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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University

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Environmental Engineering

have recently been organized into the five grandchallenges released by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and National Academy ofSciences (NAS) in “Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing GrandChallenges” [1]. The five grand challenges are (1) sustainably supply food, water, and energy;(2) curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; (3) design a future without pollution and waste;(4) create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and (5) foster informed decisions and actions [1].These grand challenges align with the issues presented and discussed in the Engineer of 2020 [2]and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [3]. The Engineer of 2020called for engineers to not only be technical experts but be

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High-Impact Teaching and Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard

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Civil Engineering

project in two upper level civilengineering structural design courses that were taught in a longitudinal manner: (1) reinforcedconcrete design and (2) steel design. Through the curricula in this study, students were requiredto take reinforced concrete design and had the option of taking steel design. Use of the sameassignment allowed for the presentation of common design processes in each course. Thestudents could also conceptualize the process of design alternatives for future use in capstoneprojects and employment.Background One of the goals of an engineering program is to teach students a body of knowledge thatthey are expected to master by graduation. In each program there are unique sets of topics andmany of them have some degree of

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Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Koty Jarrod Miles, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

.) o Testing to determine various motor characteristics, and o Implications of squirrel cage versus wound rotor design  Synchronous machine designIf time permits, some courses will explore one or more of the following:  dc machines (brushed and/or brushless)  reluctance machines  universal machines  servomotors  stepper motors  linear machinesA variety of textbooks have been employed to teach students the theory of electrical machines [1– 5]. This list is not comprehensive.The material in electrical machine courses can be difficult for students to fully comprehend.Two potential reasons exist. First, students do not typically build a rotating electrical machine inthe course, as compared to courses in

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Ricardo A. Calix, Purdue University Northwest; Dhruvkumar Patel

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Instrumentation

hands-on lab environment setup using Raspberry Pi.1 IntroductionOne of the key components in engineering and science education is a laboratory-based course,which includes a practical hand-on exercise. Many academic institutes developed the laboratory-based courses to help students to accelerate their learning in different types of laboratories suchas real, simulation, or online [1]. Especially in Information Technology education, hands-onexercises through the laboratory became an essential component of the course because itprovides students with an opportunity to learn and observe how to apply the concepts. Generally,the lab in IT education requires a variety of equipment such as PCs, servers, switches, and soforth. The variety of equipment

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Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson

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Aerospace

arranges weekly team meetings and work times to complete the tasks at hand. Weestablished a student leadership team for each project that allows the students to have someautonomy in how they operate. This student leadership aids in running meetings and serves as thecontact point for the project. Finally, we developed a unique approach in how we assess success Figure 1: Student enrollment and the number of projects in the program.and whether students were successful not only in accomplishing their goals but in learning newskills and improving their existing skills.Background informationIn 2011, the program started with approximately ninety students with fifteen different projects.These projects included our rocket projects, high

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Postcard and Student Essays

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Josiam, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

is seen in Makerspaces across the country and offers a strongimpetus to examine students’ motivations to visit the space. Furthermore, at UT Austin, a varietyof engineering majors are offered to undergraduate students. After the introductory math andscience courses, classes diverge by major with varying levels of built-in design and collaborationaspects. Therefore, it would be informative to further motivate the examination by major to seethe extent to which major impacts Makerspace use.This research study seeks to address three main questions. 1. How does students’ first use of the Makerspace differ by major? 2. How does students’ last use of the Makerspace differ by first use and major? 3. To what extent does the first semester

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen James Kmiotek P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

enhanced by ensuring a scaffolded and recursive process forePortfolio creation that incorporates ongoing dialogue with mentors and peers.Introduction We learn by doing, if we reflect on what we have done. — John DeweyAuthentic experiences combined with reflection and continual integration acrosstime and contexts are essential for deep, transferable learning, development ofexpertise, and ethical development. Ambrose [1] identifies these elements as coreprinciples from the learning sciences that should be foundations for high qualityundergraduate engineering education. A well-designed curriculum, among otherthings, has "authentic experiential learning opportunities to

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; Brittany Newell, Purdue University; Erika Dawn Bonnett, Virginia Tech; Jorge Andres Leon-Quiroga, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical EngineeringTechnology students is to learn how to transfer, convert and/or store energy from varioussources. However, these students often have a hard time visualizing and identifying energymagnitudes and/or energy flow paths. In other words, students can calculate how much energy ittakes to perform a job but it is difficult for them to know if the resulting calculation is reasonableor not. There is a wide variety of literature aimed at estimating the amount of electric powerconsumed by different activities in daily life [1]-[5]. However, there is very little instructionalmaterial for the topics of transfer, conversion and storage of energy for various non-electricalprocesses. In general, Engineering and

