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Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Cao, Virginia Tech; Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #38522A Comparative Literature Review: Comparing Approaches to TeamworkAssessment in Engineering Education in the US and ChinaMiss Yi Cao, Virginia Tech CAO Yi is a Second-year PhD student at the Department of engineering education in Virginia Tech with the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Case. She has been working as research assistant at the International Center for Higher Education Innovation(ICHEI), a UNESCO Category 2 Center for two years. She did several researches related to project-based learning, teamwork assessment and comparative education research.Dr. Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech Dr. Qin Zhu is Associate Professor

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhinan Wang, University of Illinois at Chicago

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engineering is an interdisciplinary major that offers lectures, team projects, andlaboratory tasks. One of the milestone courses, Biothermodynamics, which encompassesformulas, equations, and physical applications of biology systems, is traditionally taughtpassively through lecturing and note-taking. In the past two decades, active learning methodshave been studied and promoted vastly in engineering education, including adding group workand peer interaction into the teaching and learning of such courses to increase studentengagement [1-4]. This work-in-progress study further explores the ability to create a“neighborhood” in a sophomore-level Biothermodynamics classroom. The present study aims todesign a new learning environment that maximizes students

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, The University of Texas, San Antonio

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(under 1%),only changing from 117 doctorate degree recipients in 2010 to 120 in 2019 [3].NASA Historical Efforts with Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesAccording to Maynard [3], NASA has supported an effort called “Tribal Colleges andUniversities Project (TCUP)” since 2010, as one of various STEM education and outreach grantprograms specifically targeted to support Tribal Colleges and Universities-related initiatives.“The overall goal of the project is to expand opportunities for the nation’s STEM workforcethrough capacity building, infrastructure development, research and engineering experience,outreach, and information exchange” [4]. In 2008, Congress directed NASA to establish a projectthat was focused on climate change education. The Global

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Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur

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students in 11both the 2018 (n = 10) and 2022 (n = 13) versions of the course. Six assignments comprised thetotal coursework for the EGR 340 course: (1) Homework assignments, (2) the Borrow/Fillsimulation project, (3) The Atterberg project, (4) Gravity Dam project, (5) a midterm, and (6) acourse final assessment. The projects–Borrow/Fill, Atterberg, and Gravity Dam–are detailedabove (see the section titled Development & Delivery of EGR340). All six assignments wereequally weighted in both 2018 and 2022. All quantitative analyses were carried out using Rsoftware (R Core Team 2020).Qualitative analysis followed a process of grounded analysis of themes

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Stephanie Goldberg, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

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, software packages, instrumentation and project organization that will berequired in upper-level classes. The motivation for developing a freshman course came from asense of declining student interest in the electronics field; the initial objectives we had for thecourse were to a) engage with freshmen entering our program who faculty would otherwise notcome into contact with until the sophomore/junior years, b) generate interest in and motivationfor the electronics field through lab exercises and projects, as well as to acquaint students withthe topics noted above.Although we did not evaluate our objectives for increasing interest in the field, there seemed tobe another problematic aspect of students entering the program. In the past number of

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brenda Morrow, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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- ogy receiving degrees in Construction Technology, Architectural Technology, and a Master’s in Facility Management. His field experience includes residential and light commercial construction. He has been an architectural designer as well as superintendent for single and multi-family residential construction projects. Mr. Ray worked as an engineering design manager in the Building Components Manufacturing Industry for over fifteen years.Brenda Morrow, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Brenda Morrow is a Lecturer of Interior Design in the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. She is NCIDQ certified and a Registered Interior Designer (RID) in

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 2: Program Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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reported adding realistic projects or case studies that are morehands-on or industry related into the course design [34]–[39]. Other studies talked about addingrealistic components to a curriculum as a whole rather than just in project work in a particularclass [24], [27]. Other studies took this step further into actually interfacing with industrythrough the use of industry mentors [23] or work-integrated learning where students worked inthe field [30]. However it was done, there was a clear emphasis on real-world experiences thatseemed prevalent to high-achieving and honors populations.Bridging topics and disciplines: One interesting finding was the emphasis on learning that wasinterdisciplinary or that bridged multiple topics together. For

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Greg Rulifson P.E., USAID; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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), mandated by the United Nations for projects involving indigenous peoples.FPIC is a principle, enshrined in international human rights standards, that states that all peopleshave the right to self-determination and that all peoples have the right to freely pursue theireconomic, social and cultural development. Third, it does not provide guidance on how to“navigate power inequalities, divergent interests, and diverse cultures of communication andgovernance” [5].This paper investigates how a critical take on corporate social responsibility shapes the ways inwhich engineering students conceptualize and critique the SLO. Drawing on pre- and post-surveys of 95 students who participated in our research, we explore: 1) how they defined theSLO; 2) whether

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marcus Rogers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sienna Jasmine Bates, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan Celeste Piper

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so the organization may effectively conduct cybersecurity work Strategic planning and policy Executive cyber leadership Program/project management and acquisition Protect and Defend Identifies, analyzes, and mitigates threats Cyber defense analysis to internal information technology (IT) Cyber defense infrastructure support systems and/or networks Incident response

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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peerinteractions as well as interactions with faculty members, and these interactions could encouragemore effective understanding of materials and exploration of topics. Second, liberal artseducation focuses on cultivating adaptive problem-solving skills based on critical thinking,collaboration, and effective communication. These skills make students valuable collaborators inengineering projects and afford them a smooth transition into professional life [3]. That means aliberal arts education can potentially lead to a successful engineering career.In the meantime, the integration of engineering education into liberal arts universities posesseveral challenges to the engineering faculty members. For instance, faculty members may lackthe knowledge needed to

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston; Lakiesha N. Williams, University of Florida

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oftechnically competent individuals with diverse backgrounds can help the US regain itscompetitive advantage, a large percentage of the population is left untapped. In engineering,women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are classified asunderrepresented minorities. In addition to the disparity in industry, diversity in faculty andacademic administration positions lags, which can marginalize or prevent full participation ofunderrepresented groups graduating in engineering disciplines. This paper will provide a briefoverview of our approach and update of a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsoredcollaborative project to broaden the participation of underrepresented engineering minorities inengineering academia by providing

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anne Kary

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company based in Radford, where she held multiple roles of increasing responsibility dur- ing her nine years there. While at Kollmorgen Robin worked with Shingijutsu Global Consulting experts from Japan and earned black belts in the DBS kaizen areas of Standard Work and 5S and traveled globally to qualify suppliers in Asia and Europe. Most recently Robin worked as Senior Director of Project Man- agement for a small bio-tech company, Intrexon, located in the VT Corporate Research Center and had the opportunity to introduce manufacturing principles into a highly specialized DNA production facility. Since joining the faculty at her Alma Mater in 2015, Robin has been coordinating and teaching the Cap- stone Senior Design

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia; Zerihun G Biru Biru

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raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Mr. Zerihun G Biru Biru I was born and raised in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. I am currently studying Computer science in UDC. I would like to involved in application development and cloud computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Letter box Zerihun Biru1, Dilnesa Nukuro2

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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research projects to understand student learning in engineering problem-solving and design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Writing in the Disciplines for Engineers: Implementation and Assessment of Student Learning Jordan Trachtenberg Department of Bioengineering, Rice

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

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elementary schools to promote STEM literacy, and provided in school STEM training for both teachers and students. She began her career at Rice in 2010 as a post-doctoral research fellow and then project manager in the Colvin labs. She joined the Rice Office of STEM engagement at the beginning of 2015 as Director of Programs and Operations. In her role Carolina is responsible for overseeing the program operations and the research efforts for the RSTEM group. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Promoting STEM Education in Community College Students via ResearchAbstractThe REU (research experience for undergraduates) can be a formative and beneficial

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University; Olivia Christine Gordon, North Carolina State University

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provide career-buildingactivities such as industry visits with partner companies and mock job interviews that bolsterstudents’ professional confidence and better prepare them for their jobs. For students interestedin research, the scholarship program connects them with research faculty on campus (during theacademic year) and undergraduate research programs, thus allowing them to further explore theirinterests2,3. At the end of the third year of the project, our results indicate that the program haseffectively increased the rate at which STEM scholars earn their degrees in addition to building amore diverse and inclusive student population that interacts with and helps recruit new students.Application and SelectionThe budget includes funding for

