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AEE Journal

Authors

Sarah Dart; Edmund Pickering; Les Dawes

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Sreeram Kashyap, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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Diversity

ethical decision-making and leadership, and can reinforce classroom learning [18], [19]but over-involvement (i.e., spending too much time on a co-curricular) can create academicpressures that lead to unethical behavior [18]. More generally, the types of co-curricular andextracurricular engagement selected by students and their level of engagement therein has beenfound to differ by gender and ethnicity and is not necessarily guided by the benefits found in theliterature [20]. There are numerous factors that impact the benefits of co-curriculars that can varygreatly from one institution to another and require intentional support structures to maximizebenefits [21]. This might explain why benefits for one group at one institution are not

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Chelsea Q Linvill, United States Military Academy Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy

were required to answer all questions as “yes” to earn a 12/12 or15/15 as a form of a written contract of their acknowledgement and understanding of thestandards. Once they achieved 100% on the conduct acknowledgement and understanding quiz,the students were able to access the exam.Table 6. Virtual mid-term exam conduct acknowledgement and understanding quiz questions toenable transparent and timely expectations of students to remain ethically clear and ensure thatno one obtains an unfair advantage for their exam experience. NO. QUESTION (RESPONSE OPTIONS: YES / NO) 1 I understand that I am only allowed to use a clean (no stray marks or writing) version of the provided EV350 Useful Equation Sheet and periodic table provided on Blackboard

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Potpourri - Technical Session IV

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

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Veterans

because he “slept through high school,” his grades “were kindof poor.” As a result, he “had no way to pay for college [and] didn’t necessarily want to go tocollege.” He said, “[I] knew I wasn’t ready for college. I didn’t have the work [ethic] for it, for atleast, the scholarly work, in the books.” Realizing that he would not qualify for scholarships, he“needed a way to pay for college,” so he joined the military.The participants who joined the National Guard or Reserves after arriving at college indicatedthey primarily did so to pay for college. For example, B15CH decided to attend B-Collegedirectly after high school, selecting this state university due to its lower tuition rates. His parentspaid for his first year of college and then told him

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

finding internships to every cohort during their first program semester.They also offered a service called “interview stream” for students to practice interviewing skills.Invited experts spoke on topics such as personal finance and ethical issues. Local speakers withSTEM industry experience talked to students about careers in forensics and clinical laboratories.COMPASS scholars attended two presentation and discussion sessions with Dr. Theresa Duelloof the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has significant experience advising students andplanning for graduate school. The Collegial Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Science(CANCAS) workshop held off-campus at Pfeiffer University offered plentiful opportunities forCOMPASS scholars to learn

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Company Culture 8. Work/Life Balance 9. Time Management 6 10. Business Understanding 11. Career Planning – Mentor – Change – Future of Work? 12. Interpersonal Relationships – Superior and subordinate 13. Ethics 14. Communication – Written, Oral, Social Media 15. Processional Societies 16. Service/Outreach 17. Teams/ Leadership 18. Creativity 19. Connections 20. Creating ValueThis list is not exhaustive and might be seen to overlap somewhat with life skills. Being exposedto topics such as these not only prepares

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Don Nix, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas ; Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

research course developed by a University ofArkansas engineering professor, Dr. Kevin Hall. Informally dubbed ‘research lite,’ the aim of thiscourse was to demystify the research process. Pre-course surveys tested students on theirunderstanding of what doing research meant and the role of ethics in research. It also askedstudents about their own research experiences (if any) and their perceptions about engaging inresearch in the future and the value of doing research at all.Meeting each Wednesday afternoon for 3 hours, Dr. Hall walked the students through the purposeof research, the scientific method, a description of and the importance of ethical conduct, andcommunication of results. Dr. Hall adopted some of the materials presented in the book

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Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.1716.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015IntroductionHow to Understand Engineering Life PathwaysEngineering is increasingly understood as a lifelong learning pathway rather than an event thathappens only in a university setting. The National Academy of Engineering’s the Engineer of2020 identifies lifelong learning, practical ingenuity, analytic skills, business management,creativity, cognitive flexibility, ethics, leadership, professionalism, and communication as theknowledge and skills that will be valuable for engineers in the future. These skills can be learnedboth within, and outside of, traditional engineering education. In order to understand howengineering education manifests during

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Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Sherry F. Abernathy, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University ; Brenda S. Faison Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Affairs, the Living and Learning Community enabled students to experience a more educationally enriched community. These communities focused on a Residential Curriculum that guides the student toward competencies in global critical thinking and reasoning skills, social and civic responsibility, character, ethics, and communication. Data shows that structured activities, such as faculty interactions and LLC participation facilitate an easier academic transition for students20, 21. The university created the Technology and Innovation Learning Community in 2012. Students in the Technology and Innovation Living and Learning Community lived on the same floor of their dormitory, and benefited from the friendship and support of being

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

working relationships among the members. Instructors also monitor group progress, give feedback on how well each group is doing, report each group’s progress to the class as a whole, and insure adherence to accepted standards of: ethics, social responsibility, and safety.Success in implementing cooperative learning is attributable, in large measure, to: properplanning, efforts, dedication, and foresight of the instructor. Experience definitely is a majorfactor. A proper start for instructors wanting to try active learning for the first time(including cooperative learning) is to step into it gradually, and to seek continuous feedbackas to how the course is going and how the students feel about it. In addition, he/she

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

• Tuesday, May 30, 2006 – Overview of Research; Research careers; research methodologies; ethics, teamwork; research presentations • Friday, June 2, 2006 - GM R&D Lab tour and lunch; Seminar: “Automotive Chassis Systems,” Joe Crowley, DaimlerChrysler Chassis Systems Week 3 • Friday, June 9, 2006 – Seminar: “Future of Combustion Research,” David Reuss, GM R&D • Saturday, June 10, 2006 – Short Course - Alternative, Renewable and Sustainable Energy I: Dr. Chris Kobus, Oakland University Week 4 • Tuesday, June 13, 2006 –Tour of DaimlerChrysler Aero-acoustic Wind Tunnel facility and lunch

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NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

% ofdoctorates in engineering go to foreigners.5 It is believed that if America is toremain competitive as a nation – we need to reverse or slow the dramatic erosionof America's science and technology base.There are a number of profound societal, moral, ethical and justice based reasonsand arguments for why we should educate and focus our attention on MI. Here wewill not address these arguments but instead we focus on the “business” aspects ofthe reasons. The reports mentioned above about the STEM “decline” point to aclear national mandate that the nation must educate a greater number of minoritiesif it is to meet the nation's future needs for additional scientists. This is becauselargest growth in the number of 18-24 year olds in the nation is among

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Industrial Areas Development Board. The aim ofthis park is to create a “one stop solution” for the high-tech needs of knowledge-based MNCs inIndia. The park already accommodates major industrial conglomerates in IT-related services liketelecommunications, R&D, financial services, biotechnology, and electronics. Such public-private co-operative initiatives have resulted in the explosion of high tech firms in Bangalorefrom 29 in 1992 to over 800 in 2000 with exports exceeding $1 Billion. The Indian ethic ofdedicated hard work is a societal asset that the managers of large MNCs value greatly. TheBangalore success story can be attributed to the combined support of government leadership ineducation and industry, and an actively involved world wide

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Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

problems facing the United States at this time is the threatof terrorist attacks, both on the homeland and on foreign soil. This case provides a scenario forstudents to develop Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) to help protect the security ofthe homeland.Case 10 – Fashion, Fashion Everywhere and Nothing To Wear (Fashion, Design andInternational Development Case) – This case is designed to investigate the impact of fashion Page 12.1010.5on creativity, ethics, culture and international development. It is currently being tested in a publicrelations course at Western Kentucky University.Case 11 – Night of Celebration (Wealth Distribution Case

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

business plan competitions, speaker series, student entrepreneurship clubs, andseminars. At LTU, the grant provided the funding to integrate the existing entrepreneurialprograms into a new innovative interdisciplinary program focused on developing the“entrepreneurial mindset” on our campus. The skills associated with the entrepreneurial mindsetare communication, teamwork, leadership, ethics and ethical decision-making, opportunityrecognition, persistence, creativity, innovation, tolerance for ambiguity, risk analysis, creativeproblem solving, critical thinking, and business skills (including marketing, financial analysis,and strategic planning). The course described within this paper (EME 4981 Creative ProblemSolving) was one of the courses

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technical, social, economicand ethical issues. 3 This application of learning is not only a worthy learning objective in itself,but also an effective route to greater retention of knowledge and depth of mastery. This issupported by Caine 4 who wrote, “Children learn best if they are immersed in complexexperiences and are given the opportunity to actively process what they have learned.” Further,Stevenson and Stigler 5 pointed out that only 16 percent of instruction in U.S. classrooms couldbe characterized as application.Perhaps the most compelling research driving the need for application is that the majority ofstudents learn best when instruction emphasizes application, as Conrath reported in Our OtherYouth. 6 To assist students in achieving

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International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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International

audiences while exhibiting an intuitive understandingof management and leadership with high ethical standards. ASCE’s BOK and ABET identifyspecific requirements that engineering programs must fulfill to be an accredited program, most ofwhich are steps geared towards achieving the same goals as the NAE report. Although notexplicitly stated, problem solving ability is inherent to acquiring accreditation, as shown in thefollowing ABET EC (2000) requirements: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi

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FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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First-Year Programs

this course, students should have: [1] 1. An elementary knowledge of the disciplines in engineering, especially the undergraduate programs and extracurricular opportunities available at the our university; 2. A basic understanding of/and experience in the steps and techniques of engineering design; 3. Awareness of some ethical, social, political, and economic influences on and impacts of engineering design; 4. Emerging skills in written and/or oral communication related to engineering design; Page 13.1108.2 5. Introductory skills in teamwork with peers; 6. Preliminary development of habits of mind that engineering

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

, IP, the globalization of knowledge, engineering ethics, and economics all in the context of real case-based scenarios. These are left unspecified to also allow flexibility for individual programs to put special emphases or to introduce a first course in design if so desired. Page 14.308.11 ¬ The Elective course in Term 4 would enable the students to begin a transition to either an ECET or ECE degree plan. A typical ECET approved course would be Microprocessor Architecture (lecture and lab). Also, some ET programs may elect to replace MATH IV with an ECET course. ¬ We believe that ECET programs can be completed in 4

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Embedded Computing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Suresh Muknahallipatna, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

toannually draw 100 talented high school sophomore students to the university for an intensiveexamination of unanswered questions and unresolved challenges. Among the areas that areprobed include: world hunger, plants and people, knights and cowboys, drama, ethics andsociety, communicating with computers, understanding cultural development, pharmacy,fundamentals of computer design and programming, and the links between life and the arts. Thegoal is not to require students to learn another body of knowledge and pass yet another test. It is,rather to challenge imaginations, focus diverse disciplines on specific issues or problems, andintegrate various individual talents into a larger perspective. In the process it is hoped that theselected high school

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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 11.496.4items in the worksheet and our coding reflect statements made in the article, not ourinterpretations of them. For instance, if an article said that students worked in teams, then, in thesubcategory Social Arrangement, within the category of Study Characteristics, we coded theitem “Team,” which connotes a division of roles and responsibilities, when, in fact, the socialarrangement may really have been loosely formed small groups. Finally, readers should beaware that some terms appear in more than one category or subcategory (e.g., ethics, case study,team) and that these terms mean different things in different contexts and were codedaccordingly.Analysis of the Content of the DatabaseThe database underlying the PR2OVE-IT website is

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Thomas Griffith, North Seattle Community College; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University

pedagogy for helping accreditedprograms to meet ABET EAC 2000 Engineering Criteria. Through service learning studentslearn to apply concepts and theory to real problems, to undertake the entire product design-manufacture-delivery process, to solve problems in an interdisciplinary team, to understand theprofession and its ethical responsibilities, etc. However, some successful engineering-basedservice learning endeavors exist, and EWU will apply the lessons learned from these projects. Avery well known, long-term, large-scale, team-based, multidisciplinary undergraduateengineering design program called EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Service) is atPurdue University13. Multidisciplinary undergraduate design teams work with local community

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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Sullivan, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Educational Research and Methods

teaching technicalcommunication to engineering students do meet the objectives of EC 2000, we argue that they donot go far enough. That is, in order for engineering students to be professionally as well astechnically competent, they must be prepared to not only write professional documents andprepare professional presentations, they must also learn about interpersonal communication inorder to be productive organizational members.CLEAR ApproachThe University of Utah’s CLEAR Approach (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, and Research)to improving engineering education involves collaboration between the Colleges of Humanitiesand Engineering. Our goal is to prepare engineering undergraduates to occupy positions ofleadership in organizations through

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Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; Neal A Lewis, University of New Haven

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New Engineering Educators

integrating with an LMS. Each instructor needs to consider the way assignments arestructured, what sort of academic misconduct could occur, and which tools are best to combat it.Bibliography 1. McCabe, Donald L., (1997), “Classroom cheating among natural science and engineering majors.” Science and Engineering Ethics, 3: pp. 433-445. 2. Haines, Valerie J., George M. Diekhoff, Emily E. LaBeff, and Robert E. Clarke, (1986), “College cheating: Immaturity, lack of commitment, and the neutralizing attitude.” Research in Higher Education, 25, pp. 342-354. 3. Diekhoff, George M., Emily E. LaBeff, and Robert E. Clarke, Larry E. Williams, Billy Francis, and Valerie J. Haines, (1996), “College Cheating: Ten Year Later.” Research

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DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Mettler, South Dakota State University; Robert Fourney, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

? Students’ LessonsLearned Documents were used to investigate this. Students were asked to state opinions abouteach major document they worked on and to discuss any lessons they learned that they plan tocarry into the future. They were also asked to comment on the quality of the course,effectiveness of advisors, and work ethic of teammates. Responses were compared between2013, during which EE422 and EE464 were only loosely tied together, and 2014-2015, afterEE422 material was formally connected with EE464 and continued to be applied in EE465. Thefeedback implies that after rigorous application of PM material throughout the entire project wasrequired student appreciation for the material improved and intra-team conflicts were morereliably resolved

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Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Terri S. Krause, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

& Technology, a Graduate Research Assis- tant in Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and is serving on the research and evaluation team for the Transdis- ciplinary Studies in Technology (TST) program. Her interests include adapting learning experiences for cross-cultural instructional and online instructional environments; with a values-based, ethical focus. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Moving Towards Individual Competence from Group Work in Transdisciplinary EducationAbstractCollaboration has been identified as a key 21st century skill, vital for success in multidisciplinaryenvironments that are increasingly common in engineering and technology

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

assistance with the consent of the instructor, and maintain effective working relationships among the members. Instructors also monitor group progress, give feedback on how well each group is doing, report each group’s progress to the class as a whole, and insure adherence to accepted standards of: ethics, social responsibility, and safety.Success in implementing cooperative learning is attributable, in large measure, to: properplanning, efforts, dedication, and foresight of the instructor. Experience definitely is a majorfactor. A proper start for instructors wanting to try active learning for the first time(including cooperative learning) is to step into it gradually, and to seek continuous feedbackas to how

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

environmental engineering, this courseprovides an opportunity for assessment of the ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze,and interpret data; the understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; the ability tocommunicate effectively; and knowledge of contemporary issues. It also provides anopportunity to assess knowledge of chemistry and a biological science; and to analyze andinterpret data in more than one major environmental engineering focus area. For an existing,ABET-accredited baccalaureate degree in civil engineering, this course provides an opportunityfor assessment of knowledge of contemporary issues; and to apply knowledge of (one of) fourtechnical areas appropriate to civil engineering. It also provides an opportunity

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

rates.The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are all critical in successful delivery of a standout App. Oursurvey questions cover these aspects in a succinct manner.Evaluation Design for

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Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Computers in Education

exercise their thinking. Depending on the focus of the questions, thestudents may be more motivated to investigate the subject matter, may gain a deeperunderstanding of course concepts, or may improve their skills through hands-on experience usingthe knowledge in problem solving and design derived from the exercises. There are many waysof using class exercises in the classroom setting. For a small class size, the teacher may simplyuse an exercise to engage students in discussion and hands-on practice. For larger classes, thestudents can be assigned to small groups using the class exercise as an instrument leading togroup projects. Woods and Howard [8] effectively used class exercises for InformationTechnology students to study ethical issues. Day