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Smitesh Bakrania

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2A Visual Approach to Teaching Properties of Waterin ­Engineering ThermodynamicsSMITESH BAKRANIARowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ ABSTRACT Overcoming the challenge of using the steam tables can be considered a rite of passage inundergraduate thermodynamics courses. Students often circumvent the use of steam tables andresort to simpler digital alternatives to retrieve properties. In fact, the steam tables and their digi-tal relatives that supply numeric property values fail to reinforce the fundamentals; namely, howstate properties are related to each other. Supplying state properties without

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Mansour Karkoub; Chun-Lin Yang; Wael Karkoub; Moutafa Raslan

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Undergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for DeepLearning in Engineering EducationMANSOUR KARKOUBTexas A&M University at QatarDoha, QatarCHUN-LIN YANGWAEL KARKOUBMOUSTAFA RASLANTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas ABSTRACT For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learningprocess in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learn-ing. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning ofsome engineering skills and principles. The tool is known as the

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A.Ravishankar Rao

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Interventions for Promoting Student ­Engagementand Predicting Performance in an IntroductoryEngineering ClassA.RAVISHANKAR RAOFairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ ABSTRACT Studies show that a significant fraction of students graduating from high schools in the U.S. isill prepared for college and careers. Some problems include weak grounding in math and writing,lack of motivation, and insufficient conscientiousness. Academic institutions are under pressure toimprove student retention and graduate rates, whereas students are under pressure to graduateand find employment. Consequently

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Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto; Ginna Paola Castro Castaño; Mileidy Alvarez Melgarejo

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2A Learning Model Proposal Focused on Challenge-BasedLearningMARTHA LILIANA TORRES-BARRETOGINNA PAOLA CASTRO CASTAÑOUniversidad Industrial de Santander, ColombiaANDMILEIDY ALVAREZ MELGAREJOUniversidad de Investigación y DesarrolloBucaramanga, Colombia ABSTRACT This paper proposes a model that comprises a learning exercise based on challenges, whichtends to promote non-technical skills such as oral expression, communication, resource manage-ment, leadership and problem solving among engineering students. Since engineers have beenrecognized throughout the world for their ability to creatively

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David Reeping; Lisa McNair

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Undergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for DeepLearning in Engineering EducationMANSOUR KARKOUBTexas A&M University at QatarDoha, QatarCHUN-LIN YANGWAEL KARKOUBMOUSTAFA RASLANTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas ABSTRACT For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learningprocess in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learn-ing. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning ofsome engineering skills and principles. The tool is known as the