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Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

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Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

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Civil Engineering

programs, especially during the first years. Education researchhas shown an increase in class success, retention, and graduation rates when the studentsparticipate in relevant learning experiences[1-7]. A growing number of research publications inengineering education support the necessity to complement purely traditional lecture-basedlearning environment with practical class applications and demonstrations to adequately preparestudents to succeed in the collaborative and challenging engineering career. The use of strategiessuch as studying physical models, manipulatives, multidisciplinary teamwork, and experientiallearning has been documented to enhance spatial visualization and to help in closing engineeringstudents’ gap between theory, previous

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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Ashish Agrawal, University of Cape Town; Johnson Carroll, University of Johannesburg; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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also institutional lines in the course structures, credit requirements, and contact hours.These differences determine how soon students start forming an affinity to their disciplineand how much they can explore other academic and extra-curricular interests. We expect thatthe findings will highlight the potential impact of different curricular features on the studentswho experience them, and provide engineering educators and program coordinators withinformed choices to design curricula to better address their needs.1. IntroductionEngineering education is an important area for debate in many countries, given the importantroles that engineers play in national economic competitiveness, security and socialadvancement [1], [2]. Central issues in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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Huma Shoaib, Purdue University ; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Women in Engineering

women to balance the engineering work is being heavilyunderused.Literature Review (Related Work)A study on the marketing of toys based on gender segregation was conducted by [1]where they reported that the popular Disney store website does there marketing based ongender segregation. This research gave some generic conclusions: there were a limitednumber of toys on the website which were unisex, however the marketing was done toattract girl child to buy those toys too which were unisex. The study provides a goodreference point on how certain toys are targeted to market based on child gender, despitehaving only raw data of pictures collected from the Disney website as their primary data.There is a conflict between the market tactics of selling

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Flipped, Blended, Online, Oh My

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Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

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Civil Engineering

. Quantitative analysis of the results regarding students learningand class success are presented and compared with other purely face-to-face Static coursestaught by the same instructor. Students’ perception of instruction and opinions are analyzed andpresented as well.INTRODUCTIONAccording to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), students’ enrollment inpostsecondary education increased from 13.2 million to 16.8 million (27%) between 2000 and2018 and is expected that by 2028 the total enrollment would be around 17.2 million [1]. At theUniversity of Central Florida, the number of students have increased from 31,000 by the end of1999 to more than 69,000 in 2019 (more than 122%) and it is projected to keep growing atapproximately 2-3% per

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ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Brinker, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

provided,with a focus on academic curriculum, teaching practices, and career pathways for the energyindustry.1. Introduction and BackgroundThe German Energiewende is the planned transition by Germany to a low carbon,environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply [1-4]. The transition focuses onthree major technological pillars of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energymanagement. The latter pillar is to be achieved through a combination of energy storage, demandresponse, grid upgrades, and new smart communications and controls technology.The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Center for Renewable EnergyAdvanced Technological Education (CREATE) international learning exchange with Germany.Funded by the

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE

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Construction Engineering

graduatingengineers.Introduction Culminating design events serve as a hallmark of most undergraduate engineeringprograms [1], [2], and many undergraduate programs leverage a quarter, semester, or evenyearlong capstone course to meet this objective. This paper presents a case study of a novelapproach to conduct a compressed-timeframe culminating event just prior to graduation, in thecontext of a two-semester capstone sequence. The culminating event is designed to leverage best practices in literature related to team-building, competitions, student leadership, real-project case studies, and high-impact practices.Literature related to these practices is embedded throughout the paper as it describes the overallstructure and design. The event also helps achieve

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Ariadna Serrano-Reyes, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Israel Zamora-Hernandez

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addition, a meeting is held with the advisory board to present them the results andto ask them for feedback and suggestions to obtain better results the following cycle. Thiscontinuous improvement cycle has been highly valuable in national and internationalaccreditation processes of academic engineering programs.This work provides a framework for universities in regions where accreditation programs arestarting and can help the institutions prepare for international accreditation processes such asthose demanded by ABET.IntroductionA common concern among education institutions at any level is to ensure that the educationprocesses are delivered with the highest quality standards [1]. This is a priority all over the worldand an evidence of this is

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Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University; Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

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-space to another can be accomplished in infinitely many ways. These features allow asystem to be controlled. If a system needs to track an input, its output is measured and used asfeedback to construct an error function. By the application of the controller, this error is reducedas close to zero as possible. The manner, in which the error is brought to near zero, dictates theresponse of the system. Some of the methods used in control system design aim at minimizingintegral square, L2 norm, H∞ norm, etc. of the error [1]. One of the most common types ofcontrollers is a Proportional-Derivative-Integral (PID) controller. This approach of controlsystem design can be applied to any dynamic system.The teaching-learning system that is composed of a

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Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Boong Yeol Ryoo, Texas A&M University

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and teaching in this case helped the faculty members’research. At the same time, it benefitted the students in their learning in the Control Systemscourse as well as further learning through capstone courses. This approach of combining researchand teaching can make the faculty members more productive as well as to make students to bemore engaged in learning.IntroductionThere are three important subjects that will be discussed in this paper: (1) How to enhanceteaching in a Control Systems course? (2) How to integrate the Control Systems and Capstonecourses? (3) How to integrate research and teaching?Many engineering technology (ET) programs offer Control Systems as an advanced course intheir curricula. Control Systems course plays an important

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Kelli R. Kopocis-Herstein, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Terry L. Stentz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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modern construction relies heavily on technology, materials, and methods, the executionof design and the profession of Construction Engineering and Management is largely human-centric.Construction Engineering and Construction Management graduates need to be equipped with theknowledge, analytical methods, technical skills, and human perspectives that will allow them tolead and manage themselves so that they can successfully lead and manage others as well as thevarious resources necessary to complete complex construction projects and schedules that meetor exceed contract, budget, and safety objectives on a consistent basis [1] [2] [3]. The key toconstruction productivity is human factors [4] . In a 2016 survey of 36 contractors,“communication” and

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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Kamyar Ghavam, University of Waterloo; Homeyra Pourmohammadali, University of Waterloo; Lucas Botelho, University of Waterloo

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undergraduate world where engineersare often working in groups consisting of peers of different levels of age, knowledge andexperience [1]. Therefore, exposing students to a cross-cohort project would introduce them to anenvironment more similar to what they would experience in the future. This type of projects, hashad positive impact on students’ learning by providing the opportunity for them to see theapplication of theoretical course concepts through design and analysis of engineering systems [2].Literature Review: Current research has shown that multidisciplinary group projects inengineering education is beneficial to students since it better reflects the standard practice inindustry [3, 4]. Though this paper is discussing an interdisciplinary

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

year 2020. These challenges include, but are not limitedto: climate change [1], biodiversity loss, resource use for a growing population, expanding need foragricultural land, limited fresh water and chemical pollution including disruption of the nitrogen cycle [2].Despite these challenges, there are reasons for optimism. First, more people are living in urban centersthan rural areas. Cities are an energetically efficient approach to offering services to large populations ofpeople and if they are well designed for walkability they can reduce the average carbon footprint perperson [3]. Second, the world is becoming aware that a sustainable approach to the future is a necessity.The sustainability triangle includes the three sides of environment

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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Hope Leigh Weiss, California State University, Fullerton; John W. Sanders, California State University, Fullerton

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improved their understanding of that topic. Lessons learned during theprocess and ideas for future work are also presented.IntroductionEngineering programs carefully construct their curriculum so students build upon theirpreviously learned knowledge as they advance in their field of study. By the junior-year, thereare often core courses that have 3 or more prerequisites. A recurring problem for faculty isstudents lacking a necessary level of knowledge from a prerequisite course. Assuming studentshave successfully passed the prerequisite courses, there are generally two reasons a student lacksmastery in the prerequisite knowledge: 1. They did not originally master the subject manner but earned a grade high enough to continue on to the

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Mariem Boujelbene, University of Louisville; Khalil Damak, University of Louisville; Asuman Cagla Acun Sener, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Olfa Nasraoui , University of Louisville

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Educational Research and Methods

advantages: It does not rely on therequirement of earning a degree in engineering and could be applied across a variety of fieldsof study, it is not based on enrollment at a fixed point in time, and it can be used as the dataset continues to grow. Most importantly, while other common heuristics use grades, successin certain consecutive courses, or even demographics; our method only uses enrollment (andhence enrollment gap) data. This is a significant advantage given that the enrollment data isalways available; whereas other commonly used feature heuristics for retention determinationare not always available or may only apply to subsets of students.IntroductionNational reports such ​Rising above the gathering storm [1] have focused national attention

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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grown past its namesake of reporting and compliance tothe leading program that educates and prepares chapter leaders on the necessary management andoperations tools for mission alignment and compliance towards member success. The current NRPprogrammatic structure serves as a data- and best practices-driven chapter development frameworkto prepare Hispanics STEM professionals for the STEM workforce and ensure organizationalmission fulfillment. Lessons learned, current outcomes, and developments from the decade-longhistory are also presented. The current NRP serves as an example of best practices for other peerchapter-based national STEM diversity organizations.1. Introduction The rise of national non-profit, chapter-based engineering

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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Internship Search ProcessAbstractThis research paper presents the findings from a study out of the University of Colorado Boulderfocused on using design thinking to improve internship search related resources and supports.The goals of the study were to 1) identify points of disconnect that students experience duringthe internship search process and 2) work collaboratively with student participants to identifyuseful, creative solutions. The identified points of disconnect can be viewed as potential points ofattrition, where students have the highest likelihood of dropping out of the internship searchprocess. By thinking strategically and creatively about how to address them, those points ofattrition can be converted into leverage points for positive

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carmen Torres-Sánchez , Loughborough University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Charles M. Wolf, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

American and on British) represented by the authors have independentlyevolved doctoral programs to prepare research-informed and technologically-capable leaders forbusiness, industry, and public service. For the purposes of this paper these programs will bereferred to as Professional Doctorates. According to the Executive Vice President for PurdueOnline [1] in the USA alone there are already 49 of such programs in the fields of NursingPractice, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Engineering /Engineering Science, BusinessAdministration, Design and Social Work. And, there are considerably more if those in Europeand Australia are included. Notably, the fields of Engineering and Technology offer only a veryfew of these programs.Our nations employ an

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis

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have a network of individuals that can assist them in their career development or in theirjob search. While job searching and a number of career development resources are offered throughcampus-wide internship/career center offices, many engineering students, for various reasons, donot utilize these resources. Hence, a number of engineering colleges provide this type ofinformation through stand-alone workshops [1], modules [2-3], and incorporation within existingcourses [4-6]. Some engineering departments also teach stand-alone courses targeted at studentscloser to graduation [7-8]. Other engineering colleges have developed multiple college-widecourses that encompass a complete professional development program including teamwork,decision-making

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Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

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Evie Cordell, Northeastern University; Alissa P. Link Cilfone, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Brooke Davis Williams, Northeastern University

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Engineering Libraries

was carefully designed to help first-year students achieve success in the programregardless of the specific engineering major they select in their second year. Therefore, thecourse includes themes centered on several design-and-build projects with the following programobjectives: 1. Provide students with the opportunity to experience engineering as an evolving, creative, and interdisciplinary career that impacts global society and daily life. 2. Provide students with the opportunity to develop process-driven problem-solving skills that recognize multiple alternatives and apply critical thinking to identify an effective solution. 3. Provide students with the opportunity to integrate math & science in an engineering context. 4

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)

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Katelyn Dahlke, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olufunso Oje, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

world and the problems we face, there is a need forengineers to approach such issues with an eye for innovation. To reach that level of skill,however, there must be a strong foundation of fundamental concepts. As educators, if we expectstudents to become the future innovators of society, we ourselves must also use innovativeapproaches to teach. Alternative and complementary learning methods have been exploredwithin engineering education for the past several decades to enhance the learning experience andaid in student comprehension. Although collaborative learning approaches such as think-pair-share are commonly used and have proven to be effective [1], hands-on learning has increased inpopularity due to the potential for being more applicable

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Arielle True-Funk, Iowa State University; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Gloria Jones-Johnson; Scott Grant Feinstein; Meghan Berger M.A., LCMHCA, NCC, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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into seven microaggression themes: myth of meritocracy, ascription ofengineering knowledge and ability, pathology of cultural communication skills, isolation,assumption of criminality, hidden language, and inappropriate humor. Table 1 provides anoverview of these themes.Discussion The research proposed the development of a novel Engineering Gender and RacialMicroaggression Scale. The EGRMS will be developed to measure intersectional experiences ofmicroaggressions among undergraduate engineering students. The EGRMS would allowresearchers to examine microaggressions across the discipline and identify areas of specificconcern. This novel scale will provide researchers, university administrators, and engineeringdepartments information of

