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Design Across the Curriculum 2

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Bekir Kelceoglu, Syracuse University; Efe Kutuk, Kean University

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Design in Engineering Education

emerging technology integration in design.Mr. Efe Kutuk, Kean University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A SURVEY ABOUT INTERNET of THINGS (IoT): WHAT DOES IoT MEAN to INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDENTS Prof. Bekir Kelceoglu, Syracuse University Prof. Efecem Kutuk, Kean UniversityAbstractThe concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) is not new. The first “traceable” practical applicationof the IoT technology was a vending machine, which reports the condition of the beveragesinside, developed by Carnegie Mellon University in 1982 [1]. It was a simple system withsimple sensors, compared to today’s extremely sophisticated IoT applications

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Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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Kelsey Nicole Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical Engineering

distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Survey of Biomedical Design Projects to Inform Skill Development in a New Undergraduate

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Eleanor Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

into the pedagogy of laboratory design.1 IntroductionEngineering is a discipline that requires interaction with the physical world, so it is of littlesurprise that there is broad consensus among engineering educators that laboratory classes are animportant part of engineering curriculums ​[1]​. However, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) doesn’t specify how many laboratory classes should be inan engineering program, instead offering the guideline that laboratory experiences should be“appropriate to the program” ​[2]​. Literature is also quiet on the question of “how manyengineering laboratory classes does an undergraduate engineer take?”This study tried to answer that question by performing a systematic review of

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onstudents.This paper reflects a study on curricular pedagogical methods used to teach engineering studentsparticipating in entrepreneurial programs and ventures about failure and the research being doneto advance the community’s understanding of how to positively teach students about and throughfailure. We conducted a systematic literature review of student failure in the overlapping contextof engineering education, entrepreneurship, and psychology. The primary research questionbeing explored is: How is failure studied in the engineering entrepreneurship educationliterature? This research question is broken down into several sub-questions: 1) Whattheoretical frameworks are used to study entrepreneurial failure in this literature?, 2) How hasfailure been

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New Directions for ET

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Huma Shoaib, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

only journalarticles within the reported results. The focus of the systematized review was to findpeer-reviewed journal articles which were focused on student learning, participation andengagement experience in engineering massive open online courses.The applied search strings and subsequent results from each database are shown in Table1. There were 11 results in Education Source, 23 in Scopus, and one result in ERIC.Following the method advised in Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews andMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guide Moher (2009), four duplicates were removed from thecollated databases for a total of journal articles 35. The PRISMA flowchart Moher (2009)for the searching and refining process can be seen in Figure 1 at the end of

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Fantasi Nicole, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

groupsin STEM graduate degree programs was a limitation for this study, but it also pointed to animportant gap in the literature, which must be addressed in order to create effective interventionsthat broaden participation in STEM graduate studies and furthermore in the STEM ecosystem.Introduction and Literature ReviewAlthough there has been a slow increase of research aimed at understanding URM graduateretention, researchers have made great strides in understanding the factors that influenceeducational attainment for URM STEM undergraduates. Early exposure to STEM is one of theprimary predictors of interest in STEM for undergraduate minorities [1]. The transition fromhigh school to college and students’ adjustment to the college educational

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Student

-efficacy [32]. The study reported that there is a significant positive relationshipbetween engineering student’s spatial ability and self-efficacy [16]. Bandura [1] theorized that self-efficacy influence students’ choice of activities, effort, and persistence. Thus, improving students’spatial visualization skills through training may lead to improving students’ spatial abilities as wellas their self-efficacy. The effect on whether an improvement in spatial visualization skills wouldlead to an increase in students’ retention rates in engineering fields has been disputed [32]. Sorbyhas showed that students’ spatial ability can be improved through training over the course of asemester which led to an improvement in students’ retention rate

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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Reza Rahdar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ghazal Barari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryan Goyings, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Military and Veterans

analyzed.IntroductionOnline education is experiencing an explosive growth over the past decade. According to thelatest report from the Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics [1], thenumber and proportion of college and university students taking classes online grew solidly by5.7% in 2017, even as overall post-secondary enrollments fell by 0.5%. Despite the tremendousgrowth, online education still faces significant challenges. Among them, the lack of frequent andmeaningful interaction between students and faculty members has often been cited as the mainobstacle for increasing the quality of online educational experience and improving studentoutcomes and satisfaction.The flexibility and personalized learning opportunities offered by online

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

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Meghan Berger, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, North Carolina A&T State University; Scott Grant Feinstein; Gloria Jones-Johnson, Iowa State University; Luis Gonzalez-Diaz

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Gonzalez-Diaz c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A TALE OF TWO UNIVERSITIES A Tale of Two Universities: An Intersectional Approach to ExaminingMicroaggressions Amongst Undergraduate Engineering Students at an HBCU and a PWI Abstract The current study utilized the intersectionality theory to analyze microaggressionstowards engineering undergraduate underrepresented gender and racial minority students. In thisstudy, participants were sampled from intersecting identity groups (Asian female, Asian male,Black female, Black male, Hispanic female, Hispanic male, White female) at two institutionalsettings: 1) a

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Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

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Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

courses and programs inmultiple settings. This paper addresses persons interested in education, engineering,architecture, and liberal arts.Attitudes Towards Integrating the Two CulturesPhysicist and novelist Snow [1] provided a stark and controversial portrayal of a polarityoccurring in the mid-20th century British higher education system. The polarity was theseparation and imbalance between the two cultures of the humanities and the sciences. Heclaimed that the educational system was favoring the humanities over the sciences through anantiquated notion of romanticism. He professed that this disparity would inhibit solvingproblems on a global scale in the modern technological world. Snow recognized the U.S.education system as a successful

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

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Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

behavior [1], [2]. As reported by McKinsey Global Institute [3], [4], although companieshave placed a strong emphasis on data and analytics to adapt to this era of data-driven decisionmaking, they are struggling to develop the necessary talent. Similarly, analyses conducted by theUS Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that by 2024, only 450,000 college graduates will beavailable to fill nearly 1.1 million job openings in computing and information technology [5],[6]. To address this need, we developed a technology pathway program in data technology andapplications at a large, minority-serving public institution. As part of this program, faculty fromthe Colleges of Social Sciences, Engineering, and Education created a minor in AppliedComputing for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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Mechanical Engineering

courses incomposition and presentation, often being some of the first courses taken. This extends toengineering students, for whom effective communication is an important competency [1] and arequired criterion for degree accreditation (ABET - Student Outcome 3: an ability tocommunicate effectively with a range of audiences). The University of New Haven hasidentified writing skills as a priority and established Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)initiative to support writing instruction throughout a student’s undergraduate career.In 2011, the College of Engineering at the University of New Haven carried out a survey ofalumni and employers to investigate the skills needed specifically of and by engineeringgraduates. From this, it became apparent

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Nicholas DiZinno, New York University; Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University

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Mechanical Engineering

known as constraint-based CAD, allows users to capture design intent and totake full advantage of the desktop computer as a design tool. As a result, required courses in ComputerAided Design have become ubiquitous in undergraduate Mechanical Engineering programs.Typically, students are introduced to the basics of spatial visualization, the theory of variousprojection techniques and the preparation of engineering drawings, all the while mastering themechanics of using a particular software package. As with many courses in today’s credit-starvedcurricula, teaching a CAD course presents a unique set of challenges. Perhaps foremost is the varyingstarting abilities of the students [1]. Some may be distracted by computer graphics, trying to makeparts

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Lopa Bakrania, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

the growing demand for online learning fueled by the generationallearning preferences.IntroductionAccording to USNEWS, more students have taken online courses than ever before and thatnumber continues to climb as more programs augment their on-campus offerings with onlinelearning opportunities [1]. Besides the obvious advantages, numerous studies have demonstratedthat online learning can have the same or better learning outcomes as face-to-face courses [2]. Areport on the emerging engineering education leaders identifies blended learning practices as acornerstone of these programs [3]. In fact, an argument can be made that instructors who teachan online course improve their teaching because every element of the online learning experienceneeds

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Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Ross Aaron Petrella, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Lianne Cartee, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Devin K. Hubbard, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Kenneth Donnelly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David A. Zaharoff, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; George T. Ligler, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

to second and third year students’ attitudes and ability to demonstratebiomedical engineering design skills. The value added to this approach is for second and thirdyear students to gain experience with the design process and early exposure to prototyping skills.Secondary benefits may also be extended to the capstone students in the ability to practiceprofessional skills which are generally considered lacking in many project based learning courses[1]. This includes leadership, communication, and project (both human and task) management.Project Approach Vertical integration with peer education is a curriculum-wide effort in the design coursesfor second, third, and fourth year students. The study takes place via a three week

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan; Paul Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

development of engineers that exhibit an“entrepreneurial mindset coupled with engineering thought and action expressed throughcollaboration and communication and founded on character.” [1] In support of this, KEEN hascreated a framework of student outcomes and example behaviors that may be used to inform thedesign of programs seeking to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. These outcomes andbehaviors are centered around what KEEN calls The 3 C’s - curiosity, connections, and creatingvalue. Specific example behaviors of curiosity, connections, and creating value as described bythe KEEN framework may be seen in Figure 1 [1] and it is through this lens that we haveincorporated entrepreneurially minded learning into our undergraduate curriculum. Fostering

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 4: Assessing Success in Mathematics Education

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University

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Mathematics

details. The paper introduces thisconcept using (1) Examples, such as a Galton Board and flipping coins, (2) Visualizing basicconcepts and some key concepts, (3) Real-life, experience-based examples such as heightdistribution, (4) A puzzle involving a multiple-choice exam, and (5) An in-class experiment ofrolling a die. It should be noted that this paper is a work in progress. In addition, this method ofteaching is meant to be supplemental and not to replace existing textbooks or other teaching andlearning methodologies. The work in this paper has been presented to 21 students in a Probabilityand Statistics classroom setting. Following the presentation, it has been assessed and receivedvery positive feedback. This visual, intuitive, and

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University

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Mechanical Engineering

through the volumes worth of materialwritten on the subject in order to simplify the topic of entropy to something that is clear and easyto understand. To accomplish this, the paper contributes by (1) introducing examples ofspontaneous processes that most people should already understand, (2) providing a brief reviewof the general operations of heat engines and the Carnot cycle, (3) framing the Carnot cycle inrelation to entropy, (4) discussing non-ideal heat engines, (5) showing analogies to help thereader understand the significance of the ratio Q/T as a definition for entropy, (6) adding somebrief notes on entropy that are beyond the general scope of this paper, and (7) presentingbrainteasers designed to engage students in the classroom. We

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Samaneh Davarzani, Mississippi State University; Mohammad Nagahisarchoghaei, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Simon R. Goerger, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Systems Engineering

students'academic performance. This intent is to help educators, teachers, mentors, college authorities, andother involved parties to understand students' individual differences for a better training andguidance environment. Second, a closer look at the level of systemic thinking and PP ofengineering students would help to understand engineering students' skillset.Keywords: Systems thinking skills, proactive personality, academic performance, individualdifferences, engineering students, education.1. Introduction and research backgroundAcademic performance of college students, particularly those who are in a STEM engineeringprogram, continues to receive attention in the education literature. For performance efficacy ofstudents in academics, there exists a

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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 2

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Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David A. Dillard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sneha Patel Davison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Todd P. Shuba, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cliff Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Arinjoy Basak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jianqiang Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduateengineering courses are not designed to provide students with repeated practice and targetedfeedback by use of educational interventions. This project was designed to: 1) iteratively developthe innovative problem delivery and assessment system and evaluate its effectiveness in meetingspecific learning and assessment goals in engineering mechanics, 2) systematically study howthis technology-rich problem-solving interface can enhance the learning, teaching, andassessment of complex knowledge, and 3) critically evaluate opportunities and barriers to scalingand transferring the innovation across educational contexts. By focusing on the development ofstrong analytical problem-solving skills characterized by rich conceptual knowledge, this projectdirectly

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, SFAz Center for STEM, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, SFAz Center for STEM at Arizona State University; Anna Tanguma- Gallegos Gallegos

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

-profit industry throughout San Diego and Los Angeles for National University.Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez and State Senator Ben Hueso recently recognized Anna for her workin the MANA De San Diego Latina Success Leadership Program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Achieving Broader Impacts in STEM at 2-year Hispanic Serving InstitutionsAbstract (optional)IntroductionHispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are defined by the United States Department of Educationas institutions of higher education that enroll 25% or greater full-time equivalent Hispanicundergraduate students [1]. HSIs currently enroll 66% of the 3.5 million Hispanics in highereducation, 39% of all Asian American and Pacific Islanders, 21% of

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Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

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Meron Lindenfeld, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York; Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

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Aerospace

happen in the case of the college described in this paper was the opportunity topurchase the simulator arose unexpectedly and with a very tight deadline. The fact that thispurchase, installation, and program improvement was able to occur under unique and challengingcircumstances a testament to the dedication of all involved.References[1] J. Dewey, Experience and education. New York, NY: Touchstone, 1938.[2] A. Y. Kolb and D. A. Kolb, The Kolb learning style inventory. Boston, MA: HayGroup, 2005. Available https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Kolb/publication/241157771_The_Kolb_Lea rning_Style_Inventory- Version_31_2005_Technical_Specifi_cations/links/555910f508aeaaff3bf98ca9/The- Kolb-Learning-Style

