Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

assess and address more successful curricular applications andteaching methods in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments.Currently, the senior-level course in Sustainability is required for Environmental Engineers andserves as an environmental elective for the majority of Civil Engineers. Environmental and Civilengineers at Florida Gulf Coast University share the same course template for the first two years.Performance in the senior level Sustainability in Engineering course varies even though thetopics reflect all varieties of infrastructure including energy efficiency, construction,transportation and water and waste infrastructure as well as project planning, life cycle analysesand economic topics. Students in both disciplines

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

[15]. Because the instructors are in effect observing each other and comparingoutcomes, there is both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to do well. Some self-improvementmodels are based on an action-observation-reflection cycle [16], but if instructors are teachingalone without external input, it may be difficult for them to be objective about their outcomesand take time to reflect how things might be better. Based on our experience with the Staticsprogram at the Florida Institute of Technology, we believe that when we work together to sharebest practices and compare data on outcomes, everyone wins. References[1] H. J. Walberg, R. A. Paschal and T. Weinstein, "Homework's powerful effects on

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Susan Kathryn Eskin, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sara Love, Penn State Harrisburg

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

techniques employed in all of the workshopsare active-learning student-centered methods. The instructors decided at the inception of theprogram to present material in ways that each instructor had found to be most effective in theuniversity environment. All sessions used mini-lecture presentations followed by activities thatteach the concepts through demonstration or experiment that the students perform themselves.From the first year to the second, the biology and chemistry sessions were revised based onfeedback from students that indicated they had done the particular type of DNA analysis andpolymer synthesis before. The session descriptions below are reflections of the 2017 workshops;all of which were well received and were new to the students. A

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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College Industry Partnerships

5students who had engaged in an internship were required to present lessons learned from theirexperience and reflect on how the ISP impacted their summer professional experience. Whilenot all students engaged in a summer internship program, it was later captured how thisinternship program might have had an effect on the student learnings from the program. Somestudents secured internships through direct industry contacts of the ISP, while others securedinternships through personal connections.The third and final term (Fall) of the first ISP cohort aimed to expose students to additionalprofessional skills through similar workshops to those of the Spring term. However, differingfrom the spring semester, these workshops were held primarily at industry

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Educational Research and Methods

oninstructional best practices. The combination of experiential knowledge, post course reflection andscholarly literature provided a framework through which the purposed model was conceptualized,developed, and implemented. Verbally Pose non- encourage intuitive student questions participation Communicate Learn student with students

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Jaquelina Ester Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

equipmentOne of the most pressing needs reflected in previous assessment activities was the lack ofcampus accommodations with adequate technological capabilities to support intensivecomputation and research activities. As a result, at GRIC, technological architecture plays a vitalrole in incorporating a robust Internet infrastructure with 100 dedicated ports for wired andwireless connection; over 100 electrical outlets distributed throughout the space on walls, floorsand portable towers; and a wide range of computers (HP, Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, Apple) withvarious operating systems (Mac OS, Windows, Ubuntu), including software for complextechnical writing, programming, data processing and visualization, imaging and design, amongstothers. Figure 7

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

, stricter government safety or environmental regulations also need to bemet. There are many examples, like cars and home appliances, that reflect this challengingscenario. Consequently, industry needs mechanical engineering graduates that have the necessaryknowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully participate in the design and developmentof complex products or systems.The fact that companies need engineering graduates with a good foundation in the process todesign and develop products and systems is reflected in the new ABET accreditation criteria [1]and in references such as the Engineering Competency Model that was jointly developed byAmerican Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) and the United States Department ofLabor (DOL

Conference Session

Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

of constructs likely tobe impacted by grades 6-12 science interventions. See Table 2. We also asked questions aboutwhether students found S&E fair projects to be “transformative experiences”[11] which areexpected to reflect deeper engagement with science. We shortened the scales for time, selectingthe four most representative items from each scale. We also rephrased each question to ask aboutthe fair project.ResultsWe analyzed the demographic characteristics reported by these students and contrasted thosewho did and did not complete science fair projects. Overall, teachers with younger students(especially 6th grade) seemed more likely to require all students to complete a project, whileteachers with older students (especially 12th grade

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Cutler, Northern Arizona University; Perry Wood P.E., Northern Arizona University

