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ERM Technical Session 22: Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

who teach engineering design in project-basedlearning courses in an undergraduate general engineering program were interviewed, listed inTable 1. The instructors were selected both because of their expertise teaching design coursesacross mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineering concentrations and at one or more level inthe curriculum. This enables the capture of these educators’ perspective observing the students’progress through the curriculum. This pilot study builds on related work done by the authors thatpreviously investigated undergraduate engineering students’ conceptions of prototyping activitiesand process (REF). With educators participants, an interview protocol (see Table 2) wasfollowed through semi-structured qualitative

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Momen Nasri Mohammad, Elizabeth City State University

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Mechanical Engineering

deflection. Real world applications, such as designing structural components oftrusses, bridges, cars, aircraft, and spacecraft can be formulated and solved as engineeringoptimization problems. The goal of this project is to utilize computational methods includingnumerical and simulation analyses to find various optimal values and study the behavior of thestructure. The MATLAB optimization solver is used to find optimum values numerically withoutviolating constraints. The optimal values are, in turn, used as design parameters in theSolidWorks simulation software for creating a Computer Aided Design (CAD) model andvirtually simulating a CAD model of the structure to ensure that the structure can withstand real-world physical behavior. This project

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Melanie Bastiaan, Kettering University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Juan R. Pimentel, Kettering University; Mehrdad Zadeh, Kettering University

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College Industry Partnerships

industrial computer networks, particularly issues related to real-time protocols, safety-critical protocols, dependable automotive embedded distributed systems, and distributed industrial and embedded systems. He is a recognized international expert in the area of industrial communications and real-time and depend- able protocols. He has written 3 books on networking, multimedia systems, and safety-critical systems. He has worked with major manufacturing and process control projects involving products from companies such as Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, ABB, and GE-Fanuc. He has also prepared and delivered seminars in Europe, Middle East, North and South America in areas such as Distributed Control Systems, SCADA

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ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Associate professor at KTH.Prof. Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University Anette Kolmos is Professor in Engineering Education and PBL and Chairholder for UNESCO in Prob- lem Based Learning in Engineering Education, Aalborg University, Denmark. Guest professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Guest Professor at UTM University Technology Malaysia 2011-2013. President of SEFI 2009–2011 (European Society for Engineering Education). Founding Chair of the SEFI-working group on Engineering Education Research. During the last 20 years, Dr. Kolmos has re- searched the following areas, primarily within Engineering Education: development and evaluation of project based and problem based curriculum, change from traditional to

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

subject, but not so much for a discipline like manufacturing.Critical Thinking in Manufacturing Engineering EducationFour Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering BOK (Body of Knowledge) do not explicitly presentcritical thinking in its components including personnel effectiveness, any of the design,improvement, or management content, as well as the overarching components listed at the top ofthe graphic given below in Figure 1. Figure 1. Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering Education [10]Critical Thinking in a Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering CourseThe authors employ two different projects in his Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineeringcourse. In the first project, student groups need to reverse engineer a simple toy. In

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stefanie A. Hotchkiss, Undergraduate Research Assistant; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Michelle Londa, Texas State University; Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University

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Diversity

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Student

in makerspaces. This study is in the preliminarystages of developing such a tool.A university makerspace is where students may create personal projects, prototype ideas, orwork on class assigned projects by utilizing resources such as 3D printers, laser etchers, CNCmachines, sewing machines, embroiderers, vinyl heat-press, and other tools/crafting machinery.While these kinds of machines are not inherently gender/racially biased, the use of facilitiesnationally is not equally demographically balanced and supports data depicting a user dominanceof “affluent males” [5]. One hypothesis is that the gender imbalance could be due to ambientidentity cues that do not accurately portray a fully representative population [4]. With theunveiling of a new

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anas Chalah, Harvard University; Fawwaz Habbal, Harvard University; Michael Raspuzzi, Harvard University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

human challenges.1 Engineering schools that are embedded within liberal artsschools, such as ours, are uniquely suited for such education. In addition, schools that havestrong research faculty can enable an additional component where students and curriculumare informed by research methodologies as well as advancements in science andengineering, thus creating a mind set for innovation and critical inquiry.In this paper we present two cases of comprehensive summer programs where studentsworked in teams on research-oriented projects. The teams are composed of internationalstudents and worked with a clear objective to learn and contribute in creating new devicesthat may advance state of the arts within a social and economic context. The topics of

