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STEM Issues in ET II
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach
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applications to solving chemical and biological problems, such as fuel cells, microreactors, and high-throughput chemical/biological assays.Dr. Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach Dr. Praveen Shankar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Shankar’s research expertise is in the analysis and design of control systems for complex dynamic systems. He serves as the director the Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory at CSULB which focuses on the development and testing of advanced motion planning and control technologies for autonomous robotic systems. American
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STEM Issues in ET
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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson, Sam Houston State University
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experimental and theoretical STEM research. Additionally, students were expected toselect a future research topic with the assistance of an active faculty researcher who was willingto serve as a mentor; design and present a research prospectus, complete a mini review of literaturerelevant to their chosen research topic; and to make preliminary plans for starting the researchproject in the following semester.Although designed with the best of intentions, the course ran into substantial institutionalroadblocks that prevented its continuation. The paper concludes with a summary of the discussionsheld with stakeholders about the course, its goals, and its challenges, and the evolution from acourse-based strategy into a more institutionally viable
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ET Curriculum and Programs I
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Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University
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tenure at ETSU, he has authored several papers, taught numerous courses, and presented at professional meetings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Graduate Program Review and Lessons Learned Mohammad Moin Uddin and Keith Johnson East Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying at East Tennessee StateUniversity offers a graduate program – MS in Engineering Technology. The program has twoconcentrations – Engineering Technology and Entrepreneurial Leadership. The EngineeringTechnology concentration is for students who plan to become, or are now, involved insupervising or
Conference Session
Focus on ETAC Accreditation
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Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York; Scott C. Dunning, University of Maine
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developingstrong student learners.Preparation of the self-studySelf-study development should begin with a review of the expectations of an accrediting body.Ongoing improvement and criteria compliance is crucial since gathering evidence to present in aself-study document should build on years of planning and data collection. The following areasof focus can be critical to a successful programmatic review.Identification of stakeholders and constituentsAccrediting bodies encourage close relationships between a program and the constituents of theprogram. Clear identification of the groups of people who form the stakeholders associated witha particular program is critical for useful exchange of information and continuous improvement.However, programs are
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A Technology Potpourri I
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Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
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programs as juniors. TheePortfolio is created as part of a transfer seminar course that meets just before and during theirfirst semester at university. The course has three purposes: 1. Orient to the university 2. Synthesize learning from Associate of Science (AS) 3. Identify and complete any prerequisite knowledge for junior level courses.Some material may be included in the university freshman and sophomore course, but notincluded in associate of science courses at community college. The creation of an ePortfolioduring the transfer seminar assists with the synthesis of previous learning and filling in any gapsin knowledge needed for rest of the BS plan of study.To guide the artifact selection for the ePortfolio, university faculty reviewed
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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus
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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University
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educators, the authors learned from their firsttrial that a successful implementation requires careful planning and flawless execution in aspecific course. This paper presents the design of lectures, laboratories and the course projects.Assessment methods and lessons learned are also discussed.Introduction Engineering technology (ET) is a major often misunderstood by some parents of studentsand potential employers14,18,23. Four-year ET programs offer BS degrees but are quite differentfrom traditional engineering programs. Typically, hands-on learning is the emphasis of ETprograms. Courses involving more math, such as Control Systems, can be a challenge for ETstudents. Majority of ET courses rely on laboratories to reinforce student learning
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ET Curriculum and Programs I
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Jikai Du, SUNY College at Buffalo
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students to join the 21st century workforce after graduation. At the time being, theMaster Education Program is in its second year (2019-2020). Faculty are learning anddeveloping additional cooperative learning teaching strategies. Engineering faculty is serving asthe agent for change in his department by assisting colleagues through instructional coachingmethod and by developing a plan sensitive to his department’s needs.IntroductionThe goals for the education of mechanical engineering technology undergraduate students are toinstill in students a high-quality basic education in mechanical engineering technologyfundamentals, to develop in students the skills required to apply engineering fundamentals to theanalysis, synthesis, and evaluation of
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ET Curriculum and Programs I
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Christine Michelle Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Susan Herring, Bucks County Community College; Tracy A. Timby, Bucks County Community College
