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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan; Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Ogunbunmi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering from the University of Michigan.Mr. Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan Jacob Fuher is an engineer working in the automotive industry. His academic and research interests in- clude Data Analysis, Optics and Network, Communication and Information Systems, as well as education. He plans to further explore engineering education research throughout his career. Jacob Fuher has earned a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.Ms. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Linda M. N. Struble, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

, not only mentions outreach as a viable path to follow, but evendiscusses displays like those that this paper concentrates on. The article calls for a systematicapproach towards diversity efforts, with assessment as an integral part of any program. [12]RECENT OUTREACH HISTORYMost outreach done by the Engineering Library is in collaboration with programs created by themain university library. For these events (Open House, De-stress Fest, etc.), the EngineeringLibrary acts as a satellite location, with much of the planning and direction coming down fromthe University Libraries' Outreach Coordinator. The staff has some local control, but the dates,times, and focus of the events are set by someone else.A former librarian had begun a small program

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Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

was not correlated to instructional format. While a majority of the students noted thatthey had a project plan change due to COVID-19, most still felt that they were able to completetheir project. There was no significant difference in self-efficacy of those that noted a projectchange and those that did not. The Fall 2020 survey data was then compared to a previous non-COVID-19 semester’s data. There was no statistically significant difference in engineeringdesign self-efficacy or effort put forth on the project between the two groups. Surprisingly, theFall 2020 COVID-19-affected group had a marginal increase in overall senior design projectsatisfaction.IntroductionIn the Spring 2020 semester, significant educational changes were made

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

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Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Will Richardson, Clemson University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

is to expand this concept of using active learning techniques that directly complement coded simulations to a high school level by developing structured lesson plans that could be followed by instructors and students with a minimal computational background. In-Class Activity ▪ Hands-on or role-playing activity related to the model ▪ Can be conducted with inexpensive materials ▪ Lesson plans provide suggested discussion questions Goal: increase student buy-in and introduce them to computational and biological concepts Model Tutorial

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Microsoft Teams, Deep Learning, and Classroom Flipping

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Robert Kidd, State University of New York Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine

before graduation. For the 2018-2019 academicyear, the students were tasked with developing a robotic system that could be used to clean upthe East River around campus. Full-scale designs were tested at the end of Spring 2019. In 2019-2020, the students were tasked with creating a near-shore platform for wave attenuation toprevent erosion while also performing wave energy harvesting. Scale model testing wasscheduled to be performed in Spring 2020. This plan had to be scrapped when classes wentremote, with increased emphasis being placed on an accompanying written design report. Thetask given to the 2020-2021 students was to create a device that would increase efficiency at aport by allowing multiple shipping containers to be moved in one action

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Critical Reflections on Engineering Ethics Education

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Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

engineering in the positive sense as a necessarysolution to existential engineering in a negative sense is that risk creating engineers have anethical obligation to ensure risk reduction engineers will be around in the future to deal withunforeseen developments. Since engineering as a knowledge-based skill set is like everythingsubject to historical generation, corruption, and mutation, engineers need to be critical ofunreasonably long-term, large-scale design specifications. So far as I know, only philosopher ofengineering Michael Davis has attempted to address this professional responsibility, one thatcould contribute to reducing pressure on the engineering accelerator.In a recent article Davis begins with the observation that planning for future

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Callie Charleton; Miral Desai, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Carissa Elaine Noriega; Celeste Yi ming Soon Ramseyer; Elise Gooding; Michael S. Reyna, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jeff Jones, Cuesta College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

at the community college leveldifficult. This paper will outline the process, activities, and barriers to successfully establishingthe first community college chapter of EWB while strengthening ties between the university andlocal community college.Cuesta is one of 114 California community colleges and a Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI)(over 33% of students are Latinx) with an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students peryear in credit-granting programs at its main campus in San Luis Obispo. Cuesta hashistorically served a large percentage of students (50%) outside of its service area. However,as noted in its 2011-16 master plan [3], this is shifting due to changing educationalneeds/populations in the county.Cal Poly is committed to a

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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Matthew Perkins Coppola, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Pre-College Engineering Education

task of adapting or creating their own two-day engineering mini unit to deliverduring their school-based field experience. After receiving feedback from the professor, the PETtaught the lessons in a K-5 classroom. After teaching, the PET completed a structured reflectioncomprised of Likert-style and open-ended questions. This qualitative study delved into the structured reflections of 121 participants from sixsemesters of implementation to provide insights into the PET’s perceptions of how they taughtthe lessons. Responses to four open-ended questions were chosen for this analysis: (1) Whatsections of the lesson went according to plan?; (2) What sections of the lesson did you have toadjust or omit?; (3) What things would you adjust or

