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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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Xi Wang P.E., University of Mount Union; Minhao Dai, Kennesaw State University; Gabriella Cataloni, University of Mount Union

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design, such as systematic contexts, decision making, and collaboration [25].But in the meantime, the engineering design could be an effective activity for teaching liberalarts and engineering students how technology and society interact from the perspective of thecreator of technology, the designer or engineer [26]. In other words, engineering design acts as abridge that smoothly connects between liberal arts and engineering education. Most liberal artsuniversities expose freshmen to engineering design in their first year. On the one hand, first-yearstudents in general lack a clear understanding of the engineering profession and its differentdisciplines. Students are vulnerable to pursuing majors that diverge from their career

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Computers in Education 8 - Video Technology

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Dule Shu, Carnegie Mellon University; Christopher Doss, RAND Corporation; Jared Mondschein, RAND Corporation; Denise Kopecky, Challenger Center; Valerie A. Fitton-Kane, Challenger Center; Lance Bush, Challenger Center; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University

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Computers in Education

inspire more students, Dr. Bush has led the growth and expansion of the organization, including the development of a simulation-based program that can be delivered in the classroom. Under Dr. Bush’s leadership, Challenger Center was recognized with the National Science Board’s Public Service Award for its work to promote a public understanding of science and engineering. Dr. Bush started his career at NASA as one of the chief engineers designing the next generation space transportation. He managed the International Space Station Commercial Development program. He also co-founded and served as the Chairman of the International Space Station Multilateral Commercialization Group comprised of the five partner space

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Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

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Camille Velarde, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Estike Kokovay Gutierrez

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Mrs. Estike Kokovay Gutierrez American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Tool for Informing Community-Engaged ProjectsAbstractWhile research suggests that community-engaged projects can be particularly effective, suchwork is notoriously time consuming and not scalable. The

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Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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Caleb James McCollum, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

. 154. ConclusionsThis study assessed the placement, sequencing, and critical features of the 79 technicalcommunication events assessed within the fifteen required courses for environmentalengineering majors (11 courses from our department, and 4 from other departments). Acrosswalk map was constructed to highlight how graded events are leveled through a student’sacademic career (Figure 1). We found that the number of graded events with a technicalcommunication component incrementally increase each year through a student’s academicprogression within the major. Further, the body of technical communication events within themajor transition from individually assessed, relatively ‘low stakes’, primarily written events inthe earlier academic courses

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Materials

environmental engineering from the University of North Dakota. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and the M.S. and Ph.D. in EE from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of diversity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She is Co-Director of

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Design Methodologies 2

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Cheng Chen, University of Georgia; Toluwalase Oluwagbemileke Olajoyegbe, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Design in Engineering Education

stressconstrained TO evaluates the effective material for its layer composites [28], thus increasing thestiffness without predefined configurations. With the future development of generative modeling,topology optimization will inevitably become the norm for design education.Considering the future direction of the design education, colleges and universities need to guidestudents into a career path to meet future needs. The investment cost of AI technology has beenstably increased to propel global marketing over the past decades. Shortly, the fast-changing labormarket will respond quickly to industry needs. This process requires both future engineers to beagile for the upcoming job demands and a new paradigm shift for design engineering curriculasuch as

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

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Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas; Ryan J. Endres, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Doug Dunston, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanics

. non-technical topics. We see that the amotivation only increases markedly for theactivities focused on non-technical topics. Once again, this is a small sample size, but points tointeresting questions for future studies. How can we increase students’ identified motivationtoward the non-technical aspects of their education and careers? Have we effectivelycommunicated the value of non-technical skills? Figure 3: Situational Motivation in Technical vs Non-Technical Active Learningd. Situational Motivations are Influenced by the Arc of a CourseOne of the more interesting discoveries in this case study was the students’ increased motivationtoward activity L2LNK, a passive lecture on linkage design. When considering the classroomactivities

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Advances in Additive, Hybrid, and Digital Manufacturing Education

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Robert Simoneau

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Manufacturing

unfortunate is the current manufacturing skills shortage and the legacy thesedownsizing efforts have toward recruiting the next generation of manufacturing personnel.Although the headlines are often portrayed as sensational the reality is stark for employees andtheir communities who are or have been laid off. Sadly, it would seem that some CEOs relish theprocess only adding to the reluctance of individuals to pursue a manufacturing career [37]. JackWelch, for example, former CEO of General Electric (GE) was known as “Neutron Jack”. Hewould annually purged 10% of his workforce [37]. Further fuel resentment is the 42% increase in Page 6 of 16pay for the CEO’s for the

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas A. De Pree, Bucknell University; Rafael Julián Burgos-Mirabal, University of Massachusetts- Amherst

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Elizabeth A. Sanders, University of Michigan; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gretchen M. Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

students with the opportunity toexplore what it means to be an engineering student in multiple ways and allows them tounderstand the importance of incorporating a diverse set of experiences throughout the remainderof their undergraduate career. While we hope that Summer Scholars perform well academicallyduring the program, Summer Scholars’ primary goal is to promote peer interaction to increase astudent’s sense of belonging at the university, before and in preparation for their first semester.Housing & Residential Advisors (RAs) During the eight-week program, all students are housed in the same university residencehall to promote socialization outside of structured programming, with the goal of an increasedsense of belonging among

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Design Teams 1

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Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Sophia Vicente, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

their team tasks. Even though the students initially resisted to work in large teams at thebeginning of the semester, by the end of the project, they felt well-prepared for transitioning toengineering workplaces. This study suggests that even with a complex and large team, it isimportant to understand the involvement of instructors and engineering education researchers inteaching student’s teamwork skills. The value of training students with teamwork and providingconstructive feedback throughout the process can help in project success in any complexsituation.References[1] N. A. of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2004.[2] T. W. Hissey, “Education and careers 2000. Enhanced skills for

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech

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International

Ecuador, which isthe first part of a larger study. Cultural Dimensions scores vary among engineering majors.However, they are very similar overall. Although the participants were from Ecuador, we found itinteresting that the results of the survey in some dimensions were different to what Hofstede’stheory says about Ecuadorian culture. Although we are not comfortable making any claims at thisexploratory stage of our research, we consider that this is something that requires furtherexploration. Maybe the students that select engineering as their career path have a unique way ofthinking and their engineering culture is stronger than their national culture. For example, studentsin engineering might perceive that their work is more individualistic

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Mohammad H. Sadraey, Southern New Hampshire University

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Aerospace

hired as a member of a flight test team for one of theadvanced aircraft development programs in the Sikorsky (Parent organization: Lockheed Martin). Twoyears ago, he presented a talk about his experiences with Sikorsky and shared some lessons learned in hispast career. Moreover, another aeronautical engineering graduate was hired by Scaled Composites threeyears ago. He also had a technical talk in our institution and presented the latest projects in the company heworks for.One of common points for both presentations was the significance of what they learned here in SNHU thatwere employed in their aircraft research/design projects. Both graduates had a few recommendations abouthow to better teach aeronautical sciences and skill to students to be

Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

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Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

. Ten students choose to participate in thesurvey. The overall response from the students was positive.The first group of questions was related to the course structure and efficiency, and the results wereas follows:Question 1: This course was useful in progress toward my degree and career. 80% of the studentsagreed or strongly agreed, 10% were neutral, and 10% disagreed.Question 2: I think that the way the course was structured is adequate for both the online andcampus delivery. 80% of the students agreed or strongly agreed and 20% disagreed.Question 3: I think the class time was efficiently distributed between the lecture and the activitytime, enough to cover the content of the course material. 80% of the students agreed or stronglyagreed and

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Maker Spaces in Design Education

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Colton Daniel Brehm, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, Georgia. She is interested in bio-inspired system design problems and is currently working at the intersection of ecology and engi- neering for the design of complex human networks and systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Conference Using a Modularity Analysis to Determine Tool and Student Roles within MakerspacesAbstractStudent use of makerspaces can vary greatly, with some students confidently using the spacethroughout their academic career and others quickly losing interest or never participating. Manyof the potential roadblocks are nuanced or unpredictable and can only

