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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ezequiel Gerardo Celario Sedano, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Physics and Physics

pedagogical research interests in improving engineering physics curriculum and seeking solutions to gender bias. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 An International Study of Foucault’s Pendulum Abstract Léon Foucault proved the rotation of the Earth with Foucault's Pendulum experimentusing a pendulum with 67 meters in length. A Foucault’s Pendulum refers to a heavy massswinging about a relatively high pivot point, where the inertial plane of the pendulum’s swingrotates over time. This rotation of the plane is called precession. Due to the Earth’s rotation, theprecession is clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the

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Program Support Initiatives

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Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jesse M. Kinder, Oregon Institute of Technology; Ben S. Bunting Jr, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #32736Development of an Institutional Teaching ModelDr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching civil engineering structures and mechanics concepts for over 12 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Educa- tion Award and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. While he teaches freshman to graduate-level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He values classroom demonstrations and illustrative laboratory and field experiences. He has served as

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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

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Pre-College Engineering Education

interests include studying collaborative discourse, with a focus on epistemic resources and practices in integrated STEM contexts. Her research examines how middle school students engage in epistemic practices to construct meaning and work through challenges during small group engineering design activities.Dr. Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University Dr. Jeanna R. Wieselmann is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Her research focuses on equity in STEM and has explored student participation patterns in small group STEM activities. She studies STEM schools, integrated STEM curriculum development, and teacher professional development to support equitable

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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Loay A. W. Al-Zube, University of Mount Union; Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

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Biomedical Engineering

Union in Alliance, OH. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: A New Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program: An Innovative Program in a Liberal Arts InstitutionKey words: Biomedical Engineering, New Curriculum, Liberal artsAbstract:This paper describes a new biomedical engineering undergraduate program at a small liberal artsinstitution. The development of the program was initiated by a comprehensive feasibility reportmade in 2016 that included assessment of growth of the bioscience industry, cohesion with existingprograms at the institution, potential students, and current trends and future needs. The programcurriculum provides

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Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Sherer, Corteva Agriscience; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

assessing intent to persist and in the long term by graduation rate.Additionally, we will test whether participation in a two-day voluntary workshop (the “ChemECamp”) held just before the start of fall classes has a lasting impact on the factors of self-efficacyand social support. The same surveys described above are administered to camp attendeesbefore and after the camp, and preliminary results show an increase in self-efficacy, social andacademic integration, and intent to persist for those who attend. These effects appear to largelysustain throughout the sophomore year, in contrast to the results observed for non-attendees. Inthis work-in-progress, we share our findings from the most recent academic year illustrating thepositive effects of the

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University

design projects in EGR 100. In the course, the studentslearn the fundamentals in lecture, and practice these skills in the laboratory environment. Basedon the results of the assessment, the course objectives of developing the ability to work in teamsand understanding the engineering profession and curriculum were found to be achieved by thestudents in the course. The course objectives of developing the ability to solve open-endeddesign problems and improving their communication skills were still found to be achieved, but toa lesser degree and needing improvement.References[1] S.P. Walton, D. Briedis, M. Urban-Lurain, T. Hinds, A. Idema, C. Davis-King, N. Buch, andT. Wolff , “Building the Whole Engineer: An Integrated Academic and Co-Curricular

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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Electrical and Computer

systemengineering curriculum. Smart grid courses should cover projects that are aligned with the theoreticalunderpinnings introduced in the course and should also embed a project-based learning approach[12]. According to the study [13], a smart grid education module should include the emergingsmart grid technologies, such as energy storage technologies, advanced power electronics,control systems, automation, renewable energy systems integration, system optimization, real-time control, and other related topics as well as to meet the challenges ahead in the electricpower sector. Authors in [14] discussed power systems engineering in terms of curriculum,supply, and demand for education, faculty careers, and alternative strategies and emphasized

