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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Susanna C. Calkins, Northwestern University; Lisa M. Davidson, Northwestern University

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First-Year Programs

University Senior Assessment Associate, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Critical Learning Community in a First-Year Engineering Design, Study Abroad CourseIntroductionThis is work in progress paper highlights the creation and maintenance of a critical learningcommunity within an engineering design, study abroad course. Linked to the UN’s 2030 policyagenda outlining inequities in education, health and human services [1], engineering educationstakeholders have been mandated to produce engineering graduates with the appropriate attitudesand competencies needed to address such inequities [2]. Consequently

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Oleksandra Sehin, Texas State University; John Wade Partain, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato; Damian Valles, Texas State University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; George Saltsman, Lamar University; Rosario Davis, Texas State University

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acquired a better understanding of how to interact with people fromdifferent cultures and learned other ways of seeing the world.IntroductionCross-cultural skills are essential in today’s work life and are valued necessities for organizationsoperating in a global environment. The ability to work effectively in international settings andconnect easily with people from other backgrounds, awareness of diverse cultures, perceptions,and approaches as well as the capacity for effective communication across cultural and languageboundaries – these are the skills that college graduates need to develop in order to live and workcomfortably in a global society [1], [2]. Participation in global engineering programs mayenhance a students’ ability to respect

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Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

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Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

learning experiences for our students as they prepare to engage withan ever-changing world [1],[2]. This increase also responds to the diverse nature of course designand implementation, in which educators often take different approaches [3],[4] and fulfill avariety of functional roles [5]. By working together, educators can focus on specific facets andlearn from others. Yet, designing a course together can be challenging. Some have notedchallenges in resolving pedagogical, ideological, and functional differences [3]. Others have alsoreported time management challenges and concerns over autonomy [2]. In our experience,reward structures, personal bandwidth concerns, and collaboration dynamics can also play a role.We (the authors) have begun engaging

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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David Hartenstine, Western Washington University; Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Regina Barber DeGraaff, Western Washington University

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development, mentoring from recentalumni, and academic advising. Further, “early exposure to computer science” isprovided in the seminars and program events.Research associated with the program focuses on two main questions: 1) How andto what extent do the program features contribute to the development of self-efficacy, CS/M identity, and sense of belonging? and 2) How does early exposureto computer science through coursework and career awareness affect theexperience of CS/M Scholars? These questions are investigated through focusgroup interviews and surveys of the CS/M Scholars and a comparison group.IntroductionIn this paper we discuss the CS/M (Computer Science/Math) Scholars Program at WesternWashington University. This program is supported by a

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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of all trades, (but also master of a few!), whereas in the US more specializationin one particular branch is required, at least, in certain fields. Japan is more used to collective decisionmaking while in the US the decision is made by the individual managers. In Japan, the responsibility iscarried collectively whereas in the US industries responsibility is more individualistic. By the same token,in Japanese industries the concern is holistic while in the US, concern it is more segmented.The Change of Work Culture during the Three Scientific RevolutionsAny “paradigm shift” in science, using this favorite term of Thomas Kuhn [1], cannot change very quicklyour habits and customs, in sum, our culture. When humankind shifted from fruit gathering

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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Stephen Michael MacNeil, University of California, San Diego; Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Devansh Desai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mohammad Javad Mahzoon, Core Compete Inc.

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currently exists a dearth of tools for analyzing the curriculum thatincorporates course dependencies as defined by curriculum designers while also consideringstudents’ pathways through the curriculum. In this paper, we present Curri, a data-drivencurriculum visualization system that scrapes dependencies from our university’s publishedcurriculum and leverages student academic data to determine when, on average, students takeeach course. We evaluate our approach with a case study and two focus groups. This workprovides initial evidence that considering both dependencies and students’ temporal performanceleads to new analyses and insights.Figure 1: Curri, a curriculum visualization system that leverages curricular dependencies (pre-requisites) and

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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David Reeping, Virginia Tech; Dustin Grote; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Two-Year College

, it can be easy to focus on the experiences of first-time-in-college (FTIC)students. However, this focus is an idealization - as messaging about engineering from the firstyear is a critical junction for how students make decisions about persisting in an engineeringprogram [see 1]. Not everyone has the opportunity or chooses to begin at a four-year institution.The National Student Clearinghouse [2] reports that, in the previous ten years, 49 percent ofstudents who completed a bachelor’s degree at a four-year university in the 2015-2016 academicyear had also enrolled in a community college (two-year institution) for at least one semester.For those looking to revise their curriculum substantially, thinking about how to bridge transferstudents

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; William Randall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Engineering Ethics

, research and presentations, and a final project, students learnedabout, explored, and sought to discern the ethical implications of cybersecurity within thecontext of society, especially as it pertains to military and law enforcement. Student feedbackvalidated that the course challenged them, offered them an opportunity to present their views,and extended what they had learned in their classic ethics class into the cyber domain. Basedupon lessons learned, adjustments are being made for the second offering of this course in orderto improve the flow and delivery of the class and the evaluation criteria. Changes are also beingmade to account for the increased class size from single to double digits.1. IntroductionAs engineering and technology become

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ET Curriculum and Programs II

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Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Shirshak K. Dhali P.E., Old Dominion University; Betsey Odell, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing ; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University

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lagging. This is evident from the scant current availably of programs at alllevels of education and workforce development (EWD) nationwide. The Commonwealth ofVirginia has no EWD programs in the robotics technology area. This project was funded by theAdvanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Research Institute [1] and all the requirements wererelated to Robotics Curriculum development.The challenges of the development of Robotics curriculum are well explained in the classroomenvironment [2]. The early childhood exposure to Robotics play an important benefit in roboticstechnology and is discussed in [3]. There are several U.S. Department of Education statisticsand information available [4-11] on workforce development in robotics, manufacturing

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

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Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Liljana Babinkostova

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Computing and Information Technology

team, and Kali Linux. In this paper, we provideexamples on how students’ knowledge of CPS security changes over the course of the program,how students are supported in and out of the classroom towards advancing their knowledge in thisfield. We also highlight the impact that project-based and team coordinated learning can have onincreasing students’ understanding of the fundamentals of CPS security.IntroductionA recent study by Cybersecurity Ventures [1], a respected publisher of cybersecurity content,predicts that 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs around the world will be unfilled by 2021. In the UnitedStates, the demand for professionals with cybersecurity expertise is outpacing all other occupations[2]. These reports, along with many others

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

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Alyssa Mendlein, Temple University; Thuy-Trinh Nguyen, Temple University ; Aunshul Rege, Temple University

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Computing and Information Technology

- physical security, and advancing cybersecurity education in multiple STEM fields. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Through a Multidisciplinary OSINT Course Project1. IntroductionOpen Source Intelligence (OSINT) is “based on information which can be obtained legally andethically from public sources” [1]. OSINT has risen in value recently, as technological advanceshave increased the amount and accessibility of publicly available material [2], [3]. Open sourceintelligence can be used offensively, such as during the reconnaissance stage of a cyberattack [4],or defensively, as when private corporations use OSINT to find out their

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

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Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Fitratullah Khan, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Liyu Zhang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Yessica Rodriguez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Yessenia Rodriguez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Computers in Education

