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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Huanying Gu, New York Institute of Technology; N. Sertac Artan, New York Institute of Technology; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology; Reza Amineh, New York Institute of Technology; Houwei Cao, New York Institute of Technology; Sarah McPherson, New York Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Computer Scienceparticipated in the CDI resulting in five redesigned courses. In the following sections, theredesign of two courses incorporating HIP principles is summarized. This is the first step of aspiral approach to a systematic course design of the engineering and computing sciencescurriculum. These two courses are at the freshmen and sophomore levels. More undergraduatecourses in the sophomore and junior will be pipelined for a redesign embedding HIPs and activestudent engagement strategies.Redesign of the Career Discovery (ETCS 105) CourseThe Career Discovery course, (ETCS 105), normally taken by engineering freshmen students,was redesigned in the CDI. The main goal of the redesign is to help students to gain anunderstanding of how to

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Danielle Nicole Carter; Rafael E. Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Student

the fields of engineering.When speaking in general, it’s evident that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)occupations have a low representation among Underrepresented Minorities (URMs). According to theNational Science Foundation, jobs that involve science or engineering show a low percentage ofemployed African Americans [1]. As of 2015, African Americans that identify with one race are roughly4 percent engineers and 3 percent physical and related scientists.These statistics give rise to the question why; why are URMs not pursuing careers in engineering?BackgroundOld Dominion University (ODU) is recognized as a minority serving institution with a plurality of racesrepresented. The student population consists of 26.2 percent

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Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory E. Triplett, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jenilee Stanley-Shanks, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lori A. Floyd-Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

engagement continuum is to sparknew initiatives across the educational ecosystem.Generally speaking, the steady production of diverse STEM graduates is accomplished through adependable pipeline of diverse student cohorts who are competent and prepared for STEMeducation at 2- and 4-year institutions. When done effectively, STEM pipeline developmentconnects higher education, families, K-12 educators, community organizations, and industrypartners as well as provides a spectrum of meaningful experiences towards skill developmentand career preparation. In addition to strengthening the connectivity among partners, a successfulSTEM pipeline brings with it a multiplier effect that overflows into other aspects of communitybuilding, so it has essentially a

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Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017.Dr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

toinvestigate these ‘critical’ entrepreneurship experiences among engineering students includingthe impacts they have. The study applied the critical incident technique in a narrative format toelicit and thoroughly investigate three senior engineering student’s entrepreneurship experienceswho were very involved in advancing multiple entrepreneurial projects during theirundergraduate education. The study reports these critical experiences and their impacts in anarrative format with rich detail. The findings suggest that entrepreneurship funding programsand classes are primarily involved in catalyzing powerful student experiences that have profoundeffects including changes in attitudes, behavior, and altered career goals. This study overallprovides

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Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raja S. Kushalnagar, Gallaudet University; Gary W Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

students to face accessibility andsocialization issues.As a result, DHH students often face significant barriers in pursuing their educational goals,especially if they wish to pursue engineering careers. Transition communities can aid studentswho are deaf or hard of hearing adjust to new multimodal environments and enhance their abilityto access classroom information.There were about 138,000 deaf and hard of hearing students in college nationwide in 2010(Walter, 2010). State and federal efforts in support of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 have enabled deaf students to attend theschools of their choice and obtain support. As a result, over the 38 years between 1972 and 2010,the

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Narketta Sparkman-Key, Old Dominion University; Konstantin P. Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Daniela Cigularova; Bonita G. Anthony, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

Dominion University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Advancing the Engineering Field: Opportunities to Support Transfer StudentsAbstract: Advancements in technology have made it vital that technicians advance their skills tostay current and competitive in the job market. Many technicians choose to transfer tobaccalaureate programs in engineering and other STEM fields in order to advance their skills. Asa result, engineering programs usually have a large population of transfer students. Many oftransfer students are studying while employed in the field and some juggle a career and familywhile advancing their education. Accordingly, transfer students

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Program Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education

generation adds excitement and variety tothe implemented laboratory. The laboratory has been implemented for upper elementary andmiddle school students in an informal setting without formal surveys and feedback. This paperconcentrates on discussing the implementation for high school students enrolled in the GO-CAPS program [2]. This progressive program provides high school students a unique andyearlong learning experience to explore future career options [2]. Participating schools in theGreater Ozarks area, in Missouri (USA), are allotted a number of seats in the program. Studentsfrom the participating schools apply for the GO-CAPS program in their choice of area. The GO-CAPS board selects students based on the student’s interest and willingness to

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Engineering Education Graduate Research Consortium (EEGRC) Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristina Diordieva, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Walter Smith, Texas Tech University

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Student

. Yeter is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the INSPIRE Research Center in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He obtained his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction empha- sizing in Engineering Education and Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education framework. Recently, he received the Early Career Researcher Award from European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) in 2017. In addition, he is one of two scholarship recipients awarded by National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) to attend the ESERA summer research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in

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Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Allen Hayden Ph.D., Indiana State University; Randell W. Peters, Indiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

Instruction EvaluationFigure 5. Unfair all the way around. Objectives Instruction EvaluationTo summarize, teaching and learning are improved when a course is built around appropriatecourse objectives and PIs, especially if they are stated and understood by the instructor and thestudents [24]. When PIs are taught and accomplished, student success is improved, coursemanagement is improved, career readiness is improved, and career advancement is accelerated.ABET accreditation and most outcomes assessment plans require PIs.How to Survive and ThriveThis section is included to provide advice on how to do well in the teaching, scholarship, andservice domains and successfully work toward tenure and promotion with the

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, which hasbeen identified as often matching the preferred learning styles for many female students(Gollnick & Chinn, 2013). Another key program component is experiences of how engineeringis a field in which people can help others, a factor which has been identified as aligning withfemale interests and career aspirations (USDOC, 2011; Hubelbank 2007).The program research focuses on three areas: 1. The program’s impact on short-term interest andknowledge in engineering/STEM; 2. The effectiveness of matching lessons to learning goals; and3. Differences between sixth-grade students and eighth-grade students in success, interest inactivities, and problem solving methods. Through pre-program and post-program surveys,students answered Likert-scale

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Jiawei Zhang, Purdue University; Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list.Prof. Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University Nathan Mentzer is an assistant professor in the College of Technology with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Hired as a part of the strategic P12 STEM initiative, he prepares Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle

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Design & Development Projects and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

-intensive and value addedindustry using advanced automated systems. However, skilled engineers who can operate,maintain, design and build such systems are increasingly difficult to find, even though industrialautomation jobs tend to pay well than other professionals [4-6].Hsieh [7] surveyed 150 industry partners on skill sets needed for careers in industrial automation.Of these, 78 responded that their companies employ technicians or engineers who maintainautomated manufacturing systems as part of their job. Of these 78 participants, the majority(about 88%) indicated that their primary market segment/industry includes one of the following:oil & gas, automotive, semiconductor & electronics, energy storage and distribution, metals, ormachine

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Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); James E. Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Roy W. Melton, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Todd Dunn, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Franz Allen Foltz, RIT; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Two-Year College

TechnologyAbstractThis paper introduces two scholarship projects funded by the National Science Foundation thatfocus on students who transfer at the 3rd year level from 2-year schools to the engineering andengineering technology BS programs at our university. The objectives of both the projects are:(i) to expand and diversify the engineering/technology workforce of the future, (ii) to developlinkages and articulations with 2-year schools and their S-STEM programs, (iii) to provideincreased career opportunities and job placement rates through mandatory paid co-opexperiences, and (iv) to serve as a model for other universities to provide vertical transferstudents access to the baccalaureate degree.The Transfer Pipeline (TiPi) project awarded 25 new scholarships

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Active learning in BME, Session II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

experiences,other courses in the curriculum, and their own career goals. Some of these questions askedstudents to reflect on and self-assess their own learning processes. Practice problems were low-stakes, “lightly graded” (for completion only) problems that were similar to homework and testproblems. For the first unit of the course, students were required to complete Portfolio 2(blended) to expose them to the active learning–based style. This experience allowed them tomake an informed choice of their preferred portfolio for Units 2, 3, and 4. A student choosing thetraditional portfolio was instructed to complete only the homework and test for the unit. Studentswho were undecided were allowed to complete the low-stakes activities and choose

