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ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction Engineering

investigates on the factorsimpacting construction projects delivery in both domestic and international markets and exploresthe desired leadership skills to manage dynamically transforming project delivery process.Acknowledging the necessity of a transformation in leadership approach, the paper also includeshow the author incorporates the respective leadership skill development strategies into his coursecontent. The strategies included joint capstone and design projects for construction and civilengineering students in an international setting (e.g. study abroad), developing the capability toperform life cycle analysis (LCA) by integrating engineering economics problems into ProjectManagement course, inviting guest lecturers from the leadership team of

Conference Session

Wireless Technology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Kyle Joseph Wheelhouse, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

temperature,light, and vibration.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefield of wireless sensor networks is growing rapidly, and there is increasing interest in providingundergraduate students with a foundation in the area. It is crucial that the emerging field ofwireless sensor networks be integrated into the undergraduate computer science and engineeringcurricula. This paper presents the details of two WSN projects that our undergraduate computerengineering students have done in their senior capstone

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanical Engineering

DynamicsLaboratory; Senior: Capstone Design Project) have been revised to utilize a common designprocess, reporting guidelines, drawing standards, ideation methods, and Innovation Studio.This paper outlines the hands-on integrated design sequence development over time, andhighlights changes made to each of the courses. Assessment of student work in the seniorcapstone course over the years of interest suggests that students are becoming moreproficient in aspects of real-world hands-on design projects and that their ability to workeffectively as a team is improving. Retention is also found to increase over the period ofinterest. Challenges to implementation such as financial resources to support the facilitiesand fabrication materials, qualified teaching

Conference Session

Wireless Technology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Luis Eduardo Paredes, Guru Labs, L.C.; Jacob Morris, Utah Valley University

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Computing and Information Technology

Tech Engineering Technician with Inovar. He received his BS de- gree in Computer Engineering from Utah Valley University. His research interests include microcontroller programming with real-life applications regarding the medical field and finding reliable, cost efficient re- placements for known and accepted devices. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Design of a Bluetooth-Enabled Wireless Pulse OximeterAbstractCapstone courses play a crucial role in Computer Engineering (CE) curricula. The principlepurpose of a Capstone project course is to offer a summative opportunity for graduating seniorengineering students to apply their professional skills and knowledge in a single

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Biomedical Division Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Biomedical Engineering

whether intentional, verticalalignment of engineering experiences ultimately better prepares BME undergraduates for theirsenior design capstone projects and their professional pursuits.IntroductionInductive teaching methods have encouraged higher levels of student cognition [1]-[2], improvedstudent teamwork and communication [3], and allowed increased student confidence duringengineering design prototyping [4]. Paired with a resurgence of hands-on learning in theengineering community [5], inductive teaching methods allow instructors to incorporate realproblems that require physical prototype solutions. Our work aims to incorporate one specificinductive teaching method, project based learning (PBL), into sophomore and junior levelBiomedical

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Charles McDonald Cowan II, Wake Forest University; Justyn Daniel Girdner, James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

systems, like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) orEnvisionTM, are essentially rubrics for professional projects and have been used to introduce civilengineering students about sustainable design and evaluate capstone projects [4, 9]. Althoughthey are valuable learning tools, professional rating systems are often limited to a subset ofproject topics (i.e., infrastructure) and may be difficult for students to apply to their morenarrowly scoped projects.In order to address the assessment tool gap, we sought to develop a sustainable design rubric thatcould be applied to student projects across engineering disciplines and to employ a rigorousconstruct validation process for the rubric’s development. Benson opens her article on

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

same time as the second capstone designcourse in which the students continue assessing the feasibility of their design projects, developtheir functional design specifications and work toward system-level designs. Thus, the deviceevaluation course complements the design process topics with those of regulation and deviceevaluation and allows for course assignments specific to the students’ design projects. Thecourse is offered two quarters after the Professional Topics in Biomedical Engineering courseand builds upon other professional BME topics such as intellectual property, engineeringstandards, design for manufacturing, healthcare economics, globalization of medical devices,ethics in medical device development, documentation, and user

