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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sydney E. Everhart, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leah Sandall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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programwith career professionals (mentors) and undergraduate college students (ambassadors). Duringprogram activities youth from underrepresented groups are paired with a mentor employed in aSTEM-related agriculture field. Cultivate ACCESS ambassadors are University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who study a STEM-related major. Mentors and ambassadors are recruited fromdiverse backgrounds that reflect the demographics of high school scholars. Scholars receivementoring from an adult and a peer who physically looks like them and can share personalstories of overcoming obstacles and facing adversity that youth may have encountered.Participation in mentoring experiences aids students in gaining scientific knowledge and engagesthem in career exploration and

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Owen J. Meehl, Ohio State University

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decision matrix poster focusing on one user perspective from the three designs documented in the previous assignment (group gallery walk, stakeholder randomly assigned).Assessment and analysis methods. The project was qualitatively assessed through analysis ofreflections collected over two years from the faculty teaching the course, the graduate teachingassistant, a community volunteer who organizes mobile produce markets for the local foodbank,and undergraduate student participants. What follows is in their own words. 23. ResultsFaculty reflections. I wanted to introduce more active learning to a course that is traditionallytaught via lecture, and was encouraged by my participation in a

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Clarissa Belloni, Ohio State University

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all four courses were compared to determine if student grades reflect a differencewith the addition of a humanitarian engineering project. The goal of this study is to betterunderstand whether humanitarian engineering projects may be used to improve the motivation,retention and educational outcomes of female engineering students.IntroductionHistorically, there has been a discrepancy in engineering between the retention rates of thosestudents who identify as male versus those identifying as female, with women earning 21.9% ofall engineering bachelor’s degrees [1]. Different engineering disciplines have been moresuccessful in increasing representation of women than others, specifically in the fields ofenvironmental, biomedical, and biological

Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Martin Chernosky, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Valentini A. Pappa, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey D. Sammons, Texas A&M University

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in this area,E=Has serious deficiencies in this area which are detrimental to students. Four factors were identified which had the potential to show improvement of satisfactionscores due to the course redesign. The noted factors of the EOC survey instrument were:Response 12 (TP): the lectures were well organized, stimulating and up to dateResponse 13 (TP): the objectives of the course were clearly stated and explained during the lecturesResponse 15 (CP): the supplemental material was adequately detailed and positively contributed to the learning experienceResponse 18 (CP): the scope of the material covered in the lectures was reasonable in the amount and reflected high standards

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

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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wereillustrated in a concept map. Students were then assigned to create a more comprehensiveconcept map of their entire curriculum and write a reflection on the experience. Several studentsexpressed a fresh awareness of the curriculum design and an appreciation of the attention of thefaculty to their education. This exercise was especially beneficial to students within one or twosemesters of graduation. Because graduate students have moved to a different level of theireducation and are focused on research projects with timelines not bound by the semester, nosimilar exercise was used.The first undergraduate project was an individual assignment titled the North Carolina SwineIndustry Summary, and was designed to build on earlier lessons and prior knowledge

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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the classroomin the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semester, whether they were teaching their senior design coursein person or online. This observation is consistent with the findings of [10] showing the shift toremove learning has driven the adoption of new digital tools in the classroom.Though they may have been initially underprepared, several engaged in additional trainingoffered by their Universities during the Summer. Their reflections are shared below: ● Next semester (Spring 2021), we are going to try to use a lot of the same tools and technologies that we used on the fly last year because in the end, they really worked well. ● Probably a big change I made this year (Spring 2021) is that we implemented Microsoft

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

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therealization of the design. Parts are ordered and prototypes are manufactured. For the 2019-2020academic year, all the actualization of the projects happened simultaneously with the global shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven months of design work suddenly had to pivot intoprojects and deliverables that could be completed remotely without access to much of the tools,equipment, and resources typically used by teams. This transition was much easier for someprojects than others.Upon completion of the Spring 2020 semester, the instructors reflected upon the outcome of thecourse and acknowledged several positive and negative aspects and used those to guide changesimplemented on the next iteration of the capstone course. This practice seemed to

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Banner, North Carolina State University; John J. Classen, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

, 250, 1e. 250, 1, 25f. 250, 25, 16. Regarding the main stages of LCA, drag and click the following terms to their appropriateareas.Interpretation, Impact assessment, Inventory analysis, Goal and scope definition7. Regarding the main processes, inputs, and outputs in a product’s life cycle, drag and click thefollowing terms to their appropriate areas.Transportation, Material extraction, Use, Materials and energy, End of Life, Emissions andwaste, Manufacturing8. Characterization is best defined as…Select one:a. The process of converting indicator results of different impact categories by using numericalfactors based on value-choices.b. The process of multiplying all substances by a factor which reflects their relative contributionto the

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tammera J. Mittelstet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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, and uncovering students’ ideas.One of the greatest strengths of Garden TOOLS has been the ability to meet the diverse needs andinterests of formal and informal educators working within a variety of situational constraints (i.e. limitedtime, staff availability, access to outdoor spaces, etc.). The pilot PD trainings conducted with manydifferent audiences have provided a wealth of qualitative data in the form of both participants feedbackand facilitator reflection that has been used to identify successes and challenges to the Garden TOOLSprogram and can be used to guide future iterations of PD trainings.Overall, Garden TOOLS PD trainings have received an enthusiastic response from participants with

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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elements. Public health restrictions on in-person gatherings due to the globalCOVID-19 pandemic shifted many courses that were previously not considered appropriatecandidates for e-Learning to an online platform. This was one of those courses.Anecdotal evidence from the teaching team suggested that students preferred this onlineapproach to the more traditional class setting. Written reflections and Likert scale survey datawere collected from students in the class that transitioned from in-person to online-delivery todetermine their course preference, and indicated positive attitudes towards the online-deliverymode. Additionally, test scores from two previous years were compared to current exams todetermine if the change in lecture delivery mode

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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need for further analysis of the time frame that students spent during theacademic year and how much of their daily, weekly, and monthly is allocated for using sharedspaces. This information can be used for many different purposes, including the seminar or eventadvertisement, as well as providing additional supporting sources for educational purposes. 3Figure 1. The usage of the co-curricular spaces in campus climate among the underrepresentedgroupsFigure 2 is a detailed analysis of the co-curricular spaces within a time frame of daily, weekly, andmonthly uses. All the responses reflect the behavior of minority students towards using theavailable co-curricular areas. A comparison with the users

Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

, and Learning. Student responses were most often coded as InterpersonalRelationships (67% of responses) as their greatest success and Acclimating (38%) as theirbiggest challenge (Figure 1).Most student successes coded as Relationships reflected building community with their peers asa success. For example, one student commented ‘I consider my greatest success for my first year, which was this year, was all of the different people I have met, and the connections made whether it’s been the classmates in my [ASMT] classes or the friends I made from joining Alpha Gamma Rho. Coming here from California

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Youngmi Kim, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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experiments, and draw conclusions from the evidence. Inaddition, most of the students in the class indicated little or no previous exposure to PBL-basedlabs, which also contributed to this perception. However, the open-ended responses regardingwhat the students did or did not like about the labs reflected a consistent theme that students feltPBL provided a highly engaging, hands-on experience and that the lab activities were morerelevant to real-life problems. In terms of the time commitment required to complete each labmodule, some students stated that they preferred the modified lab structure (a multi-week labtask) to a weekly lab, because it provided them with a greater degree of flexibility in schedulingwith other team members to complete the lab

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

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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.[11] R. M. Stwalley III, "Definition, mission, and revitalization of cooperative education programs," in ASEE 2006 Chicago Proceedings, 2006.[12] G. Bolton, "Narrative writing: reflective enquiry into professional practice," Educational Action Research 14, no. 2, pp. 203-218, 2006.[13] M. Haddara and H. Skanes, "A reflection on cooperative education: from experience to experiential learning," Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education 8, no. 1, pp. 67-76, 2007.[14] R. M. Stwalley III, "Professional career skills in senior capstone design," in ASEE Capstone Conference - Columbus, Washington, DC, 2016.[15] R. M. Stwalley III, "Assessing improvement and professional career skill in senior capstone design through course

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Franz J. Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Irene Humer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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of Grape and Wine Research, 23(1), 120–124. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12243.[5] Lu, J., Ehsani, R., Shi, Y., Abdulridha, J., de Castro, J., and Xu, Y. (2017) “Field detection of anthracnose crown rot in strawberry using spectroscopy technology” Elsevier Journal of Computer and Electronics in Agriculture. Volume 135, 1 April 2017, Pages 289-299.[6] Misaghi, F., Dayyanidardashti, S., Mohammadi, K., and Ehsani, R. (2004). “Application of Artificial Neural Network and Geostatistical Methods in Analyzing Strawberry Yield Data” DOI: 10.13031/2013.16172.[7] Li, H., Li, T., Gordon, R., Asiedu, S., and Hu, K. (2010) “Strawberry plant fruiting efficiency and its correlation with solar irradiance, temperature and reflectance

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hallie E. Supak, Texas A&M University; Victoria Baltazar; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Approachreaction leading to reduced crop losses and an increase food security​. Tsubsection presents the main idea that PHL technologies are not continually implemented due toa misalignment of resources, needs, and cultural norms. Here, cases found in the backgroundsection possible solutions are discussed.Figure 4. Solution section for volunteer module designed to be adaptable.Solution​: This section discusses the process through which the issue will be addressed as shownin Fig. 4. The results from the background and household sections will be presented in anAudience​ subsection. Under ​Tools​, volunteers will be asked to reflect on this module and discussthe teaching strategies used to engage with the audience and increase memory retention. Anyother

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Peterson P.E., University of Wisconsin, River Falls; Matthew Francis Digman, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Q13); 2) student perception of course format (Q2, Q5, Q8, Q9,and Q11); and 3) prior experience using CADD (Q3 and Q4). Responses were on a five-pointLikert scale. For the RAD section, there were four additional questions regarding the use of rigidassignment deadlines (Q15 – Q18). In the SSP section there were an additional five questions,with the first 4 reworded from the RAD section (Q15 – Q18). The last question solicitedfeedback on the use of suggested deadlines (Q19). Survey questions are presented in theAppendix. Cronbach’s alpha [5] was used to assess the internal consistency of questions groups.During the analysis responses were recoded as necessary to reflect the fact that some questionswere worded in opposite directions to reduce

Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catelyn A. Evans, Texas A&M University; Ezekiel Joseph McReynolds, Texas A&M University ; Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A & M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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example the “watershedmodeling” and “food processing” courses,), but in many of the courses, the computation softwareis still insufficient [26], [27], [28]. This fact has been reflected in the survey results of this study.This may result in some alumni engineers having to learn the software in post-graduationopportunities or internships. This underutilization of computer skills in some of the BAE courseshave challenged the students with class examples and homework problems that require the use ofthe software practice based on today job market needs [29], [30]. Therefore, the need to invest inand investigate this knowledge gap is a critical issue that has been highlighted in this study.The evaluation of results also indicates that many instructors