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Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alec C. Derks, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering

experientiallearning modules to be used during an introductory reinforced concrete design course. Eachmodule was implemented on the Modular Strong-block Testing System [1]: a self-containedsystem that provides an affordable alternative for testing larger-scale specimens. The threeexperiential learning modules were designed to illustrate fundamental behavior of reinforcedconcrete beams: Module 1 – Tension Controlled Failure, Module 2 – Compression ControlledFailure, and Module 3 – Shear Analysis and Design. Each module supports critical learningoutcomes for a traditional reinforced concrete course. The following sections provide somebackground about the overall project along with the design and implementation of theexperiential learning modules. There is also

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

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Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Lance David Sebesta

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

undergraduate studentswith multidisciplinary engineering technology majors in Fall 2019, then extended to Spring 2020due to the scope of the project, and finally completed in August 2020 by two different seniorstudents due to the graduations and Covid-19 pandemic related challenges. The funding for theproject was provided by the City of Huntsville. The students and faculty members involved inthe senior design project have served for the community outreach purposes.There are two objectives of this senior design project; (1) to provide more shading for guests andstaff members in the aquatic center since the area is missing satisfactory shading, (2) to help thecity for improving its sustainability efforts by providing renewable energy-based

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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Marc Lichtman, University of Maryland College Park; Travis Fredrick Collins, Analog Devices, Inc.; Robin Getz, Analog Devices, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

. In fact, there are very few SDR-based courses in the US [1-5,7,8], and these aretypically graduate courses taught by ECE departments with large wireless communicationgroups. As such, these ECE courses tend to focus more on theory, instead of being moresoftware intensive.Course Design and ApproachIn this section we discuss how the course was designed, as well as the hardware and software weused as part of the course. From a high-level point of view, the learning objectives during thesemester were organized into five sequential steps: 1. Learn basic DSP concepts 2. Get hands-on experience with SDRs 3. Learn wireless communications concepts 4. Cover system-level wireless communications analysis/design 5. Get experience

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Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

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Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicholas Greenfield, Georgia Institute of Technology; Emily Orton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rohan Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

thoroughliterature review was conducted on makerspaces. Numerous attributes of makerspaces and makercommunities were then sorted into broader dimensions. These dimensions include physicalassets, culture, influence, and sustainability of a makerspace. The authors propose numerousindicators that could be utilized to quantify these makerspace dimensions. This assessmentframework will enable future researchers to look at holistic data and influencing factors,encouraging more structured investigations on the many impacts of makerspaces on theirmembers and community. Makerspaces are an unrivaled tool in hands-on experiential learning,and by creating a common framework, research on educational impacts can be shared amongpreviously disparate efforts.1. Introduction

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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Kevin Zhu, University of Toronto; Aoran Jiao, University of Toronto; Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Scott Ramsay P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Student

could be used not only in EEG studies, but also for demonstrations in coursesor other educational purposes. One of the ways that EEGs have been used in educational studies is in the assessment ofstudents’ attention. The results of these experiments could be used to provide feedback toinstructors during remote learning activities, or to test the efficacy of new teaching methods.EEG signals can be divided into 5 frequency domains: delta (0.5 – 4Hz), theta (4 – 8Hz), alpha(8 – 14Hz), beta (14 – 30Hz), and gamma waves (> 30Hz). Ko et al. [1], Talalay et al. [2] andRihs et al. [3] were able to demonstrate that measurable changes in brain wave patterns occurduring periods of attention. Ko showed that during sustained attention tasks

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Tech Tools and Tips

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Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

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Civil Engineering

article are twofold: (1) to present the maincharacteristics of a novel, project-based, technical elective course on Introduction to T-LiDAR forstudents in the Civil Engineering (CE), Construction Engineering (ConE) and ConstructionManagement (CM) programs at Georgia Southern University, and (2) to assess students’acquisition of knowledge through the adopted hands-on approach. This work describes details ofthe developed course to expose students to the fundamentals of T-LiDAR and engage them inspecialized activities involving this modern technique to successfully complete 3D point-cloudmodels of real, service-learning projects. These projects benefit the community and could assistuniversities in attaining or maintaining their Carnegie Community

