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Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University; B. David Tyler, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Lauren R. Bishop, Western Carolina University

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International

demonstrate the obtainment of student learning outcomes. A significant contributionof this work is our approach to, and the outcomes of, interdisciplinary collaboration for faculty-led travel courses. Further, through extensive reflections to transmute their travel experiences tolearning, the students uncovered valuable practices that have been consciously enacted into theirdaily lives at home.IntroductionExperiential learning, such as in a faculty-led trip, is regarded as a powerful high-impact practicefor student transformation. A faculty-led travel course is a relatively low-stress study-abroadactivity for students [1] where they travel with faculty and fellow students for a duration of oneto three weeks. Despite the short travel period, making

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Computing -- Increasing Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities

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Laura K. Dillon, Michigan State University; Maureen Doyle, Northern Kentucky University; Linda Ott, Michigan Technological University; Wendy Powley, Queen's University; Andrea E Johnson, Spelman College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Pre-College Engineering Education, Women in Engineering

Environment,” co-authored with Dr. Karl Ottenstein. The paper was published in SDE 1, Proceedings of the First ACM SIGSOFT/SIGPLAN Symposium on Practical Software Development Environments, April 23-25, 1984. In addition to teaching at Michigan Tech, Dr. Ott taught advanced software engineering at Siberian State Aerospace University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia as a Fulbright scholar. She also taught Ethical and Social Aspects of Computing at Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai in Zhuhai, China. Dr. Ott is currently Michigan Tech’s lead person in the efforts to increase the number of female undergraduates in computing as a member of NCWIT’s Pacesetters program.Prof. Wendy PowleyDr. Andrea E Johnson, Spelman College Research is

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Busting a Career Move? When and Why or Why Not?

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Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

started at four differentacademic institutions, but each followed unique pathways to achieve career goals. The contentof this paper was generated by collecting the individual responses of each panelist to a set ofprompts including: 1. Did you encounter a period in your career where you experienced reduced satisfaction with your work situation? What were the strategies you employed to move beyond this period and self-author the next phase of your career? 2. If you decided that a transition was needed, what resources did you seek to aid in your decision? 3. What other work/life factors affected your thought process and decision? 4. Did you decide to move from your institution? Why or why not? 5. How much of your

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Alyssa Travitz, University of Michigan; Ayse Muniz, The University of Michigan; Joanne Kay Beckwith, University of Michigan; Rose K. Cersonsky, University of Michigan

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Student

individual teachers, so attendance and all materials are free for educators. Since 2017,REACT has hosted ninety K-12 teachers from seventy different school districts. Similarworkshops are being developed at other universities based on REACT’s model. At times, thedistance between graduate school and K-12 education can seem very large, but as one REACTparticipant stated: “REACT has been an effective way to bridge the gap between the researchcommunity at the University and the education sphere.” I. Introduction & BackgroundWith the rising focus on engineering and inquiry-based science education, it is becoming morecrucial to incorporate real-world concepts and applications of science and engineering into theclassroom[1]. This need is heightened

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Student Division Technical Session 5

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Alaa Abdalla, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech ; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Student

better understand the problem itself. This study is aiming totake a close-up look at how engineering students distribute their time between in-class and out-of-class activities. Particularly, we will be looking at how students dedicate time to studying,how their time is spent in lectures and in labs, and how their time balances overall between in-class and out-of-class activities.Reviewing the literature to see how other researchers study students’ time revealed a couple ofstudies that particularly focus on students’ time management. Case studies [1], [2] were lookingat to what extent the students are able to manage their time and how that affects their academicperformance. Some other researchers focused on the time spent on various activities

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Karina Sylvia Sobieraj, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Student

individual mentoring, peer mentoring, and faculty/PI (principalinvestigator) mentoring which is the focus of this paper.Conducting undergraduate research is one way undergraduates obtain a mentor in highereducation. The time spent working on a research project creates a personal and professionalconnection within the research group, due to the student’s reliance on the expertise from anotherindividual [1]. Therefore, becoming a student researcher inherently involves mentorship. Thisexperience can vary from individual to individual, as some students receive mentorship from oneperson or multiple individuals. There’s also a great breadth of quality related to mentorship in theresearch setting. Our research considers the type of mentorship experienced

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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Brian J. Smith, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Kerr, University of Notre Dame

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engineering education retention and recruitment in addition to topics in structural concrete and masonry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 PARAMETERIZING MAJOR DISCERNMENT FOR FIRST AND SECOND-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSIntroductionTo address the desire for a more technically oriented workforce on a national level, severalengineering educational initiatives were launched with a goal to increase the number of studentsthat graduate with an engineering degree each year from the United States [1-2]. Subsequentengineering education research has led to a better understanding of the major discernmentprocess for engineering students. Numerous studies exist that have focused on

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She graduated in 2019 from Michigan Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineer- ing. Her current research focuses on perceptions of first year engineering students on the engineering disciplines as well as sustainable landfill design.Jason Mathews, Michigan Technological University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Family Influence on First-year Engineering Major ChoiceAbstractThis complete research paper discusses parent and family influences on the selection ofengineering as a college major. The choice of a career or profession is a developmental process[1] that is influenced by a diverse set of factors including familial influences [1

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Tracy Pritchard, University of Cincinnati; Delano White; Keri K. Eason

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Community Engagement Division

contextualized totheir lived experiences to youth ages 10-14 who attend the partner churches.Research demonstrates that parental involvement is an important factor in education. Whenparents are involved in their children’s education, their children perform better academically andsocially [1][2]. Parents’ belief systems have an impact on their feelings about their role inshaping their children’s education [3]. These beliefs help them personally determine what isimportant and what their role can be in supporting the educational needs of their children. Theirown sense of understanding and comfort level in supporting their children can have a significantinfluence on their children’s educational success [4]. Actively engaging parents in theirchildren’s

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, West Virginia University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

workforce[1]. Engineering identity, the degree to which engineering is central to a student’s self-concept, isa professional role identity that students typically develop during college [2]. Research hasshown that engineering identity is predictive of both educational and professional persistence [3],[4]. Thus, investigating the factors that facilitate the development of engineering identitycontributes to a more comprehensive understanding of retention in engineering.Professional identity develops as individuals participate in the activities associated with theprofessional role, develop social networks linked to the profession, and engage in a sense-making process in which they compare expectations and opportunities associated with theprofessional

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Paul Moses, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

physical labs [1],[2]. While virtual labs are more cost effective thanphysical labs, they do not offer the same type of experience and benefits to students. Whenstudents are able to get their hands-on physical systems and tinker with them, it brings agreater understanding than the sort of experimentation done in most virtual labs. It is alsomuch easier to do meaningful projects in a physical lab, and having a project-basedapproach to ECE courses has shown to play a vital role in increasing students’ interest inthe subject matter [3],[4]. Another important benefit of working in physical labs is that it is easier for students towork together in groups. Working in groups also provides cost savings because bothequipment and support staff can be

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Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a science methods class (n = 15). The paired classes collaborated inmultidisciplinary teams of 5-8 undergraduate students to plan and teach engineering lessons tolocal elementary school students. Teams completed a series of previously tested, scaffoldedactivities to guide their collaboration. Designing and delivering lessons engaged universitystudents in collaborative processes that promoted social learning, including researching andplanning, peer mentoring, teaching and receiving feedback, and reflecting and revising theirengineering lesson. The research questions examined in this pilot, mixed-methods research study include: (1)How did PSTs’ Ed+gineering experiences influence their engineering and science knowledge?;(2) How did PSTs

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Seoyeon Park, Texas A&M University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christopher Douglas Griffin, West Virginia University; Ronald R. DeLyser, University of Denver; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Scott T. Leutenegger, University of Denver

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

andpersonalities, while also placing some emphasis on the experience of populations historicallyunderrepresented in engineering and computer science and those who have been traditionallyunder-served by engineering and/or computing products.The project has a set of activities operating, with local variations, in most of the first-yearengineering courses at partner campuses [1], [2], [3]. During this year of the grant, emphasis hasbeen placed on maintaining and expanding activities implemented in sophomore, junior, andsenior level courses as well as crafting activities for computer science courses. Two key issuesthat have arisen for project personnel are (1) meaningful engagement, motivation, andprofessional development of faculty and other instructors; and

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Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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Eileen Haase, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical Engineering

-based, inquiry-based, project-based, and problem-basedlearning”, the MUST students not only learned the course content, but enjoyed the process [9].MethodsOpening DayStudents were randomly assigned to teams of four students prior to the start of the course; thesame teams were maintained throughout the semester, although they had permission to request achange. Within five minutes of the very first class, the teams were given a hypothetical situationand a problem to solve. The hypothetical situation was that an unknown molecule was infectingstudents on campus with a deadly disease (which turned out to be eerily predictive of theCOVID-19 pandemic). Teams brainstormed methods to solve one of the following: (1) Diagnose/identify the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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Sinéad C Mac Namara, Syracuse University; Anne E Rauh, Syracuse University; Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Natalie Russo, Syracuse University; Melissa A Green, Syracuse University; Shikha Nangia, Syracuse University

