Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

peerreviews and periodic reflections on team dynamics. Interestingly, Giurintano, et al. [8], found aneed to focus on teamwork and leadership coaching after observing a lack of effective teamworkamong interdisciplinary teams. They adopted an approach similar to that discussed here withseveral capstone lectures devoted to teamwork and related topics. They also providedspecialized training to interdisciplinary teams. However, an important difference from ourapproach is that their capstone instructors developed and provided the training. The authorsreported that 70% of students surveyed felt that the material was valuable and only 6% said thatit had no value to them. This outcome supports the validity of our approach.MethodologyOur university is

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

factors whendesigning programs for students. Additionally, researchers should reflect on these factors whenevaluating the effect of programs or institutions on student outcomes.Organizational Knowledge TransferManagement literature on organizational knowledge transfer emphasizes ways in whichknowledge is shared across organizational boundaries and between organizational units toenhance performance and innovation2. Organizational knowledge transfer is “the process throughwhich organizational actors—teams, units, or organizations—exchange, receive and areinfluenced by the experience and knowledge of others”2 (p. 832). Knowledge type, andorganizational and social characteristics affect how knowledge transfer works. Tacit, specific,and complex

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

-coding Learning Prior coursework and grades in Math, Physics, Chemistry, as well as specialized topics like Statistics, Drafting, Manufacturing…Team experiences Whether the student has been asked to work in a team, of what size and nature and how they perceive that experience. Student outcomes include robust data set in the form of exams, in-class assignments andhomework. This study is focusing on Computational Thinking aspects of this class, thus allreported grades are filtered to assignments that reflect CT and/or CS topics, unless otherwisestated. An example of topics omitted include questions about the general engineering designprocess

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swaroop Joshi, The Ohio State University; Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

public university in theMidwestern United States, participated in this study. 24 of them answered a post-activity ques-tionnaire which reflected, among other things, the demographic information. The respondentsconsisted of 83% CS majors and 17% non-majors. Three-fourths of the respondents were males.About 46% of them identified as Caucasians and an equal number were Asians, while 4% of therespondents were African-Americans and 8% Hispanics.3.2 ProceduresThe students of the course were given two assignments in the form of online-discussions on the twotools: (1) Piazza (http://piazza.com), a popular online-discussion forum used in thousandsof courses across the world, including CSE courses at this university, and (2) CONSIDER, the webapp we

Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey, Science Museum of Minnesota

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

community, and can often lead the establishment of new and shiftedcommunity boundaries. They can provide opportunities for shared discussion and reflection bydifferent communities, as well as an initial platform for exploring the development of new,shared understandings and practices by different communities. Therefore, based on the theoriesand prior work described above and building on established relationships with communitypartners, the Making Connections project began a process to better understand the types ofculturally-embedded making familiar to community partners, engage in extended dialog withcommunity partners and collaborators about specific making activities and practices, and thenweave the funds of knowledge shared by community

Conference Session

Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Manufacturing

. Students reflections and informal interviews show that thestudents are satisfied with the experience and that they highly value gained insights and skills.IntroductionExperiential learning1-3 is a well recognized part of Kolb’s experiential learning cycle/spiral4-6 thatis used as a powerfull pedagogical strategy in many engineering programs. Creating products isthe essense of manufacturing, thus the product realization-based learning seems a natural modelfor learning manufacturing engineering7. Project-based learning (PBL) pedagogy is well acceptedin education8, 9. It is also emphasized as one of the high priority education methods/pedagogiesrequired in manufacturing engineering education10. PBL pedagogy is successfully implementedin a

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; James Deverell Watkins; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

for students,makerspaces encourage experiential and situated learning experiences through communities ofpractice. Experiential learning is not merely a technique that can be utilized to provide studentswith an experience from which they can learn, but a philosophy of education (Dewey, 1986; A.Y. Kolb & Kolb, 2005). This experiential learning philosophy is characterized by several tenets:learning is (1) a process not an outcome, (2) relearning, (3) resolving conflicts, (4) holisticallyadapting to the world, (5) interacting with the environments, and (6) creating knowledge (Kolb1984). This perspective is built on the notion that knowledge is created from reflecting upon atransformative experience, exemplified through the processes of the

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

approximately the same, and the perception ofhighly disparate regulatory effects may be caused by more heavily publicized risks.” (Morrall2011: 452) Other studies have suggested that “the regulatory principles may not befundamentally irreconcilable. Instead, the ways they are implemented may be a major cause ofregulatory divergence.” (emphasis added) (Fung 2014: 452) We began with a mental model of the differences between the U.S. and the EU thatassumed divergence based on differences in history and culture, as depicted in figure 1 below.After we conducted detailed analysis of the evolution of attitudes toward technology-based riskand the way those attitudes are reflected in regulatory and educational systems, we modified themodel as depicted in

Conference Session

Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University; Joseph E Dove P.E., Virginia Tech; James K. Mitchell, Virginia Tech; Cristopher D. Moen; Victoria A Mouras P.E., Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

development and design skills.To address the goals of this study, the survey used in the GT study16 was modified to includequestions related to perceptions of Engineering Mechanics in addition to SustainableDevelopment and Sustainable Design. The Engineering Mechanics questions serve as a point ofreference to which questions related to Sustainable Development and Sustainable Design can becompared. The survey asked students to rate how important they felt certain engineering skillsand abilities in all three areas are, and how confident they are in their abilities to exercise thoseskills on a 7-point scale. Students were also asked to rate their interest in a variety ofsustainability topics and reflect on the source of their sustainability knowledge

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulises Daniel Techera, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christy Bozic, University of Colorado, Boulder; Seth Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

greatly contributed to the globalizationof markets, education, and societies which give place to a massive flow of information and therapid creation of new knowledge. This generates new careers and occupations that requirecontinuous learning and specialization (Candy, Creber, & O'leary, 1994).Several researchers agree that engagement, interaction, reflection, analysis, and discussion fosterautonomous learning (Barr & Tagg, 1995; Little, 1996; Weimer, 2002). Kuh et al. (2009) defineengagement in education as the individual effort to participate in educational activities inside oroutside the classroom. The level of engagement of a student will depend on two main factors: (1)the time and energy invested by the student participating in

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A Davis, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

thathelped engineering transfer students’ make the adjustment to their new receiving institutions; and(2) to increase awareness of opportunities to enhance transfer receptivity at four-year institutionsfor transfer students in engineering programs. More specifically, we explore the followingresearch questions:RQ1: When engineering transfer students are asked to reflect on their transitions to their receiving institutions, what themes emerge regarding: a. Factors that helped them adjust to the receiving institution? b. How the sending institution could have enhanced their success or eased their transition? c. How the receiving institution could have enhanced their success or eased their transition?RQ2: What

Conference Session

Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Huq, Colorado State University; Wenlong Xu, Colorado State University; Sanli Movafaghi, Colorado State University; Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University

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Student

increase in class size from the Fall 2016 semester compared to the Fallsemesters of the three previous years (from an average of ~93 to 196 students). Theobserved decrease in progression may reflect the increase in class size.Then, we looked at the effects of grades on students’ progression. Firstly, we tested thestatistical significances of the differences in the grade distributions of progressed andnon-progressed students using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. The corresponding p-valuesare shown in Table 1. We found that the two distributions are statistically significantlydifferent except for MECH in Fall 2016 and CBE in Fall 2014. This finding preliminarilyshows the significant effects of grades achieved for a student’s decision on progression.We

Conference Session

Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea Monty, University of Akron; Alvaro A. Rodriguez, University of Akron; Zach Griffith

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

have begun applying constructivist project-basedlearning and higher ordered thinking into their classrooms. Higher order thinking can be definedas a complex mode of thinking often resulting in multiple solutions. According toResnick,“higher order thinking involves uncertainty, application of multiple criteria, reflection,and self-regulation (Resnick, 1987).” In broader terms, higher order thinking can be classifiedusing Bloom’s taxonomy, overlapping with levels above comprehension (Bloom, 1956). Whilesimple recall of information is an example of lower order cognitive thinking skills, higher orderthinking skills involve analysis, evaluation, and synthesis (Zohar, 2003). Therefore, an essentialgoal of STEM education is to develop these higher

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

Q insulation=3,623 kJwhich is a rather large number compared to the other heat sources considered above. Uponfurther reflection, one should realize that even when the refrigerator is unused, as long as it isplugged in, it will consume electricity (i.e., compressor will run) throughout the day and night,and imperfect insulation is, largely, to blame.Others: All other heat source contributions may be lumped into an arbitrary constant without theneed for in-depth analysis. For simplicity, it is assumed zero.Putting everything together, rounding up to the nearest integer, the actual COP is Q c Q food +Q opening+Qinsulation+Qothers 898+10+3623 4531 COP actual

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Biomedical

) for the creativity scales todetermine if there were any significant changes pre- and post-REU by item. We saw significantchanges in two items on one of the creativity scales (Creative Identity): “In general, mycreativity is an important part of my self-image” (t=2.000, p=.046); “I am confident that I can becreative in my coursework” (t=2.121, p=.034).Research Question #2: How did participation in the CREATE REU impact student perceptionsof creativity and the research process?Student participants were asked to reflect on how learning about the creative process and itsrelationship with the scientific method had impacted their understanding of research. While 4 ofthe 11 students did not feel that the training impacted their understanding of

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Design-Build-Test-Communicate ClassIntroductionIn the following paper, we describe our initial experiences in replacing the detailed analyticrubrics used for assessment in our team-taught first-year engineering technical andcommunication course with a holistic rubric. We address the issues we identified with theanalytic rubrics we had been using, the holistic rubric we developed to address these issues, andthe preliminary understandings we’ve developed--through our own reflections and an informalonline survey of our students--of the impact of this change on our teaching and our students’experiences in the course.Rubrics are frequently used to convey assessment criteria to students; their use in post-secondaryeducation has been shown to have

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Lynn Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

confirming student preference foractive, engaged learning experiences. All teams were able to complete a product in time (mostlythrough a large push right up until the deadline). Additionally, students documented andcommunicated their experiences through a written final report and presentation. Bothrequirements allow students to reflect on the project, making activity, and better understandwhere there was room for improvement. Unsurprisingly, the largest point of reflection is toavoid procrastination.In the surveys, students reported exploring more than one engineering discipline during theproject with exposure to Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical being the most common majorsreported. The students found communicating with their group members as one

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colorado State University; Kristine Marie Fischencih, Colorado Sate University ; Lisa Abrams P.E., Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Harlal Singh Mali, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur; Anil Kumar Jain MD DNB MNAMS, Dr. P.K. Sethi Rehabilitation Center, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, India; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University

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International

apartment for the twelve-week research experience. From an evaluative standpoint, students were given a survey both pre and post travel,which included questions on their perception of their global aptitude (or awareness) and howwell prepared the students felt from a cultural and technical standpoint (post survey only) (Table1). A Likert scale was used as follows: “Strongly disagree” (1), “Somewhat disagree” (2),“Neither agree nor disagree” (3), “Somewhat agree” (4), “Strongly agree” (5). Students alsocompleted journal entries approximately twice a week reflecting on their cultural experiences,technical and research progress, and any other topics they found important. These journals actedas a method to reflect on all experiences while abroad

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Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Brockway, Educational Testing Service

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

completed in two parts: withindividual students brainstorming for a period of time and then working together to exchangeideas and brainstorm as a pair. After completing the redesign activities, students were asked aseries of reflection questions related to the difficulty and engagement of the activities as well asquestions about their experiences, if any, with similar kinds of activities. We have preliminaryfindings from the cog labs conducted with all students working in pairs and a few comparisonsbetween the two sets of cog labs. Redesign ChallengeStudents were provided information about the relative access people worldwide have to drinkingwater. And they were given a labeled diagram and description of a solar still that can producepure water

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

about harvesting Ex: "Harvest" Ex: "Ease of harvesting"Extract not mentioned without mentioned with specific or technical mentioned elaboration details about harvesting Ex: "Extraction" Ex: "ease of extracting"Table 2. Scheme used to code student reflections on the jigsaw activity. Students were given ascore of 1 if the idea was present and a score of 0 if the idea was absent.Code Description and examplesPerspective They got to understand a different perspective or point of viewtaking Ex: “It is helpful to get different perspectives and clear up misunderstandings”Peer They learned

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Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander J. Carroll, North Carolina State University; Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

enumerates numerous additional reasons that engineers may not use physicallibraries, ranging from the practical (having to travel some distance compared to the convenienceof remotely accessing online resources) to the psychological (the phenomenon of libraryanxiety).21-27 To overcome this, the scholarly record reflects numerous innovative efforts bySTEM liaison librarians to reach these hermetic students and researchers. Previous initiativesrecorded in the literature include reorganizing staffing at service points to provide subjectspecialists with more time for advanced research questions,28 revamping libraries’ web presenceto make subject specialists more visible,29 launching satellite reference services within academicbuildings,30-32 creating

Conference Session

Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Mazzurco, University of Queensland; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

review and the iterative process ofdeveloping classification systems. For instance, in both cases we used an inter-raterevaluation process to increase the reliability of the final results. The second phase was morequalitative, so we followed the eight “Big-Tent” criteria for excellent qualitative research37.For instance, to meet the “credibility” criteria, we extensively used the “member reflections”approach by sharing the interview transcripts and our results with the participants of ourstudy. The use of RTR, especially, allowed us to enhance the opportunities and the quality ofthe “member reflections” as our participants were highly engaged in reviewing and revisingthe transcripts and providing feedback on the analysis. The combination of

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

engineeringeducators focused more on content coverage rather than creating learning opportunities forpracticing critical thinking skills [4]. Learning activities that stimulates critical thinking skillswould be desirable in any engineering classroom. Online discussion has emerged as a promising method for encouraging critical thinking indistance education [5], [10]. It provides opportunities for flexibility [11], [12] and collaboration[5]. Asynchronous text-based mode allows for greater reflection and higher levels of criticalthinking and in-depth feedback as well as allowing instructors to model, foster, and evaluate thecritical thinking skills exhibited during the discussion [6], [11], [13], [14]. Despite the potential of online discussions in

Conference Session

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Dawson Lewandoski

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Diversity

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Aerospace

, including the increased use of cubesats, aircraft aerodynamicefficiency and noise reduction efforts, as well as the explosion in the field of UAS [1]. In additionto these are the potential for the aerospace workforce to suffer reductions of current personnel asa result of retirements over the next decade [2], [3], [4]. As a result of these factors, aerospaceengineering remains a strong area of interest for many students today [6].Local experience reflects this same desire by students from Alaska and in the Pacific northwest.UAF counselors have provided feedback that new opportunities, including the school’s recentlyinstituted aerospace engineering minor, AIAA student chapter, and UAS-related courses are themost sought-after experiences by

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bjorn Kjellgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ; Luis Ballesteros-Sánchez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Diversity

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International

the United Kingdom. In Italian universities, they highlighted the use of“engineering tools”. However, we must remember that these results are based on self-reportedperceptions of improvements, a very common method, but not a highly reliable method.This previous analysis, however, makes us think about the need to face the challenge ofanalyzing different teaching and learning methodologies at the different cultural context toimprove international strategies. We should consider our students’ competencies usinginternational experience as a powerful tool. Results from the TA VIE project will hopefully shedmore light on this issue.Considering these reflections and analysis, we can only confirm that a new mindset is needed:from numbers to

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

also note that we did not assess student perceptions of techno-economic modeling. Researchsuggests that student perceptions are not reliable indicators of whether an intervention supportslearning [28]. However, we do note that students engaged deeply with the assignments, whichsuggests that students found them valuable. However, future studies can investigate specificaspects students found worthy to invest time. As a fairly authentic task, exploring how techno-economic modeling might support professional identity development would be of interest.We conclude with implications for other chemical engineering faculty by reflecting on classroomexperiences in this study. We have dived deeper in this challenge every year and students areengaged but

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernardine Ngozi Nweze, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria; Benedict Uzochukwu, Virginia State University

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Diversity

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International

develop nonchalant attitude to chemistry and othercourses. Literature in science education in the developed nations of Australia and USA identifiedteacher’s quality as the most important factor inhibiting science learning in schools that need tobe addressed [21]. In a similar study carried out in Australia, large class sizes, limited resources,inadequate time for preparation, reflection and teachers not collaborating with colleagues wereidentified as limiting factors in achieving quality of teaching science in secondary schools. Thusteachers’ knowledge of subject matter, initial preparedness of teacher, available resources inschools, for example, could impede student’s learning effectiveness and teacher’s teachingeffectiveness [22]. Therefore

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silveira, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

reflection characteristics (S21, S11) by performing simulations using Sonnet Lite.After verification, students were then asked to create printed circuit board (PCB) layouts for theirfilters using Autodesk EAGLE. Physical filter prototypes were manufactured in-house using anLPKF ProtoMat E34 PCB engraving machine. Students were then asked to solder SMAconnectors to their filters, measure the actual performance using a vector network analyzer(VNA), and compare their results to theoretical expectations. A discussion of learning objectives,grading criteria, a comparison of theoretical specifications vs. experimental results, anassessment of student learning outcomes, and recommendations for future improvements to thedesign project are

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles D. Facciolo, Daedalus Structural Engineering; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

goalof modifying the course was to expose students to physical experiments to foster their: (i)engineering intuition and calculation abilities, (ii) proficiency in data acquisition applicationsavailable on smart phones, (iii) data post-processing, analysis, and visualization skills in Matlab,(iv) writing thoughtful reflections in lab reports based on observations and quantitative dataresults, and (v) teamwork. Also, the hope was to engage and excite students in the course topic.Description of Physical / Virtual ExperimentsThe course activities are summarized below in the order they were covered in class. Additionaldetails related to course instruction (lab handouts), model fabrication (materials, budget,drawings), and sample solutions are

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Thomas A. McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

implementing the studio art course for thefirst time. This was reflected in the student comments most prominently in terms of theirsuggestions that more feedback was needed on the assignments. Although they tended to believethat the open-ended assignments were useful, they suggested that they could get more out ofthem with more thorough and prompt feedback. One remote student summarized this clearly,saying:“The open-ended assignments are a great way to make us grapple with the concepts and makesure that we actually understand the concepts, but in order for those to be effective, we need waymore feedback. I have often felt like I was very unsure of the answers I was providing for theassignments, but the schedule and the lack of feedback meant that I