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Critical Conversations on Being Valued

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Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and identity in engineering.Dr. Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Homero Murzi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering

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TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

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Mousumi Roy P.E., University of Connecticut

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

undergraduate students. For example: MIT offersInterdisciplinary degrees in several fields, including: Computation and Cognition; ComputerScience and Molecular Biology; Humanities and engineering and Urban Science and Planningwith Computer Science. In addition, students have the option of picking a Minor from more thana dozen diverse subjects ranging from astronomy, public policy to women’s and gender studiesto supplement their Engineering major [52]. Project based experiential learning should also be encouraged: Many universities requireundergraduate students to complete a capstone project in their senior year. The students pair upwith an industry partner to pursue project-based learning. They are mostly unidisciplinary, with afocus on civil or

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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Zachariah E. Fuchs, University of Cincinnati

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thecourse is the primary evaluation mechanism to determine how well the course achieves this goal.However, several students have also mentioned that this course helped prepare them for designingtheir senior capstone project. Therefore, we are planning to implement an exit survey for thesenior design sections within our department to ask students if they took this course and if/how ithelped them with their senior project. We also plan to examine the senior project scores todetermine if there is any correlation between taking this course and improved senior projectperformance.We will also investigate methods to scale up the enrollment size of the course. This coursereached capacity each time it was offered with several students on the waiting list

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Denine A Northrup, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

biomedical engineering design course,comprised of junior and senior biomedical engineers. The students underwent a 3-day prototypingworkshop to develop a low-fidelity upper extremity prosthetic hand with the ability to grip, grasp orarticulate using a five-digit design or prehensor hook [9. 10]. The device needed to be controlled by a body-powered harness to open/close the device using movement by the contralateral side tethered with a cable.Senior Biomedical Engineering Capstone (BME 437) – Medical Device: In this 3-hour workshop,students had to develop a limited functional prototype of their capstone design project. Senior biomedicalengineering students spent 10 weeks researching and developing engineering design ideas following theFDA’s waterfall

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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Jes Barron P.E., United States Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; James E. Bluman, United States Military Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

semester ended, discussions across the faculty revealed that the influence of theteaching and learning model was clearly in mind while teaching remotely. Faculty describedchallenges maintaining rapport with students through only computer-based interactions. Theyshared things they did to engage and inspire students by providing videos of demonstrations ormodifying the constraints on design projects to allow students to use common household items.They discussed methods used for the first-ever virtually hosted Projects Day—a West Point -wide, major event every spring term in which teams of seniors present the results from theiryear-long capstone design projects. These conversations led to the observation that manyelements of the model for teaching

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Yang Zhang, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University; Hayri Sezer, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

instrumentation for combustion science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University Dr. Ahsan is currently an Assistant Professor in the

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

learn to write through a genre-based perspective for an academicengineering audience. The design of the literature review and the other parts of the Master’spaper to be audience-specific and to make a research argument is incorporated into the writingclass which most online MSME students choose to take. Therefore, the emphasis is not on themaster’s paper as a “capstone report” but is designed to teach students to write for thedisciplinary community, anticipating the needs and expectations of that community, andtranslating the motivation, methods, and results of the project effectively through that lens. Theauthenticity of this experience and evidence of students’ development of academic literacies isdemonstrated in the fact that to date, 15

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Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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Steven Santana, Harvey Mudd College

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Educational Research and Methods

] D. K. Sobek and V. K. Jain, “Two instruments for assessing design outcomes of capstone projects,” in Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004, pp. 1–13.[47] C. J. Atman, O. Eris, J. McDonnell, M. E. Cardella, and J. L. Borgford-Parnell, “Engineering Design Education,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 201–226.[48] A. Godwin, “The development of a measure of engineering identity,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016.[49] A. Godwin and W. Lee, “A Cross-sectional Study of Engineering Identity During Undergraduate

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Potpourri - A Mix of All Topics

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Sean Michael Quallen, University of Idaho; John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho; Barry Willis, University of Idaho; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; JJ Petersen, University of Idaho

