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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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Engineering Ethics

be productive in their chosen careers. … In all cases we will try to integrate lectures and clinical findings. It is important [to]understand the clinical implications of what they learn. … All that the course will cover will have ethical considerations regarding the use and misuse of technology in medicine.Ethical DidacticsFor over a decade, the ~50 students/ semester (90% engineers, 10% from business and the lifesciences = ~1200 students in total) were given lectures on human research requirements and mis-use and required to complete the CitiProgram on-line human research course. In other lectures,they were introduced to ethical models,5 the sensory-motor nervous system and spinal cordinjury (SCI) pathology, and assistive technology for

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

design of technology with a focus on international health and medical contexts and international online education. Kirk is also an Adjunct Professor of International Health and Medical Communication with the University of Limerick (Ireland) and a Guest Professor of Usability Studies at Southeast University (China). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Structure of Professional Components for a Multidisciplinary REU ProgramProfessional Development NeedsThe professionalism of engineering students is key factor to their career success after graduation.Achieving this objective requires integrating training across hard science skills (e.g., calculus,statistics, and mechanics) and softer

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria A. Scala, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, often to non-engineers, toensure funding and application. Building this communication piece into this assignment, coupledwith real-world facts the students gathered and a personal commitment to change, workssynergistically to build career skills and inspire intrinsic motivation that will carry them pasttheir undergraduate education and into a satisfying and productive career.Data & AnalysisIn the course Green Facilities Management, the intent was to provide a broad understanding ofenergy and its use within buildings. Specifically, students learned about energy consumptionprocesses and how to perform energy audits of buildings as well as gaining knowledge of theeffectiveness of energy management through economic life cycle analysis of

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Michael Leathem, Auburn University; Lauren W Redden, Auburn University; Jeffrey Kim, Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Ishmael Boynton Preer

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Construction Engineering

Information: 118 M. Miller Gorrie Center, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. Phone: 334.844.5341. Email: wybenlm@auburn.eduMr. Jeffrey Kim, Auburn UniversityDr. Wesley Collins, Auburn University Wesley Collins is an assistant professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn Univer- sity. Dr. Collins completed his PhD in Construction Management at Arizona State University in 2015, and was awarded the Outstanding CII Graduate Research Assistant Award from the Construction Industry In- stitute for his doctoral research. Dr. Collins has over 15 years of experience as a construction professional and academic. He spent his professional career working as an estimator and project manager, managing a variety of projects across

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, especially in thetechnical writing and communications course. Here, engineering students from four differentmajors can provide early peer feedback and improve their effectiveness. Using a proven leaderdevelopment model and assessment tool in a technical writing course is novel. Using a tool forearly assessment gives team members a voice. This drives student engagement, as they becomeinvested in the projects, reinforcing the idea that students must continually strive to update theirskills throughout their careers. There are many opportunities to support the institution’s goalsand improve student professional skills. Not everything needs to be accomplished within aparticular program. Incorporating leadership in an engineering curriculum is not easy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to the US Armed Forces in his 32-year military career. He was elected an ASEE Fellow in 2018. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student-Led Study of Energy Flow and Storage in an Emergency MicrogridAbstractStudents investigate the feasibility of forming a microgrid in the downtown area of a larger cityin the Pacific Northwest. The objectives of this study are twofold: 1) Create a microgrid toprovide for prioritized urban loads and 2) prepare students who will likely design and installseveral microgrids in the region in the next few years. Generation is two hydroelectric units anda nearly equal amount of distributed photovoltaics. The grid is

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Manufacturing

theirunderstanding of the class topic. Also, more than 62% of students are willing to use the simulationtools in their future work in the industry in addition to 35% that may use it. The post-lecture resultsshow that introducing new simulation tools are very appreciated for their future career as engineersand this is a good outcome compared with the pre-lecture survey which shows that about 80% ofstudents in this class do not know the simulation tool Tolanalyst© in SolidWorks. Also, about 80%mentioned that working on the in-class project enriches their understanding of the topics. It isinteresting to note that adding simulation tools to the project assignment does not require aconsiderable amount of time from the students. According to the post-lecture

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #25664Teaching Systems Thinking in a Capstone Mechatronic Design CourseDr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Be- dillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in

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ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emma Brennan-Wydra, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, both within and external to” the collegeenvironment (p. 290, 1989). These include student background characteristics and pre-college normative pressures, collegiate experiences and in-college normative pressures, theongoing influence of non-college reference groups and parental socialization, and finallysocialization outcomes such as career choices and aspirations.Weidman’s conceptual framework provides a useful model to understand how socializationcomes into play with other influences, it does not afford means to explicitly measure specificsocialization processes. The field of organizational behavior, however, operationalized twoprimary socialization processes: organization-driven institutional tactics (Van Maanen &Schein, 1979; Jones

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Hassoun, Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon

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Diversity

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International

Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Project REAP: Reaping the Benefits of High-stakes Assessment Frequency Boosters1. Introduction To help starting engineering students in properly preparing for their engineering careers,introductory engineering textbooks advise them to devote a minimum of two to three hours ofstudy for every lecture-hour they attend [1]. In such textbooks, the point is often made that inhigh school most learning takes place in the classroom, whereas in college most learning takesplace outside the classroom. This important point correlates with other studies based on cognitivepsychology, which point out that the

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Problem Solving and Communication in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman W. Loney, University of Cincinnati; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati

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Chemical Engineering

been shown to be very important in terms ofinterest [12] and overall achievement [13]. In the latter study, using data collected for ProjectTALENT, it was established that spatial ability measured in adolescence predicted career pathand achievement in higher education: “spatial ability added incremental validity (accounted for astatistically significant amount of additional variance) beyond SAT-Mathematical (measuringmathematical reasoning ability) and SAT-Verbal (measuring verbal reasoning ability) inpredicting these math–science criteria” [13]. With regard to particular aspects of the STEMcurriculum, spatial ability has been shown to be significantly related to achievement in variousaspects of mathematics [14], performance in reasoning about

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nutwell, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Continuing Professional Development

professional development for engineers, employers often lackexperience in creating programs that both effectively develop CAE skills and help theirengineers apply their new skills on the job. Programs specifically designed for workingindividuals can contribute to promoting continuous learning for so that their careers thrive andemployers can remain competitive. This program will be assessed using a well-establishedevaluation framework in order to determine where improvements are needed to meet the needs ofthese adult learners.KeywordsProfessional development, life-long learning, online learning, Computer Aided EngineeringIntroductionDigital manufacturing is comprised of several tools including Computer Aided Design (CAD),Computer Aided Manufacturing

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University

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Engineering Management

learning. 5 4.75 I can apply what I learned in this course beyond the classroom. 4.25 4.25 I can apply what I learned in this course to my job or career goals. 5 4.5 Student Perception of Learning Mean 4.79 4.47 Figure 4: Student Assessment on LearningThe end-of-course survey reveals the Trifecta of Engagement framework greatly facilitatedstudents' engagement with course contents, peers and instructor. Students took a more active partin their learning process. They gained significant knowledge about the subject and their ability tothink critically, to do research, to write and speak has

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Andres Aguirre Jr.; Kali Johnson, Sam Houston State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

from which direction an object is being detected. Then, if both sensors are detecting objects withina certain range, the haptic motors would sync up with each other and vibrate simultaneously. The next step tofurther improve the overall product would be to design a case for the entire board and solder the wires ratherthan using the breadboard. This way it would be one complete and compact piece which could be attached to Figure 8: Student enrollment over last two years Figure 9: Different hands on projects being displayed during career fair and high school visitsthe glove. To further reduce the size of the device that fits on the glove, more compact sensors could be usedto replace the rather large HC-SR04

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siamak Farhad, University of Akron; Daniel E. Kandray Sr., University of Akron; Maryam Younessi Sinaki, Cleveland State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

chapter S362. His mission is to attract top quality talent to an advanced manufacturing career by linking in-demand skilled manufacturing positions with a Univer- sity Degree. Education and Licensure: • Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, No. E-62837 • Master of Technology, August 2003, Kent State University, Kent, OH. • Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, March 1986, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH. Experience: • Twenty years’ experience teaching in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. • Thirty plus years’ of manufacturing and mechanical engineering experience in the design and manufacture of products, automated

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Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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International

Friesel is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Faculty Resources Committee (FRC). The mission of the EAB FRC is ”to promote the continued evo- lution of engineering education and the career enhancement of Engineering, Computing and Technology (ECT) faculty through quality programs/products/services designed to advance innovation in educating engineers”. She is an Associated Editor in IEEE Transactions on Education. She collaborates regularly with many technical universities in Europe, Latin America and USA. Her research interests include math- ematical modeling, system dynamics, control theory, and educational methods in automation, robotics, and in engineering in general.Dr. Sergey Dubikovsky

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University; Erin E. Doran, Iowa State University; Paul S. Hengesteg, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

] students engage with design thinking and how that engagement shapes theirperceptions of what it means to identify as a successful engineer.The research questions for this study are: 1. How do ECS engineering students make sense of design thinking in an academic course setting? 2. How does design thinking in an academic course shape perceptions of what it means to identify as an ECS engineer? BackgroundScholars have suggested that for engineering students to be successful toward the completion oftheir degrees, and then later in their careers, developing an engineering identity is vital towardthat goal1,2. The ability to do something successfully, or to establish mastery with a skill allows

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Harvie, United States Military Academy; Tanya Thais Estes, United States Military Academy; Lisa Shay, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

coursedirector and senior faculty independent assessor. Each minor arc contains two teams with aninstructor and one or more advisors. The dots inside each segment represent students on the team,color-coded by discipline. The faculty names are also color-coded by discipline. There were 13teams ranging in size from four to 12 students. 12 teams were multidisciplinary and fourcontained students from multiple departments. The largest project, Swarms, contained studentsfrom five disciplines and three different departments. One of the external judges at our annualEECS Projects Day, a former faculty member from the 1980s who served a career in industryafter his faculty service and who has extensive involvement with ABET remarked, “The diversityof the teams

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Negar Heidari Matin, Eastern Michigan University; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

papers in high-ranking architectural research journal and conference proceedings. Ms. Matin has over 5 years of experience of teaching in architecture and interior design field at Azad Islamic University and Eastern Michigan University. She has been LEED Green Associate since 2016. During 2018-2019 academic year, she was chosen as the outstanding PhD student of the year at College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University.Dr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Ali Eydgahi started his career in higher education as a faculty member at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute in 1985. Since then, he has been with the State University of New York, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Eastern Michigan

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ET Pedagogy II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology

Support, 3D model, and engineering drawingStudent FeedbacksThe Design and Prototyping course was offered to the first cohort of 11 students as aspecial topic in summer 2018. The student feedbacks are extremely positive withcomments such as: - Great class! Best class that I have taken in my career. It is hands-on which helps with learning and being interested in the material presented. - All the techniques we covered were very interesting. I would like to learn how to use all the machines available. - This is a very engaging course, and I only wish it lasted longer. I enjoyed the team-based aspect of this course. - I enjoyed getting to experience so many different techniques and machines that I have never been

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University; Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

that the makerspace allowed for more meaningfulengineering experiences than those of the classroom. They appreciated the opportunity to accesssuch diverse resources. Having the autonomy to create and utilize the skills that these studentshave learned thus far not only helped foster confidence in their engineering identity but alsohelped solidify their future career plans. Melissa, a first-year electrical engineering student,described how her university makerspace has helped her conceptualize her future. “Themakerspace really lets you get a taste of what it really could be like in the workforce. It’s a goodway to make sure you know what you want to do.”The makerspace also allowed for students to take ownership of their projects and see their

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

skills used for writing reports and preparing presentations are also veryimportant and useful in both upper level courses and future careers.”“Actually working on the design process and learning how to do engineering memos and designreports felt so important to me. Those are skills that I know I will carry with me for years andthat I will actually use. Also, I went from being very shy and not voicing my opinions to feelinglike I can speak intelligently. This class has given me my voice and my confidence.”“I felt most like a maker/future engineer when I was in peer mentor hours or meeting with mygroup outside of class hours. Being able to talk about design with my group members in a lessstructured environment helped us brainstorm more freely and

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Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Yirong Lin, The University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

usually unseen bystudents and not acknowledged by faculty [1]. When exposed to this approach, many facultyrecall an “aha” moment in graduate school where the common structure underlying engineeringsuddenly became apparent. One of the goals of using the CAP framework is to help students seethis early in their career and use this framework to organize their learning and problem solving.History of CAPIn 1988, a group of faculty at Texas A&M University began work on a new integratedengineering curriculum to replace the core engineering science courses in a typical curriculum.The result was an interdisciplinary sequence of four courses called the Texas A&M/NSFEngineering Core Curriculum, which was organized around what they called the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

communicate effectively._____ The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context._____ A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning._____ A knowledge of contemporary issues._____ An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Part BThe following skills and knowledge, and their corresponding growths, are essentialto a career as a practicing engineer._____ Communication_____ Teamwork_____ Project Management_____ Problem Solving_____ Organization_____ Leadership_____ Statics / Dynamics_____ Strength of Materials / Machine Design_____ Modeling, Analysis, and Control

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Elizabeth Rose Cowan, eGrove Education Inc.; Bob Mihelich, McHenry County College

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Engineering Design Graphics

to SpatialVisualization (SV) training specifically in the area of providing feedback hints to students whenperforming freehand sketching exercises on touchscreen devices.SV is the ability to visualize and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes in one’s mind. This skill has beentied to success in many careers, yet this skill is undertaught or not typically taught in most K-12and engineering curricula. A seminal study by Sorby [1] showed that SV skills can be taught andcan result in a significant increase in GPAs and graduation rates. 7000 students were tracked forover 15 years showing similar results [2]. The increase in graduation rates is especiallysignificant for women and other underrepresented minorities in STEM [3], who may have hadless experience

Conference Session

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, early in their careers, learn not to make promisesthey cannot keep, yet our students consistently present the boss—the instructor—with the mostaggressive estimated construction times instead of more conservative ones.Finally, teams must roughly estimate the amount of equipment time this project will require.Much more rigor will be put into this decision later, but at this point, teams rely, again, onhistorical data. It is important to note, the equipment—a KNEX crane—is the most expensivehourly cost on the project. Contrary to the aggressive construction times, this equipment costestimate is often overestimated greatly inflating this initial estimate.Teams submit their initial estimates to their instructor. Any material errors are highlighted

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason, Tuskegee University; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

students to establishsuch a mental model using solid mechanics concepts is a reasonable approach, which may benefitstudents in their entire engineering career. As shown in Figure 6, fundamental concepts inmechanics can be completely separate in students’ mind before they have a firm understanding oftheir meaning. The M3E approach is expected to help students connect these abstract concepts anddevelop their mental model to represent a network of such complex concepts. A well-developedconcept map, externalization of the mental representation, will show the fundamentalunderstanding of these concepts. Once students have such capability, they can easily adapt it forother engineering applications. The effectiveness of the proposed M3E approach will be

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Jiahua Lu, Xilinx; Yanfang Deng, Nanjing Integrated Circuits Industry Service Center; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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International

’ career experiences. Not only do students learn newFPGA design skills, they also learn about the professional positions of electronic engineers. Thisprogram helps students gain valuable skills in teamwork, lifelong learning, and solving practicalproblems, skills that may be difficult to achieve in the classroom. 7The 2018 open national FPGA Summer School attracted nearly 200 students from all over Chinato apply. 120 students were selected to participate in the Summer School by both universityprofessors and Xilinx engineers. There were 19 female students and 101 male students. Half ofthem were undergraduate students and the rest were master students. More than half of theenrolled students came from

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ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

problems. Students gain experience inthese disciplines through problem-sets in which specific, algorithmic methodologies areemployed to reach a singular valid answer. This practice has proven historically successful intraining engineering students to solve similar problems but does little to help these studentsconnect with the real-world applications [2]. Without this connection, new engineering graduatesmay struggle to apply these foundational skills as they begin their professional careers [3]. Byadopting learner-centric teaching strategies which promote motivation, curiosity and enjoymentof the foundational engineering sciences, we hope to improve student engagement and learningoutcomes by fostering a meaningful connection with subject contents