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Technical Session 12: Teaching and Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Schiffeler, IMA - RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Stehling, RWTH Aachen University; Frank Hees, Cybernetics Lab IMA & IfU; Ingrid Isenhardt

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Computers in Education

their way into higher educationand thereby contribute to changing traditional teaching methods. One of these moderntechnologies is Augmented Reality (AR) that has currently found its way into universityteaching. Over the past years, a large number of AR applications and scenarios for variousdisciplines and use cases have been developed and implemented into the curriculum [1, 2, 3].These applications are e.g. used for presenting a car engine and its components in a lecturehall without having to bring a real engine into the lecture, decreasing cost and materialresources. The advantage of this technology, thus, particularly shows for large audiencessince each student is able to participate individually e.g. on their smartphones, laptops ortablets

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Budinoff, University of California, Berkeley; Audrey Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Sara McMains, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

engineering,spatial visualization ability is essential to many applications, beginning with engineeringgraphics. Engineering graphics courses are commonly introductory-level classes in engineeringprograms, creating challenges for women, who on average score lower on tests of spatialvisualization ability. Improved understanding of gender differences in engineering graphicsclasses could therefore help identify pedagogical areas to support women and increase theirretention in engineering programs. Although a gender gap exists in spatial ability andperformance in engineering graphics classes, female students still achieve positive courseoutcomes. We hypothesize that: 1) female students put more effort into engineering graphicscourses; and 2) that this

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Pyrtle III P.E., University of South Florida

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of problem types tobe assigned. Student confidence is also built through access to immediate assignment feedbackfrom the learning system. Timely completion of homework assignments is necessary fordevelopment of skills needed to perform well on in-class exams that are used to assess abilities toapply those skills. This paper describes and compares online homework assignment policies andtheir effects on student performance in thermodynamics and heat transfer courses.IntroductionFor courses with large student enrollments, grading assignments is time-consuming work thatrequires considerable resources for instructors and teaching assistants to complete. Onlinehomework assignments are increasingly being used[1], allowing students to practice and

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Technical Session 13: Digital Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sang Myong Yim, United States Military Academy; Christopher J. Lowrance, United States Military Academy; Eric M. Sturzinger, United States Military Academy

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Computers in Education

notion that students can be classified into visual, auditory, or experientiallearners has been largely discredited by Pashler et al. 1 , there is no doubt that students certainlyhave preferences for the way they learn material. Students generally consider video content to bemore enjoyable and less time-consuming than written material; hence, video tutorials give themthe flexibility to focus their time on learning difficult concepts that require extra practice.Technical subject matter, such as the configuration and operation of sophisticated networkequipment, is challenging to teach by textbook alone. Though books contain vast amounts ofinformation, the effective operation of highly specialized equipment, (e.g., network routers andswitches

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso; Md Moinuddin Shuvo, University of Texas at El Paso; Vishal Bhimrao Zade, University of Texas, El Paso

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researched for several years with its popularity significantlygrowing over the last 10 years [1-7]. This includes studies investigating the use of online toolsand their impact on student learning [1]. Wallace investigated the interactions among teachersand students in an online learning environment and recommended future research be done onhow social, personal, and interpersonal aspects are related to learning [2]. Rovai and Jordan haveshown that blended learning produces a stronger sense of community among students comparedto a completely traditional or online course [3]. There have even been studies done to investigatethe impact of web logging, better known as blogging, on student learning. Williams found thatblogging implemented in the classroom

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Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fatima Rahman, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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feedbackto be productive for students’ engineering design learning rather than simply an exercise infollowing a protocol. We chose to have the third-grade students engage in a peer-to-peer mid-design feedback session for a number of reasons: (1) student groups were not getting productivefeedback from the limited physical testing they were conducting, (2) student groups wereenamored with their own designs but could perhaps be more critical when taking on the role of“user” for another team’s design, and (3) intentionally interacting with others’ designs mightgive teams new ideas for iterations of their own designs. Thus, while we hoped that teams woulduse the feedback given to them by other teams to improve their own designs, we expected thatthe

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Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dazhi Yang, Boise State University; Youngkyun Baek, Boise State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; William H. Stewart, Boise State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-solving, and system thinking practices(Weintrop et al., 2016). Detailed information on various CT components are presented in Table1.Table 1: CT Components (Yang, Swanson, Chittoori, & Baek, 2018) CT Component Description Vocabulary and Such as variables, data, modeling, testing and debugging, iterative terminology (Brennan & Resnick, 2012; Lye & Koh, 2014) Reducing complexity to make sense of things. The abstraction Abstraction process allows building complex designs and large systems (An & Lee, 2014; Lee et al. 2011; Wing, 2006) CT Component Description

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Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yul Chu, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jin H. Park, Computer Science Department, California State University, Fresno, CA

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Computers in Education

microcontroller (based on the ATmega328), which is a flexible and easy-to-use device for conducting various embedded systems projects. Those platforms have been used for many embedded systems projects, including home automation, IoT (Internet of Things), robots, games, and servers. Introduction: An embedded system consists of computer hardware and embedded software, which are different from the ones found in general purpose systems [1]. Thus, the embedded system can be described as a control/processing box (CPB) having microcontroller and other devices, and the CPB has inputs (i.e., receiving part) and outputs (i.e., sending part). In general, the goal of the CPB is making our daily-life comfortable and convenient as the forms of smartphones

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Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel R. Burks, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Colin Widmer Castleberry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

are: 1) synthesis and characterization of functional polymeric materials, 2) polymer crystallization phenomena, and 3) pedagogical assessment of conventional and nontraditional STEM spaces.Dr. Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Macarena Zapata P.E., Universidad de Chile ; Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, theneed for innovation and entrepreneurship increases [1]. However the calls for moreentrepreneurship in engineering education have a long history. Indeed, as early as 1952, TheCommittee on Evaluation of Engineering Education convened by the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE), stated that engineering education should provide students withthe means and inspiration to grow on their own initiative, before and after graduation [2]. Alongthe same line, half a century later, the National Academy of Engineering of the United States [3]emphasizes (1) a creative process in engineering, (2) the embracement of creativity, inventionand interdisciplinary fertilization to create new fields of activity, (3) leadership in the movementtowards the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Aadityasinh Rana, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

online or in-class discussions related to the modulecontent. Finally, instructors are expected to assess student learning through their performance inthe contextual activities and through exam questions related to the module content. Indirect assessment using content-specific surveys administered before and after studentscomplete modules showed that students learn entrepreneurial concepts effectively through theintegrated e-learning modules [1-2]. Feedback collected from faculty deploying the modules andstudents completing them also confirmed the value that these modules deliver [1]. Direct assessment of learning is much stronger than indirect assessment [3]. Directassessment is usually achieved by grading student work to determine how

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Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Adam Giles Tennant; David J. Ellert PE, University of Southern Indiana

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Community Engagement Division

were provided so the students could see sample labwork completed.The students enjoyed the course and a reversal in a declining course and student evaluation wasobserved between this most recent offering and the course evaluations from the previous fall,which was rewarding to the faculty member see Table 1. Table1: Course Evaluation and Student Evaluation for CE381 Soil Mechanics Pre and Post Minka House Project Material Incorporation Course Evlauation Student Evaluation CE381 (2017) 80% 80% CE381 (2018) 87% 88%Course evaluations are an important source of

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Community Engagement Division

Responsible Mining, ResilientCommunities (RMRC) Project and in collaboration with educators, researchers, students, andactivists primarily affiliated with a rural campus of Corporación Universaitaria Minuto de Dios(UNIMINUTO) and urban Universidad Nacional (UNAL) in Colombia. This partnership hasmade a series of activities possible for students, including 1) 400-level project-based HE coursein the fall of 2018, 2) a Global Social Innovation Challenge (GSIC) project-based competitionrun by University of San Diego’s Center for Peace and Commerce in the spring of 2019, and 3) afield trip to Colombia with the RMRC Project team in the summer of 2019. In these experiences,undergraduate engineers learned about artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Mary Anna LaFratta, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Lane Graves Perry III, Western Carolina University

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of Community Engagementduring the 2017-2018 academic year. The team has obtained about $3500 of internal funds and$1000 external funding to fully materialize this interdisciplinary Service-Learning project. Thisproject will focus on 2D design, and hopefully lead to a future course on 3D interactive design.IntroductionResearch into the value and impact of service-learning as a pedagogical approach is robust. Ameta-analysis of 62 studies engaging nearly 12,000 students found that those involved in service-learning experiences demonstrated significant gains in key outcome areas including academicperformance as an indicator of learning, civic engagement and social skills, and attitudes towardsself-worth and personal growth [1]. While there are

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Perspectives on Service Learning: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Che, Mount Vernon Nazarene University; Steve Feazel, Vision Word

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Community Engagement Division

semester of 2017, a local inventor (2nd author of this paper) needed some CADmodeling support. We adapted our curriculum and made it a priority to help meet this need. Wewere rewarded for it - students loved these service projects. The S-L project served as a link fromengineering theory to everyday objects people can touch and see. Along the process they learnedwhat they needed to learn - the CAD tools. It was a win-win situation. In the following sections,we will document these activities and share some ABET outcome assessment results.The Wrap Rack ProjectOur university’s motto is "To Seek to Learn is to Seek to Serve."1 Service-Learning (S-L) haslong been recognized as an effective way of achieving multiple student learning outcomes

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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, but also, they learn aboutthemselves as budding engineers and their future role as an engineer in society.Project Design & ExecutionThe teaching team has written on the course structure, project design, and project execution [1-4], thus it would be repetitive to describe these in detail herein. There are, though, some criticalelements of the course sequence that should be shared herein for clarity.First, the second-year design experience is a two-course sequence: Engineering Design I andEngineering Design II. The course’s outcomes and course description do not explicitly state thatthe courses require engagement with a member of the local community for completion of thecourse project. Instead, the courses are focused on teaching students

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Matias Gonzalez Chamorro, Proyecto Arapy; Gustavo Ramón Samaniego Balbuena, Colegio Inmaculada Concepción; Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion

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experiments, the wiring of sensors to amicrocontroller board and the open source program coding were all valuable learningexperience to students. As a result of the success of this activity, in supporting STEMeducation, made the local government initiate the process to include Space Education aspart of the curriculum initiatives. Keywords—HAB, STEM, Space Education, Open Source Hardware, Low Cost)I. INTRODUCTION In spite of the early creation of the Paraguayan Space Agency by congress in 2014, Law5151/14, [1] it didn’t start office up until 2017 by executive order Act 6466/17 and Act 7364/17.During this period of time, by initiative of academia, i.e. Facultad Politecnica UniversidadNacional de Asuncion (FPUNA), an attempt to conduct a near

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University

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. She is actively involved in service-learning related projects as the project manager as well as research investigator and data analyst. She earned her Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University in 2012; and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications from Texas A&M University in 2017.Dr. Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in practice: Lessons learned from a two-year multidisciplinary service- learning course Bringle and Hatcher [1] defined service-learning as a “course-based, credit

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Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyin Lim, Santa Clara University; Sydney Thompson, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Community Engagement Division

- Chico. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: The Do’s and Don’ts in Partnership Development for a Successful Humanitarian Engineering Project.IntroductionHumanitarian engineering projects are increasingly being used in engineering education as a wayto teach sustainable development, involve students in a hands-on project, raise student socialawareness and engage underrepresented groups in engineering. Advocates of these projects laudthe experience and engineering growth gained by participating engineering students [1]. Butthese programs face criticism when student experience is placed above project effectiveness andcommunity impact [2]. The literature is full of

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Kaleb Eldridge, Heart to Honduras; Patrick John Sours, Ohio State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: The Vocabulary of Community Development as an Indicator of a Participatory MindsetIntroductionSince 2005, at The Ohio State University (OSU), an ecosystem of offerings in HumanitarianEngineering has emerged, from a themed living-learning community, Humanitarian EngineeringScholars, to a humanitarian engineering minor supported by several core courses and numeroushumanitarian engineering student organizations. Since then, what were a few short-term studyabroad opportunities evolved into eight full-fledged service learning programs with manyexecuted in conjunction with local or global NGO/non-profit partners [1]. These expandedopportunities in service

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Alyssa M. Spomer, University of Washington ; Brianna M. Goodwin, University of Washington; Shawn Israel, University of Washington, Departmet of Rehabilitation Medicine; Anat Caspi P.E., University of Washington; Heather A Feldner, University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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adaptationand distribution to increase community awareness and improve the accessibility of adapted toys inWashington. This paper describes lessons learned and best practices in engaging the communitythrough toy adaptation in two contexts: 1) education outreach and 2) toy donation to families,clinics, and schools.IntroductionToys are essential for development because through play,children get exposure to novel concepts such as cause andeffect, develop communication and motor skills, and gainopportunities in independent play and decision making[1-2]. Adapted toys are generally not available in stores,and specialized websites sell adapted toys for 3-5 timesthe cost of the non-adapted toy. To address this problem, Figure 1: Adapted toy and sample

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Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: Using STEM Outreach as a Platform to Improve Social Awareness and Learning SkillsIntroductionSTEM Outreach in the Community is a course taught at Santa Clara University (SCU) with thegoal of satisfying SCU’s Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) requirement andproviding an avenue for SCU students to make a difference in the local community. The courseconsists of an outreach component where students teach engineering lessons after school at localpartner sites to 20-25 at-risk K-12 students. Most partners have students from 4th-6th grade as it isan ideal time for STEM outreach [1]. In addition to benefiting the K-12 students, STEM outreachhas also been shown

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida where he leads the Human-Experience Research Lab. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase The Diversity Among Youth interested in STEMBackgroundComputer science and other STEM related fields continue to expand and grow as society becomesmore and more technologically advanced. The Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests thatemployment in computer occupations alone is expected to increase 12.5 % from 2014 to 2024;that is an estimation of 500,000 new jobs 1 . The Bureau also reported that 99% of

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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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Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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first-semester requiredcourse for freshmen that addresses vital topics such as choosing a major, becoming engaged inactivities, understanding diversity and developing a resume. The topic of this paper is a secondsemester, hands-on, elective project-based learning course that is designed to give freshmen thechance to explore their interests and experience the satisfaction of completing a challenging,student-driven team project.Background  First-year project-based learning (PBL) experiences are an important and commonoccurrence at many universities today [1]-[3]. This paper addresses PBL as defined by Dym ​etal.​ [4], where projects enhance specific learning objectives and are differentiated fromproject-oriented curricula [5],[6] where

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Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Henry, University of Alberta; Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta

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Engineering Libraries

winning and semi-finalist entries remains on display for approximately one month.Winner and semi-finalist images are deposited in ERA [1], UAlberta’s open access institutionalrepository after the conclusion of the competition. Entrants are surveyed after the competition sothat their feedback can guide future iterations of the event, and the overall response has beenextremely positive. The archived images have been featured in the UAlberta’s alumni magazine,New Trail,​ on social media, as displays for meetings and in the Faculty of Graduate Studies andResearch offices. The involvement of campus partners is a significant contributor to the ongoingsuccess of the competition.IntroductionThe Images of Research competition (IOR) was launched in the

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johnathon Demetrio Garcia, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Alexander John Norway, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Victoria Joyous DuPriest, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Curtis John O'Malley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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uniquestructure recognizes that early career design is beneficial for students. All ABET-accrediteduniversities maintain a design requirement per ABET learning outcomes B and C for the 2018-2019 requirements [1]. However, our emphasis on design is focused to obtain early engineeringprinciples such as hands-on understanding of force, energy and motion. We believe that thesethree principles are one of the most significant topics to cover at an early stage, as instruction inthese areas can lay the foreground to higher levels of Mechanical Engineering concepts such asstress, strain, tension, torsion, and more - all of which are implemented in the upper-level designcourses at NMT.Course Structure RedesignThe introduction to Mechanical Engineering course was

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Schinnel Kylan Small, University of South Florida; Terreonn Henry

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course is also given along with discussion of potential improvements.Introduction to social softwareDesign thinking is hard to learn and just as hard to teach [1]. This is partially becausecommunication, which is a central focus for engineering design can be challenging. Designprojects often require multiple modes of communication with a variety of stakeholders includingemployers, community partners, peers, and customers. As such, when teaching engineeringdesign, instructors often seek to improve the quality of communication, making it more useful,natural, or enjoyable. Electronic learning tools (E-learning tools) are sometimes used to enhancethe design experience for this purpose [2]–[5]. Because technology is so pervasive in our societytoday

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ERM Technical Session 6: Technology-enhanced Instruction and Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Xavier Karcher, Bucknell University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Pierson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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success andthat students spend the most amount of time doing activities they rate the lowest in effectiveness(e.g., reading). Additionally, while students do make behavioral changes from exam-to-exam,those changes are only moderate in size and scope. Gender differences were also found to besignificant in how students studied. Based on the results of this study, recommendations forinstructors are to 1) use technology that is familiar and facilitates peer comparison, 2) conductanalysis of recommended study strategies to assess effectiveness, and 3) stress to students thathow they study is much more important than how long they study.Introduction In 2014, Purdue University released a report that detailed the DFW (grade D, F, orWithdrawal

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

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on communications, teamwork and leadership skills.These materials are being designed in a modular fashion that allows them to be adjusted fordifferent audiences (undergraduates, graduate students, professionals) and the project includesfunding for a “train the trainers” program that will enable the EF materials to be deployednationally at little or no cost to hosting organizations.This paper provides a historical context for the EF program, describes the recent efforts to updateand expand the curriculum, and provides insights from several years of participation andprogram evaluation data.IntroductionStrong, collaborative leadership methods can increase innovation [1], improve productivity [2],and leverage diverse perspectives, particularly

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ERM Technical Session 21: Student Grades and Feedback

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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tasks.Engineering graduate students (EGS) remain an understudied population in STEM and highereducation research within the United States [1]. The limited body of work and the lack ofunderstanding of the difficulties that students encounter allows for the propagation of negativestudent experiences in graduate education. Particularly, it was found that nearly 40% ofengineering graduate students leave their engineering graduate program [2]. Factors that maycontribute to such high attrition may include the increased likelihood of being diagnosed with amental health issue [3], [4] and conflicting identities that undermine the values of academia (e.g.,teacher and researcher [5] or simply being female [6]). These ongoing problems increase strainon both faculty