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ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering doctoral students. Arange of engineering communication scholarship covering pedagogy, theory and practice aredetailed in [1].Nonetheless, studies that focus on engineering Ph.D. student’s communications needs are not yetplentiful [2,3,4,5]. [6] provides an account of experience teaching technical communicationsusing a cross-cultural perspective to aide in understanding of audience and context, and using acase study approach, [7] describes methods to support Ph.D. science and engineering studentsacademic writing competency. A research method utilizing video to study cognitive aspects ofthe engineering writing process is shown by [8]. In addition, [9] has investigated the writingattitudes and processes of engineering graduate students, and

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

solution to help humanity to meet specific needs. Thecourse is centered on experiential learning for all first-year engineering students through hands-on education in a classroom structured as a makerspace. Students collaborate at worktables inteams, each team with their own tools, with a dedicated class suite of 3D printers and othermaker tools to help students not only design, but also physically build and program functionalprototypes.The goals and benefits of the Engineering Design & Society course are to:1) Promote a culture of making in first-year students through early introduction of solidmodeling, programming, sensors, data acquisition, 3D printing, and other maker tools;2) Help students learn techniques to solve open-ended engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Bruce Allen Peterson, Minnesota State Energy Center of Excellence

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, assist renewable energy projects andcompanies, and support emerging renewable energy technology” [1]. Funded projects caninvolve research and development of renewable electric technologies and can developdemonstration scale renewable electric delivery projects. RDF projects should “provide benefitsto Minnesota citizens, businesses and Xcel Energy’s electric ratepayers” and the results of allRDF projects must be made available to the public [2].While the RDF program is managed by Xcel Energy and an Advisory Board, all activities andexpenditures are subject to approval by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Changes tothe original statute provided Xcel Energy with the option of distributed “block grants” toMinnesota institutions of higher

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

trigonometry,vectors, derivatives, integrals, and differential equations—are actually used by engineers. Asadministrators and instructors of the WSM course pilot at the University of Colorado Boulder(CU), we are interested in understanding and analyzing the change processes wherein the WSMbecomes legitimized and integrated into the official course pathways of our large publicengineering college.At CU, the status of the WSM pilot class changed from optional in Year 1 to mandatory in Year2 for all students entering the engineering college at a Pre-Calculus level. This change fromoptional to mandatory resulted in a significant increase to the size of the class and a fundamentalchange in the ways students were informed of and enrolled in the class. In

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Technical Session 12: Teaching and Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabeel Alzahrani, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand

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Computers in Education

. Like previous work, we found many common general errors, likeusing = rather than ==. However, we also found problem-specific errors, like misusing aparticular library function, leading to a first conclusion that a help system should allowteachers/authors to add problem-specific hints. Furthermore, we analyzed errors that caused thelongest struggle, and found some uncommon "one-off" errors, leading to a second conclusionthat a help system will not be able to detect all errors and thus might need automatedrecommending or alerting for human assistance (or other techniques).1 IntroductionIssues that students face in introductory programming classes (CS 1) can cause stress andfrustration among students, which can lead to attrition [1]. One issue is

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Technical Session 11: Topics related to Computer Science

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Kelly Downey; Kris Miller; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, Zybooks; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

, they start workingon MSPs early, and they complete a majority of assigned MSPs each week.1. IntroductionStudent success in introductory programming courses (known as CS1) is critical to keepingstudents in computer science (CS), training students in other majors who need someprogramming, and attracting students to CS. Unfortunately, CS1 courses have many well-knownissues: high drop rates, low retention, high stress, academic dishonesty, and low grades [6, 8].Watson and Li [11] report that over the past 30 years, CS1 classes have a 30% non-passing rate.Beaubouef and Mason [4] state that drop rates between 30%-40% is now the norm for many CSprograms. These issues have drawn the attention of education researchers to find ways toimprove CS1.1.1

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Faculty Development Lightning Talks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Marcus Herrmann, Arizona State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Ram M. Pendyala, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

isolated, and are less susceptible to stress and burnout. Despite thebenefits of mentoring, there are few formal mentoring programs within higher educationinstitutions and sparse literature on the best practices for implementing mentorship programs incolleges of engineering. The purpose of this paper is to share the process of creating the “MasterMentor Model” initiative within an engineering college at a large, southwestern institution. TheMaster Mentor Model is currently being co-constructed collaboratively with input byengineering administration (dean and vice-deans), seven “master mentors” who represent theirmain academic units in the college, and several staff members. The primary goals of thisinitiative are (1) define a common set of