Science (CS) department got together and proposed a focused10-week long funded summer camp for two local high schools with the following objectives: 1. Provide graduate students to instruct in the areas of` mobile application development, forensics and cyber Security. 2. Provide CS one-on-one mentors for students while conducting their work-based learning experience in Computer Science. 3. Assign hands-on interdisciplinary projects that emphasize the importance of STEM fields when using and developing software applications. 4. Promote and develop soft skills among participants including leadership, communications skills, and teamwork.The proposal was funded, by DOE and the summer camps were conducted in the summer of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

solving skills. Many researchersand practitioners propose moving from using the acronym STEM to science, technology,engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The difference in STEM and STEAM is theinclusion of arts of any kind, aligning artistic creativity with STEM learning. Zimmerman andSprung concluded that motivation and self-confidence in computing for females is increasedwhen they can learn CS in the context of a content area, they are already comfortable with [1].Recognizing this cross-disciplinary connection approach, Mississippi State Universityresearchers in 2014 integrated a physical art component module that enabled girls to designrobots using crafting material, with positive results. In 2019, the team piloted a 4-day camp

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

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Community Engagement Division

. Jacoby conciselydescribes service learning as “a form of experiential education in which students engage inactivities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunitiesintentionally designed to promote student learning and development” [1].The main components of community engaged learning are service, academic content, partnershipand reciprocity, and finally, analysis or reflection [2]. The service should provide support andsolutions for overcoming a community identified need, while also deepening students learning ofengineering concepts. The community engagement work provides an opportunity for students toapply their classroom learning in a real world setting, with the intention of enriching theirunderstanding of

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, stakeholders in highereducation including faculty instructors and researchers, academic advisors, deans and staff charged withcreating and implementing support services, and administrators considering an institution’s mission,strategic direction, and student outcomes, must understand the demographic characteristics and collegeexperiences of so-called ‘first-generation, low-income’ students. First-generation (FG) and/or low-income (LI) student populations are of particular interest inengineering education as our societal challenges require a growing engineering workforce while at thesame time, engineering careers afford pathways for social mobility. According to a report by the U.S.Department of Education in September 2017 [1] approximately 60

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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civil engineers.This paper provides an overview of the research activities and findings to demonstrate how thedata have informed an understanding of workforce development that includes applications andimplications for educating and training civil engineers. The paper will also detail how thisunderstanding is guiding the career trajectory of the CAREER awardee.IntroductionSince this research aims to conceptualize workforce development in civil engineering, it ishelpful to begin with a broader background on the topic.Workforce DevelopmentThe use of “workforce development” has burgeoned recently in academic, vocational, andpolitical contexts leading to varying meanings of the term [1]. As examples, workforcedevelopment research has been situated

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

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Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun, Latin American & Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

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SLLO implementation is presented toshow the capabilities of this architecture.1. Context of Online LaboratoriesThis section presents some works that are part of the state of the art for online laboratories used ineducation, including virtual, remote and hybrid laboratory implementations.The Virtual Instruments Systems In Reality (VISIR) project [1] develops online laboratoriesspecifically in areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, including hands-on, virtual, andremote experiments. The VISIR experiments include: protoboards, sources, signal generators,meters, oscilloscopes and components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes etc). All theexperiments can be remotely operated through the Internet. This characteristic allows

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

about creating – from new ideas and products to discovering improved ways ofmaintaining and utilizing what we already have. Sustainability, sensors and big data, improvedefficiency, safety, and even the beauty of what we create – the challenges facing the modernengineering graduate are monumental and require effective design thinking. To produce greatdesigns, engineers must be innovative. This requirement is as old as engineering itself.In order to innovate, one must be creative and imaginative.1 In aspirational documents publishedby the National Academy of Engineers2 and the American Society of Civil Engineers3, the callfor developing engineers who possess these skills has been clearly made. Beyond the mandate ofour professional societies

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Timothy Cone, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing

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. Introduction Invention and entrepreneurship are at the core of the American spirit and economy. Ourglobal quality of life depends on inventions that will ultimately solve grand challenges, as well assimple inventions that delight and improve quality of life. These claims are supported by therecent STEM Education Strategic Plan published by the White House, which cites innovationand entrepreneurship as critically important to U.S. competitiveness and security [1]. However, U.S. patent holders typically come from high-income families, with fewpatents belonging to women and minorities [2]. This study coins the phrase “lost Einsteins”—children who may have become inventors if they had been exposed to innovation growing up,where a

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Materials Division Technical Session 4

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Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, The University of Toledo; Ahmadreza Jahadakbar, The University of Toledo; Bethany Arn, The University of Toledo; Mohammadreza Nematollahi, University of Toledo

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additional skills in areas of functional materials to bioengineeringstudents that they would not otherwise receive. The PBL module that consists of lectures andlaboratory experiments was seamlessly connected with the rest of the content of the course. Thisapproach allowed us to create a low barrier way of adopting shape memory alloy by introducingadvanced topics in the existing course [1, 2].Nitinol (Nickel-titanium, NiTi) alloys are one of the most well-known and most usedbiocompatible SMAs. Shape memory alloy market (predominantly NiTi) is a growing marketand is expected to arrive at $33.9 billion market by 2027. This is mainly due to the fact thatNitinol has widely being used in medical devices as the base material for transcatheter stent

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

instruction, and online learning.Dr. Sherry Marx, Utah State University Sherry Marx, PhD, is a professor of qualitative research methodologies, ESL education, and multicultural education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Departures from the “norm”: How nontraditional undergraduates experienced success in an alternative engineering transfer programThis research paper presents findings from a narrative qualitative research study conducted with14 nontraditional undergraduates (14 white; 13 male 1 female) enrolled in a 2-year engineeringtransfer program. The engineering transfer program was offered by a four-year, public land grantinstitution, located in the western United States, to

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Jarvis Woodburn; Zachary Ryan Zynda, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University

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, Service performance, Cisco WebEx Board, Raspberry PI, SaaS,Monitoring.Neither the entire paper nor any part of its content has been published or has beenaccepted for publication elsewhere. It has not been submitted to any other journal.1. IntroductionDistance Education is made possible by real time collaboration and interaction which in turn are enabledby a set of ever improving set of technologies and services. This evolution and these improvementsprovide the tools for delivering a very rich and effective learning experience regardless of thegeographical location of either students or expert instructors. Distance Education and DistanceCollaboration are particularly impactful in communities lacking the resources to provide access to

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New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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New Engineering Educators

, and Charter. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Deploying Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) in the Engineering ClassroomAbstractThe volume and complexity of student analysis practice required to effectively navigateengineering courses drives the need for Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) deployment to bestmanage the time of both students and instructors. This study will explore student feedback andinstructor observation of a recent classroom deployment of the Physics Education Technology(PhET) online simulation tool [1] and two specialized web-based ITS tools, Mechanix andSketchtivity. These three tools provide personalized and immediate feedback

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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus

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Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Hamid Eisazadeh, Old Dominion University; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

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assess the performance of the project, an instrument was developed withmultiple-choice problems and survey questions for the students. The results of a field test in asophomore manufacturing class are presented. The module is available at the ASME Dropboxand the developers are seeking other colleges to promote the project and participate in thefield test.1. IntroductionAfter surveying 2500 industry engineering supervisors, early career mechanical engineers andME Department Heads it was found that 46.9% of industry supervisors state a weakness inunderstanding of standards among ME/MET graduates and 48.3% of early career engineersstate their own weakness of standards understanding1. In addition, under the programcurriculum section in the self

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Vetria Byrd, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

fulfillment of their graduate degree. In this work, we describe thedevelopment and characteristics of the worksheets and report some preliminary results of a studydesigned to assess their perceived impact and usefulness from a student’s perspective.IntroductionThe abundance of literature on developing research questions ([1] – [3], to name a few) concur:there are grand ideas, good ideas, and doable ideas. In the case of executing a research project,being able to recognize these differences is essential to moving the project from planning to datacollection to analysis, and finally, to implementation [4]. However, developing researchquestions is a skill that many graduate students lack. Most graduate students do not haveextensive experience in research

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Capstone Design Practices

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Xiuhua April Si, California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University; Jinxiang Xi, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Design in Engineering Education

in the test section, multiple types of wind tunnels are classified, such as low-speed,high-speed, subsonic (80 percent of the speed of sound/0.8 Mach), transonic (1 Mach), supersonic(1 Mach to 6 Mach), hypersonic (6Mach to 12 Mach), and hypervelocity (> 12 Mach).Wind tunnels are commercially available. The price ranges from $20K to a few hundred thousanddollars depending on the size, flow speed, and accessories, such as electronics data acquisitiondevices. It can be expensive for some small engineering programs. Considering its fairly simplestructure, it can be an attractive design project for undergraduate engineering students. It providessufficient technical challenges and ample opportunities to allow students to apply their knowledgein

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NSF Grantees: Sustainability

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Humberto Eduardo Cavallin; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jonathan Munoz Barreto; Jose L. Perdomo, University of Puerto Rico; Drianfel E. Vázquez, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus; Fabio Andrade Rengifo P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Myagüez Campus; Ormari Troche

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instructional endeavorconsists of four courses designed to reduce gradually the difference between what students areable to accomplish with support structures and what students are able to accomplish on theirown. To maximize and enhance the educational experience, the program blends a technology-infused classroom learning with broad co-curricular opportunities such as site visits,undergraduate research, and internships. As students advance in the program, they will beexposed and required to perform increasingly complex tasks.During the first year of the program, the following outcomes were achieved: 1) implementationof the faculty teamwork process to develop courses and analyze cases from an interdisciplinaryperspective, 2) development and approval of

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A Technology Potpourri I

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Emin Yilmaz P.E., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Gary Harding, GKD-USA, INC.

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Engineering Technology

Design, Construction and Testing of a Soil Sterilizer- A Student Design ProjectAbstractRoot-knot nematodes are microscopic worms that live in soil and feed on the roots of manycommon garden crops. Many species can develop from egg to egg-laying adult in as little as 21to 28 days during warm summer months. Root damage causes formation of galls and gallsdamage the water-and nutrient-conducting abilities of the roots. Plants heavily infested early inthe season can die.Students’ task was to design, construct and test a soil sterilizer to kill nematodes. Sterilizershould be capable of raising sandy soil temperature by 70oF (from 60oF to130oF) in less than halfan hour. Targeted soil volume was 1.5-ft in diameter and 1-ft

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Green Energy Manufacturing and Sustainable Energy Management

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Jung-Uk Lim, Liberty University; Kyung K. Bae, Liberty University; Hector E. Medina, Liberty University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation, Manufacturing

team’s design and construction of an APVAWT, total eightdecision gates (stakeholder requirements, system requirements, system operations, systemfunctions, system architectures, implementation, verification and validation) are set for theproject from inception to completion in order to satisfy the need of a client who asks to make anAPVAWT. This process includes technical and artistic designs considering functionality, beauty,safety, economics, and ethical implications, ensuring the functionality and beauty for thecompleted physical unit. Through this project, students will have an enriched opportunity for aninterdisciplinary design process combining engineering and arts. 1. IntroductionAccording to recent reports on renewable energy, although

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Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

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Eric Joseph Davies, Saint Louis University; Sagar Calnoor Rajashekar, Saint Louis University; Srikanth Gururajan, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Figure 1 below depictingthe user headset interactions and resulting visual output.Figure 1: A simplified representation of the Virtual Environment for Design and Evaluation of Aircraft Stability Augmentation Systems (SAS) D. OVERVIEW OF DESIGN METHODOLOGY In this section, the various components utilized in the creation of a virtual environment to aidin the visualization of aircraft dynamics, stability and control are described. The virtualenvironment and the methodology followed here can be applied across other engineeringdisciplines to provide alternatives to aid in the understanding of abstract or difficult concepts. Forthis study, we focused on the dynamics of a fixed wing