Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Prof. Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle M. Camacho is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She began her career at UC San Diego in 1999 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for US Mexican Studies, and later as a UC Faculty Fellow in Ethnic Studies. In 2015-16, she returned to UC San Diego as a fellow of the American c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M. Bastiaan, Kettering University; Roger Bastiaan, ENWIN Utilities

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

given special event T-shirts, but thecolor of the volunteer T-shirts differs from any color worn by the girls, for easy identification ofvolunteers and participants.All GEE activities are designed by volunteers, and the event itself is organized entirely byvolunteers. Each yearly event requires about eight months of planning. Usually around 75volunteers plan and execute the event. No volunteer is compensated for organizing or managingthe event. The total cost for each activity is limited to a few hundred dollars (USD), due to budgetconstraints on the event. GEE is funded by donations from corporate sponsors and partners. Theevent is free to participating girls; registration is performed using an online form. GEE isadvertised to DPS female

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Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education

Collection

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

their sense of belonging, eleven out of the seventeenstudents reported feeling connected with their peers and community by the end of the quarter,compared to only 6 at the start of the quarter. This increase in students’ sense of belonging issupported by the final reflections in which nearly all the students spoke positively of the classenvironment that supported community and friendship development.This study provides endorsement for continuing to offer ENGR 101 at our university and forincorporating similar activities into other introductory engineering courses. Below, we providerecommendations for those interested in implementing similar interventions at their universityand our vision for future iterations of the course and how we plan to

Conference Session

Technology-Related Educational Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

the interpreter project that was part of the course. After the completionof this activity, in each course, students were asked to complete a survey about their experiences inusing the tool. In Section 4, we present an analysis of the survey results which suggest a very posi-tive effect of the approach on students’ learning, and highlights the importance of various featuresof our approach. We conclude in Section 5 with a brief summary and plans for future work.2 BackgroundOur approach builds on two key notions that have been used successfully in various branches oflearning sciences over the past few decades: Cognitive Conflict Driven Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.2.1 Cognitive Conflict Driven LearningPiaget’s

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Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Scott Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

For example, a Request for Proposal given by the 2014-2015 AIAA Foundation Undergraduate TeamAircraft Design Competition specified that the designed aircraft was to be a Next Generation StrategicAirlift Military Transport capable of carrying a maximum of 300,000 pounds of payload. The RFP alsospecified that the aircraft was to be able to carry a payload weighing 120,000 pounds a range of 6,300nautical miles without refueling. Guidelines such as the ones from the 2014-2015 AIAA RFP give theengineering designers a set of metrics to bound their aircraft design.This information is used to plan a typical mission for the aircraft. Information about the missiontypically incorporates the same information as identified in the requirements. However

Conference Session

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

start their first NovelEngineering project. Therefore, we have developed a professional development model to supportteachers in creating and leading activities that give students the opportunity to engage in thedisciplinary practices of engineering. There are three components to our model. First, teachersparticipate in several design challenges, including a Novel Engineering activity, to gain personalexperience with engineering. They spend time reflecting on their experiences after each designchallenge. Second, teachers watch and discuss videos of students’ activities in prior NovelEngineering projects to see what engineering can look like in classrooms and to help them noticedisciplinary aspects of students’ thinking. Lastly, teachers plan

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama; Derek G. Williamson, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

settlement; seepage/flow nets; slope stability (e.g., fills, embankments, cuts, dams); soil stabilization (e.g., chemical additives, geosynthetics); drainage systems; erosion control Geometric design of streets and highways; geometric design of intersections; pavement system design (e.g., thickness, subgrade,Transportation 8 – 12 drainage, rehabilitation); traffic safety; traffic capacity; traffic flowEngineering theory; traffic control devices; transportation planning (e.g., travel forecast modeling

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology; Nicole Simon, Nassau Community College; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Barbara Hillery, SUNY Old Westbury