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Kevin Zender, Michigan Technological University; Corey Blankenship, Michigan Technological University; Tyson Joseph Bethke, Michigan Technological University; Nathir A. Rawashdeh, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

ElectricalEngineering Technology (EET) bachelor curriculum that have the flexibility to implement thisform of training. This project looks to aid the preparation of future undergraduates interested inautomatic control implementations.IntroductionPID control is an integral component of industrial automation [1, 2]. It is used to automaticallycontrol process variables such as temperature, liquid level, pressure, flow rates, etc. Althoughprogrammable logic controllers (PLCs) have software functions for implementing PID controlusing analog input and output modules, all major manufacturers offer stand-alone PIDcontrollers since they are easier to program, monitor and maintain [3]. This creates a need toteach this cornerstone control calculation to university-level

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Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

goal of thiswork is to visualize and make meaning of CAIR-related assessment data. Our display design isinspired by concepts from the domain of human factors engineering. A low-fidelity conceptualdesign and walk-through of the display are provided and key scenarios and tasks the instructorcan achieve via using the display are explored. The display can inform the instructor on both thequality of the marking done by the assessor(s) and common problem-solving errors committedby the students across a problem, test, and so on.IntroductionMeeting the pedagogical goals of Constructive Alignment, Formative and outcomes-basedAssessment are deemed significant for learning [1]–[3]. Constructive Alignment promotes asocial negotiation and mapping between

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Design Pedagogy

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Leandra Ramos, United States Military Academy; Heather J. Yoshii, United States Military Academy; Kyle Beyer, United States Military Academy; Morgan R. Corliss, United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

design review’s ability to (1) enhance learning opportunities forengineering students, (2) improve the effectiveness of a team whose members are of differentengineering sub-disciplines, (3) improve the ability to communicate clearly and effectively witha range of audiences, and (4) improve the ability to solve complex engineering problems. Thescope of this study includes the generation, implementation, and analysis of a design reviewprocess in capstone design projects during the 2020-21 academic year. The motivation for thestudy stems from evidence-based practices of applying a design review to other undergraduatecivil engineering courses. Existing studies indicate that a design review process within typicalengineering courses reduced homework

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Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

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Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology; Marja Talikka, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

and learning platforms. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Design science in Engineering Education ResearchIntroductionDesign science, design research, design-based research, design science research, and designexperiments are terms used by different research communities to describe a somewhat similarprocess. In this inquiry process new knowledge is created through application of scientifictheories, and systematic design, as well as collecting evidence of the quality and results of thedesign process. Probably the most known articulation of this process was presented byHerbert Simon in his book The Sciences of the Artificial published for the first time in 1969[1

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Faculty Development Division Poster Session

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Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network; Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

traditional systems. In 2019 the EU program launched a series of faculty developmentworkshops framed with both a systems approach and design thinking. A summary of the program changesover time is shown in Figure 1.The primary goal of the faculty development program is to foster EM in engineering education byengaging faculty in EM activities and perspectives that they can implement with their students [1].Faculty needs were mapped to a suite of faculty development offerings that included workshopsaddressing EM activities and perspectives targeting curriculum, teaching, research, industry, andleadership. Figure 1. Timeline of EU faculty development; iterative elements are shown for feedback processes.Design thinking is a systematic problem-solving

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Design Pedagogy 2

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Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Andrew David Maynard, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

ongoingdiscourse on the relationship between content (for design education) and pedagogy, through a proposedpedagogical content knowledge conceptual framework. Through a scholarship of integration that breaksthe boundaries between disciplines, we propose a three-level framework: (1) Understanding technologyanalysis and system integration (to allow students to identify appropriate solutions given newtechnologies); (2) Making a value chain (or how these are appropriate solutions); and (3) Developingresponsible innovations (or why these are appropriate solutions). While engineers continue to be creatorsand influencers of such technologies, the lack of understanding of the impact of their own technologiescontinues to cause an imbalanced innovation landscape

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4

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Dennis Rogalsky P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald Ulseth P.E., Iron Range Engineering

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

the programfor continuing to improve the experience and success of future cohorts.I. Design-Based Research MethodThe curricular development work for this project-based learning (PBL) program began in 2016[1] utilizing design-based research (DBR) as the methodology for both design and research.Design-based research (DBR) was adopted as the methodology to 1) address learning theories, 2)to study learning in context, 3) to develop measures of learning, and 4) to contribute to newdesigns and learning theories [2] for the program development. The work incorporates the fourphases of DBR identified by Kolmos [3]: design; implementation; data collection and analysis;and findings and conclusions. The DBR phases were adapted and combined with

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Design Mental Frameworks

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Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Jake Fava, Siebel Center for Design; Sneha Subramanian, Siebel Center for Design

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Design in Engineering Education

-year students within thedepartment. Analyzing this group will give the research team a better idea of the attitudes andbeliefs students are coming into the program with.Design Projects and Creativity in Engineering CurriculumStriking a balance between teaching the technical fundamentals and allowing engineeringstudents to explore creative projects is a constant struggle for many institutions. One studyanalyzed a massive sample of syllabi from electrical engineering classes and concluded that thecurricula did not support students’ creativity and innovation [1]. Design experiences are oftendelayed until later in the curriculum, with the belief that students need more time to develop afoundational understanding of the science before moving on to

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Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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John Whitefoot, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffrey S. Vipperman, University of Pittsburgh

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

difficult than its added valuejustified. Thus, for future at-home labs we would focus only on using smart phone sensors andbasic items that the students would be expected to have in their homes.IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic required an abrupt shift to online education in 2020, creatingparticular challenges in adapting laboratory classes that historically relied on specializedequipment and hands-on experiences. The hands-on experience is a particularly essential aspectof active learning for a laboratory course, as formalized by Chi’s learning taxonomy, whereinteractive learning is preferred to either constructive or passive learning [1], or Kolb’sExperiential Learning Cycle, which requires a balance of four abilities, including

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Ramya Sivaraj, University of Minnesota; Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Education, 2021EPISTEMIC PRACTICES OF ENGINEERING IN SMALL GROUP CONTEXTS 1AbstractStudents construct meaning and build epistemic understandings through discourse, interactions,and social practices, which collectively make up epistemic practices [1], [2]. Small groupengineering activities offer opportunities to examine collaborative interactions and discourse asstudents make sense of engineering problems and design solutions. As engineering educationevolves, it is important to understand epistemic practices of engineering (EPEs) that promoteconstruction of new understandings, including how students use ideas and materials to constructmeaning during small group engineering design activities. This study

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4: A Potpourri of Ideas

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Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

in the second semester CAD course. It was decided that this level of student understandingof the software, most appropriately matched the recommendation of 40 hours of training bySolidWorks. Students must receive a score 70% on the 3-hour exam in order to attaincertification. The results of the first few exam sessions fell well below the assessment goal of60% (Figure 1). Figure 1. CSWA Exam ResultsStudents were doing well with assignments and seemed to be grasping the thought processbehind the software, however even the brightest students were having trouble with the exam.Conversations with a few of the students revealed that they were unsure how to maneuver theexam, had trouble finding information in the

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TS3: Working with Students

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Halle Burns, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Engineering Libraries

of text shows that it will also detect standards used in materials that are not regularly indexed forcitations such as theses and dissertations, as well as technical reports and other gray literature.IntroductionEngineering and other standards documents are potentially useful to many library patrons and may beintegral to some research or design projects [1]. Understanding patrons' needs for these items would beinformative for collection management. However, collection management decisions are often informed byanalyses that are better suited to more commonly collected and used items, such as monographs andjournal articles. These analyses may compare the use of existing collections to patron requests foradditional similar materials [2], and

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Socially Responsible Engineering II: Pedagogy, Teamwork, and Student Experiences

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Athena Lin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

manifests in engineering education by drawing primarily from literature inengineering ethics on responsibility and civic virtue. Second, we use this framework tounderstand engineering students’ perceptions of the roles and responsibilities of engineers withincommunities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with eleven first-year engineeringstudents whom we recruited from a mandatory first-year engineering course at a large Mid-Western land grant university in the United States. We identified three themes from theinterviews: (1) the awareness of how engineers can serve their communities, (2) the belief thatengineers should serve their communities, and (3) the distinction between personal andprofessional civic responsibility. We distilled these

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Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur, Collaborative for Educational Services; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College

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Educational Research and Methods

core ideas enumerated in the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS). We next specify our process of refining the assessment from 17 items acrossthree separate item pools to a final total of three open-response items. We then provide evidencefor the validity and reliability of the assessment instrument from the standards of (1) content, (2)meaningfulness, (3) generalizability, and (4) instructional sensitivity.As part of the discussion from the standards of generalizability and instructional sensitivity, wedetail a study carried out in our partner school system in the fall of 2019. The instrument wasadministered to students in treatment (n= 201) and non-treatment (n = 246) groups, wherein theformer participated in a two-to-three-week, NGSS

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Adrianne J. Wheeler, Project SYNCERE; Jason Coleman, Project SYNCERE

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

sustaining ourongoing development [1]. The ratio of STEM jobs available to the number of trained, qualifiedapplicants is 13 to 1 [2]. In Illinois, the ratios were as high as 18 to 1. The percentages of womenand underrepresented minorities is disproportionately lower, a fact that has captured the attentionof the nation’s science communities and highest levels of government. "The challenges to thenational competitiveness and sustained STEM global leadership can be better met through thefull utilization of all of the nation's talent and resources [3]." Project SYNCERE is working to fill this void through its multi-year engineeringprogram, E-CADEMY. E-CADEMY providing students in grades 6-11 with a guided pathway ofopportunities that are aimed at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Callie Womble Edwards; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(interest, self-efficacy and STEM identity) outcomes, and ultimately lead to their increased participation inSTEM fields, particularly engineering. The paper will report on preliminary findings for theplanning and implementation of the 6th grade course.Program DescriptionThis four year project is a collaboration between the College of Engineering and the FridayInstitute for Educational Innovation at NCSU, the MSEN pre-college program, a rural schooldistrict in NC, and the local advanced manufacturing industry.The program consists of three parts: 1) 3-part Engineering Design elective course for grade levels6-8 in which rural middle school students engage in engineering design experiences closely tiedto local advanced manufacturing technologies and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Victor Hugo Minces, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

a program uses to popularize its product, its plan will fail if the productdoes not connect with the stakeholders’ interests and needs. By creating tools to explore thescience of music, LTW connects with the children and educators' innate interest in music, andthe schools’ need for hands-on, engaging science activities. There are several other reportedexperiences connecting music with STEM. Most of them have required heavy support fromSTEM professionals [1]–[6] and consequently have not gone beyond a few implementations,whereas some others requiring less training have become more popular [7], [8]. Given theinherent interest in music on the part of both educators and students, I think it is possible toenvision a much larger and broader

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Robotics and Manufacturing

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

employed to extend the utilization of robots intoadditional areas. The history of modular robots starts in 1972 when the active chain chordmechanism (ACM) was developed, leading to future development of chain-type modular robots.[1] The modular robot research started to gain momentum in the late 1980s, followed by thedevelopment of Cellular Robotic System (CEBOT), which was characterized by self-organization, self-evaluation and functional amplification where multiple modules collaboratedto accomplish the task. [2]Modular robots are mostly reconfigurable and thus more adaptable. There a two distinct types:user-configurable and self-configuring:  User-configurable robots are configured by their operators to perform desired tasks. The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Luis G. Daza, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

impact of those events in the island’sinfrastructure, as well as the role that professionals, government and community-basedcommunities had in the pre- and post-hurricane situations associated with the performance ofthose infrastructural elements in the context of sustainability and resiliency [1].In alignment with these concerns, our research team received funding from the National ScienceFoundation for a project titled ¨Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education –Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP). RISE-UP includes the development of a case study databaseto preserve the nature of extension of the impact of the damages caused by the hurricanes, in thecontext of the academic project. The project is aimed to carry out research and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(RevED) team are influenced by critical education theory. The RevEDteam is multidisciplinary and integrates expertise in civil and environmental engineering,sociology, and engineering education. Critical education theory is a framework that utilizespractices in education that enable social transformation in students [1].Prior to the start of the RED grant, the CEE Department had fewer women and UnderrepresentedMinorities than the current national average of women and URMS in CEE as reported by theNational Academy of Engineering [2]. The grant provided the CEE Department a chance tochange its own profile and directly address these issues. The CEE Department will investigate allforms of visible and non-visible diversity. Non-visible elements of

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rosalee A Clawson, Purdue University; Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer L. Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

see ERCs as an under-utilized opportunity for longitudinal research in both EWDand DCI. This ability to trace individuals and patterns over time is an invaluable knowledgeresource, especially as we seek to develop an infrastructure of roadways and pathways for EWD.Figure 1 shows an impressionistic schematic of what we envision: an interconnected system ofsystems where the same individual who participates in an informal summer camp or otheroutreach activity has access to further learning through formal K-12 experiences, 2 and/or 4-yearundergraduate degrees, Trades, graduate degrees and professional workforce learningopportunities... with seamless transitions among them. These are pathways - not pipelines, whichmay leak with no recovery19

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Engineering Technology

Robotics and Advanced ManufacturingAbstractThis paper presents the curriculum, courses, laboratory modules and other student-centricactivities for a new Robotics Engineering Technology baccalaureate degree program which iscurrently being developed at Miami University. The new program consists of theory andlaboratory courses on industrial robotics, advanced manufacturing and automation systems, to bedelivered in a mixed format to support workforce development in the Southwest Ohio region. Inthis paper, we present the curriculum, course structure and planned evaluation methods of thenew RET program and discuss the challenges and opportunities that motivated us to develop theprogram.1. IntroductionRecent advances in robotics and automation have

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli M. Frias, American University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in engineering can be achieved through a combination ofcurricular and real-world experiences. Thus, this project incorporates faculty and industrymentorship, workforce development seminars, an industrial internship, and entrepreneurshipprograms.introductionThe Tech Intrapreneurs Program (TIP) at Texas Tech University responds to a needs analysisand industry requests to hire a more diverse workforce [1] with individuals from traditionallyunderrepresented groups (women and ethnic minorities) advancing to managerial positions. Theprogram is designed to produce intrapreneurs with a particular focus on bolstering therepresentation of underrepresented minorities. Intrapreneurship is the practice of developing anew venture, product, or service

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The Curriculum at Two-year College's Engineering Technology and Engineering Transfer Programs

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; Claretha Hughes Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Robert M O'Hara, Clemson University; Shuyu Huang

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

emphasis includes faculty development and mentoring, graduate student development, critical thinking and communication skills, enhancing mathematical student success in Calculus (including Impact of COVID-19), and promoting women in STEM. Her technical research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, and multicriteria decision making. She also has extensive experience in K-12 STEM education and program evaluation and assessment. She has held a variety of administrative positions: 1) Director of STEM Faculty Development Initiatives-Clemson, 2) Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences-Clemson, 3) Interim Director of Student