Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Mustafa Ilhan Akbas, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Philip Craiger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Swarms with Distributed Swarm Control 3. Enhancing Security of Cloud-Connected UAS ServicesStudents were placed onto teams based on their prior course experiences and the projectrequirements. Common resources were provided for all students to train them in conductingresearch. Teams were then tasked with developing a more comprehensive research plan for theirspecific project and carrying out that plan throughout the 2020-2021 academic year.Students completed a pre-survey at the start of the project and a mid-project survey shortly afterthe winter break. The surveys combined project specific skills questions as well as relevantquestions from the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA), an NSF-fundedassessment tool to measure

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Dennis Rogalsky P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald Ulseth P.E., Iron Range Engineering

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Andriessen’s[4] dual purpose of DBR model as illustrated in Figure 1. The focus of the program design isprogressive refinement through the problem statement; defining the design and learningobjectives; planning (project management) of the curricular design, development of thecurricular ideation and selection of a design for initial implementation; and ultimately acontinuously reformed model with a curricular model improvement process. The focus of theresearch design is to establish the research questions; identify the learning theories applicable tothe research work; design of the research work that influences the curricular implementation andimprovement; and ultimately to disseminate what is learned and add to the body of knowledgeon engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adia Radecka, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Alyssa Bradshaw, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Javi Cardenas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sara Xochilt Lamer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ilalee Harrison James, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Grainger College of Engineering. Sara performs undergrad- uate research in soft robotics and engineering education funded by the IDEA Institute at UIUC. Sara is interested in pursuing a career in Engineering Education as well as furthering her education upon gradu- ating.Mrs. Ilalee Harrison James, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ilalee Harrison James is the Associate Director of The Hoeft Technology & Management Program. She serves as a lecturer in addition to leading the strategic plan for the program’s co-curricular outcomes. She is a first-generation college graduate who is passionate about improving career outcomes for underrepre- sented students in STEAM.Prof. Holly M. Golecki, University of

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Engineering Technology

, renewable energy and micro-manufacturing. His current research interests include robotics, CIM, sustainable manufacturing, micro machining and engineering and tech- nology 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. Jesus

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Daniel Ewert; Ron Ulseth; Bart Johnson; Andrew McNally

. Graduates will beconferred a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. Students execute one to two projectcycles per semester.During the proposal stage, students, in collaboration with faculty and clients, develop two plans:a design "work plan" which details the entire execution of the deliverable to the client; and a"learning plan" which addresses professional learning objectives, technical learning objectives,and the learning modes that will be employed to meet the objectives (self-directed learning, peer-directed learning, faculty-directed learning, and external expert-directed learning as well asmethods for formative assessment and reflection). Entering Establish Learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leen-Kiat Soh, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Gwen Nugent, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Wendy Smith, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Guy Trainin, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; John T. Sutton, ResultED LLC; Kent Steen, Lincoln Public Schools

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

lesson plans. Figure 1. Summer PD program’s first-week CS/CT content course schedule.2.1.2. Course 2The second-week course was held at a local school district conference center. The course wastaught by four different CS teachers—a college professor, a high school teacher, a middle schoolteacher, and an elementary school teacher. Presentations were arranged so each instructor had achance to talk about teaching the concepts of loops, variables, conditionals, and functions at theirrespective grade level, allowing teachers to understand curricular progressions across the K-12grade span.An outline of the course schedule can be found below in Figure 2. Daily reflections werecompleted online at the end of each day and were graded for completion

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 8 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Lisa Lim, Pennsylvania State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

. 5 Cohort 8 DemographicsIn State (PA Residents): 7Out of State (Non-PA Resident): 22 6 Objectives • Share the key components and structure of the remote Summer Bridge • Data benchmarking the first-year students’ academic progress • sense of belonging compared to past students with a residential Bridge experience • Lessons learned and best practices • Provide tangible action items that can be replicated across different programs and campusesObjectives of presentation – from abstract 7Summer Bridge 2020 Timeline• April: Planning for remote bridge• May: Hiring

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

, or study. Role identities are contextually specific and as such, we haveformulated questions for engineering, science, or computer science consistent with previouswork in mathematics, science, and engineering [1], [13], [14]. Students will choose the field ofstudy most relevant to them to answer these questions, as ERC's are interdisciplinary and mayinvolve students from across STEM solving engineering programs. Third, items measuringstudent pathways and sustained interest were developed for this study from The ERC EvaluationConsortium's Multi Engineering Research Center Instrument Inventory [30] to assess thestudent's willingness to continue their STEM paths, such as the pursuit of additional degrees andwhich career plans they might

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Wendy R. Stary; John R. Schultz

Technology students had already completed the requirement.Others students wanted to go but couldn’t justify the extra cost involved for food, transportation,and housing. Thus, only five students were actually enrolled by early October. A “Plan B” wasneeded to get the course, and exchange program, off the ground.Arrangements were made with the Packaging and Engineering Technology Program Directors toallow MFGT 341 in Darmstadt as a substitute for another course, MFGT 251 Plastics Materialsand Processes. MFGT 251 is one of a three course materials series required by both degrees.Normally MFGT 251 is a prerequisite for MFGT 341. Because non-plastics concentrationEngineering Technology and Packaging graduates who work in the plastics industry have a

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

. Moreover, among all engineering fields, electrical engineering has oneof the largest gender gaps. That is, the women’s representation in electrical and computerengineering fields is only 10% compared to for example 35% in chemical engineering 4 .In order to improve the situation of women in electrical and computer engineering fields,we designed and organized a summer camp for middle school girls enrolled in grades 6-8(11-13 years of age). This is part of a three year educational and outreach plan supportedby a National Science Foundation award. The first edition of this camp was held in 2012 inthe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Dakota StateUniversity (NDSU). In this paper, we present details about the first

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Laurin Moseley, CUNY New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

outreach project at Daniel Hale Elementary School which provides civil engineering lesson plans, afterschool pro- grams, family workshops and field trips. Prof. Villatoro is the Project Director for the Peer Advisement program sponsored by Perkins and designed to increase retention of females across the School of Tech- nology and Design.Laurin Moseley, CUNY New York City College of Technology American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Benefits of the virtual platform for K-12 STEM OutreachAbstractThe number of students enrolling and graduating with STEM degrees in the United States mustincrease exponentially in order to meet the predicted job

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Patrick Tunno

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Diversity

, and discuss the application process. • Make a compelling (clearly argued, articulated, inspiring, and well prepared) presentation about how their international experiences are relevant and beneficial to becoming a successful engineer. • Anticipate the cultural demands that may accompany international business travel and formulate a plan to compensate for such needs, including identifying appropriate resources to investigate how one can professionally engage with the target culture. • Discover opportunities for international internships, careers, and fellowships. • Reflect and build upon intercultural learning experiences and to consider ways to apply their knowledge, skills, and perspectives

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Dellorco, Rowan University; Anthony Vinh Bui, Rowan University; Jacqueline Johnson, Rowan University ; Matthew McBride, Rowan University

only continue to grow until it becomes a serious problem. Inthe words of a fellow student, Kayla Bensley, when asked what her school could do to improverecycling, she answered: “Rowan could do everything better because they do not do anything.When I lived in [the freshman dorm] there weren't any recycling bins on my floor at all, and it isconcerning how little they care. I am also pretty sure they do not recycle things put in recyclingbins.”Objective In order to be able to increase the recycling rate at Rowan University, there has to be aplan put in place. The start of every plan to raise awareness requires an introduction of theproblem to the campus community. As seen in other places similar to this university, a SWACOpoll in central

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

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Diversity

communication competencies needed for successful civil andenvironmental engineering practice. To address this gap, the civil engineering curriculum addeda new course entitled Communicating with Stakeholders in Engineering. This course coverstopics including communication theory, stakeholder identification, communicating throughconflict, communication planning, implicit bias, public engagement principles, and more. Thecontent was selected to fill the gaps in traditional communication classes taken by civilengineering students to expose students to tools and approaches to workplace communicationand communication with public stakeholder groups. The topics covered in the course allowstudents to develop an understanding of and gain extensive practice with

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2003 GSW

Authors

Chun-Ling Huang

include the ability to use symbols, learning through observation, planning,self-regulation, and self-reflection [1]. A brief description of each of these humancognitive capacities follows: Ability to Use Symbols: By the use of symbols, humans transform immediatevisual experiences into internal cognitive models that in turn serve as guides for theiractions. Through symbolizing, people also ascribe meaning, form and duration to theirpast experiences. Learning Through Observations: Learning can also occur indirectly by observingother people’s behavior and its outcomes. Individuals’ capacity to learn by observationenables them to obtain and accumulate rules for initiating and controlling differentbehavioral patterns without having to

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2003 GSW

Authors

Kevin M. Nickels; Mahbub Uddin

computed or returned. Except whereindicated, answers range from 1(Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). Note that somequestions are worded so that a positive response corresponds to the hypothesis and others areworded so that a negative response corresponds to the hypothesis. Late Days Questions: Q1) Of the 2 late days allowed for homework assignments, how many did you use? (0/1/2) Q2) The regrade policy affected my decision as to which homeworks to turn in late. Q3) I planned, in advance of problems actually working on the homework, which assignments to turn in late. (For example, during a week with multiple tests.) Q4) The late policy allowed me to spend more time on the homework than I would

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

degrees, and the Bachelor degree inMultidisciplinary Technology. In order to advise a student graduating with an InterdisciplinaryDegree, the faculty must have a full, joint, or courtesy appointment with the Department ofMultidisciplinary Engineering.Step Three: Involve the appropriate voices to get a preliminary understanding of what the PhD, MS,and DEng degree plans would look like. If degrees are going to be grantable in the topic of engineering education, it is important toestablish what an acceptable degree plan would look like. There were numerous questions raisedabout the efficacy of the plan: ● What types of applicants would be admitted to the program? ● Would graduate students be required to have an undergraduate degree in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Eric J. Steward, University of South Alabama; Joseph D. Richardson, University of South Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

thetransfer to a new university easy. Strategies employed by the LINK scholarship program focuson integration of new transfer students into the College of Engineering culture and onprofessional planning and skill development. We recognize that extracurricular involvement andleadership experience while an engineering student are important aspects in professionaldevelopment, but that a two-year timeline makes them difficult to achieve without intentionality.Efforts to integrate new transfers include a zero-credit (no cost) seminar that serves to familiarizestudents with the college and university environment and resources. Resumes are written,evaluated, and edited, and visits from the career services offices make sure that students areaware of support

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; C. Fred Higgs III, Rice University; Illya V. Hicks, Rice University; Clayton J. Clark II, Florida A&M University; Natalie Yolanda Arnett, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Molly Stuhlsatz, BSCS Science Learning

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

--- --- 100% --- 1:1 Mentorship: Grow Your Network --- --- 50% 50% Parenting as a Professor --- --- --- 100% COVID-19 Check-In --- --- 100% ------ = 0%Survey results also revealed participants found the sessions to provide information beneficial totheir academic career planning process, as nearly 100% of the sessions were rated as “beneficial”or “very beneficial” (see Table 3). The How to Write Stellar Research Articles session wasidentified by all participants as “very beneficial.”Table 3. Session Information was Beneficial for Academic Career Planning Session Title

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adithya Jayakumar, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Lucille Sheppard, Ohio State University; Shadia Siliman, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

distributed. 2. A workshop for faculty in the College of Engineering (COE) that was conducted during every departments’ regular faculty meetings. 3. Discussion sessions were conducted with faculty who taught project-based courses. 4. Informal lunch sessions to encourage sharing of effective strategies were proposed.Each component of this approach is described in greater detail below.1. Resource (‘One Pager’)An important part of the initiative was the creation of a detailed resource which containedinformation in the form of organized steps on how to make a traditional classroom moreinclusive. The authors initially planned on creating a one-page resource but quickly realized thedifficulty in this task due to the volume of information that

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Student Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nathaniel Blalock, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Daniel Patrick Mountain, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Sarah Emily Norris; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Student

trust. Results indicate that designing ameeting structure with thorough planning documentation that designates time for socialinteractions to foster trust between team members is a powerful method for encouragingeffective communication and overall project success.IntroductionVirtual teams are growing in prevalence in industry for a number of reasons [1], includinglowering overall project costs, optimizing project time management, and expediting problemsolving [2]. In the modern workplace, working virtually allows teams to pool together resources,including people, regardless of physical location [2]. By employing virtual engineering teams,research claims companies strengthen their ability to compete on a global scale [3]. Companyinvestments in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

. The webinars focused on career preparation and planning, time and projectmanagement, and career opportunities in STEM fields. Finally, all the SRI participants wererequired to complete six online personal financial literacy training modules that took about 4 to 6hours in total, including 1) budgeting, 2) behavioral finance, 3) scholarships, 4) repaying studentloans, 5) federal student loans, and 6) using credit cards responsibly.3. Program Evaluation and AssessmentQuantitative and qualitative data were collected through pre-/post- participation surveys. Out of49 SRI participants, we received 43 complete responses. Table 2 shows the demographic data ofthe 43 SRI participants. Table 2: Demographic Data of 43 Survey

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, Santa Clara University; Navid Shaghaghi, Santa Clara University; Gangshu Cai, Santa Clara University; Prashanth Asuri, Santa Clara University

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Biomedical Engineering

expresseda need to be better prepared for the python modeling sections, something we plan to address bycreating introductory primers on the use of python for data analytics in bioprocessing. Thesefindings have to be confirmed for bootcamps that provide an advanced understanding of howanalytics can be applied for bioprocessing; however, it is encouraging to see that bootcampsdeveloped for incumbent worker training may be leveraged for collegiate pipeline development.Our next steps are to develop cases and companion data sets that will be disseminated to NIIMBLmembers and support development of advanced training modules. We will also deliberate uponways to adapt content from the bootcamps into existing or new curriculum through courseactivities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Haleh Barmaki Brotherton, Clemson University; Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

paths that could lead to success. Our second goal is to improve thestructure of the Decision-Making Competency Inventory (DMCI) so that it can explain student'sdecision-making competency in more detail and in congruence with the Self-Regulation Modelof Decision-Making. This instrument will be used to map decision-making competency toacademic choices and outcomes. The third goal is to develop an Academic Dashboard as a meansfor sharing relevant research results with students. This will allow students to have access to thestrategies, information, and stories needed to make and implement adaptive decisions. This paperhighlights our progress in the fifth year of the project and our plans going forward.Mapping Pathways - Studying OverpersistenceThe

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Faculty Development Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Yutao Zhong, George Mason University; Mark Huntington Snyder, George Mason University; Elizabeth L. White, George Mason University

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Faculty Development Division

training and has plans for additional larger-scale modifications in the coming year. In addition to the start-of-semester orientation andtraining, the department will follow up with focused training sessions during the first few weeksof the semester. The planned topics are (1) effective interaction with students in labs and officehours and (2) effective and efficient grading and relevant software tools. In addition, thedepartment is considering a new model in which lab sections are larger but are staffed by twoGTAs so that new GTAs can be paired with more experienced GTAs for ongoing mentoring andinformal training.To deepen our understanding of GTA perceptions of their preparation for the role and to providemore effective ongoing training, the

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Casey Lynn Haney, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Claudio Freitas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Gregory John Gage, Backyard Brains; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

the school year.The curriculum was built to require no more than a middle school life science course as aprerequisite. Teachers were given lesson plans, teaching supplies, and support from the researchteam as questions came up. Further runs are planned on additional lab kits and with additionalschools. The next lab kit to be tested will expand on previous implementations by employingcomputational and robotic models of working brains allowing students to understand more of thefunctionality of brains. This paper assesses how technology such as lab kits benefitsunderrepresented students and potential improvements that can be made to better benefit thesestudents and their teachers. Figure 1. Planned testing for this study

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cara Frances Lammey, University of Colorado, Boulder

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

school districts: Over thepast two EngiNearMe cohorts, the BOLD (Broadening Opportunitiesthrough Leadership and Diversity) Center has developed strongpartnerships with several schools and districts across the Denver metroarea that have produced many of the students participating in theprogram. Moving forward, recruitment efforts need to maintain thoserelationships while expanding to new districts with high populations ofURM students to create broader statewide representation in futurecohorts.Post-program contact: We believe we can have greater yield if weincrease our contact with participants throughout their senior year. TheStudent Recruitment Coordinator will create a plan for ongoing outreachto the 2019 EngiNearMe participants throughout

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Brian David Gockley, Bucknell University

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Faculty Development Division

switching between tasks(parallel task completion). Although the nature of a faculty position does not always allow one to choosebetween serial or parallel task completion, there is often a great deal of autonomy if one can become moreintentional about how one works. On the timescale of months, the FDC can help plan out the balancebetween intrinsic and extrinsic activities. Spending too much time only completing either intrinsic orextrinsic tasks can be a warning sign. As faculty developers, we can suggest using the canvas withorganizational tools (e.g., Slack, Trello, or other project management software), that can track andsequence actions. On the timescale of years and decades, a faculty member will likely change theirbehavior patterns and even

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, The Ohio State University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

respect to the product design for atticaccess scenario, students were supplied broad background on the scenario and why a new productwas being designed. The homework consisted of five parts (Problem Identification, Research,Design Specs, Specification Source Model, and Site Plan Bubble Drawing) with 11 stepscomprising the five parts: listing stakeholders, creating a needs statement, identifying broaderimpacts of design solution, consulting experts, reviewing publications, asking stakeholdersquestions, assumptions to make, classifying constraints and evaluation metrics in the designspecifications, applying the Specification Source Model (second scenario), establishing newconstraints and evaluation metrics, and creating a preliminary site plan of

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kris G. Mattila

construction, or plan to work in the industry. This wide range ofstudents and varying levels of experience necessitates an understanding of terminology early inthe course. The technique presented in this paper is done during the third and fourth lectureperiods to help facilitate that understanding.As this may be the only construction course that many Civil Engineering students at MichiganTech take, it was decided that the course should cover a broad range of topics that CivilEngineers would need to know. As a result there are many topics covered that may have acourse dedicated to them in other programs. These topics include a construction overview, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference