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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

differences.Communication occurs in a very formal way in the Aerospace industry and is frequently linkedto different types of documents. Communication is also more planned and tied with goals andpriorities. One of the requirements to communicate effectively in this industry is the ability tocollaborate with multiple organizations. The flow of information is very dense in this industryand this is considered a challenge for engineering communication.Communication in the Manufacturing industry is affected by the high number of peoplenormally involved in manufacturing activities and requires a great deal of flexibility fromengineers as communicators. Communication in this industry is more egalitarian and lesshierarchical. The (putatively assumed) introverted nature of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

, while other degrees are considered as applied majorswith which graduates are expected to go to industry right after school.According to [3], Chinese computing education can be divided into three major developmentperiods. The first period started in 1956, following a 12-year plan by the State Council of Chinaat the time. The 12-year plan identified computer as one of the six emerging areas of importance.A couple schools, including Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology, started thecomputing majors in 1956. By the end of 1950s, more than 10 colleges initiated computingmajors. The focus at the time was on designing and building computers, or computing devices. Afew sample courses of the time include Principles of Electric

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ConstDiv Technical Session 5 - Pedagogy & Accreditation II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert B. Pyle, North Carolina A&T State University; Iyshea Borders-Taylor; Christian A. Bock Hyeng, North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham, North Carolina A&T State University

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Construction Engineering

transition into these professional roles in the residential construction sector.Several undergraduate construction programs have modified program curricula to preparestudents for the 21st century career demands by equipping them with relevant knowledge andskills in recent technologies such as building information modeling (BIM) technologies [7].Also, various strategies are being implemented to strengthen students’ career identities andsmoothen their transitions into professional roles upon graduation. The development ofresidential professional career identities in undergraduate students is critical for their sustainedinterests, persistence into residential construction professional roles, and their eventualcontribution to the planning and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Alexander Koromyslov, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Management

chain to work together efficiently is a much more complex problem than I initially thought”. From the responses the authors can conclude that development of communication skillswas the most frequent response. Students recognized the importance of communication at theworkplace, as well as acknowledged that their communication skills improved as a result of theirparticipation in the course project. Observations of the in-class project meetings and out of class meetings of the teams’leaders revealed that students took their roles seriously and played the simulated company as ifthey were real employees. Besides the required documents (communication plan, memorandums,letters) they prepared and used additional documents to

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Heather S. Lewis, Texas A&M University; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

comes from industry, academia, national laboratoriesand service entities. Through weekly lectures and studio meetings, instructors work with teamsto apply the design tools to their problem and scope of work. While each project is unique,student teams generally follow a similar process, developing concepts and fully designing thefinal concept in the first semester, and developing and executing a validation plan in the secondsemester. The goal of the program is to provide a significant design experience for studentsthrough which they can apply the various theoretical knowledge and analytical skills that theyhave collected in their previous coursework. Since practicing engineers will employ the designprocess repeatedly, the program also seeks to

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ERM Technical Session 22: Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

human behavior [3,7]. As researchers plan heuristicsstudies in various domains, especially engineering course design, the considerations and themespresented in this study can provide a starting point for framing the focus and extent of datacollection. More specifically, researchers should consider how differences in quantity; heuristicspace coverage, specificity, and conceptualization; specificity of individual heuristics; and locusof specificity in heuristics examples may be relevant to their study and its overarching goals.ConclusionThis study compared the course design heuristics identified using three distinct data collectionmethods. While analysis focused on comparison, it was evident that the three methods producedsimilarities in

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Princy L. D. Johnson, Liverpool John Moores University; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

, creativity is seen as the ability to generate new ideas, either as new ways oflooking at existing problems or of seeing new opportunities, perhaps by exploiting emergingtechnologies or changes in markets [1-4]; as shown in Figure 1, creativity has two phases. Incontrast, innovation is seen as the successful exploitation of new ideas—i.e., it is the process thatcarries new ideas through to new products, new services, new ways of running the business, oreven new ways of doing business [5-7]. By the time we reach our university studies, most of ushave been trained to move quickly from divergent thinking to convergent thinking, so we can findthe best answer or best plan to whatever problem we face. Interestingly, at an early age, primaryschool children

Conference Session

Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Dylan Smith M.S., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Thursday. Faculty Figure 1: Map of RET Teacher Participants To Date (green in nested VA map is Appalachia)mentors for the RET site come from four different colleges (Engineering, Science, Agriculture &Life Science and Natural Resources & Environment) and share a common interest in waterresearch. An annotated process flow is presented in Figure 2. The red chevrons show the overallschedule by week, with major milestones called out, while the blue chevrons represent therepeating daily plan which occurs each of the six weeks. Figure 2: RET Summer Schedule FlowThe first day is dedicated to orientation, where the RET teachers are introduced to the site, learnabout the study conducted here, and are offered consent

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University; Catherine A. Scott, Stony Brook University

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Mechanical Engineering

programmatic assessment and develop- ment, as well as course-level assessment in strengthening student learning outcomes. With seven years of experience in planning, programming, and supporting faculty and staff in assessment related activities, Catherine provides expertise in survey, test and rubric development, as well as conducts focus groups and prepares statistical reports supporting assessment activities. Catherine holds an M.A. in Public Policy, as well as an M.A. in Higher Education Administration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Online Engineering Dynamics Class for College Sophomores: Design, Implementation, and Assessment1

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Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanine Mary Williamson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Natalie Rice, University of Tennessee ; Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jordan Kaufman; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Engineering Libraries

anotherdatabase. If they are primarily engineers, I always do this exercise. Every class I have. I will sayI want you to use the engineering databases. Find good resources. Then I would break them intoteams; we use that approach sometimes too. So, the active learning is all the difference in theworld, they get hands-on, then can peek over each other's shoulders, they can work in teams, theycan see how it works, and they can see the results.[I2]"A second theme concerning instruction that arose was that assignments have to be course specificand help the faculty in teaching what they already were planning on teaching:"The second thing is to not make it something that is really time-intensive, to take as much of theworkload off them [faculty members], to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Paul S. Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(pilot) Intro to Mechanics majors only) (pilot) Calculus STEP Exit STEP Exit STEP Exit Exam STEP ALEKS PPL Placement Exam Exam Method Advising tools Advising with Advising with Dedicated staff Dedicated staff advisor Golden Eagle Golden Eagle advisor; Flight Plan8 Flight Plan Faculty MentorsThe FYrE16 cohort had 67 students, on the new semester system, chosen randomly from eligibleand

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew M. Johnson, Penn State University; Amber Cesare, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools; Gabe Knowles, Center for Science and the Schools, Penn State University; Taylor S. Wood, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools

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Pre-College Engineering Education

rural school in theNortheast attempted to optimize a truss structure.Description of the Optimization Project Many freely available K-12 engineering lesson plans instruct students to design and builda structure with a constrained amount of material that is either as strong as possible [11] or as tallas possible while able to hold a weight [12]. However, neither of these goals resemble the workof engineers [13]. Builds like this would be wasteful in terms of resources, so many civilengineering firms employ engineers specifically to minimize material, time, and cost while stilladhering to the specifications of the structure. The goal for students in this activity was to minimize cost, weight, and deflection of atruss cantilever

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Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 11

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Julia Machele Brisbane, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Abigail E. Hines, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, Clemson University; lesteria Armoni Dunwoody, Clemson University; Khushi Patel, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Shannon Roberson; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Collegiate, Diversity

Paper ID #24988Familial Influences Affecting Student Pathways to Engineering at Two-Yearand Four-Year InstitutionsMiss Julia Machele Brisbane, Clemson University Julia Brisbane is a senior undergraduate student majoring in Bioengineering at Clemson University, and a full-time undergraduate research intern with the SC:SUPPORTED (Statewide Coalition: Supporting Un- derrepresented Populations in Precalculus through Organization Redesign Toward Engineering Diversity, NSF Award #1744497) project. She plans to obtain a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Dr. Eliza Gallagher, Clemson

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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, and Curriculum Design Technical Session 4

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Nick AuYeung, Oregon State University; Trevor Kenneth Carlisle, Oregon State University; Natasha Mallette P.E., Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

broader shifts in national accreditation standards. Wethen describe and critique elements of existing engineering cultures that might present challengestoward progress in creating inclusive and socially just teaming practices. Notably, we combinethese strands to develop a response to noted challenges and opportunities through the activities ofour Practitioner Learning Community (PLC).Institutional ContextAs described in Bothwell, Akkaraju, McGuire, Tran, & Zigler (2018a), Oregon State Universityhas recently taken a number of significant steps to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity, andthe College of Engineering (COE) has embedded a goal in its strategic plan to become a nationalmodel of inclusivity and collaboration. Institutional goals

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

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2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Rich Yonts, Teradata; Benjamin W Cashman, National University; Richard S. Clark, National University ; Brett Nieman

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

introduction to immutability of blockchains. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from https://bitsonblocks.net/2016/02/29/a-gentle-introduction-to-immutability-of- blockchains/2 Posey, B. (Aug, 2014) Redundant Cloud Storage Ensures High Availability. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/Redundant-cloud-storage-ensures-high-availability3 Concordia, U. (2018) Transcripts. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://www.cui.edu/studentlife/registrar/index/id/27224 Orcutt, M. (Nov 16, 2017). Blockchains use massive amounts of energy-but there’s a plan to fix that. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609480/bitcoin-uses-massive-amounts-of-energybut- theres-a-plan-to-fix-it/5

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

take in each iteration such that the workload in improvingflipped classroom teaching is manageable. Fig. 1 Iterative framework to improve flipped classroom practiceB. Initial design It is important to recognize that there is plenty of preparation work before offering a flippedclassroom course. These preparations are in two sets, preparation for the course materials andadapting the instructor’s role in the classroom. As indicated in Fig. 2, traditional lecturing uses inclass time for knowledge delivery and after class time for practice, while flipped classroom usespre-class time for students to learn fundamental knowledge and in class time for active learning.By comparing the two teaching strategies, a rough action plan on

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Integrating Computing into the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Marcia Arambulo Rodriguez, Fairfield University; Michael Zabinski, Fairfield University; Ryan Munden, Fairfield University

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First-Year Programs

simplifies the process of working with microcontrollers, and offers advantages over othersystems: • Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller platforms. • Cross-platform - The Arduino Software (IDE) runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems. • The Arduino Software (IDE) is easy-to-use for beginners, yet good enough for advanced users. • Open source and extensible software - The Arduino software is published as open source tools, available for extension by experienced programmers. The language can be expanded through C++ libraries. 1 • Open source and extensible hardware - The plans

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Technical Session 10: Simulation and Modeling

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanish Rai, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Thomas Keith Carter; Bimarsh Sharma

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Computers in Education

convention.CONCLUSIONIn this work, NetLogo, a multi-agent based programming language was used to build a buildingenvironment and simulate occupants. A basic spatial-temporal model has been developed whereinstructors and students can interact with each other by moving around the environment space. Theinstructors and students can be added and remove from the system, and the number of occupantscan be monitored using plots in real time. In the future, we plan to expand the model in variousother applications where there is continuous agent interaction.AcknowledgementThis work used the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), which issupported by National Science Foundation grant number ACI-1548562. We would like to thankXSEDE Empower program for

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Mathematics

learner-centered e-based environment, making it ready for largescale dissemination. Examples of calculus concepts that the author and his team plan to developand integrate include: (a) games, (b) puzzles and teasers, (c) animations, (d) visual and intuitivedaily-experience-based examples, (e) movies and short video clips, (f) demonstrations, (g)hands-on activities (including those based on virtual reality and augmented reality), (h) teamingand communication exercises, (i) small-scale inquiry-based research, (j) presentations, and peer-based teaching/learning, (k) visual click-based e-book, (l) community and social engagement,and (m) challenges beyond the basics.The main idea As mentioned earlier, this paper focuses on introducing three

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

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Environmental Engineering

. She has also helped catalogue lead fishnet weights from Uluburun, a late Bronze Age shipwreck, in Turkey. In her free time, she works as the co-founder and CDO of Bezoar Laboratories LLC, a R&D company focusing on probiotic supplements.Mr. Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University Rogelio Casas Jr. was an ESET student at Texas A&M University and graduated in the Fall of 2018. He was the Project Manager throughout the project and is currently working at General Motors in Austin, Texas as a Software Developer. He plans on continuing his education through hands-on training and a potential Masters in Computer Science.Erika L. Davila c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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ERM Technical Session 8: Survey and Instrument Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University; Jeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota; Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University; Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

: http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/ [Accessed Feb. 3, 2019].[5] National Research Council, Successful K-12 STEM education: Identifying EffectiveApproaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Washington, DC: NationalAcademies Press, 2011.[6] National Research Council, A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices,Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2012.[7] NGSS Lead States, Next Generation Science Standards: For states, by States. Washington,DC: National Academies Press, 2013.[8] National Science and Technology Council, Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) Education: 5-year Strategic Plan. Washington, DC: Committee on STEMEducation, 2013.[9] National

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xueyi Zhang, Pennsylvania State University

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Chemical Engineering

be implemented in large laboratory courses.More work is planned in analyzing a more diverse sampling of discussion questions and in evaluatingstudent self-perception of their critical thinking skill development.References 1. Zhao, Y. "Impact of Oral Exams on a Thermodynamics Course Performance.". 2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2018, March. 2018, March. 2. Woods, D. R., Felder, R. M., Rugarcia, A., & Stice, J. E. (2000). The future of engineering education III. Developing critical skills. change, 4, 48-52. 3. Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2004). The intellectual development of science and engineering students. Part 2: Teaching to promote growth. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(4

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Claudia Ponce de Leon

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Civil Engineering

studying civil engineering at Cornell University. She par- ticipated in the Nebraska Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and is currently working on writing her own research proposal related to transportation in urban areas. She plans on pursuing a grad- uate degree in Civil Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Moving from outside to inside - traffic engineering field exercises through virtual realityAbstractThe study of traffic engineering typically uses field observations of traffic. These fieldobservations take place along highways and at intersections. Field observations have severalissues including the exposure to traffic