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Noah C. Golly, University of Oklahoma; Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; James Ian Macdonald, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanics concepts, such as stress, strain, and fracture. Inaddition, the relationship of 3D printing parameters and the characterized mechanical propertiescan be established, so that the students will have opportunities to obtain hands-on experience insolid mechanics and advanced manufacturing.Design, 3D printing, and product developmentSenior mechanical engineering students are heavily involved in mechanical and product design,particularly in their capstone projects. Well-trained senior mechanical engineering studentsshould be able to sufficiently conduct complex engineering design and meet all the requireddesign criteria. In our study, we created a design project focusing on the artificial prosthetichand. The participating students were required

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Jing Guo, D.Eng., Keysight Technologies Kathy Kasley, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor, Pamela Phillips, Professor, Ce Yao, MSEE College of Engineering, Colorado Technical UniversityIntroductionThe key contribution for this paper is that two frameworks were used to apply systemengineering and further promote entrepreneurial-minded concepts for a capstone course at themaster’s level in electrical engineering. In addition, entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML)activities were implemented in several courses in electrical engineering and computerengineering based on the recent results in the undergraduate program. For this project,background and explanation of the frameworks are described in a capstone course for the

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Topics in Computing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

(including students from underrepresented groups) with an interest and aptitude for computer science and engineering degree programs by offering an average of 21 scholarships per year over a four-year period. 2. Increase the graduation rates of participating students in Computer Science and Engineering. 3. Provide leadership training and opportunities for students within the student section of a professional organization (IEEE or SWE) or club (Computer Engineering (CE) Club) linked to the LEAP program. 4. Strengthen engaged learning opportunities for students through collaborative projects and a required for-credit capstone project. 5. Provide faculty mentors for each program participant

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Biomedical Division Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Paul Licato, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

shouldbe given a comprehensive introduction to standards, gain familiarity with key standardsorganizations in their respective disciplines, study standards in the context of relevant casestudies, and graduate with the ability to identify and apply relevant standards in the engineeringdesign process [6]. These recommendations are consistent with those from a more recent paneldiscussion on standards education at the Capstone Design Conference in 2012, which furtherrecognized that, to help achieve the desired proficiency of students to apply standardsappropriately in their capstone design project, standards education should start earlier in thecurriculum [7].Several barriers to effective teaching of standards in engineering curricula have been cited

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

experiences may be problematic as an abundanceof anecdotal evidence and calls by professional engineering organizations, including ASEE andNAE, suggest that engineers must learn to work effectively with accounting, marketing,communications, and other functional group members within a given organizational structure toattain project success. And while those calls are not new, there are only a handful of documentedundergraduate-level capstone experiences focusing on leadership development that have crossedcollege boundaries in a graded academic course, and thus have a higher level of risk for thestudent versus extra- or co-curricular activities.A survey of engineering alumni in senior management positions identified the ability toeffectively work in

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zvi S. Roth, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 rothz@fau.edu , Zhuang@fau.edu , ungvich@fau.edu , zilouchi@fau.eduACKNOWLEDGMENTThe work was partially supported by NSF Grant No. 1033815. The authors wish to thank ourengineering students who were involved in the design projects reported here.AbstractThis paper shares the experiences from an undergraduate curriculum refinement involvingintegration of design contents in the entire four-year Electrical Engineering program. Theimplementation of the refinement can be described by four mottos: start early, be persistent, openmore fronts, and cap with a peak. The integration of design at certain years, such as the freshmenyear or in capstone senior level projects

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B Austin P.E., Bowling Green State University

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ASEE Headquarters

BGSU has followedthe active-learning principles of adult education by employing a series of surveys on students’prior experiences, interests, preferred topics, and preferred target projects to pursue in termlength project-based learning (PBL) assignments. In addition to having course length PBLassignments mimic real world conditions, the Construction Capstone class has also entailed areview of prior course work in preparation for the American Institute of Constructors’ (AIC)Associate Constructors examination. The project based assignment was designed to increasestudents’ understanding of threshold concepts related to construction planning and schedule andrisk management.The central goal of this process was to move students from a reliance on

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

be successful in providing theses for graduate students that clearly containedmore than theses performed in similar subjects without senior capstone design teamcontributions. The quality of those theses are usually superior, for example [2,9,10,11,12,13].Papers generated from those theses were more likely to receive recognition and higher marks inpeer reviews. Hence, we again employed these methods in the project at hand.The project’s staffing was organized in the typical fashion with a major professor chairing acommittee of three professors for a Master’s degree with thesis. A graduate mentor wasappointed and, through a documented self-selection process, a team of undergraduates wasappointed [14,15]. For a senior capstone design project

