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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Ryan Hare, Rowan University; Tyler Ziesse; Conor Peterson; Chenchen Huang

piles, it is a good idea to add these as a potential optionin our game since it has high promise for future buildings that are looking to build using greentechnologies.Conclusion: To conclude, different modules in the game have been carefully developed to ensureplaying the game is educationally beneficial but also fun enough. The research team has madesignificant progress and will plan its preliminary testing in the following academic year. GeotechGame is expected to provide students seeking a career in the geotechnical field with a virtual andfun way of learning.Acknowledgements: This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant number2121277.References: [1]. USEIA, International Energy Outlook 2018

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Maxwell B Boulerice, Northeastern University; Megan Claire Baginski; Dominic Gomes, Northeastern University; Alexander S Nikolov, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

motor we planned to attach. As mentioned before, the motors that were used are from the Sparkfun kits [4]. Thesemotors are DC motors [5], but they also have an inner gearing mechanism that is connected to asecond output shaft (Figure 1a). We chose to use this second output shaft because it would give usa much higher output of power for each revolution that the door did. The design that we chose hasthe shaft, which is keyed and not perfectly round, pushed into a cutout in the shaft that matchedthe shape. To find all the measurements needed, we were able to find a drawing with all of thenecessary dimensions (Figure 1b). The shaft goes from the bottom plate of the door, which has ahole to allow the shaft to be seated inside, through the top

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Rithvik Rao Katikaneni, Northeastern University; Matteo Farah; Carlos Mario Martinez, Northeastern University; Kabato Burka; TOBECHUKWU CHIGOZIRIM ANIAGBOSO, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

andis more representative of the final prototype as when compared to the initial sketch. Figure 4 – Solidworks Based Design Drawing of Prototype (in 3D)With the design finished and having briefly planned the assembly of the prototype, all requiredmaterial was procured and the prototype was constructed. The construction took place in auniversity maker’s space where there was access to a soldering iron and certain other basic toolsand resources.Table 1 - Resource List Resource Name Qty. Place of Procurement Specification Thermoelectric 18 Amazon.com The Seebeck effect-based generators Generator Pads (TEG that will be used to produce electricity Pads

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

forthem.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underIUSE/PFE: RED Grant No. 1920761. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Appendix: Questionaries for Reflection PiecesInitial Reflection Piece1) Please articulate how you are attending the class, how you plan to study, what you believe may give you difficulties, and most importantly what steps will you take to tackle those perceived difficulties.2) Please give me suggestions on what I can do to help you succeed in this class.3) Have you been classified via formal diagnosis as belonging to the neurodiversity

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Eric Concannon, Northeastern University; Casey Goyette, Northeastern University; Emily Michelsen; Zephaniah Hatano Langley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

. Published October 4, 2017. Accessed November 3, 2021. https://www.egi.co.uk/news/pavegens- the-technology-behind-the-tile.[12] Pavegen plans to power the world with footsteps. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD15-2Uriyc . Published January 23, 2017. Accessed November 3, 2021.[13] Introduction to Magnetism and Induced Currents. RPI Physics. Published 2002. Accessed September 30, 2021. https://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/InformationStorage/faraday/magnetism_a.html.[14] Floating Pins, Pull-Up Resistors, and Arduino. Programming Electronics Academy. Published 2015. Accessed November 25, 2021. https://www.programmingelectronics.com/floating-pins-pull-up-resistors-and-arduino/[15] S. Psoma, P. Tzanetis

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Jiaqiao Liang, Wentworth Inst. of Tech.; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Louis Munson; Chandler Chen

use a Raspberry Pi as the centralcontrol computer in the robot. The external sensor was planned to integrate into a pod, whichcontains a microcontroller for receiving sensor data and sending the data packets to theRaspberry Pi. This allows the design to have the ability to integrate multiple sensors into thesensor pod. There is an additional sub-control system in the robot which is used for the purposeof motor control, this simplified the development of integrating features such as PID control forthe maneuvering mechanism of motors.In the design of the project, Power-Over-Ethernet was used. Since PoE combines communicationand power delivery into a single twisted CAT8 cable, the design of the communication sectionand powering section can be

