Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ann Maloney, Texas Tech University; Weilong Cong, Texas Tech University; Meng Zhang, Kansas State University; Bingbing Li, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2019 Assessing the Results of an Additive Manufacturing Course at Three Large Universities on Undergraduates and High School StudentsWIP: Implementation and Assessment of ProjectBackground:Additive manufacturing (AM) is prevalent in academic, industrial, and layperson use for thedesign and creation of objects via joining materials together in a layer upon layer fashion [1-5].While it is not a new technology, its recent increase in popularity in likely due to the shift fromrapid prototyping to processes that now use ceramics, metal, composites, and polymers tomanufacture a wide variety of durable and fully functional products in varying quantities [6-8]. Itis a multi-billion dollar industry, with sales predicted to reach $10.8 billion

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Cynthia Gautreau, California State University Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduates to Engage in Cross-Disciplinary ResearchIntroductionActive participation in undergraduate research has been shown to play a valuable role inenhancing the educational experience of undergraduate science and engineering majors. Inaddition to providing training in laboratory techniques, undergraduate research can facilitatedevelopment of higher thinking skills, expose students to the excitement of scientific discovery,immerse undergraduates in the culture of laboratory research, and contribute to preparingindividuals for careers in the professional workforce [1], [2]. The American Society forBiochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) recognizes research as an essential curricularfeature of recognized undergraduate biochemistry programs [3

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Transfer and Transitions

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Said Fariabi, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Northside ISD; Lisa Marie Baker, Northside ISD

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

need baccalaureate degrees. Every government agency and manyprivate industry sources are predicting a significant increase of demand for qualified Americanscientists, engineers, and technicians, (STEM) professionals [1], so it is important to explore allavailable resources to not only attract and retain students, but to properly prepare them tosucceed in these fields. The reason why this is becoming a real problem is because globalcompetition in education is becoming stronger and stronger every year.The National Science Foundation in a 2015 Survey of Graduate Students and Post-doctorates inscience and engineering found that from 2008 to 2013, STEM graduate students in the U.S. whowere U.S. citizens or permanent residents rose by 3.1%. Of these

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Thompson, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

classroom to better illustrate what we aretrying to show our students, and to lead them to insights on their own.This paper presents examples of how the author uses Mathcad in a Structural Dynamics class toillustrate points in presenting the material.Using Live Graphs in the ClassroomExample 1: The Relationship Between the Period of Vibration and the Natural CircularFrequency.The texts on Vibrations, Dynamics, or Structural Dynamics with which the author is familiartypically present the relationship between the period of vibration, T, and the natural circularfrequency, ωn with a graph like Figure 1. Vertical markers are typically used in the text to showthe distance between two successive peaks, which represents 1 complete cycle of harmonicmotion

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy K. Dunford, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

resources, whilealso contributing to a growing body of knowledge on complex and resource-rich learningenvironments. To accomplish this goal, we have focused our efforts on understanding howstudents use a set of nine, commonly employed support resources. This list includes a variety ofdigital, physical, and collaborative resources, and all are part of students’ experiences in theFreeform environment. Table 1 below contains a brief description of each of these resourceswith citations to literature which has helped in their design or subsequent analysis. In most of our recent studies, we have examined students’ self-regulated learning usingHelp-seeking behaviors (HSB) theory as a conceptual framework19. Help-seeking behaviors referto the ways

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Sarah Hodges, University of Kentucky; Alejandro Gerardo Villasante-Tezanos, University of Kentucky; Robert Theakston MS

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

-Tezanos is Data Management Specialist Sr. for the department of Statistics at the University of Kentucky. He completed his Ms in Statistics in 2015 and he is finishing his Phd focusing in high dimensional multivariate analysis.Mr. Robert Theakston MS c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Broadening participation in engineering through a research center-based mentoring program (Research)1. Background1.1. The entrenched nature of minority underrepresentation in higher education and engineeringIn spite of affirmative action efforts spanning several decades, African Americans and Hispanicsare more underrepresented at American top colleges and flagship universities than they

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Sadia Ahmed, Northern New Mexico College; John H. Gerdes, University of South Carolina; Robert G. Brookshire, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, information technology, hands-on learning, virtual laboratories.1. IntroductionThis paper presents the implementation of a cybersecurity project that includes hands-on, virtual-lab-based coursework in cybersecurity aligned with workforce needs, internship opportunities, andcapstone experiences. The initiatives are implemented at the University of South Carolina (USC)–the leading institution– and Northern New Mexico College (NNMC). These universities arelocated in key strategic locations near national laboratories and private and public industries, whichhave pressing needs for professionals with hands-on cybersecurity skills.The proposed coursework consists of two core courses, one internship course, and one capstonecourse. Core courses are enriched

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Vincent Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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Design in Engineering Education

MicrocontrollerAbstractIn this paper, we present the second semester of a “four-semester design project to build afunctional cardiograph that estimates heart rate and respiratory rate. This set of project-basedlearning activities addresses industry’s complaint that students lack practical experience (“howdevices are made/work”) [1].”IntroductionThe BS Engineering Science program at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) began in 2015, andis steeped in active learning. In the spirit of U.S. Air Force Academy engineering teaching [2-4], all LUC engineering courses are taught using a “minimal lecture style. For every 50 minutecourse period, the first ten to fifteen minutes are a mini-lecture to go over fine points of thehomework. The remaining course period time is devoted

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adithya Kaushik, University of Cincinnati ; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Ce Gao, University of Cincinnati; Hazem Elzarka, University of Cincinnati

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Manufacturing

installed in these locations as a result of shallow pavement cross slopesthat cannot be drained into a ditch or catch basin. Without routine maintenance, the road gritaccumulates in the bottom of the drain and quickly gets root bound by the noxious weeds andother vegetation. Once this happens, it becomes very labor intensive to clean and reestablishflow. Currently, trench drains are cleaned manually or using a sewer cleaning truck. Both themanual process and the current procedure of using a sewer cleaning truck are not safe as theyboth require highway technicians to walk along the drain during cleaning and thus expose themto heavy traffic. A safer process that can clean the entire length of the drain from one location isneeded. Fig. 1. Trench

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Technical Session 3: The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaya Wolf, University of Wyoming; Fiona P. Moss, University of Wyoming; Rasana Manandhar, University of Wyoming; Madison Cooley, University of Wyoming; Rafer Cooley, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

, Complex Adaptive Systems, and network protocols. He is currently working on bio-inspired solutions for securing industrial control systems.Dr. Andrea Carneal Burrows, University of Wyoming Andrea C. Burrows is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Wyoming, where she teaches courses in science methods and pedagogy. Dr. Burrows taught at Northern Kentucky University for five years. In 2010, she was hired as an external evaluator to con- duct research on community/university partnership relations at the University of Cincinnati. She has re- ceived several awards including the: 1) Lillian C. Sherman Award for outstanding academic achievement (2011); 2) UW College of

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalia Ospina-Uribe, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus ; Pamela Cristina Silva Díaz; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. He is active in the Mechanics Division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: Building Effective Community Resilience through Active ParticipationKeywords: Community Resilience, Participatory Design, Climate Change, Vulnerability,Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Creative Capacity Building (CCB), AppropriateTechnology, Local Innovation1. IntroductionAfter a “catastrophe” or “disaster” – defined as “a potentially traumatic event that is collectivelyexperienced, has an acute onset, and is time delimited, … attributed to natural, technological, orhuman causes” [1] – the concept of Resilience is useful to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Jimmy Gitming Lee, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

. First year engineering students were enrolled in an introduction to engineeringcourse that has used themes including robots, sustainability, and games to encourage studentparticipation with course materials and foster student engagement through open-ended projects.Here, we describe and analyze the use of a new theme: escape rooms and puzzles.Throughout two semesters, students are required to create three projects. 1) Individual students design a puzzle using the engineering design process to iterate on their ideas until they make an innovative and interesting project. 2) Groups of 3-4 students make a tabletop escape room contained within a small box to encourage the creation of an escape room experience with smaller components

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Angela Henshilwood, University of Toronto; Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Mindy Thuna, University of Toronto; Siu Hong Yu, University of Waterloo

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Engineering Libraries

Civil and Environmental Engineering Researchers at Two Canadian UniversitiesIntroductionIn the fall of 2017 and winter of 2018, librarians from the University of Toronto (U of T) andUniversity of Waterloo (Waterloo) interviewed civil and environmental engineering researchersat their respective institutions to learn about their research practices and needs [1], [2]. All of theresearchers interviewed are tenured or tenure stream faculty with the title of Assistant, Associate,or full Professor. The interviewees will be referred to as “researchers” for the most partthroughout this paper because that is the preferred term in the contexts described. The interviewswere part of a larger study facilitated by Ithaka S+R, a not-for

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, Shoreline Community College; Dan Ewert

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

from generations past, created spontaneously by events, and fashioned in ourown heads. Regardless of their origin, stories illustrate meaning in our organizations andinteractions. Learning to read the stories around us helps us to uncover the underlying beliefsand assumptions holding back the positive organizational change needed to implement andsustain innovations in engineering education. Anyone who has ever been held back frommaking or sustaining an engineering education innovation because ‘we’ve never done it thatway before’ or ‘it will never get ABET accredited’ or another narrative has experienced storiesused to block progress. This paper builds on The Power of Story [1], where readers learned toidentify stories in their organizations

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Sandhya Arumugam, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

a role that involves technical skills but also requirescuriosity, an ability to connect pieces of knowledge to discover solutions, and a focus on valuecreation—which are all characteristic of innovation-thinking frameworks such asentrepreneurial-minded learning [1], systems thinking [2], design thinking [3], valueproposition canvas [4], and business model canvas [5]. These innovation-thinking frameworksare not just applicable for start-ups, and are not a matter of simply repackaging business forengineering students [6]; rather, they emphasize the development of innovation-thinkingamong engineering students that allows them to identify and solve problems. Becauseinnovation-thinking develops over time and requires practice, the role of

Conference Session

Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

from different universities,undeclared first-year students, and a few students in different majors, including students from theSustainable Urban Environments degree program who are required to take this class during theirfirst or second year,The objectives of the Introduction to Civil Engineering course are 1. List the subdisciplines of civil engineering, identify types of projects that engage each, and understand the multidisciplinary nature of most large infrastructure projects; 2. Explain the overall role of civil engineers in design and operation of urban infrastructure, with understanding of the range of typical day-to-day tasks and responsibilities; 3. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of engineers to their

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Lorena Villarreal, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christian Hassard, Digipen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

hasbrought new concerns for younger generations. Students are able to find quick answers throughonline videos, blogs and similar websites but they do it without any deep analysis and sometimeswithout questioning the source [1]. It means that they have quick access to half-deliveredinformation to finish full projects in easy steps without understanding the underlying theory.Without the motivation of learning, the student-engagement with the program, its academic workand retention can be affected [1-4]. There is evidence that academic disengagement increasessteadily over an undergraduate engineering experience [5] and that students have low level ofresilence and discipline due to lack of motivation [6]. These are some of the reasons why newermodels

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

option could be provided to expandthe filter size indefinitely or to have multiple filters16-20. The prototype is shown in Figure 1. (a) (b) Figure 1. Prototype Design with (a) Front view and (b) Side view The prototype device consists of one inlet and two outlets (one exhaust and one leading toa water tank). The inlet and outlets are all equipped with solenoid valves. Near the inlet and exhaustare carbon dioxide sensors that are constantly monitoring the concentration of CO2. In betweenthe inlet and outlets is a vacuum pump air compressor. The prototype design is a two-stage system:Adsorption and Regeneration. During the Adsorption stage, the inlet and exhaust solenoid

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

engineering by providing interesting design projects and fun competitions; • improving the oral and pictorial communication skills of students.Literature ReviewABET criteria for accrediting engineering program requires “a culminating major engineeringdesign experience that 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints,and 2) is based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work.” ABET studentoutcomes place an emphasis on teamwork and effective communication [1]. An earlyintroduction to these requirements is achieved through this course, as it is a designed-basedcourse for all engineering students in which they work in a team. Project-based curriculum andactive learning techniques have been

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University

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Civil Engineering

object; rather the model demonstrates the hydrostatic pressuredistribution exerted by a liquid on a flat surface. The motivation for the model was the desire tohelp students avoid common errors when calculating the resultant force produced by thehydrostatic pressure distribution on a submerged flat surface.Underlying fluid mechanics conceptHydrostatic pressure in a liquid increases linearly with distance below the liquid surface. This isoften represented by a triangular pressure distribution drawn on a vertical section through the flatplane on which the pressure is acting. The plane can be either vertical or inclined, so the sectionrepresents the plane by either a vertical or inclined line as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Howison, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, labactivities sometimes become too focused on equipment rather than learning. Lee and Ceylan [1]note how student learning becomes passive rather than active when students follow cookbookapproaches with large pieces of equipment and no prior operating experience. From anadministrative standpoint, what is the point in purchasing and maintaining costly and largeexperimental equipment that students will only interact with for a few hours during their entireundergraduate education? The ASME Vision 2030 [2] suggests that Mechanical Engineeringcurricula must encourage and provide opportunities for active discovery-based learning in orderto meet the demands of the profession into the future.Each successive generation is more comfortable with technology than

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

multiple energy resources.This paper introduces a smart grid implementation using multiple DG sources that include wind,solar photovoltaic (PV), and hydrogen fuel cells in a junior-level electrical power system classoffered in a B.S. in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology program. The DGsources include a 1 kW hydrogen fuel cell unit, a 0.5 kW wind turbine, and a 0.5 kW solar PVpanel array. The DG units are connected to a DC bus bar in which a state-of-the art dataacquisition and control interface (DACI) developed by FESTO smart grid technologiesconstitutes a smart grid implementation supported by a low-voltage data acquisition and control(LVDAC) software for monitoring and recording overall power system operation variables andfinal

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

hours per semester.1. IntroductionChina’s undergraduate computing education, started in the late 1950s, has gone throughtremendous changes in recent decades, both in numbers and in contents, in response to thechanging needs of the economy, research, and social development. By 1960, about 15universities in China offered computing related programs2 [1]. According to [2], there are 2,603computing related programs with 901,000 students in these programs in 2015, making up forabout 16 percent of the entire engineering student body in China. The graduates coming out ofthe pipelines are playing increasingly more important role in science, engineering, andeconomics of the country in general. The graduates are also becoming very competitive atvarious

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Mirth, Saint Cloud State University

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Mechanics

the learning environment created by the instructor [1-2]. A properlydesigned learning environment ought to minimize the influence of the teacher on learning whilemaximizing the learning habits of the student. One potential method for doing this is to create a“specifications-based” learning environment wherein the assessment of student performance isstructured around requiring students to engage course materials in ways that are consistent witheffective learning. This paper examines the application of a specifications-based environment tothe design and delivery of a Statics/Dynamics course.The specifications-based approach outlined in this paper is derived from two disparate fields.The first is that of Statistical Process Control as practiced

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Ebel Sr., Saint Louis University; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

this paper describes a Linear Systems laboratory project that involves designing a simplifiedspeech recognition system to recognize the 5 long vowel sounds for a team of 3 or 4 students. Thisproject is assigned soon after the student has been introduced to the Fourier Transform in theassociated Linear Systems lecture course. This paper describes the Laboratory project byillustrating the solution with a specific example drawn from real data for a single student team.This laboratory project has the primary goals: 1. Understand the importance of the Fourier Spectrum for developing useful signal analysis algorithms and systems. 2. Develop a speaker-independent vowel classification system to distinguish the 5 long vowel sounds for a

Conference Session

Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Jennifer Lee Kouo, Towson University; Vaishnavi Murthy, University of Maryland, College Park

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Computer Science (STEM)in the 21st century and ensuring the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy[1]. To date, there have been a number of emerging efforts to integrate computational thinkingwith STEM education [2], and there are many opportunities for students to learn aboutcomputers, computer programming and computational thinking in K-12. For example, Carnegie-Mellon University, Purdue University, the Computer Science Teachers’ Association (CSTA), theInternational Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and others are leading the way to bringcomputer science and computational thinking to K-12 through programs like CS4HS [3,4]. Also,in elementary and middle schools, a student can take enrichment programs in Scratch [5

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Bell, Michigan State University; Tommy Lister, Michigan State University ; Srishti Banerji; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

.    Introduction  Spatial reasoning is an important predictor of student success in STEM fields [1], [2]. Sorby  reports that spatial cognition has been a focus of research for nearly a century. One important  part of spatial cognition is "spatial visualization, which is defined as the process of  'apprehending, encoding, and mentally manipulating three dimensional spatial forms'" [3].  Given this importance of spatial visualization, an important question is if and how students'  spatial visualization skills can be developed. Sorby studied the effect of students taking a 1-credit  spatial skills course, and found multiple benefits: improved performance in introductory

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

SriUdaya Damuluri, George Mason University; Pouyan Ahmadi, George Mason University; Khondkar Islam, George Mason University

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Engineering Technology

within the InformationSciences and Technology (IST) Department at George Mason University (GMU). Thiscomparison effort will help us confirm the most effective algorithm to identify students’ who areat risk of failing a class so that academic advisors/instructors can offer better academic guidanceand support.Keywords: Classification algorithms, navigational behavior, performance prediction, LearningManagement System.1. IntroductionOne of the major goals in any higher educational institution is to improve students’ performance.A Learning Management System (LMS) can be used as a platform to assess students’performance. Several universities have been using LMS for the past few years which is asoftware application that helps to administer, track and

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Davis, Grant MacEwan University; Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University

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Mechanics

coordinatesystem used [1],[2]. The idea and use of FBDs to aid in the development and solution ofmechanics problems is not new and is a standard tool in first year level mechanics course. Aliterature review into the effect of using FBDs reveals that students who drew correct FBDs weremore likely to solve problems correctly [3]-[5] and found that drawing inaccurate FBDs led tomore incorrect solutions [5] and/or led to failing the course [3]. Alternatively, other researchersnoted the opposite result; that the quality [6] or correctness [7] of the FBDs did not impactstudent performance significantly. Furthermore, similar studies noted that students who createdhigh quality FBDs were likely to produce low quality equations [8]. A potential explanation forsome

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darby Lantz Holtzhower, Oklahoma State University; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Construction Engineering

below was given to six undergraduate courses containing over three hundred studentstotal. These courses ranged from freshman level to senior capstone design classes. Question 1 Have you ever been in the Endeavor laboratory building? Yes No 2 Have you had structured lab classes in the Endeavor? Yes No 3 Have you had major specific lab classes in other buildings? Yes No 4 Does your program/ department have its’ own lab building? Yes No 5 If yes, do you feel included in your program/ department lab building? Yes No 6 In general, do you feel isolated from other students in you Major? Yes No 7 In general, do you feel