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Teaching and Learning in Online Environments

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Eunsil Lee, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University She teaches courses in the engineering and manufacturing engineering programs as well as programs in the Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD program. Her research interests include topics related to student persistence, STEM doctoral student experiences, faculty mentorship and development, modeling and analysis of complex manufacturing systems, and the development of new discrete event simulation methodologies. Bekki is the co-director of the interdisciplinary, National Science Foundation supported CareerWISE research program, which strives to: 1) understand the experiences

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Ethical Design

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Donald Winiecki, Boise State University; Lynn Catlin P.E., Boise State University; Harold Ackler, Boise State University

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Engineering Ethics

// Site-based conference canceled due to COVID-19 // Presented in Online Venue provided by ASEE) https://tinyurl.com/Winiecki-etal-ASEE-2020 1 Developing and Applying Knowledge and Skills in Ethics & Professional MoralityAbstractEven without a focused interest in the topic, as we enter the third decade of the 21st Century onewould have a difficult time ignoring the steady flow of stories reporting tragic consequencesarising from engineering decisions that appear to have omitted ethical components, and of ethicaldilemmas arising from contemporary engineering

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First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

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Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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professional practice.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020IntroductionIn team support literature, it is not uncommon to suggest that faculty avoid strandingunderrepresented students, like women, on a team [1], [2]. However

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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

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Graduate Studies

experience of the new doctoral students and postdoctoralresearchers. Given the high attrition rates in graduate education, the retreat was also designed tofoster retention by integrating attributes of the Workforce Sustainability model.The retreat was framed around four objectives: (1) build community, (2) communicate groupnorms and expectations, (3) develop individual strategic plans, (4) and introduce research skills.The retreat encouraged individual and collective reflection on goals, deliverables, andexpectations. The experience was guided by the notion of beginning with the end in mind and, inthis case, meant aligning individual professional development plans with that individual’s long-term career goals and vision of the research group. The

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Rick Evans, Cornell University; Jeffrey Moses, Cornell University; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Cornell University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Developing best practices for teaching scientific documentation: Toward a better understand of how lab notebooks contribute to knowledge-building in engineering design and experimentation.IntroductionThere are many reasons for various disciplines within the sciences and engineering to requirelaboratory (hereafter lab) courses or courses with labs associated with them. Perhaps paramountamong those reasons is that labs introduce students to the very specific knowledge practices thatenable “cumulative knowledge-building” related to those disciplines [1]. In a way similar tostudios and their connection with some of the visual arts, e.g., painting, sculpture, photography,printmaking, labs within the sciences and engineering provide

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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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Greses Pérez, Stanford University; Patrick Marcel Danner, Technical University of Munich; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

coupled with cultural stereotypesof who can become an engineer leave many at the margins of the field rather than at the center ofit. This research paper investigates how participation in the ENGR-Diversity course may buildstudents’ awareness of social aspects in engineering. Through an examination of students’ designconsiderations, we provide empirical data to two research questions (1) To what extent dostudents consider social issues in design problems? (2) What are the changes, if any, in students’social awareness after they participate in a course experience on culture, diversity, and equity inengineering communities?Participants included 74 students at a university in California enrolled in the course during the2019 winter quarter. Through a

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jules Ava Lloyd, Clemson University; Logan C. Wade

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engineering community.The peer mentoring program was formulated to foster interaction role modeling andinterdependencies among students. Studies show that such interactions and interdependenciesfoster students' positive perceptions of their future selves in the profession [1]. The peermentoring program provides the opportunity to create motivational preferences for collaboration,and to foster personal motivation for academic achievement. Specifically, the program sought todetermine: the change in students' attitudes toward peer mentoring activities during their years ofengineering study (from mentee to mentor); how participating in peer mentoring affects students'satisfaction with program experiences (i.e., transition, belonging, and academic success

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Peng Li, East Carolina University

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Computing and Information Technology

fromthe traditional remote lab approach in that the whole lab environment is virtualized and hosted ona commercial public cloud (GCP) with better availability, scalability and usability [1]. A studentsurvey was conducted anonymously to evaluate the hands-on labs and lab environments. Theoverall feedback was positive. The whole experience may be useful for other institutions that areinterested in adopting commercial, public cloud platforms in laboratory education.2. MOTIVATIONOur Information and Computer Technology program focuses on learning by doing. Hands-onlaboratory is always a vital part of the curriculum. Laboratory courses serve not only on-campus,face-to-face (F2F) students, but also online, distance education (DE) students

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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; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

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. This paper focuses on the preliminary development of the groundedtheory model.IntroductionThere are limitations in the current understanding of leadership that necessitate further study ofhow the concept is defined and developed in civil engineering and construction (CEC). In theCEC literature, leadership focuses on who a leader is and their skills or actions, which maps tothe trait and behavior periods, respectively, in leadership studies [1]. These periods weredominant in the first half of the 20th century in leadership studies but still dictate the conversationin CEC education and practice. These leader-centric paradigms focus on leader development,training charismatic technical experts for supervisor roles, instead of leadership

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

learners(equality) and instead create opportunities that build on the funds of knowledge (Moll, 1990) ofdiverse populations and reshape institutionalized inequities that continue to oppress learners whodo not come from the predominantly white, middle class backgrounds of their educators,administrators, and educational leaders (Lynn, et al, 2002).Critical race theory, extending the framework to focus on race and racism, has five tenetsinstrumental in conducting educational research, as described by Solórzano (1997, 1998): 1. The Centrality and Intersectionality of Race and Racism: While race and racism are central to critical race theory, they intersect with multiple forms of subordination. In this article, we examine the methods of

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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Peter M. Ostafichuk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Susan Nesbit, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Naoko Ellis P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Gerald Tembrevilla, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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helpful and impactful towards theirlearning, independent of their self-reported wellbeing or GPA.1. IntroductionThe transition to first-year at a post-secondary institution can be challenging for students, andcan negatively impact wellbeing [1]. In addition to changes in social environment, livingarrangements, and other personal factors, there are numerous academic changes students mustnegotiate. These include increases in class sizes, changes in instructional methods andassessment, and shifts in student-teacher and student-student relationships. Significantly, post-secondary education also involves a much higher degree of self-responsibility and independencein learning (and personal activities) than most students have previously experienced

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Mingye Chen, University of Michigan, Flint; Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

requires students to develop knowledge and skills in mathematics, science,engineering topics, and professional skills such as information literacy and communication [1].Most programs put a larger focus on knowledge developed through coursework, but professionalskills are not systematically incorporated in the curriculum although professional skills areextremely important for meaningful employment. To prepare graduates for engineeringprofessions, the University of Michigan-Flint developed a professional skills workshop forengineering students. The workshop consists of seven hours of weekly sessions consideringtopics that are important but not presented in any courses. The workshops included threeimportant areas: engineering standards, investigating

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First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

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Jennifer S Mullin, UC Davis

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and/or prototyping technology used in the course is notrequired nor expected. Most students came into ENG 003 with none.This pilot study concentrated on student’s technology learning experiences and changes in theirtechnical self-efficacy through participation in the project. The goals of this study were to beginevaluating the impact the maker-inspired project had on student’s confidence and engagement,specifically around technology. Study addressed the following research questions: 1  Do students have prior experiences with physical computing and prototyping technologies?  Are there differences in student’s technical problem

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw-Hill ; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Herein, wedescribe the development of a survey instrument to measure engineering students’learning strategies (ESLS) in concept-heavy courses, by answering the followingresearch questions: 1. What factors emerge from an Exploratory Factor Analysis used to develop the ESLS survey? 2. What are the validity and reliability measures of the ESLS instrument based on a pilot implementation of the survey? 3. For a pilot implementation of the survey instrument, how do students compare on learning strategy use by gender and grade expectancy?This effort is part of a larger project exploring the link between motivation andconceptual understanding. Prior qualitative analysis of interviews with students (e.g.,(Morelock et al., under

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Integration of Current Issues into Manufacturing

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

change their occupational categories due to sizeableamount of work being automated or computerized by 2030 [1][2][3].According to the manufacturing experts collaborative robots, industrial Internet of things (IIoT),data analytics, machine learning, and digital twins will make manufacturing safer, more efficient,and productive [4]. To address the needs of Industry 4.0 workforce, companies need to retain,retool of the existing skilled workforce, and recruit a new one, possibly from the high schoolranks as they enter the engineering education. Training is required anywhere from executives’need of understanding the nature and power of Industry 4.0, to preparing engineers who designand help build, and technicians who build and maintain the

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia Ellis, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College; Crystal M. Ford, Smith College; Kate Lytton, Collaborative for Educational Services; Kaia Claire Cormier, Smith College

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both transfer-in thinking and thecapacity of students to “think with” and thereby interpret important engineering concepts.II. IntroductionEngineering in K-12 EducationThe National Research Council (NRC) reports that the U.S. “will need a steady supply of well-trained engineers, scientists, and other technical workers...to succeed and prosper in the twenty-first century.” 1 Because our society is becoming increasingly dependent on engineering andtechnological advances, it is also recognized that all citizens need to have a basic understandingof engineering processes to make informed choices and understand our world. To address theseneeds there has been a growing nationwide interest to include engineering in both formal andinformal pre-college

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Stephen M. Belt, Saint Louis University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

can relate to travel delays, traffic congestion, the reliability of the transitsystem, and roadway and aviation safety as they make use of the transportation system almostevery day. As such, they can appreciate the effects of transportation infrastructure on the qualityof life in a community [1–3]. The planning, design, and maintenance of a transportation systeminvolves various disciplines such as traffic engineering, structural engineering, and hydraulicengineering, and includes modes of transportation such as the automobile, transit, and aviation.The objective of this STEM outreach program was to help its participants to understand howengineers serve the communities they live in, and how engineers work together to apply mathand science to

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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Andrew C. Brown P.E., The University of Auckland; Hugh Watson Morris, University of Auckland, NZ

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Civil Engineering

engineering design report and presentation that must achieve real,coordinated outcomes targeted for a non-specialist client. The Capstone design project is selectedeach year with the help of local engineering practitioners with the goal of allowing students towork on a challenging civil engineering project. The ideal project is: 1. Local (i.e. students can visit the site in person and observe the design problems which need to be solved), 2. Currently in progress (i.e. final details of the selected solution are not yet constructed), and 3. Interdisciplinary to a degree that requires substantial problem-solving input from each specialisation within Civil Engineering (e.g. Construction, Environmental, Geotechnical

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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David Brandes, Lafayette College; Lauren Sefcik Anderson, Lafayette College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

development of the program and challenges along the way. As the programwas just launched in Fall 2019, we do not present assessment data here, but rather brieflydescribe our approach to program assessment.IntroductionThe 2016-17 academic year marked the 150th anniversary of engineering degree programs atLafayette College is a liberal arts college of ~2600 undergraduate students in Easton, PA. At theMarch 1866 board of trustees meeting the college had instituted its first engineering degrees incivil and mining engineering, citing “a demand to set the goal of educating not just the engineer,but the ‘whole [person]’ who is able to meet the challenges of a world in which, scientific,technological and human needs have steadily become more complex [1

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Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods

/ Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program fo- cused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Amber Gallup, University of New MexicoDr. Sung ”Pil” Kang, University of New Mexico Sung ”Pil” Kang is an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico. His academic interests include change management, change model validation, and mindset evolution. He may be

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development and Refinement of an Interview Protocol to Study Engineering Students’ Beliefs and IdentitiesExecutive SummaryThe underrepresentation of non-male and non-White individuals in engineering continues to be apersistent and critical problem [1-3]. A widespread and commonly accepted approach to recruitand retain diverse individuals in engineering is to provide multiple pathways into engineeringdegree programs, such as offering introductory courses at community colleges or regionalcampuses. Although these pathways are intended to promote diversity, they

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Jamie Mikeska, Educational Testing Service; Elizabeth Orlandi, Science Education Consultant

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Pre-College Engineering Education

simulated classroom environments can be used to help inservice and preservice elementary teachers learn to lead argumentation discussions in science and engineering.Dr. Jamie Mikeska, Educational Testing Service Jamie Mikeska is a Research Scientist in the Student and Teacher Research Center at Educational Testing Service (ETS). Jamie completed her Ph.D. in the Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy graduate program at Michigan State University in 2010. Her current research focuses on three key areas: (1) de- signing, developing, and conducting validation studies on assessments of content knowledge for teaching (CKT) science; (2) examining and understanding validity issues associated with measures designed to

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Graduate Studies

readings, an online discussion board, seminar-style discussions during classmeeting times and a semester-long research project. The paper explains the context for thiscourse, its role in NDSU’s graduate programs and the factors that led to course creation. Thetypes of content that were included are discussed and the discussion board questions andresources are included as an appendix.1. IntroductionIn the Fall 2019 semester, North Dakota State University (NDSU) launched a new graduate-levelresearch methods course focused on cybersecurity. This course is a part of the North DakotaState University’s graduate certificate in cybersecurity as well as a key component of M.S. andPh.D. programs in cybersecurity that are under development. The development

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University; Md Tawhidur Rahman, West Virginia University; V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; David Martinelli, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Julia Daisy Fraustino, West Virginia University; John Deskins; L Christopher Plein, West Virginia University; Abhik Ranjan Roy, West Virginia University

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Educational Research and Methods

attitudes towardscollaborative and interdisciplinary learning.1. IntroductionWhile engineering graduates are well versed in the technical aspects of the profession, it is likelythat many graduates do not possess sufficient skills to understand the socio-economic context oftheir work and to engage other stakeholders in addressing engineering challenges in the 21stcentury effectively. To remain a world economic leader, the U.S. must realize growth in theengineering workforce, and perhaps more importantly, produce engineers who are morecompetent in their problem-solving approaches. However, addressing only the matter of quantitywill not attend to the increasing complexity of 21st-century engineering challenges. Engineershave been deficient in skill

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

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Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Computers in Education

access to advanced, hands-on, project-based education inintelligent manufacturing and Industry 4.0.1.0 Introduction and backgroundRobot Operating System (ROS) is an open source, Linux-based robotics development anddeployment system which supports many commercial and research robots, including mobilerobots, underwater robots, aerial robots and robot arms (manipulators) [1]. ROS provides astructured development and deployment software architecture, with a distributed model, across avariety of sensor and hardware platforms. Although software development in ROS is primarilyimplemented in C++ and Python languages (other languages are supported), the MATLABRobotics System Toolbox also provides a ROS interface. This MATLAB interface enablesengineering

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Design Across the Curriculum 2

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Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsyvania State University, Behrend College; Jill Johnson P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Brian Lani

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Design in Engineering Education

first-year course.Over these pilot semesters, the mentorship demonstrated a positive working relationship betweenfreshman and seniors which taught valuable lessons on technical limitations of 3D printers andtolerancing, the importance of communication between engineering teams, and time managementskills.IntroductionThe process of teaching Engineering Design is best implemented through project-based learning.Students learn design-based thinking by applying the design process [1]. Prototyping basedprojects are important in design because they guide students to apply their technical, creative,and professional skills to a tangible problem [2]. Equally important, students can see thestrengths and weaknesses of their designs once they have a physical

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ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

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Jacques Belanger, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Huy A Duong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trent Hamilton

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineeringdisciplines. Solar and wind in particular are fields of high interest. In response to this demand,the mechanical engineering department at Cal Poly has created an Energy Concentration to allowstudents to focus on energy production, transformation and transport [1]. The concentrationincludes a wide variety of courses related to the energy field so students can acquire a broadexpertise. In evaluating our courses, along with courses offered by other departments, werealized that they tend to focus on the discipline related to the department providing the courseand that the multidisciplinary aspect of the energy industry is often lost. These courses, beingfocused on one discipline, also tend to limit the possibilities for exploring open ended questions.In

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)

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Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

’ understanding offundamental concepts and the underlying sciences behind concepts described in textbooks. Recentresearch has reported that most students do not truly understand their course content, though highpassing rates can be achieved in some universities due to reduced requirements and gradingpolicies [1-3]. Although this concern is still relatively new to engineering faculty, the advancementof cutting-edge technologies can be a potential approach to solve this issue. For example, advancedmaterials characterization and imaging technologies have allowed researched to observe materialsbehavior under complex load conditions and harsh environmental across multiple length and timescales. Implementation of certain technologies and development of easy-to

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New ECE Laboratories

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Pelin Kurtay, George Mason University

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Electrical and Computer

designing a PCB on their own. The importance of teachingPCB design through a formal course has been a topic explored by other faculty groups at variousinstitutions [1], [2]. There are some higher learning institutions who offer courses on PCB designsuch as in the form of popup courses [3], or through student organizations such as the IEEEstudent chapter [4] however many of these offerings are traditionally non-credit and not typicallycounted towards a faculty’s teaching load [5]. There are some institutions that have integratedformal PCB design as part of their curriculum, however it is usually part of another course.PCB design activities may typically occur sometime starting in the sophomore (or later years)where classes increasingly incorporate

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

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Nathan Delson, UC San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, UC San Diego and eGrove Education Inc.; Jessica Tuazon; Daniel Yang, UC San Diego

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Engineering Design Graphics

significant correlation witha p value of 0.0176. Accordingly, the Lego™ assembly test is proposed as a suitable way toassess spatial visualization ability for elementary school age students.IntroductionIn recent years, it has increasingly been recognized that spatial visualization skills are importantin supporting student success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) educationand retention of these students in STEM careers ([1]-[5]). Many first-year college engineeringprograms and high schools with pre-engineering curriculum have incorporated spatialvisualization training into their curriculum and have seen large learning gains in spatialvisualization skills ([6]-[11]).Several researchers have attempted to provide a clear definition of