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Jalal Rastegary, NMSU

ResourceNetwork (ENMRN) that aid in finding and correcting those shortcomings through mathematical andscientific analysis, providing encouragement and assistance to such businesses that reach out to them.One such instance was a brewery that reached out to ENMRN in 2019 that, in only a few years it hadbeen in operation, was experiencing such growth that they were planning on expanding for the third time.Now a business does not often grow this quickly without finding effective ways to conserve resources, butoutside opinions and analysis can always be of benefit. By analyzing the practices already employed bythis brewery, combined with recommendations from NMSU’s faculty, staff, and students after conductingan on-site visit, the brewery’s savings and

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Charles Patrick Jr, Texas State University

calculus and ordinary and partial differential equations.Face-to-face, collaborative problem-based learning activities consist of student groups (4-5students/group) developing numerical and analytical solutions to 35 biotransport problems throughout thesemester. Students actively dialogue and solve the problems, whereas the professor and teachingassistant roam the classroom to facilitate problem solving only when groups reach an impasse. Theresponse to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic disrupted this teaching plan, resulting in the math-intensivecourse moving to online delivery. It was critical to ensure the student-centered active learning activity ofcollaborative problem-based learning was maintained during imposed changes in course delivery format.To

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

of engineering, science, and mathematicsSO2 an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs withconsideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental,and economic factorsSO3 an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiencesSO4 an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations andmake informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contextsSO5 an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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degrees, and the Bachelor degree inMultidisciplinary Technology. In order to advise a student graduating with an InterdisciplinaryDegree, the faculty must have a full, joint, or courtesy appointment with the Department ofMultidisciplinary Engineering.Step Three: Involve the appropriate voices to get a preliminary understanding of what the PhD, MS,and DEng degree plans would look like. If degrees are going to be grantable in the topic of engineering education, it is important toestablish what an acceptable degree plan would look like. There were numerous questions raisedabout the efficacy of the plan: ● What types of applicants would be admitted to the program? ● Would graduate students be required to have an undergraduate degree in

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Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Chad L File, LeTourneau University

other, likely better, approaches with the benefit of more advanced planning. In thefuture we will plan from the beginning to use electronic display materials both for the efficienciesgained and to avoid the possibility of a sudden change in plans if a virtual review is required.We found that photographs of tri-fold project boards were adequate for evaluator review. We laidthe boards flat on the floor in a well-lit classroom and took pictures, using a mobile scanning app(such as Microsoft Office Lens 5) to correct for angle distortion.We organized our display material documents in a directory structure of folders and shared it withour ABET evaluation team using cloud storage (in our case OneDrive). Our EAC evaluation teamrequired transcripts to

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Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word; Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word; Nick Julian Castillo IV; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

continue his studies in dynamic control systems and data analytics.Mr. Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word Tristan Brouwer is an undergrad at the University of the Incantate Word (UIW) studying Mechanical Engineering, graduating in December 2020. He has done internships with Precision Drilling Cooperation where he learnt about rig layouts as well as how to use Inventor. He has been a part of the UIW Men’s soccer team throughout his time there, in addition he is a member of the honors program. He is planning to continue his education at UIW pursuing a master’s in Finance.Mr. Nick Julian Castillo IV,Dr. Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word Okan Caglayan is an associate professor in the Department of

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Cindy Rojas

thedevelopment of NASA-themed aeronautics virtual tours and virtual field trips highlights thecapabilities of various software technologies and offers design considerations. The threedeveloped virtual expeditions serve as an opportunity to engage and educate high school anduniversity students. A research plan to collect student feedback on these experiences is alsopresented.IntroductionAs the need for additional modes of learning grow, virtual reality and augmented reality havearisen as technologies that can be used to create new learning experiences for students of allages. Virtual tours created with these technologies can be useful approaches to train in differentareas such as in aerospace, aviation manufacturing, and testing, particularly in

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Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University

) has established aconcentration in Emergency Management Technology to prepare students to be leaders in timesof crisis. The university approved the curriculum for the EMT program in the Fall of 2010. Theprogram began admitting students in Spring Semester of 2011. The curriculum focuses on topicssuch as emergency planning, incident command, disaster response and recovery, hazardidentification and mitigation, agency coordination, community emergency response, GeographicInformation System (GIS), and technology applications1.The EMT program aims to offer an up-to-date curriculum as well as laboratories for its students.In order to attract more support for EMT program, the faculty members have submitted severalproposals to local and federal