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

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2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Zoe J. Wood, Cal Poly; Enrica Lovaglio Costello, CalPoly; Aaron W Keen, California Polytechnic State University; Christian Eckhardt, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

 a  collaborative, cross­disciplinary environment in which Art and Design students integrate coding  and algorithmic thinking in creative works and in which Computer Science students apply the  principles and methodology of design thinking to visual applications. The minor is composed  primarily of existing courses with the addition of a two­quarter long capstone project, in which  teams of students from mixed educational backgrounds work together to make a final creative,  technical project.  We also present demographic information about the three years of mixed  disciplinary cohorts that have been admitted to the CIA minor.  Each cohort averages 11 students

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; David Malawey, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Chao Ma, Texas A&M University; Reza Langari, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Jordan; Caleb Christian Stewart; Brian Malbec; David K. James

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Manufacturing

at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, in 2016. He is affiliated with the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Reza Langari, Texas A&M UniversityJennifer JordanMr. Caleb Christian StewartBrian MalbecDavid K. James c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 3D printed metal and plastic propeller design and manufacturing for small-scale underwater thrustersAbstractThe use of additive manufacturing technology in a senior Capstone project setting is

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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A. Richard Vannozzi; Leonard Anderson

peers to bea valuable experience. Title: A Student Centered, Active Learning Approach to the Delivery of a Visiting Professional Lecture SeriesBackground:The Wentworth Capstone Experience consists of a two semester eight (8) credit multi-disciplinary project-based curriculum. The Wentworth Institute of Technology employs acooperative education model that includes two required co-op experiences. One during theSpring semester of their Junior year and one during the Fall semester of their Senior year. To“make-up” for these two required co-ops during traditional Spring/Fall semesters, Juniors andSeniors attend classes full-time in the Summers of their Junior and

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta; John M. Shaw

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

design teaching and learning, program content and structure, student assessment, and continuous course improvement techniques. She managed and was a key contributor to a two-year pilot project to introduce Blended Learning into Engineering Capstone De- sign Courses, and is a co-author with John M. Shaw on a number of recent journal, book, and conference contributions on engineering design education.Dr. John M. Shaw John M. Shaw obtained his B.A.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Ma- terial Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1981 and 1985 respectively. In 1985, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavan Karra, Trine University; Olli Jansson, Trine University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

surveys fromgraduating seniors and alumni to focus on hands-on experience in the undergraduate program. Alongwith that, there has also been a focus on participating in competitions such as Shell-Eco Marathon byseniors for their capstone project. An opportunity arose to address both these issues by building anengine/chassis dynamometer.A funding request has been granted by a robotics company paving the way for design and build of anengine/chassis dynamometer. The dynamometer, in its first iteration, cost about $10,000 but a reviseddesign costs under $8,000. The dynamometer has been designed for Shell Eco Marathon competitionbut has found its uses in multiple projects over the past year, including a summer toboggan redesign fora local state park

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Patrick Dumond, University of Ottawa

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Design in Engineering Education

them to an authentic and iterative engineering design activity helps studentsincrease their self-efficacy and confidence in relation to their design skills.This paper addresses the research gap in the Maker Movement literature about the impact thatthe integration of making activities into cornerstone design courses has on engineering students.The existing literature lacks studies that aim to determine specific impacts of maker education onstudents’ technical or soft skills [16]. This study follows fourth-year mechanical engineeringstudents in their capstone design course and explores the effects of different students’ learningexperiences on the outcome of their capstone design project. Students who took one or both ofthe courses discussed

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M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Rachel L. Bragg, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

engineeringstudents in an introduction to engineering course reveals that transfer can be enhanced throughstrategies such as writing-specific feedback and writing focused class activities, thus helpingthese students to see a clearer connection between their first-year composition courses and thewriting they are tasked with in their discipline.This project started as a result of the authors being asked to join an assessment committee todevelop a plan for assessing writing across all programs at West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology. The initial plan for cross-curricular assessment includes English faculty assessingwriting from first-year composition courses and senior capstone courses from a variety ofprograms. This assessment will be used to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

because they cannot take time away from the paying jobs that are supporting their education.Other possible factors affecting the choices of students could include (2) Students completing their junior year do not want to take time away from their senior- year studies, including their capstone project, and (3) Students completing their senior year do not want to take the risk of pursuing a startup when they could instead obtain a “real” job.And other factors, certainly, may play a role, too. For example, it is possible that that thestudents’ projects, while worthwhile, were not at a level of significance that students felt justifiedfurther effort. The university may not have provided all the elements of the incubate stage of

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

practitioners to increase exercise adherence and clinical evaluation.Dr. Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University Shraddha Joshi earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University with her research focused on understanding the role of requirements in engineering design by novices. Dr. Joshi received her MS in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and her BE in mechanical engineering from Nirma University, India. At Clemson, Dr. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has ad- vised over

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

again as different majors to form multidisciplinaryteams and work on industry-sponsored projects; the Global Multidisciplinary Design Project(GMDP) extends the boundaries of capstone design projects to involve internationalcollaborations; liberal arts courses broaden students’ horizon beyond engineering fields and helpstudents to think about engineering problems from different perspectives. The JI offers minors innon-engineering fields including entrepreneurship, data science, and computer science, toprovide concentrated studies in the non-engineering fields. Through the engineering curricula,our goal is to train effective engineers with interdisciplinary experience, technical knowledge,innovative minds, a deep understanding of professional

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ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University; Jiansong Zhang, Purdue University; Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University

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Construction Engineering

national student competition, and then modified to meet thelearning objectives desired by the instructors. The prompt presents a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which is a procedure used intwo-step procurement procedures in Design-Build projects. The first step being a RFQ, whichfocuses on the qualifications of the design-builder for the project; and the second step is aRequest for Proposals (RFP), which involve a more detailed approach to the specific proposal,often requiring initial design proposals, price and schedule proposal (price and technicalproposals). The construction management program in this study has been using a RFP as guidingactivity for the senior capstone course for the past five years. To provide readers with a

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

: engineering design principles, additivemanufacturing processes, energy management and Internet of Things (IoT). This work, togetherwith the partnerships that have been developed between the Colleges of Engineering, Educationand Science, have resulted in a unique capstone design project. The project includes students inthe Electronic Systems (ESET) and the Mechatronics (MXET) programs in the College ofEngineering paired with students in the College of Education and the College of Science. Basedon the identified need for both resources and curriculum, the project team is engaged in thedesign and development of a one-quarter scale, four room “house” that is fully instrumented tobe monitored and controlled remotely as a IoT system. As this resource is

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Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

course from project / process management and one course from interpersonal skill development  Elective courses allowing students to pursue broader interests  Capstone project requiring student to demonstrate application of principles learned through the programSeveral options are available to satisfy the capstone requirement: it can be completed as a projectunder the guidance of a faculty member or industry partner, a paper developed under theguidance of a faculty, or as an internship in industry. Depending on which capstone option ischosen the MEng can be completed in one academic year of full-time study or one year plus anadditional semester.The College has offered the MEng degree in all the same disciplines as the traditional

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Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr., Mississippi State University; James L. Martin P.E., Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

are many approaches that make student learning effective in a givencurriculum. Some of the high-impact activities that improved student learning were [1]: first-yearseminars; learning communities; service learning; undergraduate research; and capstone coursesand projects. On the other hand, high-impact teaching practices include [2]: helping studentsbecome meta-learners; learning-centered course design; using small groups in a powerful way;service-learning/community engagement—with reflection; and being a leader with your students.Kuh [3] has supplied an exhaustive list of ten high-impact activities that were reported aseffective in many studies. These are listed as follows.High impact learning activities [3]: 1. First-Year Seminars and

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New Directions for ET

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Glen Wood, University of Houston, Downtown; Sergio Pena Diaz; Victoria Valencia, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

food for a growing population using less water orenergy? How can we feed more people in urban centers and therefore reduce the carbonfootprint for food production and transport? How can we feed more people and produce lesscarbon dioxide waste, while reducing our risk of global warming? These are questions we pose toour students in both biology and engineering technology. We also try to embrace projects thatforce them to work together to solve a problem through collaboration and technology.This paper describes the technologies used to implement a senior capstone project which focuseson sustainable development. The overall goal of the senior capstone project was to bring togetherstudents from different disciplines to address a problem related to