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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University; Humberto Reinoso, Mercer University

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Architectural Engineering

bridging the gap between theory and practice.Dr. Humberto Reinoso, Mercer University The majority of my professional careers has been in clinical practice. My passion for nursing educa- tion has evolved as healthcare demands on the practitioner, patient, and community have become more complex. As a dual certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Emergency Nurse Practitioner I care for in- dividuals throughout the lifespan. My PhD and current research interest focused on the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis. As a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Graduate Clinical Coordinator at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, I am able to combine my passion for clinical practice and education of future Advance

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley C. Huderson, ASME; Aisha Kenya Lawrey, ASME; Thomas Perry P.E.; Kenneth R. Balkey P.E., ASME

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Mechanical Engineering

two years at Georgetown University her interest in exposing and helping minority students navigate their STEM careers flourished as she accepted her first adjunct position, affording her the opportunity to teach and advise undergraduate and graduate level students. Serving as an instructor and researcher, exposed her to a number of wellestablished and emerging educational practices that related to fostering students’ academic achievements, interest, and professional development. It was during this time that she decided to turn her sights completely to diver- sity and inclusion issues within STEM education and embark on a career that would allow her to make a meaningful contribution on diversifying the scientific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James C. Lester, North Carolina State University; Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, University of Florida; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Bradford Mott, North Carolina State University; Andy Smith, North Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

dialogue. The adaptive learning environments he and his colleagues develop have been used by thousands of students in K-12 and college classrooms throughout the US and internationally.Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, University of FloridaDr. Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University Dr. Wiebe is a Professor in the Department of STEM Education at NC State University and Senior Re- search Fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Dr. Wiebe works on many different facets of STEM Education, including the design and evaluation of innovative uses of computing technolo- gies in STEM instructional settings, the use of multimedia tools for teaching and learning, and student engagement and persistence in STEM career

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xia Wang, Oakland University; Anica Gwenell Bowe, Oakland University; Chris J. Kobus, Oakland University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

classroom so that teachers can inspire their students to envisionengineering as an attractive and important academic and career opportunity, and to fill thedesperately needed talent gap in the high tech economy of today and tomorrow.This paper will briefly discuss the organization of this program including Application andRecruiting, Program Structure and Activities and Teacher Research Project. This paper willfocus on the Program Assessment. Some lessons we learn while running the program will be alsoprovided.Recruitment and ApplicationIn order to advertise the program, flyers with information about the program and a link to thewebsite were e-mailed to the superintendents of schools districts in metro-Detroit area in earlyJanuary. A link to the

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering

engineering students tosucceed in a wide variety of careers. This necessity is recognized by ABET in student outcome 3“an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” [1]. Despite this, students maynot view written communication skills as an important skill for engineers. Technical writinginstruction and practice is often implemented in undergraduate laboratory courses where studentswrite standard lab reports (abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion) thatmost closely resemble a scientific journal article. In an effort to demonstrate to students how theymight communicate about experimental data in different ways and to prompt them to considercommunicating data to a range of audiences and for varying purposes

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Lai, Carnegie Mellon University; Elaine Soohoo, Carnegie Mellon University; Diane L. Nelson, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

biomedical engineer turned chemical engineer, Diane has developed a unique perspective when it comes to utilizing a broad set of tools in both her research and classroom. She aspires to share her enthusiasm for biology and engineering through teaching and mentoring in the next stage of her career as faculty.Dr. Conrad M Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University Conrad M. Zapanta is the Associate Department Head of Undergraduate Education and a Teaching Pro- fessor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zapanta received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (with an option in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Sarah Hodges, University of Kentucky; Alejandro Gerardo Villasante-Tezanos, University of Kentucky; Robert Theakston MS

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #25264Broadening Participation in Engineering through a Research Center-basedMentoring Program (Research)Dr. Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky Dr. Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez is the director of a mentoring program based at the University of Ken- tucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER) – and funded by the Broadening Participation in Engineering program of the National Science Foundation – designed to increase the number of African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans graduating with engineering degrees and pursuing academic careers. Originally from Mexico, Dr. Santillan-Jimenez joined

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Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Sharon Marie Rouse, Mitchell Community College

