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Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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public profile [19]; therefore, engineering and non-engineering students working on surveying problems would be able to learn about this major andincrease the awareness of surveying among engineering and non-engineering students.The paper has the main objective to discuss the concept of integrating Math and Statisticscourses with Surveying Engineering, and to outline the main steps of the implementation plan.We discuss our developed a framework for classroom implementation that is characterized bythe acronym DSR, which stands for Discuss, Solve, and Reflect. The paper also providesnumerical examples of surveying related RL problems relevant for different Math and Statisticscourses.Future Implementation PlanAs educators we see those students

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Dimitrios Stroumbakis P.E., City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; John Migniuolo, Mig-Tech Fluidics Design; Bernard Hunter

biotechnology by 55 % and 65%respectively. Through periodic interviews, reflective expositions, industry engineer’s feedback, and a finalprogram presentation to the UR committee, we highlight the developmental gains in personal, professionaland technical skills areas. Increases in student’s self-confidence and efficacy created a feeling of beingjob-ready, and provided a better understanding of their future career direction. Reflections and facultyobservations, indicated a heighten appreciation for interdisciplinary skills and improved soft-skills,indispensable in today’s graduating engineers.INTRODUCTIONAs industry-experienced faculty, we focused on partnering with related industry for this experimentaldevelopment study in bio-liquid handler systems

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Wenyen Huang, SUNY New Paltz; Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York at New Paltz; Seth Pearl, Pennsylvania State University

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reflective thinking that occurs in communication andcollaboration with others [5]. This is an organic learning process of observation and guidedpractices with an experienced individual who acts as a mentor. Thus, it is incumbent upon us aseducators and researchers to investigate the role of mentoring in the development of soft skills.This paper introduces an interdisciplinary model in a two-semester afterschool program, wherethe undergraduate engineering students and mathematics teacher candidates teamed up to serveas mentors for a group of high school students in an after-school robotics club. We will explainthe pedagogical rationale of the mentorship approach and that the design of our interdisciplinarymodel is a particularly effective option to

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William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina Beaufort; Gabriela Maria Morales; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina

, the database cancontort to the developing demands of the learning environment. Overall, the process of the newimplementation has reduced the points of failures by partially automating previously manualaspects. Ultimately, meeting the goals set out by the first iteration. DiscussionsFuture WorkWith the conclusion of the second iteration comes reflection and observations made while lookingat the operation of the model. Although the aspects of progress report generation have been eased,and the ability to analyze information previously unable, the full process still requires the user tomaintain a level of technical knowledge. Additionally, the aspect of data entry has still been largelyuntouched.With the

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Ivan L Guzman P.E., New York City College of Technology; Sara Gómez Woolley, New York City College of Technology

product in need of illustration.The students selected for this novel approach to undergraduate research, Jenny Zhupan, EvelynNg, and Edward Alston, were specifically tasked with building interest, engagement andunderstanding of a STEM subject. As students coming from a NON STEM discipline, theillustration team was challenged to consider what it would take to get students like themselvesmore involved with the subject matter. They were asked to reflect and then propose methods ofmaking the text appealing and understandable to different kinds of learners.The methodology of the program, pairing student designers, with a researcher in the role of clientand communication design faculty as creative director was specifically chosen to

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Eileen Deng, Rye Country Day School; Eunice Lee, Townsend Harris High School; Daniel Shameti, Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY ; Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology

recorded by participants through the YAMAY SmartWatchSW023 (Fig. 1) and collected by using a shared excel file whose members include those willing toparticipate in the experiment. Then the algorithms selected predict the targets from the features inthe data collected and which are rated for their accuracy. Figure 1 YAMAY SmartWatch SW023 used in the projectThe YAMAY SmartWatch measures the heartrate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen of theparticipants before and after an activity. Inside the YAMAY SmartWatch, an optical heart ratemonitoring (OHRM) uses a photoplethysmorgram (PPG) sensor to detect changes in blood volumeby measuring the amount of light that is reflected or absorbed by the blood vessels [5]. The PPGsensor can

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Joshua S Wiley, United States Military Academy; MICHAEL Robert GREIFENSTEIN, United States Military Academy, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy

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,departments, and backgrounds. Ultimately, we began the study with eleven cadet participants andfive faculty participants, who logged their activities and hours with our spreadsheets reflected inAppendix 1D and Appendix 2 at the end of each week of the study. As a reminder of how the weekwas structured, we added to each worksheet tab a snapshot of the USMA academic calendar forthat week as shown in the table below.Table 5. USMA Academic Calendar for Week 1 of Study (Fall Semester) We also classified participants into only the two groups of cadets or faculty. Even though somefaculty are more senior than others, some studies demonstrate that the time effects of teaching donot tend to vary significantly between faculty experience levels (Moore

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Harley H. Hartman P.E., Pennsylvania State University, York Campus

reflect the insight that is gained by seeing various areas that were discussed inclass being used together to create a working system. Although this is a unique system, it servesas an example of the benefit of exposing students to actual applications of the materials learnedin multiple classes in the academic setting. It enhances student’s understanding and appreciationof the knowledge gained in the classroom [3]. Exposing the students to a single system whichutilizes materials learned in multiple classes provides a perspective for the materials learned andhow they are interrelated when applied in industry. In the future, a questionnaire given to thestudents relating to the tour or demonstration could give greater insight and the ability to

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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aws AlShalash

fromcompleting shorter and targeted assignments successfully earlier in the semester as they buildtheir report for more complex and involve analysis and writing activities over the semester. Theinitially collected data for the two courses show above average performance based on studentsurveys before and after the scaffolding activities. This reflects an indirect assessment wherestudents share their opinion of themselves. The collected data on direct assessment showsincremental improvement in performance of students based on relevant assignments completedin the courses. Additional assessments will be conducted in future offerings as well as othercourses including Dynamics of Machinery, Measurement and Instrumentation, and SystemDynamics and Control as

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

: An International Journal, vol. 25, no. 5/6, pp. 253-278, 2019, doi: 10.1108/TPM- 05-2018-0035.[12] V. Bodolica and M. Spraggon, "Incubating innovation in university settings: building entrepreneurial mindsets in the future generation of innovative emerging market leaders," Education+ Training, 2021.[13] L. Bridgestock, "Six reasons to participate in student competitions," 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.topuniversities.com/blog/six-reasons-participate-student-competitions.[14] A. James and S. D. Brookfield, Engaging imagination: Helping students become creative and reflective thinkers. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, 2014.[15] C. Kayastha, "Enabling innovation through community and

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

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framework for such reflection is the threequestions of what went right, what went wrong, and what might be done differently. Most of thelessons learned again focused on the need for care, attention to detail and the challenges oftroubleshooting a project. The question of troubleshooting a project is an interesting one thatdoes not seem to be much researched in educational literature. The logical chain of deductionabout where to look for problems, what to check first, is often a matter of implicit understandingand heuristic rules developed through experience. It would be useful to have an explicit set ofrules and experiences to pass on to students. For example, it was at first a humorous comment totry turning the computer off and on again, but one

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Beth (Ann Elizabeth) Wittig, City University of New York, City College; Alison Conway, City University of New York, City College; Naresh Devineni, The City College of New York

, research and internships.For its intended purpose to inform the initial development of the preparatory courses, it is notcritical that all current students participate in this survey as we expect that the courses will berefined over their first few offerings to reflect the needs of the greater student population. Ourminimum target response rate is 25%.Two primary research questions are to be investigated using the results of this survey. 1. How do the attitudes/behaviors of sophomores differ from those of juniors and seniors? o Perceived importance of prerequisites o Study habits (independent and help-seeking) o Understanding of curriculum o Perceived importance of participation in extracurricular activities 2

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Ashley Lytle, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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students in pursuing their undergraduate studies.AcknowledgementsPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation Scholarships inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S STEM) program under Award No.2130428. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.ReferencesApriceno, M., Levy, S. R., & London, B. (2020). Mentorship during college transition predicts academic self-efficacy and sense of belonging among STEM students. Journal of College Student Development, 61(5), 643-648. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2020.0061Bagès, C., & Martinot, D. (2011

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Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay P.E., State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

the formal.Architectural form was a function of a resolution of forces acting upon it. August Choisy and Guadetof the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris had laid the foundation of this attitude. While Lutyens and hisdisciples paid lip- service to Indian motifs, a thorough grounding in the art and craft of constructionwas always held to be a prerequisite for architectural training. This was reflected in the fact that theBombay school had a strong technical component and all the schools that followed it, such as theBengal Engineering College at Calcutta, Baroda's Kalabhavan (House of Art), Delhi's Polytechnic,were primarily technical/engineering institutions with a department of architecture. Engineering andconstruction courses took up the lion's

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Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah University

in the water and wastewaterclass were also in the previous hazardous waste class. These students were asked to reflect on thetwo experiences and were specifically asked if the lectures should be graded and if moreguidance should be given. Below are some comments. - “I will say though that I knew the stuff I taught on much better than the stuff my classmates taught.” - “I think doing it again would be very beneficial for the future class.” - “I think a general structure for the lecture would be very helpful for preparing, but since each chapter is very different a loose structure would be best.” - “I liked it, I think that it helped me engage in the content.” - “I liked how it was done in HazWaste (than in

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Donna M. Schaeffer, Marymount University; Jillian Drake, Marymount University

issues.Limitations and Future Work As this was an initial attempt to provide a taxonomic view of crowdsourced and openinnovation organizational perspectives on privacy, recruitment and engineering ethics, a limitednumber of these organizations were selected for evaluation. The goal of this research was toselect organizations for evaluation that reflected an overview of various types and from differingregions. With the crowdsourcing and open innovation market continuing to expand in size,complexity of project and area of reach, there is significant opportunity for further research intothis segment and the investigation of selected crowdsourcing industry silos or specific ethicalconcern.Conclusion Crowdsourcing and open innovation initiatives

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Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University ; Marcial Tienteu; Vinton Amsley Morris, Morgan State University; Dennis Ndati, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Aaron A Mcclenton; Andre Latte Dean Jr., Morgan State University School of Engineering

presentations to • Project Team Protocol, including the class team member roles • Questions to ConsiderGuided Practice • Share the RET/REU project and experience with students * • The teacher will observe student teams as they work on the IoT project and answer questions and provide feedback • Implement accommodation strategies for IEP/504 Plan studentsLesson Closure • Reflection • EvaluationSummative/End Informal Assessment: of Lesson • Observation as students works on the project. Assessment • Debating pros and cons of IoT • Research

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Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

to spend a second week viewing their classmates’ videosand using the same discussion board to make comments, ask questions, etc.I was ultimately thrilled with the student output for this activity. While it was still meant to be arelatively casual assignment, adding the structure of a formal discussion board and extending thetime period improved the overall quality of student responses. Student reflections were robustand they often found links and made comparisons to other presented regulations. In severalinstances, something in the presentation triggered an interest and students would post additionalresources or interesting articles that they had found after watching their classmates’ video. Somesources provided conflicting information

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Michael B. O'Connor PE P.E., New York University

conclusions in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of NewYork University.References[1] [Online]. https://www.abet.org/accreditation/what-is-accreditation/why-abet-accreditation- matters/ [Accessed in 2021.][2] Hossain, Hossain, and Kouar, "Optimizing assessment tasks for institutional and program- level accreditations: A case study of accreditation requirements of msche and abet," Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 96–120, 2019.[3] A. Hussain, T. Nizar, J. Nayfeh, and S. El-Nakla. "Undergraduate Engineering Program Evaluation, Assessment, and Continuous Improvement Process: A Case Study." In 2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference. 2020.[4] Accreditation Policy

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Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

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Source.Simulation of microwave transmission lines andmicrowave filters (Alabama A&M University)Participants simulate two popular microwavetransmission lines and two microwave filters.First, participants use two simulation software:AppCAD and Sonnet Lite. They learn thestructures of the two transmission lines and theoperations of two software. They use AppCAD tosimulate both transmission lines and to investigatehow the dimension parameters influence thecharacteristic impedances. They use Sonnet Liteto simulate the microstrip on reflection coefficientand insertion loss. Participants also simulate a Figure 6. Coplanar waveguide on AppCADmicrostrip band stop filter and a microstripbandpass filter using AppCAD, and then simulateboth filters using