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 18

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Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas; Molly Roche, University of St. Thomas; Esmée Julia Verschoor, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; Alyssa Marie Eggersgluss, Playful Learning Lab; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Mary Fagot; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Collin John Goldbach, Playful Learning Lab; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Abby Bensen, University of St. Thomas

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Pre-College Engineering Education

can motivatestudents who have lower self efficacy in certain subject areas, such as engineering, to approachthe task with more confidence knowing that it is applicable in careers outside of the perceived“typical” STEM realm. The website also provides behind-the-scenes content showing how themusic videos were made. These videos often describe the math and science behind the visualeffects the band is known for. This again offers students a look into how engineering and otherSTEAM concepts can be applied in the real world, especially in jobs that seem unrelated.Students may feel more inclined to attempt the task at hand when they see that it can be used inatypical ways that serve a practical purpose.Literature ReviewBybee offers perspective into

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ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

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Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

make the work more fun and dealt more like a personal success once it was done • I liked the hands on components that I took advantage of during the module • We were able to do some motion analysis capture • I liked having 2 tries for the elevator pitch, the liked the entrepreneurial aspects • I think the human performance was also a great experience and carrying out a research study • The idea of this module is fantastic, I like the structure concepts of making engineers more business, like learnt as a senior I think it is a bit late. The module would be more effective if we did this throughout my academic career in college • I like that the module was hands on and more or less allowed us to

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Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

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Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Samuel J. Sacks, Norfolk Public Schools; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Old Dominion University

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Educational Research and Methods

, research suggests that preserviceteachers do not feel academically prepared and confident enough to teach engineering-relatedtopics.This interdisciplinary project provided engineering students with an opportunity to developinterprofessional skills as well as to reinforce their technical knowledge, while preserviceteachers had the opportunity to be exposed to engineering content, more specifically coding, anddevelop competence for their future teaching careers. Undergraduate engineering studentsenrolled in a computational methods course and preservice teachers enrolled in an educationaltechnology course partnered to plan and deliver robotics lessons to fifth and sixth graders. Thispaper reports on the effects of this collaboration on twenty

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

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Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. 70]. Students in the STEMschool revealed they had these experiences through the examples of in-school engineering theydescribed, yet when they were asked to define engineering, they still focused on fixing andbuilding.Although students did not have fully articulated views of engineering, they viewed engineeringpositively, discussing opportunities for hands-on activities, choice, and creativity as appealing tothem. They believed engineering helps to improve things in the world and prepares them forfurther education and careers. The messaging around students, both in school and out of school,has left them with the impression that engineering is important. This belief may support theirongoing participation in engineering.Despite some

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Gail Luera, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division

for their senior design class but also prepared them better for their careers. Eventhough some students indicated they were not fond of the reading reflections, some admitted thatthe reflections were a good way to ensure that students actually read the textbook. One commentacknowledged that the reflections made them read but suggested improving the methodsomehow. Table 9: Selected Course Assessment Questions Synchronous vs Asynchronous CIS 375 Synchronous Asynchronous 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree N = 18/41 N = 14/20 Course met my expectations 4.6 3.9 Course objectives were clear

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Adrienne K. Scott, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madalyn D. Kern, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie E. Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Graduate Studies

at University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches Senior Design, Mechanical Engineering as a Profession, and thermo-fluids courses. She has also developed new curriculum and programming for student professional development and career exploration which have strengthened connections between students, alumni and industry part- ners. She serves as chair of External Relations for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. She has been the Wolenski/Roller Faculty Fellow since 2017. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Increasing communication avenues between Mechanical Engineering doctoral

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University; David Martinelli, West Virginia University; John Deskins, West Virginia University; Julia Daisy Fraustino, West Virginia University ; L Christopher Plein, West Virginia University; Md Tawhidur Rahman, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Abhik Roy, West Virginia University

benefit from reviewing and supportingengineering work and working alongside engineers to broaden the scope of their work by gettinga more in-depth understanding of the technological and engineering constraints of the open-ended engineering problem and the potential solutions.Economics: Economics offers the students an additional and valuable set of rigorous analyticaltools that aid in understanding a wide array of social phenomena that they observe throughouttheir careers. The example of developing an emissions permit–trading market offers a perfectillustration. Here we face an engineering and economic problem in the form of an inefficientlyhigh level of industrial emissions into the atmosphere. By bringing the economic way of thinkingto this

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Jeff Cunion; Brigitte Barbier

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; John Irwin; Adrienne Minerick

/instrumentation skills that are used in the designand manufacturing of control systems and devices used in consumer products, aerospace andmilitary applications, automotive and other advanced manufacturing industries. This degreeprogram is responsive to advice from industrial advisory board members and other industrycontacts to meet industry needs and to develop career pathways. This proposed degree program Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3has the potential to increase enrollments in each of the four feeder

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AEE Journal

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Jianchu Yao

preparation, simulation-based real-worldprojects like this not only effectively facilitate student learning and make the intricate frequencymethods easier to understand, they also boost student perception on their areas of study (and pos-sibly their future career) due to the positive experience and enhanced understanding of relevance. REFERENCES 1. N. S. Nise. Control Systems Engineering, 6th Edition, Wiley Publisher. ISBN: 978-0-470-54756-4. 2. R. M. Felder, G. N. Felder, & E. J. Dietz. “A longitudinal study of engineering student performance and retention V.Comparisons with traditionally-taught students.” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 469–480. 3. J. Mills and D. Treagust

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

fields of practice, includinga full tenured biomedical engineering professor with a joint appointment in chemical andbiomolecular engineering, an assistant professor of teaching in biomedical engineering, and alecturer in materials science. The full professor is a serial entrepreneur, with over sixcompanies, while the assistant teaching professor is an expert in engineering design andeducation, and the lecturer is a professional working in industry. These broad skills andexpertise have allowed the professors to provide insights into entrepreneurship, academia, andindustry, which highlight the various potential career opportunities the engineering studentswill engage in upon graduation.Table 2: Course learning outcomes and corresponding ABET

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Seema C Shah-Fairbank P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul R Hottinger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shonn Haren, Cal Poly Pomona

professional careers. In addition, the results of numerousstudies demonstrate that, beyond providing skills required by ABET standards, informationliteracy instruction results in engineering students finding higher quality information sources,developing better research questions, more deeply evaluating the credibility of the sources theygather, and generally producing better research. While all of this is encouraging, the literaturealso asserts, repeatedly, that effective instruction in information literacy goes far beyond a single,generalized lecture provided by a librarian at the beginning of a semester. In order forinformation literacy instruction to be truly effective, it must be integrated into the course work,through multiple instruction

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

the interviews over a three-day period in private conference rooms at the high schoolduring the participants’ regularly scheduled science or engineering courses. The teacher, amember of the research team, was aware of which students participated in the interviews,however, to protect participant confidentiality, we did not share any interview data with theteacher until after the semester had ended. Our interview protocol was developed with questionsto collect data about 1) students’ beliefs about the nature of intelligence (i.e., fixed versus growthmindset), 2) science self-efficacy, 3) career aspirations, 4) views on the gender gap in STEM,and 5) students’ beliefs about smartness. In this paper, we focus on the data collected from theportion

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

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Sam B Siewert, California State University, Chico

Paper ID #35221Improving Student Outcomes with Final Parallel Program Mastery Approachfor Numerical MethodsDr. Sam B Siewert, California State University, Chico Dr. Sam Siewert has a B.S. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from University of Notre Dame and M.S., Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Colorado. He has worked in the computer engineer- ing industry for twenty-four years before starting an academic career in 2012. Half of his time was spent on NASA space exploration programs and the other half of that time on commercial product development for high performance networking and storage systems. In 2020

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

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Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; Orlay Santa, Cornell University

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Diversity

the general level of teaching effectiveness across the college.2020 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference Proceedings 179Introduction and motivationAs a teaching center, MTEI’s goal is to assist all faculty in improving their courses and teachingskills. For faculty at the beginning of their teaching careers, we provide information, support andfeedback for a strong start in teaching so they build confidence and identity as goodteachers. For highly skilled teachers, MTEI offers assistance with planning and assessment ofnew approaches, or technology, or learning activities they created. Both of these groups offaculty are highly motivated and seek out and welcome assistance. For teachers