that environmental programs can employ to ‘adapt’ (stage 4) and ‘bounceforward’ to a more resilient modus operandi long-term. The framework first identifies eachactivity a

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer; David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lijuan Cao, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

into the school curriculum necessitates changes in policyincluding addressing significant issues around infrastructure, and providing teachers the resourcesthat develop a cogent understanding of computational thinking as well as relevant and appropriateexemplars of age appropriate cases [6]. Such focus would promote core concepts essential toeffective computational thinking development such as designing solutions to problems throughabstraction, automation, algorithmic thinking, data collection and data analysis; implementingdesigns; testing and debugging; modeling, running simulations, conducting systems analysis;reflecting on processes and communicating ideas; recognizing abstraction and moving betweenlevels; innovation, exploration and

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Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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Hadi Ali, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Rod D. Roscoe, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, which is developed after reviewing 191 journal articles published between 1995 and 2008on the topic, change strategies can be mapped into one of four categories: disseminating pedagogy;developing reflective teachers; enacting policy; and developing a shared vision. The categorization byHenderson et al. (2010, 2011) is consistent with other efforts to categorize theories of change (e.g.,Amundsen & Wilson, 2012) and has been utilized by Borrego & Henderson (2014) to identify ways toincrease the use of evidence-based teaching in engineering education. Most importantly, the frameworkhighlights the efforts of faculty as agents for change in all four categories. However, while the severaltheories are provided as suggestions for change

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

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Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Felix Kempf, King's College London; Nada Elfiki, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

Stanford University. She has been involved in several major engineering education initia- tives including the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), and the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engi- neering Education. Helen holds an undergraduate degree in communication from UCLA and a PhD in communication with a minor in psychology from Stanford University. Her current research and schol- arship focus on engineering and entrepreneurship education; the pedagogy of portfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and redesigning how learning is recorded and recognized.Prof. George Toye, Stanford University Ph.D., P.E., is

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Socially Responsible Engineering II: Pedagogy, Teamwork, and Student Experiences

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Athena Lin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

themes into the following dimensions ofcivic responsibility: personal and professional, virtue and obligation, and non-maleficence andbeneficence. We close by connecting these findings to frameworks used to study other forms ofresponsibility in engineering education.IntroductionCivic responsibility reflects individual responsiveness and engagement with community needs.Thus, civic responsibility aligns with the mission of many universities to graduate engagedcitizens. For example, the mission statement of the Association of American Colleges &University is “to advance the vitality and public standing of liberal education by making qualityand equity the foundations for excellence in undergraduate education in service to democracy”[1]. Many

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark Jason Luchini; David J. Cribbs, Jackson; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

research and foster discovery in science and engineering [6]. Consequently, the originalCyberAmbassadors curriculum incorporates activities, examples and exercises that are centeredin the context of exploratory research. This type of research is generally found in academicsettings, such as research universities and non-profit institutions, as well as in government-funded laboratories. Designing the curriculum to reflect the language and positions common tothese settings (e.g., investigator, research group, graduate student, postdoc) is an important partof the constructivist and sociocultural pedagogy embraced by the CyberAmbassadors project[7]–[9]. In this approach, learning takes place most effectively in contexts that are familiar andrelevant

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Materials

Final Straw” that wasfocused on accessibility of straw materials within the disability community. For this module,groups of students considered the unique design needs of a marginalized stakeholder who relieson the material properties of single-used plastic straws (e.g., individuals with strength andmobility issues) to recommend an alternative material for the straw (e.g., paper, metal, silicone).In doing so, they must consider the larger economic, environmental, and social impacts of theirmaterial recommendation, and also consider how engineering design and public policy canunintentionally exclude vulnerable populations. Curricular content (e.g., homework, midtermquestions) as well as researcher reflections were used to assess this module

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering students develop competencies through classroom learning, work-integratedlearning outside the classroom, and extra-curricular activities on and off campus [1-3]. In twoways, current engineering education research (EER) does not adequately reflect these multipleinterlinked experiences that contribute to competency formation. Firstly, while much EER hasbeen devoted to students’ classroom learning [4, 5], less emphasis has been placed on work-integrated learning and the synergies arising from learning inside and outside classrooms.Secondly, the potential of existing data sources, such as administrative data, academic recordsand student surveys which engineering schools routinely collect, remains relatively untapped.These data sources are

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Duc Hoai Tran, CSULB; Hen-Geul Yeh

integrity, communitybuilding and course engagement. The overall course grades should be distributed among shortquizzes, weekly reflections, course projects and group assignments instead of depending solelyon exams to effectively eliminate plagiarism and cheating in an online course. Chances ofcheating and plagiarism in online courses can also be reduced by utilizing availabletechnological tools such as quiz randomization and originality checking. Other concernsregarding students’ interaction and engagement can also be addressed with a proper coursedesign. The sense of community in an online course can be promoted through group projects,utilization of discussion board, and the continuous communication between instructor andstudents via email, new

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Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis; James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Labs and experiential learning

meeting the low-cost requirements in such markets. The project was a part of thecourse requirements for a manufacturing processes course. The paper highlights how the studentssuccessfully worked in a virtual environment, engaged the client, designed the part and had the designedparts fabricated and shipped to the clients. In addition, the critical role of technical staff in providinghands-on learning experiences as well as in completing a project, particularly in a pandemic, ishighlighted. Key lessons learned from the perspectives of students, instructor, technical staff, and clientwere gathered through reflections and interviews.Key words: pandemic, projects, design, online, virtual environment, manufacturing processes, onlinelearning

