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CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lily Chang, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Instrumentation (anElectrical Engineering course) and Software Maintenance and Reengineering from ComputerSciences and Software Engineering department collaborated on five Internet of Things (IoT)projects. The collaboration has revealed both challenges and positive outcomes. This paperdescribes the collaboration, the students’ feedback and lessons learned. 1. IntroductionEngineering projects have become complex in the 20th century and require multiple teams fromdifferent disciplines to work collaboratively to solve problems. Collaboration betweenmultidisciplinary teams has become a standard in industries; however, educational curricula havebeen slow to adapt. Although most engineering programs have a capstone design course as a partof their curricula

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jones, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

paper considers the value of robotics competitions from the perspective of theirexperiential education value. Each year, thousands of students across the United States andaround the world participate in a wide variety of robotics competitions. It is generallyrecognized that student participants find these experiences highly enjoyable and have theopportunity to gain and demonstrate skills in a variety of areas directly and peripherally relatedto the project. However, despite the prevalence of these activities, insufficient research has beenperformed to characterize their specific value and the sources that it comes from.This paper presents initial work on the characterization of the value of participation in roboticscompetition teams. Modified

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Charles R. Sullivan, Dartmouth College; Honor J. Passow P.E., Dartmouth College; Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Dartmouth College

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

reasons including: affordability, energy efficiency,minimalism, sustainability, portability, flexibility, and more.An interdisciplinary team of students, faculty, and researchers from Dartmouth, as well asindustry partners and community members is collaborating to design, analyze, and build a tinyhouse at the Dartmouth Organic Farm. Tiny house design-build provides a context for theconcepts learned in class and a tangible outcome but more importantly it engages students inauthentic, interdisciplinary, experiential learning and will result in the formation of a communityinterested in tackling issues related to energy, housing, and the environment. Through the tinyhouse project, students will:• Collaboratively design an innovative tiny house that

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Bowers, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Kate Fisher; Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Mathew D. Evans, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

complex engineering design projects. Her scholarship is grounded in notions of learning as a social process, influenced by complexity theories, sociocultural theories, sociolinguistics, and the learning sciences.Ms. Kate FisherProf. Zachary Holman, Arizona State UniversityMathew D. Evans, Arizona State University Mathew D Evans is currently a doctoral candidate at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Community of Practice model for engineering research educationIn the 21st century, it is not sufficient for engineering students to acquire good

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

ProgramAbstractThe North Dakota State University commenced a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsoredresearch experience for undergraduates (REU) program in the summer of 2018. This programbrought 12 students from different areas of the United States to North Dakota to performcybersecurity research related to cyber-physical systems. This paper reports the results of thisinitial year of the REU program. In particular, it discusses the projects that the studentsundertook as well as the benefits that they derived from participation.1. IntroductionThis evidence-based paper assesses the educational benefits produced for student participants inthe first year of a U.S. National Science Foundation funded research experience forundergraduates (REU) on the topic

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

that they are gainingknowledge, skills, and abilities in research; (2) having a mentor to guide and learn from; (3)working on a real-world cybersecurity problem; (4) working in a team that is cohesive; and (5)do not feel they have a short amount of time to work on a project. It is important to note that theresults should be interpreted carefully, because of the small sample and large variances.IntroductionCyber technologies are growing at a substantial rate and are impacting almost every sector ofsociety. These cyber technologies provide innumerable benefits that mostly result in improvingmodern life. However, along with the benefits, cyber threats are increasing in occurrences,unpredictability, size, and speed [1]–[3], and that affects our

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Howell, University of South Florida; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Tom Weller, Oregon State University; Arash Takshi, University of South Florida

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

studies and demonstrate real-time critical thinking and problem-solving skills during a mock Senate Ethics Hearing. Students also choose technical areas toresearch, and work in groups to develop research proposals, patent applications, and businessplans. As a result, students learn to apply ethical perspectives and consider the full implicationsof unethical practices, develop valuable professional competencies, communicate with a diverseset of stakeholders and audiences, and identify a technical area of interest and work as a group tocreate and present a technology development proposal and business plan that meets a communityneed.The assignments and projects in the PFE course series directly address ABET Outcomes 4 and 5.The professional

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana R. Haidar, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael C. Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

assess research projects that relate to teaching and learning in their classrooms. He also contributes to a variety of program-level assessment projects on the CMU campus. Mike’s training includes an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of New Hampshire, as well as an M.Ed. in sport and performance psychology from Springfield College. His interests include the science of learning, research methodology, and data analysis. Prior to joining the Eberly Center in 2017, Mike worked as the Teaching and Learning Research Coordinator at the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of New Hampshire. c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Ebrahim Randeree, Florida State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

engagementopportunity requires six key components: 1) an instructor or facilitator, 2) a community partner,3) a student, 4) academic context, 5) reflective thinking, and 6) meaningful service. An exampleof a service learning project is when an engineering major has been assigned to a local highschool to assist students to prepare for a robotics competition. In this situation, the service isproviding a learning opportunity to the provider of the service and the recipients of the service(to include the high school students and the teacher).Service learning enhances students’ academic and civic engagement through a combination oftraditional learning activities and community services. Often civic involvement is one of theimportant student-learning outcomes in

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado, Boulder/Denver; Julie Elizabeth Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

’ career and professionaldevelopment. When interpreting Figure 1, it should be noted that the Senior Design programintersects with the SEE Initiative but is not part of the new initiative. Because the Senior Designcourse is already a prominent and well-established part of students’ senior year, the SEEInitiative focuses primarily on students’ experiences in the department prior to their senior year.The Senior Design course provides an opportunity for students to work closely with industrythrough sponsored design projects. It is structured to emulate an industry-based engineering teamenvironment and has been very well reviewed by students, faculty and industry sponsors with thecourse consistently rated above its targets (4.0 on a five point rating