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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez, Michigan State University

and reflecting on what ‘reasonable’ answers look like. Ifan exam has un-realistic answers (e.g. a Factor of Safety of 0.0004 or 100000), then the examwill not help students build intuition.Exam Grading ProcessFrequent exams imply a high volume of grading under traditional grading strategies. To makethis activity more manageable and to add even greater value to the testing process, weimplemented a different process for grading exams.Below are the steps of the examination and grading process we now use for large sophomore andjunior level mechanics courses. The number of steps may seem high, but the net effect of thisapproach is a significant reduction in total time spent to create and grade exams. The biggestbenefits, though, may be in student

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Cody Crosby; Anita Patrick; Margo Cousins; Laura Suggs; Mia Markey

the mandatory logbooks were an excellent opportunity for reflection on the previous week’s work. Yet not all feedback was positive. The students had two main criticisms: (1) the poster-making seminar was undermined by the Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 8 different poster preferences of each lab, and (2) they would prefer even more information on the graduate school application process.III. Effectiveness of Bootcamps. The students enjoyed the tissue culture and

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Grace Gius, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Ahmed Osman; Maggie Rose Nevrly, Cal Poly SLO; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

and BackgroundDespite decades of targeted effort and resources, women remain dramatically underrepresentedin engineering fields (Yoder, 2012) and this underrepresentation can lead to a number ormarginalizing experiences. Researchers have demonstrated the ways in which masculine normsand values are reflected in engineering practice and therefore code the discipline as male(Dryburgh, 1999; Secules, 2019). At the same time, technical/social dualisms map intomale/female binaries in ways that inform and support beliefs about what counts as engineeringwork and what is peripheral to the practice (Faulkner, 2000, 2007). These factors combine towhat amounts for an unwelcoming or chilly climate for women in most engineering fields(Ambrose, Bridges

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CoED

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf; Neb Jaksic

approach are reflected through the students’ successful completion of the project activities; in addition, the students learned how to use a single computer-aided design (CAD) package to engage in an advanced design and manufacturing analysis which is valued in industry as well as to solve difficult engineering problems. Besides that, the students gained lifelong learning and communication skills through micro-lecture preparations and presentations. In this work, in addition to the students’ performance in the course assignments, a pre- and post-course evaluation

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nan Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eunhye Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical Engineering

nature.Through analyzing the data collected in the study and conducting self-reflection on theworkshop, we suggested the following to BME design learning educators. To promote user-centered thinking, information should go beyond the statement of medical needs and includedetails on the circumstances where the solution would be applied. Instructors thus would becrucial to helping students develop self and social awareness during their design thinkingprocess. This would create an opportunity to improve student skills of thinking broadly about thedesign context and recognizing their responsibility for promoting better engineering practices.This initial attempt of the instrument development will pave the way to detailed refinement ofthe study protocol scaled

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arístides Carrillo Fernández, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

´erieur D’Ing´enieurs en G´enie Electrique) at Rouen, France in 2009, and his B.S. in Systems of Telecommunication at Polytechnic University of Madrid at Madrid, Spain in 2006. Ar´ıstides’ research interests include the role of empathy and reflection in learning in engineering education and practice contexts, and professional development in global environments.Amanda Johnston, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Amanda Johnston is a PhD candidate in engineering education at Purdue University.Prof. Tamara J Moore, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Tamara J. Moore, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Interim Executive

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University; Ken Rainwater, Texas Tech University

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Civil Engineering

traditional (face-to-face, instructor present) classroominstruction and by distance learning (video/ web-based) modalities. The core of the course isexpressed through its learning exercises, of which 60 percent are analysis/ reflection (written)assignments, 20 percent consists of the half-length Mock FE Exam, and 20 percent is a take-home final exam over professional and ethics aspects of the Texas Engineering Practice Act andRules [9]. In addition to these required assignments, the course design allows for several bonuslearning activities, both to earn extra credit and/or to replace missed assignments.Assessment of Course Objectives and Outcomes How successful has CE 4200 been in achieving its intended learning objectives andunderlying student

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Hartenstine, Western Washington University; Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Regina Barber DeGraaff, Western Washington University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

qualities they havethat are not reflected in quantitative measures like SAT scores or high school GPA.Next, we review the applications and look for other signs of academic potential and leadership.To us, leadership potential is signaled by significant participation in a student organization or asports team or a volunteer effort. Admittedly, this is not simple to determine, but generally, weare looking for signs of initiative, growth mindset, and working effectively on a team as we readthe applications.Finally, after the application stage we make a short list and interview those selected applicants.Most of these interviews are done on a campus visit day for prospective students. This interviewis not designed to determine if the applicants deeply

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen Michael MacNeil, University of California, San Diego; Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Devansh Desai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mohammad Javad Mahzoon, Core Compete Inc.

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #30213Curri: A Curriculum Visualization System that Unifies CurricularDependencies with Temporal Student DataDr. Stephen Michael MacNeil, University of California San Diego Stephen’s research focuses on how people collaboratively make sense of complex, ’wicked’ problems. Wicked problems are dynamic and constantly changing. They involve multiple stakeholders, often with conflicting requirements. To address these challenges, Stephen develops sociotechnical systems that col- lect, organize, and use data to support reflection and collective action. He received his Ph.D. at UNC in Charlotte and is currently a

Conference Session

New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; William Randall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Engineering Ethics

impossible. Table 2. Cyber Policy, Compliance and Ethics Course Description The world of cyber is complex and full or questions. This course is designed to delve into some of these questions and challenge students to explore their value system in a digitally connected world. The course is designed in two parts. Part one provides students with some understanding of information assurance in the context and the myriad laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines that impact compliance. Part two provides students an opportunity to build on their foundation in ethics by applying lessons learned in the cyber domain. This course will give students a chance to reflect on the social and professional impacts of computer technology by focusing on the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jody Zhong, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter; Marie Brown

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

-profile with the advent of the spaceprogram starting in late 1950s. DBER combines expert knowledge of a science or engineeringdiscipline with the challenges of learning and teaching in that discipline, and the science oflearning and teaching generally to address discipline-specific problems and challenges. A widelyrecognized definition of DBER comes from the National Research Council [15], “DBER isgrounded in the science and engineering disciplines and addresses questions of teaching andlearning within those disciplines… DBER investigates learning and teaching in a discipline froma perspective that reflects the discipline’s priorities, worldview, knowledge, and practices. DBERis informed by and complementary to general [educational] research on

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia Ellis, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College; Crystal M. Ford, Smith College; Kate Lytton, Collaborative for Educational Services; Kaia Claire Cormier, Smith College

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Pre-College Engineering Education

–capture indicatorsof transfer-in learning. The structure of our pilot assessment items were, in part, derived fromexemplar categories of PFL student behavior and expressions of transfer-in thinking,36 as well asthose represented in established assessment strategies reflected in extant PFL assessmentinstruments, especially in prior research projects like those of Arena37 and Grover, Pea, andCooper.38 However, when appropriate, we also remained open to incorporating new categoriesof interpretation grounded in evidence based on student response patterns to PFL prompts.VII. Development and Implementation of a PFL Assessment InstrumentOur initial effort at designing a PFL assessment produced an instrument focusing in a broad,exploratory manner on

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

NTP analogy, the telnet protocol offers a network administrator aquick way to set up a text-based console connection between a computer and a network deviceuses port 23. It can be shown visually as an individual (I) being able to establish a quick andconvenient connection with a network hardware device. The Network News Transfer Protocol(NNTP) uses port 119. It would seem like a problematic port number to memorize; however, ifone imagines looking at this number reflected in the mirror, it would be “911” -- which forreasons yet unclear to the author -- is what most news these days is. An open newspaper showsthe 119 port number with images and text regarding the news of the day. Email is an extensiveglobe-spanning system which can be shown by a

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carmen M. Muller-Karger, Florida International University ; Lili Steiner, Florida International University

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Mechanics

are located after the narrated lectures. The advantage of the example videos is that students can watch them repeatedly the week they are released and again while doing their homework or studying for the exams. 5. PowerPoint™ presentation with all examples without solution. 6. PowerPoint™ presentation with all examples with solution. 7. Assessed activities such as assignments and exams.Alignment of critical course componentsThe term alignment is used as the “interdependence among the critical course components thatensure that students achieve the desired learning objectives for the course” [13]. Each moduleprovides a set of specific learning objectives that are reflected on each learning or assessedactivity and support the

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Margaret Ellis, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Stephen H. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. Nextwe incorporate sklearn 40 so students can execute and explore the results of machine learningalgorithms. To prepare for machine learning content students watch bots videos 14 and they arealso assigned some ethics reflection prompts in response to Cathy O’Neil’s TED Talk 35 .The common thread across topics is the problem-solving heuristics shown in Figure 1. Weintroduce these early on and revisit them with each topic and explicitly point out when we areusing a strategy, or trying several of them, to solve a problem. For example we point out the useof concrete examples for solving encoding problems, developing algorithms, and initially usinghard-coded values in incremental web development. Another example is how students areexposed to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Krishna Bista, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Ayodeji B. Wemida, Morgan State University; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Akinyele Oni, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University; Caroline Gathigia Ndirangu, Morgan State University; Emmanuel Olamidotun Olanrewaju, Morgan state university; Seong Lee, Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowledge gains, interest in the degreeprogram, and ability to function as a professional engineer. The mobile boards have also beenutilized in other disciplines such as mechanical engineering using two experiments developedand tested in a class. [5-12].Connor et. al. observed that to successfully adopt and incorporate innovative educational devicesinto curricula within and across multiple institutions, understanding the potential advantages isessential, but understanding the barriers that can occur is just as important to ensure theeffectiveness of implementation. For the Mobile Studio project, they identified barriers as: (i)reflected experience of both students and instructor, (ii) the use and the development ofsupporting resources to the device

Conference Session

Ethical Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas Tooker, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Engineering Ethics

canbe influenced to change the moral choices that are made through rational thinking, but in themoment the moral decision will be intuitive. While Social Intuitionism acknowledges rare caseswhere reasoning or reflection can change an intuitive moral action [8], Dual Process Theoryexplicitly merges aspects of the two theories. Specifically, the theory holds that most moraldecisions occur over a time where there can be a dialogue between fast intuitive and slowerrational processes. Therefore, in the moment of making a moral decision one can rationalize aresponse that differs from the intuitive reaction.Pfieffer and Billiar [10] note that different well-developed ethical theories can result in equallyvalid opposing decisions. They recommend the

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica E. S. Swenson, University at Buffalo; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder; Mary Rola, University at Buffalo; Hoda Koushyar

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Educational Research and Methods

helpful in refining this specific OEMP assignment and developing generalguidelines for writing OEMPs on any topic. If multiple students are not making reasonable, well-justified assumptions, this suggests that the problem should be redesigned to provide morescaffolding that helps students make more realistic assumptions or more explicitly prompts themto write out their justifications. Second, having students metacognitively reflect on their ownassumptions is an important factor in their development of engineering judgment. Byunderstanding what assumptions students are making and the impact these have on design,instructors can highlight productive beginnings of engineering judgment and help studentsunderstand when they have made assumptions that

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew J. Ford, Cornell University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; Elizabeth M. Fisher, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

identitiesrelated to a specific subfield within their major (e.g. “I see myself as a mechatronics person, butnot a fluids person”) and therefore we expect to find differences in responses between coursecontexts for the same student.We measured motivation and attitudes towards learning in a cohort of students simultaneouslyenrolled in three upper-division mechanical engineering courses. We adapted portions of theMotivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) into two surveys: an online surveyasking students to reflect on all of their mechanical engineering courses (“cohort context”), and apaper survey delivered during class in each of the three courses (“course context”). Thecohort-context survey included questions related to intrinsic motivation

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

institution, in a student’s decision toremain there. However, culture and student perspective should also be valued and considered.Institutions that are more agile in doing this may be more successful at maximizing retention andsuccess for wider numbers of students, with a range of backgrounds related to race, ethnicity,socioeconomic status, environment, and/or the intersectionality of these and others. For example,students from backgrounds that reflect first-generation college attendance can also face a rangeof similar (though not identical) challenges. While there can be various approaches to enhancingretention for students of all backgrounds, first-semester GPA may help better predict andencourage graduation for students [11-13].STRIDE: A Cohort

Conference Session

Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

andwere seen in prior turnover studies as well. Especially important were the interpersonal support networks,as networks lead to increased productivity, inclusion, and efficiency [15]. Holtom et al. [7] also found thatnetwork groups can improve social embeddedness and lower turnover intentions. This social embeddednesswas defined as access to mentoring and social inclusion, which is further reflected in the welcomingenvironment, close-knit groups, and social events that managers identified in this research. Additionally,social embeddedness involves how the newcomer fits with the team in social aspects, which is supportedby Cloutier et al. [1] and could be considered part of the close-knit groups and social events found in thisresearch. However

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

tandem with the IV-Intervention emergent technologypresentation, and not during control semesters. These circumstances were beyond our control butaffected the pseudo-experimental design and represent a threat to the validity of the study.In addition, this study only reflects the behaviors and attitudes at CSU Chico. Replication acrossmultiple institutions would be necessary to generalize the conclusions. CSU Chico is also arecognized Hispanic Serving Institution (MSI) and enrolls disproportionately high percentage offirst-generation, low-income, and under-represented minorities (URM) in STEM. Our students’motivations and behaviors may or may not reflect those of the general population of softwareengineering students.Nevertheless, it is

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

improvement process. Student learning outcomes are developed with the consultation of the graduate faculty committee, Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and alumni, who are the constituents of the program. Data are collected every three years to assess the attainment of the learning outcomes. Analyzed data are presented to the graduate faculty committee to identify improvement needs. Approved improvements are implemented and assessed. The learning outcomes are periodically reviewed by the constituents to ensure that learning outcomes are still valid and relevant to reflect the needs of the industry. Student learning outcomes are developed with the consultation of the graduate faculty committee, Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and alumni, who

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

., 2016, p. 6). However, this dichotomy does not reflect the heterogeneity and blendof real engineering practice in industry, thus there is a tension that arises within the division oflabour. Women and minoritized individuals will assimilate valued forms of technical masculinityin the workplace in order to build positive professional identities. This techno-social dualism isused as a framework for analyzing engineering design discourses to deconstruct invisiblemessaging that may unintentionally create spaces that are not inclusive.MethodThis paper uses discourse analysis to review highly cited engineering education literature onengineering design and observe themes. The discourse analysis methodology and the datasetselection method are both

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Smith, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Kerr, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

-year engineering students was acquired through open-ended surveys.As shown in Table 4, surveys were given to participants in Cohorts A and B at the end of thefirst-year of engineering study and at the start of the second-year of engineering study (to allowstudents time to reflect on their major discernment process and determine the certainty of theirmajor selections). In these Table 4. Open-Ended Student Feedback Opportunitiessurveys, the main questionasked participants to reflect Offered to Offered to Student Feedback Opportunitieson their first-year of Cohort A Cohort Bengineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven; Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

]. Similarly,the faculty of the pilot sections prepared a pre and post survey that all students taking EASC1107would be asked to complete. IRB approval was obtained, and students were asked to consentbefore completing surveys. The surveys had students create an anonymous identifier by whichwe were able to match their pre and post surveys while retaining student anonymity. Due to thechallenges of having all students complete the pre/post survey, as well as one faculty member notpassing out the post survey in time, the analysis is presented for 3 sections of makerspacecourses with 22 paired responses, and two sections of the traditional course model reflecting 25paired responses.The pre survey was passed out in the middle of the semester, just prior to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

during the class session. For instance, these items focus on the subject matter being taught, and the ways in which the instructor includes key concepts. Procedural knowledge (content): These items measure how students engage with course materials. Specifically, these items are focused on assessing the ways that students talk about or characterize the phenomena being taught in the class and whether they are reflective about their learning in the course. Communicative interactions (culture): The communicative interactions section focuses on the types of interactions that occur in the classroom. These items examine if classroom culture is inclusive and what types of

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eltahry Elghandour, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eileen W. Rossman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

others interested in the project to discuss skill sets and to make ageneral determination of their compatibility as teammates.During each lab time, up to 75 students mingled and placed sticky notes on up to 25 posters. Weallocated about 45 minutes for this mingling process. Students were encouraged to monitor thenumber of sticky notes, colors, and names on a particular project poster in order to gage the levelof interest and note which other students were interested in the project. Based on thisinformation, they had the opportunity to adjust their choices. Pictures of the activity as itprogressed are shown in Figure 5.After this first 45-minute round, we asked the students to stop and reflect: Did their first-choiceproject include people with

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vallorie Peridier, Temple University

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Mechanical Engineering

of performance indicators isthat, collectively, they span all competencies suggested by either the SO or any relevantdefinitions in the Criteria.The second observation applies to programs in transition from the former (pre-2019) SO a-k tothe current SO 1-7. ABET/EAC revised the SO’s and definitions in the new Criteria with intent,so simply “mapping” existing SO a-k performance indicators to the new SO 1-7 may not yieldthe best result. Indeed, it is a valuable exercise for the SO committee to “start fresh” and deviseperformance indicators that specifically integrate the new language of the Criteria, because thisactivity will compel the committee to collectively reflect on the implications of the SO and itsattendant implied competencies.The

Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Evie Cordell, Northeastern University; Alissa P. Link Cilfone, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Brooke Davis Williams, Northeastern University

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Engineering Libraries

slide showed only the questionstudents had to answer. Students had between one and two minutes to find the answer in thedatabase. The time limits were meant to keep the class moving rather than restrict students fromanswering, and extra time was granted when requested. On the following slide, students had 20seconds to choose their answer from multiple choice options. Most students were able to answerthe questions correctly in the amount of time given; however, some students experienced troublelogging into PollEverywhere, while others missed the explanation of the rules or took too long tosubmit their answers, so not all students who participated are reflected in the quiz numbersbelow. Generally, the librarians checked whether students were