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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Steven Schreiner P.E., The College of New Jersey; Diane C Bates, The College of New Jersey; Seung-yun Kim, The College of New Jersey; J. Lynn Gazley, The College of New Jersey

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, time management, highschool preparation, impressions of several elements of the first-year curriculum and pre-professional co-curricular sequence, personal characteristics, and differential experiences bygender, race, sexual orientation and financial situation. Appendix 1 contains a list of all itemsand how they are organized into indexes.Conducting the pilot studyTo validate the instrument’s measures, we conducted a pilot study. The pilot survey wasdistributed electronically through an email invitation to the population of first-year students inthe School of Engineering (N = 172). The initial invitation was followed that same day with anemail from the Dean of Engineering, encouraging students to participate. Email reminders weresent to non

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Waqas Latif; Richa Bagalkotkar - Khokhar; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Amir Elzawawy , Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Milana A. Natanova, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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separation, recirculation and turbulent and laminar zones. Wind tunnels are used in most ofthe flow visualization methods to simulate the required environment around the object design[1]. Figure 1 shows flow visualization technique for the large wind tunnels of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) that uses a laser sheet produced by the NFAC Long-Range Laser Velocimeter (LRLV) to illuminate a smoke airflow. Figure 1: NASA Laser SheetAs seen in the Particle Image Velocimeter (PIV) in Figure 2, the laser sheet is generated by usingan incident laser beam and one or more cylinder-shaped optical lenses. These lenses cause thelaser beam to be spread out to form a fan shaped laser sheet which is then

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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in the project: identification and self-efficacy. Further,it presents results responses from approximately 2,000 first-year engineering students at a largepublic institution. The paper addresses two questions: 1) How do engineering students respond totwo scales related to identity frameworks; and 2) What has been learned by giving these twoscales to first-year engineering students.IntroductionThe importance of increasing the number and diversity of B.S. graduates with degrees in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been highlighted in several nationalreports1,2 . Increasing retention of students, including retention of students traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering is one approach to addressing this challenge

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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or laser cutters enableprecise mold creation. Next, a centrifugal mixer is used when preparing the two-part siliconemixture since this reduces the air bubbles of the mixture. Further, after the silicone is poured, butbefore it cures, a vacuum desiccator is used to draw out any air bubbles created from filling themold. Finally, an incubator may be used to accelerate the curing process.1, 2Previous Outreach ProcessA previous report adapted this process for use in an outreach effort.3 The one-piece mold wasprinted in advance, allowing elementary students to focus on mixing and pouring the siliconeduring the first session. The one piece mold, however, did not provide students with designfreedom regarding the shape or configuration of the gripper

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Teri Reed, University of Cincinnati; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati

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had met at least one of these criteria” (Hagedorn and Lester, 2006).As shown in Figure 1 (HACU, 2015), 35.2% of all undergraduate students in Texas are Hispanic.In addition, there are 75 HSIs with an additional 47 emerging HSIs. Therefore, there is a definiteneed to better understand factors that lead to improved retention of students in STEM programs at2-year HSIs, barriers and challenges that prevent the transfer of students at 2-year HSIs to 4-yearuniversities, and strategies that enhance interest and motivation of students and improvepersistence and graduation rates in undergraduate STEM programs at HSIs. The proposed HSIpre-conference will bring experts together to discuss recent research and education findings andexpose attendees to

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Daniel David Warfield; Serdar Tumkor, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, Lehigh University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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interdependent world community. This definition contains four basicelements: International awareness, appreciation of cultural diversity, proficiency in foreignlanguages, and competitive skills.”Several conceptual frameworks to describe global competence have been developed. Fantini15has pointed out that most frameworks can be divided five groups: 1) motivation, 2) knowledge,3) skills, 4) context, and 5) outcomes. These include an often cited one by Deardorff, who usedgrounded theory to model intercultural competence, defined as the ability to interact with thosefrom different backgrounds, regardless of location17. Here intercultural competence moves fromattitudes to outcomes. Parkinson has suggested the attributes of a globally competent engineer

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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controllers and sensors integrated into the machine to form anautomated system that provides a service. Designing, building, and maintaining industrial scale automatedsystems is a complex and challenging task. Student education in this area is hindered due to lack ofindustrial scale equipment to demonstrate how these systems work and how they are integrated. Thispaper describes the design and evaluation of an automated system module (that includes anindustrial-scale controller) and how this module has been integrated with a portable PLC kit to makelearning about automated systems and PLCs convenient and accessible in the classroom and at home.Responses from students suggest that (1) the integration of the automated system module into a PLC kitfor use

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Garrett Scott Wiles, Frostburg State University; Nicholas Ryan Baicar; Brian Leech, Frostburg State University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Education, 2017 CAD Boeing 747-400 Model Redesign and 3-D Printing Garrett Wiles, Brian Leech, and Nicholas Baicar Frostburg State University, Maryland 21532Abstract This student project consisted of rescaled and redesigning for a CAD model of a Boeing 747-400. The description and additional details of an actual scale Boeing 747-400 can be found onwww.boeing.com. [1] The original model was given to a Computer Aided Design 200 level classas a student assignment. After showing interest in the design adjustments made to the model, theinstructor recommended that a further remodeling of the 747 assembly be constructed.Rescaling the airplane to a small model created challenges in the aspects of

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Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Mitikaa Sama, Arizona State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #18626 At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford Univer- sity. Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University. Her current research interests include: 1

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Tiago R Forin, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Jeff Hand; Theresa FS Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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change in the Civil Engineering Department that will result in an inclusive environmentand greater student diversity. Research is needed to advance our scholarly understanding of thefactors that impede and promote diversity and inclusion in engineering education, which in turnwill allow us to contour our activities to be more effective. Our research aims to answer criticalquestions such as:(1) Which changes in recruitment strategies and admission standards most effectively increaseURM and women's enrollment in engineering?(2) What are the aspects of engineering culture that serve as barriers to inclusion andparticipation of women and URMs?(3) What are the effects of inclusive practices on engineering culture and minority participation?(4) Does

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University

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. student at Oregon State University working under Dr. Shane Brown. Research interests include: engineering education, dissemination and adoption, case-study research, con- ceptual change theory, and earthquake engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Extended Faculty Development Effort Based on Faculty NeedsIntroduction:Extensive research in student learning has led to the development and dissemination of severalpedagogical innovations aimed at enhancing the learning experiences of students. Adoption ofthese innovations in classrooms at all levels has been less than desirable even though educatorsare often well aware of their benefits.1 Traditional professional development

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Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Carla Winsor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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an introductory engineering course (Introduction to Engineering Design) to incoming freshmen in the College of Engineering. In 2014, Puccinelli became a coordinator for the Introduction to Engineering Design course, which had become a popular course with more than 900-1000 students enrolled per year. When the college restructured and ended all freshman engineering courses, Puccinelli proposed two new multi-disciplinary freshman engineering courses in 2015: A 2 credit hands-on design course, and a 1 credit seminar style course. The hands-on course is now required for half of the engineering college and the seminar informational course is now required for all engineering freshman. Puccinelli is coordinating and

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James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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concurrent shift in unitculture (e.g. values, norms, policies and procedures).Our project is structured around four pillars: (1) Curricular redesign and implementation of second- and third- year studio classes to include more realistic, consequential work via situated pedagogies like model-eliciting activities and problem-based learning; (2) Advancing faculty and staff capacity to engage issues of equity and inclusivity under the leadership and efforts of several new faculty/staff/student working groups; (3) Implementation of student professional development ‘Pods’ (self-forming student teams structured to be highly inclusive) where students can convene to better understand their curricular and co-curricular

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Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University, San Marcos

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researching how recurring experiences within these design-based technologies impact self-efficacy and positive attitudes toward failure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Engineering Education Maker Identity Project: A Look at the First YearAbstractThe LBJ Institute for STEM Education & Research at Texas State University launched a three-year research study to examine how university Maker Spaces might affect student identityformation and self-efficacy, and how these experiences can be leveraged to serve as a potentialpathway to engineering. The primary experimental work for this research aims to: 1) discoverkey concepts and principles that

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Katherine C Tetrick, Washington State University; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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administrator.The number of applicants to STARS roughly matched the number of accepted students duringthe first three years. Given that a student filled out an application, acceptance into the programwas nearly guaranteed provided their math placement score put them in a pre-calculus orCalculus I course. The fourth year saw an increase in the number of applicants due to the earlierand more active recruitment effort. Some demographics for the first four cohorts of the programare provided in Table 1. We note that the increased recruitment efforts actually resulted in adecrease in the percentage of first generation and underrepresented minorities (putting themroughly in alignment with overall WSU demographics) but an increase in the percentage offemales

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Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College

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Cristal Monet Johnson, Carl Wunsche Sr. High School; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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vision sub-system with on-board processorand a protocol interface that is accessible through a standard wireless connection. Programmingis not required in this lesson as the robot is 100% remote controlled.MotivationStereo visual odometery is using one camera to navigate an unknown terrain, avoid obstacles,and image matching/mapping. Streaming video is seen by a human operator to map unknownenvironments such as the ocean floor, underground caverns, or planetary environments. Robotground vehicles with cameras are being used on Mars rovers to map the terrain. The visionsystem has evolved from an “extra credit” capability to a critical vehicle safety system [1].Robots with similar systems are utilized on underwater submersibles to study marine life

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Ryan W. Krauss, Grand Valley State University; Chad Thomas VanderRoest, Grand Valley State University

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been shown to deepen understanding and motivate students in dynamicsystems and control courses 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 . Stability is a very important concept in dynamic systemsand control, but it can seem particularly abstract. Developing students’ conceptual understandingof stability if very important 8 . Helping students understand that feedback can affect systemstability is particularly challenging 9 .This paper presents a student project aimed at designing a two-wheeled balancing robot tocultivate student interest in dynamic systems and control and demonstrate how feedback canstabilize an unstable system. Figure 1: A picture of the two-wheeled robot balancing itself.System DescriptionThe two-wheeled robot is shown balancing itself

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Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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additional questions related todeveloping an inclusive and accessible space with an informal learning culture dedicated tomaking. Toward answering these questions, preliminary studies have been run (1) using peoplecounters in making spaces to understand the flow of students through a space and (2) usingethnographic techniques to explore the culture present in university makerspaces. A review ofprogress made across all parts of the study will be presented in this paper.BackgroundWhy make? Ask (2016) defines three motivations for making: Invention – or the quest to solvea problem, Art – the desire to create beauty, and Process – the love of the activity of making. Amaker who stands before you will harness one if not all of these motivations in order

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Leanne Petry, Central State University; Augustus Morris, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Abiodun Fasoro, Central State University; Ibrahim Katampe, Central State University ; Anthony R. Arment, Central State University

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evening, working on their manufactured samples produced from natural resources.IntroductionA recent study noted that the quality of diversity interactions were related to 2 differentoutcomes: the need for cognition and critical thinking skills.1 Integration of research anddevelopment in the classroom and laboratory as a teaching strategy for student engagement andlearning2 is a practice that facilitates positive interactions among students, faculty, and theextended community.1-6 Implementation of interdisciplinary research experiences that are real-world and team based combining undergraduate students from science and engineeringdisciplines with faculty in higher education alongside middle and high school in-service and pre-service science and

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Robin G. Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University; Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University

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’ professional engineering identity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Reshaping Engineering Classroom Norms to Expand the ProfessionOverview of GrantThe National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this project (#1640328) under the Division ofEngineering Education and Centers (EEC) program: Research Initiation in EngineeringFormation (RIEF). The intent of this program is to initiate research projects on any topic thatexplores engineering formation from an interdisciplinary perspective [1]. In addition, NSFawards RIEF grants to engineering faculty who have not received prior funding in EEC toexpand the community of engineering faculty conducting research in this area [1].The two-year project began

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Matthew L Dering, Penn State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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many seconds) does it become possible to determine if a student will struggle. Asimple neural network is proposed which is used to jointly classify body language and predicttask performance. By modeling the input as both instances and sequences, a peak F Score of0.459 was obtained, after observing a student for just two seconds. Finally, an unsupervisedmethod yielded a model which could determine if a student would struggle after just 1 secondwith 59.9% accuracy.1 IntroductionIn this work, the role of machine learning for planning student intervention is investigated.Specifically, t his w ork a sks t wo q uestions: ( i) C an a s tudent’s s truggles b e p redicted basedon body language? (ii) How soon can these struggles be predicted

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Jorge A. Piña, Baltimore City Community College; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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traffic conditionIn this project the cycle of the traffic light will be change by the Smart Traffic Light Controllerdepending of traffic in the intersection. There will be different times on for the Green and Redlights depending of the input, and the Yellow light will be kept constant on for 2 seconds.Per example, If inputs, Sensor 1 and Sensor 2 or Sensor 5 and Sensor 6 are on and inputs Sensor3 and Sensor 4 or Sensor 7 and Sensor 8 are off the PLC controller will run a program M10, ifinputs Sensor 3 and Sensor 4 or Sensor 7 and Sensor 8 are on and inputs Sensor 1 and Sensor 2or Sensor 5 and Sensor 6 are off the PLC controller will run a program M11.Project System PlatformAn automated system typically consists of controller, sensors, lights, and

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Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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to go through cycles of expressingtheir initial ideas, testing, and refining them. An MEA creates an environment where skills suchas communication, verbalization, and an ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively arevalued. Carefully constructed MEAs can begin to prepare students to communicate and workeffectively in teams; to create, adopt and adapt conceptual tools; to construct, describe, andexplain complex systems; and cope with complex systems. The attributes of MEAs support thedevelopment of the abilities and skills required of graduates of accredited engineering programsas stated in ABET Criterion 3 a to k (ABET, 2013).Methodology Table 1. MEA Rubric (Numeric Items) Dim

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University

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