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Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

Engineering, and Construction Management. Located in the central-eastTexas, UT Tyler aspires to be a primary educational and economic driver of East Texas and UTTyler’s strategic plan includes supporting student involvement, promoting discovery that benefitsEast Texas, and provide workshops to guide students through the research cycle4. The mainchallenge in designing such an interdisciplinary programming course material for electrical andmechanical engineering students is their level of familiarity with programming. Because of the useof C, C++ in the Electrical engineering courses, the Undergraduate curriculum for ElectricalEngineering degree, requires students to take programming courses from Computer ScienceDepartment in the Freshmen year. These

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

, theseconversations also led us revise our course plan. For example, we were originally planning to havestudents do multiple shorter immersions in each medical subdiscipline to gain a breadth ofknowledge. However, longer and more focused immersions were recommended since students needsufficient time to adjust to the environment and get quality observations. Third, colleagues who haddeveloped similar courses emphasized the importance of the selection and preparation of the clinicalmentors. Consequently, we put particular attention in our pilot offering in clearly communicatingexpectations with the clinical mentors. Given the demanding schedule of physicians that worked asprofessors while maintaining clinical hours, we assumed getting clinicians to agree to

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

Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering EducationTraditionally, during an annual ABET accreditation cycle, the engineering programs up forreaccreditation submit a request to ABET for reevaluation (RFE) by January; 31st; complete andsubmit a self-study report by July 1st, select a three day period for the on-site visit within September-December time frame. ABET assigns team chairs (TCs) for the visit sometime in May; the team chairmeets with the Engineering Dean or Associate Dean in July during the ABET Summer Commissionsmeeting to start planning for the visit. In June, appropriate engineering societies start assigningprogram evaluators (PEVs) to respective engineering programs that

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Andrea Ramic, Angelo State University; Dick Apronti, Angelo State University

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and planning. Dick Apronti also has interests in projects that improve access to higher education and college retention for minorities and under-represented groups. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Angelo State University David L. Hirschfeld Department of EngineeringLearning about Equity in Parking Design from an Undergraduate Research of a University Campus Parking System Civil Engineering Undergraduate Research Paper Andrea Ramić Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dick T. Apronti

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Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Caroline C Krejci

Paper ID #35091Simulation of Production and Inventory Control using the Computer GameFactorioDr. Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington Bonnie Boardman is a Professor of Instruction in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her primary research interests are in the engineering education and resource planning disciplines. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Arkansas and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.Prof. Caroline C Krejci Dr. Caroline Krejci is an Assistant Professor

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to interpret NASA satellite data, conduct missiondesign, and explore planetary research while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen area of work.This project addresses the national need to increase the number of high school students, particularly under-represented minorities, and those from under-served areas that will pursue STEM college degrees and the value ofconducting authentic research for high school students. However, during these unprecedented times, NASA TexasSpace Grant Consortium and The University of Texas Center for Space Research had to reimagine our summerinternships and youth collaborative programs to develop virtual and socially distant educational plans due to theCOVID-19 effects to “reimagine quality

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Edgar Reyes, University of Texas at Tyler; Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Andres C Garcia, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Jongin Aaron Sithideth, The University of Texas at Tyler; Christian Puckett; Christopher Nobinger, University of Texas at Tyler; Cassandra Ellis

month with aprojected survivability of 28 passing through reproduction to reach harvestability during adulthood.A total of 1,992 eggs will be shipped for a two-year deployment of which 996 will be thawed inbatches of 83 eggs per month for the first year. The other 996 eggs remain in cryostasis as part of a Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 3contingency plan in the event a batch fails to produce the monthly hatchling requirement or tank dieoff. New hatchlings will be placed in a removable mesh

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Ronald E. Barr P.E., University of Texas at Austin

5.96 Team Project: Oral Presentation 5.90 Team Project: Dimensioned Layout Drawings of Parts 5.90 Introduction to Engineering and Teamwork 5.83 Team Project: Project Re-Design 5.76 Team Project: Sketching Project Parts and Assemblies 5.63 Team Project: Written Proposal 5.61 Team Project: Planning Charts and Diagrams 5.57 Team Project: Materials and Manufacturing 5.56 The MBTI and Assigning Teams 4.56

