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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Melissa M. Arana; Mireya Becker Roberto, University of San Diego; Nicole G. Reyes

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

foreducators to appreciate and acknowledge the linguistic repertoires of students as they engage inSTEM activities. In an effort to help teachers recognize these linguistic assets, this project soughtto create an environment where English and Spanish could be used as tools for meaning- andsense-making. The goal of this study is to inform how teachers can design engineering activitiesthat consider ELLs needs. In this paper, we present an example of how translanguaging practicesof teachers contributed to the understanding of science and engineering practices and theapplication of engineering design processes in the classroom.IntroductionThe population of Latinxs in the United States has grown exponentially in recent years. Many ofthese individuals can

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Michael J. Vinarcik P.E., University of Detroit Mercy

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Systems Engineering

the use of validation rules to support instruction (both stand-alonemodeling exercises and a larger, collaborative modeling project). Validation rules have provento be effective in reducing modeler errors when added incrementally in parallel with conceptsintroduced in class. The rules simplify grading (since the instructor can focus on value-addedcontent instead of semantic correctness). In addition, the rules conform to the Seven Keys toEffective Feedback proposed by Grant Wiggins: 1. Goal-Referenced (Error reduction/style conformance) 2. Tangible and Transparent (Rules clearly explain what is wrong) 3. Actionable (Error messages direct the modeler how to fix the issue) 4. User-Friendly (Private feedback that marks elements

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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

approximately 700 grant proposals, including co-writing, editing and serving as the Program Manager for 9 awarded STEM educa- tion grants totaling more than $14M. She has collaborated with University offices, faculty and staff in the facilitation of recruitment strategies to increase the quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate enrollment in STEM programs. Ms. Ward now manages the fundraising and grant writing for CAS- TLE and ExPERTS programs, including assisting with hiring and overseeing awarded projects as well as coordinating program evaluation.Dr. Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University, and is the

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; David Gill P.E., Western Washington University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #29352A Strategy for Integrating Professional Skills Development into aManufacturing Engineering CurriculumDr. Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Yip-Hoi received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1997. Following his Ph.D. he worked for several years with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Machining Systems also at the University of Michigan. His work involved supervision of sponsored research projects that focused on developing software applications to assist manufacturers design and plan operations on manufacturing systems

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arístides Carrillo Fernández, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

]. Nelson[19] uses the Analytics Lifecycle to break down the activities that generally occur in this process,activities that we hoped the students in this study would engage. Those activities or practicesinclude: problem framing, understanding and exploring or data sensemaking, developing ananalytic model, and interpreting, explaining, and activating results. Within this process, theactivities are further broken down into the tasks of define, identify, explore, analyze, present, andoperationalize. In the class project, students engaged in all these tasks except operationalize,which would require managing the implementation of the solution over some time. For thepresent study, we focus our analysis on the process of question design from the task

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; William Randall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Engineering Ethics

, research and presentations, and a final project, students learnedabout, explored, and sought to discern the ethical implications of cybersecurity within thecontext of society, especially as it pertains to military and law enforcement. Student feedbackvalidated that the course challenged them, offered them an opportunity to present their views,and extended what they had learned in their classic ethics class into the cyber domain. Basedupon lessons learned, adjustments are being made for the second offering of this course in orderto improve the flow and delivery of the class and the evaluation criteria. Changes are also beingmade to account for the increased class size from single to double digits.1. IntroductionAs engineering and technology become

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

based on the existingtrainers. The discussion includes design steps, and material and component selection andspecification. A series of lab activities will be proposed which will be used in teaching the labsection of the two undergraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering Technology andMechatronics Engineering Technology. The ultimate goal of this project, which will be asecondary study, is to seek students input on the use of these trainers in teaching the labactivities.About the coursesThe Department of Engineering Technology offers three undergraduate degrees includingElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET), Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET), and Mechatronics Engineering Technology (MCET). The authors teach in MET andMCET

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the tasks involved in a research project, from selection of a research problem to thereporting of findings in a research manuscript [25]. EERSE is research self-efficacy within thedomain of EER, specifically. According to self-efficacy theory, higher levels of task self-efficacylead to increased motivation and performance in completing that task [24]. Better understandingof EERSE among those who conduct EER can assist in motivating them to grow their EER skillsand knowledge, continue their EER efforts, and eventually be successful in achieving EERproductivity [9, 23].Self-efficacy theory also states that self-efficacy is influenced by many factors such asperformance accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

on computer systems and applications, networking, communication systems, along with digital, analog, and machine-control electronics. He is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence at Eastern and has been nominated multiple times for the Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award. His professional interests include implementing active teaching and learning strategies, metacognition, integrating open-source software/hardware with online control, and deploying electrical and telecom technologies in community-based organizations. He is always seeking opportunities for collaborating on teaching, scholarly, and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical

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Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

over 27 years. She worked as project manager, engineering manager, utility manager, maintenance manager, and finally as the Resident Engineer managing all technical areas of the facility. During her tenure, the brewery saw dramatic increases in productivity improvement, increased use of automation systems, and significant cost reductions in all areas including utilities where they received the internal award for having the best utility usage reduction for 2014. Since joining Ohio State, Aimee has joined the American Society of Engineering Educators and serves as the treasurer of the Engineering Economics division.Ms. Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University Kathryn Kelley serves as executive director of OMI; she

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Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

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S. Norma Godavari, University of Manitoba; Anne E. Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #29500Lifelong Learning in an Engineering Communication CourseProf. S. Norma Godavari, University of Manitoba Dr. Anne Parker, is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engi- neering Education in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, where she has taught En- gineering Communication for over 30 years. She also has served as a consultant to individuals and groups in other communication areas, such as medicine, law, and business and industry. Her research interests include collaborative projects in engineering; the synergy between engineering design and

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Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; David Robledo, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

aspiration is to find meaningful ways to give art students a better understanding of the current state of empirical aesthetics in the belief that such an appreciation would inform and influence their studio art practice.Dr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Ryan is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Instructor at Texas Tech University. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods” and teaches courses in the colleges of engineering and education. His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Jocelyn LaChelle Jackson, University of Michigan; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

workshop and research project focused on their unique challengesand strategies that enable them to survive and thrive in the academy. This paper summarizes the outcomesof the Intergenerational Mentoring Workshop held Summer 2019 and aims to equip the broaderengineering education community with insights for supporting this endangered demographic. Theworkshop was attended by 24 African American women engineering faculty who represented a widerange of roles in the academy. The day-long workshop consisted of multiple sessions in whichparticipants shared their insights, challenges, and promising solutions. This paper includes the results ofqualitative and quantitative data collected from a focus group with a subset of participants, observationsmade by

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

and graduate students through their engagement in laboratories,discussion sections, and mentoring activities. It is essential to train graduate students in effectivepedagogy, including teaching methods that promote student-centered learning, reflective teachingpractices, and engagement of a broad diversity of students. This investment in graduate studenttraining pays dividends in an enhanced learning environment for students now and in the future asgraduate students go on to careers that often include teaching and mentoring as core skillsets.This paper details an instructional improvement project targeting a pedagogy course for first-yeargraduate students in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at a large, public, research

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Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Win Gilbert Bruhl, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of design courses. Walesh’s book comes closestbut, while interesting and valuable, does not provide clear ideas for implementation withintypical engineering courses. Building on the work of Sternberg and others, Cropley offersprinciples and strategies for incorporating the development of creativity in engineering curricula.Many of these center around the idea of providing more opportunities for students to engage increativity throughout the curriculum.13 Baillie and Walker offer case studies of how creativitymay be integrated into three different courses (first year mechanical engineering, materialsscience, and a physics seminar).14Too many times in our engineering programs, we assign constrained problems and projects inour courses until the

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Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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Jeannine E. Turner, Florida State University; Min Tang; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mostafa Papi; Jerris Hooker, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Educational Research and Methods

) to explore the best pedagogical practices to improve the efficiency integrating classroom project-based learning and students’ real-world problem-solving practice. I have MS degree from Florida State University in Curriculum and Instruction and BA degree from China Nanchang University in English. I speak English, Chinese, and some Japanese. I am a proactive person. If you are interested in my research topic, please feel free to contact me via email: mt14n@my.fsu.eduMr. Shayne Kelly McConomy, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Shayne K. McConomy is the Capstone Design Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineer- ing at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; He holds a PhD in Automotive

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Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Sarah Corinne Rowlinson Furtney, University of Florida

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Biomedical Engineering

withbioinstrumentation, these courses constitute the dedicated teaching spaces (Figure 2) andfundamental skills that students use later in their course sequence in junior design and seniordesign. The University of Florida undergraduate biomedical engineering program is capped atone-hundred and twenty students for each graduating cohort, resulting in two sections of ~thirty-two students enrolled in the cellular engineering laboratory course each semester. A BFigure 2: The Cellular Engineering Laboratory has 8 Biological Safety Cabinets, with 4 shown in (A) andthe remaining mirrored behind, and a discussion space (B) where all students can see projected images.For the majority of students enrolled in Cellular Engineering Laboratory

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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Graduate Studies

of future STEM generations.IntroductionThe changing landscape of academia presents challenge in ensuring graduate trainees areproficient in the development of professional skills outside of the research environment [1]. Thisincludes capacity for knowledge translation of research outcomes to a non-expert audience,curriculum development, and effective project management [2]. Consequently, in preparingfuture faculty to assume academic roles and responsibilities successfully, post-secondaryinstitutions have shifted greater focus to providing teaching development programs for traineeprofessional development [3]. This is particularly important given the competitive nature ofsecuring an academic position. With increasing diversity of academic

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, Ohio State University; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

5th year negatively predicts completion. Since all students in this program are required to TA,those who TA in early years may have less research responsibility and more time to devote toassociated TA duties without sacrificing any other tasks. However, as doctoral students gainresearch responsibility and feel pressure to make progress on dissertation work, having a TAcould increase their workload unaligned with their projects and inhibit progress, delayinggraduation.In contrast, having an RA assignment or fellowship may allow doctoral students to fully focus onresearch, as shown when RA and fellowship are positive predictors of persistence andcompletion. Students funded on both RAs and fellowships develop important researchcompetencies and

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, West Virginia University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Development Lab with Dr. Debra A. Major where she has contributed to several grant-funded projects concerning the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM from their undergradu- ate careers into the workforce. Her primary research interests include the work-life interface, workplace gender and cultural issues, and leader support.Xiaoxiao Hu, West Virginia University Xiaoxiao Hu is an Associate Professor in the Management Department at West Virginia University. She received her PhD in Industrial/Organizational psychology from George Mason University. Her primary research areas are on affective experience and relational dynamics in the workplace. She also does re- search on psychometric and measurement issues as

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ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

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Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Prototype Automated Solar Tracking with Power Generation System Abstract — The purpose of this project was to design and build a Solar Tracking System froman electrical and mechanical perspective. The tracking system is equipped with automatedbattery charging circuit and switching capabilities for multiple batteries. The system can run afully autonomous mode using photoresistor to track the sun ensuring optimal coverage. Thepopular ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module is interfaced with an Arduino Mega using its communicationsprotocols for wireless control and monitoring of the system.I. Introduction In our everyday lives we constantly hear the chatter government and activists have inwhich

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NSF Grantees: RED 1

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Susan Bobbitt Nolen is Professor Emerita of Learning Sciences & Human Development at the University of Washington. She earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at Pudue University. Her current research interests focus on student engagement in engineering practices and social interaction during learning activ- ity, and their relationship to engineering identity and opportunity

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Sociotechnical Integration

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Jacquelene Erickson, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Lucena, focused on rendering visible the social justice dimensions inherent in three components of the engineering curriculum—in engineering sciences, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses; that work resulted in Engineering Justice: Transforming Engineering Education and Practice (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2018). His current research grant project explores how to foster and assess sociotechnical thinking in engineering science and design courses.Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines Kathryn Johnson is an Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science and is Jointly Appointed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 9

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Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Martha Nanette Harrell, Arkansas Tech University

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Computing and Information Technology

Security Officer for the Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT). She worked with the team at OHIT to implement the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE). Dr. Harrell has over 25 years’ experience with the technology field, serving as an educator, implementer, and manager. Dr. Harrell is a certified Project Manager and a Certified Public Manager. She has worked with the Arkansas State Cyber Security Office to ensure successful implementation of many State security projects, one of which received the George C. Askew Outstanding Project Award for Certified Public Managers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 From degree to Chief Information

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

education possesses the characteristic of"technology-led, project-based team learning, close ties with the industry”. To name a few,Stanford University launches Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), providingcustomized entrepreneurship courses for engineering students according to their educationlevel, which are given by both school and industry mentor [2]. Technical University ofMunich, a paragon of European entrepreneurial universities, sets up UnternehmerTUM andStart TUM to provide students with comprehensive guidance on the whole process of theirstarting a business, such as providing hands-on entrepreneurship training, basic equipment forproducing product prototypes in their start-up period [3]. Numerous School ofEntrepreneurship and

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University; Tris Utschig, Kennesaw State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Institutional Innovation Staring from the Grassroots LevelAbstractIn this project, a town hall meeting was conducted with faculty and staff from all departments ina college of engineering. Teams of 10-12 people were asked to generate ideas for collaborativeexchange among faculty, staff, and students to better support student success, retention andprogression. The purpose of the town hall format was to intentionally initiate change within thecollege from the grass root levels instead of mandates coming top down. Dozens of ideas weregenerated, qualitatively sorted into common themes, and ordered by frequency. Each theme wasthen discussed in a meeting with administration to assign relative weights for anticipated costand perceived impact

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Trinity Borland, Wartburg College; Ripken Gehrig Holst, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering design thinking. His areas of research include engineering design thinking, adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering educaton projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Macedonia, Poland

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WIP It! Faculty Development Style!

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Erin J. McCave, University of Houston; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelli L. Chelberg, College of Menominee Nation

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

confident that many aspects can be generalized into the general academic settingregardless of research disciplinary focus area.Tuckman’s 5 Stages of Team Development [1], Figure 1, is very much applicable for teams thatare required to work together versus teams that choose to work together. As educators, wecommonly see these stages play out in group design projects, especially when it comes to the“storming” stage when students start complaining about their peers and show frustration towardsthe inability to be productive as a group. Tuckman’s model offers a good foundation, yet theauthors set out to propose a modified framework that describes the stages that occur when people“choose” to work together, versus Tuckman’s model which describes the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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M. Teresa Cardador, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kelly J Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Grisel Lopez-Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

with engineering department faculty, staff, advisors, andfemale students. By understanding how and why elective tracks become gendered withinengineering majors, we hope to identify effective strategies for improving the preparation ofwomen to pursue technical roles and career paths in their chosen field of study, with the broadgoal of improving the workplace retention of female engineers.As this project is ongoing, we plan to present preliminary results based on wave one (1)interviews with 30 female engineering students in their sophomore year (the year when electivetrack selections are made).Project Background and Theoretical FrameworkExisting research shows that men and women in gender-typed occupations – such as engineering– often

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Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

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Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods, Ocean and Marine

Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive and social skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of