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College

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the project students were assessed regularly by quizzes, examsas well as student assessment of learning gains (SALG) and science learning attitude (CLASS)surveys. At the end of the semester cumulative final examination was given to assess all topics inthe course. Comparisons of the student performance on their research project topic to othertopics were done to effectiveness of this method.Introduction:The Physics department of Queensborough Community college offers a variety of introductorylevel physics courses. Among them PH 201, General Physics, is a required course forEngineering Technology and computer technology majors. However, approximately 50% ofstudents failed to meet minimum requirements to pass the course. Even after passing the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Kathleen Hennessey, The University of Arizona; Rebecca Primeau, University of Arizona

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developmental spaces our students share. Wedo this by supporting academic foundations in engineering, promoting community responsibility,and teaching principles of leadership. Our programming model includes cohort-style engineeringcoursework, bi-weekly course reviews, and a collaborative service-learning project in whichsecond-year students are project managers and first-year students are team members.The Engineering Leadership Community started as a retention strategy in 2009. Students who donot integrate socially and academically into their institution of higher learning are more likely todepart from college before earning a degree (1). In fact, student engagement can actuallycompensate for academic under preparedness, giving students the opportunity

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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identification with, and by, engineering often motivates students to migrate out of engineering into other majors and can be a barrier for students in other majors to move into engineering. In fact, identity and learning prove interconnected, as delineated by several scholars in the situated learning tradition from cultural anthropology. Within this tradition, learning is itself conceptualized as a change in identity that comes with participation.” [3] The positive correlation between project-based cornerstone courses with both retentionand a sense of belonging and identity in engineering have been made. Although there remainsadditional work to examine how strongly retention and belonging are tied together, it

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College

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Circuits [7]. Each of the four partner institutions is responsible fordeveloping curriculum for a specific course, and the curriculum materials developed are shared,piloted and tested at the four sites. Together with the online lecture courses previously developedby the CALSTEP team, these lab courses will provide community college engineering studentswith access to the full range of lower-division engineering courses needed for transfer to a four-year institution.A major component of CALSTEP project is disseminating the curriculum widely in Californiacommunity college engineering programs. This is done through the Summer EngineeringTeaching Institute, which is a two-day teaching workshop that introduces community collegeengineering faculty to the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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infrastructure; and (3) sustainabletransportation research. These projects are based in fundamental research, but in many cases,include field sites or testbeds located in rural communities. The objectives of this REU site are to(1) provide research experiences to undergraduate students from institutions with limitedresearch opportunities and from minority groups underrepresented in STEM; (2) provideparticipants with first-hand exposure to the engineering and infrastructure challenges facing therural United States through research and professional development opportunities in bothacademia and civil engineering industry; and (3) promote and sustain the interest ofundergraduate students in pursuing graduate education in STEM.Evaluation MethodsEvaluation of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Ann Maloney, Texas Tech University; Bingbing Li, California State University, Northridge; Meng Zhang, Kansas State University; Weilong Cong, Texas Tech University

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undergraduate engineer- ing students in his research projects with a tradition in providing research opportunities for undergradu- ates, especially for those who from the underrepresented group.Dr. Weilong Cong, Texas Tech University Dr. Weilong (Ben) Cong is an Assistant Professor in Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University (TTU). Dr. Cong received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Kansas State University in 2013. After graduation, Dr. Cong worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and a Research Assistant Professor at Kansas State University for one year. Dr. Cong’s current research activities mainly include ultrasonic vibration-assisted additive manufacturing process of high

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Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Manuela De la vega, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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knowledge, but are required to apply technical skills in a variety of roles and contexts. These are common to multiple professions and transferable among activities. Different international organizations have invested important efforts in the definition ofkey competences to guide quality assurance in higher education. One of these efforts was theTuning project launched by the Bologna strategy in 200011. A year later, this project wasreplicated in Latin America to promote the development of generic and discipline-specificcompetences for different programs, including engineering (generic competencies in Appendix1)12. Along these lines, the OECD carried out a feasibility study for the Assessment of HigherEducation

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lina Wei, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University

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China's strategic development and the new situation ofinternational competition. Compared with traditional engineering, new engineering generallyrefers to an emerging field of engineering, which is newly born and has not yet formed acomplex of relatively mature engineering education concept, disciplinary structure, talentcultivation model, teaching quality standard, organizational operation mechanism andsupportive service system. At present, Chinese colleges and universities actively promote thepilot reform of new engineering majors. 612 projects from universities across the countryhave been recognized as the first batch of "New Engineering" research and practice projectsby the Ministry of Education, indicating that the construction of new

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida ; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

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NSF Workshop on Digitally-Mediated Team Learning and the organizer of faculty development workshops on Assessment Digitization Innovation and also on Virtu- alized Active Learning. He has completed over 275 technical and educational publications, 47 funded projects as PI/Co-I, and 22 Ph.D. graduates. He serves as the founding Director of the Evaluation and Proficiency Center (EPC), is an iSTEM Fellow, and the Digital Learning Faculty Fellow at UCF. He received the UCF university-level Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award twice, Teaching Initia- tive Program Award four times, Research Initiative Award twice, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, Advisor of the Year, Distinguished Research Lecturer

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sebastian Dziallas, Fulbright University Vietnam; Naoko Ellis P.Eng., University of British Columbia; David Robert Bruce P.E., Fulbright University Vietnam

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from Olin College of Engineer- ing in the United States.Prof. Naoko Ellis P.Eng., The University of British Columbia Naoko Ellis is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She holds a Ph.D. (UBC, 2003); M.E.Sc. (Western, 1993); and a B.Sc. (Hon- ours, Waterloo, 1991). She is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. Her expertise lies in the area of multiphase reaction engineering with emphasis on biomass utiliza- tion. Some current projects include: biomass gasification and pyrolysis; CO2 capture, including chemical looping combustion; pyrolysis product utilization; and biofuels. She is also interested in

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Design Across the Curriculum 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michelle Maher, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Kathleen O'Shea, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Jacob M. Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Darran Cairns, University of Missouri-Kansas City

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their progress, answer questions, and provide guidance and support. Each ofthe 35 teams offered a final design that was an innovative response to a Grand Challenge. In Figures4 – 6, we showcase team projects, accompanied by student reflections on what was learned throughproject participation. Although we recognize that the poster text is difficult to read, we provide thesestudent artifacts to offer engineering instructors insight into how student teams displayed theirengagement with the design process stages.Figure 4. Team Project Addressing the Grand Challenge to Restore and Improve UrbanInfrastructure Roads Require Too Much Maintenance: Fixing Potholes Using Alternative PavingThe project

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Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh, Harvard Medical School; Prakriti Dance; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools; Jimena Bermejo; David Freeman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M. Fry; Alex L. Hindelang

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research interests lie in the field of STEM edu- cation with specific emphasis on innovative pedagogical and curricular practices at the intersection with the issues of gender and diversity. With the goal of improving learning opportunities for all students and equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to create such opportunities, Dr. Zastavker’s re- cent work involves questions pertaining to students’ motivational attitudes and their learning journeys in a variety of educational environments. One of the founding faculty at Olin College, Dr. Zastavker has been engaged in development and implementation of project-based experiences in fields ranging from science to engineering and design to social

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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lab classes often experience dissatisfaction not because they dislike hands-on learning, but because they are overwhelmed by other components and deliverables of the labclass.At the other end of the spectrum, some hands-on learning has focused on very simplemanipulators that are designed to provide a qualitative reinforcement of concepts. One of thegoals of this NSF IUSE project is to create simple hands-on experiments that can be highlyportable for use in lecture rooms, laboratories, or even dorm rooms but can still go beyondqualitative demos and yield quantitative confirmation of engineering models. Due to advances inportable data acquisition devices, laptop computers, and affordable sensors, there is anunprecedented opportunity to make

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joseph Hummel; Mohammad Taha Khan, University of Illinois at Chicago

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which students are. co-advised by a central team of ERSP mentors and afaculty or graduate student research mentor. 3. A team-based structure that builds communityand. student-to-student support” [1]. ERSP runs during the full academic year starting with thefall semester. In the first half of the program, students learn basic research skills that are commonacross CS and they develop a research proposal as a team. In the second half of the program,students work on the research project proposed and are directly supervised by a faculty orgraduate student research mentor. This design offloads some of the research training that facultymay have to do with undergraduate students new to their research lab.ERSP is structured using a cohort-model so that