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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., High Point University

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Electrical and Computer

Outcomes, • Assessment Under Special Circumstances, • General Assessment Information or Tools, • New ABET Criteria, and • Efficient/Sustainable Assessment Processes.Of the categories, the one with the most papers, and the most diversity of topics, is that ofAssessment of Specific Courses or Outcomes, such as [2]-[9]. The example papers considered inthis category include such diverse topics as using a lower level Physics course in outcomeassessment [2], use of an on-line Ethics module [4], metrics for “inclusive and socially justteaming practices [5],and an assessment of information literacy for ABET’s outcome 7 [6]. Asmany programs are now using a capstone design course or project as a major portion of theirABET assessment, there

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Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Collin W. Shale, Johns Hopkins University; Shababa Binte Matin, Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #30608Inclusion of Industry Professional Experts in biomedical engineeringdesign courses at-scaleCollin W Shale, Johns Hopkins University Collin Shale is a junior lecturer with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins Uni- versity. Collin received his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Marquette University, and he received his master’s degree in bioengineering innovation and design from Johns Hopkins University, where he worked on projects relating to infection prevention for intravenous infusion and tuberculosis di- agnostics. Collin is an instructor for the capstone

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Ethical Design

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Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas Tooker, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Engineering Ethics

practice. Anend of semester survey was given to students only taking the design class, taking the classsimultaneously with a capstone seminar course that included more traditional ethics curriculum,and only taking the capstone seminar course. Results indicate that integrating ethics assignmentsinto design courses can complement traditional ethics instruction. Students enrolled in bothclasses responded with more consistent ethical decision outcomes, where students acknowledgeother perspectives and were less likely to select decisions that avoid responsibility for theiractions. Student responses also indicated a positive experience with the new content deliverymethod.IntroductionEthics instruction in the engineering curriculum is fraught with

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Pavan Meadati, Kennesaw State University; Minsoo Baek, Kennesaw State University

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Construction Engineering

construction management program in a university. This study investigates fivemajor aspects of students’ perceptions toward a BIM application including, (1) the source of knowledge ofBIM; (2) the perception of the BIM software applications with a level of competency; (3) the awarenesslevel of BIM to get a job in the construction industry; (4) the perception of BIM-related jobs; the perceptionof the future of BIM in the construction industry; and (5) the importance of BIM education within the CMdegree program and CM undergraduate capstone projects. Thus, this study conducted a survey withdifferent levels of construction management students. Adopting the student population from KennesawState University as the case study, this research initiated a

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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

academic international programs, such as study abroad, student exchange or onlinecourses, allow students to experience certain advantages of cross-cultural education. However, amore active participation would provide the students with opportunities to develop anunderstanding of working in international settings and gaining the skills to successfully interactwith diverse cultures5,6. As a bi-national region, we can consider this a privileged geographical area to experience cross- cultural mobility. Therefore, cross-border collaborative learning through capstone engineering projects is developed as a regional, cooperative scheme to provide additional societal settings for technology development in undergraduate applied research for students

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael A Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jennifer Kracha, University of Colorado Boulder

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undergraduate program at the University of ColoradoBoulder piloted an innovative engineering design course available to students in all engineeringdisciplines (link to course site, including examples of student projects:https://www.colorado.edu/eplus/courses/geen-2400-engineering-projects-community​). The purposeof this course is to provide engineering students with the next step in a sequence of hands-on,team-based, interdisciplinary engineering design courses and create a natural progression between afirst-year projects course and senior capstone course. The University already offers anentrepreneurial design course option for juniors but the second-year of coursework was lacking arelated course option. Based on research around project-based service

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New Developments in ECE

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

: Implementing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMany engineering programs have significant project- and design-based courses in the freshmanand senior years. Freshman courses usually serve a dual purpose: a) making engineering a moreattractive study option for undecided students, and b) introducing the basics of technical andnon-technical skills, such as teamwork and project planning. On the other hand, seniors doingtheir capstone projects are expected to perform at a more proficient level, one that woulddemonstrate their readiness for entering the workforce as engineers.As will be discussed below, the project component in our freshman year-long sequence evolvesfrom minimally structured projects

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

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Fitratullah Khan, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Mahmoud K Quweider, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Ala Qubbaj, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Emmett Tomai, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Liyu Zhang, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Hansheng Lei

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Computers in Education

the cloud -Collecting data from sensors and uploading to the cloud DB -Commanding actuators through RPi per cloud DB CSCI -Detailed RISC architecture with multistage pipeline 4335 -Benchmarking -Effect of code arrangement on pipeline performance -Effect of code on cache performance CSCI Different RPI-based capstone projects per student selection - some selected projects done by students 4390 are as follows: -Remote site real-time security and safety system -An embedded system based medical app for tracking health vitals and emergency issuer of notifications -An embedded system for real-time overhead clearance and

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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Rachael E. Cate, Oregon State University; Donald Heer, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

instruction to students as they progress through the senior capstone project and develop relationships with project stakeholders in industry. She also supports engineering communications program development, research, and implementation. In addition to her Ph. D. research interests in service learning, program de- sign, and qualitative research, she is also collaborating on research in the areas of communications-related success factors of recent engineering graduates in industry and effective tools for instructors of integrated engineering and communications courses. Donald Heer: Donald Heer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from Oregon State University in 2001 and 2003, respectively. In 2003, Mr

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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various research projects. She’s also the founder and advisor of the first ASEE student chapter in Puerto Rico. Her primary research interests include investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in en- gineering sciences, especially for underrepresented populations. She also works in the development and evaluation of various engineering curriculum and courses at UPRM applying the outcome-based educa- tional framework.Dr. Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Nayda G. Santiago is professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) where she teaches the Capstone Course in Computer Engineer- ing. She received an BS

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Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Erica M. Comber, Carnegie Mellon University; Elisha Anthony Raeker-Jordan, Carnegie Mellon University; Kalliope Georgette Roberts, Carnegie Mellon University; Melanie Alexis Loppnow, Carnegie Mellon University; Andrew Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Chung, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical Engineering

addresses healthcare challenges and achieves the following:Objective 1: Leverages curriculum-acquired knowledge of both engineer and ID studentsObjective 2: Mimics the communication dynamic within the medical device industryMaterials and Methods: This year (2019-2020), the capstone course incorporated ID-centeredassignments on behalf of objective 1 and restructured project teams to consist of engineering andindustrial design subteams for objective 2. During the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years,4 and 6 industrial designers enrolled to work with ~50 BME students on 4 and 6 projectsrespectively. Engineering students’ team assignments both academic years were generated usingthe Comprehensive Assessment for Team-Member Effectiveness (CATME) system

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Clarissa Belloni, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

these humanitarian engineeringprograms is that this may be a way to improve retention of women within engineering.Humanitarian courses, including humanitarian engineering senior design capstones and service-learning study abroad programs, have higher enrollment of women than their traditionalcounterparts. Analyzing the motivations of participants in these programs reveals that womengravitate towards projects that allow them to become a “global professional” and “make adifference” while men want to “make a difference” by working on “exciting immersive real-world projects.” Thus, women seem to prefer projects that make a difference to other peoplewhile men choose work that they personally find to be exciting. However, within the existingresearch

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Chao Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Zesheng Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Software Engineering Division

undergraduate andgraduate levels, as well as student teams involved in Capstone senior design projects. Weexplored Slack in the following three perspectives: (1) sharing information, (2) answeringquestions, (3) collaborating in projects. We conducted analytic study on both the data recordedby Slack and feedback from end-of-semester student surveys. The results show that Slack is anexcellent online tool for improving the communication between students and instructors andamong students working in group projects.The remainder of this paper is structured as follows. We first introduce the context of our study,including different courses in which we have used Slack as a communication tool. We thenintroduce Slack and its related functionalities, and examples

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ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

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Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems to reject heat from therefrigerant to the outdoor air and to help in liquefying the refrigerant as it passes through itstubes. Reducing the surrounding air temperature or the surface temperature for the condenserwould help in eliminating an additional source of heat into the refrigerant and lower thetemperature of air surrounding the condensers which would enhance the air-conditioning systemperformance.A capstone project in the School of Engineering Technology at Purdue University conducted anexperimental and analytical study to investigate the performance of a 3 ton-refrigerant (TR) air-conditioning unit, installed in a residential house, while shading its condenser. The surfacetemperature of the tubes exiting the condenser were measured

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

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Uma Lakshman, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

opportunities.Introduction The motivation of this study is to determine whether students at New York Universitywould electively enroll in a second semester of EG 1003. Incoming students are beingincreasingly exposed to engineering concepts in high school, resulting in a desire for engineeringchallenges in a project-based format. Integrating project-based curriculum early in engineeringeducation will introduce the engineering design process to socially relevant engineeringchallenges. The goal of the course is to be a comprehensive cornerstone course for students,which provides the foundation for first-year students to be prepared for the engineeringcoursework and future projects like their senior design capstone course. The cornerstone is oneof the few

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Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

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Harold Ackler, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University; Abbey Louie

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Engineering Leadership Development

of Georgia [12].The current approach was motivated by two primary goals: 1. Provide this education and training to all engineering students in the major without requiring additional courses. 2. Provide this education and training within the context of their team engineering capstone projects to improve their ability to apply what they have learned.These goals highlight perhaps the two main differences between explicit and non-explicit ELEprograms. The former programs are a separate course of study with the benefit of being muchmore rigorous, thorough and resulting in a certificate or minor, but at the cost of more selectparticipation and loss of elective courses as well as greater institutional expense. The latterprograms can

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Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

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

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Manufacturing

Al-Ain United Arab EmiratesKey Words: Inverted Pendulum, Capstone Design ProjectAbstract: This paper describes the design and build of a pedagogical setup consisting of a two-DOF inverted pendulum, which is mounted on a three-DOF cart. This was a collaborative projectbetween senior students in the departments of mechanical and electrical engineering at the UnitedArab Emirates University as part of their senior design capstone project. The students withguidance from their faculty mentors followed the various designing and building stages of thedesign process of the involved mechatronics system. This includes the steps of designing the setup,the building of the prototype, and the testing and verification of

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Muthu Govindaraj, Thomas Jefferson University

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Mechanical Engineering

knowledge domain and its constituents, we look forrelationships and crosslinks between the concepts. General concepts are placed at the top of themap, while the more specific concepts are placed below with relationship links, also known as’propositions.’ The maps are never final. As we gain new knowledge and understanding, both inthe meaning of the concepts as well as its relevance in the subject domain, the map can beimproved and expanded. In the case of using the maps as an addition to syllabi, it is preferable tokeep the maps simple and fit into one page or a slide.Since Senior Design is the capstone course for engineering, and many schools use the course forABET accreditation evaluation, it is essential to convey the concept of the course to

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Sandra Furnbach Clavijo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Matthew Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Course for all types of Capstone Senior Design Projects," in ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, 2018.[16] N. Hotaling, B. Burkes Fasse, L. F. Bost, C. D. Herman and C. R. Forest, "A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 630-656, October 2012.[17] C. Funk and K. Parker, "Women in STEM see more gender disparities at work, especially those in computer jobs, majority-male workplaces," in Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity, Washington, DC, Pew Research Center , 2018, pp. 55-71.[18] L. Balachandra, A. R. Briggs, K. Eddleston and C. Brush, "PITCH LIKE A MAN: GENDER STEREOTYPES AND

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Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

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Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Russell P. Lemler, U.S. Military Academy

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Engineering Leadership Development

cadets at WestPoint is their capstone design project. This project spans two semesters and is encompassed bythe courses Mechanical Engineering Design (ME404) and Mechanical Systems Design (ME496).Starting in ME404, mechanical engineering cadets are assigned to a capstone design project teamconsisting of five to seven other cadets. Over half of these projects are multi-disciplinary,collaborating with one or more other academic departments within the Academy. Across thetwo-course sequence, the cadets review the design process first taught in ME201 and apply thedesign process to an externally sponsored engineering design problem primarily fororganizations within the Department of the Army or Department of Defense.The team chartering process sets

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A Technology Potpourri I

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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Hung Pham; Anish Khatiwada, University of Houston, Downtown; Jonathan Lopez

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Engineering Technology

food consumption. By using organicwaste, this project ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns. Converting wasteto bioethanol creates a fuel from a biomass that would have been energetically wasted during thedecomposition process. Using bioethanol or blending it with gasoline both reduce the relianceon fossil fuel and ultimately reduce the carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. Thus, it is a trulysustainable transport fuel.In this paper, the design of the bioreactor, instrumentation and automation mechanisms arepresented. Kinetics studies and the results from the optimization of the reactor operatingconditions area also discussed. Since such work also was carried out as part of engineeringtechnology students’ senior capstone

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Learning Strategies

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Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Hayder Zulafqar Ali, United Arab Emirates University; Bobby Mathew, United Arab Emirates University

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Manufacturing

node showing a choice between possible assembly path and the AND node representinga given assembly path. The motivation for the inclusion of this assignment came from theobservation of struggling students in their capstone projects, where assembly planning wouldhave helped them. This paper describes how assembly planning principles and theirimplementation at the product level, is taught to senior mechanical engineering studentsthrough the Design and Manufacture Lab course, so that they can use assembly planning intheir capstone projects.2. The MethodologyThe methodology consists of two steps and an assessment through a practical question in themidterm examination. In the first step a lecture on AND/OR graph explaining how it is used ina matrix

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ENT Division Technical Session: Assessment Tools and Practices

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Laine E. Rumreich, Ohio State University; Faith Logan, Ohio State University; Zachary Dix, Ohio State University; Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

questions for this project: 1. How consistent are the three EM frameworks, measured through the similarity of results when used to analyze EM engineering courses? 2. How clear are the three EM frameworks, measured by challenges identified when attempting to utilize ambiguous or overly-specific EM learning objectives when measuring the EM content of courses?To answer these questions, three curricula were identified: first-year engineering laboratorycoursework, a third-year technical project designed with EM in mind, and a multidisciplinarysenior capstone course. These courses were chosen to span the entire career of an engineeringstudent, from first-year to senior capstone, to give a more complete dataset. Each curriculumthen

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Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institutionalarrangements necessary to help students develop these skills have not yet settled into a widelyadopted standard. Many engineering programs have turned to STS to provide students withconceptual tool kits to think about engineering problems and solutions in more sophisticatedways. Some programs feature standalone courses on the sociocultural aspects of technology andengineering, often taught by faculty from outside the engineering school. Others incorporate STSmaterial into traditional engineering courses, e.g., by making ethical or societal impactassessments part of capstone projects. This work in progress paper draws on the research team’s personal experience to examinethe character of an atypical, but potentially very powerful, model: STS

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

academic content. It is important that the work is done in partnership with thecommunity, and not for the community, in a way that is truly reciprocal. Finally, students mustreflect on their work before, during and after the experience to process, contextualize, anddeepen their learning.While community engagement projects have been primarily incorporated into first-yearcurriculum as well as senior design capstone experiences, there continues to be growth in the useof this pedagogy across the entire undergraduate engineering experience [3]. Communityengagement projects also occur in extracurricular settings, for example through participation instudent clubs such as Engineers Without Borders [4].The benefits of community engaged learning for course

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

others.Dr. William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bill Kline is Professor of Engineering Management and Associate Dean of Innovation at Rose-Hulman. His teaching and professional interests include systems engineering, quality, manufacturing systems, in- novation, and entrepreneurship. As Associate Dean, he directs the Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers which house campus competition teams, capstone projects, and a maker space. He is currently an associate with IOI Partners, a consulting venture focused on innovation tools and systems. Prior to joining Rose-Hulman, he was a company co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Montronix, a company in the global machine monitoring industry. Bill is a Phi

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

are skills most employers are looking for. Suchinnovation is not unusual for well-funded California universities, but we are excited to be trying similarinnovations at an urban university in Texas. There is also literature in sustainability curriculum to suggestthat community partnerships can be an enormous asset.[16] We are in agreement that these partnershipscan be invaluable. We have engaged in one group project at a community garden (mentioned above). Asfield trips we have visited local sustainable energy companies, urban farms science labs and non-profitsfor field trips. As students have started enrolling in the Minor in Sustainability most of them haveengaged with our sustainability for their capstone projects. This has strengthened

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Susan Henson, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technological University S. Henson’s career includes working as a chemist, finishing engineer, and materials scientist. In this re- spect, her expertise focused on material analysis and selection. After obtaining her Masters in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), she went on to teach GIS to civil engineering students at Lawrence Tech- nological University. After training in entrepreneurial engineering, she began teaching Fundamentals of Engineering Design Projects. She also acted as the civil engineering capstone coordinator. She is now a project engineer working in the Entrepreneurial Engineering Design Curriculum.Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Matthew Cole is a tenured Assistant Professor in the

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New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

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Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

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New Engineering Educators

course at the University of Notre Dame. One challenge associated with instructingCapstone Design is the wide variation in background students bring to the course, both inacademic knowledge and internship or work experience. Additionally, a one semester Capstonehas challenges of placing high academic demands on students due to both lecture material andthe capstone project being completed in the same semester. Compounding this challenge is thedivision of duties among the team within the project. In an effort to increase student agency anddecrease workload on the students, instructor, and teaching assistants, a competency-basedgrading approach was explored. The complex mastery of a capstone course hinges on successful completion of

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

disciplines. In the second-year training, students took multidisciplinarycourses (i.e., materials science, informatics, and engineering design), and then engaged in aninterdisciplinary capstone course (materials design studio). This sequencing is designed toprovide students with well-grounded experience that would integrate the materials science,engineering design, and informatics into their interdisciplinary capstone design projects andinternships. Students were encouraged to complete summer internships during the two years oftraining. Additional program components, such as mentoring resources and tools for careerdevelopment, were offered during the academic year for all students in the program. Theseprogram components included ePortfolios