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

activities.Admission to the minor: requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the three introductorycourses. Courses must be planned with in consultation with the Minor program advisor ordirector. Any course substitution must be approved in advance by the director of the Minor. 7 Curriculum: 1. Introductory courses (required – each 3 cr.) CME 201: Sustainable Energy GEO 105: Energy Resources for the 21st Century ESG 201: Learning from Engineering Disaster (online beginning in 2016) 2. Technical electives (choose 3 – vary 3 to 4 cr. each): Science/Technology focused: ESE 350: Electrical Power Systems ESE

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaorui Zhu, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Akshay Nitin Kakde, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Educational Research and Methods

) wasdeveloped as a teaching and learning tool that demystifies the role of failure by encouragingcalculated and well-informed risk-taking and initiative, coupled with mindful examination ofeach failure to support learning and increased chances of future success9, 10, 14. The IFF concepthas inspired many derivatives, including Fast Failure, Fast Forward Failure, and IntelligentFailure14. In each case, the fundamental elements are similar – i.e., thoughtfully planned actionsof modest scale that have uncertain outcomes, are carried out at an accelerated pace, and whichtake place in environments that permit effective data collection for later analysis.The application of Intelligent Fast Failure (IFF) has a rich history in face-to-face engineeringclassrooms

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Moorhead, New York University; Colin Hennessy Elliott, New York University; Jennifer B. Listman, New York University; Catherine E. Milne, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

software, additional training needs to be incorporated into the initial LEGO EV3portion of the PD. To further improve teachers’ skills with integrating robots into lesson plans,week three would give the teachers an opportunity to create their own robotic units.Week 3In the third week, the teachers developed unit topics, activities, and assessment materials usingwhat they had learned so far. Two approaches were used to develop the encompassing lessons.The first approach involved the teachers identifying a topic that students had found difficult tolearn and creating an associated lesson incorporating the activity-bot. This content-drivenapproach required the teachers to identify the relevant abilities of the robot to convey theidentified subject

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren C. Olson, Central Washington University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students gain a higher-level understanding of the designand development process, while also increasing the level of student interest and making theproject more challenging.Innovation and the Mechanisms by Which It OccursFor the purposes of this course, the working definition of innovation was that it is the use ofideas, tools, materials, and processes to achieve desired outcomes. Radical innovations weretreated as ones that achieve outcomes in fundamentally new ways, or that achieve unprecedentedoutcomes. This is opposed to incremental changes, which were treated as evolutionaryimprovements to existing solutions.The instructor impressed upon students the notion that innovations can be planned for and thenachieved by following a methodical series

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. Recently, she has joined the expanding Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU to continue teaching Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems. She also serves as a Technical Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of numerous awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her Doctoral degree

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Atkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julian Ernesto Martinez-Moreno, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lalit Patil, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kimber J Andrews, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ; Maryalice S. Wu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Debasish Dutta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Barbara Hug, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Liora Bresler

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the university. JohnRogers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign uses it to provide his students withthe relevant experience. He explains: I always tell my students you’ve got to be in the lab. You absolutely have to be in the lab. You can plan, you can do computer design and such, but until you get your hands dirty and really get a feel for what’s going on, you’re not going to have a good sense of what’s going to work and what’s not.Several participants noted an increasing connectivity between industry and academia, the resultof which was viewed by many innovators as good for the competitiveness of the nation and onethat helps both students and industry. According to David Morse, CTO of Corning

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

renderedvisible (e.g., “Given a -10 F night temperature, a 1500 calorie daily intake, and a 0.5 in thick coatworn by a homeless person, find the insulation material that will keep this person’s bodytemperature at 97 F throughout the night?”). Students could also identify alternate sources ofknowledge that would be useful to solving the larger homelessness problem “(e.g., social policy,urban planning, nutrition science, distributive economics)” [17]. Furthermore, they could identifywhat assumptions need to be challenged (e.g., what percentage of homeless people are adults vs.children, veterans vs. non-veterans, or how many actually own a coat that provides sufficientwarmth). Finally, students could contrast how their solutions would differ using only

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Michael Wild, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Mechanics

Page 26.111.9on the lab activity with partners and will perform the lab activity during designated time periodsas we do not plan to manufacture additional apparatuses until after the lab is tested in aclassroom environment.Assessment will be comprised of three elements. First, students will be assessed using a conceptinventory style questionnaire with instrument deployment prior to the use of the lab and thenagain following the lab. The concept inventory style questionnaire will allow the courseinstructor to determine prior misconceptions that might exist—perhaps as a result of working onthe sophomore bike design project—and whether or not those misconceptions change as a resultof working with the Rotational Mechanics Lab. (A Dynamics Concept

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rachel Roberts, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington- Seattle

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, whethergeneral or more specific, in terms of ecological impacts. Socially-oriented definitions ofsustainability were few and far between. Few of Burian’s10 civil engineering seniors (19%) andgraduate students (50%) could identify the Triple Bottom line, defined by John Elkington11 as anaccounting framework to consider social, environmental, and economic “pillars” of sustainabilityfor project planning. The Brundtland Report similarly bases true sustainability on threedimensions; eco-, techno- and socio-centric dimensions.1 Other studies show that engineering Page 26.118.4students struggle to consider ethics at a society-level. Referencing the frequent use

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uzma Shaikh, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; R Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

.” Lone Ranger (Lone Ranger): “It was challenging to conceptually define the project by reading the short description.” (2) Students who struggled in the problem synthesis phase. Two members of the Star Wars 8 team, Skywalker and Kenobi, faced challenges in the problem synthesis phase, specifically in building the simulation and validating it. Ramvik, Solo and Squash, particularly struggled working with the simulations during the problem synthesis phase. Solo felt that he was ambitious in his plans, while Squash struggled with learning a new language for the simulation. Solo (Star Wars 8): “It was difficult because we were ambitious in our plans. I tried making my own ID Finite Difference Model in

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

) servicelearning project where 240 freshmen mechanical engineering students worked together in smallteams to design and deploy an engineering outreach experience for a designated age-group of 4th-11th grade students. This educational experience is designed to expose the freshmen engineeringstudents to a variety of concepts and skills necessary for successful negotiation of theirengineering careers. The project encourages the freshmen to challenge their assumptions andconceptions of what an engineer is and does. Other knowledge and skills gained includeunderstanding and using the engineering design process, effectively working on engineeringteams, effectively communicating, planning and making decisions, all while solving an open-ended problem. The

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

motivated by, beingwell-compensated for their work. It becomes more of a concern if highly controlled motivations(external or introjected) are the only incentives for career persistence. In this study population,this was a relatively small group (3 women and 1 man). What was similar among these fourparticipants was that both the man and women who expressed only controlled motivations alsodisplayed lower self-confidence regarding both engineering work and their career pathwaychoices than those participants expressing some autonomous motivations.For those participants who lacked the autonomous motivation, a universal expression of low self-efficacy emerged, particularly with regard to more technical tasks. For instance, Jacob seemed tobe planning his

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

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Diversity

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International

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

in 2010 to nearly 600 billion USD by 2020 3.Green Manufacturing as defined by Smith and Melnyk 4 is “a system that integrates product andprocess design issues with issues of manufacturing planning and control in such a manner as toidentify, quantify, assess, and manage the flow of environmental waste with the goal of reducingand ultimately minimizing environmental impact while also trying to maximize resourceefficiency”. Increased environmental consciousness among manufacturing industries helped tofoster new techniques for streamlining processes and increased reusability. Financial benefits,Global Image, Environmental conservation, Regulations compliance, Stakeholders, Greeninnovations, Supply Chain requirements, and Market trends are some

Conference Session

Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

do you imagine people with these jobs do on a day-to-day basis?7. Future plans Even though graduation is pretty far away, I’d like to get a sense of your future plans. What do you want to be when you grow up? Page 26.961.17 How did you choose (xxx)? Have you considered other areas/subjects?How would you become a (career choice)?What would you say it takes to be a good (insert student’s career choice)?How are you at (insert characteristics student mentions)?Are there any fields/careers you just don’t want to go into? Why?Who talks with you about career choices (parent, relative, teachers, etc.)?(If applicable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Guy, University of Texas at Arlington; Alan Bowling, University of Texas at Arlington; Panayiotis S. Shiakolas, University of Texas, Arlington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

preparation or work done and decisions made by the facultyadvisor. This is because students have control over their design and technology choices, butcannot do much about the MAE curriculum and have difficulty countermanding the adviceof the faculty advisor. Thus the authors embarked on a plan to remedy two issues with this situation: • the reliance on faculty to bridge students’ skill gap, • the inaccessibility of a pathway through the curriculum that allows students to build their skills to the level these competitions require.Addressing the first issue requires the faculty to download their knowledge to the students ina more formal way, other than individual coaching. Although it is reasonable to individuallycoach a student or students

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Karen Sweeney Gerow, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

college. I really started freaking out.I was ready to give up. I remember calling my mom and telling her my plans to quit. Shetold me that I had never given up on anything and to not give up now. I was annoyed—Iwasn’t giving up I just couldn’t do the work. I didn’t belong here. She told me that shedidn’t want to hear me say that I can’t do anything. She was right. I’ll never forget thatconversation—I was ready to quit and she was the voice of reason.After almost dropping out I continued to take classes. I managed to calm down a little bit.I would tell myself that I can do this. I had already gotten through it this far. I’d be fine.I finally figured out that I was missing out on a lot of resources that were available forme. Office hours are one

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

both engineers and non- engineers to become members and work on “wickedproblems”, complex problems that are experienced as local manifestations of global trends. Suchwicked problems are contingent on multiple, interconnected factors manifest longitudinally atlocal, national and international levels (Gardner 2011). Global economic trends interrelated withlocal wages influence aggregate availability and consumption of resources including food,energy, water. Planning depends on local customs and, sociopolitical and legal institutions.Planet-scale environmental changes shape local climate and soil, affecting productivity andaccess to resources. In the interim, individuals and households experience the synchronic effectsof food, water and energy

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

nonacademic interactions with faculty, and thesocial supportive residential environment. Page 26.1450.9Using two-wave longitudinal data from 2004-2007 National Study of Living Learning Programs(NSLLP), Szelényi and Inkelas investigated how the living learning program affected 294 femalestudents’ persistence in STEM majors.21 The researchers found one year involvement in theliving-learning program at the beginning of the women’ college education has a long-termpositive relationship with plans to attend graduate school in the fourth year of college. Szelényi,Denson, and Inkelas investigated how living-learning program participation influenced

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

-learning project that would keep students engaged. TheEngineering Leadership Program objectives were to: • Provide monthly exposure to successful women in engineering, including practicing engineers, engineering alumni, and engineering faculty members whose presentations featured their latest research, experiences, and personal journeys with students • Utilize an individual and group-mentoring model designed to match sophomore- engineering majors with junior and senior engineering majors to specifically target feelings of isolation in engineering. This adapted a mentoring program for all STEM students at Douglass that was already being planned for the 2013-2014 year to target engineering students

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

mathematics and science lesson plans to complete the learning circle by tyingmathematics/science problems to their experiences. Many of these students decide to apply foracademic magnet middle schools focused on STEM based on the success of the 4th and 5th gradeintegrated lesson/field trip curriculum to The Citadel. Assessment of curriculum changes basedon the field trip, student reflective essays, and future attendance at middle and high schoolSTEM magnets will demonstrate the importance of collaboration between universities andelementary and middle school programs (especially STEM focused programs) on engagementwith STEM disciplines in the future.IntroductionEverywhere you read there are discussions about the importance to increase the number

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Blubaugh, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11616Characterizing Student Music Preference and Engineering Major ChoiceMr. Frank Blubaugh, Purdue University Frank Blubaugh is a graduating senior in Multidisciplinary Engineering at Purdue University. He has a diverse academic background in acoustical engineering, education, and music performance.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate