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Sheima Khatib; Roman Taraban; William Lawson

Changes in Student Confidence, Strategies, and Reflection in a FE Review Course in Chemical Engineering Sheima J. Khatib Department of Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University Roman Taraban Department of Psychological Sciences Texas Tech University William D. Lawson Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Texas Tech University AbstractThe

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Ryan Campbell; Danny Reible; Roman Taraban; Jeong-Hee Kim

1 More than a Dream: The Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods (DREAM) Project Ryan C. Campbell, Danny Reible, Roman Taraban* & Jeong-Hee Kim† Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering † *Dept. of Psychological Sciences College of Education Texas Tech University Extended AbstractThe Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods (DREAM) project seeks to helpengineers better appreciate uncertainty and to address complex, poorly

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

projectStarting in the Spring 2019 semester, a pre and post reflection survey has been given to the studentsto measure their confidence on working on real-world problems and their familiarity with thedesign process before and after the course. The pre-reflection survey is given during the first weekof class, and the post-reflection survey is given in the last 2 weeks of the semester. For Spring2019 we had 77 and 62 responses to the pre and post surveys respectively. We had 67 and 61 forthe pre and post surveys respectively for Fall 2019. The pre-reflection survey had an ~86%response rate and the post-reflection survey had an ~74% response rate over the two semesters.Using a Likert Scale (5 very prepared, 1 not prepared at all) we ask the following

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Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

variables to create four composite variablesthat are scored on a percentile scale. The normed percentile scales make these variables ideal forsmall sample sizes as in the present case. The four composite variables are defined as follows in theLIWC Manual [6]: • Analytic Thinking - A high number reflects formal, logical, and hierarchical thinking; lower numbers reflect more informal, personal, here-and-now, and narrative thinking. • Clout - A high number suggests that the author is speaking from the perspective of high expertise and is confident; low Clout numbers suggest a more tentative, humble, even anxious style. • Authentic - A higher number is associated with a more honest, personal, and disclosing text

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Krista Nicklaus; Daniel Puperi; Patricia Clayton

toinclude the student-teacher in course planning before the semester begins, to provide guidance inpreparing and teaching a major portion of at least five classes, and to support participation in gradingand responding to student work. The student-teacher participates in all aspects of course planning,lesson planning, and student assessments with opportunities for reflective self-assessment andstructured feedback from faculty and student-teacher peers from lesson observations. Thispresentation will provide perspectives on the teaching practicum experience of a student-teacher,supervising faculty mentor, and students in a sophomore-level computational fundamentals ofbiomedical engineering design laboratory course. The student-teacher and supervising

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Maryamsadat Shokrekhodaei; Annatoma Arif; Robert Christopher Roberts

for the classand replaced the old modules to take advantage of the new format. In this paper, the authors will detailthe I2EE laboratory class, the original module format, and then detail their newly designed laboratorymodules and reporting format to improve student learning success. In order to have a qualityassessment, we conducted a survey to evaluate students’ satisfaction in terms of learning outcomesand their contentment from newly developed modules in comparison to three random old modules.The survey result shows that most of the students reflect positive feedback about newly developed labmodules.Keywords: Laboratory Format, Introduction to Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Circuits,Sensors, Student performance, Evaluation

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Dominic Bosomtwi, University of New Mexico; Marek Osiński, University of New Mexico; Viktoriia Babicheva, University of New Mexico

, and their ability tocontrol, confine, and enhance light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Results & DiscussionNanostructures, such as dolmens and oligomers of nanoparticles as well as several plasmonicmetasurface structures, have shown to exhibit Fano resonances in the optical domain. An example ofsuch nanostructure is the ultrathin Babinet-inverted metasurface made up of asymmetric split-ringapertures fabricated in a metal plate, which produces high-quality-factor (high-Q) Fano resonances. TheFano resonances originate from the interaction of bright modes and dark modes that give rise toasymmetric linewidth profiles in the scattering parameters, such as absorption or reflection spectra. All

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Arthur Pachachura; Vedansh Patel

”). SinceTrusted Inventory launched, the number of uniquely inventoried items increased from 448 to 1159, a resultonly possible with the flexibility provided by the system.Trusted World is now able to actively track the status of all orders from time placed through delivery with thehelp of Trusted Inventory. Active and accurate tracking ensures that all orders are fulfilled in a timely mannerand allows management to efficiently allocate volunteers. In addition, clients benefit from faster orderfulfillment and a wider range of available items.Michael Garrett, CEO and Founder of Trusted World, reflected on the project: “being involved in the[development process] … helped create a system that increased efficiency” of daily operations andadministrative tasks

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Martha Mitchell; Paola Bandini

or regular communication as the more formal mentoring1. Thus, student-faculty pairswere asked to complete a Mentor/Mentee agreement annually. Pairs were strongly encouraged tocheck back with their agreements to see progress towards achieving their goals. Each semester, acheck-in survey was sent to students and faculty to assess satisfaction and ask for number ofmentoring meetings, positive aspects of the mentoring, and any issues that might have arisen. Results and DiscussionIn 2018 and 2019, an external evaluator conducted a qualitative assessment using a modified versionof the focused, in-depth interviewing method2 in which participants reflect on their educationalexperiences and life histories in light

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Roy Issa; Reinhard Puffing; Emad Manla

during senior design presentations in Spring 2019 using a rubric for assessment that is onABET’s students learning outcome criterion a through k. Scores ranging from 1 to 4 were assignedwhere 1 stands for an unacceptable performance, 2 stands for an acceptable performance, 3 standsfor commendable performance, and 4 stands for an outstanding performance. The gathered data isshown in Table 1 and Fig. 14. The scores below reflect the performance of the entire global teamthat included both WTAMU and FHJ students. The following categories were assessed inevaluating WTAMU engineering students: 1) Underpinning knowledge and understanding, 2)Engineering analysis, 3) Engineering design, 4) Engineering practice, 5) Intellectual abilities, 6)Practical

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Cody Crosby; Anita Patrick; Margo Cousins; Laura Suggs; Mia Markey

the mandatory logbooks were an excellent opportunity for reflection on the previous week’s work. Yet not all feedback was positive. The students had two main criticisms: (1) the poster-making seminar was undermined by the Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 8 different poster preferences of each lab, and (2) they would prefer even more information on the graduate school application process.III. Effectiveness of Bootcamps. The students enjoyed the tissue culture and

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Ahmed Hasan; Tariq Khraishi

,speed, time and landing site. Students learn about renewable energy by using an experimental kitthat help them to study the effect of wind speed and light intensity on electrical production. Robotic arm assisting welding at CNM Robotic arm laser engravement Robotic arm plotting engine design Students work on the bridge experiment Students work on tTime of flight Experiment A nine-questions anonymous survey was distributed to the students to reflect on the success andeffectiveness of the course and identify areas for improvement. The results of the survey are Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New

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Jeff Cunion; Brigitte Barbier

course as well asManufacturing and Industrial Managements students who are pursuing an IndustrialManagement concentration. For other engineering technology students, however, this could bethe only manufacturing related course a student might take.Table 1 lists and describes the module/topics covered in the course and reflects how SAP topicsare integrated into this particular course. SAP specific topics are noted in bold. Downloadinstructions for the SAP application are provided to students early in the course to allow time toresolve any technical issues. Navigation and transaction input case studies are incorporated at theend of the course to reinforce theoretical concepts covered which are related to purchasing andmaterials management. Notably

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Diana de la Rosa-Pohl; Catherine Horn

level of student engagement andhence student performance and persistence putting them on a path to graduation in STEM. Butfurther research is needed to meaningfully assess this assumption. Broadly, this work stands toinfluence the recruitment and retention of science and engineering undergraduates and give insightinto broadening participation in STEM. The investigators project that this work will aid in the designof transferable interventions that other universities can model.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1742579. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National

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Randall Manteufel; Amir Karimi; Pranav Bhounsule

instructorproctored the exams. When evidence was shared with the instructor, the response was disbelieffollowed by disgust. The instructor had received low student evaluations of teaching and had beenincreasingly disappointed in student attitudes in recent years. The instructor decided to stopteaching. The instructor was not an employee in the fall 2019 semester and did not want to pursuescholastic dishonesty charges. When asked for copies of the exams, the instructor said the examswere inadvertently thrown away in a recent cleaning of the office. The instructor destroyed theevidence. Hence the department could not pursue charges against any student. Upon reflection, thisfaculty member had taught for over 30 years and apparently never pursued a scholastic

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Cynthia Fry; Gennie Mansi; Kevin Kulda

functions that they discovered. Upon finding suspect segments of code, stu-dents modified the contents of the executable and observed the effects to see if the problem waseliminated. They reverted back to the previous version of the executable if the modificationshad unexpected or undesired results. Finally, students implemented and tested their additional modifications. In the previousstage, students had been deliberate in taking notes and discussing various features to alter.Therefore, they simply explored the different ideas they liked most. In BinaryNinja, once theexecutable was altered, the graphical view would immediately reflect the result of the alterationon the program’s flow. Students altered the executable, confirmed that the

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Kenneth Van Treuren

-face social interaction, basic skills needed for success in the workplace. Thispaper will examine the trends seen in the literature, reflect on the iGen students entering theuniversity, and attempt to understand their circumstances and culture. This paper will then offersome suggestions on how engineering programs can add value to the students, helping them mature.By helping iGen students mature, the students will become productive members of society, able tofunction in today’s changing world and find joy in their work. IntroductionMake no mistake, there is a mental health crisis facing the university. The American College HealthAssociation in their Spring 2018 report states that 63 % of college