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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

interests are in ensuring the correctness of computer sys- tems, including medical and IOT devices and digital hardware, as well as engineering education. In addition to teaching software and hardware courses, he teaches Creative Process and works with students on technology-driven creative projects. His teaching has been recognized with the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize, and he has twice been named Professor of the Year by the students in his department. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Perceptions of Their Abilities and Learning Environment in Large Introductory Computer Programming Courses – Under-Represented

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Lilian Katherine Sanchez, National University of Táchira; Bianey Cristina Ruiz Ulloa, National University of Táchira

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International

worked for nine years in the manufacturing and service industry as an Industrial Engineer prior to her academic career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Understanding competencies transfer during internships in undergraduate industrial engineering students: a case study at the [blinded]IntroductionDespite engineering programs designing curriculum with the goal of preparing students forindustry demands, there is still a disconnection between industry expectations of the workforceand the preparation of engineering graduates [1-3]. One way to prepare engineering students tomeet industry expectations is by involving them in real world experiences where they cantransfer some of the knowledge

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ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Educational Research and Methods

. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Kaela Martin is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer- sity, Prescott Campus. She graduated from Purdue University with a PhD in Aeronautical and Astronau- tical Engineering and is interested in increasing classroom engagement and student learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Instrument to Measure “Engineering Intuition”AbstractThis theory paper describes the conceptual framework behind the on-going development of asurvey-style instrument to assess “engineering intuition.” With the prevalence of

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Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida ; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

, Marchioli Collective Impact Award, the Effective Practice Award from Online Learning Consortium, and the Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Learner Capstone Panels for Immersing Undergraduates in Mechanisms of Engineering Research Soheil Salehi, Ramtin Zand, and Ronald F. DeMara Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816Abstract A novel and transportable approach to integrating research methods, professional

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

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Graduate Studies

engineering, and integrated resource management. She is Past President of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IIE), holding a Fellow membership status, a Fellow of the American Society for En- gineering Education (ASEE), a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), a member of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Kansas.Dr. Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas Dr. Clausen currently serves as Professor, Associate Department Head and the Ray C. Adam Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include bioprocess

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Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Keith Morris, University of Georgia; Siddharth Savadatti, University of Georgia

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Mechanics

Element Analysis. In addition to traditional face-to-face classes, he has designed and taught courses in fully online and completely flipped formats. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Extent of pre-class video viewing in multiple flipped engineering coursesAbstractThis paper presents data on the extent to which pre-class videos were viewed by students in threedifferent undergraduate flipped engineering courses (numerical methods for engineers, fluidmechanics and engineering statics).Flipped classes are typically characterized by pre-class preparatory activities that are followed bymore active/collaborative in-class activities. Engagement with pre-class activities is essential forthe flipped

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Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas

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Civil Engineering

developmental science and mindful of the challenges they will face in the future. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of an Embedded Expert Model on Course Transformation in EngineeringIntroduction and Background The need to improve undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath) education is widely recognized [1, 2]. Concerns about the quality of STEM educationhave been fueled by high levels of attrition in STEM majors, particularly among women andstudents from underrepresented minority groups, as well as the need for a more scientificallyliterate citizenry. There is now a substantial literature on teaching practices that can improvestudent learning and academic

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Faculty Development Round Table

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Ines Basalo, University of Miami

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of faculty development workshops on instructional faculty at Hispanic-serving institutionsAbstractThis research paper will examine the experiences of instructional, non-tenure line (non-tenure-track/tenured) faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) during and after participation in amulti-institutional faculty development workshop series. As engineering programs increase insize, the demand for instructional, non-tenure track faculty increases. These instructional facultyrepresent a large percentage, from 25% to over 50%, of the faculty members at both two andfour-year institutions. Given their high number of contact hours with engineering students

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

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Materials

science and engineering application. Her research interests are in efficient manufacturing of high performance composites. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Active learning in an introductory materials science courseAbstractA lecture-based introductory materials science course was converted to an active learningexperience without altering the scheduling of the course, classroom location, or faculty contacthours. Group lab activities, using simple and inexpensive materials, were incorporated into thecourse to enhance student engagement and understanding. Throughout a 15 week semester, 10labs were performed. Each lab was completed and submitted during a class period, with studentsworking

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

&M UniversityDr. Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University Astrid Layton is an assistant professor at Texas A&M University in the Mechanical Engineering depart- ment and received her Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. She is interested in bio-inspired system design problems and is currently working at the intersection of ecology and engi- neering for the design of complex human networks and systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Analysis of Factors Impacting Design Self-Efficacy of Senior Design StudentsIn many engineering senior design programs, students are taught an engineering design processthat