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Abu Bakar Siddique; Tariq Khraishi

1 Session XXXX A dislocation near a cylindrical hole: A numerical treatment Abu B Siddique, Tariq A Khraishi Department of Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico AbstractAnalytical solutions for a dislocation inside an infinite medium of matter need to be adjusted withcorrection terms to ensure zero traction on internal free surfaces, i.e. voids or holes. The current articleproposes a numerical approach to calculate this correction

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

1 A Study of the Impact of a NSF Internship and Conference Participation Program on Student Success Kristine Denman, Joel Robinson New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center University of New Mexico Tariq Khraishi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractA NSF program supporting internships and conference participations for undergraduateengineering/computer science students was performed at the

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Elsa Castillo; Joel Robinson; Kristine Denman; Anyssa Choy; Tariq Khraishi

1 Results of a Scholarship Program on Engineering/Computer Science Undergraduate Students Success Elsa M. Castillo [1], Joel Robinson [2], Kristine Denman [2], Anyssa Choy [1], Tariq Khraishi [3] [1] Engineering Student Success Center [2] Statistical Analysis Center [3] Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractA program funded by the National Science Foundation to support student scholarships for undergraduateengineering

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

andmechanical, mechanical and aerospace, mechanical and biomedical, chemical and petroleum,electrical and computer, etc.). IntroductionWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) is a member of the Texas A&M University System,enrolling approximately 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students [1]. WTAMU beganoffering engineering programs in 2003 in response to industry needs for the greater TexasPanhandle region. WTAMU houses five engineering related programs (civil, electrical,environmental, mechanical, and technology) in its College of Engineering. Current enrollment inthe College of Engineering as of Spring 2020 for all bachelor’s and master’s students isapproximately 624, far exceeding original program

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Roy Issa; Reinhard Puffing; Emad Manla

1 Design of a Hexacopter for Agricultural Spraying - A Collaboration Project between West Texas A&M University and FH JOANNEUM Roy J. Issa Mechanical Engineering Division West Texas A&M University Reinhard Puffing Aviation Institute FH JOANNEUM/University of Applied Sciences Graz, Austria Emad Manla Electrical Engineering Division

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Ahmed Hasan; Tariq Khraishi

1 “An Introduction to Modern Mechanical Engineering” A New Course to Introduce Students to the Dynamic and Evolving Engineering Disciplines. Ahmed Hasan, Tariq Khraishi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico Abstract The Mechanical Engineering Department at the School of Engineering, University of NewMexico offered a new class in the spring of 2019 titled “An Introduction of Modern MechanicalEngineering”. The class aims to offer hands-on activities and interactive research projects onmodern and varied

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Julie Ford; Robinson Ford; Dominic Gallegos; Casper Huang

1 Socorro Middle Schoolers and New Mexico Tech Students Design, Build, and Race Gravity-Powered Cars Julie Dyke Ford, Dominic Gallegos, Casper Huang Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Tech Robinson Ford Cottonwood Valley Charter School AbstractOriginally conceived of and proposed by a 6th grade student, the Soapbox Derby Program began in2018 and involved 10 middle school students working with college student coaches in small teamsto design, build

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Cynthia Fry; Zachary Steudel

1 Code Hardening: Development of a Reverse Software Engineering Project Cynthia C. Fry, Zachary Steudel Department of Computer Science Baylor University AbstractIn CSI 2334, “Introduction to Computer Systems,” we introduce a group project to the studentswhose purpose is to simulate a team project on the job. Group projects are used very frequently toprovide a similar learning environment which capitalizes on the benefits of peer-to-peer instruction,or cooperative learning. In this group project, students

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Cynthia Fry; Gennie Mansi; Kevin Kulda

determine whether the file is an old game, a piece of malicious code, or both. • Once the nature of the binary file is known, students will 1. Modify game play, 2. Quarantine the malicious code, or 3. Both. • Formulate a final report and presentation to be made to a panel of experts. This paper will document the process conducted by one of the student teams from the Spring 2019 semester, and the methods of assessment used to evaluate each team’s results. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright 2020, c American Society for Engineering Education 1