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Women in Engineering

group of female junior faculty and professional staff affiliated with STEM fields atSyracuse University attended an honorary lecture by Mimi Koehl, UC Berkeley, which coveredboth academic topics and a description of a peer mentoring group which she had been part of formany years. The attendees were inspired to convene a peer mentoring group as Koehl describedand as outlined in the book Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from SuccessfulWomen Scientists by Ellen Daniell[1].The group has a stable membership of ten women in the fields of aerospace engineering,architecture, biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, library science,mechanical engineering, physics, and psychology. At the outset, the group’s members

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University; Ruby ElKharboutly, Quinnipiac University

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First-Year Programs

. These initiatives are pilot for a First-year Academy (FA) program that we plan to offer starting next year to increase the school retention rate. The three initiatives target social, metacognitive and academic skills. The first initiative is a mentoring program; the second a metacognition course; and the third an online mathematics help module. This paper discusses each initiative, the lessons learned, and the plan for moving forward.1. Introduction 1.1. Background At the School of Engineering at Quinnipiac University, a private university in northeastern United States, we have set a short-term target rate of 90% for first-year students in making a successful transition through their first year. We plan to conduct the First

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Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

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Civil Engineering

response data indicates that studentscompleting the first-year course positively value the design and peer mentorship experience, andtheir STEM confidence, affinity towards math and science, and their sense of belongingimproves. Since the redesign in 2017, the first to second-year retention rate has increased from42% in 2016 to 57% in 2017, 70% in 2018, and 73% in 2019; and the first to third-year retentionrate has increased from 38% in 2016 to 50% in 2017 and 60% in 2018. In addition, the seniormentors feel that peer mentorship experience is an excellent addition to the curriculum andgained valuable insights while mentoring first-year students.IntroductionFreshman first-year experiences have been shown to impact student GPA [1] and retention [2

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Graduate Studies

effective means ofteaching critical reading and presentation skills. However, the variation in perceptions betweenpredominantly undergraduate and predominantly graduate course enrollment indicates a need fordeeper inquiry into the ways academic maturity affects those participants.IntroductionActive learning techniques have proven effective at engaging students in the course content andleading to deeper learning, as compared to traditional lecture-style course engagement. Further,research has shown that one of the best ways to teach professional skills, such as communication,is within disciplinary courses, which makes the material more relevant to students' career goals [1-2]. This paper will explore the use of an active-learning approach called

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First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

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Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Andrew I. Neptune, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

the General Engineering Learning Community at Clemson University,with the ultimate goal of increasing the retention of engineering students entering the universitywith underprepared calculus skills [1], [2]. Two secondary goals of the program that feed into thefirst include providing academic support through on-campus resources and constructing acommunity of learners. The learning strategies course promotes program goals by equippingstudents with effective personal and professional skills related to self-regulatory behaviors,learning strategies, and habits of mind, while simultaneously building their awareness ofavailable academic resources.Peer sharing presentations, the instructional practice that is the focus on this paper, allowstudents

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Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

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Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

instructional resources and conducting interdisciplinary quasi-experimental research studies in and out of classroom environments. Dr. Menekse is the recipient of the 2014 William Elgin Wickenden Award by the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Menekse also received three Seed-for-Success Awards (in 2017, 2018, and 2019) from Purdue University’s Excellence in Re- search Awards programs in recognition of obtaining three external grants of $1 million or more during each year. His research has been generously funded by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), and National Science Foundation (NSF).Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Ahmed Ashraf

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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Construction Engineering

at five different universities. He has always been praised by students and department for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. To supplement his teaching and research, he has been involved in numerous professional societies, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Structural BIM Integration, 3) 4D/5D BIM, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Innovative Construction Demolition, and 6) Carbon Footprint Analysis on Roadways. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

essentialcomponent of the student outcomes that must be assessed and evaluate and result be used as aninput for continuous improvement of engineering programs [1]. In most undergraduate engineeringcourses, students are assigned to research or design projects. These typically include the capstonedesign course(s) and some other upper division courses in the program. In large classes, studentsare either encouraged or required to complete projects in groups consisting of several teammembers.Formation of design teams and assigning grades to individual team member is a challenging taskfor the instructor. Some instructors have had students take personality tests to help place studentsinto balanced groups [2]. In one study the design formation methodologies were

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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Vikash V. Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

course material that could not be accommodatedbefore, including signal coordination and actuated signal control. In general, this strategy appearsto be effective and can be applied to any course to help address issues with prerequisiteknowledge. This study is limited due to the relatively low sample size (total of 81 students), lackof a comparison group to compare traditional methods of teaching prerequisite material, andpotential confounding factors that might have influenced results. However, the largeimprovements in performance and short-time frame that this was implemented in may help limitsome of these impacts.IntroductionMost engineering courses build upon material that students are expected to have learned inprevious courses [1

