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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Tina Smilkstein, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jissell Christine Jose, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo; Vicente Jesus Rios; Maria Cortelyou Pieroni, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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transfer mixer, a movie night for first-yearmentees, and a coming out day celebration. The EE Diversity Project has served an important,and often under prioritized purpose in the department of Electrical Engineering of pushing for amore inclusive, diverse, and equitable group of future engineers.+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=A third student spoke about speaking out when she felt disrespected in a happy and inclusiveway:+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=As a fourth-year electrical engineering student, I have interacted with most professors in thismajor. They are all very intelligent people and for the most part, great teachers. However, I wishthat I would have met more professors that support diversity earlier in my career here. Thoughit’s

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Julia Badrya, Univerisity of California, Irvine; Beyza Nur Guler, University of California, Irvine ; Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

of the detailed connection, students’ drawings were missing welds, bolts, andplates, incorrectly orienting plates, and misplacing the knife plate (see Figure 4​). Mistakes suchas these led to miscalculations of net area and capacity.The students in this course have taken a class in the beginning of their college careers to teachthem a level of drawing skills. This level of drawing includes the ability to draw generic blockshapes from different perspectives. The level of drawing required in the steel design courseincludes the ability to draw complex cross-sections of floor plans and connections with detailedcomponents like bolts and welds (again, see ​Figure 3​ and ​Figure 4​).After Exam 1, a sketching assignment was assigned to the students

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Liya Grace Ni, California Baptist University; Larry W. Clement P.E., California Baptist University; Ilyoul Lee, California Baptist University

. Languagebarrier is another major obstacle for Chinese students to gain knowledge from courses taught inEnglish using traditional teaching approaches, and demonstrate their understanding in writtenEnglish. In addition, some students at SAVC lack the motivation in learning because IoT waschosen as a career path by their parents instead of themselves. Engaging these students inlearning the knowledge and skills that prepare them for the IoT industry is quite challenging.Under the constraint of faculty availability, all of the above-mentioned nine courses are deliveredin a condensed form. Normally each four-unit course is offered in a three week period, and fiveweeks for each of the six-unit courses. Introduction to the Internet of Things, as a four

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles; Steven Matthew Cutchin; Karen Howell, University of Southern California; Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University

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trainingSome educators may argue that the existing computer science ethics education does not impactstudent views on algorithm bias and their professional knowledge. Indeed, taking one or possiblytwo engineering ethics courses as part of a degree program may not have a lasting impact onstudents embarking on professional careers. However, alternatives to semester-long ethicscourses may be more effective and impactful. In a systematic literature review on engineeringethics education, Hess​13​ (2018) suggests integrating micro-insertions of ethical decision-makingacross the curriculum. For example, the micro-insertion of asking students to choose betweentwo refrigerants by weighing not only environmental impacts but also adding costconsiderations​14

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Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

instruction could have anegative impact on students’ careers.1 While many computer programming classrooms now havecomputers, it is common to see an instructor conducting the lecture using old techniques and thestudents only using the computers during designated lab times. The computers and cell phones inthe classroom become distractions and pull the student’s attention away from the lecture. It ishard for the instructor to compete with social media, online games, and other readily availableon-demand content provided by computers and cell phones. This generation is accustomed toinstant gratification8 and traditional lecture-based class dynamics do not hold student attentionfor long. In the majority of university computer science classrooms, “Most

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Chris Burns, Boys Republic

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program at Boys Republic. To date, manyengineering students have received engineering career opportunities as a direct result of theirwork on Ponderosa.I. IntroductionRobotics and automation systems are now a standard method of manufacturing across manyindustries. The design of these systems requires careful consideration and thought for theintegration of design topics including engineering disciplines of mechanical design, electricaldesign, software engineering, and controls engineering1. Within these disciplines, furtherdiscipline decomposition such as machine design, fluid dynamics, analog and digital electronics,computer vision, and real-time software are further required2. Designers of such systems mustbe able to understand the

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Angelique Bonilla; Daniel Charles Jones, California Polytechnic State University; Amanda Krysl; John S Seng, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

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InvolvementBecause this work is done at a primarily undergraduate institution, there are many challenges indeveloping a long term robotics project such as this one. It is difficult to maintain continuity in ahardware/software development environment when students are only able to actively contributefor 3-6 months at a time during their college careers. It is a challenging balance to find the rightcombination of student and faculty involvement on a long term project. If students retain mostof the technical knowledge during initial development, then when they graduate, a significantportion of the system knowledge is lost, leaving new students with the tasks of figuring out howthe system was organized. On the other hand, if faculty members are overly involved

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

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fields of practice, includinga full tenured biomedical engineering professor with a joint appointment in chemical andbiomolecular engineering, an assistant professor of teaching in biomedical engineering, and alecturer in materials science. The full professor is a serial entrepreneur, with over sixcompanies, while the assistant teaching professor is an expert in engineering design andeducation, and the lecturer is a professional working in industry. These broad skills andexpertise have allowed the professors to provide insights into entrepreneurship, academia, andindustry, which highlight the various potential career opportunities the engineering studentswill engage in upon graduation.Table 2: Course learning outcomes and corresponding ABET

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Seema C Shah-Fairbank P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul R Hottinger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shonn Haren, Cal Poly Pomona

professional careers. In addition, the results of numerousstudies demonstrate that, beyond providing skills required by ABET standards, informationliteracy instruction results in engineering students finding higher quality information sources,developing better research questions, more deeply evaluating the credibility of the sources theygather, and generally producing better research. While all of this is encouraging, the literaturealso asserts, repeatedly, that effective instruction in information literacy goes far beyond a single,generalized lecture provided by a librarian at the beginning of a semester. In order forinformation literacy instruction to be truly effective, it must be integrated into the course work,through multiple instruction

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Meredith Jane Richter, Loyola Marymount University; Christian Tiong-Smith, Loyola Marymount University

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, maybe having a positively impactful interaction with a teacher or professor early on ina student’s career in STEM leads to a strengthened engineering identity that, in turn, providesincreased resilience and, hence, potential to overcome academic obstacles. We hope that theresults of our continued efforts in this study will contribute effectively to the growing body ofliterature on valuable insights that inform best practices in the development, implementation, andassessment of educational interventions that support students with diverse identities to persist inengineering.Bibliography [1] President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (2012). Report to the President, Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional