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NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (1)

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Farshid Marbouti, San Jose State University; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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. Verleger is an active member of ASEE, having served as the founding chair of the Student Division, a Program Chair and a Director for the Educational Research and Methods Division, and the General Chair of the First-Year Division’s First-Year Engineering Experience Conference. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Change in student understanding of modeling during first year engineering coursesAbstractAll engineers must be able to apply and create models to be effective problem solvers, criticalthinkers, and innovative designers. To be more successful in their studies and careers, studentsneed a foundational knowledge about models. An adaptable

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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University (MSU) after a 19 year information technology career at FedEx Corporation. As an associate clinical professor and assistant department head in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, she is co-founder and co-director of the Bulldog Bytes program at MSU that engages K-12 students with computing and provides professional development to K-12 teachers in computer science and cybersecurity. She is the PI for the NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC), partnering with stakeholders throughout the southern US to leverage, strengthen, and create awareness of existing programs and create new programs for young women in computing. She serves on the board of directors for the Mississippi

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Tiantian Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ali Khalid Raz, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; John W. Sutherland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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early career professionals. He is a senior member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University.Dr. Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dr. Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on improving methods of assessment in large learning environments to foster high-quality learning opportunities. Additionally, she studies techniques to validate findings from machine-generated

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Mechatronics and Robotics I

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Christopher Pannier, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Xiaopeng Zhao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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CAREER award. His group has developed award- winning algorithms for physiological signal analysis and enhancement. Dr. Zhao has developed EEG- based diagnosis methods for detection of early Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury. He has also designed and developed EEG-based brain computer interface platforms for neurorehabilitation and neurofeedback. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Diversity and Inclusion in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering EducationIntroductionMechatronics is described as “a philosophy in engineering technology in which there is acoordinated, and concurrently developed, integration of mechanical

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. In this paper, we employ Kajfez's Model of Professional IdentifyDevelopment [2]as a theoretical framework.With the conclusion of this project, we are interested in finding a graduate program inengineering education or other academic partner who could take on the program and give it a“home” so that the benefits we have identified can be made available to other graduate studentsin the field.Pilot #4. The School of Engineering Education at Purdue University began documentation of itsimpact by gathering data such as the number sand demographics of engineering educationfaculty, graduate students, and alumni, number of CAREER and PCASE awards to faculty andalumni, leadership and editorial board positions held by faculty members, number and

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Learning Strategies

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Yareni P. Lara-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Rafael Jose Baez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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degree in Materials and Manufacturing in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (INME) in the UPRM (2013). Yareni has worked as an Instructor of engineering courses as Graphics Engineering and Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, in the Department of General Engineering of the UPRM (2013-2014). Her professional career includes the position as a Quality Engineer in the manufacturing processes of biodevices at Zimmer Biomet Inc. in Puerto Rico (2014-2015). During 2016, she worked as an instructor of the Biosensors and Biological Geometric Design courses, and as a research assistant in the Biocompatible Materials Research Group at UANL. Since 2017, Yareni is a doctoral student at INME and her research focuses on

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Design Teams 1

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Design in Engineering Education

about how students learn given variations in their health, homes, classrooms, and schools.Dr. Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware Dr. Grajeda’s research interests lie in applied measurement work and policy analyses in education and public health areas. Her measurement work has involved developing and analyzing observational rubrics and surveys in both K12 and higher education settings in various content areas.Dr. Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania Dustyn is a Philadelphia-based engineer, Senior Lecturer at Penn, and co-founder of Sage Smart Garden, LLC. After an early career putting robots on mars and teaching engineering to artists, she now teaches en- gineering primarily at the undergraduate level

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Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University

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assessing whether thepotential benefits have been achieved. The primary research approach is based upon theassessments for the Civil Engineering Student Outcomes that are measured each school year aspart of the accreditation process for the BS in Civil Engineering.II. Status of the Work in the FieldBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) is a model-based process that is used to plan, design,construct, operate, and maintain buildings and other infrastructure. BIM is one of the tools thatmany clients, such as the General Services Administration2, require on all infrastructure projects.It is essential that all Structural Engineering students have knowledge of BIM in order to bebetter prepared for their future careers and to be able to meet the

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Learnin' Lessons about Faculty Development

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego

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. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Lessons learned about fostering curricular changeIntroductionDespite the numerous calls for institutional change to engineering curriculum, the wayengineering has been taught has not changed significantly over the last century [1], [2]. Tocounter this, the National Science Foundation put out a call for proposals to design and enactnew approaches to engineering education focused on organizational and cultural change

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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Congying Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Andler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Korey, Purdue University; Kali D. Frost, Purdue University; Melissa S. Reeves, Tuskegee University; Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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training provided by the IGERTprogram aligned with their career goals and interests. Overall, the participants were able to seethe value of the IGERT program from different perspectives.To avoid ambiguity, three core values designed to be delivered by the IGERT program wereexplicitly described in the survey. Survey responses indicated a trend that students were morelikely to agree with them after the program, as shown in Fig.2(b), which also suggests asuccessful teaching outcome of the IGERT program.RelatednessThe majority of respondents believed that they shared a common vision and set of values withtheir primary advisor, and that their advisor shared a common vision with other faculty in theprogram (see Fig.3). Considering the sheer number of

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Lessons Learned about Faculty Development!

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Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Teaching assistants play a vital role in the teaching mission of higher education institutionslike the College of Engineering at UW Madison. They are often the first point of contact a studentmay have with their instructional team and the most familiar role model for an undergraduatestudent questioning a career in the course subject field or academia in general. Not only are TAsvital to the student experience, but they are also potential future faculty, after earning an advanceddegree, it will be expected that they know how to teach. The mission of NEO is to prepare TAs for the charge of teaching, through giving them theskills and tools to teach and engage students, developing their identity as a teacher and skills toadvocate for themselves

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Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

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Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Adewale Oriyomi Oseni, United Arab Emirates University

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the UK. He started his career in the UK as the Senior Research Assistant at the SERC Engineering Design Centre. He joined Brunel University in 1995 where he worked for 18 years before joining United Arab Emirates University in August 2011. During his stay at Brunel he has worked with many British industries. Dr Sivaloganathan is a keen researcher in Design and was the Convenor for the International Engineering Design Conferences in 1998 and 2000. He has been a regular participant of the ASEE annual conference during the past few years. He has published more than 85 papers in reputed journals and conferences.Mr. Adewale Oriyomi Oseni, United Arab Emirate University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Oseni Adewale is a PhD student at

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

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Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Elaine Marie Westbrook, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University

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Proceedings Frontiers in Education 35th Annual Conference, 19-22 Oct. 2005 2005, pp. S2C-15, doi: 10.1109/FIE.2005.1612216.[3] S. A. Sorby, "Educational Research in Developing 3‐D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students," International Journal of Science Education, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 459-480, 2009, doi: 10.1080/09500690802595839.[4] M.-T. Wang and J. Degol, "Motivational Pathways to STEM Career Choices: Using Expectancy-Value Perspective to Understand Individual and Gender Differences in STEM Fields," Developmental review : DR, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.001, 09/13 2013, doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.001.[5] R. H. McKim, Experiences in visual thinking. Boston, MA: PWS Publishers, 1980.[6] D. H

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Mary Andrade, University of Louisville; Michael Scott Keibler, University of Louisville; Josh Rivard

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Paper ID #30677High Altitude Water Shortage Issues in Peru.Mrs. Mary Andrade, University of Louisville Mary Andrade is the Director of the Career Development and Cooperative Education office at the Uni- versity of Louisville - J.B. Speed School of Engineering. In this role she oversees the mandatory co-op program for more than 1000 students each year. She is an active member of the Cooperative and Experi- ential Education Division of ASEE.Mr. Michael Scott Keibler, University of LouisvilleJosh Rivard c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engagement in Practice: Relationship Based

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Dayna Lee Martínez, Northeastern University

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data comparesto theory. The understanding and knowledge of these IE statistical tools prepares ChemE students for theirfuture careers in industry and research.Next Steps An important part of DOE is to check for model adequacy which is done by analyzing the model’sresiduals. This was not done during this pilot test with this one lab class but could be easily added to theMinitab tutorial for future labs. Another important part of DOE is to randomize the experiment runs tominimize any variability due to uncontrollable factors. That was not possible during this lab due toequipment set up and time constraints. In the future more factors could be added to the experiment. Many students had situations wherechosen factors proved not to be

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Alaa Abdalla, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech ; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #29948Paper: Exploring How Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Students SpendTheir Time Inside and Outside of the Classroom (WIP)Alaa Abdalla, Virginia Tech Alaa Abdalla is a first year PhD student in Engineering Education with a background in Mechanical Engineering. Her primary research interests are culture and identity, teaching and learning, and design of learning spaces. Her ultimate career goal is to bring together engineering, education, and design thinking.Dr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech Nicole is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Prior to

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Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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different problems and different solutions. For example, a Software Engineer may work on computers and chips where a Mechanical Engineer may be in charge of buildings, cars, and other objects. UES: n = 0; n/a Conceptions of Engineers & Engineering PST: n = 35; I understand now that engineering is more hands-on than I thought, and it is a group effort. I used to think engineering was a single person activity that was behind a desk as their career. I now understand that those are all of the things that engineering

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

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Paper ID #28683Program Assessment through Product Based Learning in UndergraduateEngineering Programmes in IndiaDr. Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership Dr. V. KOVAICHELVAN is the Director of TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership, the Corporate University of TVS Motor Company Limited, India. The Institute focus on holistic development of talent through career lifecycle with focus on Functional & Professional skills, Cultural capabilities, Collective capabilities, Support business strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility.Dr. Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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Katherine Leigh Boice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher J. Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jasmine N. Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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]. Furthermore, teachers report that the K-12 IP needs to be a good “fit” for theschool context [4].By design, summer camps mitigate some of the challenges faced by teachers during the schoolyear, offering a flexible format unburdened by standards or testing schedules. Furthermore, thereis evidence to suggest that STEM summer camps may be especially useful for promoting STEMinterest in K-12 populations. For example, participants in STEM summer camps report increasedpositive attitudes towards STEM, confidence in their understanding of STEM content, and anintent to continue taking classes in STEM fields or to pursue a STEM career after finishing theprogram [10]-[16].Summer camps specifically related to invention have also shown positive student outcomes

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Capstone/ET Projects II - General

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Adel Salama P.E., Austin Peay State University; Chin-Zue Chen, Austin Peay State University

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Communication Value Rubrics https://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/written-communication[4] E. Friend and C. Chen, “Capstone to Career,” Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, vol. 94, no. 1-2, p. 19, June 2019.[5] M. J. Purdy, M. Sproul, M. Mercer and A. Salama, “Home Keyless Entry Capstone project experience,” presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science. Columbia, Tennessee. November 22, 2019. (Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science publish date to be received)

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NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (2)

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Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Ryan Scott Hassler, Penn State University, Berks; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Michael Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Peter J. Butler, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #30386promote opportunities for all students to pursue education and careers in Science Technology Engineer-ing and Mathematics (STEM). As an individual researcher, an administrator and as a leader in the stateand national community, Dr. Peeples has made an impact on improving access to STEM careers throughpersonal commitment, local partnerships, institutional leadership and effective collaboration. Dr. Peeplesis biochemical engineering researcher and served as Associate Director of the UI Center for Biocatalysisand Bioprocessing and on the coordinating committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) traininggrant in biotechnology. As a Professor, she has mentored a diverse group of high school, undergraduateand graduate students

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM inte- gration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012.Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dr. Guzey is an assistant professor of science education at Purdue University. Her research and teaching focus on integrated STEM Education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Talking about design ideas: Middle school teachers’ support of

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ECCD - Technical Session 6 - Energy & Thermodynamics

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Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of the most important fields in engineering and science with profoundimpacts and many applications in other non-engineering fields. This course is a pre-requisite forseveral core courses in mechanical engineering as well as many elective courses. This is a vitalcourse for students’ degree completion and their overall career success. The author has utilizedsome modern and innovative pedagogical approaches in teaching Thermodynamics, includingflipped classes, active learning, research-based teaching [14], and integration of simulationsoftware tools [15-16] to help students with different learning styles.After implementing these approaches, particularly the flipped class model, and attending severalfaculty learning communities (FLCs) about

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Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Paula Alvarez Pino; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Mona N. Fouad, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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communities in our city through research, training, and communityengagement. The importance of involving undergraduate and graduate students in all stages ofthis work, as well as creating career opportunities for them, is emphasized.BackgroundUrban universities have an increasingly important role in the growth and development of citiesand their communities. According to the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, in the pastquarter century urban universities have recognized the many challenges facing their cities andhave increased their engagement efforts to address pressing community issues [1]. In the processof expanding their community engagement, universities are providing opportunities to studentsto broaden their education, be involved in real

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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John Whitefoot, University of Pittsburgh; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University

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Swanson School of Engineering, he was with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Department of Transportation in Washington, DC, performing technical policy analysis for vehicle fuel economy regulations.Dr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Be- dillion’s research interests include

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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Woo J. Kim, Miami University; Brielle Nikole Johnson, Miami University; Jennifer Blue, Miami University; Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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correlated with amotivation. However, amotivation was buffered by the intervention condition; students in the intervention condition did not have their performance affected by their amotivation. Students in the control condition still did. This work is supported by NSF grant 1540627.IntroductionThe demand for engineers in the market is increasing as technology continues to increase incomplexity. However, college students in engineering fields often experience decreases inmotivation due to loss of interest and reduced competence beliefs [1, 2], which leads to thereduced retention in an engineering major and career [3].Motivation is an important component in predicting a variety of academic outcomes such asperformance

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Jennifer L. Kouo, Towson University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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about engineering careers, let alone introduce K-12skills and knowledge in engineering into their classrooms [3]. Engineering is often perceived asesoteric among early elementary education instructors, which can lead adults to be wary aboutadapting engineering curricula [4]. It is worth considering whether or to what extent middle orhigh school educators perceive engineering in similar ways. Engineering for US All (E4USA): A National Pilot Program for High School EngineeringCourse and Database is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative designed to address thisnational need. The E4USA project aims to make engineering more inclusive and accessible tohigh school educators and students, particularly those from underrepresented

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Cliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Bruce Gluckman, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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content and the major assessments as well as the connections betweenthe different course topics and the students’ overall professional development. Moving forward,additional scaffolding (such as a course concept map and an individual professional developmentplan) will be used to help frame the course and the assessments to help students see thealignment within the course as well as alignment with their graduate careers and overallprofessional development.3) What are the challenges that instructors reported in teaching the course and what are thestrategies to resolve the challenges? All three professors agreed (in their interviews) that the implementation went well for thefirst time, pilot offering. However, three major challenges were

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Nicole Joy Sweeney, Complexly

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engineering in 46 episodes of approximately 10 minuteseach. Over the course of the series, the origin of each branch of engineering was discussed,followed by discussion of core concepts of conservation, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heatand mass transfer, materials, statics, safety and ethics. The series then described applications ofthe different engineering fields, including robotics, genetic engineering, and signal processing, aswell as specific extensions of core engineering fields, such as transportation and geotechnicalengineering. The series concluded with an explanation of engineering design, careers inengineering, and the future problems to be solved. The authors of this paper were part of the collaboration in the development 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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Engineering Students’ Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership Skills, vol. 57, no. 3. Springer Netherlands, 2016.[5] B. A. Burt, D. D. Carpenter, C. J. Finelli, and T. S. Harding, “Outcomes of engaging engineering undergraduates in co-curricular experiences.”[6] L. C. Strauss and P. T. Terenzini, “The Effects of Students’ In- and Out-of-Class Experiences on their Analytical and Group Skills: A Study of Engineering Education,” Res. High. Educ., vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 967–992, Dec. 2007.[7] A. L. Miller, L. M. Rocconi, and A. D. Dumford, “Focus on the finish line: does high- impact practice participation influence career plans and early job attainment?,” High. Educ., vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 489–506, 2018.[8] S