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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Washington State University

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, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli2 1 Mississippi State University, 2 Washington State UniversityAbstract This paper concisely reports on the design and organization of a summer camp in the construction area and explores the impacts of such activities on getting high school students’ awareness of the benefits of a construction career. Summer camps provide a pathway for examining youth development in specific areas. Camps represent environments where participants can develop their technical knowledge, social skills, and emotional intelligence through a series of theoretical and practical activities that are fun, engaging, interesting

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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) program during the summers of 2018 and 2019.This paper presents the results of this program for the second year of operations (in 2019) andcompares them to the results from the prior year. It provides an overview of the program and thechanges made between the two years. It also discusses the different research topics that studentsworked on during both years of program participation. The benefits that students sought andattained are also reviewed.1. IntroductionThis evidence-based paper presents an assessment of the second year of a REU program at theNorth Dakota State University (NDSU). The NDSU Department of Computer Science hashosted two years of a National Science Foundation-funded research experience forundergraduates (REU) program. The

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Glen Hordemann, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University

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, MentorCorps, CyberlearningIntroductionSTEM employment grew 24.4% over the last decade, compared to a 4% growth in otheroccupations. STEM workers earn 29% more than non-STEM workers. 1 This trend holds despiteeducational level. As the market for STEM employees grows, today’s students need to beprepared for the future job market in order to succeed at the high-paying STEM jobs.American schools are one of the critical places where students might learn these skills, but in thecases of electronics, 3D design, programming, and similar Making technologies, many studentsand schools lack access to technologically oriented teachers, mentors, and role-models. Only 47%of science teachers have a science or engineering degree 2 . It is not a simple matter to

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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considering recent calls by the National Academies highlighting issuesof well-being, lack of mentorship, and under preparation for today’s careers [1]. While thisrecent report showcases the issue, graduate attrition problems have been documented inliterature for decades: In 2008, the Council for Graduate Schools reported one of the onlyquantitative studies to date tracking attrition and persistence, noting that graduate attrition inengineering is remarkably high: between 24%-36% for men and women in engineering,respectively [2]. More recently, in 2015, Sowell, Allum, and Okahana [3] reported datadisaggregated for graduate engineering men and women of color, noting alarming statisticsfor most traditionally underrepresented groups, and that for African

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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programs as well as programs in the Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD program. Her research interests include topics related to student persistence, STEM doctoral student experiences, faculty mentorship and development, modeling and analysis of complex manufacturing systems, and the development of new discrete event simulation methodologies. Bekki is the co-director of the interdisciplinary, National Science Foundation supported CareerWISE research program, which strives to: 1) understand the experiences of diverse women who are pursuing and leaving doctoral programs in science and engineering and 2) increase women’s persistence in science and engineering doctoral programs through the development and

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NSF Grantees: Student Development

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Lily Krest, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Julianna Ge, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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defined based on a students’ cognitivemeasures, including GPA and standardized test scores. Such metrics are used as predictors ofstudents’ future success, and student outcomes, in engineering. However, these metrics fall shortin explaining why admitted students, with high GPA and standardized test scores, can still fail tostay in an engineering program or struggle to graduate on time [1]. Literature suggests that non-cognitive and affective (NCA) factors can play an important role in a students’ success andencompasses measures such as stress, social support, engineering identity, meaning and purpose,mindfulness, belonging, and many others [2]–[11]. Incorporating NCA factors into how studentsuccess is defined and measured can lead to the

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Faculty Development Medley!

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Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Narcrisha Norman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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processes relevant to the administration, quality andsustainability of adjunct faculty in distance learning programs. It aims to identify andinvestigate, among key stakeholders, prevailing interests and concerns which are organized intofour dimensions- (1) Faculty Onboarding, (2) Course Assignments, (3) Faculty Performance and(4) College Communication. Results show that adjunct faculty would like more feedback, morecourse information available prior to the course becoming accessible in the learning managementsystem, increased lead time and frequency for the courses they teach, and more effectivecommunication with the academic units and its points of contact. Based on these findings and areview of the literature, a list of short-term and long-term

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Adurangba Victor Oje, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Peter H. Carnell, University of Georgia

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evidence ofthe instrument. Implications of findings and future directions are discussed.IntroductionStress and adversities are common experiences of everyday life. Students encounter stressfulfactors that challenge their motivation to pursue and persist in academic goals. Such factors oftenrequire being resilient in the face of academic adversities. The ability to navigate risk factors,recover from academic setbacks, and adapt to stress or adversity is described in the literature asresilience. Broadly defined, resilience is the ability to “bounce back” from adversity or stressfulsituations to achieve the desired goal [1-3]. Resilient students are better equipped to navigatedifficult situations, adapt to changes, recover from setbacks, and maintain

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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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result, higher learning institutions are working towardsincorporating higher education as a dynamic regional element.The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), was created in 2013 by the TexasLegislature as an unprecedented and remarkable move to bring together the assets of the twomost important regional higher education institutions: The University of Texas at Brownsville(UTB) and The University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) 1. As a new institution, UTRGV isemerging as a regional research institution working to grow as a leader among minority-servingresearch institutions.As a young institution, with an innovative organization, and with two years since it startedoperations, UTRGV can be proud of a mission on-route: to provide a high

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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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participants in year one. Theefforts from year one were reported in a previous publication [1]. These changes includedimproving communication before and after participants arrive on campus and providingbackground about the center and the plans for the program. Communication to mentees andmentors was coordinated to minimize confusion about program activities and expectations. Astructural change was made to prioritize placing two (or more) students or teachers in a givenlaboratory so they would have the benefit of having a lab mate who was also part of the cohort.Also critical across the programs, formal graduate mentor training was provided to all graduatestudents as part of a center-wide Annual Meeting in May 2019. A mentoring award waspresented to an

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Hindolo Michael Kamanda, University of Georgia; Davis George Anderson Wilson, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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account of students lived-experiences show a complex interplay of expectations from multiple sources. The mechanisms ofcompounding, conflicting, and triangulating expectations show that the interactions ofexpectations can amplify their emotional impacts on students. The results indicate that studentsjudge their own performance or belonging in engineering relative to the systemic functioning ofexpectations. For educators, this insight has profound implications on how we communicateperformance standards without inadvertently reinforcing social performance expectations thatcan contribute to problematic cultural features of engineering learning environments.IntroductionIn the broader discourse around student diversity and retention [1-4], prior

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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Hang Zhang, Beihang University; Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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connotation, how to createthe benefits and how to sustainably develop school-enterprise joint training. In the context ofpromoting a new round of PETOE strategy, it is urgent to communicate and coordinate withrelevant stakeholders such as policymakers, industry and business sectors, and institutions ofhigher learning, and take active and steady measures to jointly promote engineeringeducation reform in Chinese mainland.Key words: the Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers Plan, higherengineering education, school-enterprise joint training, Chinese mainland, small-N cases1. IntroductionOn June 23, 2010, the Ministry of Education of China held a kick-off meeting for the Plan forEducating and Training Outstanding Engineers[1] (hereinafter

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Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University

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identify distincttypes of incidents. Critical incidents have been sorted into 25 themes and seven categories whichrepresented potential causes of changes in ways of experiencing engineering ethics in the healthproducts industry. Categories included: (1) Cultural Immersion, (2) Acting Ethically, (3) EthicalFailures, (4) Interpersonal Encounters, (5) Mentorship and Management, (6) Reflection andAssociation, and (7) Prior Ethics Training. These findings suggest the importance of workplaceculture in changing or solidifying individuals’ ways of experiencing ethical practice. Thesefindings can inform post-secondary engineering ethics instruction as well as workplace training.BackgroundSince ABET EC 2000, interest in and emphasis on engineering ethics

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ET Pedagogy I

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Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York

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) and oxygen from air to createelectricity. The PEM fuel cell consists of a proton exchange electrolyte membrane sandwichedbetween an anode (negative electrode) and a cathode (positive electrode). The membranesandwiched is technically termed as the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) that consists ofnafion membrane, electrodes, catalyst loading, and gas diffusion layer pressed together. Since themanufacturing of the MEA is time consuming, in this study, two pieces of a 5-layer MEA waspurchased from fuel cell store with customized dimensions.Hydrogen fuel (H2) is admitted to the anode channels as the first reactant gas, where the HORtakes place in the presence of the catalyst [1], causing the splitting of hydrogen's negatively chargedelectrons

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ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

experience, along with building their research and development skills. Buildingexperimental vehicles provides many opportunities for students to develop their creativity, workas a team, and create parts with groundbreaking technology.Each year, the EVP students create new, increasingly efficient vehicles for each project. Theseunique research projects provide great benefit for the professional development of engineeringtechnology. Students gain a direct application of hands-on learning in the workshop, which isdifferent than the traditional learning style in a classroom. In addition, these projects helpstudents learn to think inventively, communicate professionally, manage projects efficiently, andwork cooperatively in a team environment [1].Solar

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc

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that promote persistenceand graduation as well as attrition for Black students in Electrical Engineering (EE), ComputerEngineering (CpE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME). The qualitative portion of our studyseeks to explore in depth the causes of the observed differences while our quantitative studyexplores whether the findings of the earlier research are consistent over time and with a broaderset of institutions. Our transformative mixed-methods project responds to calls for more cross-institutional qualitative and longitudinal studies of minorities in engineering education. Ourstudy is investigating the following overarching research questions: 1. Why do Black men and women choose and persist in, or leave, EE, CpE, and ME? 2. What

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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andgrow by providing insights into the design of engaging and compelling internship experiencesfor students and potential future employees.1. Motivation and BackgroundExperiential opportunities in the form of internships in industry represent significantopportunities for engineering students to gain knowledge about the professional workplace andinsights into potential future careers. While there appears to be no singular definition ofinternships in the literature or in practice [1], the National Association of Colleges andEmployers describes an internship as “…a form of experiential learning that integratesknowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills developmentin a professional setting. Internships give

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

-Instruction Mode for a Disciplinary Computer Applications CourseIntroductionRecent decades have seen a growing popularity of active-learning and flipped-instruction techniques,the two often combined in a marriage of convenience, if not necessity. The merits and methods of activelearning have been thoroughly studied and are well documented in the literature, to the extent thatsome argue that failure to adopt such techniques is analogous to malpractice in the medical community[1-3]. The other side of that equation however, flipped instruction, has only recently begun to be studiedto the same degree of scope and depth [4-6].This work provides a comparison of two course models for a sophomore, mechanical engineeringcomputer

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Faculty Development Medley!

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Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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assignments, exams, or a final course grade. Feedback has been shown in multipleeducational settings to be important and impactful to student learning through deeper contentunderstanding, improved retention, and better student experiences [1]. By giving studentsfeedback, a communication line is opened between the instructor and the student. Students arebetter able to adjust and correct misconceptions, recognize their strengths and weaknesses, andset personal learning goals [2]. Feedback has been identified as beneficial and having a positiveimpact on student learning in many educational environments through a variety of meta-analysisstudies that are compared and contrasted in a paper by Hattie and Timperley [1]. This meta-analysis paper aimed to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Courtney Green P.E.

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9 million jobs between2014 and 2022 [1]. In fact, various computer and biomedical engineering fields are projected tohave more than four times the job growth by 2024 compared to the average growth for alloccupations [2]. The necessity for the United States to have a highly qualified STEM work forcehas created national educational initiatives, both secondary and post-secondary, to address theneed to increase the participation of underrepresented people in STEM-related fields. In fact, theU.S. Department of Education [3] outlined specific goals to increase the quality of education andsuccess of undergraduate students. These efforts have included strengthening secondary Careerand Technical Education (CTE) programs and preparing students to

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Best In DEED

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Eric Cuellar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser; Ricardo Cruz-Lozano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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such practices is of interest to a range of engineering educationstakeholders.Brainstorming and IdeationEngineering teams frequently engage in brainstorming throughout the design process. In general,the main purpose of brainstorming is to generate the largest number of ideas in the least possibleamount of time. While there are myriad recommendations and methods for conductingbrainstorming, they all tend to operate under a relatively common set of principles. Rawlinson(2017) lays out four overarching recommendations that inform most brainstorming activities: 1. Suspend judgement: Evaluation of other participants’ ideas should be avoided and put aside until later phases of design. 2. Free-wheel: Members should let go of their mental

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University; Kathryn Ann Bartosik, Clarkson University; Pankaj Sarin, Oklahoma State University

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students coming from abroad background. Our objective was to expose undergraduate scholars to a variety of materialsresearch with applications in energy, aerospace, defense, environment and agriculture.Undergraduate scholars were (1) provided hands-on materials research experience inmultidisciplinary engineering projects, (2) introduced to cutting-edge materials characterizationmethods through a 2-day national workshop on Advanced Materials Characterization webcast foreasy access, (3) exposed to entrepreneurial routes to commercializing materials research incollaboration with the School of Entrepreneurship by leveraging the Oklahoma State University'sInnovation Corps site program, and, (4) educated students about graduate programs and careers.This

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First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

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Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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their preparation andperformance on a formal assessment, such as a quiz or exam [1]. The learning strategies courseaccompanying the GELC at Clemson University includes an innovative, extended use of examwrappers. Currently in its second iteration, the exam wrapper activity is well-integrated into thecourse and emphasizes the professional significance of self-evaluation and critical reflection inthe learning process. Slight modifications to the exam wrapper activity were made between itsfirst [2] and second implementations, and the similarities and differences in outcomes as a resultof these modifications will be the focus of the current paper.In the series of exam wrapper assignments, students are asked to complete (1) a reflectiondetailing

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Evidence-based Practices in Faculty Development

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Julia A. Maresca, University of Delaware; S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware; Sheldon Allister Hewlett, University of Delaware; Jenni M. Buckley, University of Delaware

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classroom management and teaching engineering. Taken together, theseresults suggest that a faculty-led initiative of short, evidence-based mini-modules can increasefaculty self-confidence in inclusive teaching and mentoring practices.IntroductionNationwide trends show that engineering undergraduate and graduate programs lack the genderand ethnic/racial diversity of the general population [1, 2]. Once on campus, students’satisfaction with college is significantly shaped by interactions with faculty [3], and instructor-student rapport is associated with student motivation, engagement, and sense of belonging [4, 5].Faculty can positively or negatively influence a student’s self-efficacy and academicperformance [6]. A focus group study in our College

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New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

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Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Christina Marie Zambrano-Varghese, Rutgers University-Newark; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Swapnil Moon

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with, but one that may not be completely understood in terms of breadth orimportance. Academic integrity violations can range from cheating through premeditation bybringing restricted materials into an exam to glancing at another student’s exam [1]. Violationsof academic integrity can involve plagiarism, which includes taking the words or ideas ofanother person and passing them off as one’s own [2], or can involve working with otherstudents on an assignment when the expectation was that homework should be completed alone[3]. Although most universities define academic integrity similarly, the ways in which this areaof policy and education differ tremendously across institutions [2]. The concept of academicintegrity is something that students

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ET Curriculum and Programs II

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

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versions of asystem and/or components. Watson and Joshi [1] describe FEA methods used on asteering column mounting bracket design of an on-highway construction vehicle thatintegrates Design of Experiments (DOE) with traditional CAD and FEA tools in aconcurrent manner called DRIVE (Design Refinement by Iterative VirtualExperimentation). Another industry where FEA can be very useful is in the design ofautomated manufacturing equipment, welding fixtures, and end of arm tooling in roboticwork cells. For example, some studies [2], [3] indicate that FEA can be used to analyzethe cutting and clamping forces in certain fixture layouts, then these results can be used tooptimize the fixture design. These few studies and many more illustrate the wide uses

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan

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University of Michigan. Her research interests lie in assessing and amending curricula to help students transition from undergraduate to professional practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 First-year engineering experience from the rural student’s perspectiveIntroductionThis complete research paper will explore the experiences of first year engineering students fromrural communities. According to the United States Department of Education, 31.3% of publicelementary and secondary schools are in rural communities, serving 21.3% of students in theUnited States [1]. Of these students, only 27.1% will continue their education by enrolling in acollege or university by the time they turn 24

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ET Pedagogy II

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Yang Zhang, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University

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knowledge recognition, acquisition, absorption, and application.Therefore, the motivation of learning and the learning process itself is highly influenced by thefollowing two factors: the self-consciousness of the students with the self-driven desire forknowledge, plus the ability of the professor to keep the course attractive and informative.Flip Classroom provides a different approach to stimulate the perception and motivation ofstudents in self-driven learning, self-driven practicing, and testing. By altering from the regularteacher-centered learning patterns, Flip Classroom approach allocates the classroom time aslearner-centered activities [1]. Thus, the strategy of Flip Classroom has attracted lots ofeducational research attention during the

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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Jay Lee P.E., California Baptist University; Yeonsang Hwang P.E., Arkansas State University; Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest

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AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) seasonal data to compute the PalmerDrought Severity Index (PDSI). The accuracy of the model is validated using the historicalrecords of drought indices and available seasonal temperature and precipitation data provided bythe NOAA CPC. The results of the forecasts produced by this model will be compared with theobserved drought indices and validated. The mean error rate and root mean square error (RMSE)methods are used to measure the accuracy of the forecast at stations for validation. The validatedmodel can be used in classroom and laboratory settings for general engineering studies.1. IntroductionDrought is a part of the natural variability consists of various hydrologic interactions such

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Piyush Pradhananga; Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Lu Zhang, Florida International University

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Simulation Trainings. Toanalyze students’ presentation skills improvement through the VR-activity, the authorsconducted peer evaluations for pre and post-activity presentations. Additionally, after the VRactivity, the authors conducted an exit survey, obtaining the students’ perception of theactivity. The data obtained from the different surveys and evaluations allowed the authors to(1) develop an ordered probit regression model to understand the influence of several factorssuch as academic level, gender, first-generation and international status; (2) identify themajor deficiencies in CM students' communication and presentation skills; and (3) assess theeffects of VR-based presentation simulations on CM students’ presentation skills. The