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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #33832Virtual Summer Research Program with Professional Development andFinancial Literacy TrainingDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in renewable energy, simulation and optimization, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Patrick Sours, Ohio State University; Michael J. Hagenberger, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #33559Engagement in Practice: Evaluating and Enhancing the Global CapstoneCourseMr. Patrick Sours, Ohio State University Patrick Sours is a senior lecturer at The Ohio State University. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Humanitarian Engineering and the Global Option Distinction. He continued at OSU and earned a M.S. from the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering. . His research efforts are focused on Sustainable Development Engineering, specifically working with rural communities on water access. Patrick has worked on projects in Tanzania, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; James W. Pellegrino, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Vikas Berry, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chemical Engineering

competencies developed in chemical engineering(CHE) programs has grown. To adequately address this problem, the authors’ goal is tosynergize industry-student-academic integration by enculturating classrooms with connections toindustrial realities. Implementation of this model is particularly important in the early years ofthe curriculum. As the first step, the authors are working on designing and incorporating up-to-date industry problems as assignments in a course on “Materials and Energy Balance”. Theauthors have been working with industry mentors from various areas of the chemical engineeringfield to design up-to-date application-based problems/projects for the selected CHE class. Twoindustrial mentors with different areas of expertise were

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2008 GSW

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Ankur Shukla; Prafulla Kesari

experience in multiple subjects, andproficiency in English language in order to be able to assist the students with their projectspecific questions and course policies. This paper briefly discusses the hiring processincluding the extensive interviews and how potential TAs must demonstrate theirtechnical expertise before they are selected. Prior project experience and industryexperience are highly valued. Once they are hired, TAs immediately go through amandatory two-day orientation in order to become acquainted with department, collegeand university culture and policies. The TAs are selected from a pool of Electrical andComputer Engineering and Computer Science applicants. The paper discusses the roles ofthe TAs, policies governing the grading of

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sydney Nguyen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Franz J. Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Elise St. John, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jingzhe Wu, The World Bank; Gudrun Socher, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences; Anurag Uppuluri, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Angie Paola Garcia Arevalo, The World Bank; Erin Sheets, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural Engineering

can save time and money in determining the structural type of school buildings to assess their vulnerability. Under this collaboration, students felt empowered working on such a highly impactful international development project involving real-world challenges, and considered it a transformative learning experience.IntroductionThe siloed structure typical of higher education institutions makes cross-disciplinaryproject-based collaborations organizationally challenging to support. With the exception ofdiscrete general education courses, students rarely work closely with other students outside theirmajors in project-based learning exercises. The work described here was done at CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, San

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

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David Olawale, R.B. Annis School of Engineering, University of Indianapolis; Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis; James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Labs and experiential learning

project management professional (PMP).Mr. Payton Ashby Staman, University of Indianapolis Payton studied Mechanical Engineering at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis. Among the first class to graduate from the program, Payton has remained in the Indianapolis area, working for a local utility company, Citizens Energy Group. Working for Citizens as a mechan- ical engineer, he enjoys supporting the community while maintaining Indianapolis’s system for water, wastewater, gas, and thermal utilities. Payton is also a member of ASME.Mr. James T Emery II, University of Indianapolis James Emery is the Laboratory Manager for Mechanical Systems at the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

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Courtney D. Giles

and bias, and the ability to leveragecampus resources. A project-based structure was adopted to incorporate these learning outcomesinto two projects: (1) “Micro-Design Projects”, to practice teamwork and design while buildingsimple mechanisms and structures (floating table, mechanical hand, water-balloon launcher), (2)“Semester-long Projects”, in which students address a campus-based problem, posed by apartnering campus organization (Facilities, Waste, Transportation, Health and Wellness). In bothcases, students voted on their desired project and were placed into interdisciplinary teams.Semester project options spanned three themes (Energy, Resources, Health) and seven specificchallenges. Students presented their proposed solutions to the

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2010 North Midwest Section

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AnnMarie Thomas; Amy Miller; Heather Spicuzza