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ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Alessandra St.Germain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Elizabeth G. Creamer, Virginia Tech; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Educational Research and Methods

understanding by exploring engineering students’ researchexperiences through an interweaving of quantitative survey data and connected qualitativeinterviews. By integrating quantitative and qualitative data, we can better understand students’researcher identities and ultimately better support their research academic and career choices.Introduction and BackgroundUndergraduate research experiences (UREs) give students the opportunity to understand what itis like to be a researcher while enhancing their metacognitive and problem-solving skills [1].Exposure to UREs can help prepare students for a thesis-based graduate program and, morebroadly, can help them clarify their career plans and goals. UREs have been shown to increasestudents’ confidence in their

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Xiaoyu Zhang; Rafael E. Landaeta, Old Dominion University; Edwin Merino, Old Dominion University; Jayson Carl Alberto Kreger

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

collaborative and inclusive environment, establishgoals, plan tasks, and meet objectives, and Outcome 7 - an ability to acquire and apply newknowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies. This paper discusses the issues,benefits, and effective approaches in designing and executing multidisciplinary undergraduateresearch projects.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section 2 introduces Marine Corps weaponoperation and maintenance. Section 3 describes the design and implementation of the ARproject for M16A4. Section 4 presents current results. Section 5 discusses future work andchallenges.2. Marine Corps Weapon Operation and MaintenanceOne important use of augmented reality is equipment operation and maintenance [1, 2

Conference Session

Topics in Computing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University; Suyash Agrawal, Purdue University; Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Work-in-Progress: A Web-Based Tool to Assess Computational ThinkingAbstractWhen President Obama unveiled his plan to give all students in America the opportunity to learncomputer science [1], discussions about Computational Thinking (CT) began in earnest in manyorganizations across a wide range of disciplines. However, Jeannette Wing stated the importanceof CT for everyone a decade earlier in her landmark essay [2]. Since then, several people andorganizations have posted their own definition of CT, which presents a challenge in being able toassess CT understanding and awareness in people. In an effort to build consensus on how to bestassess CT, the authors have developed a web-based tool that will enable CT experts globally

Conference Session

Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Nishant Shakya, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

on this project has included the creation of the server with the database and thewebserver, and the simultaneous transmission of data from four Arduino/ESP8266 module pairs.Work continues on fine tuning the database and on expanding the number and type of graphicalobjects that can be used to display the data from the database. It is our intention to introduce thisproject into one or more sections of our ENGR 122 courses in the upcoming spring quarter thatruns from March 12, 2019 through May 24, 2019. We have identified a place in the curriculumfor this course that we believe will be suitable and that occurs just after the midpoint of thequarter. There are several mechanisms that we plan to use to assess the outcomes of this project.Since one

Conference Session

NEE 1 - Innovative Teaching & Learning Strategies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida; Heather Maness, University of Florida

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

diversity) anda sense of community that allows students to learn from each other [3], [4]. However, this isparticularly difficult in large online courses because it is practically impossible to connect withevery single student and follow his/her progress in detail.The literature has also reported other problems that instructors face when shifting from face-to-face to online learning environments that I too have experienced. For example, the time neededfor the “significant upfront planning and organization” because materials should be loadedbefore the semester starts [2]. This is one of the issues that explains my struggle with thecommunicating assignment instructions. Another is translating and modifying materials from theregular classroom to the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University; Roya Solhmirzaei, Michigan State University; Hadi Salehi, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

constraints are very important for first-year engineering students and are also emphasizedin the course. Students are taught that the design process requires an open mind, and awillingness to fail. Efficient time use is important, since usually the first design solutions, orprototypes, are not the best design options and improvements must be made. As part of this first-year engineering course, students create Gantt Charts and a project management plan. Thisassists student in staying on track in meeting the project and course goals, and in using the coursetime efficiently. Their time in lab may be the only time that the whole team can meet togetherand have access to the lab equipment. It is also important that the team works effectivelytogether. An

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Jane Petrie, Ohio State University ; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

), 2012. IEEE, 2012.[12] M. Mohammadi-Aragh, R. Kajfez, and A. Clark, “Establishing a Baseline and Future Plans for Exploring Engineering Community and Identity,” 125th Am. Soc. Eng. Educ. Annu. Conf. Expo., 2018.[13] A. M. Clark, R. L. Kajfez, and M. J. Mohammadi-Aragh, “Work in Progress: Baseline Survey about Community and Identity,” 125th Am. Soc. Eng. Educ. Annu. Conf. Expo., 2018.