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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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Computing and Information Technology

homework, with quickfeedback. A final hurdle was that this was the author’s first time teaching Vibrations. Therefore,it was necessary to prioritize lesson plan preparation over delivery logistics. This precluded timeintensive efforts such as learning complicated software or prerecording lectures in an instructionallab environment.Mastery learning (or learner-centric) techniques introduced by Bloom in the 1970s and expandedby researchers over the last half century have an established track record for enhancing studentlearning.1–3 In particular, periodic formative assignments are necessary and should be designed sothat students reflect on mistakes and adjust their learning efforts as needed. Within the Vibrationscourse, the mechanisms for formative

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ET Pedagogy II

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Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Richard Arthur Springman, University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

engineeringstudents there were 296 academic misconduct incidents, of which 130 were committed bystudents enrolled in engineering technology programs, with a peak during the academic year2016-2017, as shown in Figure 1. This peak can be explained in part by an added commitment ofthe faculty to eliminate cheating as much as possible, especially after some of the senior studentexit interviews reflected the observation that there were still faculty who turn a blind eye oncheating. At the time this article was written at the end of fall 2019 semester, there were 12incidents of academic misconduct in College of Engineering, with three of them committed byET students.Examples of academic misconduct include: copying and submitting CAD drawings, homework,portions of

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education

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Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Mathematics

much more of a reflection upon me than the modules themselves. We get in aroutine and dropping something in is difficult for me. I would recommend that they prepareto drop those in.”In summary, both mathematics and STEM faculty members found value in the co-teachingexperience. The experience has created a cooperative culture between faculty members thathas led to benefits for both faculty members and students. In addition to gaining better insightinto each other’s disciplines, several faculty members remarked about how the model isadaptable to other situations.Student ObservationsIn interviews conducted by the external evaluator, students indicated they enjoyed the STEMprofessor coming into the classroom and giving them practical STEM problems

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A Focus on Sustainability

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University; Roy St. Laurent, Northern Arizona University; Daniel'le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

issues, in somecases also promotes positive environmental attitudes, behaviors, and values among variousstudent groups, which range between middle school and college [6]-[13]. Muderrisoglu andAltanlar [14] stated that although environmental attitude and intention may improve, the changemay not be reflected in behavior to the same degree. Lack of participation in activism towardsenvironmental issues among college students was noted as quite concerning [14].Along the lines of activism, Yazdanpanah et al. [13] studied young adults' intentions to conservewater. "The students’ attitude (the extent to which he/she believes that supporting a conservationwater scheme will deliver positive outcomes) was the main determinant of his/her willingness

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Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

bladder adaptive response, and (iii) understand the fundamental mechanisms that correlate the mechanical environment and the biological process of remodeling in the presence of an outlet obstruction. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Effects of a New Assessment Model on Female and Under-Represented Minority StudentsAbstractIn 2016, Michigan State University developed a new model of classroom education andassessment in their Mechanics of Materials course. This model used a modified masteryapproach that stresses formative assessment, guidance in the problem-solving process, andstructured student reflection. We now refer to this new approach as SMART

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Christina McCoy P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

primary difference was beams were previously unreinforced.Additionally, students previously constructed their own forms as opposed to using the lab-provided molds. The shift to this new exercise was made in order to put more focus on theinteraction between concrete and steel reinforcement. In addition, the lab report component wasadded to prompt students to reflect and understand what went on during fabrication and testing.Process – beam fabrication, testing, and report The entire “lab” consisted of three parts, utilizing two class days. Students had two“Beam Days”; one was fabrication and the other was testing. The final part was a report, thatwas generated by each student group. Students were divided into groups of three. Prior to

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Materials

button and then placing the tube on the round metal part.”  Or simplified like: the test tube as weightedEach student’s score was calculated by dividing the number of correct identifications (either trueor false) over the total number of statements (nine). The average results of all students in Figure1(b), suggest an improvement in their ability to identify elements of an effective writing. (a) (b) Figure 1. Pre and post survey results on: (a) students’ self-assessment of technical writing skills; (b) students’ scores of True/False statementsPart B:In addition to the pre and post survey items in part A, students were asked to reflect on

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, Ohio State University; Bruce Wellman, Olathe Engineering Academy at Northwest High School; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, (6) offers feedback and reflection, and (7) is of sustained duration.The engineering PD, including in-classroom deployment of activities and data collection, wasdesigned as an iterative process to be conducted over a three-year period. This will allow forimprovement and refinement of our approach. The first iteration, reported in this paper, consistedof seven high school science teachers who have agreed to participate in the PD, implement theproblem-framing activities, and collect student data over a period of one year. The PD itselfconsisted of the teachers comparing science and engineering, participating in problem-framingtraining and activities, and developing a design challenge scenario for their own courses.The participating teachers

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

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Caeley Ashtyn Joy Gibbs, Queen's University

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Computers in Education

operations in thechemical processing plant. The second design problem will present a plant troubleshootingscenario and examine the students’ ability to develop a solution to solve the problem that iscausing issues in the processing plant. At the end of the course the study participants will begiven an exit survey to evaluate the perception of their design abilities. Six months after thecourse has ended, participants will be asked to complete a longitudinal survey to reflect on howthey believe the course has impacted their chemical engineering process design competency.4.2 Phase TwoIn this phase the course will be executed with a VR component integrated into the coursedeliverables. The research will look at approximately 100 participants that are

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NSF Grantees: Student Thought

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, pp. 28-49, 1986.[11] C. B. Zoltowski, W. C. Oakes, and M. E. Cardella, “Students' ways of experiencing human-centered design,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 28-59, Jan. 2013.[12] E. Dringenberg, J. A. Mendoza-Garcia, M. Tafur-Arciniegas, N. D Fila, and M.-C. Hsu, “Using phenomenography: Reflections on key considerations for making methodological decisions” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 14-17, 2015, Seattle, WA, USA. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/using- phenomenography-reflections-on-key-considerations-for-making-methodological- decisions[13] N. D. Fila and Ş Purzer, “Work in progress: A preliminary investigation of the

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

important list that we should include in the collection, and thelist of the journals in Cluster 2 and Cluster 3 as a potential list for revisit if we would encounter a budgetcut in the future. The results reflected variability of the usage pattern while the cost-per-use modelfailed to do so, suggesting additional criteria for the current pruning practice. Figure 10. Percentage of Journal Usage Respectively for Publications, Citations and DownloadsNext, K-Means clustering had two advantages in journal usage analysis compared to a synthesis methodused for the original journal usage report. K-Means clustering was easy to apply because it would simplyfind journals with a similar pattern of how a journal had been used with respect to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

for “Did you learn something new during this activity?” Figure 12: Survey results for “Did you enjoy the activity?”Manufacturing Engineering Workshop Figure 13: Survey results for “Did you learn something new during this activity?” Figure 14: Survey results for “Did you enjoy the activity?”The survey results indicate that many girl scouts enjoyed Biomedical, Electrical andManufacturing Engineering workshops. 100% of the scouts learned some/a lot of BiomedicalEngineering and Manufacturing Engineering, while 99.2% of the scouts learned some/a lot ofElectrical Engineering. Scouts also reflected that they enjoyed the experience very much. 86.9%of the scouts really liked Biomedical Engineering workshop

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

provided to scholars have themost impact, especially in “Scientific Self-Efficacy”, “Science/Engineering Identity” and“Expectations”. Less than 16% of the scholars consider attending conferences or featuring theirresearch on website as having a positive impact. The lower percentages in those two activitiesmay also reflect that not all the scholars have the opportunities to attend a research conference ordo research, also have research results featured on website. Figure 4. Percentages of individual research activities having contributed positively to the five categories. The five community building activities have contributed more in helping studentsintegrate into the program and campus. Illustrated in

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CPDD Session 2 - Professional Development - Where Are We Going?

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Susan J. Ely, University of Southern Indiana

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Continuing Professional Development

-faceformat [9]. Without empirical data, it is difficult to conclude if online professional developmentis as effective as face-to-face methods, and thereby a suitable solution for providing low-cost,convenient professional development for technology instructors.Background Professional development in education can be defined as “process and activities” thatenhance knowledge, skill and attitudes of educators and can include preparation for teaching newcontent, support during the instructional process and reflection for continuous improvement infuture instructional settings [10]. Because there are frequent changes in educational standards,changes to how teacher performance is measured, changes in student outcome assessments andchanges in available

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Seoyeon Park, Texas A&M University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christopher Douglas Griffin, West Virginia University; Ronald R. DeLyser, University of Denver; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Scott T. Leutenegger, University of Denver

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

? concepts? learning new ways to get computers to do what you want? Identity Please select In general, being an In general, being a computer the best engineer is an important science student is an important answer on a part of my self-image. part of my self-image. scale from 1 Being an engineer is an Being a computer science to 7 (anchors important reflection of who student is an important in

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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Construction Engineering

perceptions may reflect the same. Otherfactors may include feedback from peers.A survey instrument was developed to determine how students and industry members perceivetheir major courses and if their attitude correlates with their self-reported grades. A positivecorrelation would indicate that attitude is a factor in learning. Further by measuring industryperceptions, additional insight will be provided into whether these courses are used aftergraduation. There were no questions as to how the perceptions were formed, although this couldbe the focus of a future study.MethodologyThe study utilized a survey method to identify the importance of structural design coursework andcompared with humanities, writing, calculus, English literature coursework

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Weihui Li, Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

excited about our program and we got positive feedback from thestudents. Students reflected that they would like to participate more STEM related activities inthe future.Introduction/BackgroundNowadays, more and more scientists, engineers and innovators are needed to succeed in theglobal competitive economy environment. As a result, this requires quality science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. However, few American students pursueeducation and training in the STEM fields. After noticing this challenge, the whole STEMsociety has made great efforts to increase STEM-related activities, which have the potential topromote collaborative learning and inquiry as well as to contribute to the development of the21st century skills

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

. Consider how your lectures will proceed before recording or transmitting them in order to optimize their length. Are there images or equations that would be just as effective if presented in their final form, or should you plan to develop those as you might in a face-to-face course?. Remember students have a pause button they do not have in a live class where writing and reflective time is important. Shorter videos also ease your burden as there is less cost associated with technical glitches or individual errors that can wipe out a recording in process. 6. Accountability and Engagement. Consider how you can incorporate low-stakes assessments or other activities into your instructional materials to keep

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A Technology Potpourri I

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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Hung Pham; Anish Khatiwada, University of Houston, Downtown; Jonathan Lopez

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Engineering Technology

of a real world problems. This includes an reflective thinking, ability to gain appreciation for solving a real world perspective, making connections, and problem and the connection and problem solving through a student communication required to accomplish reflection, modeled off of the survey and this. rubric of the CTLE.VI. Project SafetyRegardless of the work setting, industrial or laboratory, there are potential risks. Ensuring safework practices is of paramount importance. Operating companies place a strong emphasis onsafety by establishing procedures and methods to identify potential risks, developing andimplementing risk

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Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

moststraightforward STS content of any CES course. Finally, the CES component of the capstonecourse requires students to perform a “Real-Time Technology Assessment” of their own project,incorporating sociotechnical thinking into the engineering design process. CES members have reflected a great deal on how to best maintain the critical eye towardtechnology and society that they bring from their STS training while participating in thepractical, day-to-day goings on of an engineering and computer science faculty. In a piece in thejournal Engineering Studies (the inaugural paper in the journal’s “Critical Participation”category), CES faculty described the tensions that result from the position of CES within afaculty of engineering. Locally, the place of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Sydney Anne Morris, Northeastern University; Hannah Marie Boyce, Northeastern University; Bradley Joseph Priem, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

towards tutoring and the impact of serving asa peer educator, and 3) whether level of commitment to group SI correlated with tutors’perceptions of how they were impacted.Forty-one individuals who served as peer tutors at Northeastern University between 2005 and2018 were invited to respond to online surveys. Those who completed the online survey wereinvited to participate in follow-up phone interviews. Subjects were asked about their experienceswith SI, their motivations to provide instruction, their level of commitment to the program,and—as they reflected on their college and post-graduation endeavors—their perceptions of thevalue of their tutoring experience. Statistical comparisons were drawn from the responses of 20female and 9 male tutors to

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

andidentity, and encouraging career-related reflection. This review provides insight into the nuance ofthe breadth of students’ experiences in student organizations to inform future work examining thecontextual influence of experiential learning on engineering students’ professional development.IntroductionEngineering education programs aim to prepare graduates to transition into the 21st centuryworkforce as professional engineers with a breadth of technical and interpersonal skills and a senseof professional responsibility. Multiple competing influences have contributed to engineeringeducation’s current overcrowded curriculum, which largely focuses on technical knowledge [1].This technical focus is increasingly being questioned amidst calls for

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First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

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Emma Tevaarwerk DeCosta, Northwestern University; Kathleen Carmichael, Northwestern University; Lisa M. Davidson, Northwestern University; Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Elise Gruneisen, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

course learningoutcomes) rather than direct measures (e.g., work produced by students evaluated against criteriathat reflect the learning outcomes). While beyond the scope of the present study, examiningdirect evidence of students’ learning and development in this course context would be a usefulnext step. Our future work also seeks to understand how students identify their own and others’strengths and their conceptions of the design process. Individual student interviews along withanalysis of student free responses around design and project management will be used to furtherinvestigate these questions. In the present study, researchers hoped for a higher survey responserate to allow for group comparisons across various identities (i.e., race

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

2014 called Repos (an acronym for Oswaldo Sevá Grassroots Engineering Network).Repos’ intended proposals are: to technically support social movements across the country;provide formative experiences for those interested in GE practices; and reflect on Brazilianengineering syllabuses so as to be able to lobby for an engineering education compatible with theformation of grassroots engineers, and assist universities and/or governments in theimplementation of such formation processes [3], [13].From within Repos, it has been consolidated an understanding – or definition – of whatgrassroots engineering is. That is, “a practice that, through university extension, develops socialtechnology along with solidarity enterprises, based on participatory

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Reimagining Engineering Ethics

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Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University ; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

engineering macroethics. Even more discouraging is the fact thatthere is insufficient amount of work on integrated approaches to address both micro and macroissues in engineering, that is, linking personal and professional ethics as well as linkingprofessional and social ethics [1]. The micro-macro distinction, however, is not always clear andone might find it difficult to encourage ethical reflection at a micro level without taking macroaspects into account [4]. To understand how microethics and macroethics are related, we will nowdiscuss each in detail.Sensitivity to MicroethicsMicroethics focuses on issues for the most part internal to engineering practice, such as therelationship between individual engineers, or between the engineers and their

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Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Melissa McDaniels, Michigan State University

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Engineering Ethics

: Learning Objectives and Core Activities for Introduction Section Learning Objective Core Activities 1. Learn about other members in the group and 1. Introductions begin building a learning community 2. Reflect on group dynamics and ways to 2. Examining constructive and make the group functional destructive group behaviors 3. Establish ground rules for participation 3. Generate ground rulesThe introductory activities are particularly important because they help participants identifydeeper connections (beyond major or home department) and begin building trust and a learningcommunity. The list of suggested introduction activities that is provided as part of the

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Care and Inclusive Teaching

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Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Look Into the Lived Experiences of Incorporating Inclusive Teaching Practices in Engineering Education AbstractThis research paper contributes to the field's understanding on how to support educators increating a diverse and inclusive engineering education environment. Even with manyconversations around diversity and inclusion, recruitment

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg University; Nancy A. Rodenborg, Augsburg University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

2012​, S-STEM projects were required to dedicate 85% of budgets to scholarships.Starting in 2012, the NSF solicitation changed to allow increased expenditures for programmatic,evaluation and knowledge generation efforts. S-STEM teams are challenged to implementprograms that reflect best practices and generate evidence regarding successful interventions.1.2 Institutional ContextAugsburg University is a private Lutheran institution with an enrollment of about 3,000 students,approximately two thirds of whom are undergraduates. Founded in 1869, Augsburg has a strongcommitment to providing broad access to a quality education and supporting students fromdiverse backgrounds. As of Fall 2019, 45% of the full-time undergraduates were students ofcolor

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Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

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Robert Simoneau

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Manufacturing

, General Motors, and General Electric andmanufacturers in general [11] [12] [13]. The issues regarding the Boeing 737 Max are apowerful backdrop for faculty to highlight the distinction between perceived operating efficiencyand true productivity.2.0 Evolution of Operating Efficiency MeasurementIt may interest manufacturing engineering students that the root of operating efficiency has itsbeginning largely with the industrial revolution which began in England. As early as 1791Benjamin Franklin understood the need to contribute something of value to society each day withthe question, “What good shall I do today?” This was but one of Franklin’s 13 virtues. Hissentiment is reflected and shared by the Engineering Creed as well as the

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Design Methodologies 1

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Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Henry David Banks, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

based on our past experiences, cultural perspectives, innocuous misconceptions, orsubjective biases. Measuring these different mental models poses a unique challenge sinceconceptualizations are held in the mind and any description of them is simply a representation ofthe mental model and not the mental model itself; in other words, we are seeing a reflection ofthe mental model through a dirty mirror. In this work, the previously published instruments usedto elicit undergraduate students’ mental models [1-3] are deployed without intervention to makeprogress on validation of the instruments for future research studies, therefore cleaning thatmetaphorical mirror. Despite the impossibility of perfectly representing a mental model, thiswork takes a