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Two Year College Division

. While all the 2-year technology programs accredited byATMAE are not coded as Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields programs, acompelling argument can still be made by other 2-year technology programs to pursue ATMAEaccreditation as they seek to up the ante in their pursuit of excellence.IntroductionAccording to Eaton1 , accreditation is a process of external review that exists to assure quality andto foster a culture of continuous and ongoing improvement. In the United States, it is consideredto be a non-governmental enterprise carried out by private, non-profit organizations of whichthere are four basic types: regional, national faith-related, national career-related, andprogrammatic. The process is decentralized and complex

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Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

supervisor-mentor understood what I was saying. C.4 My supervisor-mentor and I had meaningful conversations C.5 My supervisor- mentor offered me guidance and knowledge. C.6 I expect to remain in contact with my supervisor-mentor C.7 As a result of my work experience with my supervisor-mentor I feel more assured about my career path Please explain:Q.1 Did you experience any difficulties or challenges in your relationship with your supervisor-mentor? Figure 4. Student Participation Assessment survey and survey questions. 4.0 Results and Discussion The final automated multiparameter water quality monitoring system is shown below (Figure 5) Figure 5. Final Version of Automated Multiparameter Water Quality Monitoring System The

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

surgery after attending MSOP program𝛽0123 Percentage MSOP alumnae who are 57% 67% [8] “Very Interested” in pursuing orthopaedic surgery a priori the program 𝛼323 Percentage POP alumnae who matriculate 93% 93% [8] to 4-year college and major in STEM 𝛽323 Percentage POP alumnae who intend to 56% 56% [8] attend medical school 𝛾323 Percentage POP alumnae who are “Very 23% 13% [8] Interested” in pursuing careers in orthopaedic surgery We used our mathematical model (see Equations 1-4) to conduct two unique simulationsaddressing critical issues

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine A Azurin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Suzanna Conrad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education and careers in science.7 Researchunaccompanied by dissemination, however, makes the research process incomplete. Publishingoriginal research is the culminating step in the research process and an exceptional piece ofresearch will not matter if no one ever gets a chance to read it and to use it to inform futurescholarship, policies, and/or decision making.8 Not only does publishing the results of theresearch complete the project, but it also provides its own set of benefits including professionallypresenting a representation of completed undergraduate work, receiving feedback from a broadercommunity, increasing chances of graduate school acceptance, and distinguishing oneself in thejob market.8 Dissemination activities include poster

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Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

various lifelonglearning skills shown in Table 2. The lifelong learning skills were adapted from lifelong learningcharacteristics defined by Candy et al.15 and Knapper and Cropley.16 The learning outcomeswere asked three times: 1. Rate the following based on how well the students were PREPARED prior to starting MDC: 2. Rate the following based on the IMPORTANCE to completing MDC: 3. Rate the following based on the CONTRIBUTION of the MDC program to meet the following learning outcomes:The lifelong learning characteristics were only asked once in the survey; to rate them based onthe importance to a student’s academic and professional career. Table 1: Learning Outcomes of the MDC Program

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The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

educationalsuccess than the historical undergraduate GPA or GRE. Undergraduate GPA and GRE scores, asadmissions criteria, further clouded the discussion by our desire as an academic unit to maintainhigh standards for admission.Other factors contributing to professional working adult learner success include, but are notlimited to, years since last degree, undergraduate field of study, reasons for undergraduate GPA(if low), GPA of classes taken more recently (post-undergraduate), GPA in the first two yearsversus the last two years, demonstrated application of undergraduate assimilated knowledgethrough successfully greater career opportunities, recommendations from supervisors and thirdparties and the potential students statement of purpose. In the final

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering ; William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of such structures including percussion instruments, land- mines/IED, and coupled resonator arrays.Dr. William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Engineering and others have assertedthe need for exposing K-12 students to engineering to help them develop 21st century skills,improve science and mathematics achievement, develop technological literacy, and inspire andprepare students to pursue careers in engineering4–6. This has resulted in the rapid growth of K-12 engineering curricula like Project Lead The Way, the International Technology andEngineering Education Association’s Engineering byDesign, and extracurricular programs likeFIRST Robotics.Many of these engineering initiatives included significant programming components. Roboticscompetitions typically involve varying degrees of programming to control the robots and allowthem to operate autonomously, while many K-12 engineering curricula