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

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Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

the Percent of Variability in First Year Engineering Student GPA Explained by ACT/SAT ScoresIntroduction This paper is categorized as complete research. College entrance exams in the UnitedStates date back to the late 1800’s when individual colleges had their own entrance exam.Schools not using entrance exams sometimes relied on certifications from high schools whichwere thought to provide an adequate background to prepare students for college [1]. Due toinconsistencies and inability to audit all the high schools, standardized college entrance examsgrew in popularity. From the first offering of the “College Board” in 1901, to the first SAT in1926, to the first ACT in 1959, to today, the content, format, and scoring of the

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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

demonstrations for their project, they must have enough knowledgein design, analysis, fabrication, and testing. In ESET program, most courses with courseprojects use about half of the semester for regular laboratories and only about seven weeks fortheir course projects. Given the time limitation, making a gadget for the Mimi-Maker Fairecould be a challenge for some lower level courses. In Make Culture, people are supposed tolearn many knowledge and skills on their own before they can make gadgets. As students movethrough the ESET program, they know more and more about designing electronic gadgets. Control System (ESET 462) is a senior level course. Students typically take this coursetogether with their Capstone I (ESET 419), as illustrated in Fig.1

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

CourseAbstractThis study reports on addition of a simulation module based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA)to Mechanical Engineering Materials and Laboratory course at University of Hartford. The studyaddresses two topics: (1) mastering different levels of knowledge with the help of simulations,and (2) honing new simulation skills. The course has a weekly lab session where studentsperform various materials testing such as tensile, shear, bending, and impact. The lecture portiondeals with the theories behind materials’ formation, bonding and how those relate to the materialproperties. In the recently added simulation module, students were assigned projects to simulatethe mechanical testing procedures performed in the lab. The simulations were done using

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Karen J. Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

incorporates the students’ local culture in Appalachia and the types of engineering practices and challenges faced in this region. TEAM MOUNTAIN ROAD BUILDING PROJECT After related lessons, students explored potential and kinetic energy by designing andbuilding mountain roads out of simple hardware store materials, as displayed. This interventionallowed students to make connections between the roads they built in the classroom and howthe geography of their local mountainous, rural area affects projects such as road construction.SAMPLE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: 1) You MUST DRAW your road first and label the potential and kinetic energy points. If you alter your design during the building of your road, you must alter your

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First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

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Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville

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response to the interestquery. This paper reports on the results and outcomes.1. IntroductionTypically, national retention rates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)hover around 50% [1]. A major contributing factor to this fact is the nature of many first- andsecond-year gateway courses (e.g. course is very difficult, course appears unrelated to studentchoice of major), resulting in an undesirably large number of students that drop out or fail [1]. Thisis certainly true at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering (SSoE) at the University of Louisville,where engineering-based mathematics courses are taught “in house” during the first two years ofundergraduate programs. Multiple studies [e.g. 2] have shown that the challenges

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University; Megan Gray, Duke University; Medha Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Amy Arnold, Duke University; Kelly Perri, Duke University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

IntroductionIt is no secret that computing fields have a diversity challenge. In 2016, 57% of bachelor’sdegree recipients were female; however, only 19% of computer and information sciencebachelor’s degrees were earned by females. This gender gap in computer science education alsotranslates into the professional world where women hold 57% of professional occupations, andless than 25% of computing professions [1]. With numerous reasons cited, including stereotypesof the field, a lack of role models [7], and a desire to help others, attracting and retaining womenin the field is challenging; yet, it is crucial to push the discipline forward.The Duke Technology Scholars program, which began in 2016, aims to address the femaledisparity in computing fields

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

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Kathleen Marie Fick, Methodist University; Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Mathematics

Paper ID #29062Addressing Math Readiness for Engineering and other STEM ProgramsDr. Kathleen Marie Fick, Methodist University Kathleen Fick is a Professor of Mathematics and her current research focuses on mathematics education and undergraduate curriculum, specifically the areas of 1) future educators’ mathematical understanding and preparation; 2) teachers’ mathematical content knowledge, understanding, and training; 3) the de- velopment of children’s algebraic and geometric understanding; 4) procedural versus conceptual error analysis; and 5) the use and understanding of manipulatives. Dr. Fick has been involved in

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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

to market needsfor those with knowledge and skills in additive manufacturing. Thorsteinsson and Page [1]discussed the evolution of 3D printing and Industry 4.0 and remarked that “Industry 4.0 is touted,by many, to change the lives of millions over the next several decades. Industry 4.0 is a term thatseems to be synonymous with 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing”.The literature suggests that students and graduates who possess direct metal additivemanufacturing techniques knowledge and skills have a career advantage compared to studentswhose knowledge and skill base is limited to plastic printing [2]. Therefore, there has been arecent interest among institutions in direct metal additive manufacturing. Many institutions