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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering

the future levels of greenhouse gases and the predictivemodels of future climate that make it difficult to define the statistics of future climate andweather extremes [1]. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded thatanthropogenic factors play a dominant role in the observed increase in global temperatures [2].The planning and design of new infrastructure should take into account the future climate toensure a safe and resilient design. Therefore, it is the responsibility of not only industry, but alsoof engineering institutions to educate students (future leaders) about the importance of mitigatingthe impacts of climate change and developing appropriate solutions.At CGA, the engineering faculty recognize the need to

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Sine Celik, Aalto University; Senni Kirjavainen, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, enablingmore targeted interventions in a resource-light manner. Taken together, the results encourageiteratively developing evidence-based instruction for responsible engineering.1 IntroductionAccording to UN’s estimations, by the year 2050, the world's population will reach nearly 10billion from the current 7.7 billion [1]. A majority of this 10 billion will be living indeveloping countries. This increase will bring great challenges for society in terms of health,climate, mobility and safety that governments will be struggling to respond to. Thecomplexity of such challenges will require system innovations that correspond to the needs ofpeople, profit and planet simultaneously to enable radical change. In addition to a growingpopulation and global

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development (ATE)

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; DeDe Griffith, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College; Cheri Greer, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-oneactivities has further shed light on some of the essentials and practicalities needed for achievingthe grand vision of enabling the manufacturing workforce for the future.Introduction & BackgroundIndustrie 4.0, a term coined in Germany (during 2011), refers to the ongoing reformation ofadvanced manufacturing (Operating Technologies - OT) enabled by advances in automation/data(Information Technologies - IT) [1]. Often translated in the United States under the umbrella ofSmart Manufacturing [2], it is an emerging trend in the digitization of manufacturing thatincludes certain key technological components. Among the descriptors of the fourth industrialrevolution, many coined by consultancies in first-world countries, perhaps McKinsey [3, 4]captures

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Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

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Logan Walker Graves, Los Alamos National Labs; Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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electrical engineeringcourses and UAS experience. A simple graphic representing this mission type is shown below(taken from another UAF graduate student project focused on UAS/UGV-to-personnelcommunications link) [1]. Figure 1: Conceptual diagram depicting UAS/UGV paired operations in mine rescue operationsUAF has been developing a novel capability consisting of UAS/UGV paired operations tosupport the rescue of trapped miners in an emergency situation. A UGV which is capable ofoperating for 4-8 hours is used to carry a UAS down into the mine tunnel network to locatetrapped miners. If the UGV is unable to make contact due to cave-ins or obstructions, the UASmay be utilized to make contact. The UGV is equipped with a charging base to recharge

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Farid Breidi; Jotam E. Chen, University of Southern Indiana; Madelyn D. Sturgeon; Justin Michael Amos, University of Southern Indiana

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numerous elements. The System Engineering and Freshman Designcourse at the University of Southern Indiana is intended to help students develop qualities neededto prepare them for the remainder of their collegiate courses and for their career. In addition,freshman students gain exposure to engineering design early in their college education which is 1essential to continuing in the engineering courses. Researchers suggest that the learner-learnerinteraction can enrich learning outcomes [1]. Thus, peer-oriented educational activities such as thecreation of a functioning miniature racing car are critical in the learning journey of engineeringstudents

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

centers around the potential impacts of the WP program,addressing the following research questions: How does the WP intervention affect: 1) collegestudents’ intentions to persist in an engineering major? 2) college students’ understanding ofengineering professions? 3) elementary school students’ understanding of the engineeringprofessions? 4) elementary school students' intentions to attend college? 5) elementary schoolstudents’ intentions to major in engineering? Finally, these potential impacts will be examinedfor demographic differences, including sex, underrepresented minority students, low-income,and first-generation students. Pre- and post-surveys for the college and elementary students usingelements from existing surveys with strong

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

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Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Andrew van Paridon

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Diversity

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Mechanics

of a sophomore-level Statics andMechanics of Materials course at Cornell University. The main goal of this approach is to movestudent and course staff effort away from rote completion and grading of homework problems andtowards building problem solving skills, as demonstrated with successful work on exams. Ourwork is inspired by the work of Averill, Roccabianca, and Rechtenwald at Michigan StateUniversity (MSU) [1, 2], but our implementation differs from theirs in several key aspects.During Fall 2019, we taught two lecture sections of the course. The control section was graded inthe traditional manner with a portion of the course grade due to graded homework and all examsgraded with generous partial credit, while the experimental section did

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Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

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Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

(hierarchical) modeling, interaction with teammatesIntroductionEngineering graduates should be able to work in multidisciplinary teams [1], and for thispurpose, teaching students to work effectively in a team is necessary, especially in the first yearof study, in which teaching teaming skills is much easier [2]. For teaching teamwork skills, thereshould be enough knowledge about any factors related to team members as individuals and ateam as a whole. One important factor is psychological safety (explained in more detail later inthis paper), which increases team effectiveness by making team members confident that theirteam is a safe place for taking risk and participation. However, team effectiveness has notinvestigated in the engineering context as

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy I - Best Teaching Practices

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Muzammil Arshad, Texas A&M University; R. R. Romatoski, Saint Ambrose University

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Mechanical Engineering

uniform and consistent but alsoreduce the grading time, resulting in a higher grading efficiency. The rubric is a step towardsspecifications grading or ungrading—the term used to describe getting rid of grades—byemploying minimal grading as discussed by Elbow [1], which seeks to provide feedback ratherthan rank students. Tobin [2] presents a reading list of articles about ungrading. Though therubric studied still uses numbers, the aim is to communicate to students how well theyunderstood the concepts in a problem. This in turn allows the students to use their numericalgrade to determine if more time is needed to learn certain topics in the course material. Grigg [3]performed a study in which effort was made to use a newly developed assessment

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High-impact Learning Practices

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Jieun Hur P.E., Ohio State University; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

involve in UGresearch. National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported a large number of ResearchExperiences for Undergraduate (REU) sites [https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/] in the nation.Although each REU site has its own unique features, they aim to provide opportunities andengage a diverse body of students from underrepresented groups, minorities, and students from  1 academic institutions where research opportunities in STEM are limited. The Ohio StateUniversity (OSU) also has several REU-sites across multiple disciplines; the majority of UGstudents at these sites have been invited from other institutions. In addition, the Office ofUndergraduate Research at the university is aimed at enabling

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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Mechanics

, velocities, and accelerations. Studies and experience have indicated that physicalmodels in the classroom can be helpful for students; yet, connecting numbers to motion can bechallenging [1]. The benefits of physical experiments in the classroom that bring the dynamicsconcepts and equations to life are well documented [2]. The experiments that actually measureacceleration and other kinematic properties can be very effective. To this end, engineeringeducators have developed experiments that take advantage of the accelerometers in smart phones[3]–[6]. One educator has incorporated motion tracking software for analysis of videos [7]. Yetothers have built measurement solutions from component accelerometers, kit computers, andgyroscopes [8]–[11]. Easy to

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First-year Programs: Core Skills

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Seach Chyr (Ernest) Goh P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; John M. Hopkinson, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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First-Year Programs

certain level of controlover the time and pace that they learn. Over the past years, blended learning has been graduallygaining interest in higher education. According to the NCES (National Center for EducationStatistics) report by Lewis and Parsad [1], by 2007, 61% of 2-year and 4-year institutions in theUSA reported offering online courses, and 35% reported hybrid/blended courses. In Canada,about 20% of post-secondary institutions offer a significant number of blended courses accordingto a national survey in 2016-17 [2]. Blended learning is seen as a promising instructionalmethod, which not only provides students a flexibility in learning, but also has a potential toaddress challenges that many universities are facing, such as improving multi

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First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

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Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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data obtained through amixed-methods approach. Results indicate that students’ attitudes toward teamwork andtheir perceptions of their own teamwork skills improved over the semester.IntroductionTeamwork is vital to engineers’ professional lives. Passow 2012 surveyed over 4000practicing engineers representing eleven different disciplines asking them to evaluatethe importance of the different ABET competencies in their careers [1]. Teamwork(ABET Outcome 5, formally ABET Outcome D) received the highest rating.Considering its importance to the field, team-based assignments, particularly semester-long design projects, are commonly employed in engineering curricula. Whileteamwork can be a rewarding experience, it can also be a source of anxiety and

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

across students and across sections.Qualitative data suggest four themes of highly effective UGTAs: they are easy to interact with,they are qualified, they immerse themselves in the work of their peers and they are overtlycollegial with the instructor of the course.KeywordsUndergraduate Teaching Assistant, First Year Student Learning Experience, Active Learning,Design ThinkingIntroductionResearch suggests that undergraduate teaching assistants are considered valuable to theinstructors and students. Deploying UGTAs in undergraduate classrooms motivates students andhas been shown to increase student grades [1]. According to Filz and Gurung [2], UGTAs assistwith many in-class activities such as taking attendance and tutoring students, answering

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 6: Computer Science Freshman Courses

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Tamaike Brown, State University of New York at Oswego; Gursimran Singh Walia, Georgia Southern University; Alex David Radermacher, North Dakota State University; Maninder Singh, St. Cloud State University; Mourya Reddy Narasareddygari, Rider University

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Computers in Education

questions about the program. While program comprehension has been extensivelystudied in industrial settings, not much educational research can be found on the topic [1, 13].Based on the empirical studies in industry, a common approach involves a programmer readingthrough the code line-by-line, which allows programmers to build their knowledge basemethodically [1, 13]. A specific type of method called peer code review (PCR) has been found tobe useful at not just building high-level abstractions but also enabling knowledge sharing amongprogrammers. PCR is a well-defined quality assurance activity that is designed for the sharing ofknowledge and for the purpose of improving code quality [1, 2, 3]. Classified at the evaluationlevel of Bloom's taxonomy

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STEM Issues in ET

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Lei Xie, Texas State University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

. IntroductionResearch has found that higher quality mentor-mentee relationships produce better outcomes [1].Ergo, recent studies focus on discerning factors that produce higher quality mentoringrelationships. In higher education, numerous scholars have focused on mentor-menteerelationship regarding the population of college engineering students. But the impact of thementor-mentee relationship on students’ self-efficacy in STEM teaching remained scarce. Firstof all, the interactions between STEM students and their mentors are infrequently enough,particularly the ones between racial/ethnic minorities students and their mentors [2]. Second, theculprit may be the lack of structure of how to assign different mentors to students or concreatefindings of what exactly

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu, California State University, Chico

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faster adaptation to nanotechnology-related industrial job positions.1. INTRODUCTIONNanotechnology is a new, fast-developing, and cutting-edge field in engineering and science. Itis is an important concept that positively affects the economy, environment, and every field ofour society. Nanotechnology is also the backbone of high-tech industries and widely used inconsumer products and industrial applications.It can be considered as industrial revolution and also the fastest growing industry in history. Inearly 2000’s United State (US) government spent more than $422 million on nanotechnologyresearch and development[1-3]. The US National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) memberagencies such as National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of

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ET Pedagogy III

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Resmi Krishnankuttyrema, Bowling Green State University; Mikhail Shilov, Bowling Green State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

-50%. The resultsof the study will be discussed in detail along with a description of how the authors have used thevideo tutorials for transitioning the traditional engineering technology courses to hybrid or onlinecourses.Introduction and BackgroundSeveral studies have shown that students learn better with hands-on laboratory activities. In thebook “Learning Science and the Science of Learning,” Michael. P. Clough states that [1], “beforeaddressing the role of laboratory experiences, where we wish to take students must first bearticulated”. For example, is the purpose of the laboratory exercise to develop a deep and long-lasting understanding of concepts or developing skills for effective science inquiry? However,even if the labs are