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA

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Corporate Member Council

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College Industry Partnerships

eventually led to her passion and interest in EWB-USA. After six years as the volunteer Exec- utive Director, Ms. Leslie joined EWB-USA as the second Executive Director since the organization’s founding in 2002. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Engineering Competency ModelABSTRACT:An Engineering Competency Model has been developed to serve as a guide for the developmentof professionals in the engineering workforce. The Engineering Competency Model (“themodel”) provides a career ladder/lattice for the engineering profession and promotes anunderstanding of the skill sets and competencies that are essential to educate and train a globallycompetitive engineering

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Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Patrick H. Knowles Jr., Cleveland Mixer

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Graduate Studies

as a tool to define educationalobjectives, correlate documented material to a program's educational objectives, facilitate anopportunity for students to reflect on their learning, and assess the attainment of objectives.While the author does not present the mechanics of assembling individual portfolios (over astudent's academic career), the author illustrates how portfolios have been used to assess andimprove the learning process.Bhattacharya and Hartnett extend the use of student portfolios in engineering education beyondcommunications and into all aspects of engineering professional knowledge and skills. 4 Theportfolio serves both as a collection of a student’s best work and as a forum to encouragepersonal reflection. This perspective on

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Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Kelly P.E., Retired ; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

topics such as low impact development and carbon sequestration, and is active in the sustainability education community. Dr. Haselbach is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED AP (BD+C). Prior to her academic career she founded an engineering consulting company in the New York – Connecticut area. Her degrees include a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Uni- versity of Connecticut. She is currently an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, an Associate Director of the USDOT Tier 1 UTC: Center for Environ- mentally Sustainable Transportation

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Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadra Guizani, Purdue Univeristy; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue Engineering Education

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Student

striving to increase her instructional experience for her academic career. Creating thisworkshop was a good first step into gaining experience in creating a lecture and communicatingwith different parts of the school. Having a collaborative team building experience was also animportant graduate career goal. Co-leading the workshop increased Nadra’s confidence in herteaching style and helped to pinpoint areas that required improvement.H´ector’s motivations for conducting this workshop were to practice knowledge sharing acrossdifferent disciplines and to put engineering education research into practice. H´ector’s beeninterested in sharing programming skills with non-programmers since he ventured outside ECEand into Engineering Education. This

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Alexander Bascou, University of Pittsburgh; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

careers. Morerecently, researchers and educators have recognized the flaw in their teaching methodologiesand—as indicated by the growing number of studies regarding social/cultural aspects in STEMeducation—have taken strides towards integrating social trends and student culture in hopes ofenhancing student interest and motivation (hence why 20 of the 119 studies included in ourreview directly consider either social or cultural trends as means for enhancing interest). Theirresearch was often driven by the question: How do everyday moments—experienced acrosssettings, pursuits, social groups, and time—result in scientific learning, expertise development,and personal identification (Bricker & Bell, 2013)? In terms of conforming to the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University; Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University; Catherine L. Bradford, Kennesaw State University; Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University; Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University; Scott Larisch, Kennesaw State University

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First-Year Programs

she worked closely with engineering faculty engaged in research projects. Throughout her career in academia, Ruth has worked primarily with first-year students, initially as an instructor of English composition and later as a first-year seminar professor. Her work in the classroom continues to inform her research, which is focused on first-year students, students in transition, and, most recently, first-year STEM students. Her research interests also include the use of technology in the composition classroom, first-generation students, and students in transitions beyond the first year of college.Dr. Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University Dr. Nirmal Trivedi is the Director of First-Year Seminars and Assistant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

posed aboutstudent interests. Furthermore, the type of examples used can stress characteristics about thecontent not typically addressed by existing quiz banks. For example, highlighting how thematerial contributes to the overall public welfare of society, or how the field that uses thismaterial serves others, can change the perception that a student might have about a discipline.This is especially important when trying to increase diversity in a field such as engineering as ithas been shown that women and first-generation college students tend to choose careers that aremore other-oriented5, and engineering is commonly not perceived as such. Thus, adaptivelearning has the potential to have a much broader impact on education and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Joni M Lakin, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum’s Young Investigator Award (2012), the Presidential Early Career Award for Sci- entists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Pro- fessorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Junior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2011). Dr. Davis is the past chair of Auburn’s Women in Science and Engineering Steering Committee (WISE) and the faculty liaison to the College of

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the framework might help explain some conflicting results within the engineeringretention literature.Theoretical Framework Many of the studies on engineering retention are framed through the lens of collegeretention. Although there is value in that perspective, this study was framed in expectancy valuetheory26, a theory used in the college major and career choice literature27,28 . Expectancy valuetheory, a motivational theory, attempts to explain individuals’ choice of behavior based on theirexpectation of success and the value they place on the task or outcome of the task. The behaviorcan be related to the decision to work on a task, whether or not to persist at a task, or the amountof effort to invest in a task28. Atkinson, who was

Conference Session

CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edward James William Jr, Solved Engineering LLC

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

 challenging product could be made, a large defense contractor produced a competing device.  Another large defense contractor followed suit, though more slowly.  After completing this project and a few other projects for the same government agency, a new SBIR, phases 1 and 2, were awarded to the university.  The agency stated that the pattern of success on this project and others was significant in awarding the new SBIR.    The second assessment indicator is the success of the early stages of their careers.  The doctoral student found successful design work with a series of electrical equipment manufacturers.  He is now starting his own consulting and design business.  The first of the undergraduates has been with SpaceX as an electronics and power

Conference Session

Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devika Patel, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Competence, Engineering and TabooTo fill this gap in engineering education of culturally and contextually relevant research, there isa need for a new social justice literacy in engineering.5 Yet, this is not the case when looking atthe professionalization of the engineering career: “In this point, the professional associationrecognises the need for engineers to play a broader social and environmental role. Yet theemphasis on technical competencies sends a powerful message to engineering educators,highlighting the primacy of technical knowledge in a crowded curriculum”.6 The need for thisnew literacy to highlight how one might gauge a sense of social responsibility has beenformalized through two metrics. The metrics of assessment are twofold: first

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bret Alan Davis, Intel; Michael Cassidy, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

undertook the project primarily dueits challenging nature. However, as the project progressed the students became much moreinvolved in the historical and musical aspects of the project.The objective of the senior design sequence is to train students to use the knowledge and skillsgained during their academic career to conceptualize, design, and develop a practical product. Akey component of this development is the demonstration of a working prototype of the product.Expected student learning outcomes included an ability to use the knowledge and tools of thediscipline relating to acoustic measurement and analysis, 3D printing and prototyping,microcontroller-based sensing, analysis, and communications, an ability to design, fabricate,analyze, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, scholarship recipients during the first semester. This course also providesthe students with professionalism skill training, career development and guidance for success inSTEM careers. Transfer-GEMS’ ultimate goal is to increase the number of transfer studentsgraduating from CEFNS with STEM majors and decrease their time (number of semesters) tograduation.In Fall 2014, 349 STEM transfer students entered CEFNS out of 2,782 new transfers to NAU. Ofthese, 26 in some way joined the Transfer-GEMS program. Fifty-seven students switched intoCEFNS during the year, for a total CEFNS transfer population for the 2014-2015 school year.This is the first cohort of three total that will be supported by the current grant, with 14scholarships to be awarded in each of

Conference Session

Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Shabnam Etemadi, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University ; T'Shana DeShai Carter

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

engineering were earned by foreign students. 7 There are even fewerstudents that pursue graduate studies in STEM fields from historically underrepresented groups.For example, the National Science Foundation reports that an estimated 50% of Asian Americanor Asian students planned to major in a STEM field compared to 36% of African Americanstudents in the year 2012.7 An undergraduate academic career in STEM is the first step necessaryto pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM discipline. In one year of gathered national data, theNational Science Foundation discovered that approximately 50, 396 White, non-Hispanicstudents are enrolled in a graduate program in engineering compared to that of approximately4,172 Black students, 5,218 Hispanic students, and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Jeremiah Jack Ninteman, National University; Charles Hahm

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Environmental Engineering

career, he had a very successful corporate management career working in R&D at Lucent Technologies and as the Director of Global Technology Management at Qualcomm. He had initiated and managed software development for both the companies in India. Prof. Radhakrishnan holds Masters Degrees (M.Tech, M.S., M.B.A) and Sustainable Business Practices certification from University of California San Diego.Dr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Applied Engineering at National Uni- versity in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, and data analytics. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality