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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Steven C Brandon, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

● Maintenance ● Unsure ● Planning and TestingExample Category - Problem SolvingWhen asked what engineers do for a living, the most common idea among the survey responsesof the sample of first-year engineering students both before and after completing a majorexploration course was that engineers solve problems. Additionally, many students indicatedwhat types of problems engineers solve. Some students also mentioned that engineers buildsolutions to solve problems. These additional details in student responses were used to developseven subcategories for the main Problem Solving category. The frequency and definition foreach Problem Solving subcategory is provided in Table 2.Table 2 – Definitions of the Problem

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Frederick Alexander Farah, UMD Keystone Program; W. Ethan Eagle, University of Maryland

fromour pilot semester, which are, admittedly, quite sparse - but suggest rich individual experiencesfrom students and the opportunity for relatively easily executed investment in informalengagements with students in the digital space by teaching assistants and faculty to buildcommunity.Why discord? Considerations, Implementation Plans and Impacts UMD’s Introduction to Engineering Design course is group-oriented and required for allengineering students. The fall’s online variant covering about 480 eligible students, featuredsynchronous lecture 3hrs and 40 per week and an asynchronous environment for teams to work.The learning management system at UMD is Canvas, which in past implementations for studentengagement was limited to email

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute

workflow for EG109? (Note taking, homework, reading, etc.) • “Absolutely, the Goodnote software is extremely useful in all my classes especially in engineering. Having to draw structures and plans has never been simpler on the ipad. I keep all my notes in Goodnote and barely use paper anymore and it makes college like 100x easier and more portable.” • “Yes, I primarily use it as a replacement for paper saving me time and increasing my organization for homework and note-taking.”A summary of survey results from four semesters is shown in Table 1. This data represents boththe pilot evaluation as well as the full-scale implementation. Since data was collected from thespring 2019 through spring 2021

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

semester movingto the online education format the students were able to finish the project and submit their finalposters. The goals and objectives of this course are: 1. To develop a basic understanding of the various steps in the design process typically encountered in the field of engineering. 2. To become familiar with several computer-related skills necessary to function as a practical engineer. 3. To develop an understanding of how to attack and solve a poorly defined problem - from the basic literature search, through planning, and to a finished and tested prototype. 4. To develop an awareness of (a) analytical thinking, (b) decision-making skills, (c) communication skills, and (d) the

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

“Awareness of the Multidisciplinary Nature of Engineering”; 2. Attendance atthe common lecture is a requirement of the course; 3. The common lecture includes a Case Studyfor relevancy and currency; 4. The Case Study illuminates the subjects of human-centered designand empathy as critical components of the engineering profession; 5. The Case Study emphasizesthat interaction between engineering disciplines is commonplace on engineering projects; 6. TheCase Study emphasizes that interaction between technical and non-technical parties iscommonplace on engineering projects.Future work/work-in-progressThe plan for the future is to explore the self-reported student “increase in understanding”responses to the survey and evaluate them through a qualitative

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel

resources of campus but also improve the mathematical readiness ofunder-prepared students is advantageous to this student population.The eight semester degree plans for all engineering and computer science majors at theUniversity of Arkansas assume students will begin their math study in calculus I. However, only70% of our first-year engineering students qualify to enroll in a math course of calculus orhigher, while 20% qualify for precalculus (one math class behind) and 10% for college algebra(two math classes behind). Students’ math placements are determined based on their ACT orSAT math scores, through AP or college credit for a prerequisite course, or through a placementexam offered through the University.In order to improve the math-readiness

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Valerie J. Fuchs; James R. Mihelcic

Credits PCMI No certificate No certificate 6/130* 3-International Experience (2 weeks) 11/30 2-Field Engineering in Dev'g World 3-Capstone Design 2-Community Planning & Analysis 7-International Training & Experience (27 months) With With certificate + + certificate 25/130* 1

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

William S. Helton; Michele H. Miller; Robert Pastel

, thermal stress, and lighting, affect humanperformance and on macro-ergonomics (building design and urban planning).HF courses in mechanical engineering have a strong connection to product design.Michigan Tech offers a technical elective MEEM 4990/5990 Human Factors inEngineering that is open to seniors and graduate students. The course presents thephysical and psychological capabilities and limitations of humans. We look at badproduct and system designs. We explore the reasons a product may be difficult to use orthe causes behind a system safety failure. The course presents tools and techniques forimproving the usability of products and systems. Often mechanical engineers will attempt Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE North Midwest

