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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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Greses Pérez, Stanford University; Patrick Marcel Danner, Technical University of Munich; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Paper ID #30783Developing Contextual Social Awareness in Engineering: Placing humandiversity and social justice at the Center of the Engineering ProcessMrs. Greses Perez, Stanford University Greses P´erez-J¨ohnk is an engineer, educator, and a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University in engineering education, Science Education and Learning Sciences and Technology Design. Her research interests include the education of Black and Brown students, especially those from immigrant communities, in the fields of engineering and science. In addition to her ongoing work on culturally relevant VR science teaching, Greses seeks to

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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Meg E. West, Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, Ohio State University; Bruce Wellman, Olathe Engineering Academy at Northwest High School; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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Survey to Assess K-12 Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Familiarity with Teaching Design, Engineering, and Technology,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 205–216, 2006.[3] S. Yoon Yoon, M. G. Evans, and J. Strobel, “Validation of the teaching engineering self- efficacy scale for K-12 teachers: A structural equation modeling approach,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 463–485, 2014.[4] T. A. Litzinger et al., “Engineering education and the development of expertise,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 123–150, 2011.[5] “PLTW Engineering (9-12),” 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.pltw.org/our- programs/pltw-engineering-curriculum. [Accessed: 22-Nov-2019].[6] C. W

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 1

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville

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Paper ID #30241First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions in Programming Self-Efficacyand the Effectiveness of Associated Pedagogy Delivered via anIntroductory, Two-Course Sequence in EngineeringDr. James E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Dr. Brian Scott Robinson, University of

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Cara London, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Types," Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 998-1002, 1994.[5] Student Engineers' Council, "Spring 2020 Company Search," 2020. [Online]. Available: https://careerfair.sec.tamu.edu/students/companies.[6] E. B. Diop, S. Zhao and T. V. Duy, "An extension of the technology acceptance model for understanding travelers’ adoption of variable message signs," PLoS ONE, 2019.[7] F. Davis and V. Venkatesh, "A critical assessment of potential measurement biases in the technology acceptance model: Three experiments.," International Journal of Human Computer Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 19-45, 1996.[8] Office of the Registrar, Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog, Edition 142, Texas A&M University, 2019.[9] C. A. Evans, H

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Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #28844The Dynamics Concept Inventory (DCI) – The Past, Present, and FutureDr. Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell currently teaches at the United States Air Force Academy and is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

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Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Cesar Moreno

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Paper ID #28571Creation of ”The Engineering Student Experience Podcast” to enhanceengineering student readiness for school and the workforceDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic Uni- versity, Pomona. He teaches courses in the thermal-fluid sciences, computer programming, and numerical methods. Paul’s current research interests involve studying the impact of technology in engineering edu

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

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J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Amy Annette Rogers; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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Psychology. Her current appointment is as Associate Professor and former Chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Delaware State University. She specializes in areas surrounding social justice. Her current application of social justice principals is in the area of the access/success of women/girls to science, technology, engineering, and math education and careers for which she recently served two years at the National Science Foundation as a grant adminis- trator. Dr. Rogers provides statistical and methodological consulting on a variety of research, evaluation, and assessment projects.Prof. James C. Baygents, University of Arizona James C. Baygents is the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Oleksandr Kravchenko, Old Dominion University; Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Phillip Dillulio, Old Dominion University

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anonymous online survey hosted in Qualtrics wasemailed to 2,003 engineering students (1,873 undergraduate students; 130 graduate students) inthe Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk,Virginia. In addition to basic demographic information (e.g., age, gender, race, etc.), surveyquestions were constructed to measure a wide variety of demands and resources that were school-related and personal and were expected to hinder or facilitate success of engineering students. Theanonymous survey took participants approximately 20 minutes to complete. Participants whocompleted the survey had the option to be entered into a raffle for one of five Visa gift cards worth$25.00. Participant survey responses were

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First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico; Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; Webster R. Johnson, California State University, Chico; Joseph Greene, California State University, Chico

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undergraduate education and is the recipient of the best paper award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of American Society of Engineering Education.Dr. Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico Kathleen Meehan earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. After graduation, she worked at Lytel, Inc., Polaroid Corporation, and Biocontrol Technology. She moved into academia full-time in 1997 and worked at the University of Denver, West Virginia University, and Virginia Tech. From 2013 to 2017, she was the director of the Electronics and Electrical Engineering program at University of Glasgow-University of Electronic

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2-Year College Division: Students and the Pipeline

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Leo Salgado, University of California, Irvine; Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Hye Rin Lee, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California, Irvine

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very easy to just give up on it or just learn half of it or learn as much as you need to pass. To actually understand the subjects and Intellectual apply it in the real world you have to really have the discipline to understand and how to apply to Development understand how everything’s implemented together” “I am really big fan of knowledge and knowing science and how to apply technology in the field.” I chose engineering because I figured that with the technological advances that we’re experiencing and stuff like that, I just feel like it’s just a booming field and there’s just a lot of opportunities there.”Social persuasion: Faculty and peer interaction were among the most

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Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

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John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic in- terdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineer- ing, art, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research methodologies in engineering education, the pro- fessional formation of engineers, the role of empathy and reflection in engineering learning, and student development in interdisciplinary and interprofessional spaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building communities of engineering faculty, staff, and students engaged in educational

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013.Dr. Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dr. Zhinan Zhang is an associate professor at School of Mechanical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on engineering designdesign driven education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-In-Progress To Start or Not: Impact of Engaging in Technological

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Howard B. Rockman, University of Illinois at Chicago

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”Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists,” IEEE and John Wiley & Sons, Publishers (2004) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Online Course on Intellectual Property for Undergraduates and Graduate Engineers and ScientistsIntroduction It can be said with a very high degree of confidence that all of the engineers and scientistsin our technology University classrooms at some point in their professional careers, will comeinto direct contact with the Intellectual Property Laws of this or other countries, and these lawswill have an impact on their extant projects. Whether using these Intellectual Property Laws toobtain exclusive rights covering their

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sine Celik, Aalto University; Senni Kirjavainen, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory

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technological solutions that focus heavily onstudents’ technical skills. However, for innovations that create an impact, it is essential tolink this technical knowledge to societal considerations. This paper describes a problem-centered approach towards introducing mechanical engineering students to sustainable,ethical and collaborative innovation, through an analysis of student work and feedbackgathered from a ten-week long pilot conducted as part of a compulsory, Master’s level,academic year-long Mechanical Engineering course.During the pilot, student groups worked on broadly phrased challenges derived from anongoing EU project on developing societal applications for technology, choosing one ofseven challenges ranging from changing rain patterns in

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

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Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University

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Paper ID #29041Using the Results of Certification Exam Data: A More Deliberate Approachto Improving Student LearningDr. Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a faculty member, Department of Technology Systems, College of Engineering and Technology, East Carolina University. He is a past chair of the Engineering Design Graphics Division and as of the 2020 annual conference, he will be serving as the outgoing past chair of the Division. In 2015, he completed his second term as the director of publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and as the Engineering Design Graphics Journal

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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University (MSU) after a 19 year information technology career at FedEx Corporation. As an associate clinical professor and assistant department head in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, she is co-founder and co-director of the Bulldog Bytes program at MSU that engages K-12 students with computing and provides professional development to K-12 teachers in computer science and cybersecurity. She is the PI for the NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC), partnering with stakeholders throughout the southern US to leverage, strengthen, and create awareness of existing programs and create new programs for young women in computing. She serves on the board of directors for the Mississippi

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Huma Shoaib, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #31586A literature based perspective towards learning and pedagogy ofComputational ThinkingMs. Huma Shoaib, Purdue University Huma Shoaib is an engineering education graduate student at Purdue working with INSPIRE. Her research interests are; identifying computational thinking patterns in engineering students and underrepresentation of women in engineering.Dr. Sean P Brophy, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Sean Brophy is an engineer, learning scientist and educator. His research in engineering education and learning sciences explores how students think with technology

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Ning Zhang, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Xiaofang Wei, Central State University; Desheng Liu, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #30312Students Education and Engagement at Minority InstitutionDr. Ning Zhang, Central State University Dr. Ning Zhang, an associate professor of Environmental Engineering at department of Water Resources Management (WRM) at Central State University, USA. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Dalian University of Technology, China; Master of Science and doctoral degrees from West Vir- ginia University, USA. She has expertise in developing treatment technology to reclaim various industrial wastewater, including mining wastewater, and unconventional oil and gas production wastewater. Dr. Zhang’s

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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students’occupational pursuits during three important time points - middle school, high school, and collegein which students take on new roles as they become older while giving up an old role from whenthey were younger.MethodsFlorida-IT-Pathways to Success (Flit-Path) is a Collaborative Research Grant awarded by theNational Science Foundation (NSF). Flit-Path provides approximately 23 one-year fellowships toeach institution to support senior students enrolled in one of three disciplines: computer science,information technology, or computer engineering. During the last two weeks of the semester, avalidated survey containing questions about a student’s background, interests, GPA, genderidentities, demographics, desired fields from middle school to the university

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University

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collaborative instructors with like-minded teaching goals. Well organized EML online-modules such as elevator pitch makes deployment easy to implement in the engineering classroom [15]. Inthis semester-long project, students were introduced to new engineering topics in lecture, they practicedtechniques in mini labs, and then applied the knowledge to their project while considering theentrepreneurial mindset at every step. In this paper, we hypothesized that an EML module that utilized aproject-based approach would improve student engagement, improve technical laboratory and writing skillsand foster student’s curiosity to learn about human body motion. This project led to a mastery in kinematics,kinetics and human body motion technology with a stronger

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Cynthia Lester, Georgia State University; Sahithya Reddivari, Georgia State University; Forough Ansari, Georgia State University

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, and also to develop skills in teamwork, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. Professor Ansari is also the founder and faculty advisor for the Women in Technology (WIT) club. Prior to joining the Perimeter College faculty, Professor Ansari was an In- structor at Gwinnett Technology College. Professor Ansari received her M.S. degree in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University. Her research area is mainly on the controllability of the complex networks, and application of big data and cloud computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Approaches in addressing access and success among female engineering students at the 2

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ENT Division Technical Session: Making and Maker Spaces

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University; Sabrina Shankar; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

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learning, and in the ways hands-on activities such as making, technology, and games can be used to improve student engagement.Dr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University

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Construction, Sustainability, and Infrastructure at FIU where he focuses on multidisciplinary research that harmonizes sustainability in construction. His other research interests include Sustainable Construction, Construction Safety, Engineering Education, Green Building, and Energy Efficiency Measures.Dr. Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University Dr. Arif Mohaimin Sadri is an Assistant Professor in the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability (MSCIS) at the Florida International University (FIU). Previously he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Insti- tute of Technology and an Adjunct Professor in the Civil

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ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

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Thien Ngoc Y. Ta, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Ryan James Milcarek, Arizona State University

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Course: An Entrepreneurial Mindset SimulationIntroductionTeamwork is essential to engineering work, and the assumption is that greater team dynamicswill lead to greater innovation outcomes. When entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to angel investorsor venture capitalists, one of the top considerations is the quality of team dynamics [1, p.244],[2]. In addition, technological innovation and entrepreneurship have been promoted as“fundamental drivers of American prosperity and global economic leadership” [3, p.1]. Capstoneprojects, for example, can be essential opportunities to prepare engineering students to beinnovative and entrepreneurial in order to succeed in a globally competitive workforce [3, p.3].Research is extensive

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ECCD - Technical Session 1 - Energy & Electrical Engineering

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

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Paper ID #30030A Multidisciplinary Energy Project: Re-building a Non-working ElectricCar with StudentsDr. Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Faruk Yildiz is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State Uni- versity. His primary teaching areas are in Electronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education.Dr. Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University Dr. Keith L. Coogler is an instructor of engineering technology at Sam Houston State University. He

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Kimberly Ren, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead). She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying product development decision-making during complex industry projects. Dr. Olechowski completed her BSc (Engineering) at Queen’s University and her MS at MIT, both in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Olechowski and her research group Ready Lab study the processes and tools that teams of engineers use in industry as they design innovative new products. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton; Doina Bein, California State University, Fullerton; Yu Bai, California State University, Fullerton; Salvador Mayoral, California State University, Fullerton

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using Artificial Intelligence.” Students who participated in the SURE had the longestand strongest ASSURE-US program experience, and as shown in the initial results.Representative responses from SURE participants about what they gained from experienceinclude, “I learned what my passion is” and “I learned Python and how to navigate Linuxoperating systems.” Key reported outcomes from SURE are: • 79% believe that they contributed something of value to the project • 92% report that their role involved doing real science, technology, engineering, or mathematics • 79% report being more committed to their major as a result of SRE • 86% report having a better understanding of what professionals in their field of study do as

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

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Nathan Delson, UC San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, UC San Diego and eGrove Education Inc.; Jessica Tuazon; Daniel Yang, UC San Diego

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, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and retentionof these students in STEM careers. While many first-year college engineering programs and highschools with pre-engineering curriculum have incorporated spatial visualization training intotheir courses, there is no reason why spatial visualization training could not start at elementaryschool. At the older age groups, the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R),which is recognized as a gold standard assessment tool, is used to measure students’ learninggains in their spatial skills. However, it not suitable for elementary school grades. Researchers atthe University of California, San Diego developed an assembly pre- and post- test based upon atimed Lego™ exercise which would

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

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Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University; Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University

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Paper ID #30455Students’ Understanding of Datum Reference Frame Concepts in a GD&TCourse: Student Outcomes Across Multiple SemestersDr. Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University Dr. Branoff is a professor and chair of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He taught engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, and instructional design courses in the College of Education at North Carolina State University from 1986-2014. He also worked for Siemens- Switchgear Division and for Measurement Group, Inc. Dr. Branoff’s research interests include constraint- based solid

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Gregory Kulczycki, Virginia Tech; Steven Atkinson, Virginia Tech

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content for Virginia Tech’s highly-regarded Master of Information Technology program. Dr. Kulczycki has various publications on topics including formal specification and verification, web services, and software reuse. His interests include object-oriented programming, software specification and reasoning, design patterns, and online learning.Dr. Steven Atkinson, Virginia Tech Dr. Atkinson works in industry as a Senior Software Engineer for Netflix and in academia as an Instructor at Virginia Tech for the Computer Science Department. He was one of the first employees at LinkedIn, and his industrial experience spans 21 years, including work at startup companies in fields ranging from enter- prise document management