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Daisy Ren, University of Connecticut; Pierredens Fils, University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

reasoning behind the level of engagement. Thebenefits include: (i) Further understanding of the impacts of heavy trucks on joints and bridgesfor the development of better bridge maintenance plans, (ii) The effectiveness and durability ofjoint designs and joint materials, (iii) The temperature range and product conditions. Thelimitations included: (i) Funding, (ii) Resources, and (iii) Moving to greater use of asphalt plugjoints which are replaced on a routine cycle or when the conditions warrant. This insight isimportant, as it shows that there is potential for the development of more joint monitoringpractices for the benefits listed once the limitations are resolved.CONCLUSIONExpansion joint monitoring systems have proved to be very helpful in

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Yuliia Kleban, Ukrainian Catholic University

achieved expectations. The data collection and analysis arecornerstones to building continuous improvement practices. A team of the Program’s directorand the managerial staff collected data, ran analytics and prepared the Self-assessment report.The primary duties of the APPS team were the data preparation and collection, analysis forthe compliance issues, and final filling of the SAR. Thus, that gives the insider view anddifferent experience for forming the rubrics for the ITBA program case. Method Following the plan-do-check-act problem-solving methodology[2], the NAQA criteriabecome the guiding principles. The internal processes at the Faculty of Applied Sciencesrequire the data-driven decision-making and process improvement ideology

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Diane Ward, Educator

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Diversity

otherwise be exposed to engineering andcreating, Young Engineers guides students in understanding mechanical cause and effectrelationships. Promoting the study of engineering in afterschool environments lends a “coolfactor” to those involved in the program. There is also a pride of creation for each project builtand taken home.Future Engineers [9] creates quarterly challenges for elementary, middle, and high schoolstudents. Many of the challenges require students to use CAD software, produce 3D models,create a scientific experimentation plan. The organization provides mentoring and challengeshave no fee to enter. Recently, they featured challenges for creating a lunar rover to captureregolith from the moon titled Lunabotics, and a challenge where

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri

the lab exercises. Students also perform better when they have a live-coding demo or examsince they know that they will have to answer questions on their code in real-time. In futurework, we plan to combine live-coding demonstrations with limited resubmissions.2 Related WorkOur work combines competency-based grading with other techniques in an effort to find the rightcombined methodology for undergraduate programming courses at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology. This section briefly discusses the techniques used. For each, many examples ofprevious work exist, but in this paper, we only summarize the parts necessary to define ourapproach and do not do a full survey or analysis.Competency-based grading (CBG)In competency-based grading (CBG) [2

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Christopher John Brigham, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Full Papers

theclassroom, can improve student performance and sense of belonging [9]. Persistence in an engineeringprogram can be drastically increased through the presence of extra-curricular activities that allow forfaculty and students to interact outside of the traditional classroom setting [10]. This has motivated manyacademic institutions to reimagine their first-year engineering programs. Often these programs adhere tothe classification scheme specifying the standard components of the first year that were outlined by K.Reid and D. Reeping [11]. Although many programs fall within this classification scheme, variationsarise based on the available institutional resources, institute identity and strategic plan, and overallinstitutional inertia that may prevent

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jessica Martin, Baylor University; Jana Roste, Baylor University; Austin T. Smith, Baylor University; Shane Michael Meyer, Baylor University; Emma G Cartisano, Baylor University; Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Andrea Pouso Morales, Baylor University

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Diversity, Full Papers

, planned activities asthey articulated their definitions of involvement, a few—like Noah—explicitly describedinvolvement as something more abstract and informal: “Involvement. . .is being present. I thinkwhen I’m involved, it means I’m a part of the thing—a part of the places and the communitiesI’m in. So yeah, that that means being present to me.”Noah’s definition of involvement is particularly important since it reflects the reality of studentslived experiences. As we continued engaging students, it became apparent that theirinvolvement, as experienced and not just defined, extends beyond easily identifiable formalinvolvement opportunities. Informal group interactions—in dining halls, during student-initiatedstudy session, when walking together

Conference Session

Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Hannah Nolte, The Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher McComb, Carnegie mellon University; Nicolas F Soria Zurita, The Pennsylvania State University & Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Diversity, Full Papers

also consider the course content for each day and plan practices in advance. Duration Guided seated meditations of 3-5 minutes 1-2 times a week are likely to work well for first-year engineering courses. Students also requested a few longer practices be included when possible. Logistics Test the required technology before implementing these practices in-class to ensure the best practice experience for the students and the most efficient use of instructional time. Engagement Regularly encourage students to participate in the practices but do not force students. Also, urge students to reflect on their practice and how it has changed throughout the course.References[1] American

Conference Session

Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina

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Full Papers

what abilities or skills you want to gain, not the grade you want to get. While setting goals for course grades is important, do not include them here. • Explain why you set each one of these goals. In other words, why are they important to you? • Close with a discussion of how you propose to achieve each one of your goals. In other words, what is your plan? • Look back on the three personal goals you set at the beginning of the semester in Reflection 2. NOTE: If you did not submit Reflection 2, you must post a separate journal entry for it before completing Reflection 3. It will not

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mujeye

remote wipe. The rating will be on a 5-point scale ranging from 1(stronglyagree) to 5 (strongly disagree).Data backup and disaster recovery. Participants will rate how they deal with data backup and disasterrecovery. The questions include having a backup plan for data and Apps, the insurance of mobile devices,and the ability to restore data and Apps in the event of a failure. The rating will be on a 5-point scaleranging from 1(strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)Perception of security. Participants will rate how they perceive mobile device security. The questionsinclude their perception of the importance of mobile device security in general, how they perceive threats,and the importance of having antivirus software on their device. The rating

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University

constants. The plan was to solve the dual and primal problemsand then use the primal-dual relationships to determine the design equations for the primal 4variables. The design equations results were initially published in a paper in 2015[6] and laterin a book[7].The primal objective function, Y(x), is to minimize production costs which are: Y(x) = r1x1 + r2x2 (18)Subject to the Cobb-Douglas production constraint, which is: q = A x1α x2β (19)The variables are: The input constants

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 8

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephen Moyer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Po-Jen Shih, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

LMS andGoogle Scripts were excellent resources and many components of our tools were informed byprior work. Before starting any similar project, it is a good idea to check whether someone hasalready done part or all of it, or whether the LMS is planning to implement a similar feature inthe near future.Overall, this project has proven valuable in saving faculty time on grading, course administrationprocesses, and facilitating career-advancing research projects. We have been pleased with ourresults and encourage others to seek or develop their own process improvements and synergies.We are also happy to share our tools upon request.6. References[1] V. J. Shute, “Focus on formative feedback,” Review of educational research, vol. 78, no. 1,pp. 153

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashita Bawankule, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lara Hebert, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rafael Tinoco, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tracy Dace, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Alexandria Cervantes

lessons learned from this first year. In this secondyear, we are adding parents to the planning team. The 2020-2021 pilot showed us that parentswere keen on the activities but challenged to participate regularly, thus including theirknowledge and experience on the leadership team along with additional interview efforts willprovide new perspectives on the design of the events and participation challenges. This will helpus attenuate the sessions to better serve more of the families. We also anticipate that with a returnto in-person events, the participation in research activities (surveys, feedback, and interviews)will improve. We will also be able to better capture photographs and observations of the designand discussion processes. With the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage

financial calculator and close with interpolation between tabulatedfactors.) Or using Eq. 1b in a spreadsheet: PW = −100,000 + PV(5.5%,85 − 62, −425*12) = −$34,337Note that the data values should be entered into a data block and not hard coded into the formula. Fig. 2. Annuity PW vs. age at death for female.Table 1 supports many variations by changing the age when income begins, the gender, interestrate, or the expected age at death. While the 5.5% interest rate used here is best supported byspreadsheets, if tabulated factors are the planned tool then an integer value for the inflation rateis suggested.Another example matched to PW coverage is finding the number of years until the PW is worth80% of the investment at

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Assessment/Evaluation

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Washuta, The Citadel; Alyson Eggleston, The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel; Robert Rabb, The Citadel

possibly create new jobs for maintenance. • DRONE: This could lead to illegal surveillance or aid in delivering disaster relief. • LIFT: The product will be marketed towards large corporations, so it should have a neutral design.Area 5: Environmental Factors • JET: The proposed solution could generate a larger wake, affect aquatic life, and increase noise pollution. • SCRIP: Ensuring that the product uses a clean power source, utilizes recyclable materials, and there is a plan for the end of the product’s lift will decrease environmental impact. • DRONE: Using drones instead of cars and planes will reduce the carbon footprint of package delivery. • LIFT: A drone for package delivery will decrease the

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology

understand the robustness of the model and enable predictions at different teachingmethods, the dataset was divided into different groups. Each group consists of the coursesoffered in the same year of the academic plan. The initially developed model was employed forpredicting failure risk in students. Table 1 summarises the accuracy and precision of theprediction model in the various teaching methods. Table 2. Accuracy and precision of the prediction model in different teaching methods Performance Traditional Teaching Online Teaching In-person teaching indicator (flipped format) Accuracy 91.9

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 13: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Grewal, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; David Taylor, Arizona State University

project and how it helps overcome the onlineteamwork challenges will be discussed. We will also describe a team formation process, wherestudents are allowed to select their own teams and have control over the membership as theproject progresses. Plans for future work to assess the efficacy of this project structure and teamformation process will be discussed as well.IntroductionTeamwork is an important part of engineering and an integral part of project-based learning.While incorporating team projects in face-to-face engineering courses is commonplace,implementing a team project in an online course has its own unique challenges [1]. One obviousdifficulty is collaborating on a project whose components are handled by students in differentphysical

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bassam Alshammari, Pittsburg State University; Erik Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Zachariah Woods, Pittsburg State University; Austin Smith, Pittsburg State University; Estevan Hernandez, Pittsburg State University; Kevin Birk, Pittsburg State University; Trenton Allison; Jacob Brennon, Pittsburg State University; Caleb Chase, Pittsburg State University; Brandon Kincheloe, Pittsburg State University; Donna Lenharth, Pittsburg State University; Kailash Chandra, Pittsburg State University

, Brandon began his life as a civilian planning on using my GI-Bill for education but decided to enter the general workforce. He worked a number of different jobs such as landscaping and factory work from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, Brandon started working at Wal-Mart. In 2012 he obtained his American Board of Opticianry (ABO) certification. In 2014 he became a student at Fort Scott Community College (FSCC). While there, Brandon was a Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) member, and STEM Club President. He graduated from FSCC in spring of 2018, Summa Cum Laude with my Associates of Science & Pre-Engineering degree. In Fall of 2018, Brandon continued his education at Pittsburg State University (PSU). He majors in Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Virtual Engineering

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

some applications, the use of motion platforms [4], [5]further amplifies the realism of the virtual environment. Along with the development offunctionality and realism, VR has seen a continuous rise in its affordability and a mushroomingsoftware and hardware industry [6], [7].The expansion of VR applications to education was but obvious. This aspect is recognized byparents. In a study in 2017 [8], of over 12,000 parents, 64% of them who did not own a VRdevice were of the opinion that VR will provide educational experiences, as compared to 84% ofthe parents who owned a VR device. According to a 2018 survey [9], 28% of a sample of 350university respondents had deployed VR to some extent and 53% had plans to do so. A review ofliterature [10

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 3, Nature and Environment)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

consists of two distinctphases: collection and disposition. Collection at the high camps, due to remoteness, lack ofroads, and extreme weather conditions, is of necessity manual; Sherpas can go where machinescannot. But the engineering community can actively involve itself in the disposition phase bydesigning facilities to deal with the tons of trash transported from the mountain. Severalinitiatives are already planned or in place, but it is important to note that all depend on unstablefunding, and many are one-time efforts.A useful classroom exercise involves asking students to research and evaluate one of the projectsdetailed below, looking at items such as viability, cost, efficacy, long-term effectiveness, andcultural impact. In addition

Conference Session

Computers in Education 3 - Modulus I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Bailey Miller, University of California, Riverside; Tony Givargis, University of California, Irvine

codeto allow a priority to be set for each task and scheduling by that priority. However, as can also be seen,extending RIOS to calculate utilization or jitter was more challenging, since it involves more advancedprogramming (namely, creating and maintaining additional arrays, examining timer values, etc.). Ourembedded systems class has a mix of computer science, computer engineering, and electricalengineering students -- the latter often are not as adept at programming. We plan to improve instructionto help students with those extensions in the future. Extension # students attempted Avg score (out of 10) User can enable/disable per task 77 10.0 User can switch tasks

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2: Instructional/Learning Resources and Pedagogies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Carisa Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Robert Agnew, Oklahoma State University

Introduction to Engineering Course.” Paper presented at 2016 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.27181[9] Wells, J., Barry, R.M. and Spence, A. (2012). “Using Video Tutorials as a Carrot-and-StickApproach to Learning.” IEEE transactions on education V.55 N.4 p. 453–458.[10] Reyes, M., Ghosh, S. Perrenoud, A. and Goldman, J. (2015). “Teaching Plan Reading toConstruction Students: The Effect of Using Tablet Computers.” Paper presented at 2015Associated Schools of Construction Conference College Station, TX.

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Chemical Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

feedback on students’ wrapper responses because we were still refining thewording of those questions, but we plan to start providing feedback on wrapper responses thenext time the course is offered.For each course offering, the fraction of the assigned homework that was submitted was recordedfor each student. The percentage of possible exam points was also recorded for each student. Theformer was used as a measure of homework effort. Though arguably not ideal, the latter wasused as a measure of attainment of course outcomes. The data from before the pedagogicchanges (N=452, 10 course offerings) were analyzed separately from the data from after thechanges (N=267, 3 course offerings). For each data set, a scatterplot was created, a linear least

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Technical Session 2: Instruction

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Bossart, University of Florida; Sara Gonzalez

, vol. 72, no. Spring, pp. 1-13,2013.[6] A. Chen, "3-D printers spread from engineering departments to designs acrossdisciplines," Chronicle of Higher Education, September 17, 2012.http://chronicle.com/article/3-D-Printers-Arent-Just-for/134440/[7] S. R. Gonzalez and D. B. Bennett, "Planning and implementing a 3D printing servicein an academic library," Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, vol. 78, pp. 1-14, 2014.[8] S. Pryor, "Implementing a 3D printing service in an academic library," Journal ofLibrary Administration, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 1-10, 2014,doi:10.1080/01930826.2014.893110.[9] D. Ketchum, "Makerspaces in Libraries," Journal of Academic Services, 2016,doi:10.1080/15367967.2016.1208017.[10] G. Nowlan, "Developing and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Adjusting Course Content

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

and dimensional tolerancesdisappeared from the data. Comments about having problems understanding working drawingshad also disappeared. There were still comments about students needing more geometricdimensioning and tolerancing background. There are currently plans to address this issue outsideof this class.Summary and Conclusion It was determined that it would improve the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at YorkCollege of Pennsylvania to include machining projects and instruction in creating completeworkshop drawings in a second semester freshman course. The machining projects in the courseincluded one milling project and one lathe project. In addition, the workshop drawings part ofthe class included dimensional tolerances, as well