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Mechanical Engineering

is shown in Appendix B. The students are required to design their assembly inSolidWorks, including into the dimensions the tolerance they need to make their type of fit. Thestudents then 3D print their parts using the Maker’s Lab at Cline Library NAU. With thephysical components, the students reconstruct their assembly and reflect upon the final products’form, fit, and function. For example, if the assembly is the sliding shelf, the students’ shouldhave designed for a clearance fit and the shelves should successfully slide within the cabinet.Students are also expected to comment on the effectiveness of their tolerances given. With thesliding shelf, if the shelves are too wobbly within the cabinet, the students are expected tocomment on their

Conference Session

Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, disappear).The participants were instructed on three main action features of Scratch Jr, character movement,creating dialog in ‘speech bubbles’, and playing recording audio, as well as basic controls suchas appearing/disappearing and pausing, but not on all the capabilities ScratchJr provides. Mostparticipants planned code did not reflect the storyboard they had constructed. Only oneparticipant stuck to the planned story from start to finish, with two others keeping elements ofthe same story, but most animating some other aspect entirely. Watching students work on theirdesign, they never seem to revisit the storyboard. Instead, their storyboard often sits right undertheir tablet or to the side of the design paper ignored. While it may be useful to

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Tech; Ellen K. Foster, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Donna M Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

-consuming nature of fostering several weaker ties.Too much time spent on strengthening weak ties can be difficult, particularly those whom arecommonly tokenized, like women in engineering or those with interdisciplinary degreebackgrounds. Cultivating several functioning weak ties assumes unwritten network requirementsthat are problematic due to their gender-neutral structure, an informal unwritten practice ofnetworks. With men usually in the highest positions of power (seen also in engineering fieldstoday), network structures are related to gender composition of the network and leadership withinthe network; therefore, making women tokenized members (Kanter, 1977). In a network, memberstend to select individuals that reflect themselves for entry to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and out of class. The presentationserves as an elevator or rocket pitch of their idea and is purposely very short for students to learnabout being concise and the importance of selling their design ideas, which may be moreimportant than the design itself. This is also a great exercise for prototyping and creating aworking prototype.Fear of FailureThis activity is part individual exercise and part class collective in nature, where the activecomponent becomes a collaborative reflection. The exercise was adapted from “Fear of Failure”by Yamakawa and Neck [3]. The first part of the exercise involves an individual assessmentwhere students score themselves on nine questions (provided on a handout) designed to evaluatetheir risk tolerance and fear

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Jennings, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kayla Arnsdorff, University of Tennessee; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Student

of metacognition is critical to learning, especially in engineeringwhere the focus is on problem solving and the learning of inherently difficult conceptual material[6, 23].Epistemic metacognitionThroughout the study of epistemic cognition many researchers have included aspects ofmetacognition [2, 24, 25]. Recent work by Barzilai and Zohar [2, 9] conceptualize epistemicthinking as the combination of epistemic cognition and epistemic metacognition, reflecting thestructure of non-epistemic thinking. Within the epistemic thinking framework, epistemiccognition is conceptualized using situation and context-specific models and epistemicmetacognition includes the dimensions from metacognition reframed to be specific to epistemicmatters. Like in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen B. Knisley PhD, North Carolina A&T State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowledge was a moredistal motivator operating through self-efficacy and identity (Figure 1). The current study usesnewly gathered student data to pursue two objectives. The first objective is to use this newsample data to assess the cross-sample reliability and validity of the Engineering Values Scale(EVS), Engineering Self-Efficacy Scale, and Engineering IDentity Scale (EIDS). The secondobjective is to apply the same information-based approaches to modeling and inference to furtherassess the plausibility of a range of causal models possibly confirming the model identified inStage 1 (Fig. 1), or refining it to reflect new information gained. Thus, the first objective is tofurther confirm the validity and reliability of the scales, and the second

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Ph.D., Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; Katherine Marie Donell

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

met an engineer, and - communication skills are crucial to practicing engineering.For the past several years, all first-year students majoring in civil and mechanical engineering,approximately 90 students per year, have been required to participate in these afterschoolprograms as “Engineer for a Day.” One engineering major from the class accompanies severalstudents from other majors to an after-school program to assist running a STEM activity. Theimportance of communication in engineering, and of practicing the communication of complexengineering topics to a general audience, is emphasized throughout the course. The engineeringstudents complete a reflection upon return to campus, discuss the experience in class, and use theskills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Alisa Zornig Gura; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Aliah Rayna Carolan-Silva, Horizon Education Alliance; Sara Boukdad, University of Notre Dame; Juan Carlos Alarcon

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the translation and the number of constraints, informationgained from this exploration is conditional, with continued dialogue and sense-making withcommunity and institutional partners regarding amendments over time.The model, now referred to as the Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem Model (C-EEEM, pronounced ‘seam’), has been refined from the original design into core elements andcritical factors using data collected through survey, interview, reflection, and observation fromstudents, community partners, or program managers. In its final year of an initial NSF ImprovingUndergraduate STEM Education grant, researchers are bringing the C-EEEM into another city inthe region as a prelude to scaled replication. Although researchers are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida; Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

received much attention in recent yearsdue to its lack of diversity and the toxic culture in these companies. The United States populationis 13% Black, but this representation is not reflected in the technology workforce. In fact, fewerthan 5% of tech company employees identify as Black. These factors lead many Blackemployees to leave, costing companies billions of dollars to fill their positions–not to mentiontheir perspectives and expertise. The lack of diversity can also affect worker wellbeing,productivity, and innovation. To interrogate this issue, our study examines the experiences ofBlack engineers through their own narratives. We aim to interview 40 engineers within thetechnology industry to understand their working conditions. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

theprogram, and had provided parental consent and student assent to participate in research. Of thissample, 53.3% were female; 60.6% were non-white; and 30.2% were first-generation students.Further, 77.1% of students reported that neither parent was an engineer. As such, this sampleaccurately reflects the target population our program aims to serve.Results Descriptive statistics revealed that the sample reported awareness, interest, enjoyment,opinion formation, and understanding of engineering that centers on the median of the scale(range = 8-27, M = 15.55, SD = 4.47). This finding suggests that high school students in thecurrent sample have average to low understanding of engineering as a potential career field.Descriptive statistics also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Elizabeth Pepe, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Ashley Ferrante, Rowan University; Adam Anthony Cavallaro; Samantha K. Price; Jeffrey E. Dobkowski, Rowan University; Zachery Dean Miller, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

bemisunderstood and ignored. It is crucial for engineers to be able to communicate their ideas toprofessionals outside of the technical realm such as humanitarians, politicians, and financialadvisers. The humanitarian education of engineering students is useless without the ability tocommunicate their globally conscious ideas and environmental concerns. To combat this, oral andwritten communication skills are incorporated into the curriculum using technical reports, oral-presentations, and reflective essays. After each experiment, it is suggested that a written report iscompleted as well as periodic reflective essays that ensure students are making a connectionbetween the technical experiments and their humanitarian aspects.3.4 Curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Lakshmojee Koduru; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University ; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

application of LIWC is whether the pre-defineddictionaries that LIWC draws on are appropriate for the texts that are being analyzed. The essaysthat students compose in specific courses, for instance, may more strongly reflect concepts (assignaled by the words they use) in that course, and those concepts may not have been adequatelyanticipated in the development of LIWC.An emerging supervised method for text analysis uses naïve Bayesian computations. The methodis based on an extension of Bayes theorem and is used to create classifiers that identify predictorsthat are able to classify old and new instances. For instance, after training on a set of newspapereditorials written from reactionary and liberal perspectives, a Bayesian classifier can be used

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University

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Industrial Engineering

support business and community development, and alleviate public and environmental health hazards. Education: Educational infrastructure for K-12 educational programs, technology centers, community colleges, and research and comprehensive universities. Also included are the administrators, teachers, and curricula for each source of graduates. Leadership Development and Capacity Building: The organizational platform to administer Deming’s SPK is reflected in:  Partnerships and collaboration among government, business, and nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.  Analytical tools and technical support available to the organization.  Tourism: Cultural assets of the arts, traditions, and musical heritage and the ecological assets such

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, NUDT in China; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT); Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Jianchuan Li, National University of Defense Technology; Lian Lin, National University of Defense Technology; wang yang, Continuing Education College, National University of Defense Technolgy(NUDT)

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

-contained unit and generated labels to reflect its initial meaning. Third, we identifiedrelationships among labels and generated categories. These categories were constantlycompared to other categories, with the goal of grounding the categories in the data. Weconstantly compared responses for similarities and differences and asked questions: What isgoing on here? What category or what property of category does this incident indicate? Whatis actually happening in the data17? In the fourth phase of analysis, relationships between thecategories were examined and then collapsed under a construct (higher-level category) thatexplained most of the variation in the data3. The above steps led to the development of codebooks for Character, Technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, University of the Pacific; Kevin Leigh Webster Jr.; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

)** (MBTI; p = 0.114, MWp = .046)Machining Analysis Spring 32.41** Extrovert (N=10) > Introvert (N=8)* UoP 20 65.9 87.3 (MBTI; p = 0.034, MWp = .055)during Chip Formation 2013 (p < 0.001) Active (N=14) > Reflective (N=4)* (ILS; p = 0.024

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association; Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

identification: whereas belonging reflects one’s perceived fit within a group orentity, identification reflects the subjective importance one places on being a member of the group orentity. Domain identification is important because when it is high, positive outcomes are self-relevantand rewarding, thereby motivating achievement. 8, 21, 22, 29Importantly, research indicates that women’s engagement in quantitative fields tends to be low whenwomen endorse negative stereotypes about their group. For instance, one line of research indicates thatthe more women endorse negative stereotypes about their group’s ability in the physical sciences, theless they feel like they belong, and the lower their self-efficacy therein. 33 This work indicates that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

faculty developingstudent-centered conceptual change instructional methods. Faculty worked collaboratively withlearning scientists to promote effective task and instructional sequence design. The researchersfound that the greater the extent of collaborative reflection between engineering faculty andlearning scientists, the greater the shift toward student-centered practices.5Other researchers (e.g., Borrego et al.) have used Everett Rogers’ model of diffusion ofinnovations to characterize faculty change through professional development.6,7 They found thatfaculty tend to only progress through the earliest stages of change: awareness and interest, andtend not to move to actual practice. The key issue here is that, without change in

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

does one evaluate such a program?Purpose This paper describes the evolution of an evaluation strategy for this unique approach toSTEM education. The reader should note that as a case study, this paper will have a differentorganizational format than one might normally expect. The focus of this report is on theevaluation strategy and methods, rather than program outcomes. After the introduction andpurpose here, 1) we report a summary of the program outcomes, 2) a description of the externalevaluation, 3) key analysis, and 4) conclusions. First we report the results, then the rest of thepaper is a description of how we produced the results. The true outcomes here are our methods. Clearly, systematic approaches to reflecting on and

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Engineering Technology

calculator that consists of a latitude-specificsun path diagram covered by a transparent dome. The dome reflects the entire sky and horizonon its surface, indicating the position and extent of shading obstructions. The sun path diagramcan be seen through the dome, illustrating the solar window. The solar window is compared tothe obstruction reflections to determine the dates and times when shading will occur at the site.When a sun position is overlapped by an obstruction, the sun would appears behind theobstruction, and the location is shaded. The pictures of the solar path calculator are shown inFigure 6.Figure 6. Solar pathfinderTo use the Solar Pathfinder™, the unit is located at the proposed array site. It is leveled andoriented to true south

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the student received prizes. The UIW SMSE paid for the LunchBanquet.Program Evaluation, Effectiveness, and ResultsA pre-survey was administered while the students were applying for the camp, shown in Table 3below. Daily and final program surveys were conducted to assess the effectiveness ofminiGEMS 2015. The daily surveys indicated the program execution efficiency and allowedimmediate corrective actions, if necessary. The participant interest in engineering as a potentialcareer increased considerably, partially due to popular, hands-on, robot projects and the dailyguest speakers as were reflected in the post-survey results shown in Table 4. The finalsummative survey quantified program effectiveness and is shown in Table 5. The

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

able to quickly learn how to use new instruments with capabilities designed to meet thespecific needs of an Environmental Engineering laboratory and only a small amount of class timewas spent explaining how to use the Virtual Instruments. In another study, to reinforce thelecture portion of the course and address the concerns over reflective experiences in cooperativeeducation opportunities in a mechanical engineering curriculum, Peters et al18 introducedmathworks® simulation exercises. The redesigned lab experiments provided a positiveexperience for the students while meeting the course objectives. This type of platform may behelpful to meet the objectives of distance education programs remotely which seems to be arecent trend with increasing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Fellows matriculatedthrough the FDA along a path of relatively unstructured discovery, wherein they learned aboutthe agency and the processes and issues associated with product regulatory practices. Likewise,the agency came to realize the value of an exploratory approach to orientation and training that iscurrently under consideration for new FDA analysts.The FDA internship has also proven to be influential to the professional growth of the graduatefellows. They found particular value in their role as “active witnesses” to the agency’s SignalReview Meetings, where they were able to observe, reflect and follow up with professionals onthe decision making process associated with the adverse effects of a medical device. Theseinteractions taught them