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Internship, Co-Op, and Professional Development Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Barnes, Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators; Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz; Christine R. Starr, University of California, Santa Cruz; Scott Seagroves, The College of Saint Scholastica; Kauahi Perez, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Lisa Hunter, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

students for careers at observatories and related industry. Lisa developedand directs the Akamai Internship Program, which has retained more than 85% of participants, includ-ing students from underrepresented groups, in the STEM pipeline. She works closely with scientists andengineers to increase access and opportunities through effective education, mentoring, and building part-nerships that bridge academia, industry, government, and community organizations, both nationally andinternationally. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Successfully Building a Diverse Telescope Workforce: The Design of the Akamai Internship Program in Hawai‘iAbstractThe outcomes of a longitudinal study of

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Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering and Science Building University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 15904 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of Embedded Systems Course on Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract: When electrical (EE) and computer engineers (COE) are trained, it is imperative that nearly allacquire some level of exposure to microcontrollers and associated software development skills toeffectively function as engineers in their careers. At this university, electrical engineering andcomputer engineering majors take a one-semester course in microcontrollers to learn embeddedsystem development in their junior year. In prior semesters, they

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Nelson Evans, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Chelsey S. Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Natalie Simmons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

thatscientists, including doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, learned new ways to interact withcolleagues, improved their interpersonal skills, and expanded their knowledge of career opportunitiesrelated to teaching. In addition, they cited an improved ability to communicate research to non-scientists,greater confidence and qualifications for seeking a faculty position, and a realization of their role as rolemodel. Such evidence suggests an unexplored, bi-directional relationship among all participants in a RETresearch laboratory.Using developmental network theory, a framework that recognizes the potential for mentoring to involvemultiple mentors and for each relationship to be bidirectional in its forms of support, this study sought

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; Benjamin Okai, Harding University; Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Stephen Secules, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mackenzie Beckmon Sharbine, Harding University; Jeremiah Sullins, Harding University; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

introduction to engineering to undergraduate engineers and to practicing K-12 teachers. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of engineering education.Ms. Mackenzie Claire Beckmon, Harding University I am an undergraduate psychology major anticipating graduation in December of 2019. I am a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University located in Searcy, Arkansas. I plan to further my studies in psychology through attending a graduate program for school or child psychology. It is my hope that these processes can lead to a career as both a researcher and practitioner.Dr. Jeremiah Sullins, Harding University Dr. Jeremiah Sullins is an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Juan M. Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

focus on profitability, which meant providing innovative solutions tothe immediate problems faced by employers or clients, or tweaking or optimizing existingprocesses. While industry-based research was perceived to focus on problems affecting businesscompetitiveness, academic researchers were believed to be freer to follow their personal interestsor to focus on social problems that may not have established markets.The connection between academia and industry had been one of the major selling points of thisparticular REU for these students. Some of the participants said they were not sure whether theywanted to pursue careers in industry or academia, and this experience helped them to envisionwhat a career in industry might be like, especially

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Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Shelly Tornquist, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

classroom in Texas and was awarded the PTA District School Bell Award for her service in STEM Education. She has been a leader in engineering education in the state of Texas throughout her career. Projects include creating and leading new teacher boot camps, developing the Texas standards for the Math/Physical Sci- ence/Engineering teacher certification and most recently developing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills frameworks in STEM education. Widely known for her work with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), she served as the State Lead Master Teacher training over 700 teachers in PLTW Core Training Institutes for 15 years. Shelly holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Design and Development and an M.Ed. in Teacher

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MVCC Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

. His academic career includes several appointments in higher education in- struction, research, and administration. He is currently Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management at Georgia Southern University, where he recently received the 2015 Chancel- lor’s Service Excellence in Leadership Award. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer and actively participates with numerous professional organizations, maintaining an excellent reputation for quality, integrity and ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Longitudinal Study of Veteran Student Efficacy in the College of Engineering & IT @ Georgia Southern → Year