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institutions. There is an urgent and growing need for workforce ready technicians to fill industry roles.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that the job outlook for mechanical and civilengineering technicians showed a 3% and 5% increase respectively in the 10-year span from 2018-2028, where the median salary is over $50,000 [2]. An innovative plan must be developed to assurethat the number of students enrolled in surrounding for-credit Tech Ed programs increases, andthat increasing retention and graduation rates is a priority [3]. A solution to this problem is rootedin our Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and in soft skills training through our CWD,and our Business and Innovation Department. In order to increase the number of
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A Technology Potpourri I
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Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros
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of glass at room and high temperature. Dr. Gonzalez has also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) that he applied to solve
Conference Session
New Directions for ET
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Michael Shenoda, State University of New York
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Fall 2019, as well as performance inofferings of the same estimating course before OER implementation.BackgroundConstruction Management involves the study of courses in areas of practice such as plan readingand production, cost estimating, safety, scheduling, and project management. Students are oftenrequired to purchase textbooks, equipment, and software for these courses at great expense. Theauthor has previously considered [1] the high level of expenses for engineering and technology,in general, and Construction Management, in particular, and the high rate of increase in the costof these over time through a number of sources. These included costs of over $300 for individualtextbooks [2] and over $1200 a year [3], and a rate of increase of
Conference Session
ET Curriculum and Programs II
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Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Manufacturing 4.0, it would bedesirable to move from 8-bit microcontrollers to 32-bit microcontrollers at this advancedcourse level. This transition would be a smooth transition as the student already have gainedprior experience in working with 8-bit microcontroller in its pre-requisite course (2xxx level)offered in the program while keeping the overall scope of the course same. The plan wasshared with and approved by the curriculum committee members.Thus, the author decided to redesign the course “Advanced Embedded System” offered in theauthor’s ECET (Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology) program.This paper describes the modification of the course materials related to a 32-bitmicrocontroller along with its salient
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ET Curriculum and Programs II
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Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Shirshak K. Dhali P.E., Old Dominion University; Betsey Odell, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing ; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University
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cannot add/delete any general studies section and support coursessection, the only place to modify course lists to reflect our proposed changes were in corecourses section. The following section details proposed curriculum at John Tyler CommunityCollege for Mechanical Engineering Technology with Mechatronics and Robotics VisionSystems specialization. After reviewing survey results, industry visits outcomes and review ofJTCC existing curriculum, new curriculum design was planned and developed with three newcourses so that the existing curriculum and number of credit hours for AS degree will not beaffected. Figure 1 shows the block diagram of process plan of new courses development
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Capstone/ET Projects II - General
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Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University
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Engineering Technology
thefollowing: 1. Apply engineering design principles to formulate a problem statement, analyze requirements and produce a system-level block diagram. 2. Develop a prototype of an electrical/electronic and/or software system to meet given specifications. 3. Integrate knowledge from across the core Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum. 4. Work effectively and productively in a team environment. 5. Effectively communicate technical ideas and concepts.The required course deliverables are as follows: 1. Problem Statement (Definition) 2. Benchmark Studies 3. Requirements Specification 4. System Block Diagram 5. System Specification and Design/Analysis 6. Prototype Fabrication 7. Testing/Debugging Plan
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A Technology Potpourri I
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Hung Pham; Anish Khatiwada, University of Houston, Downtown; Jonathan Lopez
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Engineering Technology
fuel. The plant materials to be used for biofuels categorically fall into high sugar orstarch materials as is found in sugarcane or grains of wheat, corn, or rice. These materials areobviously easy to convert into alcohol. Another category of materials under intense investigationis the use of plant waste material for conversion to ethanol. The advantage of this second type ofmaterial is that you are not pitting the future production of energy against the future productionof food. As fresh water and available agricultural land become more limited using plant waste toproduce fuel seems like a sustainable solution to the overall energy production plan for cities. Adisadvantage of using these plant-based wastes is that they are high in cellulose
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ET Curriculum and Programs I
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Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University
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level (verb) extraction.Figure 2. Steps to Processing Syllabi using NLP3.2. Steps 1 and 2: Data Collection and Text Processing.In Step 1, we collected and inventoried AM course syllabi and AM Competency Model. Wecollected 133 of 200 (66.5%) syllabi documents from five Northwest Florida state colleges andseparated them into four course categories, based on the AM programs’ plans of study: 1) coretechnical (n=77), 2) core non-technical (n=21), 3) elective technical (n=34), and 4) elective non-technical (n=1). We also used the current AM Competency Model downloaded from the DOLCareerOneStop website [4].Step 2 involved extraction of competencies within the documents (e.g., from syllabi coursedescriptions and outcomes and from competencies listed in
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Capstone/ET Projects II - General
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Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Aaron Alexander, Oklahoma State University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Oklahoma State University