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

. Students were provided with a spreadsheet,shown in Figure 3 below, which they used to track their time (and other parameters) on varioustasks. Analyses of these data included: (i) identifying up to three aspects of their daily lives thatthe student wanted to focus on to look for any trends in the data or correlations between differentparameters; and (ii) interpretations of the weekly trends in the data. At the end of each week,students were required to write a one-page reflection on their usage of time, quality of time spenton various activities, and their analysis. Students were also encouraged to reflect on theirstrengths and weaknesses and strategies they would adopt to make changes or improvements. Proceedings of the 2021

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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

our institution. We have alsoanalyzed the impacts bias and stereotyping on student learning, student experience and sense ofbelonging, as well as on team productivity. Our findings, consistent with Meadows et al. (2015)and Wolfe et al. (2016), showed that women and students of color experience higher rates ofhaving their ideas ignored or shut down, having their voices silenced, being assigned work tasksdeemed less valuable, having to deal with a domineering teammate, and having their work gounacknowledged or credit stolen by another teammate (Pfeifer and Stoddard, 2018).In the quote below, a white female student at our institution reflects on what Meadows et al(2015) have identified as, ‘task assignment bias’, when students assign themselves

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Julie Dyke Ford Ph.D., New Mexico Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Kevin Kochersberger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College; Sidharth Arunkumar, New Mexico Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, critical reflection, social justice, innovation.Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College Laura Rosenbauer is an engineering major and landscape studies minor at Smith College. She is a research assistant on the national and international capstone survey efforts and the development of CDHub 2.0. She is also assisting with a new research collaboration to study the transition from capstone design to work. She was a summer intern at the Urban Water Innovation Network, where she studied the thermodynamic and hydrologic properties of pavements. She is interested in a career in civil engineering.Mr. Sidharth Arunkumar, New Mexico Tech Sidharth Arunkumar is pursuing his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Tech. His key

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

already on the market. In order to have a successful crowdfunding campaign, our product needs to differentiate itself to get people to fund our project versus buying a product already on the market. FIGURE 3. EXAMPLE OF AN ANSWERED CONSTRAINT-SOURCE MODEL QUESTION.The design attributes are grouped into sections, as indicated in Table 1. Within its section, eachattribute is listed with an eliciting, reflective question. Students are asked to respond bothquantitatively and qualitatively. On the quantitative side, the CSM provides the

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Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

common learning styles of engineeringstudents and traditional teaching styles of engineering professors”21 all of our students completedFelder’s learning styles inventory, wrote about the impact of their learning preferences, and wenoted which learning styles were more or less likely to make use of Video AI. We found that ourstudents were predominately active/sensing/visual/sequential learners (see Figure 7) which issimilar the “average” engineering student according to Felder. 200 180 Verbal 160 Reflective Intuitive

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Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Marjory Palius, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Carolyn Maher, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Graduate Studies

beneficial for guests in attendance (transient members of the community;see below), as well as for review of video data from IRIFs.Instructions that are given to the presenting students for their ~25-30 minute PowerPoint ™presentations reflect our design of the IRIF as an activity system for a cross-disciplinarycommunity. First, students are to include both (i) a description of the context/motivation for thework and explanation of key terminology or concepts that may be unfamiliar to attendees whowork in other disciplinary areas and (ii) presentation in reasonable detail of a research “nugget,”e.g. a recent accomplishment/milestone, nascent hypothesis, newly proposed protocol, etc. (i.e.subject matter that might also be presented within a meeting of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Sheila Vaidya, Drexel University; Stacey Ake, Drexel University

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Engineering Ethics

morality as the determination of right and wrong behavior while ethics is the processby which morals are synthesized into a coherent system. Furthermore, we adopt three primarypropositions: 1. Morality is intimately involved with everyday experiences; 2. Morality and Ethics can, and should be taught; 3. Moral reflection is an important daily occurrence – Socrates The first proposition is in responses to students (and faculty, administrators, staff, etc.)who consider their daily activities to be outside the range of activities to which moral judgmentsshould be applied. This is what allows students to excuse plagiarism – it is a common activity towhich such esoteric philosophical musings as considerations of

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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

emphasizingand supporting engineering education research. These developments parallel a number of other,broader trends, including efforts to promote engineering education research by the EuropeanUnion’s thematic network on Teaching and Research in Engineering in Europe (TREE).The Australasian conference and journal had consistently high ratios of qualifying papers. Due toreasons discussed in more detail below, we expect these trends to continue into 2008. Qualifyingpapers at the ASEE Global Colloquium, on the other hand, ranged from a low of 25% in 2007 toa high of 44% in 2008. These variations likely reflect yearly changes in the location, thematicfocus, and organization of this conference series.Research Activity by CountryCountry-of-origin

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Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1404: "REAL OUTREACH EXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING":MERGING SERVICE LEARNING AND DESIGN IN A FIRST-YEARENGINEERING COURSEChristopher Williams, Virginia Tech Christopher Bryant Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education departments. Professor Williams is the Director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests which include design, methodology, layered manufacturing, and design education.Richard Goff, Virginia Tech Richard Goff is an

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

the team failed.Each individual student also writes a detailed personal reflection on how their actionscontributed to the team’s failure. This technique has been extremely effective in minimizingresentment among students and allowing students to experience failure in a “safe” environment.An alternative scenario for failure is that one or two individuals on the team fail to complete theirportions of the project, putting the successful efforts of the remainder of the team at risk. Thekey to resolving this issue is to identify potential failure points as early as possible. The structureoutlined above allows for evaluation of individual performance since the research andprototyping phases of the project are performed by individuals and graded