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kurtis G. Paterson

nature of thepodcast episodes. The more-balanced learning environment also was well received. Ingeneral these course modifications made a traditionally loathed class enjoyable andmemorable for the students.A preliminary attempt to assess impacts on learning for subjects with and withoutpodcasts revealed no learning benefit from the podcasts. The students do appreciated thefocused content, liberation of the class from lecture, and portability of the materialsthough. Ideally, two sections with large enrollments would create a better assessmentsetting for retention objectives. A plan for this study is underway for Fall 2007.As podcasting is new to education, the first assessment focused on application of suchtechnology within university courses

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul J. Weber

; Summers, D. (2002). Future directions for mechanical,manufacturing, and industrial engineering technology programs. Journal of EngineeringTechnology, 91 (2), 8 – 15.Richardson, J., Irwin T., & Sherwin, C. (2005). Design and sustainability. A scooping report forthe sustainable design forum.Tonn, B.E. (2004). Integrated 1000-year planning. Futures, 36 (1), 91 – 108.Wang, L., & Lin, L. (2004). Making sustainability accountable: a valuation model for corporateperformance. IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, 7 – 12.World commission on environment and development (1987). Our Common Future. Oxford,U.K.: Oxford Univ. Press.Yang, Q.Z., & Song, B. (2006). Eco-design for product lifecycle sustainability

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

J. E. Johnson; L. Stradins; S Springer; R. Asthana

properly nurtured, could lead to reallearning and innovation. The Holtby funds were intended to be used to provide the students suchan opportunity for exploration and growth. The funds were envisioned to provide the timeneeded by the participating faculty to develop project ideas and research plans for undergraduateand graduate students to engage in research and exploration on special topics not normallycovered in the current program courses. The intent was to inspire the students’ creativity andimagination to conduct additional research on special topics with faculty mentors, disseminatetheir findings to the broader public, and earn college credit for their efforts. It is envisioned thatresearch exposure through the Holtby funds shall also

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Roger Green

interpersonal influence over decree,putting the needs of others first, and developing commitment, motivation and a teamwork spirit.A servant-based leader works to align a group toward a common purpose and nurtures everyoneto perform as highly as possible. Servant leaders tend to be empathetic, caring, and goodlisteners. In servant leadership, the focus is less on the leader and more on the team being led.Of course, many professors also employ elements of servant leadership in their classrooms,although perhaps not always by purposeful and planned action.Servant leadership depends on developing a climate of trust and mutual respect. Without trust,achieving cooperation rather than compliance can be difficult, especially in educational settings.This

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Han-Way Huang; Nannan He

. Textbooks are also available for using the Nios IIprocessor [7, 8].We spent about four weeks on teaching Verilog programming and get students to work out a fewdesign projects using the DE1 kits. After that we taught students to start from a very simple NiosII microcontroller configuration and write assembly and C programs to control its operation. Welet students to work out a subset of the labs provided by Altera. Most students did not havedifficulty to get those lab assignments to work. Because of the need to teach Verilog, we didn’thave time to teach students to design their own peripheral functions and integrate with the Niosprocessor. We plan to find some way to achieve this in the future.ConclusionEmbedded system design using the FPGA is more

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Naima Kaabouch; Deborah L. Worley; Jeremiah Neubert; Mohammad Khavanin

of the project, goals and objectives, andassessment plan of the project. The second part focused on preparing students to be mentors.They participated in an exercise where they thought about their first years of college andexplored their own strategies for learning, including how they best retain information as well aswhat they found frustrating about studying calculus.They then reviewed characteristics that they felt were important to bring to the mentor-led studysessions: sincerity, respect, and active listening skills. We also emphasized the importance ofconfidentiality during this portion of the training. The third part of the training focused on how toactively facilitate mentor sessions. The mentors then participated in an informal role

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nannan He; Han-Way Huang

programming language, was solely chosen for coding. In many cases, afterinitiating the course project, students quickly move to the implementation stage after a briefdesign phase, and start the C programming and debugging iterations using an IDE. Although thisapproach works for the small-scale course project, students have reported that it is very timeconsuming and inefficient. And the behavior of the created system often deviates from theoriginal design plan. Educators have recognized the need to introduce some efficient and cost-effective programming tools to students 7. The goal is to equip students with the knowledge fordeveloping complex engineering systems with a large number of constraints.Experts in the software engineering and computer

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Tina Smilkstein, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

available/unavailable to students. The campus is talking aboutincreasing the number of new students and the students were quite upset. They were upsetbecause the resources at present weren’t enough and the messaging had told them that withouttaking care of the students that are here, they plan on bringing in more students. They took this asa disrespect for the students that were here and that the school should be committed to giving anystudent that comes to Cal Poly all the support they need to succeed. The students felt that mentalhealth services was a key component to taking care of students. For the students, this, again,translated to the school not supporting a minority group of students, specifically, those that needhelp with mental health

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

by asking students questions to answer through the experiments, requiring them toplan experiments to obtain the data necessary to answer their questions, perform the experiments theyhad planned and explain their results in relation to theoretical considerations and measurement errors[4]. Surveyed students found that the inquiry-based laboratory experiments provided a sufficientlychallenging learning experience which they preferred to the traditional “cook-book” laboratories. In thiscontext, we describe the implementation of design-focused laboratories in a medical electronics courseand the students feedback gathered at the completion of the course.Methods:Design-focused laboratories were implemented in the “Medical Electronics” course

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Anna Pocquette; Nick Angelino; Sam Allegretti; Kyle Reusch; Alya Abd Aziz; Bala Maheswaran

wood, or strap on the side of the product. This wouldcorresponding to the outside diameter of the increase the portability of the filter.PVC. The filter runs through this piece, andis supported with 4 legs. 2 pieces of wood are The current product is a good starting pointconnected to the top of this table, supporting for what could be a very reliable waterthe basin. recycling system. Our future plans would beto make more improvements so that system is is recorded and compared to a baseline topractical, cost effective, and effective for our determine the clarity and therefore how cleangoals. Currently the arrangement of the the water is overall. We

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jordan Martino; Maddy Weaver; Taran Lee; Umang Rastogi; David Hunter; Bala Maheswaran

which shouldthe chords they need for the song, while reinforce it. We also plan to reprint the piecekeeping the song in their mind by having the standing upright at a 45 degree angle so thatchords all run in the same order they were the fault lines created in the 3D printinginput. The second mode, Practice Mode, process are angled in such a way that they aredisplays the chords on the fretboard one at a not perpendicular to the force created by thetime, and instead of requiring the user to strings.manually cycle through them, it cyclesthrough automatically on a timer. This allowsthe user to practice shifting from one chord tothe next in the order that they will be playedin the song, after they’ve

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology

matrix categorizing mechanistic versus non-mechanistic as visuallypresented in Figure 4. Mechanistic Non-mechanistic Stereotype Medium High Concept Medium High Contemporary High Low Visual Stereotype Concept Contemporary Figure 4 – Outline drawings of Class B fishing boats used in questionnaire [14]. Figure 5 – Lines plans for new Malaysian fishing boat [15].This qualitative analysis presented interesting insights, including a low concern for high seastates and water coming onboard as

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

work or home stress weresuddenly thrown into a new balancing act where work and home constraints were now happeningat the same time. Teaching from home became the new norm. However, many had never usedthe internet for instruction before. Additionally, their lack of pedagogical understanding ofonline design, facilitation and instruction left many at a loss for best practices.Much of the difficulty may be able to be attributed to the short window of planning andorganizing that needed to occur in March 2020. Then once entrenched in those emergencymeasures, instructors may not have felt it necessary, nor had the time, to modify instructionaltechniques during the spring of the 2020 school year.In hindsight the rapid transition in instruction during

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Daniel K. Jones P.E., State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Joanne M Joseph, SUNYPOLY

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Diversity

, U.S., “Development of tactile floor plan for the blind and visually impaired by 3D printing technique,” Journal of Graphic Engineering and Design, 7(1), 19-26, 2016.6. Mancini, D., and Nelson, D., “Braille Tiles and ‘Brabble’ Game for the CABVI,” Capstone report, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, spring 2017.7. Brennan, M., and Gee, S., “3D Printing Assistive Technologies for Individuals who are Visually Impaired,” Capstone report, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, spring 2019.

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Lynn Johnson; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

determine the feasibility of utilizing these building materials in today’s market. Lastly,a small, physical model based on the Creo parametric design was 3D printed. A 3D house model was created in Revit, shown in Fig 1.Figure 1. Full model idea of the house in Revit 2020.Figure 2. Level 1 floor plan in Revit 2020 The 3D printed model house is designed to be 10”(L) x 10”(W) x 10”(H). It featuresthree square windows, one round window, and a door. Creo parametric model of separate pieces for 3D printing purposes.Figure 3. Part one of 3D house design for 3D printing. Created in Creo 6.0 Part uploaded to the Makerbot software for 3D printing. The process took almost twodays.Figure 5. The physical model ready to print with a

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University

, Turtleblocks, and Desmos were demonstrated and practicedtogether with the teachers for generating 3D models from mathematical formulations and computercodes. For general science, biology, chemistry, and medical fields, many other websites werepresented with downloadable 3D models ready for 3D printing. (The list is provided in Appendix).Lastly, creating a course plan for a 3D printing project was explained using the course templateavailable on Thingiverse.com. Feedback on ActivitiesSummer camp (on-campus)As a follow-up study, a specific survey for the 3D printing module was not conducted. However, asurvey to measure the summer camp's overall success was conducted. Of 46 students, 26 of themcompleted the survey. 44

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

including Barns & Noble Press and IngramSpark was introduced.The process of self-publishing a textbook that is based on the use of an MSP432 MCU in anembedded system course has been covered. The impact and the transition due to the Covid-19 hasbeen introduced. The brief discussion related to students’ feedback was also included. A nextrevision of the third edition is scheduled to be published by Spring or Summer of 2021. This shortrevision cycle of the textbook is possible because of the choice of the method of a self-pushingplatform. The author plans to continue to improve the quality of the teaching materials and providemore books and relevant materials for the embedded system education

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Edgar Reyes

resulting work was evaluated over the Summer and Fall terms and then planned to beimplemented by this Spring term. However, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic thrust this ongoing projectinto overdrive to move up completion and evaluation by last Spring semester. This group worked todesign and develop a modular graphical user interface that would allow the user to remotely operatea simulated heat exchanger and acquire data where the physical system is inaccessible.Current HardwareThe current experimental equipment consists of the Armfield DLMX system shown in Figure 1.The system consists of a small battery-operated base unit and seven different cartridges “coveringfluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer” 8. The battery-operated base unit can

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Weinman, Farmingdale State College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

ComputerAided Drafting and Design (CADD) course. The first approach is the incorporation of hands-onexercises that follow Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. The second approach is the development of alearning community where it is built focusing on the Computer Aided Drafting and Design andManufacturing Processes courses. This paper provides an overview of the two approachesincluding their objectives, exercises, projects, and future plans. The design and development ofthe exercises and projects will be discussed in detail.KeywordsApplied learning, Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy, Learning Communities, CADDIntroductionFirst year of college is an important year to freshman students. The new high school graduatesare required to learn college level course materials and

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

objectives. Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, Oct 6-7 - Penn State BerksNicholas LaRosa is currently a sophomore at Raritan Valley Community College in the pursuitof a degree in Electrical Engineering. His areas of technical interest include 3D-printingtechnology, lean manufacturing techniques, and analog/RF circuit design. Among other things,he also enjoys cycling and reading in his spare time. In his career, he hopes to continue todevelop his leadership and engineering skills while working to make the world a better place inthe process.Samantha Fegely is also currently a sophomore at Raritan Valley Community College and willearn her Associate Degree in Business Administration in May 2018 and plans to major inMarketing for

Conference Session

WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

students who, in spite of passing an considering how it can be more effective. We need to beintensive language program, still struggle with English, and cognizant of not asking too much time of our working alumni,(iv) students do not follow our advising plans. For example, but also want to encourage more interaction between studentsthe number of credit hours required to graduate in ECE is and mentors. Expecting freshman to reach out to180, but the average number at graduation is about 230. professionals may be too intimidating, so we are considering To illustrate diversity of student backgrounds, Figure 1 more structured meetings between students and mentors,shows the admission status of

Conference Session

Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

anticipated GPA in such as Statics (ME 212) or Dynamics (ME 214) dropsthe semester, the current math course that they were down even further to approximately 30 students. In aregistered for, the math course that they were planning previous paper [1], the author attempted to correlateto register for in the following semester, and their high freshman engineering students’ ACT Math scores withschool ACT Math score. Preliminary results for the students’ academic performance in the Mechanicalsurvey conducted during Fall semester 2015 suggested Engineering program by conducting a voluntary studentthat students making good progress towards their survey in Fall 2015 which asked students in the ME