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First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research ; Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

,regarding specific areas of STEM knowledge and skills, more than half indicated their experience in the SEESprogram contributed “very much” to their understanding of scientific process, their knowledge of earth processes,and other aspects of their knowledge, skills, and personal development.In a comparison of student evaluations when SEES was conducted on-site to the virtual program, we found: studentswanted the face-to-face experience, students did not experience the college life of living in the dormitory, lack ofopportunity to visit NASA Johnson Space Center and visit laboratories, scientists, and engineers was a Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Waddah Akili

contribution and knowledge gained by each member could be monitored, as well, by either testing every student in the group, or by randomly selecting a group member to be tested and thus proxy for the group. Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain skills (examples: computer skills, laboratory skills, data reduction skills, presentation skills) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members. Collaborative Skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. These skills include leadership, decision making, trust building, and conflict management. Monitoring Progress- Groups need to discuss amongst each other whether they are

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Waddah Akili

d ations oftechniques, b e de e e e, e d e ,a d be e ed b ecase method. Cases are used to extend the learning experience beyond the classroom exercisesand laboratory e e e . S a ae a e case method is built around the concepts of ea a d a . Eac ca e a e a a e ec ed e be e .Itheir analysis and discussions, students are expected to simulate the information processing anddecision-making skills of managers or engineers involved in the case. Cases require students toconsider multiple factors and to integrate information from various sources. Thus, cases, invarious forms, are one solution to the widening discrepancy

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

overlooked; Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain knowledge or skills (computer skills, laboratory skills, data analysis and reduction skills, writing skills, presentation skills, etc.) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members; Collaborative skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. Such as: leadership, decision-making, trust building, and conflict management; Monitoring progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are achieving their set goals; they need also to prioritize the scheduled activities, introduce changes when needed, solicit advice

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson, Kansas State University; Rebecca Cors, Wisconsin Center for Education Research; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

outside of the classroom. She is fascinated with how people learn and develop in ways that enable them to thrive. Rebecca’s career began in environmental education and outreach to support natural resources management through experience at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer. A keen interest in research and evaluation blossomed during her time as an academic editor and researcher at ETH Zurich, which led to her PhD research in Geneva, Switzerland, where she studied the effectiveness of a mobile science learning laboratory. In 2017, she joined the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative, UW-Madison, where she continues to support education programs through research and evaluation. By

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

extremely severe, limiting regular citizens'movement and confining them to remain at home, only allowing them to get out for "essential "activities.STEM-STEAM education, based on collaborative work, inquiry, experimentation, problem-solving, and project generation, encounters many obstacles. In the present situation, studentsand teachers' isolation does not have access to laboratories, materials, and other essentialsupplies to facilitate a quality educational process.Aware of these limitations, a group of professionals from several countries across the Americashave worked together and developed the ManifiestoSTEAM. The ManifiestoSTEAM is a voluntaryteam working without any monetary support. The ManifiestoSTEAM goal is to develop alternativeways to

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki; Md Mahabubul Alam; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill; Annmarie Ward

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ASEE Board of Directors

Awareness Shrewsbury Public Schools." (2016).[8] Yier Jin and Cliff Zou, “Cyberforensic.net – Training Many to Fight Cyber Crime.” http://cyberforensic.net/articles/Jin_Zou.pdf[9] Wenliang Du and Ronghua Wang, “SEED: A Suite of Instructional Laboratories for Computer Security Education (Extended Version).” In The ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC), Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2008.[10] Bhunia, Swarup, and Mark Tehranipoor. Hardware security: a hands-on learning approach. Morgan Kaufmann, 2018.[11] Raspberry Pi, https://www.raspberrypi.org/[12] Jupyter Notebooks, https://jupyter.org/[13] Raspberry Pi computing using Jupyter Notebooks, https://www.hackster.io/mjrobot/rpi- physical

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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ASEE Board of Directors

important topics and example problems in class, and to assign readings and additionalpractice problems for out of class work. It is notable that the measured improvements inperformance occurred despite the significant reduction in lecture time compared to the controlgroup.To create additional lecture time as well as a common exam time for multiple sections of thecourse, a new course model is currently being implemented. Instead of two 80-minute or three50-minute lecture times per week, with one of these often used for examinations, we are movingtoward a model of two 50-minute lecture sessions per week plus one common 110-minutelaboratory time per week. The laboratory time will be used for examinations during most weeks,and for extended problem