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

that show a substantial number of students remain in engineering, but switch their majorwithin engineering [1], [2]. The amount of switching can vary based on the engineering programattended and whether the institution uses a common, first-year engineering program that allowstudents to freely switch engineering majors with delayed timelines to graduation. These types ofprograms have been found to help retain students in engineering [3] and in their first choiceengineering major [4].Literature ReviewNormally, before students decide to pursue an engineering major, students first must decide thatthey want to major in engineering at large. The factors that attract students to the field ofengineering have been explored with largely consistent

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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arecollaborating on an NSF-funded program to document the impact of the emerging EER&Icommunity. It describes the goals of the project, what has been done to date, what theparticipants have learned, and what remains to be done.The goals of the program include; (1) Identifying the broader EER&I network, (2) Identifying examples of EER&I impact, (3) Organizing and hosting a summit of EER&I leaders to develop a systematic process for documenting the impact of EER&I, (4) Piloting the process, and (5) Compiling and disseminating best practices.The Engineering Education Research & Innovation community is growing and becoming welldefined. It includes faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

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D. Cenk Erdil, Sacred Heart University; Darcy Ronan, Sacred Heart University

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Computers in Education

, those students who are undecidedbetween various technology-focused programs, or who might be interested in studying multiple technologyprograms can also take a group of program-specific survey courses, which will give them more in-depthexposure to multiple programs of study. This approach also designed to increase retention within the school,making students aware of alternative engineering and technology programs within the same school.Table 1 below provides details of a suggested first year of study for each student declared their major in atechnology-related field, or undeclared but interested in one of the programs in school of computer science andengineering.Table 1. Suggested first year of study for students in school of computer science

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Educational Research and Methods

Mayaguez, a HispanicServing Institution. CoE-level statistics for 2015 revealed that students from households withincome above $50,000/year exhibited 73% graduation rate, while those from families withincome below $7,500/year graduated at a 54% rate. Similar disparities were also observed inretention and persistence rates for these groups, with a marked higher attrition among students inthe lower income bracket.In an attempt to impact these trends, PEARLS established an intervention model that integrateselements from Lent’s et al. Social Cognitive Career Theory [1] and Tinto’s Departure Model [2],coupled with a scholarship program aimed at mitigating LIATS economic hardship. Theresulting model included tools for reinforcing academic performance

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Theresa F.S. Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

five years to support the CEE Department’sinitiatives. These initiatives include curriculum changes, faculty development, mentoring, andchanges in admissions. The initiatives taken by the researchers are influenced by criticaleducation theory which is a framework that utilizes practices in education that enable socialtransformation in students where equity is developed for all students [1]. The research teaminvolved in the RED grant represents a multidisciplinary personnel with backgrounds in civil andenvironmental engineering, engineering education, higher education, and sociology. Currentlythe RED grant is in the fourth year of its lifespan. This year, the researchers added considerablefocus to initiating changes beyond the department to the

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; David M. Hata, Portland Community College; Emery DeWitt, Mentor-Connect/FDTC; Liesel Ritchie, Oklahoma State University; Nnenia Campbell, Collaborative for the Social Dimensions of Disasters ; Jamie Vickery, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University

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the continuum from secondary schools through two-year colleges and universities and to develop career pathways for a wide range of STEM workplaces except healthcare. [1]The need for NSF ATE Program funding opportunities that support advancement of technicianeducation is clear. The previous ASEE paper about Mentor-Connect also documented anincreasing workforce skills gap, along with the pressing need for highly skilled engineering andrelated technicians capable of working with advanced technologies that drive the Americaneconomy. In 2017, the widening of the workforce skills gap was described as persisting and waspredicted to reach two million unfilled jobs by 2025. [2] [3] A new, September 2019 reportissued by the National Science Board

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NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (2)

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles

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intervention study responds to three research questions: (1) What role does the first-yearintervention’s components play in students’ persistence in engineering and computer sciencemajors across undergraduate program years? (2) What role do particular pedagogical and co-curricular support structures play in students’ successes? And (3) What role do various studentsocio-demographic and experiential factors play in the effectiveness of first-year interventions?To address these research questions and therefore determine the formative impact of the first-year engineering and computer science program on which we are conducting research, we havecollected diverse student data including grade point averages, concept inventory scores, and datafrom a multi

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Omar Youssef, University of Arizona; Sara Ghaemi, University of Arizona; Tasbeeh Alaqtum, University of Arizona

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

Modeling Olympiad”, in conjunction with IBPSA-USA,and was awarded first place in the following category “the model that best communicates thevalue of the energy simulation to the building owner”. Proposing guidelines to achieve a Net-Zero status for energy demanding office buildings, in Manhattan, New York. The energyanalysis first started with compliance to the ASHRAE 90.1 (2018) Standard, after which a seriesof specific energy efficiency measures proposed to optimize the performance. Alleviating thereliance on our infrastructure systems, this research conducted several steps: (1) illustrate thereduction in energy consumption and utility costs, reducing the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) by51% from 89.5 Kbtu/ft2/year to 45.12 Kbtu/ft2/year; (2

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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

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Jillian Schmidt, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Mechanics

, followed by reflection upon whatthey have done. Bonwell and Eison [1] stated “that in active learning, students participate in theprocess and students participate when they are doing something besides passively listening." Thegoal of active learning activities is to actively involve students in the teaching and learningprocess in order to increase student engagement, performance, and retention [2].Despite the considerable published research in the literature [3-6] showing the advantage ofactive learning approaches in STEM and engineering education and its impact on increasingstudents performance, many instructors still do not implement active learning in their teachingcurriculum. The time required to design, implement and revise an active learning

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Design in K-12 Education

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James S. Mokri P.E., San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University; Sorin Ion Neagu, Independence High School

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Design in Engineering Education

middle/high school students helpmotivate students to continue on to post-high school education [1]. In fact, suchrelationships have benefits both for mentees, who experience improved retention and studentlearning, and mentors, who develop increased confidence, communication skills, andenthusiasm for higher-level learning [1]. Because of these benefits, in 2014 First LadyMichelle Obama established a “Near-Peer Mentoring Challenge”, with the goal ofincreasing the number of near-peer mentoring relationships between university and highschool students [2].The high school involved, Independence High School in San Jose, CA, is a diverse highschool with 97% minority students (including 60% Asian and 34% Hispanic). Only 41%score as proficient in

Conference Session

High-impact Learning Practices

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Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; Greg Stadter, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

continued process, the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) convened a “Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering” in 2006 that lookedat articulating an “aspirational global vision for the future of civil engineering” [1]. This alsoserved as a guide to updating the ASCE Body of Knowledge document, which “offers guidancefor the education and training programs of private and public organizations that employ civilengineers; and supports changes in licensure requirements” [2]. The document providesguidelines on the learning outcomes deemed important for the profession.During the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years, Texas A&M University’s civil andenvironmental engineering department undertook a curriculum transformation project, basing

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Civil Engineering

hard to implement a hands-on, active environment thatmay benefit students. To this end, experiential learning can be an important part of engineeringeducation and is often achieved through laboratory exercises (labs) and in-class demonstrations.Providing hands-on, physical activities augments and enhances the students’ understanding andvisualization of a topic [1]-[4]. This is especially true in engineering courses that involve designand construction, such as reinforced concrete design. Experiential learning in a laboratory can be simple or extremely complex depending onthe topic and time permitted. In a laboratory setting, students can be involved in the constructionand testing of small or large specimens. Immersion in the construction