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Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College; Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr, Miami Dade Community College

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Two-Year College

DesignThe core curriculum design for cloud computing leveraged the existing pathway for an associatedegree in computer networking, and partially pulled courses from the design of the bachelor’s ininformation systems technology degree (Figure 3). Figure 3. Integration of new cloud pathways.Using the above-mentioned foundational courses, the three cloud-specific courses added were:Cloud Essentials for the AWS Cloud Practitioner and Cloud Infrastructure and Services for theAWS Solutions Architect certifications. A project-based learning capstone class completed thepathway with industry experiential projects (Table 1). Table 1. Core Course Sequence Guide Courses

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Robert Kelley Bradley, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Victor Zaloom P.E., Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Berna Eren Tokgoz, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Yueqing Li, Lamar University; Maryam Hamidi, Lamar University; Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Acyut Kaneria

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

and cofounded NoPo Nanotechnologies in Bangalore India and NeuroRex in Houston Texas. He is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lamar University where he teaches online and face-to-face courses including senior design, technology entrepreneurship, and other graduate and undergraduate courses.Dr. James C. Curry, Lamar University Dr. James Curry is an Associate Professor in the Lamar Industrial Engineering department.Dr. Victor Zaloom P.E., Lamar University Dr. Zaloom is currently Interim Chair and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lamar University . He has previously served as Interim Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, and

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Frank E. Falcone P.E., Villanova University; Gayle F Doyle, Villanova University

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Career Compass Professional Development Program: Continuous Improvement in instilling Integrity, Courage, Competence, and Accountability in all Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractIn November 2020, The Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET), officiallyrecognized the Career Compass Program in the College of Engineering at Villanova Universityas an ‘Institutional Strength’. Career Compass is a mandatory professional developmentprogram for all 1st, 2nd & 3rd year engineering students. A 4th year Career Compass electivecourse, to be included in a future College of Engineering Honors Program, is also offered for

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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Zachary Jordan Bunn, United States Military Academy; Julia Lyn Wyatt, United States Military Academy; Joshua N. Burns, United States Military Academy; Brian Riser, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael Gerhardt Oesterle, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

anaccidental explosion were to occur, the goal is to be able to correctly predict the effects of theblast on the RC structural members used in construction. Though many of the concepts in thisarea lay in the realm of graduate level knowledge and applications, undergraduate CivilEngineering students at the end of their curriculum are poised to enter and make contributions tothe field. This paper will demonstrate the synergistic undergraduate learning outcomes and DODpartner agency benefits resulting from an undergrad Civil Engineering (CE) research team atUSMA, mentored by faculty and practicing DOD engineers from NAVFAC EXWC, pursuing aculminating research project that offered practical performance-based alternatives to prescribedcode limitations for

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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Emily Bongiovanni, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luis Odicino, Colorado School of Mines; Allyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

School of MinesAllyce Horan, Colorado School of Mines Allyce Horan’s interdisciplinary background includes a B.A. in History and French, an M.A. in History, and a certification in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). She has been the Mines Writ- ing Center Director since 2018 where she has provided support to faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students on projects ranging from composition curriculum development to grant proposals. Allyce has taught a wide range of academic, technical, and ELL composition classes and workshops since 2012. She is passionate about supporting her campus community, empowering individuals to find their voice and effectively communicate their ideas not only to STEM fields but

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

as they did in-person. Zoom technology with screen sharing, breakout rooms, remote access to students’computers to instruct and troubleshoot were implemented in the virtual classroom for bothArcGIS and AutoCAD. In addition, both faculty teaching the Fundamentals course when itmoved to an online format had taught online classes previously and were comfortable withvarious modalities of online instruction. This study will be repeated with first-year studentswhen in-person classes resume to determine if the online vs. in-person delivery affects theresults.Part of the curriculum change that resulted in making Fundamentals a first-year course alsoinvolved adding separate AutoCAD and ArcGIS courses to the curriculum for upper-classstudents

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 2 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

ofalternative learning pedagogies such as in-class training that integrate students’ developmentskills in addition to technical contents.Background and MotivationFrom providing access to clean water to managing large-scale infrastructure projects, thegrand challenges that engineers face in the modern world are equally technical and social. Toovercome these challenges, engineers must not only become experts on the technical aspectsof their specific field but also develop their soft skills, such as communication andpresentation skills, to enable leveraging their technical knowledge in an evolving,increasingly complex and globalized work environment. In today’s world, wheremulticultural teams are encouraged and considered the norm rather than an exception

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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Praveen Meduri, California State University, Sacramento; Lawrence David Landis, Intel Programmable Solutions Group; Perry L. Heedley, California State University, Sacramento; Tyler Sheaves, Intel Corporation

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Electrical and Computer

related IT tasks, (ii) operational aspects, (iii) overall user reception of this approachand also about (iv) the cost vs value considerations of this approach.With minor operational modifications, this approach can be applied as a generic model for manyengineering courses that have compute-intensive lab components. It’s a modular cloud-basedsolution that can be rapidly deployed to address specific course needs. We begin with a briefdescription of the Digital VLSI course, as a running example.Running Example – Digital VLSI CourseThe Digital VLSI course constitutes an important component in upper division electrical andcomputer engineering curriculum in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) and System-On-Chip(SoC) design. In addition to in-class

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Aerospace

developthe non-technical soft skills needed by professional engineers. Case studies employing technicalmemos, mock conferences, and fictional funding calls demonstrate the applicability of novelassessment approaches to ABET learning objectives related to communication and life-longlearning, as well as general competencies needed for an interdisciplinary global engineer. Thesenovel approaches to assessment retain the ability to measure apparent technical competencewhile introducing the students to a broad range of communication methods and approaches thatmay not otherwise be included in an engineering curriculum. By using forms of communicationsynergistic with industry practices the students are exposed to more realistic engineeringexperiences and

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: VR, AR, and CAD

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ashayla Williams; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

" offers an AR mobileassistive application that supports the social compass curriculum to help children with autism © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Southeast Section Conferencepractice social skills in real-time situations. The Social Compass curriculum is a behavioral andeducational curriculum that includes 26 lessons divided into four modules: NonverbalCommunication, Emotion, "We" skills, and Social Problem Solving (Escobedo,2012). Thesystem was deployed in a public-school setting where results showed positive ease of use andstudents practicing social skills. Research also concluded that smartphones motivated childrenwith autism toward social interactions without

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

way” [6], measured by the Grit survey inwhich students rate each of 12 statements using a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from “very muchlike me” to “not at all like me.” Based on their responses, survey completers are assigned a“grittiness” score from 1 to 5 in which 1 is “not gritty” and 5 is “very gritty.”The LAESE survey uses a 7-point Likert scale in which students indicate their level ofagreement with statements as well as, for a subset of items, the level of importance of thestatement to measure six characteristics (measured using sub-scales): (1) Engineering careerexpectations; (2)Engineering self-efficacy 1 (ability to earn an A or B in math, physics, andengineering courses and succeed in an engineering curriculum while not giving up

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Bloomington; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University Bloomington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Library and Information Science at School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Her scholarly goal is to broaden STEM participation for socially marginalized groups by designing constructionist learning envi- ronments and mobile technologies to empower youth, families, and informal educators. Previously, she worked as a project manager to develop smartphones.Dr. Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza, Indiana University Bloomington Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and In- clusion. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in science education, at Clemson University. D’Souza’s research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

also active in educational research and course and curriculum development. He is a Fellow of the ASME.Dr. James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology Prof. Craig has been on the faculty at Georgia Tech for more than fifty years and continues to teach as an emeritus professor and to develop classroom engagement methods and tools. His past research is in the general area of experimental structural mechanics, dynamics and structural control with applications to aerospace and earthquake engineering. He is coauthor of a textbook on structural analysis with application to aerospace structures.Dr. Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Bonnie Ferri is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer

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Faculty Development 2: COVID-19 Impact on Faculty

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Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

in the Southwest United States in the midst of an NSF-funded RevolutionizingEngineering Departments (RED) project that had been, in the four years prior, working to bettersupport diverse student success by collaboratively redesigning program curriculum andinstruction. This RED project aims to develop faculty’s capacity to identify and build on studentassets, create realistic design challenges in core courses, and integrate support for writing in thediscipline. The core strategies for this change initiative included implementing facultyprofessional development workshops, integrating a learning scientist and writing instructor intothe department, supporting faculty in conducting collaborative engineering education research,and developing a

Conference Session

Engineering Education Culture: Mental Health, Inclusion, and the Soul of Our Community

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Dissonance is essential to learning, and understanding isessential for living confidently. We would not be engineering education researchers if everythingsimply added up, if we didn’t experience dissonance. We would be wandering souls, if we didnot understand; understand how the world works and how things come to be. By sitting in tense,dichotomous, polarizing situations we gain greater understanding of the different parts ofourselves that do not always agree. By pulling ourselves apart we learn about ourselves. Complementary relationship between dissonance and understanding as a way ofbeing and knowingHéctor: The Ph.D. curriculum was such that I was thrown into dissonance by my instructors andthen asked to integrate these ideas into cogent

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Laurin Moseley, CUNY New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

Paper ID #35344Benefits of the virtual platform for K-12 STEM OutreachMelanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology Melanie Villatoro, an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Civil En- gineering Technology at NYC College of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York. Prof. Villatoro is passionate about student retention and performance, as well as STEM Outreach in K-12. She has served as Project Director for the National Transportation Summer Institute sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration multiple years. Prof. Villatoro leads a STEM

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Steven Buchhop; Tate Carlson; Evan Edwards; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

LabVIEW to perform different acctions. In the case of theentrances the LabVIEW logic compares tthe current status of the entrance to open or closed values. If the entrance isdetermined to be opened when it should nnot be, then LabVIEW will take the actions of sending the homeowner a textmessage, sets the alarm on the GUI, and sounds the audible alarm in the house. If the program needs to be shut down,LabVIEW is programmed to close the comm munication with the Arduino and halt the program. 3. Text Message Alerts The text message alerts are integrated intto the system as an extra security feature for the homeow wner. Alerts are sent if

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Holy Cow! We’re Going Online When? 

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Masoud Ghodrat Abadi, California State University, Sacramento

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Civil Engineering

such statement, thisproportion increased to 52.3% and 58.5% in Phase II and Phase III, respectively. This growthdoes not necessarily imply growth in academic misconduct. However, this is an alarming statisticbecause it shows the inefficiency of employed alternatives. The present study does not documentinstructional practices among Civil Engineering and Construction Management faculty at CSUS.However, from conversations with colleagues, I am aware that all faculty were concernedprimarily with online exams' integrity and security. We all, therefore, implemented some controlmeasures in our classes, among those, are encouraging students to share their camera duringexams (cannot be required at CSUS), employing "Canvas LockDown Browser

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Tanner J Huffman, The College of New Jersey; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder

number of works in engineering education, including a Statics workbook for undergraduate engineering students. She is the Director of Innovation Programs and Operations for the non-profit research collaborative, Ad- vancing Engineering Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education. Dr. Gurganus teaches several first and second year Mechanical Engineering classes along with the Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone design course for UMBC.Dr. Tanner J Huffman, The College of New Jersey Dr. Tanner Huffman is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative STEM Education and Director of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education in School of Engineering at The College of New Jersey. Dr. Huffman has served as a

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Candyce Hill, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

and in learning the professional skills (communications, teamwork, organization, etc.)necessary for success. While most students opted to follow the suggested schedule, about 15% ofstudents instead chose to delay course participation until later in the semester. This varying paceof participation had an unexpected impact on some of the most dedicated students, who found itdifficult to engage in productive discussions online when not all of their classmates wereworking as quickly through the materials.IntroductionSuccessful engineering programs often integrate experiential learning experiences throughout thecurriculum. Cooperative education or internship programs may be the most familiar approach toexperiential learning in engineering; in these

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan; Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Ogunbunmi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Engineering entrepreneurshipeducation is seen as a means to develop entrepreneurial mindset and skills that are essential for asuccessful professional life. In an effort to integrate entrepreneurship education into an alreadydense curriculum, universities and colleges offer a range of entrepreneurship programming fromindividual classes, certificate programs, and minors and or majors. With these various options,students have several different pathways to entrepreneurship education. However, research hasshown that student demographics influence their participation in entrepreneurship programming.Further, self-efficacy, which is the belief in one’s ability, is seen as a key characteristicmotivating intent and activity. To continue to understand the

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Christopher R. Carroll

Adapting Digital Design Instruction to a Programmable Logic Device Setting Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota DuluthIntroductionProgrammable Logic Devices have revolutionized the way in which digital circuits are built.Individual Small-Scale- or Medium-Scale-Integration (SSI or MSI) devices are rarely used, andin fact are becoming hard to find. Instead, FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) andCPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) have become the standard for implementingdigital systems1. FPGAs and CPLDs offer much higher circuit density, higher reliability, andsystem simplification, all of which make them

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bekir Mugayitoglu, University of Wyoming ; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

. With this concept in mind, this study focuses on the impact of a short-term (few week)cybersecurity micro-credential for K-12 teachers that included resources that aligned to the needsof their students. Over the of two iterations of this micro-credential study, the authors sought toanswer the research question, “What are the micro-credential cybersecurity successes andchallenges identified by the participants based on design thinking framework?” A total of 21 K-12 teacher participants engaged with two micro-credential experiences. The micro-credentialincludes unplugged activities via cybercards, essential vocabularies, and online research-backedresources and focused on an introduction to cybersecurity, the CIA Triad (Confidentiality,Integrity

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2003 GSW

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Kuldeep S. Rawat; Gholam H. Massiha

RoboCell simulation software. Theseaid students in understanding the actual functioning of an industrial robot. The next section deals Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwith the relevance of robot simulation in technical education and the motivating factors leadingto integration of educational robot and simulation software. Then, we discuss the RoboCellsimulation software, highlighting simulation procedure. We conclude the paper by presenting thekey advantages of simulation in general, and RoboCell in particular. Robotic

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Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Amman Fasil Asfaw, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Storm Randolph, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Victoria Siaumau, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Yumi Rosa Aguilar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Emily Flores; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

who feel differently. Additionally, the lastquestion of this section assesses students willingness to a potential change in curriculum. Question Questions Type Identifier D1 I would be surprised if a fellow student mentioned Likert agreement discomfort with this term D2 I would feel empathetic towards a classmate who finds Likert agreement this term problematic D3 I would be accepting of using an alternate phrase if a Likert agreement classmate expressed discomfort with the use of this termTable 3: Pre-CAR and post-CAR questions asked of respondents if they answer "StronglyDisagree" or

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TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jodi A. Bolognese, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Evie Dee Cordell, Northeastern University; Alissa P. Link Cilfone, Northeastern University; Brooke D. Williams, Northeastern University

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Engineering Libraries

data, but given what we learned from the post-session survey about lack of time as apotential contributing factor for students’ lower scores, it was an adjustment worth making.Faculty SurveyFaculty who integrated the library sessions into their course were surveyed after the Fall 2019semester and again in Fall 2020. Seven faculty members responded, all of whom had made theworkshop mandatory for their students to attend. They were sent a survey to assess theirperceptions of a measurable increase in the number of citations from the previous year,improvement in the quality of research from last year, whether the students conveyed a sense ofvalue, and whether the instructors themselves thought the workshops had value and wouldcontinue to require

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill ; Michelle Soledad, The Ohio State University; Tamoghna Roy, DeepSig Inc.; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

and sentiments from student responses visually, to inform a novice-led analysis toultimately help with course planning for future semesters.Keywords: COVID-19, First-Year Engineering, Machine Learning, Sentiment Analysis, AssessmentIntroductionWe consider integrating student feedback and experiences into course planning as critical, since studentsare an important stakeholder in the learning environment (Lattuca and Stark 2009). Our approach ofusing heuristic approaches through automated tools to enable faster preliminary insights from studentresponses may be a first step towards helping instructors and administrators make informed decisions fortheir courses. Amplifying students’ voices and allowing them to significantly contribute to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Maria A. Reyes, Phoenix College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

can develop work experiences that fosterincreased student graduation and entry into STEM career pathways. This project, which iscurrently in its first year, seeks to examine how a curriculum that integrates cross-sectorpartnerships to provide work experiences can enhance STEM learning and retention. Usingmixed methods and grounded theory, the project will expand knowledge about: (1) the impact ofcross-sector partnerships that support work-focused experiential teaching and learning; (2)systematic ways to maintain and better use cross-sector partnerships; and (3) the degree to whicha model of work-focused learning experiences can be adopted at other two-year HSIs and byother STEM fields. Baseline data about Hispanic serving identity at the

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2008 GSW

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Susan M. Bogus; Kerry J. Howe

project. Both courses require studentsto integrate the knowledge they have gained from their undergraduate curriculum into solving a real-life problem. In both courses, the project is a real project in progress at a local engineering or Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationconstruction company, and engineers or construction managers from the company act as mentors tothe students.2The challenge with using real-life projects is that project approaches are always changing. Onefairly recent change in the way that civil engineering projects are delivered is the

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Ryan G. Rosandich

for everything that is added, something must be taken away. This is an age-old problem faced by mechanical engineering programs which were first reduced from five years to four, and then asked to include additional content as the field of mechanical engineering continued to evolve. New materials, techniques, and analysis tools are added each year to an already crowded curriculum. To implement the recommended changes within the 128 credit limit would be very challenging, especially in the face of accreditation constraints. 2. Engineering fundamentals must be retained What is the definition of engineering fundamentals? An mechanical engineering faculty will have difficulty making the distinction