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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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mastery are the fundamental elements of intrinsic motivation. 3. Interdisciplinary: Our future challenges are increasingly interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. This means that a stable and well-defined range of subjects is becoming obsolete. We need to provide a structural overview in their field of study that will enable them to integrate the knowledge they are constantly acquiring. It will be our job to provide this framework. 4. Mode of Assessment: Standardized tests or general exams are useless. Student assessment should be based on their individual reflection of their own learning progress and their contributions to the collective learning process. 5. Source of Knowledge and Information: Our students have numerous

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Nathan E. Canney; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder

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and value, while others speak to the social aspects of learning in theinstructional setting (e.g., relatedness). In this way, the analysis attempted to understand thesocial interaction and environment.After the first examination of the transcripts in which the deductive codes were explored, thetranscripts and codebook were revisited to explore patterns across the coded segments and todevelop themes. These themes are presented in the Findings and Discussion.LimitationsThe focus groups were limited to the perspectives of those present. Since participation wasvoluntary, it cannot be assumed that the voices were reflective of the rest of the students in thecourses. Recruitment in qualitative research has been linked to interest in the subject

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki; Md Mahabubul Alam; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill; Annmarie Ward

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3.07(1.07) 4.00(0.82) from other disciplines Accurately recognize goals that reflect the disciplinary backgrounds of 3.00(1.18) 4.00(0.82) other team members Talk about a project design using other discipline language 2.86(1.17) 3.86(1.07)rated as the least confident (M = 2.86). A total of 13 students completed 4 sets of knowledgequestions and confidence level rating in the survey. There were 8, 6, 10, and 3 students whoprovided the correct answers respectively.Post-survey: In student rating of the 8 topics in terms of their importance to future career, 3topics received the highest scores: Integration of

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Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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partial credit defined in the rubric. Moredetails about the rubric and the grading scheme are described in [8,9].Locating, classifying and correcting errors on exams can be a very important part of the learningprocess. This is referred to as reflection by cognitive scientists [2], and we prefer that studentsrather than graders glean this benefit. We hope that this process leads to higher accuracy andgrades in the future, all while developing an engineering mindset for checking work and locatingmistakes.Early and Frequent Assessment. In this new course design the timing and frequency ofassessment is important. It is recommended that students get two or three early assessmentsduring the first five weeks of the semester. If the assessments are left

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Diana S. Dabby, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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already exists. Why not give them anorchestra to call their own—a conductorless orchestra where they practice leadership,teamwork, and communication in a large team environment—while doing something theylove—music?Augmenting an Engineering School The Olin Conductorless Orchestra (OCO) is the oldest group at Olin College and provides anenduring example of what an engineering school can represent. The orchestra has been avehicle for talented students studying engineering since 2002, and shows the Renaissance sideof their education. Its concerts often take place in front of sizable groups of people (e.g., OCO’s2017 Great Hall concert at Cooper Union in New York City), thus reflecting positively on thecollege’s multidisciplinary approach to

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Pamela McLeod, Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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retrospective reflections regardingthe impact participating in our program had on their education and career choices.Alumni tracking for the three comparison environmental engineering REU Programs found thatover 60% of participants of the Clarkson REU attended graduate or professional school [9],approximately 60% of the CU-Boulder Program’s participants continued on to graduate studies,and nearly 50% of participants of the Water REU at Virginia Tech were attending or hadattended graduate school [10]. Thus, our outcomes for students attending graduate school aresimilar to single-campus REUs in the same discipline.Challenges and opportunitiesOperating an REU Site across multiple campuses presents a number of logistical challenges, asothers have described