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Meagan Eleanor Ita, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University

engineering and mid-level biomechanics courses. Meagan is currently working with the KEEN partnership at OSU, integrating her interests in STEM edu- cation, entrepreneurial partnerships, and community engagement. Meagan values authenticity, connection with others, & integrity and prioritizes these values as an educator, bioengineer, and scientist.Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University Laine Rumreich is a graduate student studying Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. She completed her undergraduate research thesis in the Department of Engineering Education and is now a graduate research associate in the department. Her primary research interests are in the areas of coding education and

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Ingrid Buckley, Florida Gulf Coast University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International University

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Software Engineering Division

behavior of theentity being tested, and white-box - focuses on the internal properties of the entity being tested,e.g., statement coverage and branch coverage [22]. The testing levels include unit - where individ-ual classes are tested, integration - occurs after unit testing and where multiple classes are testedtogether to form a subsystem, and system - where the entire system is validated against the userrequirements. One other form of testing mentioned in the paper is regression testing, where thesoftware is tested after updating an already tested artifact due to requirement changes and mainte-nance activities.2.2 Related WorkAniche et al. [17] propose a curriculum that uses a pragmatic approach to testing based on stu-dents’ common mistakes

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

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

1970 establishment, the program has experienced significant restructuring, including amajor 2008 overhaul in focus and curriculum, leading to a name change to Engineering Studies[3]. The foundational vision and motivation remain. The curriculum for the major in EngineeringStudies consists of fundamental courses in math, science, and engineering sciences – selected byeach student from an approved list – as well as considerable coursework in the traditional liberalarts. The framework for students to integrate all these courses is provided by a three-courserequired core curriculum in Engineering Studies: Engineering Economics and Management;Engineering & Public Policy; and Engineering and Society [4].Our Engineering Studies degree program [4

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International Division Technical Session 5

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Sweta Saraff, Amity University Kolkata; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Ramakrishna Biswal, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

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International

Collaborator ResponsesWhat is the key The case studies on real-life situations are an integral part of theobjective behind curriculum of all the universities. Featured case studies on the websitethe collaborative provide an opportunity for students to read and critically analyze theproject? case studies, as well as responses of other students from their university and other universities. It helps students in appreciating cultural differences in their opinions and perspectives. The comments are also a part of ongoing research on text analysis.How do the In developing countries like India, a professor deals with around 250-internet platform or

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Rebecca D. Swanson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Natalie Annabelle De Lucca, Vanderbilt University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

professional development of formal and informal science educators, learning through citizen science for adults and youth, and pre-service elementary teaching in informal science learning environments. Dr. Swanson received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a BA in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to graduate school, she was an elementary science educator for a small children’s science center in California.Miss Natalie Annabelle De Lucca, Vanderbilt University Natalie De Lucca is a Ph.D. student in the Mathematics and Science Education specialization in the Learn- ing, Teaching, and Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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Tomeka Carroll, University of Virginia

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Environmental Engineering

-based practices that are effective [8]. Shuman et al. suggests future curriculum willinclude an understanding of pre-held misconceptions. Included should also be previous andcurrent practices of how that created the foundational mindset for the field, how and why theconcepts were first introduced. Taking that position, teaching methods can pivot to show wherethe industry and world are in order to support future research, scholarship and the field ofengineering. By incorporating ideas from the Bayesian reasoning method (Fig.2), as an examplefor the decision making process can provide and idea as to how the process affects outcomes.Shuman et al. also discusses the connections between subject matters will be considered infuture curriculum

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jeffrey Wolchok; Hanna Jensen; Timothy J. Muldoon

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Impact and Delivery of an Engineering Service Learning Course in a Remote Environment Jeffrey Wolchok, Hanna Jensen, and Timothy J. Muldoon Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, ARExtended AbstractIntroduction:Undergraduate engineering curricula typically culminate with a “Capstone Senior Design”course, which integrates much of the engineering topics learned to date in a yearlong experiencewhich addresses a field-specific engineering question. The Department of BiomedicalEngineering at the University of Arkansas has recently adopted the Clinical Observations andNeeds

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First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

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Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

Engineering from Notre Dame. Her research focuses primarily on Engineering Education issues with specific interest in the first-year curriculum, experiential learning, and diversity and inclusion.Dr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Dr. Kerry Meyers holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (B.S. & M.S. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Assistant Dean for Student Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She is committed to the betterment of the undergraduate curriculum and is

