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Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

senior capstone project. While expectations are at 12 credit hours, the loadthese past few years has typically been larger - sometimes as high as 17 for this tenure track professor.While classes were historically less than 30 students they have risen to as high as 70 in recent semesters.No graduate student assistants are available at this campus.As summarized in Table 1, in addition to teaching excellence, professional development and service isalso required for all professors. Professional development includes peer reviewed journal publication,publication and presentation of scholarly work at industry conferences, and significant contribution toprofessional societies. Service should include volunteer work that supports the division, the campus

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STEM Issues in ET II

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Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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Engineering Technology

c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Workshop Development for New Frontier of Mechatronics for Mobility, Energy, and Production EngineeringAbstractMechatronics matches the new trend of convergence research [1] for deep integration acrossdisciplines such as mechanics, electronics, control theory, robotics, and productionmanufacturing, and is also inspired by its active means of addressing a specific challenge oropportunity for societal needs. The most current applications of mechatronics include e-mobility,connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).The growing mechatronics industries demand high quality workforces with multidisciplineknowledge and training. In this

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Mechatronics and Robotics II

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani, Columbia School of Social Work; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distin-guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipientof 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 63 journal articles, and 164 conference pa-pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 40 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 64 undergraduate research studentsand 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 130 high school studentresearchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di-rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Sarah Korkes, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

found that it takes students more submission attempts in the auto-grader whenthey are given BT Apply/Analyze-type questions that contain some starter code. Studentscomplete the auto-graded assignments with fewer number of submissions when there is no-startercode and they have to write their solution from scratch, i.e. BT Create-type of questions.However, when writing code from scratch, the students’ code quality can suffer because thestudents are not required to actually understand the concept being tested and might be able to finda workaround to pass the tests of the auto-grader.IntroductionThe number of undergraduates seeking Computer Science (CS) degrees has nearly doubled inrecent years 1 . To manage large course enrollments, many CS

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Elizabeth Payne Tofte, South Dakota State University; Albena Yuliyanova Yordanova, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

: Testing Brookfield’s critical incident questionnaires effectiveness in improving student learning [WIP]IntroductionStephen Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) is a formative assessment tooldesigned to help faculty better understand their students’ behavioral responses to key factorsaffecting learning in a traditional (face-to-face) classroom. Grant and Trenor claim the CIQ holdspotential for building grounded theory in engineering education [1, p. 13]. CIQs have also beenidentified by Phelan as being “particularly valuable in an asynchronous online learning contextwhere students are typically geographically isolated from one another.” [2, p. 1]. This paperdescribes how a

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

scholarship were not permitted to enroll in the S-STEM-dedicated sections of Calculus III or Statics. This also allowed us to schedule the Professional Development course and related activities around their coursework and exam schedules. The course instructors, as well as other faculty from the college, participate in the industry tours to facilitate out-of- class interaction with faculty. b) Professional development course: The project team designed a two-credit hour professional development course for the S-STEM Scholars. The 2017 course included curricular components in spatial visualization (Developing Spatial Thinking by Sheryl Sorby [1]) and developing an engineering identity (Studying Engineering: A Road

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Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

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Chris Migotsky, University of Illinois

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Faculty Development Division

,evaluative data are reported from the participants’ end-of-year survey results and an analysis ofthe faculty members student ratings of instruction compared to non-program participants.BackgroundFaculty development in higher education has seen great growth over the last 30 years [1]. Itmakes sense, why hire new faculty if you are not going to train them to be successful? Since1998, first-year faculty members in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University ofIllinois have participated in a multifaceted program designed to help them succeed in theirinstructional responsibilities. We call this program the “Collins Scholars” in honor of W.Leighton Collins, a former executive director of ASEE and long-time faculty member at theUniversity of

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

, manyuniversities are not equipped to test large steel members with bolted connections because evensmall steel specimens generally require large forces to cause failure. Finally, watching a video ofa tension test is useful to observe yielding and fracture in steel, but it is not the same asphysically witnessing it and experiencing it in the classroom.Therefore, the author set out to develop a simple, portable, inexpensive model which coulddemonstrate the basic concepts of yielding and fracture and help correlate these concepts to thefailure limit states of excessive deformations in the gross cross section and fracture at the netcross section (see Figure 1 for cross section definitions).Physical ModelsTo visualize yielding, the author remembers an annoying

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

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Susan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

practice paper will explore how a freshman and sophomore focusedresearch program has produced positive results in terms of student engagement and studentdesire to pursue an engineering degree – while also addressing the hot topic of paying forcollege. Institutions work hard to recruit and attract students to their engineering programs, andwant to do everything they can to engage and retain those students. First-year experiences andundergraduate research are both high impact practices (HIPs) [1] that can be extremely beneficialand rewarding to students from almost all backgrounds. The implementation of such HIPs forstudents in the form of co-curricular programming can be quite daunting and time-intensive.This paper will provide clear, concise

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Vahideh Abdolazimi, Drexel; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University; Jason Henderson, Girard Academic Music Program

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-gelatinmixture to explore fluorescence effect in macroscopic dots, a similar optical phenomenon in Q-dots at nanoscales. Instructors explained the concept of fluorescence as a quantum kinetic innanoparticles, which expanded the lesson through the theoretical discussion of Q-dots and theapplications of fluorescent Q-dots in contrast-enhanced biomedical imaging systems.Introduction Quantum dots are nanometer (nm)-sized particles, typically less than 10nm indiameter [1], composed of semiconductors which have been proven to be powerful probes forfluorescence imaging [2]. Fluorescence is a physical phenomenon in which a chemical compoundemits light of a particular color very shortly after being hit by light of another color [3] and is animportant tool used

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; James Samuel Carter III, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

women students inthe College of Engineering at NC State University [1]. The program was first outlined in 2009 atthe ASEE Annual Conference. When the program was started, admitted students with the lowestmath SAT scores were invited to attend. This decision was taken, because internal researchindicated that math performance was predictive of engineering retention, and it was desired toincrease the retention of engineering students who identify as female. Over time, the SAT scoresof admitted engineering students have increased significantly. Additionally, the activitiesdesigned to instill confidence in mathematics were determined through assessment to have littleeffect. Therefore, the activities of the camp were redesigned to focus more on

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Zahraa Stuart, Stony Brook University; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

interest andknowledge. Four different projects were designed: 1) a 3D-printed spirograph, 2) a night light, 3) anoptical intrusion detection with memory, and 4) a traffic light. Students who participated in the camp(N=56) built and optimized their own take-home electronic devices. Pre- and post-surveys were collectedto analyze the students’ engineering self-efficacy, knowledge, and engineering skills. Results suggestedthat students’ self-efficacy and beliefs in succeeding in engineering majors and careers increased aftertheir experiences in the camp; they also improved their engineering knowledge and skills (p

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Rachel Figard, North Carolina State University; Pippin Payne, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Student

help Scholars fulfill their five competencies).Student Council as a Case StudyWe interviewed past and present Grand Challenge Scholars (both council and non-councilmembers) to gather feedback on the changes brought by the implementation of the studentcouncil. Of the 90 Scholars surveyed, 50% responded. The survey questions listed in Table 1were answered online, so that the responders could remain anonymous. We understand that thissurvey could be biased based on the individuals who chose to respond to these questions.Table 1. Open-ended interview questions Category Questions Prior to Changes 1. How was the Grand Challenge Scholars Program affecting you individually in 2017

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

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Dina Verdín, Arizona State University; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Student Research Award and the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Distinguished Scholar Award. Dina’s dissertation proposal was selected as part of the top 3 in the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D In-Progress Research Gala. Dina was a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program.Dr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica M. Smith is Associate Professor in the Engineering, Design & Society Division at the Colorado School of Mines and Co-Director of Humanitarian Engineering. She is an anthropologist with two major research areas: 1) the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Richard R. Harris, Northeastern University; Brad Lehman; Russell Faux; Luis Rafael Frias II

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

the creation and maintenance of a program supporting transfer URM students into engineering. This effort has considerable implications for the STEM professions, such as engineering, where racial/ethnic minorities, first-generation, women and the socio-economically disadvantaged constitute a disproportionately low percentage of the workforce. As noted in the ASEE yearly report, only 11.4% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering were earned by Hispanic students and only 4.2% were earned by Black/African American students in the 2018 academic year. [1] As a result of this talent development challenge, colleges and universities around the country are placing a growing emphasis on programs that allow students to gain work and research experience and

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Yixian Zhou

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Educational Research and Methods

scorestend to increase with increasing frequency of participation. Nevertheless, we see no statisticallysignificant differences between the regular, super, and selective groups for most of the outcomes,suggesting that the highly active or officer level involvement isn’t related to gains in outcomescompared to more moderate (regular, non-officer). The only outcome for which this is not true isGPA, which is doesn’t change significantly between different clusters of participants.IntroductionIt is well established that participation in co-curricular experiences in college has significantimpact on student outcomes.[1], [2] It has been shown that co-curricular activities that are relatedto the academic endeavor are positively related to self-efficacy in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jennifer Serne, Central Washington University; David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

methods such as Construction Management at Risk, Design/Build,Lean Construction, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) now account for most constructioncontracts.1 However, the use of these increasingly collaborative project delivery systems does notensure collaboration. For example, although Lean Construction proponents frequently employthe principles of IPD, success does not occur on every project. The reasons for failures areconsiderable, but one commonly cited cause is the inability of the construction managers, onthese projects, to manage conflict in a cooperative manner or adjust their mindsets to operatewithin a collaborative framework. Although individuals with strong records of success onprevious projects are often selected to manage

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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James Peyton Jones, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

associatedlecture course in order to apply, analyze and create embedded / IOT solutions to practicalengineering problems. Rubric-based assessment demonstrates that the large majority (>90%) ofthe class met these outcomes. A further outcome relates to improved motivation and learningthrough reversing the traditional course sequence. Assessment of this outcome is still a work inprogress but initial survey results are encouraging and show that the course was well received.IntroductionEmbedded systems and the Internet of Things (IOT) are becoming increasingly important withapproximately the same number of IOT devices as people on the planet [1], so it is important toreflect these changes in the Engineering Curriculum. Traditional courses tend to adopt

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

and howthey can advance to more sophisticated scenarios. Like a computer game, students become excitedto improve their level of knowledge and go beyond a simple laboratory. They develop the datamodel, implement a base, then improve to intermediate and advanced models. Like a game, severalstudents often go beyond and develop additional scenarios of their own interest.1. IntroductionSimulation in education is a well-known and an established field. Engineering education, defensetraining, and medical exercises are a few noticeable examples. As part of the degree requirements,engineering students often learn how to use modeling and simulations for their future workplaces.Whether designing and constructing bridges, buildings, auto vehicles

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Design Teams 2

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eltahry Elghandour, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

groups, and team peer evaluations).BackgroundThere are many different approaches to team formation described in the literature (see Barkley etal. [1] for review), including random assignment, self-selection, and instructor assignment. In alarge course (e.g., 50 projects and 160 students), the process of forming teams is particularlychallenging [2]. There are some algorithms (www.catme.org) that have been developed to try toimprove this process by considering a specified set of parameters [3], but these processes leavestudents with minimal agency in the final decision. Despite the best efforts of faculty, studentsare sometimes unhappy with their assigned team and/or project. This dissatisfaction, ifunchecked, can result in poor team performance

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Maker Spaces in Design Education

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Carolyn Keller, University of Wisconsin, Platteville ; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

encouraging creativity and hands-on fabrication skills in students. The benefitsof providing high-impact opportunities are evident to prospective students and the employers thatwill one day hire them. At our institution, we have a unique opportunity to expand on previousresearch on makerspaces as we design a new building which will include a 20,000 squarefoot Innovation Center.While the benefits of makerspaces are well-documented, increasingly so arethe potential shortcomings [1], [2]. It is critical to design welcoming and inclusive spaces thatsupport all types of learners. We addressed this challenge by conducting a needs andopportunities assessment of our currently available fabrication areas. Data werecollected through interviewing faculty, staff

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Huma Shoaib, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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New Engineering Educators

outcomes given we are in the technological era. However, there is limited researchsynthesis available on how Computational Thinking enhances learning and what kind ofpedagogies are suitable for incorporating Computational Thinking in science and engineeringclassrooms. We perform a literature review of the available research related to ComputationThinking to answer the following research questions: 1) What does the literature inform us aboutlearning or transfer through Computational Thinking in science and engineering disciplines? 2)How can Computational Thinking based learning be facilitated through pedagogy? We alsoexamine which components of Computational thinking are difficult to learn and why so? in-orderto address our first research question

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ET Pedagogy I

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Larry Himes Jr, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

adevice, such as entering a security code and actuating an electric door lock. Early evidenceindicates that rural kiosks can help villagers improve their economic standard of living byexpanding livelihood options and empowering them with information, tools, goods, and services(such as education and healthcare). 1 In the ever-changing culture of today, it seems that the worldcontinues to move toward “computer-facilitated self-service technologies” like ATMs,pay-at-the-pump gas stations, and self-checkout at grocery stores tend to unveil both supportersand critics of the idea. 2 A reporting kiosk is simply a stand-alone machine that resembles an ATMor it can be a dedicated computer where a probationer can report for required check-ins with

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics II - Feel the Vibe

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College

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Mechanical Engineering

vibration analysis courseBackgroundThe origins of mastery-based-learning (MBL) find a root in the idea that, with enough time, allstudents with the appropriate prerequisite understanding could master any new topic [1]. In atraditional grading scheme, all students progress through topics and the same rate. At the end ofa unit, an exam is used to assess student mastery. All students then move on to the next unitregardless of their performance on the previous exam.In a typical mastery-based approach, an individual student must demonstrate mastery of onetopic before progressing to the next topic [2, 3, 4, 5]. An MBL approach built upon a largenumber of tiered specific skills guarantees all students earning a particular grade in a course

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Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

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Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse University; Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University

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Faculty Development Division

learned with other collegesand universities.IntroductionThe limitations of students learning styles when participating in archaic and passive lecture-based classrooms is well documented in engineering education [1-4]. There is a plethora ofevidenced-based research in education which shows student understanding and retention isincreased when using more modern teaching methods; such as Active Learning [5],Collaborative Learning [6], Cooperative Learning [7] and Problem-based learning (PBL) [8].Historically faculty in engineering disciplines have tended to teach classes in more traditionallecture formats, and there has not been a widespread institutional culture of opportunity forfaculty to participate in professional development. Beginning around

Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects II - General

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Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Aaron Alexander, Oklahoma State University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

University, Stillwater, OK have been exposed to state-of-the-artautonomous vehicle technology as an interdisciplinary senior design project. The project wasintroduced as a competition among teams consisting of electrical engineering technology (EET),fire protection safety engineering technology (FPSET), and mechanical engineering technology(MET) students. The objective of the project was to design a vehicle that can autonomouslynavigate a specified course at high speed while completing an assigned mission. The learningoutcomes of the project are: (1) evaluate students for their ability to think beyond the classroomeducation while solving an important societal problem, (2) gain experience working in aninterdisciplinary team of students with diverse

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 5: Online Teaching and Learning

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Alisa Gilmore P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tareq Daher, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Computers in Education

learning and synchronousdistance instruction. The literature provides various interpretations and definitions of blendedlearning [1], [2]. In our study, we define blended learning as a classroom learning model thatintegrates synchronous in-person meetings with asynchronous online instruction resulting inreduced class seat time. In addition, the synchronous in-person teaching component incorporatesevidence-based instructional strategies. We define synchronous distance instruction as a form ofinstruction where the faculty member is physically located with one set of students and otherstudents are connected into the class remotely. In this case, students are located in twoclassrooms on two campuses that are sixty miles apart. The instructor is

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University; Zachary Ryan Zynda, East Carolina University; Spencer Lee; Sean Wear

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

together tocomplete the project and deploy integrated Raspberry PI systems to Cisco WebEx boardsfunded by USDA for community college and high school collaboration and distanceeducation. Tasks accomplished by the student team include physical design, fabrication,installation, configuration, instrumentation development, provisioning and deployment. Anassessment of student learning outcomes unique to the interdisciplinary project will bepresented.Key words: IP, performance, Cisco WebEx Board, Raspberry PI, Industrial Design, SaaS,Monitoring, Student Learning.Neither the entire paper nor any part of its content has been published or has beenaccepted for publication elsewhere. It has not been submitted to any other journal.1. IntroductionModern IT

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ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Califor- nia, San Diego from 1994 – 1998 as a postdoctoral fellow. Upon completion of his postdoctoral research, Dr. Lacy held a position as a medical device reviewer at the US Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Lacy joined the faculty at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in August 2002 and is currently a professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department. Dr. Lacy specializes in developing, man- ufacturing, and characterizing electronics based microsensors for various applications (including sensors for biomedical applications). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Course in Energy Engineering 1. Introduction

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Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

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Michele Norton, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Leadership Development

leadership, people skills, and team-related skills are more important than the technical skillsrequired to perform their job-related tasks when looking at overall long-term success within thecorporation [1]. According to various surveys, transversal skills such as working in teams,communicating effectively, leading others, problem-solving and adaptability to be among themost desired traits employers are looking for [2]-[3]. The Engineering Competency Model(2015) developed through a collaboration between the American Association of EngineeringSocieties (AAES) and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) outline many competencies thatwould fall within the transversal skills category: interpersonal skills, teamwork, creativethinking, critical thinking