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specifications, milestones, feedback, andreporting procedures along with the challenges encountered by both the students and theinstructors. The paper also presents the analysis of the student outcomes accessed by theinstructors, student comments, and discussion on methods to increase student motivation,participation, and project evaluation. This paper will serve as a teaching aid for the instructorswho are currently teaching or plan to teach senior design in the near future. Most specifically,this will help newly joined junior faculty members in planning the senior design course andadapting some of these material and reporting procedures.Keywords: Engineering technology, Multi-disciplinary senior design, Autonomous vehicle1. IntroductionThe two main
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Focus on ETAC Accreditation
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Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University
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Engineering Technology
barriers to completion? Answers to these questions generally hit on three themes: (1) Be selective - ensure students coming to the program have academic skills to succeed. (2) Have strong counselors, peer mentors, and student success offices to help focus students. (3) Financial planning - look at how they can afford to pay for all four years, not just this semester.8. Do you have many incumbent workers in your program focused on up-skilling? The number of incumbent workers who are people with a technical type job (maintenance or associate degree) trying to up-skill is very small. This reinforces the notion that the entrants into most of the BSET programs are college-age students.9. What have you found that has been successful in
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Focus on ETAC Accreditation
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE); WEIHUA FAN
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their graduate degree in our university. Though most of scholars stated thatthey plan to do graduate study in the future during our interaction and discussion, we understandtheir decision to delay their dream and shoulder the financial responsibility towards their family.The project team struggled with our last objective (SETS-OB4) that “require all SETS recipients toparticipate in at least 80% of project activities.” Because all our scholars take more courses thanminimum required credit hour for full time students in order to graduate, their time becomes themost precious and limited resources they can dispose. Even though the project team eagerlydeveloped and established many activities aimed at enhance their on campus experience from allthree
Conference Session
ET Pedagogy II
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Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton
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the MET 4100 curriculum. The subject of this newly developed project is todesign (start-to-finish) an HVAC system to satisfy the heating load requirements for the twoMET laboratories in the ET Department. This course is a senior level course, and at this level,the students already have prior general knowledge of technical drawing and drafting, heattransfer, psychometric chart, and duct design. To better facilitate the access to the technicalinformation, a lesson plan discussing the benefits of using the University’s library resources andan online LibGuide webpage (https://libguides.utoledo.edu/MET4100) were created and added tothe course’s Blackboard platform. The webpage lists some of the resources required for theHVAC design project, like e
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Capstone/ET Projects II - General
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Adel Salama P.E., Austin Peay State University; Chin-Zue Chen, Austin Peay State University
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Engineering Technology
Project Proposal FormFigure 2: Capstone Project TimelineProject Deliverables Deliverables for the capstone project are comprised of the following: a. Project Proposal: specifies user/problem requirements and specifications, proposed solution(s), and relevant industry standards, such as IEEE standards. b. Project Management Plan: a Gantt chart that lists all tasks, deliverables, and milestones, as well as the breakdown of duties and responsibilities by team member. c. Hardware and Software Acquisition: corresponding to the adopted design. d. Weekly Presentations and Progress Reports. e. Interim and Final Reports. f. Documentation: developing documentation in the form of [separate] user and developer manuals: the user
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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus
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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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and micro-manufacturing. His current research interests include robotics, CIM, sus- tainable manufacturing, micro machining and engineering and technology education. He has published several papers in these areas in various national and international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries, manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning, and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of ASEE and SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.Dr. Aditya Akundi, The
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Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus
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Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Ali Aljaroudi, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University
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Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the injuries rate in the fireservice is four times greater than in private industry, with almost a third of firefightingpopulation being injured in the line of duty [1]. Due to the combined physiological andpsychological demands of firefighting, firefighters must go through extensive training whichtypically takes place in a physical environment “classroom’’ with the implementation of thestandard operating guidelines taking place during live - fire training scenes [2]. These scenesrequire tremendous efforts and assets including training personnel, specialized training facilitiesand carefully planned live - fire scenes, as well as new training models for each single trainingactivity [2]. There is a claim that the
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ET Curriculum and Programs I
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Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University
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thisprocess to finish the workshop with an "Integrated Course Plan" that will best enablestudent learning.The university coordinator for assessment and curriculum design commented aboutleading the course design process: The instructors really wanted to start with lengthy conversations about content and who was going to teach what, when. They struggled to see the reason for backing up and starting off with articulating goals and outcomes. But when they started to see how the goals and outcomes guided their thinking and allowed them to better work together to coordinate the various courses and align student learning they seemed to really embrace the process. I was so impressed with the conversations they had
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ET Curriculum and Programs II
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Ilya Y. Grinberg, SUNY Buffalo State
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acritical component to my success in industry and believe that other senior design projects shouldprovide as much opportunity to apply industry practices as possible”.Observations and ConclusionsThe features and outcomes of the two-semester course-based undergraduate research (CURE)and ETAC ABET student outcomes overlap and complement each other.Scholarly literature search resulted in higher quality project proposals as well as projects overalland in several cases lead to reconsidering initial plans proposed by students.Independent work in teams put students in realistic situations and allowed more efficient andcreative work on open-ended design projects. Several in-class and out of class presentations aswell as requirements for written reports and
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STEM Issues in ET
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Lei Xie, Texas State University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University
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the winter of 2019. Thedata were collected using semi-structured interviews lasting an average of 41 minutes (rangingfrom 30 to 57 minutes). Since this is a polit study, we plan to continue collecting data from othermentees in the program.Interview questions The interview protocol included 15 open-ended questions that the authors developed tocapture how P-E fit affects mentees’ self-efficacy in teaching STEM in elementary schools.Probing questions were also asked. The interviews began with questions pertaining to generalmentoring experiences. For example, “What have you improved the most since the beginning ofthe mentoring program?” Questions continued by asking about the interviewee’s experiences ofhow often they interact with their
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STEM Issues in ET
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Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Biswajit Biswal, South Carolina State University; Eugene Kennedy, Louisiana State University
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computer science with little to no background incomputing and lack of student participation in problem solving and group activities. This was mentionedby the instructor of CS 161 course in response to the external evaluator question on “Active LearningStrategy used in My Class - Most of the students did ignore my advice on working in groups (they werecomfortable working their own).”We are using flipped classroom and hands-on technology along with visual tool RAPTOR in CS 160and CS 161 courses this semester, and we plan to continue using these in subsequent semesters. We arealso in the process of developing custom material (Active learning, RAPTOR, and Java/C++programming) for these two courses. These materials will be available to students and
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Focus on ETAC Accreditation
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Thomas M. Hall Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; April Chit Cheung, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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“actions” has been added to Criterion 4, beginningin this accreditation cycle (2020-2021) to recognize that continuous improvement has both input(results of assessment and evaluation) and output (actions).] For the remainder of this paper, wewill discuss each of the last three requirements of Criterion 4 by reviewing common problemsand suggesting simple processes for maximizing value of the effort spent.Assessment – Data Collection and Preparation FailuresIn a culture of assessment only, programs can spend inordinate time in data collection leading tono action plans for program improvement. As a result, considerable time is consumed inassessment with no improvement in student learning, that is, no added value. In thisenvironment, faculty consider
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Focus on ETAC Accreditation
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University; Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University
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of numerous techniques is available in various books,journals, and websites [3] – [5]. All these techniques point to the fact that the success of acourse/program in a curriculum depends on how well the SLOs are defined for that course.SLOs are like navigation tools such as a global positioning system (GPS). Once a destination isfed to GPS, the device guides the driver throughout the journey and the driver takes action tonavigate correctly to the chosen destination. Similarly, learning outcomes are guiding tools thatguide the students to the desired results of the planned course [6]. The aim of an academiccourse/program is indicated by SLOs as they give a clear idea of what can be achieved by joininga particular program. Whether it’s a short
Conference Session
Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus
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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Boong Yeol Ryoo, Texas A&M University
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team to provide additional safety for the drone operation.Texas A&M University has strict regulations on drone operation on campus. Flight license andtraining are mandatory.The artificial intelligent algorithm for building damage detection is beyond the scope ofundergraduate capstone design course, as a result, this portion of the research is planned to becarried out by faculty members and graduate students.The main control-related design challenge is to fly the drone at a fixed distance away from thebuilding surface. This is a closed loop control system with the distance measurement as thefeedback. The speeds of the four motors on the drone are controlled based on the feedback tomaintain constant distance between the drone and the
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ET Pedagogy III
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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University
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than moving on without addressing knowledge gaps. ● Developing and instructing additional training in active learning teaching methods for departmental teaching assistants, initially as a discrete course, and then incorporated as a mandatory training courses for student employees in Bioengineering. ● Using ‘scaffolding’, using instructional plans to lead the students from what they already know, such as using prompts, questioning, or cue cards [33], to form a deeper understanding of new material [34] with a fading level of instructor support. ● Implementing ‘exit tickets’, an end of class short task to reflect on learning, such as students noting what was most valuable, and what they are still confused