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Mechanics & Mechanics Related

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Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

through project-based assignments. Students were askedif the assignments had helped them in enhancing their technical writing and oral communicationskills and if the assignments promoted teamwork and better relationship building amongst peers.In all three categories, approximately 55-64% of the students agreed that the project-basedassignments enhanced these soft-skills. Development of these skills are also an integral part ofthe learning outcomes outlined by the ABET accreditation board. 1 1 3 0 100 Strongly 23

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Hybrid and Online Learning

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Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Materials

Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering at Purdue University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as part of an NSF STEM+C grant as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant through INSPIRE in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University Her current research interests focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021IntroductionStudents need context to translate learning to deeper levels of knowledge and enduringunderstandings. Academics, many of whom have spent little to

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2008 GSW

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Carol Costello; August Allo

the assignedengineering documents and presentations delivered to the class, which have risen to thelevel of industry quality. As UTSA is the third largest Hispanic-serving institution in theU. S., the results are further underscored by the fact that 42% of the design students areclassified as ESL (English as a second language); 34% of the class is bilingual Spanish-English. Methodology of motivating minorities is discussed. IntroductionIn an effort to continuously improve the quality of education, the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department (ECE) has made revisions to the curriculum for the capstonedesign courses required of all senior year ECE majors, which is a two semester course ofstudy, Design I

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Improving the BME Classroom on the Ground and Virtually

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Jeffery Ethan Joll II, Vanderbilt University; W. David Merryman, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical Engineering

performance compared to a traditionalintroductory biomechanics course. Increased student performance through blended coursework isespecially impactful today as teaching methods in higher education are reevaluated in the wakeof the COVID-19 pandemic. Instructors should consider utilizing this blended approach toprovide more class time for addressing critical course concepts and flexibility for students tocomplete material at their own pace.II. IntroductionBME2100: Biomechanics is a sophomore-level introductory biomechanics course at VanderbiltUniversity that focuses on the study of structural and material properties of biological tissues andmedical devices. In an effort to integrate coding content into each undergraduate BME course,biomechanics

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Online and Remote Learning Communities

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Regina Ruane Ph.D., Temple University

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Manufacturing

been growing in popularity acrossscience and humanities disciplines. As they gain popularity, there has been increasing research inhow to maximize the learning of these communities. For successful online learning communities,there must be three phases of cognition: triggering, exploration, and integration. The triggeringphase is when a student is first prompted to action; they read a topic they are required to respondto and they post their initial reactions to the topic. The exploration phase is when a student isprompted to explore the topic further by the responses they read that other students wrote in thetriggering phase. This includes doing further research on a topic in order to support an argumentbeing made against another student’s post

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Gayle Nelson Evans, University of Florida; Chelsey Simmons, University of Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

reported that they “collected and/or analyzed data or information to try to answer aSTEM research question” (p.18) compared to 86% of reporting REU students in a similar study.Additionally, in a question related to allocation of time during the RET, “participants were muchmore likely to report that they had spent too little time than too much time on hands-on researchand curriculum development activities” (p.22) and only 50% of respondents reported being “verysatisfied with the extent to which they were an integral part of a research team” (p.26). Still, inquestions related to the lasting impact of RET, teachers often cited aspects of the researchexperience itself as powerful catalysts for change

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University; David P. O'Neill, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #33666WIP: Effectiveness of Different Reflection Approaches for ImprovingMastery in an Engineering Laboratory CourseMs. Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University Amy N. Adkins is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She received her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern and her B.S. in Engineering Science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Her technical graduate research is focused on utilizing novel imaging techniques to quantifying adaptation of muscle architecture in humans. She also desires to implement innovative teaching, mentoring, and hands-on problem

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #33304Building and Revising an Assessment to Measure Students’ Self-Efficacyin Systems ThinkingDr. Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Marsha Lovett is Associate Vice Provost of Teaching Innovation, Director of the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, and Teaching Professor of Psychology – all at Carnegie Mellon University. She applies theoretical and empirical principles from learning science research to improve teaching and learning. She has published more than fifty articles in this area, co-authored the book How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart

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Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; José M. Reyes Álamo, New York City College of Technology; Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

), computer-based simulationprojects of similar complexities were used to address the same topics.Creative thinking is an important skill needed for modern workplace in engineering and technology fields[3]. Instructors in higher education consider various ways of integrating creativity and innovation into thecourses they teach to better prepare students for their future careers [4]. Study shows that between the twocommonly-used approaches that enhance creativity, i.e., teaching vs. practice creativity, stimulatingcreativity by practices is considered to be more effective [5]. In addition, many professors used project-based learning [6, 7] when trying to foster creativity in their courses [8, 9].Due to robotics’ multi-disciplinary nature, we think

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from Duke and NC State, respectively. Her research interests include engineering education and precision manufacturing.Dr. Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University Anastasia Rynearson is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University. She received a PhD from Purdue University in Engineering Education and a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her teaching experience includes outreach activities at various age levels as well as a position as Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering at Purdue University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Rebeka Sultana, California State University, Long Beach

learnersatisfaction3. Social factors such as interpersonal interaction and social integration contributed tomore than 60% of learner satisfaction4. Feeling of isolation due to lack of interaction with peersor faculty and lack of prompt feedback have been long been identified as difficulties of onlinelearning. Students’ personal factors, for example, prior knowledge of technology or the subjectmatter affected their learning online5. Considering these factors, the author of this study hasmade several changes in an upper-level engineering course offered in Fall 2020.The objective of this study is to find if a 400-level engineering course, Engineering Hydraulics,can be taught as effectively as in F2F class. The class has been taught at XXX university only inF2F

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2003 GSW

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H. Dwayne Jerro; Chun-Ling Huang; Patrick Mensah

in the formulation stage (Stage I) of the solution process.Kyaw Aung2 describes the integration of computational tools, in an engineering thermodynamicscourse at Lamar University, in order to emphasize the design and analysis phases of thecurriculum. However, many engineering students find it very difficult formulating a solutionprocedure to solve engineering problems. It is therefore imperative that engineering educators Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationincorporate some tools of outcome-based learning in order to accommodate a variety of

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2003 GSW

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Tariq A. Khraishi

., 1995, “Something Old, Something New: Integrating Engineering Practice into the Teaching of Engineering Mechanics,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 105-115. 10. Thompson, B. E., 2002, “Pedagogy of an Aircraft Studio,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 91, No. 2, pp. 197-201.TARIQ A. KHRAISHIDr. Khraishi currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico.His general research interests are in theoretical, computational and experimental solid mechanics and materialsscience. He has taught classes in Dynamics, Materials Science, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Elasticity andNumerical Methods. For the last two-three years he has engaged himself in the

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WEDNESDAY PLENARY: Featuring Best Zone and PIC Papers & Corporate Member Council Keynote Speaker, Sponsored by EngineeringCAS

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Samara Rose Boyle, Rice University ; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Reginald DesRoches, Rice University; Stephen P. Mattingly, The University of Texas at Arlington; Anne Nordberg, University of Texas at Arlington; Wei Wayne Li, Texas Southern University; Hanadi S. Rifai P.E., University of Houston

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Corporate Member Council

, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sus- tainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engineering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility and is a past member of the TRB Committees on Traffic Flow and Characteristics and Transportation Network Modeling. Stephen is also a member of the Ameri- can Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Anne Nordberg

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year II

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Mohana Seelan, University of Texas at Austin; Ramakrishna Sai Annaluru, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

programmingexperience, a variable which was explored in our study. The ability to increase performance ingroups across all prior programming experiences, especially groups with low prior programmingexperiences is an important step to increasing the graduation rate of underrepresented groupswithin computing majors.Online modality of teachingThe coronavirus pandemic that hit the globe in 2020, required all our first year engineeringcourses in our school to be offered online. Prior to the fall 2020 semester, none of our first yearcourses had online offerings, and none of the instructors teaching first year engineering courseshad any experience with online teaching, or incorporating active learning components into thecourse curriculum. This added another dimension