Dance + Engineering: A Collaboration for Freshmen Engineering Design Students AnnMarie Thomas1, Amy Miller2, Heather Spicuzza2 University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN1/ The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN2ABSTRACTThis paper examines a collaboration between the freshmen-level engineering graphics and designclass at the University of St. Thomas (UST), dance students at Macalester College and theUniversity of St. Thomas, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Diavolo Dance Theater.Traditionally, students in ENGR171 completed a design project for a fictitious client. Throughthis collaboration, however, the students were

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 GIFTS: A COVID inspired accessible first year design activity appropriate for an introductory course.The goals of our first semester, single credit, workshop-style Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering course are to introduce students to the discipline and our curriculum, to performquantitative problem solving, to practice effective teamwork, and to apply the design process. Thecourse covers these goals in a project-based learning style by stepping through the design processfor a single device. The course is also scenario-based, in that students receive memos from afictitious company that addresses the team as professionals, rather than students. The weekly courseformat is to

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

Science Standards; Design Matrices: Studentsdiscuss how design is the primary element of engineering within state content standards and theNext-Generation Science Standards, then spend most of the class participating in severalactivities to show the utility of design matrices in guiding group decision-making.Day 3 – Engineering Design Activity; Identifying K-12 Engineering Projects: To explorethe engineering design process, students work in small teams on a design project that iscompletely contained within the class period. Constraints, including budget, are included, and thewrap up discussion explores possible variations to the project if teachers wished to make moreexplicit connections to iteration, technical writing, or specific science

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Byron Garry

(l) - (p). ABET requires at least oneevaluation of each student outcome at some point in the program, preferably toward the end ofthe curriculum. We have chosen to do most this evaluation in the Project Management/Capstonetwo-semester course sequence. In the first semester, students learn the theory and basic practicesof project management, and also define, plan and begin their capstone project. In the secondsemester they complete their group project. Mo of he og am lea ning o come a ea e ed ing di ec mea e f om e idence of den ojec o k, i h a fe a e mencoming from the studen o inion of hei o n og e , an indi ec mea e. Wha e a econcerned with is how to evaluate the direct evidence of student work, that i , g ading he den

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Marshall Brain, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #32686Work in Progress: Entrepreneurship and Senior Design ProgramCollaboration Towards Multidisciplinary DesignDr. Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Rachana A Gupta is currently a Teaching Professor and Director of the ECE Senior Design Pro- gram. She teaches and mentors several senior design students on industry-sponsored projects (On average 25 / semester) to complete an end product. These projects include all aspects of System Engineering: concept design, product design and design trade-offs, prototyping, and testing (circuit design, PCB, me- chanical fabrication, algorithm

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #33239Delivering Meaningful Design-and-Build Experiences to M.E. UnderclassStudents in the Age of COVID-19 and BeyondDr. Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz has been at Western Kentucky University for eighteen years, previously serving as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Lake Superior State University. Before entering the academic world, he was a project engineer for Shell Oil responsible for the design and installation of oil and gas production facilities for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. He has a combined 31 years of experience as an engineer in industry and in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University; Jeff Wood, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #34139Engagement in Practice: Creating an Enduring Partnership in a MechanicalEngineering Capstone CourseMs. Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University Shoshanah Cohen is the Director of Community Engaged Learning for Engineering and Lecturer in Me- chanical Engineering at Stanford University. She has more than 20 years of industry experience managing complex supply chain projects; her teaching focuses on experiential project-based operations courses. Shoshanah is actively engaged in local community organizations focused on public education and services for underserved students. She is a passionate advocate for girls in

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

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Bosco Yu, McMaster University; Liza-anastasia Dicecco, McMaster University; Dakota M Binkley, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada and Université de Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Hatem S. Zurob

student-centred learning and project-based learning. He hopes to contribute to the transformation of engineering education so that students are well- equipped to face the challenges of the future in engineering, and can build core engineering competencies in a more self-motivated and confident manner in a diverse and inclusive learning environment. Dr Yu’s academic research interests and expertise focus on using an integrated design approach that in- volves the synthesis of material selection, finite element methods, rapid prototyping/additive manufactur- ing, and machine learning to improve the mechanical properties of hybrids materials (fibre composites, metal/metal hybrids, and cellular lattices) and biomedical

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has advised over 10 different design projects –BMW, Rotary, TTi and mentored over 100 students. While at Clemson, Dr. Joshi was also awarded endowed teaching fellowship as a part of which she has taught a sophomore class on Foundations of Mechanical Systems for 2 semesters. Dr. Joshi worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Professor Jonathan Cagan at Carnegie Mellon University. She investigated the avenues of internet of things and connected products. While at Carnegie

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Tanzeena Karim, Middle Tennessee State University; Tamir Shahir Hussain; Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The TNT Board: An Interactive Electronic Board GameAbstractIn summer 2020, a research and enrichment program funded by a Student Engagement,Retention, and Success (SERS) grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents took place in theform of online/remote delivery. The goal of the program was to improve the GPA and retentionrate of underrepresented and minority students by engaging them in multidisciplinary andcollaborative summer projects. This paper presents the project carried out by one of the studentgroups, in which two students in Mechatronics Engineering and one student in Computer Scienceworked together remotely and designed and implemented an

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2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Chao Ma, Texas A&M University; Brey C. Caraway, Texas A&M University ; Jorge I. Roa, Texas A&M University; Alejandro X. Trejos, Texas A&M University; Pauline Davila, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

facultyadvisors. This team started their capstone as usual. However, in the middle of the first semesterof the capstone (Spring 2020), the team has experienced imposed restrictions due to COVID-19.Restrictions due to COVID-19 were still active in the second semester (Fall 2020). The teamcould complete the capstone project in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, thepowder compaction system is introduced. The details of the block diagrams and fabricatedprototype device are presented. Testing and verifications are shown, and the capstone evaluationis presented.I. Introduction A powder compaction system can be useful to various manufacturing technologies, such aspowder metallurgy [1] and additive manufacturing [2-5]. In powder metallurgy, a

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Olushola V. Emiola-Owolabi, Morgan State University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

disciplines. She enjoys observing the intellectual and professional growth in students as they prepare for engineering careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021High school students' perspective of project-based learning in online learning Olushola Emiola-Owolabi, Medha Dalal, Adam Carberry, & Oluwakemi Jumoke Ladeji-OsiasThe delivery mode of education for many high school students changed recently, confining students toattend classes virtually from home. Remote learning can sometimes give students fewer experientiallearning opportunities. A focus group discussion was carried out with 35 high school students to exploretheir perception of their learning

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lynn Merritt Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Nikki James, Northeastern University; Kemi Jona, Northeastern University; Erich White, Oregon State University; Scott Paja, Oregon State University; Josefine Fleetwood, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

agencies, national labs, and non-profits. We have established a purpose-built model to accel- erate Cincinnati as a talent hub and beacon for innovation–in years, not decades.Josefine Fleetwood, Oregon State University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Virtual Internships: Accelerating Opportunity Through Disruption Abstract Experiential learning programs like internships and capstone projects are high-impact practices that allow engineering students to build a professional network, apply technical skills in a real-world context, and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emma Tevaarwerk, Northwestern University; Kathleen Carmichael, Northwestern University; Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Lisa Davidson; Elise Gruneisen

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

of a novel curricular intervention piloted in a first-yeardesign course at a private, medium-sized R1 university. Specifically, the intervention requiredthat students on a team rotate through leadership roles in four key areas: primary research,secondary research, training-building-testing, and project management. The team lead for eachrole completed associated documentation and coached their successor on how to succeed in thatrole. This study leverages a cooperative learning approach in order to provide more equitableaccess to learning for all students. Implementation of such approaches in first-year contexts is ofparticular importance, as these classes are formative for how students view teamwork.Research ContextThis research was

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Student Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah E. Norris, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Nathaniel Blalock, Enlite Research Group Led by Dr. Faber: University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Daniel Patrick Mountain, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Diversity

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Student

virtual teams during the rapid transition online due to COVID-19 Alexis Walsha, Sarah Norrisb, Nathaniel Blalockc, Daniel Mountainc and Courtney Faberd a) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; b) Department of Mechanical Aerospace Biomedical Engineering; c) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; d) Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program University of Tennessee KnoxvilleIntroductionTeam projects are common in undergraduate engineering courses and have been shown toimprove self-efficacy, communication, and teamwork skills through group discussions andpresentations, preparing students for professional engineering practice [1], [2

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Jordan F. Ermilio, Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development, College of Engineering, Villanova University

Paper ID #35260Vertically Integrated Engineering Service-Learning: Program DesignDr. Jordan F. Ermilio, Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development, College of Engi-neering, Villanova University Jordan Ermilio has been directly involved with the engineering design and implementation of community development projects in countries throughout Southeast Asia, Central America and Africa. He served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines and has worked with Oxfam International in East Timor. He is the co-founder of the Villanova Engineering Service-Learning Program and is currently the director of

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shruti Misra, Unviersity of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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College Industry Partnerships

pervasiveness of capstoneprograms that partner with external sponsors to provide a “real-world” design experience tostudents. In this vein, the industry-sponsored Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship(ENGINE) capstone program was established at the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at a large research university in the US. ENGINE is designed to provide a holisticand professional engineering experience to students in an educational setting, where studentteams work on a six-month long project under the guidance of an industry and a faculty mentor.The program is overseen by a course instructor and teaching assistants who manage the coursestructure and expectations.This study compares student experiences in ENGINE during remote

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lina Zheng, Tsinghua University; Dexin Hu, Tianjin University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

make current efforts and practices more visible and accessible,including by identifying accredited programs, different formats and approaches tried, and types of capstonedesign experiences. Three phases of review were conducted with emphasis on multidisciplinary programs,multidisciplinary approaches, and multidisciplinary capstone, separately. The results reveal an increasing trendin the development of multidisciplinary engineering programs, the significant role of capstone projects infacilitating multidisciplinary engineering education, including integrated and real-world trends inmultidisciplinary capstone experiences. In addition, there are gaps in the literature that required more insightsregarding non-accredited programs, student outcomes

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Emmanuel U. Enemuoh

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Approach of Integrating Subject Matter Experts into Capstone Design Course Emmanuel U. Enemuoh, Ph.D. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, MN 55812, USA Correspondence: eenemuoh@d.umn.edu; Tel.: +1218-726-7686AbstractThis paper discusses an approach of integrating subject matter experts in teaching capstoneengineering design course. The approach requires the engineering student design teams to find atleast five subject matter experts in the field of the defined project. The subject matter experts arecommitted to serve in the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zachary Jordan Bunn, United States Military Academy; Julia Lyn Wyatt, United States Military Academy; Joshua N. Burns, United States Military Academy; Brian Riser, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael Gerhardt Oesterle, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

2009. Since then, he has served in a variety of Engineer positions with leadership responsibilities, from route clearance operations in Afghanistan to management of humanitarian assistance projects through- out Asia with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 2019 to present, Major Riser has served as an Instructor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. His current Department roles include course director of CE350 (Infrastructure Engineering), Officer-in- Charge of the Department’s Civil & Military Engineering Club, and junior faculty member of the USMA Faculty Council. His research interests include analysis of material behaviors under shock and impact.Lt. Col

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qingli (Barbara) Dai

) tutorials were effectively used to learn NX. Specific parts of eachtutorial are assigned for learning the solid modeling skills. The design projects built theskills of what has been learned in tutorial assignments by modeling real mechanicalsystems.MTU hosted the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education(PACE) Competition in CAD Methods class (MEEM 4403). The course final deignproject that comprises the team competition is the culmination of lab assignmentsperformed throughout the semester. Each team made a formal presentation to the PACEjudges to explain the design objectives, design features, features of the CAD model, andany issues related to working collaboratively on a team. The design itself was presentedusing screen

Conference Session

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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jorge Martinez

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

. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette Paul A. Leidig is a PhD student in Engineering Education and a member of the instructional team for the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his Bachelors of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Mr. Leidig is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado and has six years of industry experience in structural engineering consulting. Throughout his student and professional activities, he has focused on community-engaged engineering and