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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

than technical areas,” does not seem to stick in a student’s mind. Thesestudents may hear it briefly in their freshman classes, but quickly forget it as the years pass by. Itis believed at Michigan State University that they need to be encouraged within their technicalclasses to explore areas that are normally not experienced in regular technical courses.Over the past three years, a new course in mechanical engineering was required of all incomingjunior mechanical engineers, ME 300 - Professional Issues in Mechanical Engineering. Thetopics chosen to investigate are wide and ranging from rights and responsibilities to creativity,from economics to entrepreneurship. The paper to follow will investigate some of the topicschosen, the rationale

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Russell L. Rhoton, Baker College

Paper ID #31929A Comparison of Succeeding Mission-Critical Mechanical EngineeringDesign/Fabrication Projects.Dr. Russell L. Rhoton, Baker College Dr. Russell L. Rhoton is currently a Professor and the Director of Engineering at the Jackson campus of Baker College. Dr. Rhoton took his doctoral, master’s and bachelors’ degrees from Eastern Michigan University, and taught there for many years prior to coming to Baker College of Engineering. His research areas are materials modification by use of energetic plasmas, and design of processing equipment. American c

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Kristin Brewster, West Virginia University; Patrick O'Donnell

universities included “Goal Ball Machine,” and “A’sfor April Hall.” The mascot for Braxton Tower, where the Engineering LLC is located, is a bull.Therefore, the competition was dubbed, “Running of the Bulls.” Students can see how their peersthey live with, both on their floor and on surrounding floors, are performing academically. Thispositive reinforcement will, hopefully, encourage the students to also celebrate their ownsuccess. Participation in this event is entirely voluntarily. Assessment is derived from theparticipation from each floor. Weekly updates keep the event fresh in the minds of students.Each semester, a spreadsheet is created to track grades from students, including the following:floor, first name, last name, class title and number

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Bhuvana Ramachandran, University of West Florida; Chathapuram Ramanathan, University of West Florida,; Mohamed Khabou, University of West Florida

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fields [4][5]. Having aparadigm shift in contemporary perspectives that classifies societies as “First and Third World”may provide opportunities to observe and learn from nations with an open mind. While thesenations are successful in recruiting and retaining women in engineering, study of what makesit difficult for women in the economically advanced nations such as those in the EuropeanUnion and the US, and implement similar strategies after having a solid grasp of thosestrategies that will cause this evolution possible? Finding an answer to these questions was themotivation behind this research work. According to Briseno [6], many female students in developed countries today selectadvanced mathematics and science courses and are

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Arjumand Ali, Grand Valley State University; Mahdi Norouzi, Grand Valley State University

Conference Proceedings, Jun 22-25, 2003, p 11408-11411. 4. Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K.,(1988), “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engineering Education 78(7), pp. 674-681. 5. Jensen, E. (1998), “Teaching with the Brain in Mind,” Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 6. Klegka, J.S. and O'Donovan, T.E.,(2002), “Using SIMULINK as a design tool”, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 8505-8517. . 7. Metzger, R.P. and Rodriguez, A.,(2002), “An Interactive Modeling, Simulation, Animation, and Real-Time Control (MoSART) flexible Inverted Pendulum Environmnet”, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 1-9. 8. Rao, S.S

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Yabin Liao, Penn State Erie; Sheng Liu

, challenge their minds in ameaningful way, and directly connect their efforts with accomplishments.1. IntroductionScience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has become a top prioritydue to growing concerns regarding a shortage in the U.S. STEM workforce. Many initiativeshave been taken to encourage and engage in teaching innovation to better prepare a diverse andglobally competitively STEM workforce. There are numerous innovative educational tools andmethods developed and studied to build and sustain interests in the STEM fields. With theexplosion of digital technologies in recent years, computer simulations and animations havedrawn great interest. Computer simulations present concepts in a dynamic environment andallow

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Ahmed Ammar, Ohio Northern University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University

incorporated various pedagogical techniques for Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML) in several courses including networks and data communications, electric circuits, systems design and com- munication systems.Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ohio Northern Uni- versity. He obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from Far Eastern University in 1990, the MS in Manufacturing Engineering from Bradley University in 1994 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1999. Dr. Al-Olimat is the recipient of Henry Horldt Outstanding Teacher Award in 2004 and 2014. He is a senior member of IEEE and the

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Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez, Michigan State University

Paper ID #31930The Need for Holistic Implementation of SMART AssessmentDr. Ron Averill, Michigan State University Ron Averill joined the faculty at Michigan State University in 1992. He currently serves as the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focus is on pedagogy, design optimization of large and complex systems, and design for sustainable agriculture.Dr. Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University Geoff Recktenwald is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Geoff holds a PhD in

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Nicole L Kamm, The University of Toledo

Paper ID #31909An Instructors Guide to Reducing Academic Dishonsesty in the ClassroomMs. Nicole L Kamm, The University of Toledo Associate Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Technology, College of Engineering, University of Toledo 2009 - present American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Instructors Guide to Academic Dishonesty Nicole L. Kamm, Associate Lecturer College of Engineering, University of ToledoAbstractThere can be no doubt that academic dishonesty, in college students, is on the

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Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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design: The role ofinterdisciplinary augmentation and the fine arts,” Technology in Society, vol. 45, pp. 1-7, 2016.[13] M. Gettings. “STEAM, PBL, scientific method, and the studio habits of mind,” ArtEducation, pp. 10-11, Jul. 2016.[14] N. W. Sochacka. “Learning together: A collaborative autoethnographic exploration of steam(stem + the arts) education,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 15-42, Jan.2016.[15] D. Herro, C. Quigley, J. Andrews, and G. Delacruz. “Co-Measure: Developing anassessment for student collaboration in steam activities,’ International Journal of STEMEducation, vol. 4, no. 26, pp. 1-12, 2017.