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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Michael Schearer, Cleveland State University; M. Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University; Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

: New expectations for undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. National Science Foundation, 1996. [5] N. R. Council et al., “From analysis to action: Undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology,” 1996. [6] N. R. Council et al., Transforming undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. National Academies Press, 1999. [7] S. Hurtado, N. L. Cabrera, M. H. Lin, L. Arellano, and L. L. Espinosa, “Diversifying science: Underrepresented student experiences in structured research programs,” Research in Higher Education, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 189–214, 2009. [8] N. W. Moon, R. L. Todd, D. L. Morton, and E. Ivey, “Accommodating

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC; Dennis Arthur Conners

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Engineering Leadership Development

feedback loop. Whenever there is a link,we identify if a change in the cause creates the same or opposite change in the result. The formeris indicated by an “S” next to the arrow, and the latter an “O.” It is common for there to bemultiple connected and interacting loops for any problem in a real organization. Indeed, one canoften come up with very complicated CLDs to adequately capture the fullness of an issue. Wujec’s exercise begins by asking participants in a group to each on their own sketch how tomake toast. It is a simple exercise that anyone can do. In the next step, they share their sketcheswith the group. The sharing stage results in laughter. Some people draw one or two steps, whileothers may draw an elaborate process that involves a

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

future. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2007.[14] NSF’s 10 Big Ideas - NSF 2026. https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/nsf2026.jsp [Accessed Jan. 15, 2018].[15] American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vision2030: Creating the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education. 16 pp. 2012.[16] C. Atman, S. Sheppard, L. Fleming, R. Miller, K. Smith, R. Stevens, R. Streveler, “Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates 2003-2008,” slides presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Austin TX, June 16, 2009.[17] C.B. Masters, S.T. Hunter, and G. Kremer, “Design Process Learning and Creative Processing Ability: Is there a Synergy?” in

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie M. Gillespie, Arizona State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jared Joseph Schoepf, Arizona State University; Joshua Loughman, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beata Johnson, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson

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Aerospace

project-based learning that we use is based on problem-based learning. Each project has oneor more problems that need to be solved and often these problems can be broken down to smallerproblems that each team can address. These problems are centered around the goal(s) of eachproject. For example, a competition project may need to build a rocket that exactly reaches 5,280feet. This problem can be broken down to smaller problems such as the size of the motor, weightof the rocket, and other problems that contribute to the goal of obtaining that altitude.The projects we have involve multiple disciplines and multiple problems to be solved. With theexample of the rocket project, we have aerospace, mechanical, chemical, electrical and

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ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mackenzie Beckmon Sharbine, Harding University; James L. Huff, Harding University; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Benjamin Okai, Harding University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

defense to the findings of this study, attention is drawn to thedefinition of shame here operated within. The term “perceived” is essential in depicting the truenature of shame. Expectations are interpreted by the individual. Nicole recognized multiple timesthat her perception of expectations may not be absolutely identical to reality. However, despitelogical recognition of reality, her emotional experiences still operate within forms ofexpectations that are interpretations determined by the self.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported through funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF EEC1752897). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do

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First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Mary A. Robinson, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tania K. Morimoto, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

), quantity (number of ideas generated), and quality (feasibility of anidea and the degree to which it meets the design specifications), noting that “an engineeringdesign must not only be novel (unusual, unexpected) but it must also satisfy some intendedfunction(s) to desired specifications (have desired utility)” (p. 111). Creativity in engineering isalso discussed as “functional creativity” by Cropley & Cropley (2005) who also highlight thatengineering products typically need to serve a useful function.Challenges to Teaching CreativityCreativity in engineering has been identified as an essential skill, yet there are few engineeringprograms that offer courses that teach creativity (Charyton & Merrill, 2009). While there may beseveral

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John Bernhard Kleba, ITA - Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil); Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil)

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

2014 he was awarded by FAPESP with a post-doctoral research at the Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs at the same university. His research focus relies on Engineering and Community Services; Socio-Legal Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Political philosophy, Sociology of Environment and Intellectual Property Rights.Dr. Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil) I currently develop a post-doctorate research at the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) with a schol- arship from FAPESP (#2018/20563-3). I hold a PhD degree in Philosophy (University of S˜ao Paulo, 2017), a bachelor degree in Philosophy (Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, 2008), a master degree in

