Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James Righter, The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Design in Engineering Education

Hydrodynamics, Turbulence, and Experimental Methods. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in the Late Stages of Capstone DesignAbstractQuality Function Deployment (QFD) is widely used to clearly define customer requirements andconvert them into detailed engineering specifications and plans to fulfill those requirements inthe design process both in industry and in academia. It allows for prioritization of the tasksassociated with achieving a solution in an analytical and systematic way by developing metricsfor the specifications of the solution. Employing QFD also creates a record of why

Conference Session

Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Jennifer R. Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Chemical Engineering

senior-level two-part sequential unit operations laboratory course series (ECHM 442and ECHM 443), required for all chemical engineering majors. The ECHM 442 course consistsof eight 50 min lectures, covering the basics of report writing and a refresh on statistics. Thestudents, in groups of 2-4, perform two lab experiment rotations on a 4-week schedule. Theyhave one week to write an experimental plan prior to the experiment and two weeks to analyzedata and write a final technical report or executive memo following the experiment. The ECHM443 course consists of two 50 min lectures. The first is an introduction that covers course format,schedule and structure, while the second occurs later in the semester and provides instructorfeedback on

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University-Bloomington; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University; Traci Aucoin

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Pre-College Engineering Education

) 16.70 6.18 20.70 5.25 0.80 Disciplinary (30) 22.35 7.88 24.65 6.98 0.75 Outcome Expectancy (30) 21.15 6.69 24.60 6.12 0.57Focus Group Teachers indicated that during typical professional development opportunities thefacilitator “throw[s] a lot of stuff at you and hope that you understand what's happening.” Thiscan be overwhelming and may result in teachers choosing only one aspect to implement or asmall tweak to their lesson plan. Overall, the teachers indicated only 25-50% of their pastprofessional development experience has been incorporated into their lessons. This lack of implementation was attributed to time

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division - Workforce Development and Curricular Innovations

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Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Phil Centonze, FloridaMakes; Sam Ajlani, College of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

thesetechnologies. The two columns of data reflect participant group preferences. Thus, the first row(under Autonomous Robots) in Table 2, “Programming”, was among the top five selections for34% of the manufacturers and 52% of the college faculty.The plan for the data analysis was to address the five questions summarized in Table 3. The orderof the questions in the table does reflect the analysis progression through the aggregated data.Thus, the first order of events was to determine the popular skill selections for manufacturers andeducators. Once those selection percentages were reviewed, the degree of popularity by groupwas explored. After reviewing aggregated responses, the fourteen skills were grouped based ondifferences between the manufacturers’ and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Nick Hudyma, Boise State University; Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller P.E., Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

of cohort, andstudent burnout. To avoid these barriers, which disproportionately affect students fromunderrepresented backgrounds [5], it is critical to help students understand their plans of studyand the rigor of these plans, and provide accessible support mechanisms early in the collegeexperience.In order to begin addressing these barriers to academic success and degree attainment, the CEprogram at Boise State conducted a review and subsequent remodel of its curriculum. Thisreview included input from faculty, current students, alumni, academic advisors, and theirIndustry Advisory Board. After these narratives were gathered, the faculty and a member of theadvising staff worked to address major negative themes such as a lack of a sense of

Conference Session

Faculty Perspectives of Active Learning, Inequity, and Curricular Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Laura J. Carroll, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

,time, classroom/curriculum, instructor’s disposition, and networking/community. Infrastructureand culture refer to what is emphasized by an instructor’s institution, including evaluations,research emphasis, and institution policies. Knowledge of effective teaching practices speaks tothe instructor’s access to material about effective teaching practices or support offered in order touse these best practices. Student experience can refer to how students react to active learning,how responsive or attentive the students are, or the rapport built between the instructors andstudents. Time denotes the amount of time it would take an instructor to learn about bestpractices as well as the amount of time required to restructure and plan for a course

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Ryan Michael Chapman, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, students in thesections that were taught remotely (all but Spring 2019) reported greater increases in confidencethan those in the in-person section (Spring 2019). All students in the remote sections wererequired to build and share individual prototypes using a kit of supplies that they received,whereas in the in-person section students built prototypes as a team. We plan to continue torequire every student to build at least one prototype on their own in future in-person sections ofthe course. Pre 3.831 (=1.99) Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Fall '20 Post

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrea Lidia Castillo, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

response to itemsmeasuring engineering identity, belonging in engineering, belonging in class, physics identity,mathematics identity, and controlled regulation. The fourth interview focused on students’ short-and long-term career plans and asking them to reflect on their involvement in the CAREER project.Lastly, in response to the dynamic shift in engineering education, the fifth interview probed onstudents’ school environment (e.g., traditional in-person, virtual, or hybrid modalities), co-curricular support (e.g., plans to participate and how their plans changed over time), and the impactof COVID-19 on their journey as an engineer, career plans, and belonging in engineering.In addition to conducting narrative interviews each semester, we

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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Luke A. Duncan, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University; Liz McKinley, Clemson University

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Mathematics

/11, researchindicated students were severely at risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other anxietydisorders after terrorist attacks [2], [3] and argued for broadening access to mental healthservices. Studies conducted in the context of Hurricane Katrina revealed school systems’ lack ofpreparedness in supporting the needs of students in implementing disaster-focused programs [4],[5]. The studies recommended strengthening communication lines between administration, staff,and parents along with improving emergency preparedness plans to provide for large-scaledisasters. Studies conducted to examine the impact of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic on educationfocused on the difficulties and effectiveness of school closures in preventing the spread of

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Susan Garver Stirrup, University of Colorado Denver

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Design in Engineering Education

Spring 2020, thiscourse had a lively in-person format. In the transition to remote learning necessitated by thepandemic starting in Spring 2020, the instructor was able to convert the course more deliberatelyfor a Fall 2020 delivery. Now the course is offered in a fully online, synchronous fashion. Herewe discuss both student reaction to the course over time as the design process became moreexplicitly scaffolded and future plans for studying the incorporation of design across thecurriculum.IntroductionThis work-in-progress paper shares the redesign of a chemistry-for-engineers course to includemore opportunities for learning the design process.Engineers grapple with ill-structured problems that have multiple solutions [1]. Therefore,providing

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Rebekah Burke P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Community Engagement Division

Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: trans- portation infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for better management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses in interchange design, transportation engineering, highway design

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Angela L. Chan, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

invitation to “make the space their own” [3]. Senses of playfulness andcommunity is also a key component of game jams to generate creativity and innovation [28].The structure should align with the type of participants recruited and intended educationaloutcomes. If a hackathon decides on an open format with little facilitation, which is more typicalof technical events, preliminary planning can ensure inclusivity in team formation and idea-pitching [9]. Understanding priorities, such as technical education versus ideation, can bebeneficial. Think Global Hack Local partnered teams with local organizations to produce webtools, reducing potential harm by directly providing a requested product while increasing drivefor civic participation [4]. On the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Russell Andrew Long; Richard A. Layton, Layton Data Display; Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Implementation - ArchivingWe have revised our implementation strategy to help us achieve our goal of expandinginstitutional participation. We received NSF approval to reallocate funds from our unallocatedsubcontract budget – that part of our budget used to support institutions as they compile data tocontribute to MIDFIELD. We have moved some of these funds to support a partnership with theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) that has yielded a plan to make ASEE thearchivist instead of the Interinstitutional Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).Although ICPSR is better known as an archivist, ASEE is certainly better known amongengineering education researchers. When the data are available from ASEE, we (and ASEE) canpublicize

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Caroline C Krejci

Paper ID #35091Simulation of Production and Inventory Control using the Computer GameFactorioDr. Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington Bonnie Boardman is a Professor of Instruction in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her primary research interests are in the engineering education and resource planning disciplines. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Arkansas and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.Prof. Caroline C Krejci Dr. Caroline Krejci is an Assistant Professor

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

David Anthony Rogers; Attilio Jose Giarola; Darlene Hicks Rogers

of 12 credits must be completed after finishing the Master's degree. 2) Complete 48 thesis credits beyond the Master's degree require- ments. 3) Pass a second language exam. Typically, the first language is English and the second language is French or German. Foreign language competency is essential to Brazilian scholars since little is available at the graduate level in Portuguese, in electrical engineering especially. 4) Be approved in a qualifying exam which at the present time is oral. Future plans call for the addition of a formal, written exam. 5) Defend a doctoral thesis. The Doctoral thesis must be based on original

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Steven R. Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Texas A&M University; Yuguo Tao, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vladimir Sobes, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Simon Labov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; David F. Williams, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; James M. Ghawaly Jr., Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Alfred Olivier Hero, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the Data Science and Engineering Summer School was to provide students aconnection between nuclear non-proliferation applications and data science. Lectures provided areview of key topics and introduced data science methods via hands-on tutorials. Students wereimmersed in a collaborative environment.The Data Science and Engineering Summer School was originally planned to be in-person.However, pandemic concerns in 2020 forced the school to transition to an on-line format. ThisPNNL-SA-160054transition had both benefits and challenges. One of the primary benefits was that the on-lineformat allowed for more participants resulting in 214 registrants for the course. The largenumber of registrations exceeded expectations and provided a challenge

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Chao Ma, Texas A&M University; Brey C. Caraway, Texas A&M University ; Jorge I. Roa, Texas A&M University; Alejandro X. Trejos, Texas A&M University; Pauline Davila, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

. The team wasunsure of many things including the uncertainty of when to end the limited operation. The teamkept going and it ended up in the limited mode from the point of Spring break until all the waythrough the end of the project in Fall semester. This uncertainty and limited mode of operation have impacted the team significantly in manyaspects. In spite of these challenges, the team could keep moving forward. Fortunately, this teamhad prior knowledge and experiences relevant to this project. It helped this team make progressand complete the project at the end. However, due to the unexpected and drastic changes in themode of operation, the project scope change was inevitable. Initially, it was planned toimplement 2-axis movements. This

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew McConnell, Case Western Reserve University; Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University; Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University

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Electrical and Computer

originally constructed for in-person student groups to work on their projectseither in pairs or individually. Providing remote access was not originally planned but after themove to remote instruction the laboratory stations were modified to accommodate the newreality.The diagram below shows the layout of the laboratory station equipment required for the remotecourse. The following sections provide descriptions for each of the major components. Figure 1: Laboratory Station ArchitectureThe laboratory plays an important role in this course due to the technologies used in the projectassignments. The workstation computers provide the computation, memory, and storagerequirements needed to build a full, cross-compiled Linux

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 4 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, whichincludes 6,521 undergraduate and graduate students. Within the demographics,international students are identified as Non-Resident Aliens according to the Cal PolyPomona Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics office. Twenty point eightpercent of students are female, 79.154% are male and 0.046% identify as nonbinary. 11The pie chart (figure 3) above reflects engineering undergraduate and graduatestudents and their first-generation status. The pie chart reflects students that identifyas first in their family to attend college in pursuit of a degree, no response and notfirst-generation status

Conference Session

Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Deb Jordan, Colorado School of Mines; Ariana C. Vasquez, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

: Self-Efficacy for Advanced Manufacturing Competencies. The competencies that wereincluded in this scale, as well as the Implicit Theories of Advanced Manufacturing CompetenciesScale, stemmed from prior grant-related work of industry professionals (described in the followingsection).Current Progress on Research StudyBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the research tasks were delayed as the researchersinvolved had to focus on helping faculty at their respective institutions shift to remote teaching.The development plan was refined at the program launch and again after the impact of COVID-19to readjust the timeline and working parameters (i.e., working fully-remotely). We are on track toaccomplish all goals by the end of the project.As of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mason Johnson, University of Wyoming

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

applied and participated in the year-long PD engagement. Theeducators, made up of seven (7) librarians and 17 classroom teachers, self-selected to participatein a week-long summer experience that was supplemented with academic-year supports.The educators participating in this activity provided researchers invaluable mixed-methods data,insights and feedback which developed future CS engagements. Ultimately, the 24 educatorparticipants provided group leaders with over 49 lesson plans and another 30 implementationplans.MethodsIn order to address the research questions the researchers employed a mixed methods study tocollect, and address open questions within the field of CS education. A formative evaluation ofthe WySLICE project, conducted annually

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

. After realizing that they had missed the exam, some emailed to ask to schedule amakeup exam. Students that missed the midterm were offered a chance to take the makeup examwith the students that had valid health related excused absences. Several students kept the 0% onthe exam because they realized they did not understand the material and planned to drop thecourse. The students that dropped the course are not shown in section 3.2 of the paper where thefinal exam results are discussed. Many of the students choosing to attend online did not appear tohave struggled on the midterm. Some even scored slightly higher grades than the studentsattending in person (see the bars with a large blue component and high exam scores). I do notattribute this to

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Chance Hoellwarth, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Almeida, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Montana Epps, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jamie Bettencourt

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Diversity

inout-of-class activities. Figure 2. Factors that hinder involvement with out-of-class activities.Figures 3 and 4 summarize the positive and negative outcomes perceived by students fromout-of-class activities. Again, there is remarkable similarity in the survey results. From Figure 3,we can see that PosSE university students are more likely to appreciate the intellectual, academicor professional gains from their out-of class activities whereas Cal Poly students derive a largersense of belonging to their college.Perhaps troubling for Cal Poly, as seen in Figure 4, students were more likely to cite negativeoutcomes to their GPA and health than PosSE university students.Discussion, Limitation and Future WorkWe plan to issue a modified

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Leslie B. Massey; Aysa L. Galbraith

sequence), since students who are prepared mathematically for the rigors ofthe engineering curriculum typically have higher retention rates than those who are not prepared.However, it is important to provide enough mental stimulation during the first year for theseprepared (or over-prepared) students to keep them interested and engaged in the engineeringcurriculum. Some of these advanced students are ready to move beyond what is typicallycovered in the introductory course and are eager to engage in research or innovation problemsolving during this first year. The Honors Experience (HE) was implemented to engage studentswho start their first year ahead of the eight-semester degree plan in math (starting in calculus IIor higher), by involving them

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Emilia Mediavilla, Western Washington University ; Asaki Nelson, Western Washington University

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Diversity

being featured. The SEL’s also used the departmentsocial media to share and promote events hosted by the department and associated studentorganizations. The department Instagram page saw a steady increase in engagement and thenumber of followers doubled over the course of the year.Focus Groups: During spring quarter, the SEL team organized and facilitated a focus group inresponse to student request with the goal of gaining insight to the non-dominant experience inthe engineering disciplines. The first focus group aimed to learn about the non-male experiencewith the goal of finding ways to better support non-male students (note: results of this focusgroup not yet available). The SEL’s plan to continue this effort in the future. Future focus

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

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Diversity

the design experience and recognition of the winning team.Recently, we began providing some teams with tools (i.e., tape measures and scissors) to useduring the design challenge. Anecdotally we observed during the January 2019 event that someteams spent excessive amounts of time using the tools to measure and cut straws while failing tocomplete their structures. Out of curiosity we planned the November 2019 and January 2020 I2Eevents to explore this phenomenon by using half of our ME breakout sessions as Control groups(No Tools) and the other half as Test groups (Tools). Our reported findings include analysis ofdifferences between Control and Test groups in both load bearing capacity and variety of designconcepts. Our null hypothesis was that

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Richard Smith

information security uses, policies, models – Sec 1, Sec 2 • Specific communications systems and policies – Net, Sec 2 • Planning and designing for security – Sec1, OS, Net, Sec 2 • Specific vulnerabilities; technical and policy solutions – Sec 1, OS, Net, Sec 2In June, 2007, our department participated in a workshop for information securitycurriculum development hosted by the University of Minnesota and sponsored by theNational Science Foundation. During that workshop we compared curricula acrossexisting and proposed programs at the 2-year, 4-year, and graduate level. The onlyconsensus standard identified for information security curricula were the IACEPrequirements. Participants noted that the demand was so high for graduates

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Audrey LaVallie; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

: Students are asked to do literature searches; most students state they have rarely done this previously, and they accomplish this with some supervision. As a group, students and mentors look at various sources and select articles by the relevance to the study. Student researchers quickly learn that eliminating sources is more of a problem than finding information and that website credentials are important. The mentor at the college usually outlines the proposal and assigns students to various tasks- often the students and the mentor meet as a group and plan the most efficient way to accomplish tasks and rough out a time-line of the study. Most students later state that these studies were much longer

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bob Fourney; Jason Sternhagen; George Hamer; Cory Mettler

dramatically improved and students appear to be better motivated. Thispaper discusses the motivation for the freshman experience, the design and implementation ofthe freshman experience, the increased retention numbers, the results of student surveys (afterthe freshman year and at the conclusion of the sophomore year), as well as future plans for thissequence.Background and Motivation:The Electrical Engineering (EE) program (in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science(EECS) Department) at South Dakota State University (SDSU) has been concerned about lowretention rates for several years. When interviewing qualified students who the faculty feel arecapable of succeeding in electrical engineering and who are either changing out of the major

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bakr M. Aly Ahmed; Mike Christenson; David A. Crutchfield

functions.With student participation, the project team decided to provide a minimal and clean look to theinterface, avoiding unnecessary content or graphics. For example, the team decided thatsimplified graphic floor plans would best contextualize the building performance data. Suchplans are characteristic of architectural communications and are a simple but effective way todisplay information for people to recognize and understand the buildings they inhabit. Given thescope and content of the data, the team further decided that cycling display pages were required.As designed, the on-screen graphical interface currently consists of six separate pages whichcycle and update every few seconds. The first page consists of a summary of the building’senergy use