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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Zhiyuan Yu; Jiawei Gong, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

Jiawei Gong yuz29@miamioh.edu jzg317@psu.edu Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Miami University, Middletown, OH 45011 Penn State University, Erie, PA 16510 Abstract This research presents analysis of a quick return linkage mechanism utilizing computationalsoftware Mathcad and Inventor. It is implemented as a class project to enhance MechanicalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology students’ understanding of linkagemechanism in courses Dynamics and Machine Dynamics. The objectives of the project are toteach (1) kinematic and kinetic analysis of linkage mechanism (2

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Reynolds, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

deformable cables (Figures 1, 2). Figure 1. Rigid Beam Supported by Deformable Figure 2. Rigid Beam Supported by Deformable Cables (Undeformed, Drawn by Hand) Cables (Deformed, Drawn by Hand)This type of visual communication was likely drawn on any number of dry erase boards inengineering classrooms around the world. As in-class drawing is relatively time-consuming,instructors were likely to make the drawing process as efficient as possible, perhaps overlayingthe deformed geometry on top of the undeformed geometry, using a different color todifferentiate between the two ideas (Figure 2).These diagrams are both symbolic and analytical. They are drawn in a language onlycomprehensible to those that possess a certain

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Adriana Fasino, Rowan University; Jessica Rodgers, Rowan University; Jay Kenneth Petersen, Rowan University ; Brandon Alexander Jarrett, Rowan University

(REAL) created a listof issues pertaining to our university’s sustainability, but currently one of most problematicissues is the poor energy usage and carbon footprint brought on from the campus buildings,along with the quality of workspace not being conducive for focusing and mental well-being. Overall, poor quality air filtration systems and energy usage create further issues in theclimate fight. Just from housing and commercial buildings alone, 20% of global carbonemissions are produced [1]. This means that the carbon emissions not only from our housing anddorms but from our large academic buildings are extremely problematic. Specifically, whendiscussing CO2, which makes up 74 % of greenhouse gas emissions [1], the “average CO2

Conference Session

Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Samuel Darko; Gurcan Comert; Jessica Furrer, Benedict College; Andress Carter-Sims, Benedict College; Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College

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Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

transportation systems through the development of applications of statistical models on different systems such as traffic signals and freeway monitoring. He is also engaged in the modeling and quantifying of cyberattacks at transportation networks under the framework of connected and autonomous vehicles. He is currently serving as associate director at the Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility. Part of different NSF and DOT funded projects.Jessica Furrer, Benedict CollegeAndress Carter-Sims, Benedict CollegeDr. Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College I teach computer science courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 20212021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

is primarilyutilized for team projects in the second semester. Access to and inclusion of maker spaces infirst-year programs has been shown to help students develop engineering skills [1-3], and todevelop confidence in their abilities [4].In order to give students more opportunities for creative hands-on work, a self-selected creativedesign project was developed and administered in several first-semester class sections overseveral years. This design project was conducted in several stages: ideation, planning, creation,demonstration, and reflection. Of particular importance was a planning assignment, in whichstudents developed their ability to create plans and estimate project needs, and also estimate timecommitment in order to keep the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Huma Shoaib, Purdue University; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

CT in K-12 and higher education. From this effort, over 20different definitions and frameworks for CT have emerged. Although the availability of literatureon CT has been increasing over the last decade, there is limited research synthesis available onassessing CT better. Besides, it is known that in higher education designing assessments for CT ischallenging and one of the primary reasons is that the precise meaning of CT is still unknown.This research paper, therefore, presents a systematized literature review on CT frameworks andassessment practice. We search three different databases and review 19 journal articles that addressCT assessment in higher education to answer the following two research questions: 1) What doesthe literature

Conference Session

Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer L. Herman, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Lynn Hall, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; William Cohen, Ohio State University; James Edward Toney, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Alan Kalish, Ohio State University; Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

operated as a center within the College of Engineering at the Ohio StateUniversity (OSU). The department formed with the mission to advance the engineeringprofession with a focus on student success through three primary approaches: (1) “developingand delivering state-of-the-art, innovative, multidisciplinary engineering courses and programs;”(2) “modeling and advocating scholarly, evidence-based teaching within the College ofEngineering;” and (3) “by integrating pedagogical discovery, practice, and dissemination throughworld-class engineering education research.” [1]. This mission encapsulated our goal to be amodel of developing scholarship on teaching and learning, performing high-quality engineeringeducation research, and informing our

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Kiril Alexandrov Nikolov, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Xuan Nguyen, The University of Texas at Tyler; Victor Eduardo Ortiz, The University of Texas at Tyler

throughchemical or mechanical processes, must be cooled. These fluids pass continuously through a heatchanger, alongside a coolant, in order to regulate their temperature and prevent hazards fromoccurring. Heat exchangers are also useful in academic environments where they are commonlyused to provide students with exposure to thermal-fluids concepts and practical engineeringsystems.Several different types of heat exchanger configurations exist, with the most widely used beingthe double pipe configuration, shell and tube configuration, and crossflow configuration. As shownin Figure 1, the crossflow heat exchanger is of special importance due to the wide variety ofapplications in which it can be utilized, both academic and industrial, such as HVAC systems

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sofia Meyers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sarah-Elizabeth Deshaies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

this research has focused only on students' difficultiesand only after some formal instruction [1], [2]. Constructivist theories encourage us to considerhow we can help students construct their own knowledge with the experience and knowledgethey bring to our classrooms [3]. The overarching research project had many goals, however,this paper will focus on just two main data-driven goals. The first is to understand whatproductive knowledge experienced students (students who had taken at least threeprogramming courses) bring to code reading that complete novices (students who have neverprogrammed or studied programming before) may not have yet as measured through code-reading accuracy, total reading times, and fixation heatmaps. The second goal

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

Authors

Onashly Enia Hayes, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; Jim Kuo; John Christopher Bachman, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

checklist is utilized to construct astoryboard template that can be used to formulate video design in both formal and informallearning settings.1. IntroductionVideos are shown to serve as a valuable supplement for traditional in-classroom instruction [1].Well-designed instructional videos provide students with the necessary tools to succeed,especially at their own pace. One of the benefits of instructional videos is that it allows forlearner control. Students can pause, play, and interact with a timeline. Other interactions includehotspots that allows users to accentuate specific content and quizzes to create more in-depthlearning and retention. While research has found that student perceptions of instructor-generatedvideos were generally positive

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

David Walden; Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University

thedevices and also optimization of the energy generation electrical system. 1 Introduction In both industrial and residential energy concerns, waste heat often accounts for largestpercentage of energy. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are a useful semiconductor device basedupon a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect. This effect is part of a larger relationship called theThermoelectric effect, which connects the contributions of William Thomson, Johann Seebeck andJean Peltier[1]. The TEGs convert thermal temperature gradients in heat flux across boundary causework to be done on electrons. This work produces electrical potential, which can be used in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines; Christine Liebe, Colorado School of Mines; Heather Thiry

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students (See Figure 1). Analyses of our program successes underscore theimportance of social capital, community, and a sense of belonging as successful recruitment andretention strategies.2 Recruitment PathwaysPATHS successful recruitment efforts can be attributed to making the application processstreamlined with the general admission process and K-14 outreach that PATHS scholars conductas CS@Mines ambassadors. Forty percent of PATHS scholars participated in K-12 outreach fouror more times over the academic year as opposed to just 8% of the Computing ResearchAssociation’s (CRA) Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) national comparisongroup 6 .The flexible CS degree program, now with seven tracks (General, Data Science, Business

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie, Gullie Consultant Services LLC; Barry J. Sullivan, Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Megan Bekolay ; Dean T. Spaulding ; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

significantly increases the potential for success.Purpose The overall purpose of this RAPID project was to investigate and capture the experiencesof ECE partner faculty and their students during the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. In addition, theprimary emphasis of this specific investigation was to examine the changes occurring inengineering education during the spring of 2020, through Summer 2020 into Fall 2020, as coursesmoved and were adapted to being taught virtually. Spring 2020 data was used to document howfaculty responded immediately to the crisis, whereas spring 2021 data is being used to verify theprevious information and to validate themes and perspectives focused on identifying barriers,opportunities, sources of information, and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

absolute number of URM women pursuingenvironmental engineering degrees is small. Graduates enter the workforce against the backdropof environmental attitudes, actions, and career pathways that are neither gender nor race neutral.The severity of environmental decline intersects with gender and race, in addition to geographicregion, socioeconomic resources, and other markers of social location. In light of these factors,we consider how diverse groups of women majoring in environmental engineering are positionedfor leadership in the field.Our research questions are: What are environmental engineering students’ graduate school andjob intentions during college? What are their graduate school and job destinations 1-3 yearspost-graduation? How do

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Kyle P Fuller, Northeastern University; Andrew J Lopreiato, Northeastern University; Raiden L Schodowski, Northeastern Univeristy; Alec W Silverman, Northeastern University; Samantha L Bowman, Northeastern University; Caitlynn E. Tov, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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Diversity

% of healthcare equipmentin low-resource countries is donated or funded through international organizations and foreigngovernments, but only 10-30% of that equipment is able to be used — and most of that 10-30%is restricted to those who can pay and are located within large cities [1]. This is due to the simplefact that while most of the world's healthcare is consumed in low-resource settings, medicaltechnology is still designed primarily for high-resource settings. These designs assume a level ofinfrastructure that is not a reality in many places and follow expensive, complicated designcriteria that only exacerbate the problem. Most donated medical equipment lacks the ability to berepaired due to inaccessible spare parts, unreadable or missing

Conference Session

Engaging the Online Classroom

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew M. Barry, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha E. Wismer; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh

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Mechanics

well-documented in-class activities that increase student engagement and learning, such as in-personand computer-based think-pair-share activities [1],[2] and polling [3]. There are alsocomplementary out-of-class activities that augment in-class learning by fortifying key concepts.Flipped course formats within traditional synchronous [4]-[6] and asynchronous instruction [7],and more recently the use of Makerspaces [8]-[10] are examples of these activities. An often-overlooked area of out-of-class instruction is the ability to effectively utilize a textbook throughoutthe various stages of learning. To this end, an interactive textbook was developed in the Top Hatsoftware platform and implemented in a sophomore-level Statics and Mechanics of

Conference Session

For Students to Know and Grow

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heather R. Beem, Ashesi University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

completion of the project were pride and joy. The useof responsive pedagogy should be further refined in the African context, mechanisms forbuilding self-efficacy in young African engineers should be elicited, and they should beconsidered equally alongside interventions focused on improving learning outcomes.IntroductionMost countries that have achieved sustainable development have done so through a concertedfocus on technology and innovation. Existence of an innovation-driven economy dependsdirectly on the quality of education available for the rising generation. Although the WestAfrican nation of Ghana recently achieved lower-middle income status [1], its potential forsustainable development continues to be limited by its educational system’s

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Soren Peter Henrichsen, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Computing and Information Technology

position by comparing them, and absolute position by their relative position. The limit onaverage complexity for the best comparison sorting algorithms on randomly generated unsortedlists is , though they may perform better or worse for particular inputs[1, 2]. Non-comparison sorts exist, notably radix sort and bucket sort [3]. These sorts determineabsolute position directly from operations on the list elements, so the time taken depends on thesize, length, and distribution of the input data set. While these sorts can be faster in theory, theycan be slower in practice because for radix sort the complexity also scales with the key size [7],and bucket sort is influenced by the data distribution. This paper will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering, Art and Society

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristián Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

undergraduate and graduateengineering education levels. In that sense, this pilot study focused on exploring how two of the STEAMareas, engineering and art, faculty members from a Large Midwestern University perceive engineering,art, and their integration. This study used Moscovici's and Abric's Social Representation theory, lookingfor the core and peripheric attitudes and information that faculty participants have regarding theintegration of engineering and arts. In total, seven faculty members, three from the College ofEngineering and four from the College of Liberal Arts, were interviewed as a way to "enter into the otherperson's perspective"[1, p. 426], making visible the components of their social representation in the formof feelings, intentions

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristián Eduardo Vargas-Ordóñez P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew James Gray, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Olympics on the Moonschool students will discover how sports arenas, rules, and engineering and earthif the space science Focus grade levels: 6-8 (meets 7th-grade equipment would change and Moon. During the sessions, they learn about the engineering design process, the Olympic standards)vity, velocity, acceleration, and friction. They also use free online design and programming Time: 3 sessions, 1 hour long eachineering conceptions and design skills. These activities could easily be transformed to in- Abstract class or hybrid classroom use. These activities were

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

an airplane- flying, motorcycle-riding, singing storyteller, delighting audiences with his charm for over 50 years. 4CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 WORKSHOPS PANEL DISCUSSIONS Room IS 203 IS 205 IS 105 1:30 pm W1.What Engineering Looks Like W3. Quantum Computing PD1. Hybrid & Remote Delivery: in PreK-12 STEM

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Scott J. Conrad

INTRODUCTIONBudget cuts and r1s1ng enrollments in Colleges of Engineering acrossthe nation are becoming facts of life. The question is what effectsare these two recurring problems having on the quality of engineeringeducation?Within the past 1-2 years, there has been increasing concern overrapidly rising enrollments in the College of Engineering at theUniversity of \:!isconsin-Madison. Projections made by the engineeringadministration showed the expected enrollments to be far above thenumber of students the College could effectively teach with thefaculty and facilities available. During the period of increasingenrollments (1974-present) the College of Engineering experienced anenrollment increase of more than 100% with no significant budgetincrease