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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Amanda M. Gunning, Mercy College; Meghan E. Marrero, Mercy College; Kristen V. Larson, Mercy College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

professional developmentprogram positioned the importance of the inclusion of engineering content and encouragedteachers to explore community-based, collaborative activities that identified and spoke to societalneeds and social impacts through engineering integration. Data collected from two of the coursesin this project, Enhancing Mathematics with STEM and Engineering in the K-12 Classroom,included participant reflections, focus groups, microteaching lesson plans, and field notes.Through a case study approach and grounded theory analysis, themes of self-efficacy, activelearning supports, and social justice teaching emerged. The following discussion on teachers’engineering and STEM self-efficacy, teachers’ integration of engineering to address

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

HIEPinvolvement. For example, HIEP's participation rates on different engineering and computerscience majors, including civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and materials engineering, etc.,are analyzed to examine the practices that work for a particular E/CS major. The present studyreports findings from NSSE 2012 and 2017 surveys.Results show that, among the E/CS seniors, service-learning, learning community, and studyabroad program are the HIEP with the highest non-participation rate with 41% (service-learning),59% (learning community), and 68% (study abroad program), indicating that they do not plan toengage in these practices in their senior year. Conversely, internships, and culminating seniorexperiences had the most participation among E/CS

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Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

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Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy

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Aerospace

of the benefits UAS offer, while simultaneously mitigatingthe physical, social, and cybersecurity risks outlined above. The purpose of this next section isto provide an example of one such program as a proposed model. The proposed model from theUnited States Military Academy is by no means unique. For example, Rainier [18] outlines aUAS program in place at North Carolina State University. The program differentiates betweenhobby use, routine research, and more experimental use and places procedures in place for allthree. The previously discussed article by Ogan also emphasizes the need for an educationprogram at institutions that plan to employ UAS focused on topics such as safety, flight skills,and judgment. [11]The program at the Academy

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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Engineering and Public Policy

constructing world-class universities or disciplines, and has far-reaching nationalstrategic implications. The Chinese central government has successively implemented 211 Project,985 Project, 2011 Plan and Double First-rate Initiative, and is committed to constructing world-classuniversities and first-class disciplines. 211 Project was officially launched in 1995 after approval bythe State Council of PRC. 211 Project refers to the construction of about 112 colleges and universi-ties and a number of key disciplines in the 21 st century. 985 Project was officially launched in 1998.In May 1998, the Ministry of Education of PRC decided to support the construction of world-classuniversities and high-level universities in Peking University, Tsinghua

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Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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David Reeping, University of Michigan; Dustin Grote, Weber State University

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Educational Research and Methods

., analyzing the effects of a curriculum revision and assuming no courses aretransfer-friendly. To address this gap in the literature, we adapt the curriculum complexityframework to capture challenges vertical engineering transfer students may encounter in theirpathway to a four-year degree. IntroductionSuppose we wanted to quantify how much more accessible a curriculum becomes whenremoving a prerequisite to a particular course. How would we do it? We could wait a few yearsto calculate the typical metrics related to retention, observing the flow of students through thatportion of the curriculum. On the other hand, a method drawn from graph theory does not requireus to wait. In fact, all we need is the plan of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell, Arizona State University; Kristi Lynn Eustice, Arizona State University; Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University; Kristen Jaskie, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jennifer M. Blain Christen, Arizona State University; Mi Yeon Lee, Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

conducting lab experiments with materials sent directly to their homes, somecompleting their experience fully online, and some completing portions of lab work in person oncampus. Each teacher developed an engineering lesson plan based on the corresponding center’sresearch to be implemented either in person or virtually during the 2020-2021 academic schoolyear. Research posters, created with support from graduate student and faculty mentors, werepresented to industry partners, education partners, center members, and the NSF. Support for theteachers as they implement lessons, present posters, and disseminate their developed curricula,has continued throughout the year. Common survey and interview/focus group protocols,previously designed specifically

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Tyrone Vincent, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

and prototyping • EP3: Planning and interpreting experiments • EP4: Identifying knowledge gaps and obtaining information from disparate sources • EP5: Planning for technical failureEP1 captures the team aspect of engineering, which includes both the need for coordinatingteamwork and the need for effective communication across a team for a successful designoutcome. The inclusion of disparate knowledge is highlighted in the literature. For example,Trevelyan found that the most crucial skill reflected in high performing engineers is coordinatingmultiple competencies to accomplish a goal [3]. EP2 highlights an aspect of problem solving thatgoes beyond the application of domain knowledge to include creativity, analysis, and evaluation.This skill

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Yewande S. Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bilge Gökhan Çelik, Roger Williams University; Max Frasier Spaan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Natalie Mansson

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

teaches courses in construction management at RIT including construction schedul- ing, planning and control, principles of construction leadership and management, and sustainable building construction and design. Her research is in sustainable built environments, occupant comfort and behav- ior, indoor environmental quality, and building energy consumption.Dr. Bilge G¨okhan C ¸ elik, Roger Williams University Dr. Bilge G¨okhan C ¸ elik is a Professor of Construction Management at Roger Williams University. He earned his Ph.D. in Design, Construction, and Planning from the University of Florida and his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Architecture from Anadolu University in Turkey. Dr. C¸elik’s research and

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The Best of First-year Programs Division

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Sydney Anne Morris, Northeastern University; Hannah Boyce, Northeastern University; Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Amanda Dee, Northeastern University; Alexis Pathwick-Paszyc, Northeastern University; Paul DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, there were only significant differences in course grades between thosewho entered with 1-20 credits and those who entered with more than 20 credits (p=0.046).Among students entering with zero pre-college credits, females had higher course grades thanmales (F=8.38, p=0.005). No differences were observed between genders for those entering with1-20 credits (F=1.29, p=0.26) or those with more than 20 credits (F=0.22, p=0.64).Previous use of SI and study methodsWe also examine whether prior use of SI and other study methods, including attending officehours and studying in groups, in high school correlated with planned SI use for students’ firstsemester in college and subsequent academic outcomes. Our previous research has shown thatfirst semester

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering Economy

) convey their recommendation in a professionalmanner. This project allows students to practice these skills in a real life situation.Content:Within the project, student teams analyze real life investment alternatives using a structuredSystematic Economic Analysis Technique (7 steps) as a framework. The full project descriptionis included at the end of the curriculum element summary. The seven step analysis framework isoutlined here:1. Identify the investment alternatives: Students consider at least two alternative options,possibly including the do-nothing alternative as well. Each alternative should be presented indetail so the audience understands each choice.2. Define the planning horizon: The period of time over which to analyze the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Teresa Cardador, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Grisel Lopez-Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Andrea J. Kunze, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

selected your major, who, if anyone, were asked about their contributed to your choice? What courses, if any, prepared you major selection and for your major? influences on deciding 2. What factors/characteristics are required for success in your on that major. major? 3. How important are technical in your major? Professional skills? Section 2. Participants 1. What elective track/specialization have you selected/plan to select were asked about their within your major? Why? specialization or 2. What factors/characteristics are required for success in your area elective track within of specialization? their major. 3. What are the ways, outside of coursework

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Guntulu S. Hatipkarasulu, Texas State University

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Construction Engineering

accreditingagency for both 4-year bachelor’s degree programs and two-year associate degree programs inconstruction, construction science, construction management, and construction technology. [16]Currently, there are 72 four-year bachelor's, five master's, and 13 associate degree programsaccredited by ACCE [17].ACCE lists the following learning outcomes for the bachelor degree programs in section 3.1.5 ofthe Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Bachelor’s Degree Construction EducationPrograms (ACCE Document 103B) [18]: 1. Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline. 2. Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline. 3. Create a construction project safety plan. 4. Create construction

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Marshall Brain, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

development). These projects have included Robotics Platforms, Planning, Monitoring and Control algorithms, Sensor Interface, User Interfaces, Wireless communication, Signal Processing, etc. All of this involves direction and teaching teams to use the required tools and apply en- gineering skills to transform a concept into a product. She also manages interdisciplinary senior design projects in collaboration with other engineering departments such as Textiles Engineering, mechanical en- gineering, etc. Beyond senior design, she has also created and teaches undergraduate and graduate-level classes in ECE (Python in Engineering, Practical Engineering Prototyping (PrEP). She also has designed and taught ECE Robotics summer

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session: Neuroethics and Secondary STEM Classrooms

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Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington ; Sara Goering, University of Washington; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Center for Neurotechnology has beenoperating since 2012 with summer cohorts ranging in size from two to seven teachers. Theprogram accepts middle and high school STEM teachers (grades six through twelve) from localpublic and independent schools. Most often, science teachers apply to the program from life andphysical sciences disciplines, but several teachers representing computer science andmathematics disciplines have also participated. Teachers receive a stipend for participation in theseven-week program. For additional details on program design, see [17]. Note that the RETprogram in 2020 and the planned program for 2021 have been adapted to be a fully remoteexperience given the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.The RET program

