Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara; Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

ofveteran individuals in STEM professional contexts. Our telling case focuses on a discovery thatemerged from discussion with a group of participants who are veterans; several memberscomment on how perceptions about public views of veterans can be a hindrance in pursuing civil(non-military, non-combat) careers in STEM. Our exploration of this interaction doubly serves asan illustration of the inquiry process and insight derived from IE in action. IntroductionIn recent years, qualitative inquiry has played an increasingly prominent role in higher educationresearch, as educators and scholars strive to understand the complexities of learning andinstruction within university and professional settings (Pasque

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

succeed in STEM more than their female counter partsis reinforced as students mature and move into middle and high school.1 By early adolescence,females start to lose interest in the STEM disciplines and even lose confidence in their abilities inthese subjects.1 First Lady Michelle Obama stated “If we’re going to out-innovate and out-educate the rest of the world, we’ve got to open doors for everyone. We need all hands on deck,and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science,technology, engineering, and math.”3,4Recognizing this call to action and the increased need for K-12 Engineering Education Outreach,in 2015 the University of St. Thomas Playful Learning Lab redesigned a preexisting camp forrising 7th

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

pillars of sustainable design in theircurriculum to better equip civil engineering students in their decision making to considersustainability issues. The three pillars of sustainable development are social development,economic development and environmental restoration. A major challenge to this integration isadding to the workload of the existing curriculum. In some cases, introducing the new conceptsrequires the loss of essential course material. Consequently, many civil engineering departmentshave successfully integrated sustainable design principles through course modules, and projectbased learning3. A recent study by Litchfield and Javernick-Will compared the career interestsand experiences of students and practicing engineers who

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. For many, the ambassador rolebegins during a large, multi-institution workshop. Post-event surveys reveal high levels ofability, confidence, and preparedness to create and deliver outreach presentations. Post-workshopinterviews reveal that the training offers a platform for role identity development. Theambassador role aligns career-related motivations, resonance with messages contained in theNational Academy of Engineering’s Changing the Conversation report, beliefs about the missionof the EAN, and plans for fulfilling the Network’s mission. After the initial training, students’role identities reflect an integration of their undergraduate engineering student role with the newrole of ambassador, with the intermediary role of an effective

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

into the Traditional Engineering ClassroomAbstractScience in diplomacy, the use of trained scientist to inform and support foreign policyobjectives, has been a part of U.S. foreign policy since the time of Benjamin Franklin.The Diplomacy Laboratory project, a public-private partnership, allows the Departmentof State to ‘course source’ projects to seek input from universities and to recruit talentedstudents to consider careers in diplomacy. This paper provides a summary of a casestudy using a DipLab project as part of a term-length, writing assignment in courses forundergraduate and graduate environmental engineering students. An overview of DipLaband suggested best practices to integrate DipLab projects into engineering courses is

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Darryl P. Butt, University of Utah; Timothy Andersen; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

-Haase has an extensive history of serving in leadership roles and positions focusing on graduate education and research. Throughout her career she has published on graduate training, with recent scholarship focusing on the relationship between graduate student behavior and professional training expectations.Dr. Amy J. Moll, Boise State University Amy J. Moll is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Moll received her B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana in 1987. Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and 1994. Following graduate

Conference Session

Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary K. Nave Jr., Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad, Virginia Tech; Michael Stewart, Virginia Tech; Michele Ruth Waters, Virginia Tech; Emily Garner, Virginia Tech; Mohammed Seyam, Virginia Tech; Chelsea R. Corkins, Virginia Tech; Karen P. DePauw, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

]. Additionally, while graduate students often pursue careers ininstitutions of higher education, these students primarily have experience with researchuniversities, despite the wide range of institutional types that exist [4]. Therefore, to besuccessful in a wide range of institutions and in a global society, graduate students benefit fromgaining familiarity with a variety of types of institutions that exist around the globe. To help students develop global competency and learn about higher education on a globalscale, the Virginia Tech Graduate School offers an innovative program, known as the GlobalPerspectives Program (GPP), which enables graduate students in all disciplines to explore anddiscuss higher education both in the United States and

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Margaret J. Slattery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Biomedical

measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Prof. Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkDr. Margaret J. Slattery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Margaret Slattery Ph.D., has been a faculty member at Penn State University in Biomedical Engineering since 2007 and her career has focused on undergraduate students and their academic experiences. She currently is directing a new office within

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

GROUPStudies on the impact of mindset in mathematics skills on students’ math performance andSTEM career aspirations find that female students are more vulnerable than male students to thedetrimental effects of holding an entity theory mindset [32], [29], [33], [34]. Van Alderen-Smeets and Walma van der Molen [35] analyzed the findings of studies on the impact of implicittheories on STEM career choice and aspirations and noted that improving students’ implicittheories, especially for female students with entity beliefs, can increase their STEM self-efficacyand the probability that they will choose a career in a related STEM field.This result confirms that female engineering students have a growth mindset in relationship totheir making abilities. Also

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Cooper G. Burleson, Purdue University; James M. Thom, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

Paper ID #27698The Search for the Commercial Space Technologist: A Comparison of Avia-tion and Commercial Space-related Postsecondary ProgramsMs. Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Tracy L. Yother is an instructor in Aeronautical Engineering Technology and a PhD candidate in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Yother currently teaches the undergraduate Powerplant Systems and Design Supportability courses in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology (AET) program. She possesses a B.S. and M.S. in Aviation Technology. She also holds an

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

scores, financial need status, involvement inextracurricular activities, recommendation letters, essay writing skills and whether the candidatewas from an underrepresented group in engineering. Each committee members’ rankings wereaggregated equally to figure out the overall student eligibility ranking.Finally, the candidates were contacted with official scholarship offer letters. The selection ofseven candidates whom all accepted the offers were realized in two rounds of selection cycle. Inorder to implement an evaluation plan with the purpose of measuring this project’s early impactin attracting and recruiting students for careers in nuclear related fields, a first semester intakesurvey of not only award candidates but their peers in the

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samara R. Boyle, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Jacqueline Gilberto, Rice University; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Anila K. Shethia, Rice University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

proposals actually read as weaknesses (e.g., disseminationapproach was not clear), or were neutral in tone (e.g., the approach was “standard”). By contrast,reviewers tended to note unique aspects of dissemination approaches (e.g., will reach out toothers) and broader populations (e.g., students, community, other researchers) that would beaffected by the research in awarded proposals. Specifically, for the awarded proposals, broaderimpact strengths were primarily in the areas of the project’s reach beyond the program and/orinstitution involved, with others related to overcoming disparities to improve the success ofstudents from underrepresented groups and using career mentoring to enhance academic-industrypartnerships. Industry partnerships were

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico; Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; Webster R. Johnson, California State University, Chico; Joseph Greene, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineeringin 1993 from the University of Michigan. Joe began teaching at California State University, Chico in1998 after a 14-year career with General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. His research inter-ests include biobased and biodegradable polymers, recycled plastics, marine biodegradation testing, andanaerobic digestion. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessing a Summer Engineering Math and Projects Bootcamp to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates in Engineering and Computer ScienceThis complete Evidence-Based Practice paper discusses the efforts made to increase four-yearand six-year graduation rates of students

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Malle R. Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Holly Larson Lesko; Gary R. Kirk, Dickinson College

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Award in 2015, and won the 2018 Graduate Student Mentor Award for the College of Engineering. Dr. Matusovich has gradu- ated 10 doctoral students since starting her research program in Spring 2009. Dr. Matusovich co-hosts the Dissertation Institute, a one-week workshop each summer funded by NSF, to help underrepresented students develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas Honors College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students being from rural communities, and ~36% being first-generation collegestudents. As has been discussed, all accepted students to the PTG program possessed a greatfinancial need as displayed by their eligibility for the Pell grant and/or the Subsidized StaffordLoan programs [1]. Each accepted student received scholarships of up to $4,500 for those who hadnot joined the HC, and up to $5,500 for those that did join the HC. Our success in recruitment hasbeen due to the implementation of the NSF-funded S-STEM program BreakingBarriers/Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP) [DUE1154146] fall recruitment bestpractices, as well as HC best practices. The Honors College has three Honors College recruiters,including one who now specializes in

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Audrey Fyock, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

-on material that can beapplied to students’ future careers [4]. One way that undergraduate students receive hands-oninstruction is through participation in undergraduate research programs. Undergraduate researchprovides students with many benefits, including improved critical thinking and communicationskills, practice working with real-life problems and solutions, engagement with mentors andfaculty, and an increased knowledge of disciplinary focus [5], [6]. Undergraduate researchallows students to practice creativity, innovation, and problem solving, and is more likely tobetter prepare students for the workforce than passive pedagogy, like traditional lectures [5].Increased self-confidence has been identified as an additional benefit of

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #21888Active Learning Group Work: Helpful or Harmful for Women in Engineer-ing?Ms. Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder Megan Keogh is an undergraduate student studying environmental engineering and environmental policy at the University of Colorado Boulder. Megan has been involved in education outreach and mentorship for much of her college career. She completed a STEM education class in which she shadowed a local 5th grade teacher and taught three of her own STEM lessons. Megan has also been a new-student mentor through her department’s peer mentoring program. Now, Megan is interested in researching

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

higher ratethan non-URM students. In an attempt to address these issues, a modified, integrated first-yearorientation program, consisting of a summer bridge and in-semester curricular and co-curricularcomponents, was implemented and funded first by a NASA Space Grant and later by NSF. Theprogram targeted first-time, full-time (FTFT) students from URM groups, including females, andprovided opportunities for students to develop strategies for academic success, exploreengineering careers, and start building a professional network through a multi-level peer, facultyand alumni mentoring system.The challenges, logistics and results of the implementation of this program are detailed in thispaper. Preliminary results not only advance retention efforts

Conference Session

Alternative Teaching Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Jennifer G. Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

interactions among the STEM disciplines, andinterest in STEM careers [1-6]. Many in-service STEM teachers have limited experienceand/or educational background in engineering and technology. These teachers havelimited confidence to incorporate engineering and technology in their classroom.At a professional development (PD) workshop, that is part of a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) funded engineering research project, teachers from different schooldistricts were invited to learn building automation and additive manufacturing at auniversity campus in summer 2017. The overall goal of the project is to increase thenumber of students on the STEM pathway. This work reports the findings of a study thatexplored the effectiveness of a teacher PD workshop

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine Chasmar, Goucher College; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

be included in the FoP construct, loaded into PIin this analysis. The negative language “I do not connect my future career with what I amlearning in this course” lends itself to the PI construct and may have confused students. The itemshould be altered or reconsidered for future analysis.This work is particularly valuable as FTP has been shown, quantitatively and qualitatively, tohave an impact on goal-setting and metacognitive strategies in the present [2], [6], [10]–[13], asstated in the Background section. By clustering students into homogeneous groups, practitionerscan better understand students’ goals, perceptions of their future, and the perceived utility ofclass content. By understanding these aspects of FTP, practitioners can better

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jagiela, University of St. Thomas; Jenna Laleman, University of St. Thomas; Paige Huschka, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

as more technical-based. This focus often attracts more young women,propelling them into potential engineering and computer science careers later in life bypromoting opportunities for early STEAM education which work to close this stark gender gap.Creativity and music were at the forefront of each element of the program. According to a 2013study completed at Drexel University, students consistently perform higher in their overalleducation when they are exposed to the arts (Gregorio, 2013). This finding was reinforced in astudy performed by Michigan State University. When reviewing education history of honorsgraduate students, the study found that nearly 93% of STEM honors students had participated inmusical education in the past (Brockmann

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyse Hill, University of Guelph; Andrew Lee, University of Guelph; Amy Domenique Gadsden, University of Alberta ; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Programs. Throughouthis career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he hasbeen a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland BaltimoreCounty (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Take Flight Robotics: A STEM-Education Workshop for High School StudentsSummer activities and programs are important to attract students to careers inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Take Flight Robotics (TFR)was a youth outreach workshop and program that ran for one week during thesummer in 2015 and 2016 at the

Conference Session

Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Meng Wang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne L. Skutnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #25752Evolution of Activities in a Smart Grid Summer Camp for High School STEMStudents (Evaluation)Mr. Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Daniel Douglas is a graduate student of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute. He is interested in research opportunities involving machine learning, power systems, and software applications. His long term goal is a career in power and energy systems engineering.Mr. Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joe Chow obtained his MS and PhD degrees in

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

; Business Administration; Medicine and Engineering.Dr. Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago Renata A. Revelo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois.Dr. Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Yeow Siow has over fifteen years of combined experience as an engineering educator and practi- tioner. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University where he began his teaching career. He then joined Navistar’s thermal-fluids system

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

aboutstakeholders. First, they broadened their understanding of a technology’s stakeholders to includeemployees, communities impacted by their business, and suppliers and subcontractors (seebolded data in Figure 1). The largest increase was in “communities affected by their business,”which went from 66% of students ranking them “highest importance in the pre-survey to 86% inthe post-survey.The students also showed an increase in their belief that they would have to identify relevantstakeholders as a part of their future careers as engineers (Figure 2). Almost all students (93%)ended the course expressing a belief that engineers played a role in a company’s CSR efforts, upfrom 80% of students believing so at the beginning of the course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Willie Lewis McKether; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

topursue her interest in culture, mindfulness, and motivation in cross-cultural and international contexts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Social Networks Analysis of African American Engineering Students at a PWI and an HBCU – A Comparative StudyThe central objective of this interdisciplinary, inter-institutional PFE: Research Initiation inEngineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) project is to conduct a comparative study of the factorsaffecting the success and pathways to engineering careers of African American students at aPredominantly White Institution (PWI) and a Historically Black University (HBCU). The studyfocuses on investigating the criticality of the following three

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Emily Parry; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

was significantly andpositively influenced by participation in cocurricular activities, including cultural clubs,academic clubs, professional associations, and undergraduate research [20]. Additionally, forunder-represented students of color, intentions to work for social change were significantlygreater than for other students within STEM.Beliefs alone, however, are not sufficient to guarantee or empower action among students as theyembark on their careers. To complement measures designed to capture general beliefs regardingsocial responsibility, this study also includes additional measures related to global sustainabilityin order to understand whether or not beliefs and knowledge regarding a specific societalchallenge predict a student’s

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Theiss, The Ohio State University; John E Robertson, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

selection patterns. This is an essential first step towardsunderstanding the perspectives of students as they select their intended major and potentialcareer. This idea of major and career selection relates to teaching and learning in the first yearwhile we have not studied it directly.This paper examines discipline selection and transfer for first-year engineering students. Throughthe use of a survey administered at three different points throughout at the first year (beginning,middle, and end), we were able to track students answers to two questions important to thiswork: 1) What was their current intended major, and 2) what was the student’s confidence in thischoice of discipline (using a Likert-type scale). These questions would allow us to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville; Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

communication, ethics,professionalism, and an introduction to engineering design.Similar to first-year courses at other engineering schools1-3, the various disciplines have typicallybeen presented to the students through department seminars in which faculty from each of theengineering departments give presentations to students. Our department is currently re-vampingthe Introduction to Engineering course and has added some activities to see if it would helpstudents decide their choice of major within the first semester or year rather than later in thestudent’s engineering program. In addition to department presentations, 24 engineeringcompanies were invited to the school through a unique collaboration with the Engineering Co-opand Career Development

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas P Langhoff, Skyline College; Eva Schiorring; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

available enter college with very limited awareness of the excitingprojects and fulfilling careers the engineering profession offers as well as withapprehension about their ability to succeed in a demanding STEM curriculum. To thisend, the course covers academic success skills in engineering including mindset andmetacognition, academic pathways, career awareness and job functions in the engineeringprofession, team building and communications, the engineering design process, and abroad range of fundamental and engaging topics and projects in engineering includingelectronics, basic test equipment, programming in MATLAB and Arduino, robotics,bridge design, and materials science. The paper presents the results of a pilotimplementation of the teaching