Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Eric Steven Hall, North Carolina State University; Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

prototypes that require access to specificlaboratories and equipment.In the Spring 2020, Universities across the US shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19and transitioned to remote or virtual courses. The objective of this study was to investigate theimpact of the transition to remote and virtual courses on senior design or capstone courses inBiological and Agricultural Engineering to find lessons learned and help plan for futuredisruption in these courses. Four Senior Design Capstone Course instructors from differentBiological and Agricultural Engineering departments were interviewed to gather theirperspectives and experiences regarding changes in instruction; student projects’ management andoutcomes; as well as students’ learning and

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Michael "Mick" Peterson, University of Kentucky

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

, clients, and other stakeholders. The in-person event was modified by requiring teams topre-record their poster presentations, then followed up with a live, virtual session for furtherdiscussion. An unanticipated benefit of this change was that many project clients who arenormally scattered across the globe could view the pre-recorded presentations and attend the live,virtual discussion session. Students were able to directly interact with their clients, when intypical years, that would not have been feasible.Additionally, as project materials were abandoned on campus as students retreated, many teamsno longer had the necessary resources to continue with their earlier plans. Instructors helpedguide teams to work on other significant final

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John J. Classen, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Alison V. Deviney, Biological and Agricultural Department, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

stakeholder assigned as their major role,with instructions to consider what would be important to that stakeholder. The student thenconsulted with the student who had that same stakeholder assigned as a minor role. Studentswere allowed to adjust their map based on their discussion.Table 1. Perspectives in creating concept maps of the North Carolina swine industry Role Identity Description Engineering Firm Individual employed to design a manure management technology for a farm. Project Manager Responsible for scheduling construction, conducting meetings, etc. Farm Manager The end-user with plans to expand a swine farm in NC. For the assignment, the farm should be modeled on an existing NC

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin; Sarah Larose, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Environment and Natural Resources Engineering. She has worked with the Rising Scholars’ Program during the completion of her Master of Science in Agricul- tural and Biological Engineering and into her current Ph.D. program at Purdue University also in ABE. As part of the Rising Scholars’ program, she has helped plan and organize the student recruitment events, align students with summer research experiences and faculty mentors, and conduct student interviews for program analysis and evaluation. Ms. Baldwin has actively contributed to the collection and analysis of data for the Rising Scholars program, as well as the dissemination of information about the progress of the program.Sarah LaRose, Purdue University

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University; Ashley Nicole Venturini, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

inclusion of personal messages to students about how well they were doingin the course and course activities that asked students to reflect on what they had learned andwhat they still needed to learn. Although personal messages of encouragement and reflectionopportunities were practiced in this thermodynamics course, our plan is to be more intentionalabout both going forward. In summary, students and instructors in this thermodynamics coursedemonstrated impressive resiliency during the pandemic-induced shift to 100% online classes,and lessons which were learned in the e-Learning environment can improve post-pandemicengineering instruction.References[1] WHO, “United States of America: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard,” World Health