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First-year Programs Division: Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

faculty teach new concepts in programming,design, microelectronic control and graphical communication in relation to needing such skills inorder to solve a problem related to their Cornerstone theme. We see firsthand the positiveoutcomes of this approach in both student and faculty satisfaction and will continue to refine ourcourses based on feedback and research.References[1] First Year Engineering Learning & Innovation Center, Northeastern University, 2018.[2] National Academy of Engineering. Educating the engineer of 2020: Adapting engineering education to the new century. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2005.[3] S. Ambrose and C. Amon, "Systematic Design of a First-Year Mechanical Engineering Course at Carnegie

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Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

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Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University ; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

Conference Session

Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Johana Iglesias, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

self-motivated andheld high self-efficacy in teaching. Having teachers with above average motivation may havecaused a deeper learning of engineering design, which resulted in high scores and holdinginformed NOE views.AcknowledgementsOpinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Thismaterial is based upon work that was partly funded by the National Science Foundation undergrant number IIA1301726.References[1] National Research Council. (2012). A framework for K-12 science education: Practices,crosscutting concepts, and core ideas. National Academies Press.[2] National Research Council. (2006). America's lab

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Practice I: Academic Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

establish a clear purpose for mixing,with Kajfez and Creamer calling upon the engineering education community to clearly explainhow mixing aligns with the research question(s) [18].Heeding these calls from literature, our mixed methods study uses a fully-integrated approach toexamine the complex experiences of students in a global engineering program. By using anunderexplored mixed methods approach to data analysis, we respond to Bryman’s request thatthe community more broadly incorporate mixing strategies in data analysis [19]. We also followKajfez and Creamer’s suggestions by making explicit our purpose for mixing, emphasizing thealignment between this mixed methods approach and our research questions [18].BackgroundThe Rising Sophomore Abroad

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

individuals in the future. Students embraced the potential of growthmindset to lead to more productive reactions and behaviors both in their academic and personallives. This indicates a need for additional work to understand concrete strategies for individualswho have learned about growth mindset to begin to implement such productive practices intotheir everyday habits. Future work should also capture the ways in which the culture(s) ofundergraduate engineering education can be shifted to develop and sustain growth mindset.Appendix: Focus Group Prompts Used to Solicit Student Reflections, Adopted from [19]Chapters 1 and 2 1.1. Think about someone you know who is steeped in the fixed mindset. Think about how they're always trying to prove

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen MLIS, California State University, Maritime Academy

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Engineering Libraries

and potential collaborationbetween engineering librarians and mechanical engineering faculty. For the course in this study,the plan for next year will be to use these instructional activities again. It also has started thediscussion of where additional library collaboration earlier in the mechanical engineeringprogram would be appropriate and beneficial. This additional exposure and training will buildfamiliarity with information fluency skills, which may be perceived as difficult, but are essentialin the professional environment.Works Cited[1] G. Kerins, “Information seeking and students studying for professional careers: The cases of engineering and law students in Ireland,” Inf. Res. Int. Electron. J., vol. 10, no. 1, Oct. 2004.[2] S

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

BackgroundSome background on the educational system in the United Kingdom is needed to appreciate thecontext for the examination. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland following an Education Actof 1944 a tripartite selective system of secondary schooling was developed which began to bereplaced by a system of comprehensive schools in the 1980’s. Selection to these types of schoolswas by means of an aptitude test at age eleven (known as the 11+). The schools that made up thetripartite system were: secondary modern, most of which educated children to the then schoolleaving age of 15; secondary technical which in addition to the basic curriculum offeredtechnical subjects up to and beyond the school leaving age; and grammar schools that offered anacademic

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Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

. Pemberton, S. Mavin and B. Stalker, “Scratching beneath the surface of communities of (mal) practice,”The Learning Organization, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 62-73, 2007 [Online]. Available: ProQuest ABI/Inform Global, http://search.proquest.com. [Accessed Jan. 8, 2019].[4] National and State Libraries Australia, “Our work,” National and State Libraries Australia, 2018. [Online] Available: https://www.nsla.org.au/our-work. [Accessed Jan. 18, 2019].[5] E. Bilodeau and Carson, P. “The role of communities of practice in the professional education of academic librarians,” Education for Information, vol. 31, no. 1-2, pp. 25-51, 2015 [Online]. Available: Academic Search Premier, https://search.ebscohost.com

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Developing Infrastructure Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Washington & Lee University; Ben Dymond, California State University, Sacramento

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #15380A Scavenger Hunt to Connect the As-Built World to Structural EngineeringTheoryDr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McClean, Virginia focusing on concrete bridge research prior to joining the faculty at the Vir- ginia Military Institute (VMI). He teaches engineering mechanics and

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily E Liptow, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robin Parent, California Polytechnic State University; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dylan Henson, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

(ENGR101), was specifically designed and offered during the fall quarter of the 2015-16 school year asa part of a NSF S-STEM grant, Program for Engineering Excellence for Partner Schools(PEEPS). PEEPS is a cohort scholarship program that provides engineering students withfinancial, academic, and social support3. ENGR 101 was developed by two engineering faculty, aVISTA member, and supported by a curriculum expert, to expand the benefits of PEEPS to alarger number of students and to establish interventions and practices in engineering classroomsthat better support diversity on our university’s campus. The specific course goals were todevelop and enhance students’ engineering identity and sense of belonging within the College ofEngineering in order

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University North Central; George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central

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College Industry Partnerships

needs. Thesenames were given to the professor who then contacted them, described the pilot project, andchose a topic(s) for the capstone course.A company in the entertainment industry that agreed to participate had technical staff that werelocated at a distant location. Despite this distance, they were willing to work with students viavideo teleconference, multimedia and the internet. They also committed their time to supportingthe capstone and mini-capstone projects to 1 hour per week. The other participant in theeducation industry was in the local vicinity and therefore could make a presentation on site andcollaborate with the students in person.Busy industry technologists were offered the following incentives to make presentations tostudents

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Saldana, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Sulchek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shannon K. Yee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

prospects with sponsor(s)Research Labs Manufacturing Research Recruitment of in-class, trained Research experience,Doubling as Lab Invites Class Students students who previously used jobsEducational to Participate in Lab equipment; feedback with freshSpaces Meetings perspective Environmental Studies of Publications, research data and Training on effective use Waste and Operation from access to “free” space and student and 3D printers,Extracurricular 3D Printers in MakerSpace researchers

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

noticedisciplinary aspects of their students’ engineering design.AcknowledgementsThis work was conducted at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education andOutreach. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation DRK-12 program, grant#DRL-1020243. The authors would like to thank the Novel Engineering team for theirassistance, particularly Dr. Mary McCormick and Brian O’Connell for their help in conductingthe interviewers. The authors would also like to thank the six teachers who participated in theinterviews.References1) Hammer, D., Goldberg, F., & Fargason, S. (2012). Responsive teaching and the beginnings of energy in a third grade classroom. Review of Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education, 6(1), 51-72.2) Robertson, A. D

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Barry Dupen, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Peggie Weeks

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Materials

% Change Average Teacher Focused 2.75 2.75 0 Teacher Focused Average Student Focused 3.875 3.875 0 Student Focused Faculty 3 PRE POST % Change Average Teacher Focused 3.75 3.75 0 Teacher Focused Average Student Focused 2.875 3.5 21.7 Student FocusedTable 2. shows the results for the self-reported RTOP survey, and Table 3 presents the results forthe recently developed Faculty Teaching and Learning Awareness Survey.For all three surveys, it is clear that Faculty 1's self-reported results demonstrate a significantchange from the beginning to the

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Kastner, Mississippi State University ; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

follow-up interview researchfor the next five years. The overarching goal of the study is to better understand what kinds ofvariables seem to motivate middle and high school boys and girls in the U. S. South to pursuecomputer science education as well as what kinds of variables seem to influence educationalpersistence and successful entry into the computing workforce. The purposes of our largerresearch project are multiple: (1) To assess the effectiveness of a project-based camp curriculum that integrates digital composing, rhetoric, and design with computer science and engineering education; (2) To better understand the dynamics of collaborative/team-based and competitive projects in groups of middle and high school boys and

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

things.Methodological overview The methodological approach for this project came about via both theoretical (literature)and practical considerations. While the cultural construction literature tends to emphasize theoryand analysis, we tried to assemble a robust and consistent methodological approach to investigatecultural construction in a particular setting. In McDermott’s early writing at the time of his datacollection (1970’s) he aligned himself methodologically with three primary traditions:ethnography, ethnomethodology, and discourse/interaction analysis17,18,19. As an investigation ofculture, the work relies on ethnographic methods and approaches, such as the incorporation ofmultiple qualitative data streams, ethnographic field noting20, and one

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Navid Khoshavi, University of Central Florida; Steven D. Pyle, University of Central Florida; John Edison, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer