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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

about the status of Latinx students in engineering across the educational pathways,and about the heterogeneity in this population. The purpose of this work-in-progress literaturereview is to explore, critique, and synthesize previous research studies that investigate the Latinxexperience in engineering. The literature review is guided by the following two researchquestions: How is the diversity within Latinx described in the engineering education literature?How is the engineering educational pathways for Latinxs described in engineering educationliterature? The objectives of this review are: (1) to describe the current state of engineeringeducation for Latinxs; (2) to discuss how the diversity that exists within this group has

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackson Kai Painter, University of Louisville; Kate E. Snyder, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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Student

were calculated at regularintervals to establish concordance in the coding process. The final categories are presented inTable 1. Representative sample responses are included for each code. Importantly, each studentresponse was coded for the presence and absence of each code; therefore, codes are not mutuallyexclusive.Table 1Final Categories and Sample Student Responses Categories N % of Sample Interest in a Subject Matter: Student is interested in a subject 104 26.7 “My interest in math.” Family Influences: Family is an engineer or encouraged them 77 19.7 “My father is an engineer.” Prior Experience: A prior

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

theories to explain the increasing enrollment of women in the class. We will present ourconclusion that the increase in female enrollment is a result of a number of different factors,rather than one single reason.IntroductionLike many other engineering programs, Valparaiso University has worked diligently to increasethe enrollment of women and under-represented minorities in its exclusively undergraduateengineering programs. However, such enrollments have only oscillated about the nationalaverage over the past ten years. While there is slight variation from year-to-year, the distributionof the women enrolled in the various programs also mirrors national averages (see Table 1).Table 1. Enrollment of Female Students, Male Students, and Percentage of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yajing Liu, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Electrical and Computer

, givingconsideration to the interconnectivity and integration of fundamental concepts across the program.This holistic approach emphasizes knowledge integration and weaves key threads throughout thecurriculum, stitching together and reinforcing relevant themes from the freshman to senior yearsas illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1: Pedagogical and organizational structure of ECE curriculum in the RED projectTechnical courses in the middle two years represent significant challenges to students enrolled inthe ECE program. The amount of content covered increase significantly over time, and many stu-dents find it difficult to grasp the concepts because they are abstract and mathematically intense.Further, students often do not see the connections between

Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Edward C Bent, Bucknell University; Rachel Cincotta, Bucknell University; Kyle Andrew MacDougall, Bucknell University Chemical Engineering Department

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Chemical Engineering

, Chemical Engineering departments in the United States have been underintense enrollment pressure with over half of reporting departments responding thatundergraduate enrollment has doubled (1). Enrollment increases are often felt most keenly inlaboratory sections, where safety considerations and the availability of equipment limits thenumber of students who may participate in experiments at any one time. One possible responseto these constraints is to take some experiments that were previously performed by students andinstead present them as in-class demonstrations.Laboratories have a range of educational outcomes associated with them, including developinginterest, promoting problem-solving and trouble-shooting, enabling verification of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Brad Dennis, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Division

Validation activities, ranging from the failure of the Healthcare.gov website [1]to the problems of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles [2] to the Heartbleed securityvulnerability [3] to a ten-hour outage of the electronic medical records system at QueenElizabeth Hospital [4].The need for software engineers to be trained in the field of testing is well documented.Lethbridge [5] indicates that software testing and quality assurance is one of the more importanttopics for universities to include in their curriculum. However, his work also notes that this isone area in which on the job training often occurs because students are not taught adequatetesting skills. In general, there is a shortage of trained practitioners who understand

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Oral Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reis, Louisiana Tech University; Katie A. Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Dexter Cahoy, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

: Statics and Mechanics of Materials, Electrical Engineering and Circuits I, andThermodynamics. Prior work has been done examining the use of the online system in thecourses on circuits [1] [2] and statics and mechanics of materials [3]. The problems created forthese courses can found on the WeBWorK Open Problem Library (OPL) and are maintained bythe developers of WeBWorK and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).Assignments delivered through WeBWorK offer students unique problem sets by giving themparameters that define the specific properties of a given problem. Variable parameters can berandomized to create unique problems for each student to minimize cheating. However,WeBWorK does offer a helpful feature that allows instructors to view

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Stein Brunvand, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Marouane Kessentini, University of Michigan-Dearborn

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

senior year can improve software engineering education at theundergraduate level. We believe this will also increase the pool of new professionals withpractical software engineering knowledge and skills.The materials created for these courses were developed using a variation of the ADDIE (analyze,design, development, implementation, evaluation) process model.1 When new materials werecreated the team attempted to determine the best mix of case-study review, role-play, and hands-on exercises involving work with software engineering artifacts or tools, and trigger videos tofacilitate coverage of the topics. Many of the activities implemented in these courses have beenused successfully with several groups of students. Their evolution benefited from

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2: Curriculum and the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, The University of Queenslad; Jurij Karlovsek, The University of Queensland; Bianey Ruiz, University of Táchira - Venezuela; Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; omar perez

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

yearcompulsory engineering design course at the same research institution. 106 students took thepre-test on the first week of the course representing 44.5% of the number of studentsenrolled. On the last week of the semester 130 students took the post-test representing 54.6%of the students enrolled in the course. Table 1 shows some demographics characteristics ofthe sample which was representative of the population.Table 1.Demographics of the sample Students Characteristic Percentage n= 236 Gender Female 86

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter

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Women in Engineering

UAH/WID STEM tools have been delivered to local schools in the Tennessee Valleyarea, as well as to a regional hands-on science center. A multitude of STEM principles areconveyed and demonstrated via the tools. Fig. 1 provides a sampling of recent tools. AdditionalSTEM tools include, but are not limited to, the following: multiple tabletop wind tunnels,earthquake simulators, pulley systems, ballistic pendulum, solar system display, catapults, hybridFigure 1. UAH/WID STEM tools, clockwise from top left: fluid flow circuit, Wimshurstmachine, mechanical and solar energy race track, dyslexic brain display, “Space Pong”-potentialand kinetic energy display (photo credits: C. Carmen)engine, water distillation system, and re-configurable learning

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

-Corps, 2012).NSF’s I-Corps seeks to foster entrepreneurship through a customer and business modeldevelopment to advance the commercialization of technology. The NSF’s strategic plan for the2011-2016 fiscal years (FY) is to focus on empowering the nation through discovery andinnovation (NSF, I-Corps, 2012). The NSF I-Corps aims to develop and nurture innovationecosystems through three specific components: 1) Teams, 2) Nodes, and 3) Sites. I-Corps Teamsis the technical, entrepreneurial, and business education needed to launch innovations. I-CorpsNodes gather, analyze, evaluate, and utilize data to enhance our nation’s innovation capacitythrough education, infrastructure, and research that will benefit society. I-Corp Sites aim tonurture and

Conference Session

Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Donna A. Hollar, East Carolina University; George C. Wang P.E., East Carolina University

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Construction

management students were surveyed to determine theirperception on the appropriate quantity of work hours comprising their internship, and the jobtasks assigned. Whereas, all parties expressed value in having students involved in management-related functions, only 1 in 4 students reported these types of tasks were actually performedduring their internships.Findings of this study provide construction management educators and construction industryrepresentatives with relevant information for curriculum and internship program development.Additionally, the results aid students majoring in construction management to evaluate internshipopportunities critically so they are best prepared for full-time employment at graduation.Keywords: ACCE, Construction

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy

distribution of theinventory.BackgroundThe Force Concept Inventory (FCI) is a multiple choice test designed to monitor students’understanding of the conceptual domain of force and related kinematics [1]. Often cited as thefirst concept inventory [2], it was one of the earliest and most well-known instruments in thesciences and there have been quite a few follow up studies that have looked at its validity in avariety of contexts. It is used frequently to assess concept learning in physics courses. Conceptinventories are used extensively in physics and astronomy [3] [4] as well as biology [5].Examples include the Statistical Reasoning in Biology Concept Inventory (SRBCI) [6] and theBiological Experimental Design Concept Inventory (BEDCI) [7]. Many of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Abdel-Mohti P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, computer engineering, and computerscience majors compose the ECCS Department. A sixth major, engineering education (EngEd),is housed within the college but is not part of any department. There is no graduate program inthe college.The senior design project, or capstone, has been a required part of each engineering major sincethe 1980s. Each department developed its course independently, and they remained independentuntil combined for the 2016-17 academic year. So long as each capstone project was containedentirely within one department, the separate capstone courses served their purpose well. But in2004, the college began to experiment with multidisciplinary capstone projects.1 Since then, theproportion of projects involving multiple engineering

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Ray Hadley, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

identify the above characteristics. The panel will be guided through thelexicon of teamwork to better equip them on how to decide the most appropriate alignmentbetween game mechanics and teamwork skills.From this analysis, the research team will be equipped to catalog which games are best alignedwith the skills educators wish to develop or reinforce for their engineering students. Some skillsbeyond teamwork the games will be targeted towards are communication, effort coordination,adaptability, and risk assessment for decision making.IntroductionThe value of games in education has been established through educational games [1], gamesdesigned to teach a topic [2-9], gamification [10], and commercial games adapted to theclassroom [11-14]. Games are

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Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

traditional measures of student success, such as project output, do notadequately enable instructors to assess student internalization of target material. Consequently,we posit the need for improved tools and strategies for understanding student learning. In thispaper, we explore the implementation of two ‘self-assessment’ instruments in our course anddiscuss how analysis of data from these instruments enables us to better characterize team versusindividual learning, how learning changes over the course of a design project, and howconfidently students feel they can apply their learning moving forward. In Section 1, we frame the course structure and the role of our two self-assessmentinstruments in the course as well as outline our research

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

students’ familiarity with the Grand Challenges, GCSPrequirements, and opportunities at ASU to complete GCSP requirements, as well as theirconfidence in their interests, future completion of the program, and having a plan to complete theprogram. Results indicate that this course is successful at meetings its goals of increasingstudents’ familiarity with the Grand Challenges and the GCSP, and at helping them to identifytheir interests and become confident that they have a plan for completing the GCSP.IntroductionPreparing students to be globally competent engineers is an important task that many universitieshave taken on in recent years, many in the context of the National Academy of Engineering(NAE) Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) [1

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Tevaarwerk DeCosta, Northwestern University; J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Ken Gentry, Northwestern University; Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., Northwestern University; Alan R. Wolff, Northwestern University

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First-Year Programs

-year students will generally combine math, basic science, engineering analysis, design &communication, and electives to round out their courses. The scheduling concept is calledEngineering First, and is designed to prepare students to take courses in their major beginningfall quarter sophomore year. A typical schedule is shown below in Table 1, and consists ofengineering analysis, freshmen design and communication, math, and science or elective coursesover three quarters. The number of incoming AP or IB credits a student might have coulddiminish their initial load significantly, particularly as it relates to math and basic sciencerequirements the first year. Fall Winter Spring

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Nathaniel Hunsu, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Bruce Austin, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

IntroductionAlthough there are many standardized questionnaires used to assess students’ self-regulatorybehavior and motivation to learn, the MSLQ is one of the more widely used in general educationresearch [1, 2, 3]. The MSLQ is a self-report instrument specifically designed to assess students'motivational orientations and their use of different learning strategies. . By focusing on the rolesof both motivation and cognition during learning, the MSLQ reflects the research on self-regulated learning, which emphasizes the interface between motivation and cognition [4, 5].Prior research using the MSLQ has found relationships between constructs on its motivationalsubscales such as: intrinsic goals, extrinsic goals, task value, control of learning beliefs, self

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Christopher M. Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Steven Wrenn, Drexel Unviersity, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center; Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Kevin Ayers, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Leonid Hrebien, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); James E. Mitchell, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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First-Year Programs

design through the first year has remainedconstant.Description of the new programThe College of Engineering formed a taskforce in 2015 to identify areas of emphasis in the first-year engineering program to ensure the undergraduate students were receiving an education toprepare them to become engineers in modern-day society. Table 1 outlines the results of thistaskforce, and the areas of emphasis were used as a basis for the changes implemented in a newversion of ENGR 101, piloted in three sections during fall term of 2016 in which there were 110students.Table 1: First-year engineering laboratory course sequence areas of emphasis. Technical communication, organization and presentation

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Usama Zahid, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Evin Scott Groundwater, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R Trinkle, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Ritter, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

widely recognized byeducators and employers as critical for undergraduates [1] and are evaluated under ABETstudent outcome g “an ability to communicate effectively” [2]. Even with this focused directive,engineering students’ lack of sufficient technical writing skills remains a problem nationally [3].To complicate the problem, we find that students undervalue the importance of writing skills.Undergraduate engineering students, especially early in their college years, often do notrecognize that their careers will require extensive writing. Many students have an aversion towriting, some even citing a perceived inability to write as a motivation to study engineering orbelieving themselves to be poor writers or communications based on the myth that

Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dong San Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Positive Learning Behaviors and Dispositions for First-Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionWe know that students who apply to competitive engineering colleges and universities excel ontraditional measures of cognitive ability, such as GPA and standardized test scores. Despite thesequalifications, however, many students leave engineering. Their reasons include excessivecoursework and diminished interest 1, poor teaching and advising2, and lack of confidence inmathematics and science skills3. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in academicperformance between departers and persisters who started in STEM majors 1. These findingssuggest that we must look beyond students’ academic ability to help students persist

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily A. Bovee, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

describe our investigation ofbelonging as a factor that might underlie issues in retention and will consider the role of supportprogramming in the formation of students’ sense of belonging during the first year of college.In the current study, we administered an online survey to first-year engineering students at twotime points: (1) the week before they began college, and (2) March of their first year. In additionto more traditional programmatic assessments, our dataset includes a number of motivational andbehavioral indicators. We assessed motivational dimensions such as goals, perceived costs ofstudying engineering, and mindset. Students also provided information about their use of campusresources, such as tutoring and peer mentoring, and

Conference Session

Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

in graduation explained by the construct. Including two closely related variables in thesame model can cause confusing and even misleading results. Additionally, looking at eachvariable individually allows us to use the most data since records with missing data must bedeleted listwise. In other words, a student cannot be included in the regression if they aremissing any of the variables in that regression. The coefficient, β , can be used to calculate thelog of the odds of an event (eq. 1). Positive values indicate that the presence of one unit increaseof the variable increases the likelihood of the event. In this case, the event of interest isgraduation. log(odds of event)=β 0 + β x

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

otherschools/colleges on campus. We have held eight collaborative workshops/events. 1. Speed Networking: The goal of these events is to begin to explore potential partnerships between engineering and other schools and colleges on campus that could lead to new curricula and course delivery models. The events focused on discussions to identify opportunities for engineering faculty to collaborate with faulty from other units to develop interdisciplinary curriculum in the areas of professional skills, social justice, humanitarian practice, peace, and sustainability. We characterize these events as Collaborative Leadership since we needed to provide a forum for different faculty to meet and begin to develop their

Conference Session

Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Trailing or Failing? A Hidden Mental Health Issue: The Changing FuturesProject 1. AbstractThe ‘Changing Futures Project’ aimed to directly tackle an issue that has been long reportedin both academic and professional body spheres, that of student failure in engineering education[1,2] . It focused on the experiences of 96 Engineering & Applied Science students who wereclassified as ‘failing’ or ‘trailing’ in one or more modules. One of the unforeseen outcomes ofthe project was the high numbers of students who reported that they had been experiencingmental health problems at the time when they found themselves failing. By putting in a seriesof academic and individual support

Conference Session

Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Colorado School of Mines; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

; Brookfield, 1995; Mezirow andAssociates, 1990). We reflect any time we draw on prior experiences and use our interpretationsto inform our choices and actions impacting the present or future. The Consortium to PromoteReflection in Engineering Education (CPREE) has recently made considerable progress inpromoting reflection in higher education engineering programs (Sepp, et al. 2015; Turns, et al.2014; Turns, et al. 2015; Harding, et al. 2015; Carberry & Csavina, 2015; Csavina, Carberry &Nethken, forthcoming; Summers, et al. 2016). This exploration investigates two fundamentalquestions of interest: (1) how do engineering practitioners, educators, and students definereflection, and (2) what aspects of reflection are valued by these individuals

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First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Arnold-Christian, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Adrien DeLoach, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian Matheis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

new modules we plan to develop shown in Figure 1. Therefore, it emerged as the mostappropriate model to use and became our primary framework.Multicultural awareness focuses on an individual’s understanding of their own social identities incomparison with the identities of members from other groups (Pope, Reynolds, & Mueller,2004). The competency of awareness encourages students to engage in critical reflection abouttheir own underlying assumptions to ensure that individuals with differing cultural perspectivesare not invalidated. Multicultural knowledge focuses on the pursuit of cultural knowledge andthe comprehension of new and or existing theories regarding race, class, and gender (Pope,Reynolds, & Mueller, 2004). This competency

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Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srikanth Gururajan, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

) sponsored AeroDesign competitions, as well as theAssociation for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) sponsored StudentUnmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) competitions are ideal outlets for students to complementtheir classroom knowledge with hands-on experimental experience towards an Educational outcome - where students develop a deeper understanding of the interconnections and importance of class material, covered over their undergraduate career, as it pertains to achieving a specific goal – in this case, a stable and robust aircraft that reliably achieves an overall mission.Prior experience, as discussed by Phillips et. al. in [1] has shown that these competitions alsogenerate and foster important secondary channels of learning

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Tricia Serviss, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

common to all university students. Technicalcommunication is one of the most relevant and utilized across disciplines. Technical andprofessional communication genres and strategies are defined by their context and purpose in theworkplace (Hart-Davidson, 2001). Engineering students who understand how technicalcommunication works and deploy its strategies typically add three kinds of value to a technicalproject by effectively 1) designing documents that convey information in usable forms, 2)working with and refining collaborative practices to maximize collaborative output, and 3)recognizing patterns and structures across specific problems or projects as well as providingstrategic thinking that can productively impact large systems and data sets