Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Christina Marie Zambrano-Varghese, Rutgers University-Newark; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Swapnil Moon

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New Engineering Educators

more severe. Onecurrent type of violation is contract cheating, first coined by Lancaster and Clarke in 2006, whichinvolves paying a third-party to complete an assignment instead of the student enrolled in theclass [4]. Some researchers have even discovered “ghost students,” in which a fee is paid foranother person or company to enroll in an online course for an entire semester on behalf ofsomeone else [5]. Even though contract cheating and ghost-students are extremely severeviolations because of the awareness of the deviousness of the act, the underlying motivations forthese types of violations often reflect the same causes as other forms of academic integrityviolations [4].Students have cited a variety of motivations for engaging in academic

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Computing and Information Technology

opinions, findings, and recommendations expressed in thispaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References 1. Utah Code and Board of Regent’s Policy Statements Regarding UVU’s Mission and Role: Planning, Budget, and Human Resources, UVU Planning, Budget, and Human Resources, September 21, 2018. 2. Information and statistics provided by the UVU Office of Institutional Research and Information – IRI. 3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2011, http://www.census.gov/popest/data/historical/2010s/vintage_2011/ , accessed on 3-14-2016. 4. Utah Department of Workforce Services, “College to career: Projected job openings in occupations that typically require a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

class had online competency modules to help in classes.Working through these on the students’ own time was beneficial. One student stated that thisteaching approach elevated his confidence in his knowledge of the course content. During thefirst semester that this approach was tried, word got out to the students about the structure of theclass, and other students in the program asked when their classes would be structured in thisfashion.Figure 2 shows the distribution of when the video modules were watched. The review course wasoffered on Tuesday nights. Students tended to watch the videos immediately before class.Unfortunately, this did not allow time for reflection between watching the videos, taking theknowledge area assessment and asking a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Materials

tasks I do out of work vs play, not some and don’t boredom, reflect work and play vs over-anticipate on fulfillment sleep. others Resources Resources Resources Resources Keep physical Talking it through Like task 1, keep There’s several track of To-do’s, with people who physical sleep related buy a notepad know me well and documentation, apps that couldthat I can always who know what write it out to help carry with me to stresses me out keep myself keep me

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CPDD Session 2 - Professional Development - Where Are We Going?

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

activity.These many activities, then, are organized into a hierarchical breakdown of work referred to asthe Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).Once the WBS has been created, then a matrix can be created depicting the cumulatively definedwork on the vertical axis and individuals performing the work within the function on thehorizontal axis. Each function member, then, can reflect their fractional full-time equivalent(FTE) in the corresponding tiered elements (activities) of the original WBS, now depicted in theresponsibility assignment matrix (RAM).From these two entities, the WBS and RAM, human resource shortages and over staffing can beseen. Anything short of this process frequently creates what is commonly referred to as “knee-jerking” or “reactionary

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joseph C. Rodriguez, United States Coast Guard Academy; Scott C. Pierce, United States Coast Guard Academy; Brennen McCulloch; George McBurney, United States Coast Guard Academy; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

nature of the load and respond by utilizing the appropriate component of the hybrid design. In the future, the controller will no oversupply the load, as can be seen from time 0 - 4.5 s, instead this power will be used to charge the battery. The load of the simulation will also be updated to accurately reflect the transition in demand of the variable load, opposed to the current, instantaneous changes in demand. This poses a future challenge of programming a controller to recognize the changing demands from the load and activate the battery to improve system response. ResultsI. Load Testing Testing the power draw of the trolling motor while testing it at various rpm settings was required to find the maximum power required to power the

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Sociotechnical Integration

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College; Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

from this course. - My understanding of engineering has not changed much, I pretty much know everything I knew coming into this. And know I just know a lot about climate change and a Copenhagen debate that didn’t solve any issues - The teacher used easy terms for us to understand the key ideas and how we can relate it to our life which helped us connect engineering to our lives. - My understanding of engineering has not changed because of this class because the professor only talked about climate change. Climate change has nothing to do with engineering. - Climate change has a lot to do with engineering.The self-reflections show that there were very different ways in which the students absorbedand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Samantha Asbell, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

1, 33 < 0.001 0.319D. Learning Environments and Course EvaluationAs shown in Figure 8, students were all positive in describing the learning environment createdduring the course, such as collegial, motivating, productive, innovative, and positivelychallenging. While the course was neither harsh nor exhausting, it might be somewhat stressful,considering the rate of 4.28 over the neutral point.Figure 8. The Site learning environmentStudents all positively reflected the delivery of the Site program as shown in Figure 9.Figure 9. Overall delivery of the Site programThe effects of the Site program were all positive in their future plans, as presented in Figure 10.Figure 10. Impact of the Site program on future plansIV. DiscussionAfter

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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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Diversity

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Student

connect withone another and reflect on the information they have been exposed to throughout the day.As shown in fig. 6, the majority of teachers have already used, or are intending to use the activitykit provided. Some have even mentioned using activities from the website that were not part of thetrack they attended at the workshop but fit their classroom curriculum. There was a wide breadthin the ways teachers implemented their classroom kits. Some teachers mentioned they use theactivity as an introduction to a new concept, while others used them as hands on reinforcement ofa concept they had already taught in a traditional fashion. Teachers who used the kits mentionedthat they encouraged them to try new teaching strategies in their classrooms

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Mark McKenney, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Matt Johnson; Sharon Locke; Ann Vogel, iBIO Institute; Colin Wilson, Southern Illinois University; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

-Technologist [30], [31] and sequencing exercises such as explaining how to put on a coat verbally to another girl. 7. Expand data collection to include reflection, usually in the form of exit slips at the end of class. 8. Design tools specifically targeted at the CT skills and practices relevant in the lesson of the day. 9. Add real-time in-class data collection hardware, such as Swivl video systems to capture conversations at multiple locations in the classroom.Data Analysis. Quantitative data, such as the engagement surveys, will continue to be analyzedby descriptive analysis. The small participant size excludes the application of popular methodsfor affective construct analysis. All qualitative data will continue

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

have been skewed by thepresentation of the topics in classes and the assignments. However, the data was collected across6-7 sections of the course taught by different instructors in each of the two years during whichdata was collected. Therefore, the data should reflect some averaging. For example, if oneinstructor taught sustainability well and with enthusiasm in one class, while another taught thetopic poorly, then the responses of students from one class should offset the responses from theother class when the data is pooled.Summary and Conclusions A survey-based study of first-year engineering students was conducted at the University ofNew Haven to determine their personality types and interest in topics such as visualization

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College; Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College

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Engineering Libraries

[23], a Reacting To The Past game about climate change that was part of the Fall 2017 andFall 2019 semesters. Environmental movie nights took place on Wednesday nights at 7 PM at thelibrary with the librarian and the professor in attendance. Movies were also open to the widercampus community and the public. Students were encouraged to attend via a passport program.Climate Change World Café In addition to the environmental movie nights, first-year engineering students wereinvited to take part in a World Café on climate change during the Fall 2018 semester. One way tofoster resilience is through communication as students are bombarded with information aboutclimate change without the opportunity to digest, reflect, and consider steps for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shelby Ann McNeilly, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

modernized bachelor-level program at BSU’s MBE Department was developedbased upon a range of stakeholder inspirations, one of the most critical being student feedback.Through course evaluations and direct reflection of learning, undergraduates had requested moreflexibility with class selection, more hands-on engineering, and more themed learning tracks.The faculty recognized these inquiries to be of similar premise to those presented by numerousmechanical engineering education reform initiatives and publications. In these documents, thediscussion of the disassociation between industry needs and what mechanical engineers new totheir careers are prepared to provide is relentless. With the understanding that the presentcurriculum had not been

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New Media for Ethics Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Valerie H. Summet, Rollins College; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

mathematicians, scientists, and engineers contains acode of ethics or a statement of ethical behavior. For example, ACM’s code of ethics states,“Computing professionals’ actions change the world. To act responsibly, they should reflect uponthe wider impacts of their work, consistently supporting the public good” [1]. This statementmakes it clear that a student cannot consider their work in a vacuum, and it also makes clear that astudent must connect their work to the impacts of that work.ABET accreditation guidelines for colleges and universities include a student outcome thatstudents from an ABET accredited undergraduate program will have “an ability to recognizeethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations” [2]. The merging of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 5: Online Teaching and Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

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Computers in Education

– Introduces a number of methods that can lead to new business ventures, including recognizing societal trends and market gaps, and discovering different ways to develop solutions to societal needs. 12. Innovating to Solve Problems Under Organizational Constraints – Introduces different types of innovation and problem-solving techniques in order to create a portfolio of practical solutions that reflect organizational boundaries and constraints. 13. Innovative Client-Centered Solutions Through Design Thinking – Describes two human- centered design thinking cycles and teaches how to apply design-thinking skills to a client-centered challenge. 14. Learning from Failure – Describes the difference between

Conference Session

Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nancy Nelson, University of Calgary; Robert William Brennan, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

’ practices and values also alignedfor both factors indicating they did what they believed was best for their success. There was,however, no alignment between students’ prioritization and their values. Early interventions thathelp balance students’ priorities, supported with ongoing reflective practice, may help bringstudents’ priorities, practices and values into alignment.LimitationsWe believe that the participants in this study represent all Canadian undergraduate engineeringstudents, but recognize they are not statistically representative. The findings of this survey mayhave a bias associated with non-response. Students who chose to complete the survey may havedifferent views from those who did not. It is also not known what other factors may

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

, University of Pittsburgh. She conducts research on education projects that focus on active learning and engineering professional development. Current research includes the propagation of active learning throughout the Swanson School and the use of systematic reflection and metacognitive activities within coursework. She received the Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and the MS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western. She has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and analyst in industry and academia. She completed her post-doctoral studies in engineering education at the University of Pittsburgh. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Salah Badjou

FIGURE 8-23 FRONT PANEL FOR TEMPERATURE IN GREENHOUSE FIGURE 8-24 BLOCK DIAGRAM FOR GREENHOUSE The thermocouple was plugged into the system and calibrated. The thermocouple used is a K-type, and the tip of the thermocouple is the part that actually detects the heat. The tip of the thermocouple needs to be oriented in such a way that it gets direct heat from the light bulb and not reflections. The light bulb and fan are part of the experiment. The fan gets actuated so that when the

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Kimberlee Smith; Mario Beruvides

as adjuncts to the substantialfinancial aid programs created to assist low-income students.”12 Therefore, “[t]he history ofTRIO is a fascinating story of unique Federal Government experiments to address the problemsof poverty by providing educational opportunities in higher education.”9 Furthermore, to addressissues within the society, Gullatt & Jan, state that, “the services provided by pre-collegiateoutreach programs aim to counter negative school or community influences (lack of rigorouscurriculum, poorly trained teachers, lack of role models) by providing the missing elements thathelp students aspire to, prepare for, and obtain college enrollment.”10 As found by Hexter, thesimilarity in aim is reflected through a similarity in

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Amir Karimi; Randall D. Manteufel

used in solvingengineering problems. They succeed at algorithmic problem solving but have difficulty explainingthe physical systems being described. This is reflected in low scores on concept inventoryexams.1,2 Continued poor performance in thermodynamics courses is linked to students notgrasping the key concepts and failing to recognize how to apply relevant concepts in solvingproblems.3 Even when students pass thermal and fluid science courses, many fail to achieve a deepunderstanding of the fundamental concepts. For example, students may be able to solve problems Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas

Conference Session

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

%. Two main aspects were studied:students’ success in the class and students’ results per gender and ethnicity.The first finding refers to students’ success in the class: The percentages of mixed-modestudents successfully completing Statics and advancing to other courses was in average morethan 5 percent points higher than the F2F sections. The grade distribution also reflected animportant increase in A’s and B’s with a decrease in C’s, D’s and F’s.Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were conducted. From univariate analysis, it wasfound that race, level, overall GPA prior to the course, gender, number of prior attempts andinclusion of mixed-mode instructional delivery approach are potentially important variables forpredicting future

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

hands-on immersion experience at FERL (describedpreviously) and co-enrollment in numerous course offerings. This knowledge helps createsbalanced teams which is critical to ensuring healthy competition in the fourth phase. During the competition, teams assume the identity of a design-build firm, dividing upindividual roles by sub-discipline as outlined previously. Team leaders are charged withproviding overall guidance and ensuring the final products reflect a fully coordinated design andconstruction plan between sub-disciplines. Teams compete to “win” the job by having the mosttechnically sound approach and best integrated design. Examining Table 1 highlights a few important similarities between The Crucible and theASC design-build

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Division

course ends (e.g., as peer tutors or project mentors), • help improve the course (e.g., by creating new active-learning exercises over the material, or scoping out new technological developments that could be incorporated into the course), and • keep you in contact with current industrial practice (e.g., by serving as a scrum master or training others in the practice).This way of looking at a course reflects a subtle, but important, difference in devising courseprojects. The question is not, How can I specify projects that will familarize students with thecourse content? but rather, How can I design projects that will help students find their role inpromoting their own learning and that of their classmates? This

