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ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Filip Cuckov, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James McCusker, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Project Management Institute (PMI).Marisha RawlinsWayne Bynoe (Assistant Professor)James R Mccusker (Associate Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comQuantifying Compliance of Computer Engineering Curricula with IEEE and ACM GuidelinesAbstractThis paper presents a methodology, applied via a novel framework, that quantifies the degree towhich computer engineering curricula meet the most current guidelines prescribed by the IEEEand ACM. By using our framework, engineering educators can identify

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ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yufang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Chunjiang Qian, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Sara Ahmed, The University of Texas at San Antonio

outcomes of REU programs. The goal of this project is toestablish a closed-loop evaluation structure for identifying significant factors topromote undergraduate students in the engineering career path, and integrating theexperiences learned from the previous REU program into an ongoing REUprogram.Methods: We executed a survey for 26 former REU trainees who were trained 10years ago. Questions in the survey for former REU trainees include when and wherethey earned their highest academic degree, GPA at graduation, a career path inacademic or industrial sectors, careers in STEM or not, regions of current locations,trainees-advisor interactions using email/social media, and REU trainees’ follow-up evaluation of the REU site. Among all 26 former REU

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ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie Patrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mary Brewer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kimberly Johnston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole Gholston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Broniak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

the professional academic advisors. The white paper isnot the only means to perform this work of advising translation to the faculty. However, it servesas an example. For that reason, the remainder of this paper discusses three key considerations thatwent into choosing and developing this project that can be utilized by other similar departments.The first part of this paper provides a brief background to the history of academic advising andhow it has changed over the last two hundred years. This background concludes with researchdetailing the shift from the faculty advising model to the professional advising model and the needto facilitate communication between these two department stakeholders. The second part describesthe two research

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LEES 7: Experiments in Experiential and Project-Based Learning

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Burchfield, University of South Florida; Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Jamie Chilton, University of South Florida

more substantial engagements, such as in the aforementioned Economicscourse, would be most beneficial to students. Such “checkpoints” could be structured as guestlectures and/or course modules that focus on specific communication competencies that fit intothe structures and lesson plans of existing engineering courses. For example, courses that useteamwork could import teamwork specific modules Dr. Olukemi Akintewe is the Director of theFoundations of Engineering Lab course, which is required for all first-year engineering students.Drs. Akintewe and Burchfield collaborated to investigate how students might be impacted by ashort, targeted lecture on intercultural communication and teamwork prior to being assigned totheir course project teams

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; William Wild, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

implementedthe survey in a first-year and in senior courses for the purpose of validating items using factoranalysis. Following this, we conducted analysis of survey and interview data restricted to thefirst-year course, including epistemic beliefs and analysis of students’ agency.Through exploratory factor analysis, we found that factors did not converge around constructs asdescribed in the literature. Rather, factors formed around the forms of information leveraged todevelop requirements. Through qualitative analysis of students’ responses on the survey and tointerviews, we evaluated the extent to which students expressed agency over their use ofrequirements to make decisions within a course project. We describe implications of thisexploratory study

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Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Keesee; Katrina Christiansen; Cherish Bauer-Reich

project that helped to prepare them for a capstone senior design project. This projectwill be improved, repeated, and expanded with future groups of students.Introduction Since long before the first airplanes were built, the wind tunnel has been used to describeaerodynamic principles. The first known wind tunnel was built by Francis Wenham in 1871. Inthe subsequent years the number of wind tunnels and the facilities that housed them slowly andsteadily increased until the Wright brothers’ historic flight in 1903. The number of wind tunnelsin use took off, as it were, as their value in aerodynamic research became apparent according toAnderson [1]. Simply put, the wind tunnel is a tool used by engineers to study air flow. The original designof

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International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

. These projects can therefore address the new ABET student outcomes that are placingmore emphasis on including global, social, and cultural issues into system design considerationsas well as in teaching students professional and ethical responsibilities [11].Villanova University has been supporting students for over two decades on internationaldevelopment capstone student design projects. The model that has been used is one wherestudents work with international development partners in developing countries serving astechnical support for the international partner. One particularly close partner with whomVillanova University has collaborated is Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Projects in variouscountries have been conducted in partnership with CRS

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Savannah Richards, Baylor University; Lisa Joanne Retzlaff

students such as workshops,courses, and projects, design innovation may not be the focus since students do not have awareness ofbasic concepts. We have discovered that students need explicit reasoning as to why it is less efficientto design using a particular method. Therefore, for principles similar to those already proposed4 to beefficient, it is first crucial to provide an explanation to students about why other methods areineffective. It is essential to recognize that inexperienced designers will be impacted more as opposedto experienced designers, hence the authors propose to implement design concepts in introductoryengineering courses as well as Engineering Design I, prior to a final capstone course such asEngineering Design II.There are

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Biomedical Engineering Division: Integrating Design Across the BioE/BME Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas; Raj Rao, University of Arkansas; Loren Hedgecock; Kaitlin Hall

involving global markets for medical devices [12].The study used pre-and post-surveys to track the changes self-reported by students. Resultsshowed that the module increased various EML skills tested in the study, such as investigatingthe market and building partnerships [12]. A study at the University of California, Irvine,modified a senior capstone course to stress professional skill and entrepreneurship development[15]. Researchers witnessed improvements in student confidence, with 39% of students havingprovincial patents for their projects, highlighting the efficiency of the course in entrepreneurshipand innovation. These studies have shown the dramatic impact of introducing entrepreneurial-minded learning modules in the classroom.Although

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Student Division Technical 1: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity (DEI)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Claesson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Robert Hodge, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Eunsil Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

courses within an Interdisciplinary Innovation Minor, and is leading the new Interdisciplinary Senior Design Capstone course within the College of Engineering. David maintains an active undergraduate research group. His research interests focus on teamwork and interdisciplinary curricula. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comStudent Perception of Virtual Collaboration Environments on Teaming Success in an Online Project-Based First-Year Engineering Design CourseIntroductionTeaming is an essential outcome in the accreditation process for undergraduate engineeringprograms. Among other requirements, institutions must provide

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DEED Technical Session 2: Postcard Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hicks; Michael Preuss; Matthew Alexander, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Rajashekar Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur

of retentionand persistence among students in the College of Engineering, especially for minority studentsand those underrepresented in engineering fields. Emphasis has been placed on courses taken bystudents early in the engineering curricula. In particular the first-year introductory engineeringcourses taught within three departments have been augmented to include an engaging, team-based, hands-on engineering design project.Collaborative design projects are already included in the curriculum of engineering programs atmany US universities. However, most often these take the form of a capstone project to beconducted by upper level (senior) students as they prepare to complete their undergraduatestudies. The inclusion of an engineering design

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ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 1)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware

Paper ID #37119Within-team Task Choices: Comparison of Team-basedDesign Project Engagement in Online and Face-to-faceInstructionMarcia Gail Headley (Data Scientist) Dr. Headley is a Data Scientist at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware. She specializes in the development of mixed methods research designs and strategies for integrating quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Her work has been published in the Journal of Mixed Method Research. In her current role, she uses her methodological expertise to support a variety of CRESP projects. Dr

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Joint Session: Entrepreneurially-Minded Learning in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Gibbons

the statement that the expectations for the individual tasks wereclear. The open-ended nature of the design task is bound to create some frustration for the students,and this is actually something they need to become comfortable with as they prepare for their upper-division design classes (e.g., capstone design) and professional careers. Student feedback to open-ended questions about the project, presented in the next section, helped to determine whether theseresponses were accompanied by significant negative perceptions about the project.Table 6. Students rated how much they agreed with the statements, several of which were about the use of EM skills and severalof which were about the project itself.Qualitative Project AssessmentThe project

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Leah Klement; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; He Liu; Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Josephine Relaford-Doyle, University of California, San Diego; Celeste Pilegard, University of California, San Diego; Xuan Gedney, University of California, San Diego

) Nathan Delson is a Teaching Professor at the University of California at San Diego. His research interests include robotics, biomedical devices, and engineering education. He teaches introductory design, mechanics, mechatronics, capstone design, medical devices, and product design & entrepreneurship. His interests in design education includes increasing student motivation, teamwork, hands-on projects, and integration of theory into design projects. In 1999 he co- founded Coactive Drive Corporation (currently General Vibration), a company that provides haptic solutions. In 2016 Nate co-founded eGrove Education, Inc. an educational software company focused on teaching sketching and spatial visualization skills

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2004 GSW

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E. H. Shaban

, built, tested, and documented by each student atthe end of the semester. For the past decade this experience has enriched and prepared thestudents to embark in more challenging projects at the senior capstone design experience.

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

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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stavros kalafatis, Texas A&M University; Kevin Nowka, Texas A&M University; John Lusher, Texas A&M University

) students/lab students/bench Fall 2020 (COVID) 8-12 3 - 50-minute 12 physically 1 student per students/lab labs + 10 min spaced benches bench sanitizationTable 1: ECE Capstone Physical distancing occupancy changes to meet COVID restrictions 2) Modify types of projectsSenior electrical engineers and computer engineers within the Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering are required to complete a two-semester capstone sequence. Capstone isteam-based design on the same project for both semesters. To accommodate the skills of bothelectrical and computer engineers, traditionally, 10-20% of capstone

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - I

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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. 2The authors have also noted how students in the capstone courses struggle with the requiredteamwork. These difficulties stem, in part, from the fact that team projects in pre-capstonecourses do not prepare students for what is required in capstone. Table 1 documents how teamprojects differ in courses that lead up to capstone and the projects expected in capstone courses.Table 1: Pre-capstone Projects Compared with Capstone Projects Pre-capstone Projects Capstone Projects Team Size 2–5 5 – 14 Team Varies from 1 week to 2 semesters Duration the full semester Team

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2004 GSW

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Richard Bannerot

activity9. In the senior capstone course, taken by threedepartments10 (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, andMechanical Engineering) in which students are forced to form groups with representationfrom at least two departments, about 65% of the course grade is determined by asemester-long project provided by local industry or the faculty. (Generally each grouphas a different project.)The ethnicity data for all students are presented in Table 1. Four ethnic groups (as selfreported) are recognized: Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian (east and south), African American,and Other (Middle Easterner, Pacific Islander and American Indian). The first columnprovides the distribution (per cent) of each ethnic group in the classes; the second

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests include Sustainable Energy, Green Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Multi Objective Decision Making and Optimization as well as Engineering Education. She has served as PI and Co-PI in several NSF, NIST, DoEd, NASA, USDA and industry sponsored projects.Dr. Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University-Kingsville American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Improving Minority Students’ Career Readiness Through Enhanced Capstone

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Josh Landel, The University of Toledo; Ethan Dunham, The University of Toledo

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Diversity

Report. The course culminateswith a Senior Design and Undergraduate Research Expo at the term’s end. The Expo, open to thepublic, displays projects not only from the ET department, but also from the College’s sciencedepartments.The project: The Engine Power Cycle Interface was developed by a team of six studentsenrolled in a Senior Technology Capstone course during the fall 2021 semester. The team hadone faculty advisor as mentor. The overall project’s goal was to design and program a simple andeasy to use graphical user interface (GUI) that will assist future MET students enrolled in theApplied Thermodynamics course in their learning of several gas power cycles. From theinstructor’s point of view, the software might serve as an additional

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CIT Division Technical Session #10

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis Raje

science and engineering students. High-impact practices reportedon include Capstone Courses, Collaborative Projects, First-Year Experiences, Internships,Undergraduate Research, and Writing Intensive Courses.IntroductionTo address the national need to increase substantially the number of American scientists andengineers, the National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program in accordance with the American Competitiveness and WorkforceImprovement Act of 1998 [1]. S-STEM programs award scholarships to academically talentedstudents who demonstrate financial need. S-STEM programs are designed to increase the numberand diversity of students entering science and engineering programs as well as to retain morestudents

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ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University

dealing with, are provided. In particular, the paper looks atinstruction for typical ECE Problem-Based-Learning course such as Capstone Design course, anda highly mathematical Systems and Systems Analysis course in ET. Meaningful recommendationsas to how to avoid some of the pitfalls encountered and how to make the course more accessibleand meaningful for the students will be presented.Index Terms – Problem-Based-Learning, Senior Capstone Design Project, Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE), Engineering Technology (ET), Virtual Learning, Accessibility.I. IntroductionEngineering and Engineering Technology programs are generally considered as some of the moredifficult disciplines to master because of the complex concepts and practical skills

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ETD - A Technology Potpourri II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Eric Redding, Kennesaw State University

Thermal Scan that wasdeveloped as part of a Senior Capstone Design Projects course at Kennesaw State University(KSU).The design of the Automated Door System with Thermal Scan was tested to verify thefunctionality of the design, and most of the objectives for the design project were met. However,this is an ongoing project and recommendations for further research and development work willbe documented. Some specific recommendations for future work include more rigorous testing indifferent outdoor environments, designing a housing unit to house the components to create amore controlled environment for the system, and testing the performance at different distanceswith the thermal scanner.Background The project was undertaken to fulfill the

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; G. Beate Zimmer, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; David Hicks

of IoT kits. The instructors work on developing IoT relatedcourse material appropriate for the targeted courses to assist students with the IoT concepts,devices, applications and implementation. Finally, student learning is assessed through surveysand student performance. Student learning is improved from lessons learned by fine tuning theprocess as well as teaching material, delivery, and other methods based on feedback and otherobjective methods.Student RecruitmentThree categories of courses are targeted for remote engaged student learning through IoT at thetwo HSIs. The first category of courses includes senior capstone design project courses, whichare a sequence of two courses which incorporate PBL in collaborative team projects in the

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, West Texas A&M University; Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University

complex real-world problems. The capstone project integrates theory andapplication of the engineering curriculum and incorporates all aspects of the design process to developnew and creative solutions that meet the customer’s need. The design projects are fairly diverse dueto the diverse interests of the students. A short list of these projects that materialized during the lasttwo years include: agricultural spraying drone, bleach concentration feedback control system,anaerobic digester coupled with a heating system, vapor-cloud explosion test structure, search andrescue drone deployment system, dual-axis solar tracker, six degrees-of-freedom robotic arm for steamsterilization, and all-terrain rescue trailer. Several of the projects are sponsored

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Biomedical Engineering Division: Integrating Design Across the BioE/BME Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Washington

documenting our experience integrating a series ofactivities into existing bioengineering courses.We first considered how to effectively integrate this topic into capstone given constraints such astime, other curriculum requirements, and student expectations for a focus on their own projects.We chose an approach that involved an introductory lecture on disability, accessibility, and UDfrom a local expert, follow-up individual reflection, and a team-based assignment that requiredstudents to apply UD concepts to their capstone projects. Based on the success and feedbackfrom seniors regarding the module, we next added a UD module to an Introduction toBioengineering Problem Solving course. Our multi-faceted approach included an overviewlesson, student

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaser Banadaki, Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

based on their Acquiring computing and data science skills isfindings in the United States. Similarly, it has been essential for innovation and competitiveness thatpredicted [4] that in many states, mathematical and enables many underserved students to navigate successful STEM career pathways. Recent studies [9,10] found that students’ exposure to advanced CS research can be part of their senior capstone project ortechniques, such as machine learning (ML) as new thesis required for graduation supervised by both CSresearch tools for a variety of majors, can potentially and non-CS faculty. To implement effective SUREengage them in computing and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Dynamic Systems X Thermodynamics 2 X Heat Transfer X Machine Design X Mechatronics X Design Capstone XCourses are fairly evenly split between single solution projects and design projects. Somecourses, such as Heat Transfer course, had multiple options for the project that could be done buthad a set list of problems to work out. Single solution problems for these courses may looksimilar to the assignment shown below in Figure 5 for Solid Mechanics course

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - I

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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educational applications8 and was incorporated into thisapplication to improve student interest. This research was conducted to see if this style of gamecould successfully be used to help computer science students learn their course material. Giventhat exercise and movement have been shown to benefit some students6,9, the motivation for thisresearch is to add an exercise component to the traditionally sedentary activity of computerscience.2 The AppThe mobile application used was designed by senior software engineering capstone students atEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2021. The capstone project was a demonstration of theability of the students to use map functionality and augmented reality as their SoftwareEngineering Capstone project. The

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory and SoC Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven; Maria-isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

enhancesthe ECE material with more experience in prototyping. The inclusion of hands-on projects andthe utilization of maker-like spaces have been shown to increase student engagement andimprove retention. The one course in the ECE curriculum that previously had Makerspaceactivities embedded in is the Introduction to Engineering course, a college-wide course studentstake in their first year. Students in their senior capstone course have been using the Makerspacefor prototyping in the past few semesters. Coincidentally, most of the capstone students who usethe Makerspace prototyping tools are multidisciplinary teams, including mechanical engineeringstudents. By including the makerspace module in the SoC course, ECE now has a course thatallows students