Conference Session

Beneficial Partnerships: Enhancing Library Programming with Strategic Collaborations

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Ya-Ting T. Liao, Case Western Reserve University; J. Thomas Chapin, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

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Engineering Libraries

instruction session. The first iteration of this module has beendelivered twice, first in a small class (10 students) and then in a large class (95 students) in twoconsecutive semesters. The effectiveness of the first session was evaluated by conducting pre-and post-tests and by collecting students’ feedback. Based on the results, changes wereimplemented for the second session. This paper presents the evolution of the project and thechallenges encountered.IntroductionTechnical standards are vital for providing quality, safe, and sustainable products and have agreat impact on the global market. The critical role that standards play in every aspect of life isreflected in expectations employers have for standards knowledge among college graduates [1]–[3

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University; Beth Koufteros, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

determinewhich activities or experiences were most meaningful to the students’ development and whatthemes emerge in student descriptions of the program’s impact. This paper adds to thecommunity’s body of knowledge on the types of leadership development experiences deemedmost impactful to students, as well as on the use of portfolios as an assessment method.In spring 2018, each student in the Zachry Leadership Program in Texas A&M’s college ofengineering created a personal leadership portfolio describing which experiences or activities inthe program were most meaningful to them and how the program impacted their leadershipdevelopment. In this study, we review the portfolio text using Hay’s iterative coding process [1]to identify and quantify common

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

evaluating the implementation of an engineering curriculum, it’s important to be able tomeasure the fidelity with which the curriculum is implemented by teachers. In this paper, wedescribe our instruments for and approaches to measuring fidelity of implementation of anelementary school engineering curriculum, and give evidence for reliability and validity of use ofthese instruments for an efficacy study of the curriculum. The most important instruments are theengineering lesson implementation logs, for which teachers were prompted to indicate (1) whichportions of each engineering lesson they completed; (2) the duration and date of each lesson; and(3) indications of how they taught each portion of the lesson, to measure whether teachers wereusing a

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Sofia Karam, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Safae El Amrani; Ginnie Shih En Hsu, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

, interconnectivity and integration [1]. SystemsThinking (ST) is considered an active framework to better manage complex system problemdomains. It focuses on how the constituent parts of a system pertain to the whole system and theway the systems work within larger systems over time. This holistic approach contrasts with thetraditional analysis whose aim is to study the individual pieces of a system separately. Bloom etal. [2] and Anderson et al. [3] established a taxonomy whose aim is to classify educationalobjectives in a hierarchy from less to more complex. Bloom’s taxonomy was revised later byAnderson and his colleagues to fit modern education objectives. Stave and Hopper [4] and Hopperand Stave [5] offered a system parallel to Bloom’s taxonomy of

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Janssen, California Maritime Academy; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy

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Engineering Libraries

Engineering senior lab course. The objective of this research project wasto determine if, and to what extent, integrating information fluency instruction pertaining to theethical use of images into engineering lab sessions improves the quality of information fluencyskills demonstrated in student presentations. A rubric was used to assess the use of images instudent presentations for two criteria: 1) attribution and 2) use of images that have appropriateCreative Commons license, have public domain status, or are original creations. Studentscompleted an initial lab presentation early in the semester with no information fluencyinstruction. Students then received direct in-person instruction in the ethical use of imagery froma librarian specifically

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Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

involves planning, modeling, simulation, building, andtesting prototypes.Success in an engineering career largely depends on a thorough understanding of engineeringdesign processes. Two of the key outcomes of engineering education are: to prepare engineeringstudents to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, and to apply engineeringdesign to produce solutions [1]. Traditional assessment methods including exams, quizzes, andhomework assignments are primarily designed to measure the effectiveness of engineeringcurriculum in skill development. However, having the skills alone does not ensure that studentswill be successful through the engineering program, as well as in their future careers. An importantelement of success is to

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ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Zhao, Michigan State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Meltem Duva, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

gender, race, ethnicity, and academic grade through cross-validation while beingsensitive to different classes. Results reveal that white students often have a higher sense of classbelonging than their African American classmates. Results also identify a significant relationshipbetween a student’s class-level belonging and his/her group-level network centrality. The findingsimply that a student who has a more central position in a study group may not have a higher senseof class belonging. Further, the findings suggest that SNA-based measurement is able to assess astudent’s sense of class belonging.Keywords:Construction engineering, social networks, social engagement, engineering education.1 IntroductionSocial interactions with peers have long

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ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

Michigan. His undergraduate degree is in Agricultural Engineering Technology from Michigan State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Measuring the Impact of Experiential LearningAbstractThis is a research paper submitted to the Educational Research and Methods Division.Numerous institutions are focusing on expanding experiential learning opportunities (e.g. client-based projects, international service trips, team competitions, etc.) for engineering students. Kolb[1] defines experiential learning as an iterative process involving conceptualization, activeexperimentation, concrete experience, and reflective observation. Experiential learning has alsobeen identified as an

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

NCSEA Service Award. His areas of expertise are code applications, structural design, seismic design, steel connections, structural dynamics, and civil engineering aspects of antiterrorism.Dr. Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Yirong Lin, The University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

Engineering Education, 2019 Mechanical Engineering Organized Around Mathematical SophisticationThis paper describes a work in progress. It is applying a proven, NSF funded problem-solvingapproach to a new and important demographic of underrepresented minority students. Those thataspire to become engineering majors, but are not calculus ready. The work will determine if itincreases success for that population. The intervention, called the Conservation and AccountingPrinciples or CAP, is applicable to all Engineering Science (ES) [1]. The CAP unifies theapproach to ES problems and has Algebraic, Trigonometric and Calculus formulations. The CAPallows a student to solve real world (Authentic) problems in

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Chloe Gibson

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Mechanics

videosand reflect on how they may have impacted their learning.BackgroundThe concept of supplementing student learning with course content based videos has beenpreviously explored by many [1] - [3]. Through various means the benefits they can pose, alongwith alternative methods that can be utilized to assess such benefits, have been determined[3] - [8].With students already being exposed to material through lectures, it is important to consider theways in which the videos are able to add value to the course outside of simply providing content.[1] supports the comparable nature of using video resources to in-class instruction. They explainthat using videos to model a problem and a procedure are “effective for acquiring new skills andmay enhance the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

asvertical integration between design andmanufacturing, and is what modernmechanical engineering needs to be. K. Craig,as a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1989-2008, created the mechatronicsundergraduate and graduate programs there, and, in 1995, created the Mechatronics diagram(Figure 1), now used around the world to illustrate this concept.Design, above all else, defines the difference between an engineering education and a scienceeducation. Design represents the bridge between theory and reality. It is the process by whichour ideas enter and influence the world around us. Design distinguishes us as engineers. Thisone-semester, three-credit senior capstone design course for mechanical engineers is intended tobe a challenging

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

demand by both students and industry [1].To address the increasing industry demand for workers to have advanced education and theaccompanying increase in undergraduate engineering enrollment, The Citadel developed newMS graduate degrees in three programs to meet demands.By employing a multi-disciplinary approach existing non-technical graduate degree courses,focusing on management and leadership, that can be taken to fulfill electives better preparegraduate students to meet employer and industry requirements. As a result, MS engineeringprograms have seen increased enrollments and partnerships with other departments and industryconnections. Various elective tracts provide the opportunity for students to earn graduatecertificates in soft skills in

Conference Session

Academe/Industry Collaboration

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabin Sapkota, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Laurie D. Morrow, Central Louisiana Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

been with the program since its inception explain the process ofbringing local and regional industries on board as to achieve the common objective of meetingtechnical workforce demand in the region and in the country. The paper explains the process toinitiate such programs and highlights potential issues that can arise while launching a successfulprogram. Industrial partners’ testimonials, interactions in addition to authors’ own experience inthis regard have been used as the basis for this study’s findings.IntroductionAccording to NACE's Job Outlook 2018 survey of employers nationwide, employers are lookingfor qualities that are not specific to their field of study [1]. According to the report, problem-solving skills (82.9%), ability to work

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Technical Session 9:Topics related to STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, The College at Brockport; Jose Maliekal, The College at Brockport, SUNY; Leigh J. Little, SUNY Brockport; John W. Tillotson, Syracuse University

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Computers in Education

skills to problem solving ina generative fashion beyond just answering multiple-choice questions.Keywords: Memory retrieval, interleaved practice, computational thinking, teachertraining, professional development,1. IntroductionThere are yet to be any content standards for teacher professional development and studentlearning outcomes in engineering, however, recent national efforts11-12 have helped build somemomentum for standardization in engineering education. While a few states have taken bold stepsto make engineering education accessible to all K-12 students, others are also using currentcontent standards to promote science and engineering (S&E) practices such as: 12 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for