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Hunter Lovvorn, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

career in industry. Her research interests include interdisciplinary project and team-based learning to promote gender equality in digital literacy and human and social aspects of software engineering.Mr. Hunter Lovvorn, Mississippi State University Hunter Lovvorn is a Teaching Assistant at Mississippi State University where he is pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in computer security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Building Computational Thinking Skills Using Robots With First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThis research paper describes the transition of content in a first year experience (FYE) course

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

career talks in K-12classrooms. Although these programs are met with some anecdotal success, they do not globallyaddress the daily issues associated with traditional teaching methods in K-12 classrooms.Enrolment issues may be better addressed by engineering academics if their efforts were directedtoward providing research support in the evaluation of educational tools that may support highschool teachers in delivering content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional needsand to the diverse learning needs of the students. Teachers would then be better prepared toindependently deliver content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional styles and tothe diverse learning needs of the students.Students in today’s K-12 space are

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

participants indicate that the mentoringexperience was of value to the student participants and was able to enhance their learningexperience. Further development will include extending the mentoring experience andbuilding upon the existing curriculum in an effort to effect change in student behavior. Introduction In the 21st Century, formal learning environments continue to struggle tointroduce underrepresented students to STEM content and career choices (Denson,Austin, Hailey, 2012). This issue is exacerbated when considering the combination ofunderrepresented student groups who live in rural parts of the country where access toinstitutions of higher learning and other resources is limited. Turning to

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

assessment practices in their curriculum through an online surveygiven to the same cohort of students in third year and fourth year undergraduate engineering.Keywords: Assessment practices, Design based learning, Students’ perceptions.IntroductionAssessment in higher education is a process of evaluating students curricular performancebased on learning outcomes using limited context of standardized rubrics. In this 21st century,students need to acquire career focused knowledge and skills expected by the industry. Tomeet those industry requirements and societal needs as a graduate, student’s level ofachievements have to be assessed appropriately. Academia has to develop changing qualityof assessment methods, which will fulfil the demand of new

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

learningoutcomes designed to prepare students for their academic and professional careers 2,3. Thesesame requirements also identify specific engineering problem solving abilities involving theapplication of disciplinary knowledge to analyze systems being designed. Research on howstudents approach a design illustrate many challenges they demonstrate when engaging in designactivities. For example, failing to identify the major requirements, define user needs, identifyingappropriate measures of success, failure to identify to pursue alternatives 4,5. Also, as studentstransition from high school to college they are unaware of the increase in complexity ofproblems they will solve and their need to work interdependently with others to meet thosecomplex

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

clear image of what a career in engineering is about. On otherhand, some effective (short-term) methods that can be used for attracting and retaining femaleand minorities in engineering include having minority and female faculty members to visit highschools to give presentations and motivate students to go into the engineering fields, offersummer opportunities for high schools students to work with faculty, and to implementrecruitment policies that identify minorities to be accepted into the engineering programs, etc.In the next sections we describe the particular efforts that have been implemented for attractingand retaining female and minority students and the description of the activities.Problem IdentificationWe investigated the race and

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Panel Session: The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis; Ruth Ann McKinney, The University of North Carolina School of Law; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #16799The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom: Panel ProposalMr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from University of Southern California. Currently focusing his career on engineering communication and professionalism, he has worked as a design engineer and technical education specialist for Parker-Hannifin Aerospace and

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

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Construction

Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 151M Link Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1240; Phone: 1-315-443-3401; Fax: 1-315-443-1243; Email: omsalem@syr.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016“Construction Regulations and Organizational Management” – A Case Study of a New Course Introduction to the Civil Engineering Curriculum at Syracuse UniversityABSTRACTThrough their careers, the Civil Engineering graduates may become project managers who willbe leading the engineering teams. For such purpose, they will need the outlooks, perspectives,and ways of thinking, knowing, and doing appropriate for professional practice