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kacey Beddoes; Rachel Miriam Vriend Croninger, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25218Board 43: WIP: The Field of Engineering Education Research as Seen Throughthe Peer Review ProcessDr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephanie Cutler has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her dissertation explored faculty adoption of research-based instructional strategies in the statics classroom. Currently, Dr. Cutler works as an assessment and instructional support specialist with the Leonhard Center for the Enhance- ment of Engineering Education at Penn State. She aids in the educational assessment of faculty-led projects while also supporting

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Yue Liu, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

’ Design Process Concept MapsIntroductionIn our ongoing exploration of this EAGER EEC NSF-funded project, we share results of thedesign concept maps part of our research project. This paper is intended to share formativedevelopment of a coding scheme to assess and evaluate drawings by undergraduate engineeringstudents of their engineering design process. There is a spectrum of student responses anddeveloping a taxonomy, or categorization, is helpful to better understand where students beginand end from a design project learning experience. This can then inform and illustrate the waysin which students balance breadth and depth and learn and apply their engineering know how.Design may appear throughout a curriculum or be substantiated as a capstone

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Computing Research I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gholam Ali Shaykhian, Florida Institute of Technology; Khalil A. Said, Davenport University; Ghaythah Abdullah Alqarna

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Computing and Information Technology

model.Decision makers expect concurrent executions of business and integration of new ITtechnologies help to alleviate the business requirements and meet their business goals andobjectives. Introduction: Project management is critical to IT development and helps to keep ITprojects on track through each cycle. A Wall Street Journal report stated recent researchrevealed managing IT projects well could significantly improve a firm’s profits and improve ITinvestments [3]. IT project management is often a process used to keep the project withintechnical limitations, within the allowed budget, and within a deterministic schedule [38].The Standish Group’s “CHAOS Summary 2009” showed the project success rate had decreased,with the data revealing a

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Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Mann, George Mason University; Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Deborah Ann Kermer, George Mason University

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #26543Library Partnerships to Support Data Analytics Engineering ProgramsMs. Wendy Mann, George Mason University Wendy Mann is the Director of the Digital Scholarship Center (DiSC) at George Mason University Li- braries.Ms. Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University Theresa Calcagno is the Librarian to the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Prior to that, Calcagno was a Research Librarian for an engineering project consulting firm.Deborah Ann Kermer, George Mason University Deborah Ann Kermer is the Data Services Research Consultant at the Digitial Scholarship Center in the

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Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Gerald Shall, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #24762New Communal Practices for Shadow CitiesMr. Scott Gerald Shall, Lawrence Technological University Scott Gerald Shall, AIA, is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean of the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and the founding director of the International Design Clinic (IDC, www.internationaldesignclinic.org), a registered non-profit that realizes socially- responsive creative action with communities in need around the world. Since founding the IDC in 2006, Shall has worked through this organization to complete over a dozen projects on four continents. Shall’s

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

second day expanded to introduce ScratchJr allowing for more robustprograms and open-ended storytelling animations. The content for the second day is shown inTable 1, though the focus of this paper is on the final activity on day 2, retelling a fairy tale. Theinitial activity contained three projects designed to train students on how to use the basic featuresof ScratchJr. Each project gave students the opportunity to script a short scene. Sceneconstruction consisted of selecting a backdrop and characters, generating movement for thecharacters and their dialog (text or audio recordings).Table 1. ScratchJr Lessons from Day 2 Activity Description Learn about The teacher provided a basic orientation to the iPad app. Then

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Big Picture Questions in BME

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Jeannie S. Stephens-Epps, Terumo Medical Corporation