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

I. C. Goulter

answer to the question outlined above can beobtained from the students themselves. One of the firstthings that becomes evident in discussions with the studentsis that the students tend not only to recognize their ownlack of basic competence but also to fear using the computer.The students have no confidence in their own abilities toobtain the answer from the computer. In order to obtain amore precise view of the students' concerns about theirundergraduate computer education a survey was conducted amongfourth year civil engineering students who had participatedin two elective courses in which significant computer use wasrequired. The results of this survey are summarized inTable 1. The students who replied to the survey were drawn fromtwo

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

P. C. Pfister

11 Hands-On 1"' Engineering Desi~n Projects at N.D.S.U. P. C. Pfister Professor of Mechanical Engineering North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 58105 Five years ago the curriculum in Mechanical Engineering at NorthDakota State University was long on theory courses and short on ex-perimental or professional learning. At least, this was the consen-sus of the E.C.P.D. reaccreditation team which gave us the incentiveto ultimately organize a 10 quarter-credit hour design program span-ning the last five quarters (1~ 1, 3, 3, 2 credits sequentially) ofthe undergraduate curriculum. This

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

I. Shpancer; M. Jullian; W. Kinsner

ADATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COURSE 1- SHPANCER, M. JULLIAN, AND W. KINSNERINDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROELECTRONICS CENTRE, !NC• AND DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF f"1ANIT0BA WINNIPEGJ MANITOBA CANADA PRESENTED AT NORTH MIDWEST SECTION CONFERENCE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FARGOJ NORTH DAKOTA OCTOBER 11 - 13J 1981 58 A DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COURSE I. Shpancer, M. Jullian, and W. Kinsner Department of

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Alan L. Prasuhn

opportunities available to the instructor.Stanl~y B. Hamilton, in a paper read before the Newcomen Society, listedsix reasons engineers should study history (2): 1. The detective interest of tracing knowledge to its source. 2. The opportunity of sharing a disinterested companionship with others who are following kindred lines, as a member of such a body as our Society. 3. The broadening of interest in engineering from the purely technical to a humane and liberal field of study. 4. The light which the study of invention and discovery can throw on the working of the human mind. 5. The genuinely recreative form of relaxation which history provides. 6. The contribution which the

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Lillian L. Goettler

Hertsgaard, and the author resolved to try a simi- lar conference for this area at North Dakota State University. Enthus-. iastic moral support was received from Campus Equity, an informal group of university faculty and staff concerned about equal opportunity issues, and active help came from an how-to manual (1) published by the Bay Area Math/Science Network which organizes the Bay Area conferences. Since this was their first venture in this direction, the organizers de- cided to limit the scope of the conference for a number of reasons. In contrast to the Bay Area, where many technical professionals are employed, including many women, the Fargo-Moorhead area is not highly industrialized. Thus it would appear difficult to find a large number

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Henry L. Kucera; Elton G. Solseng; George L. Pratt

conclusion of the contest.Two judges rule on any procedural questions and pick thebest designed tractors. The decision of the judges isfinal: The student-made 16 mm movie and a recording of the1981 contest on videotape will be shown as part of this 91presentation.Summary: Is it possible to eliminate the peaks and valleys inengineering enrollment? Perhaps not, but a recruitingdevice for your department similar to the 11 rubber bandtractor contest" may reduce the variation, but moreimportant, may interest the right students early so theycan prepare for an engineering career. Elements of a successful event: 1. Simple, inexpensive, yet challenging. 2. Involvement of present students and staff, in

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

Arnold M. Flikke

technology. Institutes and universities perform much of the Rand D function for industry. Industrial units have Rand D units, but it was difficult to see any major innovations or design changes in their pro- ducts which resemble ours of the 1950 s. Emphasis on new technologies 1 is increasing, and we can expect the Chinese to rapidly achieve world parity in these new areas, but agriculture, heavy industry and auto- motive will be slow to change their present patterns. Progress will be made in areas where new technology can be quickly adopted without a great displacement of people. Agriculture is the prime example of this pro- blem as it has an excess of human labor, and mechanization will cause unemployment

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

O. Hawaleshka

colleges and for licencing andsupervising private schools. There is a built-in discriminatory and preferen-tial treatment of certain favourite chartered public establishments such 104as the University of the Philippines (the official flagship of philippinetertiary education) that are allowed considerable autonomy which is sometimesabused with great arrogance.Philippine Educational Priorities and Policies.Present educational policies of the Philippines are mainly specified by theEducational Development Decree of 1972 (PD 6-A) based on findings of the1970 Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine Education. The Act givespriority to the following objectives: 1. Improving instructional quality. 2