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

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Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; John D. Lynch, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

support and improveengineering undergraduate students’ lab report writing. The workshop contents consisted of 1)lab instructors’ expectations, 2) the fundamentals of lab report writing (rhetorical features of labreports), and 3) productive feedbacks. The workshops were offered to six U/GTAs from fivecourses (two sophomore, two junior, and one senior electrical engineering lab courses). In orderto identify the overall effectiveness of the workshops, we conducted the survey and focus groupwith the U/GTAs to investigate their writing background, their understanding of audienceawareness, their perspectives and understanding of writing instruction, and their lab reportevaluation processes. We also collected the graded lab reports to investigate

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Franz Allen Foltz, Rochester Institute of Technology; James E Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Roy W Melton, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Ren Liu

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engineering research and holds seven U.S. patents.Mr. Ren Liu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Phase One Research Results from a Project on Vertical Transfer Students in Engineering and Engineering TechnologyThis paper reports on the first phase of research on a scholarship program VTAB (VerticalTransfers’ Access to the Baccalaureate) funded by a five-year grant from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) that focuses on students who transfer at the 3rd year level from 2-year schoolsto the engineering and engineering technology BS programs at our university [1]. The goals ofthe program are: (i) to expand and diversify the engineering/technology workforce of the future,(ii) to

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ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

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Brittany Weber, Renewable Energy Society; Katelyn Renee Dunnagan , Renewable Energy Society ; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

meatsandwiches on the quad during warm weather.Introduction Illinois State University started on its path to sustainability in 1989, when it established arecycling program for the residence halls [1]. To help fund student and faculty sustainabilityprojects, an account called the Student Sustainability Fund was established in 2009. The StudentSustainability Fund is run by the Student Sustainability Committee, which is an externalcommittee of the Student Government Association. This fund has helped build a variety ofsustainable projects on campus, including water bottle refill stations, bicycle racks to encouragegreen transportation around campus, upgrades for the solar car racing team, and solar picnictables that charge students’ electronic device

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

for iterative exploration and experimentation. Understanding couldalmost literally be built with the trusses.This notion guided the development of TrussVR©. Ultimately, TrussVR© contained threeseparate activities or modules. The first was a guided exposure to different types of trusses.TrussVR© users are shown a shelf full of model trusses. They can select one, and then “play”with it (where “play” means they can apply external loads, see the resulting internal loads, andthen modify the loads to see how the truss behaviour changes). If they spend at least 30 secondson a truss, they get a “point”. They can get up to 6 points in the exercise by looking at andplaying with at least 6 different truss types. Figure 1 shows a Polynesian truss in

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Ethical Reasoning and Decision Making

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Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona; Linda R. Shaw, University of Arizona

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Engineering Ethics

-informeddecision.BackgroundThere exists a number of ethical decision-making models that borrow from multiple fields andtheoretical perspectives and seek to equip engineering students with a methodology foraddressing even very complex ethical dilemmas [1]–[3]. These models are important additions tothe ethics curriculum as they allow for movement beyond deontological approaches andincorporate ideas drawn from consequentialist ethical approaches (consideration of theconsequences of various actions) and virtue ethics (focus on reflecting whether one’s actions areconsistent with the type of virtuous person one might wish to be). Most of the decision-makingmodels developed for the field of engineering education to date are logically sequenced stepsdesigned to reduce stress

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EMD 2: Issues in Engineering Management Education

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Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton; Andrea Mott, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

Undergraduate Engineering Mentoring Program to Enhance Gender DiversityAbstractMany female undergraduate Engineering students struggle during their first and second years ofcollege with finding their place and questioning whether they belong in Engineering. It has beenshown that mentoring programs can help encourage women to stay in STEM. The purpose ofthis study is to implement a women in science and engineering mentoring program within theSTEM disciplines at the university. The focus of the initial pilot mentoring program includes:1) orientation to the program, networking, community building and defining the program’s goals;2) understanding the imposter syndrome and strategies for dealing with it; 3) networking withfemale

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Nikolene A. Schulz P.E., University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanics

ofstatics will implement the pendulum activity.IntroductionStatics is a challenging course for students. Often the first engineering course they encounter, thecourse material includes challenging mathematics and concepts. Engineering educators havebeen working to understand and refine the methods used to teach statics for many years [1-6]. Asampling of various pedagogical elements used in statics in the engineering education literatureis shown in Table 1.Table 1. Summary of statics focused engineering education methods from the literature. Pedagogical Author Year Statics Focus Area Elements Newberry [1] 2008 Experiment