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Biomedical Engineering

apply standards” very or quite often [6]. In this same survey, over 80% of the 12respondents in the medical engineering field affirmed that there is “a need for engineers whopossess the fundamentals of standards development and the knowledge to find and applystandards prior to employment” [6]. Clearly, there is a need for students in engineeringacademic programs to learn about engineering standards.Practicing engineers must both identify and apply engineering standards; therefore, to preparethem for industry, students need to be trained in the importance of standards and the applicationof standards during projects [7]. A variety of instructional techniques have been implemented tointroduce engineering students to standards, such as workshops [8

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin James Del Re, Purdue University; Soho Yun, Purdue University; Eric Joseph Kozikowski, Indiana-Purdue University; Travis Fuerst, Purdue University; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

from Illinois State University with a minor in computer systems. Currently, I work in the PLM Center at Purdue, where I focus my research on integrating new PLM systems with new manufacturing technology and emphasis on developing a digital enterprise testbed.Prof. Travis Fuerst, Purdue University Travis J. Fuerst is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice with the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette campus. He received his BS in Computer Graphics Technology in 2000, and his Master of Science in Product Lifecycle Man- agement (PLM) in 2002 from Purdue University. In 2013 he earned his Project Management Professional (PMP

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ConstDiv Technical Session 7 - Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Shenoda, Farmingdale State College

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Construction Engineering

comparison to assessmentresults in a traditional course offering.BackgroundThe study of Construction Engineering involves courses in areas of construction practice such asestimation, scheduling, safety, project management, and plan reading and production. Suchcourses normally involve expenses for students in terms of textbooks, equipment, and software.The expenses for course textbooks and materials can be quite high. These include prices rangingto over $300 for individual textbooks in engineering [1], [2], to $700 per semester [3], toupwards of $1200 a year on average for civil engineering programs [4]. These costs also increaseat an exorbitant rate, with textbook costs estimated to have been increasing 1500%, or nearlythree times the overall rate

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas J. Hacker; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri; Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri-Columbia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

commitment to work in elementary and middle schools, working directly with teachers by providing professional development in reading and writing instruction. Since 1994, Dr. Hacker has been either the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on grants totaling $2,548,960. He has served as an editorial board member for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Metacognition and Learning, and Frontiers of Educational Psychology. He is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology.Dr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frances Harackiewicz P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lizette R. Chevalier P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Omer Salih Elsanusi, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Karen Sue Renzaglia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

storage. He is also a research assistant in the NSF SI Energy Scholarship Program.Prof. Karen Sue Renzaglia c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 NSF S-STEM Southern Illinois Energy Scholarship ProgramAbstractThe Southern Illinois Energy Scholarships is an S-STEM program at Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale (SIUC) funded by the National Science Foundation. This project supports talentedcommunity-college-transfer students with demonstrated financial need and an interest in theenergy field to complete a STEM degree and enter the energy workforce. This is a five-yeargrant supporting 43 scholars while earning baccalaureate degrees at SIUC.Objectives of this program include providing

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First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

engineering by providing interesting design projects and fun competitions; • improving the oral and pictorial communication skills of students.Literature ReviewABET criteria for accrediting engineering program requires “a culminating major engineeringdesign experience that 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints,and 2) is based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work.” ABET studentoutcomes place an emphasis on teamwork and effective communication [1]. An earlyintroduction to these requirements is achieved through this course, as it is a designed-basedcourse for all engineering students in which they work in a team. Project-based curriculum andactive learning techniques have been

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26760An Engineering Grand Challenge-focused Research Experience for Teachers(RET) Program: Purpose, Outcomes, and Evaluation (Evaluation)Dr. Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University Jerome P. Lavelle is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering economic analysis, decision analysis, project management, leadership, engineering management and engineering education.Dr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical

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New ECE laboratories

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

networking courses, elective courses focusing on SDR technology itself, asan enabling technology in senior capstone or research projects, and as a demonstration andmotivational tool supplementing existing courses or laboratories.This paper presents an introductory physical-layer analog and digital communication systemscourse which has been designed to use modern SDR hardware and supporting software tools asan integral part of the course. Because the course prerequisites include only signals and systemsanalysis, Fourier Transform theory, and probability, it is a true first course in communicationsystems. Course topics include fundamental topics such as amplitude and angle modulation aswell as modern communication topics such as orthogonal frequency

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Kitana M. Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University; Katelyn Dahlke, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

she is leading the design and imple- mentation of the chemical engineering curriculum at Campbell’s innovative, project based pedagogical approach. She has a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, where she special- ized in miniaturizing industrial systems for applications in the undergraduate engineering classroom.Dr. Olusola Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Connor Sonnier, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

the recipient of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Heidi Reuter

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

variety ofaesthetic issues in the form of practical and creative assignments. The course consists oflectures on photography skills, fluid physics, visualization techniques, critique sessions, and aguest lecture. Assignments consist of images paired with written technical reports, and self-reflection sessions to learn "effective communication" skills. Other course objectives evaluatedthrough students’ assignments and projects are "creative thinking" and "integrative thinking".Some samples of student works are presented. This course proved to be very successful inattracting all students (male and female) in both engineering and non-engineering majors.IntroductionThere has been a great interest in bridging the science and art in recent. Three

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ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Karen Elaine Anderson, Destination Imagination Inc.; Daniel D. Jensen, Singapore University of Technology and Design/MIT International Design Center

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering design studentsAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper describes the use of creativity practice exercises intended toenhance student creativity in a capstone design program. Engineering programs, in general, andcapstone design programs, in particular, that seek innovative conceptual solutions to complexproblems would benefit from techniques to develop and assess student creativity. Therefore, astudy was performed to evaluate two such techniques. Over the first two years of the study,capstone design students in the United States Air Force Academy’s Department of EngineeringMechanics were each assigned to one of 14 teams which received various learning experiences(treatments) intended to enhance individual creativity and design project

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

Standards and Technology.Dr. Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineer- ing in July of 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Depart- ment of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam countermeasures. Professor Nelson has published over 80 scientific peer reviewed papers and has been the principal investigator on over $30 million in research grants and con- tracts on issues of

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Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Ariel Jocelyn Stables-Kennedy, Western University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

summarize and disseminate knowledge on a researcharea. Using Mays et al. definition: “[scoping studies] aim to map rapidly the key concepts underpinning a research area and the main sources and types of evidence available, and can be undertaken as stand-alone projects in their own right, especially where an area is complex or has not been reviewed comprehensively before.” [21]This methodology has demonstrated its value when investigating topics or research areaswhere evidence takes a variety of forms thereby making other knowledge synthesismethodologies, like systematic reviews, inappropriate and where a non-systematicliterature review may lack the rigor to make actionable or credible assertions [16].In

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta; John M. Shaw

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

design teaching and learning, program content and structure, student assessment, and continuous course improvement techniques. She managed and was a key contributor to a two-year pilot project to introduce Blended Learning into Engineering Capstone De- sign Courses, and is a co-author with John M. Shaw on a number of recent journal, book, and conference contributions on engineering design education.Dr. John M. Shaw John M. Shaw obtained his B.A.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Ma- terial Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1981 and 1985 respectively. In 1985, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

andcomputer science). While some schools are adding programs in mechatronics and robotics, this isnot always feasible. An alternative is to increase exposure to programming and electrical contentin traditionally mechanical engineering courses, such as through the incorporation ofmicroprocessors across the curriculum.This work investigates the incorporation of microprocessors (specifically Arduinos) into theMechanical Engineering curriculum. The goals of this effort are to increase students’ familiaritylevel with microprocessor capabilities, to increase exposure to mechatronic systems, to allow forhigher fidelity prototypes in class projects, and to provide an accessible and inexpensive way forstudents to explore applications of what they learn in

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Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Meng Wang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne L. Skutnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Pre-College Engineering Education

that introduceshigh school students to electrical engineering, renewable energy related knowledge and relevanthands-on projects to teach power concepts. Because our camp instructors are engineering facultyresearching complex problems related to power and energy, we are able to transition researchproblems into applications for high school students that allow them to learn and master conceptsduring the Smart Grid camp. The goal of this paper is to share our experience and knowledge indesigning an effective precollege education outreach activity by collaborating with graduatestudents, undergraduate students (including visiting Research Experience Undergraduate (REU)students), and faculty members across several universities. The teaching materials