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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

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were invited to attend. A review of the cohort schedule showed thatapproximately three-quarters of the ENGR 2100 students had schedules that would allow them toattend.Students in ENGR 2100 were invited to participate in a survey related to their study habits (hoursper week in class, studying alone, studying with a group), use of tutoring, used of faculty officehours, and work hours per week. Two forms of the survey were administered, one for the start ofthe semester related to students’ plans for each of the categories and one for the end of thesemester related to their actual time allocation. The pre-semester version of the survey is alsoshown in the Appendix. Students who completed both start- and end-of-semester surveys wereentered into a

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Jeremy G. Roberts, West Virginia University

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conflict management styles, which can further provideinsights for the continuous course improvement and first-year engineering education. The resultswill be helpful as more and more Generation Z students enter higher education.Design of the “conflict resolution” sessionThe design of the “conflict resolution” session in the “Engineering Problem Solving I” coursefollows the Backward Design Process ​[13]​.Stage 1: Desired ResultsOne objective of this course is for students to acquire team working skills with the learningoutcomes to be “function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives” (ABET LO-5) ​[14]​. Therefore, in Stage 1, we

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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

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people, equipment, and materials that are housed in our labs, facultymembers’ labs, research labs as well as within other companies. The members share what isneeded and house supplies in whatever location is logical for each project at the time. As plans,partners, and project needs change, our equipment and supplies change and move.One of the priority ongoing projects is the operation of a makerspace laboratory that providesadditive manufacturing services to students, faculty, and external customers. A business graduatestudent oversees the laboratory and other students who staff the facility (Figure 1). The lab isopen to all our university students, and printing is free (up to 500g). Trained student staffmembers operate software and assist

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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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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between 15 and 22. It found that women are turning their back on these sectors for a variety of reasons, including a lack of science, technology, engineering and mathematics knowledge (30%), a perception that the industries are sexist (13%), and a belief that science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based careers are better suited to men (nine percent)”.High School Context and Formation of Educational and Career Plans Schools could play a positive role in highlighting the salience of gender in career relevantdecisions including the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsorientations [55]. A strong high school curriculum in math and science provides moreopportunities for concrete