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

BCOM coursesrepresented in this study, they were generally quite experienced working in teams on open-endedprojects. The engineering students, in contrast, typically had far less experience working in teamson open-ended projects. By the time the engineering students began their Senior Design capstonecourse, their previous team experience was limited to a few clearly defined class projects with alimited scope or partnering with one or two other students in a laboratory class.A fourth difference between the engineering and BCOM groups in this study is the greaterexposure to leadership, teamwork, management, and similar concepts that the business studentshave received throughout their prior coursework. From the freshmen seminar to upper

Conference Session

Design Related

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joseph J. Rencis P.E., California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Hartley T. Grandin Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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Mechanical Engineering

demonstrate the proposed general structuredprocedure to solve machine design problems. A circular cross-section shaft rotates only a fewdegrees in service. The stress variation with time at any point in the shaft can be considerednegligible; the safety factor can be determined with an appropriate static failure theory. The shaftis to be designed to support the loading shown in Figure 1. It is supported on self-aligningbearings (no bending resistance) at each end, and the left end bearing supports thrust (axial)loads.The shaft is to be made of mild steel, and the yield strength, Sy, is known with a high degree ofreliability from material testing laboratory tests. The radial loads PB and PC may experience anoverload defined by κPB and κPC, respectively

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

) (q) (r) (s) (t) Figure 3. Images of ten example Model Passive Solar Homes On the project due date, the students bring their models to the laboratory and brieflydescribe their home’s features to the instructor and the other students. As part of theirdescription, the students describe the real-world location where their model home was designedto be located. Then they place their home on the heliodon with the south side of their homefacing the arm of the heliodon. Each home is tested at two altitude angles: solar noon on thewinter solstice, and solar noon on the summer solstice. Based on the location and the resultingaltitude angles, the student adjusts

Conference Session

Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Stephanie Jorgensen; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

the Foundry [1], research teamscan effectively integrate ideas via diverse perspectives through knowledge acquisition andknowledge transfer iterations wherein innovation can be effectively achieved in variousorganizations. An example of this is illustrated in Arce [4] through the development of the PIT. Inthat work, the application of the Foundry to the transformation of the computational teachingapproach for engineering students from a static, antiquated and fixed laboratory to a flexible,mobile model (i.e., MoLE-SI), was illustrated [4]. As part of this process, and prior to itsimplementation, this concept required a draft of a proposal to (successfully) request funds as well assubmit and defend the proposal to move the project forward

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Kathleen Dinota, Stony Brook University; Hechuan Wang, Stony Brook University; Amanda Esposito, Stony Brook University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33070A University-designed Middle School Remote Summer Engineering AcademyMrs. Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University Zahraa Krayem Stuart received Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University in 2016. In 2017, she joined the PhD program in Electrical Engineering Statistical Signal Processing. Zahraa designs, develops, and instructs engineering teaching laboratories for both high school and middle school students since 2016.Dr. Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University M´onica F. Bugallo is the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Professor

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark Jason Luchini; David J. Cribbs, Jackson; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

research and foster discovery in science and engineering [6]. Consequently, the originalCyberAmbassadors curriculum incorporates activities, examples and exercises that are centeredin the context of exploratory research. This type of research is generally found in academicsettings, such as research universities and non-profit institutions, as well as in government-funded laboratories. Designing the curriculum to reflect the language and positions common tothese settings (e.g., investigator, research group, graduate student, postdoc) is an important partof the constructivist and sociocultural pedagogy embraced by the CyberAmbassadors project[7]–[9]. In this approach, learning takes place most effectively in contexts that are familiar andrelevant

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 6 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

perceived values. There were four salient categories of counterspaces each fostering avariety of values for these students. The findings of this study contribute to the current researcharound counterspaces applying an added context to Black engineering students. Counterspacesare a necessary entity to for Black engineering students to feel supported and connected to theirinstitutions. Ong suggests counterspaces can be physical, conceptual or ideological settings andthat by having counterspaces in close proximity to the power structures of STEM, engineeringprograms can “set the tone for what kinds of social behaviors are encouraged and tolerated inclassrooms, laboratories and other social space” [9]. This work sheds light upon thinking aboutthe

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Natali Huggins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

whether the child indicated the engineer was themselves. Two of thesecodes (i.e., gender unclear and whether the child indicated the engineer was themselves) werenew for this study. Next, we looked at the profession of the engineer doing work. This constructincluded codes of a designer, technician, tradesman, mechanic, builder, driver, craftsman, factoryworker, or an object/engine (if the child drew an object rather than a person). Lastly, weexamined the activities that the engineer was involved in, which includes images ofbuilding/fixing, designing, drawings/blueprints, products of mechanical engineering, products ofcivil engineering, trains, laboratory work, engineering design process, SEEK class activities andusing tools.In addition to these

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 7 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

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Luke Alao P.E., Swinburne University of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

education research and to gain the understandingthat voices of marginalised and minority groups such as women, LGTBIQ and indigenous people are essential tothe development of the modern economy. The research method used in the narrative analysis in this paper ispeer-reviewed in [3] and [4] research.Results and DiscussionThe finding of this study shows a necessary implication that is sometimes overlooked regarding pedagogiesdifferences in academic transition. What is the dynamic relationship between educators and learners in highereducation settings? If we accept that the classroom, lecture theatre and the laboratory are workplaces for thecommunity of practice for a lifelong learning irrespective of the engineering disciplines in practice. This

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 3 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Sarah Trainer, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Jean M. Jacoby, Seattle University; Jodi O'Brien, Seattle University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

institutions ofhigher education throughout the U.S. have experienced additional demands necessitated by themove to online platforms for all teaching and administrative work, as well as strains placed onresearch agendas as laboratories have been closed, fieldwork has been limited, and in-personcontact has been curtailed. At the time of this writing, many universities have remainedshuttered, relying on remote instruction and administration; others have adopted hybrid models.Of those that attempted to fully open for in-person instruction in fall of 2020, many had to asquickly shut down again and send students home, as outbreaks have followed openings [41, 42,43, 44].The economic impacts of the pandemic on the U.S. are many and range in severity. The fall

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 1 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

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Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Kouo, Towson University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Briana O'Neal, University of Maryland College Park; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland, College Park; Darryll J. Pines, University of Maryland College Park

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

of the Engineering Council, director of the NASA CUIP Program, and director of the SAMPEX flight experiment. During a leave of absence from the University (2003-2006), Pines served as Program Manager for the Tactical Technology Office and Defense Sciences Office of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). While at DARPA, Pines initiated five new programs primarily related to the development of aerospace technologies, for which he received a Distinguished Service Medal. He also held positions at the Lawrence Livermore Na- tional Laboratory (LLNL), Chevron Corporation, and Space Tethers Inc. At LLNL, Pines worked on the Clementine Spacecraft program, which discovered water near the south pole of the moon

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

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Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Chris Burns, Boys Republic

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Diversity

directors andbeneficiaries for funding the project and providing the opportunity for the Cal Poly Pomonaengineering students to participate is such a rewarding endeavor.References 1. S. Boskovich, C. Burns, “Project Ponderosa – Bridging Engineering Education to Vocational Training”, Proceedings in ASEE PSW Conference, April 2020. 2. Grau, A., Indri, M., LoBello, L., Sauter, T., “Industrial Robotics in Factory Automation: from the EarlyStage to the Internet of Things,” 43rd IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference IECON, Japan 2017. 3. Verner, I. and Gamer, S., “Reorganizing the Industrial Robotics Laboratory for Spatial Training of NoviceEngineering Students,” Proceedings International Conference

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Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis; James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Labs and experiential learning

project management professional (PMP).Mr. Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis Payton studied Mechanical Engineering at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis. Among the first class to graduate from the program, Payton has remained in the Indianapolis area, working for a local utility company, Citizens Energy Group. Working for Citizens as a mechan- ical engineer, he enjoys supporting the community while maintaining Indianapolis’s system for water, wastewater, gas, and thermal utilities. Payton is also a member of ASME.Mr. James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis James Emery is the Laboratory Manager for Mechanical Systems at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Scott G. Gabert; Jeff C. Kaiser; Derek J. Snyder; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

Measurement and Controls. 3 credits. Prerequisites:Aided Measurements and Math 165. The principles of the use of a computer in a measurement andControls control environment are presented. Software is designed to drive interfaces to perform measurement and control algorithms. The software and concepts presented are evaluated in a laboratory environment. FEE 451 – Embedded 451. Computer Hardware Organization. 3 credits. Prerequisites: EE 201 andSystems 304 or consent of instructor. The study of complete computer systems including digital hardware interconnection and organization and various operation and control methods necessary for

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Jon J. Smith; Sima Noghanian

1. G.J. Burke, and A.J. Poggio, Numerical Electromagnetics Code (NEC) – Method of Moments, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, CA, January 1981 2. H. Krim, and M. Viberg, “Two decades of array signal processing research: the parametric approach,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol.13, no. 4, pp. 67-94, July 1996. 3. C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, 2005. 4. C. A. Balanis, and Panayiotis Ioannids, Introduction to Smart Antennas, Morgan and Claypool, 2007

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Majura F. Selekwa

. G. Alciatore, Integrating Mechatronics Into a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (2001) 35–38.[13] M. Ghone, M. Schubert, J. R. Wagner, Development of a Mechatronics Laboratory– Elimination Barriers to Manufacturing Instrumentation and Control, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics 50 (2) (2003) 394–397.[14] I. Ebert-Uphoff, J. F. Gardner, W. R. Murray, R. Perez, Preparing for Next Century: The State of Mechatronics Education, IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics 5 (2) (2000) 226–227.[15] S. E. Lyshevski, Mechatronic Curriculum – Petrospect and Prospect, Mechatronics 12 (2002) 195– 205.[16] NDSU Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Unpublished compilation of

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Matthew M Johnson, Penn State University; Tiffany M. Lewis, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools; Christine M Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Chantal Giroux Balesdent, Penn State University

of texts in education. Handbook of complementary methods in education research, 77-94.52. Baker, W. D., & Green, J. L. (2007). Limits to certainty in interpreting video data: Interactional ethnography and disciplinary knowledge. Pedagogies: an international journal, 2(3), 191-204.53. Kelly, G., Crawford, T., & Green, J. (2001). Common task and uncommon knowledge: Dissenting voices in the discursive construction of physics across small laboratory groups. Linguistics and Education, 12(2), 135-174.54. Lemke, J. L. (2012). Analyzing verbal data: Principles, methods, and problems. In Second international handbook of science education (pp. 1471-1484). Springer, Dordrecht.55. Erickson, F. (1992). Ethnographic

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Sushobhan Sen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffery R Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

design of the roadway (Deliverable 2). Each weekof the semester, students attend three hours of technical content lectures, one hour of homeworkproblem discussion, one hour of laboratory session to learn relevant design software, and one houropen to discuss their team projects with each other, the instructor, and teaching assistants (TA).In addition to the design project and homework, students are also evaluated through quizzes andexams. Thus, the course is a blend of problem-based learning, in which each team has to completethe design project, as well as traditional lecture-based recitation learning.Semester ProjectFor the 2018 edition of the course, the design project selected was the construction of a new tourismcorridor in Puerto Rico

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of the District of Columbia; Dong Hyun Jeong, University of the District of Columbia

, constraints, models for the experiment, equipment, laboratory procedure and safety protocols)SO6: An ability to develop and conductappropriate experimentation, analyze, and SO6-B Able to analyze and interpret data, validateinterpret data, and use engineering judgment to experimental results including the use of statistics todraw conclusions account for possible experimental error and compares using alternate tools for or methods SO6-C Able to draw conclusions that are supported by the

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Eric B. Dano, BAE Systems

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University

world. Here we describe a course that creates a platformfor using software as an innovative teaching strategy to facilitate active learning andcollaborative innovation, highlighting real-world connectivity between the classroom,workplace, laboratory, and the infrastructure systems that engineers seek to analyze and design.This course addresses challenges in linking the classroom and real-world application byengaging with students through innovative teaching activities that foster understanding,application, and creativity while also providing a safe environment for mistakes and opendiscussion.This course leverages projects for transfer of knowledge. Previous studies have shown thebenefits of project-based courses to CEE education; helping to