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Faculty Development Medley!

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Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Narcrisha Norman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

processes relevant to the administration, quality andsustainability of adjunct faculty in distance learning programs. It aims to identify andinvestigate, among key stakeholders, prevailing interests and concerns which are organized intofour dimensions- (1) Faculty Onboarding, (2) Course Assignments, (3) Faculty Performance and(4) College Communication. Results show that adjunct faculty would like more feedback, morecourse information available prior to the course becoming accessible in the learning managementsystem, increased lead time and frequency for the courses they teach, and more effectivecommunication with the academic units and its points of contact. Based on these findings and areview of the literature, a list of short-term and long-term

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Shramana Ghosh, New York University; Pooneh Sabouri, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 63 journal articles, and 164 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 40 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 64 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 130 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,000 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Examining the Role of LEGO

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Adurangba Victor Oje, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Peter H. Carnell, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

evidence ofthe instrument. Implications of findings and future directions are discussed.IntroductionStress and adversities are common experiences of everyday life. Students encounter stressfulfactors that challenge their motivation to pursue and persist in academic goals. Such factors oftenrequire being resilient in the face of academic adversities. The ability to navigate risk factors,recover from academic setbacks, and adapt to stress or adversity is described in the literature asresilience. Broadly defined, resilience is the ability to “bounce back” from adversity or stressfulsituations to achieve the desired goal [1-3]. Resilient students are better equipped to navigatedifficult situations, adapt to changes, recover from setbacks, and maintain

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Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Bora Cetin, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

. Problems encountered by professionalsin the engineering industry are typically described as ill-structured [1], wicked [2], [3], ill-defined[4], complex [5], or workplace [1] problems. Although the terms used vary, they have similarmeanings; they describe problems that have no right and wrong solutions, are not easily defined,have no clear rules, and typically require iteration to develop a final solution. Engineering classroom problems, are defined as being typically given by the courseinstructor in a well-documented, well-defined written form, and having a single, “correct” solution[3]. Workplace problems, however, typically include only smaller amounts of informationregarding how to approach the problem, often with vague or conflicting

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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David Reeping, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Educational Research and Methods

methods” askeywords – resulting in 60 viable articles. Using Creamer’s Mixed Methods Evaluation Rubric(MMER), we found exemplar articles demonstrating considerable proficiency across one or moreof the rubric’s four criteria: (1) amount of mixing, (2) interpretive comprehensiveness, (3)transparency and (4) methodological foundation. Using the exemplars as discussion points, weadvocate for: (1) the use of mixing during analysis to increase the interplay between the differentstrands of inquiry (amount of mixing), (2) framing results using the study’s constructs, researchquestions, or perspectives to avoid siloing the study’s approaches (interpretivecomprehensiveness), (3) using methods flowcharts to communicate design features(transparency), and (4

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Russell Andrew Long; Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

MIDFIELD includes research on obstacles students face that interfere with degree completion and, as well, how institutional policies affect degree programs. His group’s work on transfer students, grade inflation, and issues faced across gender and ethnicity have caused institutions to change policies so that they may improve. Awards and publications may be found at https://engineering.purdue.edu/people/russell.a.long.1.Mr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University at West Lafayette Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in Iran. His

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A Technology Potpourri I

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Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

result, higher learning institutions are working towardsincorporating higher education as a dynamic regional element.The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), was created in 2013 by the TexasLegislature as an unprecedented and remarkable move to bring together the assets of the twomost important regional higher education institutions: The University of Texas at Brownsville(UTB) and The University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) 1. As a new institution, UTRGV isemerging as a regional research institution working to grow as a leader among minority-servingresearch institutions.As a young institution, with an innovative organization, and with two years since it startedoperations, UTRGV can be proud of a mission on-route: to provide a high

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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

participants in year one. Theefforts from year one were reported in a previous publication [1]. These changes includedimproving communication before and after participants arrive on campus and providingbackground about the center and the plans for the program. Communication to mentees andmentors was coordinated to minimize confusion about program activities and expectations. Astructural change was made to prioritize placing two (or more) students or teachers in a givenlaboratory so they would have the benefit of having a lab mate who was also part of the cohort.Also critical across the programs, formal graduate mentor training was provided to all graduatestudents as part of a center-wide Annual Meeting in May 2019. A mentoring award waspresented to an

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Hindolo Michael Kamanda, University of Georgia; Davis George Anderson Wilson, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

account of students lived-experiences show a complex interplay of expectations from multiple sources. The mechanisms ofcompounding, conflicting, and triangulating expectations show that the interactions ofexpectations can amplify their emotional impacts on students. The results indicate that studentsjudge their own performance or belonging in engineering relative to the systemic functioning ofexpectations. For educators, this insight has profound implications on how we communicateperformance standards without inadvertently reinforcing social performance expectations thatcan contribute to problematic cultural features of engineering learning environments.IntroductionIn the broader discourse around student diversity and retention [1-4], prior

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New ECE Laboratories

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Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

interconnection of devicesacross a wide spectrum of systems and enables significant increases in automation andoptimization 1. By giving each “thing” a unique identification and connectivity to the internet,IoT allows physical objects to hear, see, think, and perform a variety of jobs through sharinginformation to each other and making decisions based on the shared information without humanintervention 2. Currently, IoT is expanding and growing itself to many different applicationdomains such as military applications and operations, healthcare, industries, telecommunications,energy productions and distributions, transportation, surveillance, sustainable agriculture, andemergency responses to natural and human-made disasters 3. According to McKinsey

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

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Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

onlinelearning content instead of a textbook to ensure reading before class, and online auto-gradedhomework and programming assignments to provide extensive practice and immediate feedback.A key omitted feature is videos; we intentionally have not made use of video lectures in anysubstantial way. A common theme from students is that they did not originally want to take thecourse online, but afterwards saying they liked the course better than in-person courses duelargely to the surprisingly-extensive live online interaction.1. IntroductionOur department's CS1 class serves about 1,000 students per year, about half CS/CE majors andhalf non-majors (engineering, science, math, and more). In 2012, our department decided to tryteaching one CS1 section online

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University; Mandayam Thirunarayanan, Florida International University; Sai Chaithra Allala, Florida International University; Juan Pablo Sotomayor, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University

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Software Engineering Division

engineering through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the engineering workplace; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Experiences of Integrating Learning and Engagement Strategies (LESs) into Software Engineering CoursesAbstractThe increase in job opportunities for computing professionals in the global community has resultedin a dramatic surge in the enrollment numbers in computer science (CS) departments in

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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Hang Zhang, Beihang University; Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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College Industry Partnerships

connotation, how to createthe benefits and how to sustainably develop school-enterprise joint training. In the context ofpromoting a new round of PETOE strategy, it is urgent to communicate and coordinate withrelevant stakeholders such as policymakers, industry and business sectors, and institutions ofhigher learning, and take active and steady measures to jointly promote engineeringeducation reform in Chinese mainland.Key words: the Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers Plan, higherengineering education, school-enterprise joint training, Chinese mainland, small-N cases1. IntroductionOn June 23, 2010, the Ministry of Education of China held a kick-off meeting for the Plan forEducating and Training Outstanding Engineers[1] (hereinafter

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Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University

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Engineering Ethics

identify distincttypes of incidents. Critical incidents have been sorted into 25 themes and seven categories whichrepresented potential causes of changes in ways of experiencing engineering ethics in the healthproducts industry. Categories included: (1) Cultural Immersion, (2) Acting Ethically, (3) EthicalFailures, (4) Interpersonal Encounters, (5) Mentorship and Management, (6) Reflection andAssociation, and (7) Prior Ethics Training. These findings suggest the importance of workplaceculture in changing or solidifying individuals’ ways of experiencing ethical practice. Thesefindings can inform post-secondary engineering ethics instruction as well as workplace training.BackgroundSince ABET EC 2000, interest in and emphasis on engineering ethics

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ET Pedagogy I

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Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

) and oxygen from air to createelectricity. The PEM fuel cell consists of a proton exchange electrolyte membrane sandwichedbetween an anode (negative electrode) and a cathode (positive electrode). The membranesandwiched is technically termed as the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) that consists ofnafion membrane, electrodes, catalyst loading, and gas diffusion layer pressed together. Since themanufacturing of the MEA is time consuming, in this study, two pieces of a 5-layer MEA waspurchased from fuel cell store with customized dimensions.Hydrogen fuel (H2) is admitted to the anode channels as the first reactant gas, where the HORtakes place in the presence of the catalyst [1], causing the splitting of hydrogen's negatively chargedelectrons

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ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

experience, along with building their research and development skills. Buildingexperimental vehicles provides many opportunities for students to develop their creativity, workas a team, and create parts with groundbreaking technology.Each year, the EVP students create new, increasingly efficient vehicles for each project. Theseunique research projects provide great benefit for the professional development of engineeringtechnology. Students gain a direct application of hands-on learning in the workshop, which isdifferent than the traditional learning style in a classroom. In addition, these projects helpstudents learn to think inventively, communicate professionally, manage projects efficiently, andwork cooperatively in a team environment [1].Solar

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

that promote persistenceand graduation as well as attrition for Black students in Electrical Engineering (EE), ComputerEngineering (CpE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME). The qualitative portion of our studyseeks to explore in depth the causes of the observed differences while our quantitative studyexplores whether the findings of the earlier research are consistent over time and with a broaderset of institutions. Our transformative mixed-methods project responds to calls for more cross-institutional qualitative and longitudinal studies of minorities in engineering education. Ourstudy is investigating the following overarching research questions: 1. Why do Black men and women choose and persist in, or leave, EE, CpE, and ME? 2. What

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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George D. Ricco, University Of Indianapolis; Megan Hammond, University Of Indianapolis

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Educational Research and Methods

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Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

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Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

relational change of engineering faculty’s (N=65) instructional intent and teachingstrategies in their undergraduate engineering classes. Parallel analysis of data collected duringthe JTFD professional development program, a National Science Foundation (NSF) fundedproject, suggested an underlying structure of two or three factors. While the survey creators,Trigwell and Prosser [1], claim a two-factor structure, each with two underlying subscales, in theATI, exploratory factor analyses global model fit suggested a three-factor model to be a betterfit. Interpretation of loading patterns and magnitudes indicated concerns with both two- andthree- factor models. Although the small sample size presents a limitation to the findings, criticalanalysis of the

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Programmatic Integration of Liberal Education

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David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam; Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

increasingly large combination of interdisciplinary institutions.Just as education diversifies as it is adapting to the growing understanding of learning styles andsubjects of investigation, there is an increasing need for the plurality of institutional breadth asthe industrial landscape continues to change.Technology is allowing rapid global change; technology changes quickly, people change moreslowly, culture changes even slower still [1]. Specialization in technical domains requires long-term dedication and an increasingly large resource pool to stay competitive. Technical andresearch focused school systems with a narrow focus can leverage industry support throughresearch funding to supplement facility development. Alternatively, recognizing

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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Radana Dvorak, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Nicole Ralston, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland

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Computing and Information Technology

security issues in their software engineering careers.Students were asked to rank the learning objectives on a Likert scale of 1 to 5 where 1 was theworst ranking and 5 was the best ranking Generally, the results of the survey demonstratedstudents ranked the objectives well, with the lowest score for the objective about developing anaction plan for ethics indicating ways to improve the module in future course offering. Thehighest values were given to considering multiple viewpoints, indicating the mindset aspects ofthe project may have been successful.Based on the outcome and student feedback recommendations for future implementation of themodule in the curriculum is discussed.IntroductionThis paper describes a classroom module designed to develop

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

andgrow by providing insights into the design of engaging and compelling internship experiencesfor students and potential future employees.1. Motivation and BackgroundExperiential opportunities in the form of internships in industry represent significantopportunities for engineering students to gain knowledge about the professional workplace andinsights into potential future careers. While there appears to be no singular definition ofinternships in the literature or in practice [1], the National Association of Colleges andEmployers describes an internship as “…a form of experiential learning that integratesknowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills developmentin a professional setting. Internships give

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

-Instruction Mode for a Disciplinary Computer Applications CourseIntroductionRecent decades have seen a growing popularity of active-learning and flipped-instruction techniques,the two often combined in a marriage of convenience, if not necessity. The merits and methods of activelearning have been thoroughly studied and are well documented in the literature, to the extent thatsome argue that failure to adopt such techniques is analogous to malpractice in the medical community[1-3]. The other side of that equation however, flipped instruction, has only recently begun to be studiedto the same degree of scope and depth [4-6].This work provides a comparison of two course models for a sophomore, mechanical engineeringcomputer

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Faculty Development Medley!

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Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

assignments, exams, or a final course grade. Feedback has been shown in multipleeducational settings to be important and impactful to student learning through deeper contentunderstanding, improved retention, and better student experiences [1]. By giving studentsfeedback, a communication line is opened between the instructor and the student. Students arebetter able to adjust and correct misconceptions, recognize their strengths and weaknesses, andset personal learning goals [2]. Feedback has been identified as beneficial and having a positiveimpact on student learning in many educational environments through a variety of meta-analysisstudies that are compared and contrasted in a paper by Hattie and Timperley [1]. This meta-analysis paper aimed to

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Matthew B. James, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

holistic/global aspects, which provides further evidencethat arts-based methods are effective in capturing student perceptions of the engineeringdiscipline.IntroductionMany engineering programs offer first-year engineering programs with foundational courses fornewly matriculated students to ensure they are prepared for their future academic and personalcareers. These programs may exist across all engineering degrees or be targeted towards specificdisciplines. In addition to their broad population, these programs can focus on a wide variety oflearning outcomes including engineering and professional skills, orientation to a particularprogram, degree, or university, and to understanding the engineering profession itself [1], [2].Beyond possessing the

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Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

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Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

dilemmas to be morechallenging for decision making than others. In addition, this work will explore the effects ofprocess safety curriculum on how students respond to the same dilemmas. The formal researchquestions guiding this work are: 1. What types of process safety ethical dilemmas are the most difficult for students to determine a course of action? 2. How does course instruction in process safety affect decision making approaches?MethodsStudy Design and Data CollectionDuring the 2019 spring semester, the Engineering Process Safety Research Instrument (EPSRI)was distributed to 274 senior chemical engineering students from eight ABET-accreditedinstitutions; the breakdown by institution is shown in Table 1. The instrument was

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

shows that an engineering degree prepares students for a range of careers. However,engineering undergraduate training has often focused on equipping students with the knowledge,abilities, and attitudes that will make them successful as engineers in industry rather than the broadpossibilities that an engineering degree offers. Reflecting this focus, a common topic inengineering education literature discusses ways to bridge the gap between industry andundergraduate training [1]. However, the qualities students develop—such as critical thinking,problem solving, and teamwork—are also valued by employers in general. Additionally, researchstudies in engineering education on students’ post-graduation pathways often frame students whodo not enter

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Courtney Green P.E.

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Women in Engineering

9 million jobs between2014 and 2022 [1]. In fact, various computer and biomedical engineering fields are projected tohave more than four times the job growth by 2024 compared to the average growth for alloccupations [2]. The necessity for the United States to have a highly qualified STEM work forcehas created national educational initiatives, both secondary and post-secondary, to address theneed to increase the participation of underrepresented people in STEM-related fields. In fact, theU.S. Department of Education [3] outlined specific goals to increase the quality of education andsuccess of undergraduate students. These efforts have included strengthening secondary Careerand Technical Education (CTE) programs and preparing students to

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Best In DEED

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Eric Cuellar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser; Ricardo Cruz-Lozano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Design in Engineering Education

such practices is of interest to a range of engineering educationstakeholders.Brainstorming and IdeationEngineering teams frequently engage in brainstorming throughout the design process. In general,the main purpose of brainstorming is to generate the largest number of ideas in the least possibleamount of time. While there are myriad recommendations and methods for conductingbrainstorming, they all tend to operate under a relatively common set of principles. Rawlinson(2017) lays out four overarching recommendations that inform most brainstorming activities: 1. Suspend judgement: Evaluation of other participants’ ideas should be avoided and put aside until later phases of design. 2. Free-wheel: Members should let go of their mental

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Instructional technologies - Simulations, VR, Remote Education

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Yi-hsiang Isaac Chang, Illinois State University; Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University; Gunnar Keith Klitzing, Illinois State University

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Manufacturing

codingerrors or movement anomaly. However, the teach pendant method could be relatively slow,especially when dealing with complex workpiece geometry [1]. Another way to program an industrial robot is through a computer-aided programmingenvironment such as ABB’s RobotStudio [2]. This method can be done off-line, e.g. without thepresence of the physical robot. The CAD-like software environment allows the programmer tospecify the end effector’s spatial positions by referring directly to the work object’s CAD model[3] and letting the software determine the rest of the path. While this approach seems to be lesstime consuming, the interface could induce a relatively high mental workload [4] and be quitedaunting to novice learners. They might focus