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Neale, University of Waterloo; Jason Shirtliff, University of Waterloo; William Bishop, University of Waterloo; Cutberto Santillan Rios, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

, none of the available tools accurately reflected the laboratory materialenough to warrant use in the course. Most of the existing simulators either did not use thedesired antenna configurations or did not facilitate altering the desired parameters of interest.The tools that did allow the detailed examination of the desire parameters of interest were toocomplicated and contained too many features for the simple pre-lab exercise. Also, none of thetools attempted to explain the underlying theory in a way suitable for students. Thus, it wasdetermined that a simulation tool should be developed by the university to facilitate the needs ofthe dipole antenna laboratory study.The end product of this development is a suite of four simulation tools

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Merredith Portsmore, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

approach of this research is to employ an outreach program as a non-classroom basedpedagogy of engagement. A number of non-outreach opportunities outside the classroom forengineering students have been studied to determine if they do indeed encourage intentionallearning goals and active reflection by the student on what he or she learns throughout theexperience.[22-25] These opportunities range from volunteer community service to field education,such as internships and co-ops.[26] Research has shown that these experiences not only allowstudents to gain a sense of civic responsibility, but that they also help students to developprofessional teamwork and communication skills, assist in identifying career paths, preparestudents for the demands of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines to utilize this new teaching/learning paradigm, developproject-centric coursework, deploy the project-centric course to BSC students, and form the basisfor continuous improvement in the curriculum as needed to reflect this new teaching/learningparadigm. The BSC professors were provided the necessary mentoring and tools to develop anddeploy a course that facilitates multidisciplinary teaching/learning, thus advancing thepreparation of current and future generations of scientists, engineers, and educators.Project-Centric Cyberinfrastructure Education: Course DevelopmentImplementation of a project-centric teaching paradigm was aimed at engaging students inapplying the concepts of cyberinfrastructure. During the process of course development

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and a take-home activity; details for each are included below.Within a set of activities, the middle school students should be exposed to educational activitiesranging from basic comprehension to design and evaluation to reflecting on what they’ve learnedat home. The design team used Bloom’s Taxonomy7 as a guideline in this, and similar goalshave been set for other middle school engineering modules8. Kits developed to date include HeatTransfer, Chemical Energy, Electrical Energy, Solar Power, and Wind and Water Power.Instruction Manual: The instruction manual consists of a guide sheet, lesson plans, handouts,and assessment forms. The contents of the Instruction Manuals are available online so teacherscan browse and decide which kit(s) to use

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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New Engineering Educators

that welearned is to have all of the required materials prepared well in advance.This EDP was also more difficult for the students. They have a large variety of materialsto choose from (as opposed to being restricted to a two-liter soda bottle) and amultifaceted problem: focus on scoring or attacking the opponent, speed versecontrollability, etc.; the number of tradeoffs is significant. The LEGO sets are capable ofbuilding very complex machines but the rules of the contest limit the size that the cadetscan use and a single nine volt battery power supply rewards those who design efficiently.The student satisfaction with the EDPs throughout the course is reflected in the followingstudent comments: “The past 26 lessons have been quite

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waleed Abulfaraj, King Abdulaziz University; Mohamed Hassan, Alexandria University, Egypt

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Engineering Ethics

misconduct. These will always be fundamental concerns. But there ismore to engineering ethics than this. There is the more positive side that focuses on doing one'swork responsibly and well, whether in the workplace or in community service22.Service learning may be defined as22: Credit-bearing educational experience in which studentsparticipate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect onthe service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of the course content, abroader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.The concept of service learning is not new to higher education, or to the engineeringprofession22. The idea of integrating service with education has

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

multidisciplinary senior capstone design class and the criteria that itspecifically was responsible for meeting. It was (and is) felt that this course was the maincomponent that links the curriculum together, and, therefore, it was also the linchpin of verifyingfulfillment of the various criteria.The first document also focused on certain curriculum issues that were present at the time in2000. Several of the survey and interview questions used for all data sources (students, alumni,industry recruiters, etc.) reflected concerns about certain classes, course sequences, and overallcurriculum flow. Although not intended as such, this document provided a history of these issuesfor new faculty to review and become familiar with history of curriculum development