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4

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Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yuan Lai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Justin A. Lavallee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alice Nasto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; M. Mehdi Salek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Shepardson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

immediate response for emergency remote teachingduring Spring 2020 as a campus shutdown was announced, and our planned response for remoteteaching in Fall 2020. Each account is divided into the five tracks, or threads, of the program:Autonomous Machines, Living Machines, Advanced Materials Machines, Digital Cities, andRenewable Energy Machines; we suggest readers with interest in particular disciplines look intothe appropriate sub-section. We then give a summary of feedback on remote teaching during Fall2020 provided by instructors and students in the program. We end with a discussion ofopportunities and challenges that we have identified with remote teaching, and suggestions forundergraduate instructors.A. Emergency and Planned Remote

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Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

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Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

-structuredengineering tasks for collaborative problem solving.Collaborative problem-solving processes in ill-structured tasksGe and Land [9], [10] defined four problem-solving processes necessary for effectively solvingan ill-structured task in groups: exploring the problem (P1), planning solutions (P2), attemptingto solve (P3), and evaluating the solution and considering alternatives (P4). Researchers arguethat these processes are associated with better learning outcomes; thus, it is important forstudents to engage in all four as they solve this type of task [11], [12]. Our previous workdebuted a literature-based framework that outlines and defines these processes within the contextof undergraduate engineering group work as demonstrated through verbal

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Zachariah Beasley, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and retain women in thecomputing fields. In July 2017, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Computerand Information Science and Engineering (CISE) began a pilot effort for broadeningparticipation in computing (BPC) to encourage department level engagement. In 2019, theComputing Research Association (CRA), with the support of CISE, initiated the BPCnetResource Portal (BPCnet.org) to support computing departments in the process of developingdepartment BPC plans. This paper describes the efforts of the Department of Computer Scienceand Engineering at the University of South Florida to develop a BPC plan and implement effortstowards increasing the percentage of women enrolled in, and graduating from, our fourundergraduate

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Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jorge Martinez

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

consistency across teams. Each sectioncomprises multiple project teams. A common design process, where interactions withcommunity partners is central, guides students through the design process. Once a project isdelivered, a new project is identified by students, their faculty mentor(s) and communitypartner(s). Example projects include assistive technology, database software for human servicesagencies, and energy-efficient and affordable housing solutions [1-3].Spring 2020 move to onlineLike many campuses, Purdue University moved online in March of 2020 and sent students homewhere possible. This began an odyssey that would last into 2021. The major milestones areshown in Figure 1. Before the formal announcement, the staff prepared plans to move to

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Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Eastern Michigan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education

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Design in Engineering Education

. Currently Dr. El-Sayed serves on the Board of WEPAN and on the on the Advancement Committee for the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). She is married and has three adult children. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Achieving Capstone Design Objectives and Outcomes During Necessitated COVID-19 Online Teaching FormatsAbstractA capstone course is usually the peak experience for students in most engineering educationprograms. In addition to any specific learning objectives, capstone courses provide students withthe finishing touches needed for fielded practice, the opportunity to boost their confidence, and theplatform

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Engineering Technology Potpourri

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Brian D. Tedeschi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia K. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

importance of lessening thebarrier of location and socioeconomics is important to continue to provide equal opportunity inSTEM.Educational System:Informal learning environments serve as supplemental classrooms for students across the globe.The types of supplemental programs have a diversity in focus interest and demographics. Thecontent is generally more applied and practically focused. The types of program directlyinfluence interest in STEM careers and boost self-efficacy in STEM based content. [4]The classroom education system has a curriculum dictated by state and federal educationalstandards such as Common Core. This leaves less time and flexibility to teach subjects outside ofthe planned semester. While students learn STEM in the classroom

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Eric Steven Hall, North Carolina State University; Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

prototypes that require access to specificlaboratories and equipment.In the Spring 2020, Universities across the US shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19and transitioned to remote or virtual courses. The objective of this study was to investigate theimpact of the transition to remote and virtual courses on senior design or capstone courses inBiological and Agricultural Engineering to find lessons learned and help plan for futuredisruption in these courses. Four Senior Design Capstone Course instructors from differentBiological and Agricultural Engineering departments were interviewed to gather theirperspectives and experiences regarding changes in instruction; student projects’ management andoutcomes; as well as students’ learning and

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Learn About Assessment

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

learning objectivesand activities associated with an entrepreneurial mindset were previously described in [8].Throughout a capstone project, students must collaborate with diverse individuals in a teamenvironment, which makes it also an important venue for teaching and assessing teamwork. Themost recent ABET criteria for engineering programs explains that a team “consists of more thanone person working toward a common goal and should include individuals of diversebackgrounds, skills, or perspectives” [9]. The Student Outcome 5 states that students will have“an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [9