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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Mechanical Engineering

learning is becoming more common in engineering education. Litzinger et al.argue that expertise is developed through significant learning experiences such as applyingknowledge to real-world problems [1]. Solving real-world problem increases student motivationas well as promotes deep learning and development of expertise. Improvement in engineeringeducation can be realized by the introduction of more “authentic” learning experiences.Authentic learning is social as well as cognitive and includes interpersonal communication, self-directed research, and a focus on the customer just like in a real workplace [2]. Business contextis another element of authenticity. Projects that enhance the ability to create value areworthwhile for both budding

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois at Chicago; Amna Hoda, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

protective bicycle helmet.This paper reports on the development of these modules by bioengineering faculty at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago.IntroductionIn the United States, there is both a shortage of engineers and a recognized gender and racialdisparity in engineering [1]. Despite representing 51% of the US population [2], womenaccounted for only 20.9% of all B.S. degrees granted in engineering in 2016, up only marginallyfrom 1997 [3]. Furthermore, during the same year, African Americans accounted for only 3.9%of those degrees, with African American women accounting for only 1% of the total [4].There have been several approaches at the pre-college level to address the persistent concernabout the lack of diversity and insufficient STEM

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

collection. These interactions are less often for assessmentpurposes. This project describes the development of a tool that can be used in formal andinformal spaces which capitalizes on behaviors students already do to capture data that mightotherwise be overlooked in engineering K-12 environments. For the purposes of less obtrusivepeer assessment (LOPA), students record themselves (or others) during class presentations orstudio critiques and assess each other after having been trained to identify elements of a K-12engineering epistemic frame (EEFK12).IntroductionEngineering design is a process and interpretive practice[1], and traditional assessments oftenfail to assess higher order thinking skills[2]. STEM content knowledge is assessed more often

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Jill L. Roter, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Challenges and the engineering solutions that address them. It will alsoinclude insights gained from its design, development, and initial offering, and offerrecommendations for future work.IntroductionMany institutions across the United States, and internationally, have established an NAE GrandChallenges Scholars Program (GCSP), which aims to prepare engineering graduates not onlywith technical skills, but also with social skills and global awareness. Students in this programengage in various curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities, all focused on anoverarching Grand Challenges theme, to help them achieve the following five competencies: (1)Talent competency; (2) Multidisciplinary competency; (3) Viable business

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; G. Bryan Cornwall, University of San Diego

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Biomedical Engineering

ourstudents with this assignment was their ability to critically evaluate journal articles. As such, weexamined student critical thinking skills through an analysis of written assignments. Althoughwe found that students valued this activity, we found that students did not develop their abilitiesto critically evaluate scientific articles. Future work is needed to develop structured feedback thatcan assist in developing these critical analysis skills.Introduction. Engineering curricula have a tendency of being strongly rooted in theoreticalconcepts that do not provide students with real-world examples of course topics [1], [2]. This canlead to student disengagement and may ultimately lead to decreases in student persistence inengineering programs [3

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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Janille A. Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

)IntroductionDespite efforts to diversify engineering fields, issues with representation persist. In the U.S.,women receive only 21% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, and black women account foronly 1% of these degrees [1]. Many issues may contribute to the underrepresentation of blackwomen in engineering, but one area that seems particularly fruitful to explore is that of identity.Identity is a person’s conception of self, and a positive STEM identity is associated with careeraspirations in STEM fields [2]. For women pursuing college STEM degrees, perceived identitycompatibility between identifying both as a female and as a STEM student is associated withgreater engagement in STEM and lower expectations of leaving the STEM major [3]. Out-of-school

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Joseph M. Wallace, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; John H. Schild, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Julie Y. Ji

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Biomedical Engineering

informed judgements [1]. Despite this,challenges of implementing engineering ethics in BME curricula still exist and can includedifficulty in emulating ethical situations [2], ill-prepared or tentative instructors [2]-[3],peripheral or isolated ethics coursework [4]-[5], and varied engineering ethics educationexpectations. Prior to engaging in this work, our program used varied approaches on teachingethics or ethical reasoning. After a curricular gap analysis, we decided that additionaltouchpoints covering BME-relevant ethical topics throughout our curriculum were warranted.This work in progress shares: 1) a method used by a biomedical engineering department todevelop embedded ethical reflection throughout its curriculum and 2) thematic analysis

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Erika M. Pliner, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Kurt E. Beschorner, University of Pittsburgh; Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

pathological), analysis and modeling of human postural control, and time-varying signals and systems. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development of biomechanics and bio-signal processing concepts. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Engaging Early Career Students in Bioengineering with Student-Specific ContentIntroductionThe number of bachelor’s degrees earned in engineering by women and minorities does not reflecttheir presence in the US population [1]. This lack of diversity impacts the relevance of engineeredsolutions to our diverse population. Thus, there is a need to increase

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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James A. Moore; Matthew Dailey; Zachary Wilhelm, University of Utah; Kerry Kelly, University of Utah; Pascal Goffin, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Jason Wiese; Wei Xing, University of Utah; Katrina Myquyen Le, University of Utah; Thomas Becnel, University of Utah; Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Philosophy in the field of computer engineering in 2021.Prof. Pierre-Emmanuel GAILLARDON American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engaging Middle and High School Students in Hypothesis Generation using a Citizen Scientist Network of Air Quality Sensors Figure 1: Salt Lake City Valley-wide air quality model of PM2.5 concentrations, 7/4/181 IntroductionPolluted air afflicts 90% of the world’s population and contributes to 7 million premature deathsevery year [1]. Salt Lake City, Utah periodically experiences some of the worst air quality inthe nation [2], yet is sparsely instrumented and subject to lengthy update intervals of one or morehours

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Erica M. Comber, Carnegie Mellon University; Elisha Anthony Raeker-Jordan, Carnegie Mellon University; Kalliope Georgette Roberts, Carnegie Mellon University; Melanie Alexis Loppnow, Carnegie Mellon University; Andrew Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Chung, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical Engineering

engineers today often work with industrial designers to help themunderstand unmet needs and generate new healthcare products optimized for intended users [1].Industrial designers can work alongside engineers as employees within a company or as out-sourced consultants [2]. However, few university courses offer students the opportunity todevelop a solution to a current problem with scholars outside of their specific disciplines.Previous initiatives at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to form multidisciplinary capstoneteams with students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and students in theSchool of Design opted to embed a single industrial design (ID) student within a technical groupof 3-4 engineers. Although this offered the benefit

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Katherine E. Reuther, Columbia University; Rachel Diane Field, Columbia University; Aaron Kyle, Columbia University

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Biomedical Engineering

identify and understand unmet global health needs, developand refine sustainable solutions, and form ventures equipped for successful implementation oftheir solutions.ApproachWe created a semester-long course, “Global Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship” aimed atpreparing students (BME and PH) to create sustainable solutions to global healthcareproblems. The learning objectives of the course were (1) create a novel solution to address acompelling unmet global health need (2) demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of human-centered design (3) demonstrate knowledge of how to get to a market-ready product/service andhow to evaluate its impact (4) demonstrate knowledge of how to develop a sustainable businessmodel and (5) develop communication and

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

attention in pre-college STEM education.Furthermore, Wing’s influential 2006 article made the case that CT should be a skill that all students,including pre-college and non-computer science majors, should learn [1]. However, if CT is somethingthat all students should learn then, as noted in [2], “to be useful a definition must ultimately be coupledwith examples that demonstrate how computational thinking can be incorporated in the classroom” (p.50). Therefore, in this study, we aim to characterize the computational thinking of first-grade studentswhile participating in a field-trip with activities that integrate CT into engineering tasks. The researchquestion for our work-in-progress study is: What does children’s engagement in computational

Conference Session

Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Jared Hilt; James T. Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Mechanics

of theapparatus and core concepts are analyzed using a reflective journaling protocol that is evaluatedby a team of experts in mechanical engineering. Second, students provide detailed fieldethnographic notes while engaging with the apparatus and the lab work itself. Third, studentwork from this semester is being compared to previous years’ evaluations that were undertakenwithout the implementation of this novel approach.Introduction Statics is one of the very fundamental engineering mechanics courses taken by studentsfor many engineering programs [1-5]. At its core, statics is a theoretical course that is attemptingto mimic ideal real-world scenarios. At the heart of this work, lies the desire to make these idealscenarios into

Conference Session

Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

shift toward more active learning practices in highereducation [1]. Active learning methodologies can provide students with opportunities to developthe skills needed by graduates in the 21st century. These skills include learning and innovationskills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and life and career skills such as collaboration[2]. Through engagement in firsthand learning experiences, students begin to figure things outfor themselves, develop confidence in their analytical abilities, learn to connect with the worldaround them, and discover how to use their innate curiosity to uncover the power of their ownlearning abilities [3].The early core engineering science courses set the foundational knowledge on which futurecontent is

Conference Session

Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Sara L. Arena, Virginia Tech

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Mechanics

mechanics classes.Dr. Sara L Arena, Virginia Tech Sara L. Arena is a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (BEAM) at Virginia Tech (VT), where she has been teaching since 2017. Prior to this position, Sara was an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at High Point University (2013-2017). The BEAM Department at Virginia Tech offers two undergraduate programs: (1) Engineering Science and Mechanics and (2) Biomedical Engineering. Sara teaches foundational courses and upper-level technical electives in biomechanics of human movement for both programs. In her current role, Sara has developed an interest in scholarship of teaching and learning, specifically related to the use of groups

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Jessica Dare Kaufman, Endicott College

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

primary research interests are bioinformatics and the mechanics of biomaterials. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Improving student engagement in undergraduate bioinformaticsthrough research contributionsAbstractCUREs (Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences) are a model for changinglaboratory design to include hallmarks of authentic research. CUREs have been shown to havesimilar improvements in student research skills to apprentice-based research experiences [1].Unlike apprentice-based experiences, course-based research is available to all students in aprogram. At Endicott College, the undergraduate bioinformatics lecture course is

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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Rosalyn Delia Abbott, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Cameron Melville, Carnegie Mellon University; Steven Moore, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical Engineering

Coordinator at the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of New Hampshire.Steven Moore, Carnegie Mellon University, HCII American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Incorporating interactive modules related to cell culture and plasmid design into introduction to biomedical engineering 1 2 2 3 1 Rosalyn Abbott, Sophie Le Blanc, Michael Melville, Steven Moore, Conrad ZapantaCarnegie Mellon University: 1. Biomedical Engineering, 2. Eberly Center, 3. Human-Computer Interaction InstituteIntroduction

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Jennifer L. Kouo, Towson University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Beauchamp, Adam Carberry, Stacy Klein-Gardner, Matt Miller, and Briana O’Neal Experts have identified an urgent need over the past decade to increase the number ofprofessionals in STEM disciplines [1, 2]. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the U.S. needs toincrease the number of STEM degree recipients by 34% on an annual basis [1]. The need forSTEM educators in K-12 education is highlighted as a particular population of STEMprofessionals that are in high demand due to the paucity of their numbers. Within K-12engineering education specifically, scholars note that improvements are difficult because thereare no clearly defined engineering curricula [3]. These same scholars note that most educatorsare unprepared to advise students in K-12

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

needs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Integrating Writing throughout the Engineering CurriculumIntroductionCommunication skills continue to be a top ‘soft skill’ many employers consider weak, whileeducators believe engineering students possess strong communication skills upon graduation [1],[2]. In fact, in an ASME survey where 647 industry supervisors, 42 department heads, and 590early-career engineers responded to a question on mechanical engineering graduates strengthsand weaknesses, there was a discrepancy in how industry rated communication skills compare tothe other two groups [1]. Only 9% of the

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Scott Howard Seidman, University of Rochester

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Biomedical Engineering

crosslistedas a multidisciplinary course in the School of Arts, Science, and Engineering at the University ofRochester instructs on how to interface sensors and actuators with microcontrollers in order to makemeasurements and control objects in the real world.While learning objectives for this course center around teaching students to properly interfacemicrocontrollers with sensors and actuators, the course was designed with a number of meta-objectivesin mind. One such goal is the desire to enhance the employability of our engineering students byproviding them with more and earlier opportunities to acquire and demonstrate technical knowledge andskills, which have been shown to be very important to engineering employers [1] Second, this initiativesought

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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Katie Zoe Loughmiller, Kansas State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Work in Progress: Introducing negotiating skills in capstone courseIntroductionEmployers of 21st century engineering and technical students are looking for individuals who inaddition to their technical skills, also possess soft skills. Those soft skills include at a minimumcommunication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. Several studies have recommendedrevisions to existing engineering and technical curriculums to incorporate soft skills [1-3]. Inaddition to industry professionals indicating a desire for increased soft skills in graduates,students also see the need for additional exposure while in school [4]. Because there is no formaldefinition of soft skills, it is necessary to determine for each

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Jessica Anne Rosewitz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

she mentors 1-2 young undergraduates in the NSF REU program for 10 weeks, advocating and training for a graduate education. And for 4 years running now, she has made and demonstrated an Augmented Reality Sandbox for the annual summer science and engineering festival at WPI, TouchTomorrow.Dr. Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Katherine C. Chen is the Executive Director of the STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering are from Michigan State University and MIT. Her research interests include pre-college engineering education, teacher education, and equity in education. American

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Michael P. Rathslag, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brittany R. Van Vleet, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering

prosthetics to tissueengineering to bioinformatics [1]. As the field continues to evolve, undergraduate biomedicalengineering programs have also continued to grow and evolve. To support the needs of thegrowing field, biomedical engineering (BME) curricula were established as broad andinterdisciplinary, integrating knowledge from both basic sciences and engineering disciplines.This training prepares graduates for a wide variety of careers in medicine, government, andindustry. The first BME programs were accredited by ABET in the early 1970s [2] and at presentthere are 139 programs accredited, with new programs accredited each year [3].In an effort to define the core content of a BME undergraduate curriculum, the VaNTHcurriculum project identified key

Conference Session

Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sinéad C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Meredith Silberstein, Cornell University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

framework, ConcepTests are typicallyqualitative and require no or very minimal numerical calculation, although they may requiremental imagination of the development of key equations. Also, some ConcepTests are intendedfor summative assessment and should follow specific guidelines; others may be open-ended andintended to provoke debate and force students to verbalize and justify their assumptions whenanswering questions (Beatty et al. 2006).Since the workshop, the team has had virtual meetings every 1-2 months to discuss conceptquestion development and to review progress. A systematic review process was set up toprovide feedback on all of the different questions, and to plan and manage initial student testingconducted at three different institutions

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Harriet Paige Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

findings will be used for further examination in a larger population. This study can begin tocapture reasons that influence Black women to leave the engineering workforce. Results of thiswork can provide ideas to improve efforts to support Black women in the workforce.Introduction and Literature ReviewIn the past few decades the participation of women and racial-ethnic minorities in science andengineering has increased; however, there are still gender and racial disparities that exist [1, p.389]. When examining Black women post-graduation, they are considerably underrepresented inacademia and engineering industry. Black women make up 4% of all women engineeringprofessors [2] and comprise only 0.72% of engineers in engineering industry [3][4

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Division

, gaining significant traction in the K-12 system is standards-based grading. With standards-based grading, grading is based upon “measuring students’proficiency on well-defined course objectives.” [1] Instead of arbitrary grading scales, studentsare assessed multiple times regarding their performance on course outcomes. By doing this,there is an increase in student engagement and a more thorough comprehension of coursematerials. [2] Standards Based grading focuses on the specific, relevant skills a student shouldlearn and helps instructors to assess how well students are learning and tailor their teaching tomeet areas of concern. [3] By measuring these goals, students continue to learn. By usingrubrics to articulate these goals, students can use

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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Alison Wood , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thecoming decades [1]. The following year, the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) wascreated by two engineering deans and an engineering college president--and endorsed by theNational Academy--as a way to help undergraduate engineering students prepare to tackle thesechallenges [2]. The program is centered on five competencies considered crucial to complementa conventional undergraduate engineering degree: talent competency (mentored research orcreative experience), multidisciplinary competency, viable business or entrepreneurshipcompetency, multicultural competency, and social consciousness competency [2]. Every schoolwith a GCSP designs its own program of coursework and co-curricular activities to supportstudent development of these

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4: Assessing Success in Mathematics Education

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Johannah L. Crandall, Washington State University; Kristin Lesseig, Washington State University

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Mathematics

mathematicsdepartment, among others. Recognizing that these departments can function differently, and thatcourses within them can focus on entirely disparate tool sets, this study draws on principles ofsituated cognition to frame questions about the development of computing proficiencies acrossdisciplinary and departmental boundaries [1]. We investigate how mathematics courses whichsupport the engineering curriculum may or may not contribute to important repeated and earlyexposure to software and programming tools in contextualized ways that help engineeringstudents develop the ability to skillfully leverage domain-specific software, practice algorithmicthinking, and become familiar with the behavior and limitations of computational tools [2].Even when

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics II

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Nikhil Bajaj, University of Pittsburgh; Vishesh Vikas, The University of Alabama; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

discipline focused onthe creation of smart and autonomous systems and processes in an integrated and interdisciplinaryfashion towards improving the quality of human lives. Despite the growing need for MREprofessionals and increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, this fielddoes not yet enjoy recognition as a distinct and identifiable discipline.A distinct and identifiable engineering discipline must address four questions: 1) What is the bodyof knowledge that practitioners must master? 2) What skills must practitioners demonstrate? 3)What are the ways of thinking that permeate the discipline? 4) How do practitioners define anddistinguish the discipline? Within the MRE community, there is disagreement over how thesequestions

Conference Session

WIP-ing Up Faculty Development!

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Julie Walters, Oakland University; Leanne DeVreugd, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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Faculty Development Division

at OU, and was a co-PI on the Oakland University WISE@OU NSF ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) grant. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP - Mentoring Early-career Engineering Faculty: A Faculty Development Coordinator ModelIntroductionThe benefits that flow to both early career faculty mentees and their academic institutions frommentoring activities continues to be well documented [1] [2]. Research productivity, teachingskills, and service contributions are common factors by which a new faculty member will beassessed on the path to promotion. Yet navigating one’s department and