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 34 years. He is a former department chair and collaborates the college of engineering introduction to engineering course, the inter-disciplinary capstone design course, and the FE review course. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine testing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active learning, design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Mr. JJ Petersen, University of Idaho American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Transforming Introductory Engineering Courses to Match GenZ Learning

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Teamwork: Priming, Empathy, and Metacognition

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Andrea L. Schuman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Desen Sevi Özkan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gray receieved his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in

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Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

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Eric Burkholder, Stanford University; Francis Ledesma; Julie C. Fornaciari, University of California, Berkeley

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Chemical Engineering

capstone designcourses in chemical engineering; we thus sought to transform a core chemical engineering course to betterteach these authentic problem-solving skills. In this WIP paper we provide a detailed description of thecourse design and implementation. We also provide preliminary measurements of students’ authenticproblem-solving skills before and after the course to determine how effective this particular design is forteaching these types of problems. These preliminary findings can provide guidance to other chemicalengineering instructors as to best practices for instructional design toward the goal of teaching authenticengineering problem-solving.Introduction:Previous research on problem-solving in engineering suggest that students may not

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Situated Virtual Laboratories to Capstone Physical Laboratories, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 100, No. 3, pp 540-573, 2011. [4] www.abet.org [5] A.A. Ferri, B.H. Ferri, R. Lineberg, K.P. Ferri, Z. Crawford, and J. Tamayo, “Use of a Vertically Integrated Project Team to Develop Hands-On Learning Modules,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 25-28, 2017. [6] J.I. Craig, A.A. Ferri, B.H. Ferri, M. Alemdar, “Development of a Portable, Experimental Platform to Demonstrate the Role of Material and Cross-Section in Beam Bending,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 16-19, 2019. [7] A. Ferri, J. Craig, B

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Pasquale Sanfelice; Mia Erdenebileg; Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago

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Student

6REFERENCES[1] D. H Schunk, and Frank Pajares. "The development of academic self-efficacy." In Development of achievement motivation, pp. 15-31. Academic Press, 2002.[2] K. Alfano,(2018, June), “A Case Study of Community College Transfer and Success in a 2+2 Program,” 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. [Online] Available: ASEE Publications, https://peer.asee.org/29979. [Accessed December 17th, 2020].[3] D. Perez, & J.Gibson, and R. M. Lynch, “Utilizing A Capstone Project As A Catalyst For Reengineering, Recruitment And Retention,” 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. [Online]. Available: ASEE Publications. https://peer.asee.org

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Academic Success and Retention

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Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Oluwafemi J. Sunday, Washington State University; Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., Utah State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

courses'competitive nature.Engagement is one of the main factors that can be used to predict academic success. An engagedstudent is more likely to have short-term goals such as an intention to participate in an internshipprogram or long-term goals such as intentions to pursue graduate studies or move into the technicalworkforce. Tutoring sessions, field trips, and research projects have been introduced to theundergraduate engineering student's curriculum ostensibly to increase engagement. Peerdiscussions in undergraduate courses have helped develop the personal and social skills to thrivein an engineering major. Peer discussions seem to enhance student learning compared with coursesthat do not allow peer discussions [2]. Capstone projects serve as a great

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Design Methodologies 1

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Paper ID #32964The Educative Design Problem Framework: Relevance, SociotechnicalComplexity, Accessibility, and Nondeterministic High CeilingsDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological En- gineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

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Best in DEED

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Clay Swackhamer, University of California, Davis; Jennifer Mullin, University of California, Davis

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Design in Engineering Education

are outcomes of the mixed-methods analysis of student datawith discussion of results.Background “Engineering design is a process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desiredneeds and specifications within constraints” [1]. To help meet these goals, developingopportunities for students to experience engineering design prior to their capstone projects hasbeen identified as a priority [2], [3]. The development of communication and teamwork skills inengineering undergraduates is also important [4], [5], and previous researchers have noted thatengineering design and communication share essential features, allowing their co-incorporationinto curriculum to provide a valuable learning experience.The ENG 003 engineering design and

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Pavan Meadati, Kennesaw State University

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Construction Engineering

awareness level of BIM to get a job in theconstruction industry; (4) the perception of BIM-related jobs; the perception of the future of BIMin the construction industry; and (5) the importance of BIM education within the CM degreeprogram and CM undergraduate capstone projects [10]. The result indicated that a) 90% of therespondents heard BIM and 71% of the respondents who knew BIM heard it at University, and b)most of the responded students had average and low levels of BIM familiarity and competency[10]. Suwal & Singh [11] focuses on students’ perception towards the implementation of BIMcourses. Their [11] findings suggest that online BIM learning platforms are highly rated bystudents as a positive learning experience, indicating the need for

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Noa Dunevich, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Lauren Gase, VentureWell

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, and marketing. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, studying with the inventor of the blue and white LED, and an MBA from the University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Professor and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul J. Thomas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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the impact of cooperative learning during the Spring2020 semester by studying team retrospectives written by students enrolled in a system analysisand design course.The pedagogical foundation for the system analysis and design course was cooperative learning.The course required students to work in teams to develop a software prototype. The project wasdivided into four milestones and each team was required to submit a team retrospective detailingoverall planning, task allocation, group processes, and strategies for improvement. The first twomilestones were completed during face-to-face instruction, while teams met online for the lasttwo milestones due to the shift to online instruction. To investigate team effectiveness, a rubricbased on the

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Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

the issue whilemeeting the original design specifications.Beatrice additionally observed variations in professional judgment among the engineers she hadworked with on various projects. As she explained in considerable detail: So each one [professional engineer] is a different person, and they have their own personal preferences of, “This should be engineered this way, I would like you to do it this way.” It’s their license, so we do it their way. But if you were to talk to the other professional engineer, just in the other office, they might have a different opinion on it. So, it’s like, “Which one’s the right one?” Knowing what’s best is hard, especially in an area that can have so many variables. Because

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Michel A. Kornegay, Morgan State University; Md Tanvir Arafin, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University

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Minorities in Engineering

III. CTF C OURSE D EVELOPMENTan on-campus research program that supports cyber-defense A. eCTF Problem Descriptionareas, including secure embedded systems. Faculty engagedin research are available to have daily interactions with rising The eCTF revolved around designing a secure audio digitalseniors to help them develop senior capstone projects and rights management (DRM) module for next-generation multi-rising juniors to train them to use foundational knowledge media players. The core multimedia player is developed to runrequired to assess vulnerabilities in embedded systems. Stu- on an embedded systems platform (Digilent Cora Z7

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Development Around Diversity

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Daniel Erian Armanios; Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Andrea Francioni Rooney, Carnegie Mellon University; Millard L. McElwee, Exponent; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University; Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

.2.6 CEE Capstone DesignHistorically, many infrastructure choices and designs have had disproportionately negativeimpacts on minority and low-income communities. Changes were implemented in the senior-level CEE capstone design course to prepare students to design equitable engineering solutionsthat consider the diversity of stakeholders. The project was developed with a community partnerorganization that was interested in an aquaponics facility that could provide the organizationwith an income stream that would allow them to be self-sustaining. This organization is locatedin an area of the city that has been neglected and serves a predominantly minority population. Itwas expected that students would be motivated by the opportunity to use their

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Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Jill Johnson P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Brian Lani, Pennsylvania State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

capstone project, where students designed an assembly, used the propertolerances, optimized their print in Cura, and then submitted their files to the course instructor orto Innovation Commons for printing. Again, the students did not print their own designs.The course was run in this format for two semesters. Feedback was gathered from the studentsvia informal surveys and Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTEs). The course washighly anticipated by the ME students. Two sections were offered in both the Fall 2016 andSpring 2017 semesters; and both sections filled quickly with students requesting additional seatsin the course. Student feedback was mixed. The students enjoyed the course and learned thetopics that were presented to them, but

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Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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Kenya Z Mejia, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

change anapproach is identified.Here we present the narrative of an educator implementing a weekly reflection activity, theInclusivity Meter (IM), that allows students in a senior capstone course to communicate howincluded they felt in their teams or in the overall class that week. Through the narrative, wehighlight the conversations that happened as the educator reflected on the work in her classroomwith the two other authors. The conversation themes highlighted include the motivation fortrying this new activity, concerns throughout the quarter about student response rates, and twocases that surfaced issues of inclusion, prompting further discussion.After recounting this narrative, we dive into a discussion on how the engineering

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TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

share much in common with engineering, particularly in terms ofjob functions following graduation [21] such as project management; in both degree programsgraduates are trained to work with contingent problems. Two other degree programs are worthmentioning in terms of their need to deal with contingent problems and in which practitionersoften operate on heuristics rather than rules: teaching and nursing. Until fairly recently thesewere considered primarily occupations that women went into which associated them with lowerstatus than engineering or management given historical belief systems. However, the wayscontingent knowledge is used to manage highly contextualized problems is similar.An in-depth comparison of the educational methods used by

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

better equipped to make informed decisions on project alternatives. This ability to understand the subtle nuances of complex technical problems makes EGRS majors the intermediary between traditionally trained engineers and society.” 2Engineering Studies graduates are more diverse in terms of gender than are the College’sgraduates with BS degrees in engineering, and they are more diverse in terms of ethnicity thanboth those with BS Engineering degrees and students with degrees in disciplines other thanengineering [3]. Clearly, the Engineering Studies Program is a place where women and studentsof color feel

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Luis Horacio Hernandez-Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Monica Daniela Hernandez-Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Architectural Engineering

via Facebook Live and four of them via Zoom Meetings.In total, there was a participation of 121 undergraduate students from the following courses: - Foundations Engineering, - Design of Steel Structures, - Structural Systems, - Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, - Capstone Project in Structural Design.The average age of the participants is twenty-one years. They were notified about the virtual visita week before the first one, and one session before the following five.III.a. The virtual site visitsStudents were asked to connect to Zoom or Facebook at the beginning of the class. The professorwould already be in the construction site. The professor used a cellphone Samsung Galaxy S9+,to broadcast the visit. The

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Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

an active role in reimagining the field of CEE in the future. This course establishes thefoundation for further computing (and sensing) skill development in required junior- and senior-level lab and project courses, including our senior capstone design course. Before graduation, asignificant number of undergraduates also elect to take at least one graduate-level course with astrong computational focus.Both educational activities described in this work were developed and deployed in the Spring2020 semester, after the transition from in-person instruction to remote instruction. In particular,the first activity (“Graph Theory and Disease Transmission”) was released five days after theState of Pennsylvania issued its first “Stay at Home” order

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Yabin Liao, Pennsylvania State University; Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; Philip A. Jones, Pennsylvania State University; Shannon K. Sweeney, Pennsylvania State University; Susan Daigle; Adam Jeffrey Wielobob; Liyong Sun, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

online. Specifically, the campus itself was closed to students and faculty alike, resulting in a hands-on laboratory component that shifted to an ad-hoc “kitchen table” video demonstration format. For senior capstone industrial sponsored projects, the team meetings, sponsor interactions, and project presentations were all converted to a “virtual” format. However, the biggest thing I missed was the interaction with the students in the classroom. I felt the environment was not as interactive and the students tended not to be as engaged. Course content was delivered virtually with lab videos recorded showing how the labs were performed (by the instructor) and the data were collected and sent to the students

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

their results directly to the greater public. Engineers’ clearcommunication with these audiences ensures continuity in critical operations during times ofcrisis. Today’s engineering graduate must master effective communication skills to fosterproductive team dynamics, propose persuasive projects, provide valuable status updates tomanagement, and affect change within his or her organization—all while video conferencing.VMC, an alternative to face-to-face communication that occurs over an information technologyplatform, is positioned to occupy a more central role in engineering curricula.Preliminary analysis of student performance traits over three semesters indicates that studentscan measurably improve their presentation skills and interactions