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku; Christopher Andrew Parlier, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mechanical engineering at UC-Riverside, specializing in biomechanics. Prior to joining UCR, she was a researcher at UC-Berkeley and received her doctorate from Stanford University. She was named a University of California Provost’s Engineering Research Faculty Fellow, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, a DARE Doctoral Fellow, and a Stanford Graduate Science and Engineering Fellow. Eskandari is a recipient of ASEE’s Early Engineering Educator Award and the prestigious K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders of Higher Edu- cation Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Provoked Emotion in Student

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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Loughborough University; Paul P. Conway, Loughborough University

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Graduate Studies

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Transition Zone: a training ethos designed to scaffold a PhD degreeAbstractThe Transition Zone is our bespoke training programme to support transitions throughdifferent stages in a researcher’s career: (1) into doctoral studies as a high performingresearcher, (2) through doctoral studies to make the most out of their doctorate and associatedtraining and, (3) on exiting, to empower and equip them as highly employable graduates. Thispaper focuses on the first (i.e. ‘Transition In’) and the second transitions (i.e. ‘TransitionThrough’). The purpose of this paper is to offer a programme evaluation of these twotransitions in order to assess whether the

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maggie Swartz, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Jacquelene D. Walter, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Mines Kathryn Johnson is an Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science and is Jointly Appointed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center. She has researched wind turbine control systems since 2002, with numerous projects related to reducing turbine loads and increasing energy capture. She has applied experiential learning techniques in several wind energy and control systems classes and began engineering education research related to social justice in control systems engineering in fall 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Is Sociotechnical

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; James D. McCalley, Iowa State University; Anne Kimber, Iowa State University; Robert Haug, Public Power Services

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Engineering and Public Policy

analyses of energy efficiency and renewable energy options, to rate studies, air quality permitting and advocacy for transmission ownership.Mr. Robert Haug, Public Power Services c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #26687Robert Haug is the retired executive director of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. He hasover 30 years of experience working with small rural communities that operate city-owned electric, gas,water, and telecommunication systems and has worked extensively in promoting energy efficiency andrenewables. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; David Zhao; Alexandra Danielle Kulich, Tufts University; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

education, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student Views on their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant Ethical IssuesAbstractIt is important that engineering and computing students are educated to understand the ethicalexpectations of the profession and to consider the broader impacts of their work (termed ethicsand societal issues, ESI). However

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Irene M.B. Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

for Engineering Education, 2019 Development and Assessment of an Undergraduate Research CommunityAbstractLiterature suggests the benefits to undergraduate research include improving students’understanding of the research process, their resilience, and their ability to persist through failure.However, at primarily undergraduate institutions, there are a number of challenges in making theundergraduate research experience successful for both students and faculty mentors. First, there isa significant burden on faculty mentors who, along with designing a research project, are typicallyindividually advising students, training them in reading and writing about research, and critiquingposters and presentations. These are skills which could be

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Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Computing and Information Technology

for collaborating on teaching, scholarly and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical/creative and communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Boardnotes 2.0 in Computer Networking: Organizing and Representing Meaningful Technical Information Graphically for Improving Learning CompetenciesAbstractThe field of computer information technologies in general, and more specifically that of networkswitching and routing, is filled with abstractions, abbreviations, and acronyms, along with anaccompanying assortment of implementation techniques frequently requiring customization.Bridging the divide between theory and

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Patrick Dumond, University of Ottawa

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Design in Engineering Education

Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa, where he teaches courses in engineering design. Dr. Dumond strongly believes in experiential learning and is actively involved in the ongoing development of engineering design education and the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) at the University of Ottawa. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Impact of Integrating Maker Curriculum into Cornerstone Design CoursesAbstractThis study explores how the integration of making activities into cornerstone engineering designcourses affects students’ design skills. A quasi-experimental design was used in the study, where29

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Faculty Development Round Table

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

coordinates initiatives for engineering faculty, develops workshops and seminars, and consults with faculty and graduate student instructors (GSIs) on a variety of pedagogical topics. Prior to joining CRLT-Engin, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U-M. Her current research interests include graduate student professional development and the adoption of inclusive teaching practices for engineering instructors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing Inclusive Teaching Training of Graduate Student Instructors in

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Environmental Engineering

Engineering Division of ASEE, as well as recognition for excellence in teaching from the NSPE, the AAEES, and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). He participated in both the 2006 and the 2015 conferences of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) as well as the 2011 Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium (FOEE) of the U.S. National Academies. Oerther is a four-time recipient of Fulbright, and he has been recog- nized with a Meritorious Honor Award by the U.S. Department of State. Due to his collaborations with nurses and healthcare professionals, Professor Oerther has been inducted as a Lifetime Honorary Member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Professional teaching in Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Cui Bono. Engineering and Technological Literacy and Higher EducationAbstractDuring the last five years the TELPhE Division of ASEE been engaging in constructivedialogue with its members about its purposes and intents. In 2016 the author presented apaper at ASEE’s annual conference that raised questions about the intent of technologicalliteracy in society at the present time. To further encourage dialog the Division invited itsmembership to submit short responses to the issues raised in the paper with a view topublishing them in one of the Divisions handbooks. These were published in 2017. Thepublication of the responses serves

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, SMU Lyle School of Engineering; Andrew N Quicksall

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, her research spans education and practice, working on the integration of community research into project based learning. Her work overlaps areas of GIS mapping, global sustainable urbanism, design and creativity.Dr. Andrew N Quicksall c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Deep Observation: Geo-Spatial Mapping as a Strategy for Site-Engagement and Problem-DesignAbstractWhile project-based learning powerfully brings students into real world economic andenvironmental contexts, a subject-oriented approach to such work means that they are often ableto remain aloof from real stakeholder engagement and participation, even when working on alocal site [1]. Given

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Mechanics Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Galen I. Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

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Mechanics

engineering program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). He is an American Society of Civil Engineering Fellow (ASCE), a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exam Wrappers, Reflection and Student Performance in Engineering Mechanics – Part IIAbstractThis paper presents the authors’ continuing study in implementing a metacognitive exercisecalled exam wrappers. Although a previous study of a sophomore-level engineering mechanics(statics and dynamics) course found that exam wrappers did not have a significant

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University

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Mechanical Engineering

innovative thinking. He is a co-holder of a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively.Mr. Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Barb is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity. He spent six years in the United States Navy working in a nuclear power plant aboard a fast attack submarine. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Visual, Intuitive and

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kang Xia, Virginia Tech

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

given 113 professional presen- tations. She holds membership of the American Chemical Society, the Soil Science Society of America, and SigmaXi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Analysis of Students’ Personalized Learning and Engagement within a Cyberlearning SystemAbstract“Advance Personalized Learning” is one of the 14 grand challenges of engineering asidentified by the National Academy of Engineering. One possible approach for thisadvancement is to deploy systems that allow an investigator to understand the differencesin the learning process of individuals. In this context, cyberlearning systems, like remoteand virtual labs, that use networked

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Curriculum and Assessment I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asuman Cagla Acun Sener, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Olfa Nasraoui , University of Louisville

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Computing and Information Technology

-WIE. She is also on the leadership team of the Kentucky Girls STEM collaborative network. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 USING A DATA SCIENCE PIPELINE FOR COURSE DATA: A CASE STUDY ANALYZING HETEROGENEOUS STUDENT DATA IN TWO FLIPPED CLASSESAbstractThis study presents a data science methodology to integrate and explore disparate student datafrom an engineering-mathematics course. Our methodology is based on exploratory data miningand visualization for analyzing and visualizing raw student data from multiple data sources. Theexploratory analysis serves two purposes, 1) it supports the instructor's desire to gain insightsinto the implementation of a flipped

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ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj Malviya, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Educational Research and Methods

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Visual and Statistical Methods to Calculate Interrater Reliability for Time-Resolved Qualitative Data: Examples from a Screen Capture Study of Engineering Writing PatternsAbstract: Traditionally, interrater reliability (IRR) is determined for easily defined events, suchas deciding within which category a piece of qualitative data falls. However, for time-resolved ortime-dependent observational data and other nontraditional data, complications arise due to thecomplexity of the data being interpreted and analyzed. In this paper, we present two promisingnew methods for calculating IRR based on visual representations of analyzed time-resolved data.We compare the

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

entrepreneurship education, research and evaluation methods, and STEM retention. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: Assessment of Entrepreneurial Mindset Coverage in an Online First Year Design CourseBackgroundAt Arizona State University (ASU), we seek to institutionalize Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM)instruction in each ABET-accredited program. EM was operationalized as 17 behavior outcomes,which are intended to be taught across four years of the undergraduate curriculum in at leastthree required courses: one during the first-year, another during the sophomore or junior year,and a third in the senior Capstone Design course. Program leaders needed a way to assess

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel; Jason Geathers, The Citadel

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Applied Physics from Morehouse College. His research interests include multi-scale mechanics of materials, deformation mechanisms, fatigue and fracture of structural materials, and small-scale materials characterization using advanced imaging techniques. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Small Mentoring Efforts that Make a Big Difference for RetentionAbstractAlthough engineering enrollments have increased considerably in the past five years, retention ofengineering students is difficult for a variety of reasons including: the rigorous and demandingnature of engineering, math and science based curriculum, and the reality that many first

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana R. Haidar, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael C. Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

, 2019 Students’ Self-Assessment of Modern Making SkillsAbstractMany studies have examined the effects of active learning on students’ educational outcomes.For engineers, this often comes in the form of fabricating components for proof-of-conceptprototypes of their engineering designs. At Carnegie Mellon University, the general engineeringstudents in the freshmen course Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering prepare forengineering design projects by receiving training in the modern making skills of CAD software,3D printing, laser cutting-engraving, power tools, and Arduino. This study analyzed the self-assessment of students’ confidence level to apply these maker skills before and after completingthe course. Results showed a