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1996 Annual Conference

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M. Hailey; G. Garrison; E. Parkinson

. To this end, we will offer a degree program using both on-site and distance learning delivery mechanisms. Emphasis and care will be given to meet the career broadening needs and expectations of individual students from all engineering and scientific disciplines and meeting industrial needs for sustained competitiveness and growth. We will continually strive to improve ourselves and our education processes from the current baselines. ” ., On the surface one might consider that the basic difference in the two statements is in opening up the market boundaries past the state borders. Identifying the market is

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Vaz; Ana Maria Tomé; Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira

to the laboratory classes very well. There has been a markedincrease of interest on signal analysis on behalf of the students. Even those initially more reluctantto regard the fundamental mathematical tools as relevant to their future Engineering career becomeincreasingly aware of the power, usefulness and applications of those tools. We feel that teachingthe theory of signals and systems in this way is more in agreement with the engineeringperspective. Page 1.430.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

motivate him to pursue a career in research and to FIGURE 2. Droplet holder for droplet attend graduate school. combustion test rig showing filaments. Worthy of particular note was the student’s work to re-engineer an automated droplet combustion rig for use in drop tower experiments. Figure 3 shows aclose-up view of the fiberglass droplet holder used in the test-rig. This self-contained unit is placed in a droptower package, which, when dropped, begins a complex set of data acquisition and control operations. At theinstant free fall begins, the control system ignites the droplets which are held

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Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

member of the teamapproached the then Director of the Research Centre for Gender Studies (RCGS) at theUniversity of South Australia to see if any members of the centre would be interested in workingwith her, to undertake qualitative research to support the national qualitative study that she hadjust managed to explore the careers of women engineers in Australia. The Director (theeducation member of the team) then approached the sociologist and economist team members Page 14.1111.4and secured their initial interest. A key feature at the time was the existence of the ResearchCentre for Gender Studies which enabled cross campus and cross

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

.1 Numerous studies have investigated the barriers encountered bywomen with aspirations of university careers, many referred to in “Beyond Bias andBarriers”, a 2006 report by the National Academy of Sciences.1 These studies seek toprovide a deeper understanding of various issues including those pertaining to the careerpipeline, and faculty recruitment, retention and advancement. Recognizing the critical needfor full participation of women in the sciences, the National Science Foundation hassupported for the last 7 years efforts to study and improve recruitment and retention ofwomen faculty in the sciences through the ADVANCE Institutional Transformationprogram.2 Work within this program has allowed researchers to study multi

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Computer Education Innovations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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Computers in Education

) their presentations 4 to 6 times on average before submitting their final one.This is significant because most other students within the department will do less than 3 oralpresentations during their academic career. By students being able to “see and hear” themselvespresent, it made them aware of their oral skills or fallacies and motivated them to enhancepresentation skills by practicing more. The survey also showed that student’s overall experiencewith ViP was positive. As commonly as a lecturer currently asks students to write a report,lecturers can now also assign an oral presentation using ViP. Segments of ViP presentations canbe discussed in class to highlight good and poor presentation techniques. Since ViP oralpresentations are saved in

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as well aspotential students not being aware of the engineering career field. We have met this challengewith a variety of awareness and recruiting programs. A common thread in these efforts is ahands-on laboratory program in digital design fundamentals. This program exposes students tothe exciting world of engineering, Boolean logic, and fundamental design principles. This lowcost program consists of a series of theory modules coupled with a hands-on laboratorycomponent. We have purposely developed laboratory modules using low cost, readily availablecomponents and test equipment. This approach has been used for the past five years with amiddle school girls program, science and engineering summer programs for high school juniorsand seniors, K

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ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

how they were used in chemical engineering. Eventually the pure water boiled at100 oC while the salt-water mixture boiled at 105 oC. A few students were selected to come to thefront and observe the thermometer. Finally, after the ice cream was sufficiently cold, the studentsremoved the one-quart bags and measured the temperature of the salt water solution. Many wereunder -10 oC. After this, the students were given plastic spoons and ate the ice cream that theymade.Class 7: Co-op Information DayAbout two-thirds of the students at Tennessee Tech in the Department of Chemical Engineeringchoose to co-op. A Career Services office facilitates finding these positions for the students andin setting up the interviews. During Co-op day, the Associate

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

-Class Activities1. Think about your team tower-building exercise (an in-class activity on the first day of class). • Describe your design and manufacturing process. • What went well? Why? How could you build upon it in the future? • What difficulties did you have? Why? How could you improve in the future?2. Last week, you used an ad-hoc technique to generate concepts for a golf-ball retriever. Today, you used a systematic method. Compare the breadth, quality, and number of concepts from the two trials. How would you explain the differences?Lecture Topics3. Do highly innovative products typically serve new functions? Or do they satisfy old (previously satisfied) functions in new forms?4. In what situations during your career do

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Recruiting and Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

and2,041 graduate students enrolled in the fall of 2005. Over 50% of these students areenrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programsRIT students can prepare for technical and professional careers in more than 200 differentacademic programs. Many of the academic offerings are unique or unusual: imagingscience, microelectronic engineering, software engineering, and telecommunicationsengineering technology; the programs draw students from every state and more than 80foreign countries. Many degree programs emphasize co-operative education whereperiods of formal instruction are combined with off-campus hands-on paid internshipswhich enhance the university’s “learn by doing” philosophy. RIT is respectedinternationally as

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

elementary education majors. She is a member of ASME, ASEE, SWE, ESW and EWB.Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas Professor Amel is an industrial/organizational psychologist. Her expertise includes survey development, psychometrics (reliability, validity, utility), data analysis, as well as feminist issues in psychology and business law. She is personally interested in how gender affects career choice. She believes strongly in the scientist-practitioner model, using her academic background to solve practical problems and using her problem solving experiences to enhance her teaching. She has received an award for excellence in service learning. Professor Amel also has specific expertise

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

struggling educators rather than penalize them. Finally,two cohorts mentioned the potential of generous monetary incentives to attract new educators toAmerican Indian schools; however the 2015 cohort felt that one negative consequence of thismethod may be the recruitment of teachers who are less devoted to the community and moreinterested in the salary. An insightful comment from one participant also noted that there isopportunity to stimulate interest in the teaching field among indigenous populations bypromoting careers in teaching to their own students.Table 1: Summary of Focus Group Consensus Number ofTools/attributes/actions that assist teachers in relating to and

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. (2011). Engineering Education Discourses on Underrepresentation: Why Problematization Matters. International Journal of Engineering Education, 27(5), 1117. 4. Lewis, B. F. (2003). A critique of literature on the underrepresentation of African Americans in science: Directions for future research. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 9(3&4). 5. Moore, J. L. (2006). A qualitative investigation of African American males' career trajectory in engineering: Implications for teachers, school counselors, and parents. Teachers College Record, 108(2), 246. 6. May, G. S., & Chubin, D. E. (2003). A retrospective on undergraduate engineering success for underrepresented minority

Conference Session

Quantitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Educational Research and Methods

National Science Foun- dation and an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education and served on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education as Chair of Pro- fessional Interest Council IV. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin

Conference Session

Graduate Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Liz A. Kuley, University of Saskatchewan; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

/08/08).4. McAlpine, L, Amundsen, C. and Turner, G. 2014. Identity-trajectory – Reframing early career academic experience. British Education Research Journal, 40(6): 952-969. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/berj.3123/abstract (2015/08/04).5. Gardner, A. and Willey, K. 2015. Engineering academics’ identity transitions in becoming established engineering education researchers. In Proceedings of the 6th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Translating Research into Practice (REES), 9 pp. Dublin, Ireland. July 13-15.6. Walther, J., Sochacka, N. W. and Kellam, N. N. 2013. Quality in interpretive engineering education research: Reflections on an example study, Journal of Engineering Education, 102(4

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Susan Marie Engelhardt, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

STEM; (4) retaining students 5,6. Theglobal need for STEM major is evident but how can we attract more students into STEM fields?Numerous studies5,6,7,8,9 have shown that exposing students to STEM fields early in theireducation is the best time to increase their interest for science, engineering, and technology.Furthermore, students in an early age may have the wrong perception of what professionals inthose fields do10. Usually, for example, they associate engineering with just building or fixingthings8 or a profession for people who are good in math. Not having a clear picture of the widerange of possibilities after going into those fields, may discourage students from willing topursue an engineering or science degree for a career. Studies

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Blake Gegenheimer, STEP; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Student

career. The value was “1” if the studenteither remained or graduated in engineering for each year. The value was “0” if the studentswitched to a different curriculum, graduated in a different curriculum, dropped out, ortransferred out of the university. Retention was determined using the 14th day enrollment figuredefined by the registrar’s office, and graduation was recorded for fall, spring, and summer ofeach year. SI attendance was recorded using sign in sheets during each session. In previous studies,an individual student could be counted multiple times in the dataset if they had taken more thanone course where SI was offered. For this study, students were only counted once in the dataset;the percent attendance in every course the

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth W. Schott, Florida SouthWestern State College; Cynthia Jane Wilson Orndoff Esq., Florida SouthWestern State College

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Two Year College Division

FCS and the programs available thathave any relationship to engineering. The research bore out that the terminology varies greatlyfrom institution to institution, and focused exclusively on the AA degree. Thus, a studentdesiring to attend a FCS institution for the first two years and then transfer into an engineeringprogram does not necessarily have a clear pathway to success. What follows is a listing of allprograms related to engineering at each of the 28 FCS institutions.Table 3: Table of Colleges and the AA Degree Terminology and Program of Study Florida College System AA Degree Program of Study/Topics Institutions Alphabetically Terminology Broward College [15] AA by Career Separated into 8

Conference Session

ETD Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

launched hobby industries around inexpensive electronics,particularly microprocessor boards, with more capabilities and easy to program systems such asRaspberry Pi and Arduino. For individual developer or capable consumer those devices offer vastlevels of customization.When electrical and computer engineers are trained, it is imperative that nearly all acquire some levelof exposure to embedded microcontroller and associated software development skills to effectivelyfunction as engineers in their careers. The nature of work performed in industry changes as theyprogress in careers. Lack of such exposure and experience will constrain their opportunities indifferent technical fields and even managerial advancements.At this university, electrical

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; John Robert Reck, Oklahoma State University

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Construction

University CMT Faculty in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from the OSU Construction Management Department in 1998. She graduated with a Masters of Engineering Technology from Pittsburg State Uni- versity in 2002. She also earned a Specialist in Education Degree from Pittsburg State University in 2006. In 2010 she was promoted to Associate Professor. She completed her Doctorate in Higher Education from OSU in 2012 where she focused her research on women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. She accepted the position as Program Coordinator of Construction Management Technology at OSU in 2013. Dr. Yates began her teaching career at Pittsburg State

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Christopher Newport University; Daniel P. Richards, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

written work might include peer reviewsand written instructor’s feedback. Those methods are especially important in online studentlearning communities in which projects can mimic future job tasks as a part of a globalworkforce. Today, various STEM careers do include online data share of written documents andinclude collaborative writing tasks.10Writing in Math-Intensive CoursesStudents who are taking courses with intensive mathematics often have to create their homeworkor project reports using software that includes equation editing tools such as Equation Editor inMS Word or LaTeX, both of which influence students’ thinking and computation process.11 Awriting process is often defined as non-linear, a process that includes revisions, edits

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Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Design in Engineering Education

and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI 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

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

career in engineering, retention ofcertain subgroups of students, i.e. underrepresented minorities and first-generation students, isdifferentially lower6,7. This issue means that students who have the potential to be excellentengineers are subject to higher attrition rates, possibly due to their lack of preparation in areassuch as transitioning and being successful in college and engaging in strategies necessary to besuccessful engineering students. This demonstrates the need for increased focus on first-yearengineering education through strengthening a student’s commitment and efficiency to graduatewith an engineering degree.A study by Meyers et al.8 investigated why students stay in engineering and found that increasingthe first-year student’s

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Andrew Simon Scott, Western Carolina University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick C. Berry, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

course, clear lines of communication are essentialto the success of the team building project [21]. The evidence supports that students realizecommunication is important, based on the comments many do not know how to communicatewithin their teams. The means of communication may include spoken , written [22], and generalskills required for lifelong interaction [23]. Students that have not achieved confidence in theseskills have issues navigating the workplace. Investigation on how to support the learning of theseskills before taking the Capstone courses is essential to these students as they graduate and moveinto careers, employers expect it [24-26].Industry partners and faculty mentors are essential to the successful team building

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Minorities in Engineering

waste-to-energy system, Environment- Enhancing Energy (E2-Energy), that simultaneously produces biofuel, treats wet biowaste and captures carbon dioxide via algae growing and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). Wan-Ting’s ongoing work fo- cuses on upgrading of the HTL biocrude oil converted from wet biowaste into transportation fuels by distillation, esterification, thermal cracking, and hydroprocessing with catalysts. Wan-Ting has been a SWE member since 2012 and is aiming for a future career in academia.Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignProf. Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rohit Bhargava is Founder Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Mehmet Vurkaç, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Nhan K. Nguyen, Seattle University; Olsen John Salgado Ong, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

; 3:Likely; 4: Extremely likely Q4: To what extent do you 3 3 4 2.67 3 2 anticipate using what you’ve learnt in your future career?* We included the mean even though it’s not recommended by statisticians for Likert data because itseemed to add to the interpretability of the median and mode which alone would give the impression thatthe results were too similar across the board Post-activity Survey Responses 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Q1 Q2 Q3

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Barillas, Rowan University; Stephen Fernandez, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of Engineering(NAE) Grand Challenges of Engineering. To determine if students’ career paths generally led tosolutions for these problems, they were given statistics that showed the companies that are themajor employers for Rowan University graduates. This encouraged students to reflect on theirfuture career paths and to consider whether the companies they may work for are providingsolutions for either the problems students identified or the NAE Grand Challenges ofEngineering. The technical discussion focused on developing the chassis for the drone. Severalstudent groups also gave technical presentations on the topic of FAA regulations for smalldrones.During weeks four and five, we had students explore many issues related to

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #25320Leaders as CoachesDr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

many career choices available to them. The engineering profession isalso about dedication to problem-solving and making the world sustainable.To prepare students in navigating the rigors of engineering programs and succeed in theengineering profession requires mastery of quantitative skills. These skills prepare students tohandle data and use numerical methods for systematic analysis and design of engineering systems.The students also follow engineering design processes to identify and solve complex problems.Engineering design is purposeful and requires formulation of an explicit goal. Engineers mustchoose the best possible option within the constraints of time, cost, tools, and materials. It is alsoa systematic and iterative process that

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

graduate career was the concept of reflexivity.This reflexivity was represented in my methodological coursework as a tool to be used whileconducting qualitative research. As a means of checks and balances, this tool’s purported usebecame a way to navigate through qualitative research in a manner that acknowledged therelationship between the researcher as an instrument and the processing of information over thecourse of research projects [8]. This navigation can be conceptualized in practices such as fieldtexts and reflections before, after, and during interaction with research participants as a means toshow proof of consideration of positionality, specifically for communities of color [9]. This tool,however, seemed to be accepted as a one size