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education 2In Fall semester of 2020, the campuses were open, but severe limitation for lab access was imposed.The laboratory room that normally can be used for 16 students allowed only four students to be inthe room at the same time. The biggest challenge was the organization of Mini-Maker Faire at theend of the semester. There were a total of 74 students in the Control Systems course, which wasbeing used for Maker Culture implementation. Considering the social distancing requirement, therewas no room big enough that was available for the Mini-Maker Faire. According the original plan,the Mini

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Ahmed Ali HASAN, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

-ROM.2. Shadaram, M., Sachez-Contreras, L., 2000, “A Plan to Increase Graduate Enrollment at Science, Math, and Engineering Disciplines, “ Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 5-8, 2000, Paper 76C1.3. Brian L. Yoder, “Engineering by numbers”, the ASEE Web site at www.asee.org/colleges.4. Coffman-Wolph, S., Gray, K., 2019, “Fun and Interactive Activities for an Introductory Computer Science Course of 200 Students”, Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf Southwest Section Conference, University of Texas - Austin.5. Rios, O., Fadda, D., 2019, “A Conceptual Mechanism Design Activity for an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Course”, Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf Southwest

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

information and prompts questions and Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 6deliberation. Data-influenced decision making implies that we consider other factors in ourdecisions, e.g., organizational values and strategy. Data-driven decision making that is motivatedby objective information and less by intuition21.Uses of Data in LeadershipThere are numerous commercial platforms available for a range of workforce analytics functions,including recruiting, performance measurement, compensation, workforce planning

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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contexts. Recognize the ongoing need to acquire new knowledge, to choose appropriate slo 6 6 3.67 0.52 learning strategies, and to apply this knowledge Function effectively as a member or leader of a team that establishes goals, slo 7 plans tasks, meets deadlines, and creates a collaborative and inclusive 5 3.80 0.45 environment.Gathering Feedback from StudentsIn addition to outside faculty and professional observation for assessment, we wanted to examine students’direct feedback from their experience in this engineering service form of senior design. Students in

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Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin

approaches that you develop for your bootcamp.Third, the evaluation needs to be designed to assess the intended program outcomes, which are ofcourse dependent on the students selected. Less experienced Scholars may be hypothesized toexperience different benefits than more experienced Scholars. The evaluation plan is another aspectthat can benefit from on-campus partnerships outside of your research unit. For example, is there aneducation training program on campus through which you could recruit an evaluator? We have hadpositive experiences working with trainees in educational psychology, STEM education, etc. insupport of our evaluation efforts, e.g.,5-7.In conclusion, while balancing the goals of stakeholders can be challenging, ultimately

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Anveeksh Koneru, University of Texas Permian Basin; George Nnanna P.E., University of Texas of the Permian Basin

, challenges and results of this virtual andhands-on hybrid experience of engineering summer camp is presented in this paper. 2. Planning and ImplementationThe purpose of the summer camp was to introduce some fundamental background related to variousengineering disciplines to middle and high school students and inspire them to become next generationengineers.2.1 Objectives of the 2020 Engineering summer campFollowing objectives align well with the mission of the university, 1) Utilize the resources of the College of Engineering to impart knowledge through hands-on projects to K-12 students, 2) Design projects to middle school and high school students with apt levels of intricacy to challenge and arise intellectual curiosity in

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Peter D. Rogers P.E., University of Southern Mississippi

Study. Proceedings of the EDU-COM 2008 International Conference, 19-21 November 2008. Retrieved from: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ceducom/7 3 EdSurge. “Revisiting Blended Learning Principles, With School Plans in Limbo.” 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-07-20-revisiting-blended-learning-principles-with-school-plans-in- limbo 4 eLearning Industry. “The History of Blended Learning.” 2018. Retrieved from: https://elearningindustry.com/history-of-blended-learning 5 Friesen, Norm. "Report: Defining Blended Learning". 2012. Retrieved from: http://learningspaces.org/papers/Defining_Blended_Learning_NF.pdf 6 Hartman, J., Dziuban, C., and Moskal, P. “Strategic initiatives in

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington; Catherine Mary Unite; Monica Franco; Kimshi Hickman

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; how to methodically break down a problem they have never seen before; and othersuch activities. The goal of these activities was to increase students’ study skills to help thembecome more effective not only for this course but their subsequent courses. We were not able toindividually assess the effectiveness of these activities versus the problem solving activities. Theassessment plan to be able to delineate these activities is planned to be the focus of a future work.Problem Solving ActivitiesThe faculty for the course develops a weekly packet of problems that the PLTL leader facilitates intheir sessions and guides the leaders through the material. The focus is on the process of solving theproblem and the conceptual understanding acquired

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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

).UNM is a four-year public institution which is also classified as Minority Institution (MI) and aHispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). For ME512, the author was supposed to teach it as a hybridcourse (about half the students in-person with the teacher, and about half remote or liveonline). However, one week before the semester started, the University switched all studentsto a pure online modality.With this sudden change in plans, the teacher and the student had to adapt to somethingdifferent. More importantly, the teacher had to quickly switch his course offering and itsmaterials to suit an online modality. Others in the meantime, had since the Spring 2020 2semester to adapt to such modality

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Adam Weaver, Baylor University; James Carlton Bates, Baylor University; Timothy Russell, Baylor University

as a scalar indetermining the final course grade to hold students accountable for their respective levels ofcontribution to the team’s overall workload. Factor Degrees of P-Value Difference Between Genders Freedom Incoming GPA 336 0.0060 Women 0.16 grade points higher Team Design Submittals 43 0.8826 n/a Individual Design Submittals 336 0.9325 Individual Development Plans 336 0.0061 Women 3.5% higher Peer Evaluation Adjustment 789 0.0001 Women 2.6

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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skills, and regulate their learning. On top of this,they must also learn to live on their own -- doing laundry, making their own meals, managingtheir finances, possibly finding a job and working, etc. For many students, college is the first timethey’re expected to be so independent.In this category, we teach students how to identify near-term goals that are mastery based ratherthan performance based, as stated earlier, and devise a plan to manage their time by trackingvarious aspects of their daily lives.Category 3: Learning Strategies, Test Preparation, Post Exam AnalysisMaking the transition from high school to college-level coursework is more often than not verydifficult. As a result, even very high-achieving students struggle in their first

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Hannah Lynn Johnson; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

determine the feasibility of utilizing these building materials in today’s market. Lastly,a small, physical model based on the Creo parametric design was 3D printed. A 3D house model was created in Revit, shown in Fig 1.Figure 1. Full model idea of the house in Revit 2020.Figure 2. Level 1 floor plan in Revit 2020 The 3D printed model house is designed to be 10”(L) x 10”(W) x 10”(H). It featuresthree square windows, one round window, and a door. Creo parametric model of separate pieces for 3D printing purposes.Figure 3. Part one of 3D house design for 3D printing. Created in Creo 6.0 Part uploaded to the Makerbot software for 3D printing. The process took almost twodays.Figure 5. The physical model ready to print with a

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Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University

, Turtleblocks, and Desmos were demonstrated and practicedtogether with the teachers for generating 3D models from mathematical formulations and computercodes. For general science, biology, chemistry, and medical fields, many other websites werepresented with downloadable 3D models ready for 3D printing. (The list is provided in Appendix).Lastly, creating a course plan for a 3D printing project was explained using the course templateavailable on Thingiverse.com. Feedback on ActivitiesSummer camp (on-campus)As a follow-up study, a specific survey for the 3D printing module was not conducted. However, asurvey to measure the summer camp's overall success was conducted. Of 46 students, 26 of themcompleted the survey. 44

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

including Barns & Noble Press and IngramSpark was introduced.The process of self-publishing a textbook that is based on the use of an MSP432 MCU in anembedded system course has been covered. The impact and the transition due to the Covid-19 hasbeen introduced. The brief discussion related to students’ feedback was also included. A nextrevision of the third edition is scheduled to be published by Spring or Summer of 2021. This shortrevision cycle of the textbook is possible because of the choice of the method of a self-pushingplatform. The author plans to continue to improve the quality of the teaching materials and providemore books and relevant materials for the embedded system education