Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Computing & Information Technology

ConstructedResponse) project at Michigan State [6], the data are then utilized to develop rubrics forhuman scoring. These rubrics are used in formative assessment. Microsoft’sPowergrading approach [7, 8] is similar. A similarity metric is used to group studentresponses into clusters. An instructor can grade a representative item from each cluster,and assign a score to each cluster. Each cluster is also given customized formativefeedback.The clustering approach has proven useful in other domains as well. A recent paper onmathematical language processing uses cluster-based analysis to assign partial credit tomathematical derivations [9]. This is probably more challenging than doing the samewith prose answers, because it must be able to recognize different ways

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Heather Rae Aschenbrenner, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Biomedical

, workshops, and field trips (Appendix C). Specialcare is given in selecting participants who can function in a highly independent and technicalenvironment. YSP participants are monitored closely, but encouraged to contribute to furthering Page 26.415.5research projects, and actively taking part in all aspects of the program.Program ResultsBRAIN GamesThe following charts contain questions asked of those participating in BRAIN games. Students learned alot from this activity 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% Response Rate

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University - Calumet; Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Venkatateja Koppaku

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Instrumentation

the company performed many private and government projects. Dr. Fathizadeh has published numerous journal, conference and technical articles. He has been instrumental figure in establishing mechatronic engineering technology at Purdue University Calumet. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Dr. Fathizadeh is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois.Mr. Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette Uditha S. Navaratne is a Ph,D. student at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He received B.Sc.(Eng.) from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2007 and MS degree from Purdue University in 2012

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marcel C.E. Stieber, Amazon Lab126; Stanton Chueng Wu, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

-take the FCC examination for full credit atother examination sites by the end of the course period. Over the last 5 years, over 700 ElectricalEngineering students have successfully passed their amateur radio examination as part of the 1styear orientation class. Projects created by the amateur radio community were incorporated intothe formal and informal curriculum for the Electrical Engineering department to take advantageof the newly FCC licensed students. Informal assessment of 1st year amateur radio licensingincludes increased interest in the RF/microwave/communication concentration of the curriculum,strong membership growth in the amateur radio club on campus, and a devoted group of licensedAlumni who come back to campus each year to

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Kelly, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Kevin Gregory Sutton, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

-characterization of theflipped classroom as an instructional strategy rather than a “classroom”. The dissenting viewsoffer insight into the perception of the flipped classroom and identify some common criticisms ofthe phenomenon. Student engagement and facilitation of instruction are common additions to thedefinition. This facilitation is described in terms of both instructor-student and student-studentinteractions. Other definitions given discuss practical applications or project work being part of the in-person component of instruction (Figure 2). Two brought the appropriateness of the definitiondescribing it as an instructional strategy and “not a classroom at all,” and that it assumestraditional instruction is lecture-based. The latter also

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Sefcik Anderson, Lafayette College; James K. Ferri, Lafayette College; Ashley Danielle Cramer, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

in a recipe-like format to acquire the aforementioned skills instead ofutilizing inquiry-based learning techniques. This project seeks to improve upon standardlaboratory-based instructional methodologies, with the overarching goal to enhance studentunderstanding and operability of chemical engineering processes and equipment.IntroductionThere is a strong body of research on active learning and the benefits to engineering education.1,2The “flipped” or “inverted” classroom is one approach to creating a more active learningenvironment during class time. There has been a surge in literature in the last decade and adecent amount of web-based resources to assist instructors with the “flipping” process, asdetailed in a recent review by Bishop and

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

conference proceedings. He has been either PI or Co-PI for numerous grants and contracts, totaling more than $10 million in the past 15 years. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Instruments and Lucent Technologies have funded his research projects. He is the recipient of the excellence in engineering research award at the College of Engineering at UTSA in 2010; the best teacher award in the College of Engineering at UTEP in 1994 and NASA monetary award for contribution to the space exploration. He has been the General Chair, Session Chair, TPC Chair, and Panelist in several

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #16493Lessons Learned from a High School Robotics WorkshopDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Dr. Lili Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Lili Ma is an associate

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Theprimary learning goal for the module was for students to be able to make appropriatemeasurements and apply the principle of energy conservation to analyze a real-world engineeringprocess. Activities were designed to help students with system boundary concepts. This seems tobe an easy concept in textbooks but can be challenging when it comes to real systems, asstudents often do not fully appreciate the purpose of identifying a system boundary.The design and construction techniques used for the heat exchanger described here are simpleenough to allow undergraduates to design and build their own heat exchangers if desired. Thiswas beyond the scope of the current project, but that approach has been used at DrexelUniversity where undergraduate students

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer B. Daines, Colorado Technical University; Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Mathematics

. Her other interests include reading, photography, cooking, sewing, and various writing projects.Prof. Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University Tonya Troka, with more than 10 years of experience working with online students, has been a leader of the adaptive learning implementation project since its initial launch in October 2012. As the University Program Director for General Education/Psychology, she works directly with the general education cur- riculum that was used to integrate the adaptive learning technology into the classroom. Troka has also provided insight into using the technology in the classroom and how success should be measured.Prof. John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University Professor John

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14487Making Early Positive Impact on Freshmen through Engineering TechnologySeminarsDr. Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dr. Maher Murad is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology department at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad served as a visiting professor at Bucknell University. He also has overseas teaching and professional experience. He worked as a technical manager at Modern Contracting and as a highway project manager at Acer Freeman Fox International. He is a licensed pro- fessional engineer (P.E.) in the state of Ohio. Dr. Murad received a Masters

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University; Susan Haag

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

motivate students andprovide an engaging framework for engineering design and innovation through hands-onapplication. By participating in the process, student team members develop necessary workplaceskills through critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, project management, fundraising andmarketing. At multiple levels, FIRST® provides an opportunity for students, educators, industryand the community to interact while utilizing robotics as a mechanism for participants to growtheir academic, professional and interpersonal skills.Depending upon the grade level, the FIRST® framework usually includes a three-partcombination of a robotic design and build challenge, a comprehensive project or technical report,and team core values. Within the team

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Dharma Varapula, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

analysis. Miniaturized fluid systems areimplemented in credit card-sized, clear plastic ‘chips’ that host a network of conduits, chambers,filters, manifolds, and flow control devices. The chips are connected to programmable syringepumps. With colored and fluorescent dyes, images and videos of flow characteristics and mixingcan be captured, processed, and analyzed with low-cost CCD cameras and along with imageprocessing software (ImageJ or MATLAB®). Moreover, heats of mixing, heats of reaction, andconvective, conductive, and radiative heat transfer in fluid systems can be analyzed using thermalimage infrared (8-12 microns) cameras. Student projects include CAD of microfluidic chips,fabrication of chips using a CO2 laser cutter, 3D-printer, or CNC

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina C Adam, National Institute of Microtechnologies, Romania; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University; Benjamin Kevin Kraw, California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student; Lindsey Chase, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics

projects related to engineering and engineering education: value-added manufacturing (Dr. Katie Whitefoot), taxonomy of engineering education (Dr. Cynthia Finelli), pioneers in engineering education (Dr.Cynthia Atman) and inquiry-based learning in mechanics (Dr. Brian Self).Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

insight into both their creative writing processes as well as their computerprogramming writing processes. Throughout the semester, students are challenged to understand,think critically to solve writing and computing problems, analyze narrative structure, compareand contrast stories, and apply various narrative structures to their project. Students workcollaboratively on this group project to create a video game prototype and an accompanyinggame design document. The game design document describes the project and discusses elementsof analysis and design. Moreover, students prepare and revise an annotated bibliography tofacilitate their ability to make connections across academic disciplines. This strategy requiresstudents to write one paragraph

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

monitoring personnel when prior establishedthresholds are exceeded. The IoT application platform that was used in this work is ThingWorxby PTC 10, and their academic program offers a host of IoT projects with varying difficulty levelsthat are designed to target students at different stages in their academic programs.Description of the ActivityAs part of our efforts to introduce pre-engineering freshman students to various disciplines inengineering, the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Seattle University offers an‘Introduction to Engineering’ course. Each engineering department hosts interactive sessionsthat include an overview of the discipline, curriculum, sub-disciplines and career pathways, and ahands-on activity session that

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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International Forum

suggestions for designing similar engineering leadership programs in the future.IntroductionFast-paced technological transformation and innovation demands not only technical expertisefrom future engineers, but also multiple soft skills, in particular leadership [1]. Crumpton-Young indicated that engineering leadership is the influence and ability to lead otherengineers and technical staff to design, create, innovate, implement and evaluate and assessservices and products [2]. MIT-Gordon engineering leadership program describes engineeringleadership as a set of capabilities and values that enable a person to accomplish a multi-disciplinary complex project by leading teams instead of functioning as an individualtechnical contributor. Engineering

Conference Session

Concurrent Virtual Sessions

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Roman V. Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira R. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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International Forum Virtual Presentation

professional career covers: teaching at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level; planning, developing and managing project in the areas of Educational Systems. My research interest include the foreign educational programs, dual degree, project training, foreign industrial practice. I am a member of Russian Academy of Natural Science and Academy of Social Education.Mr. Roman V. Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University I am an Assistant Professor of Kazan National Research Technological University. I received my specialty of chemical technology of high-molecular compounds in 1997. At the same time, I studied at the Faculty of additional education of KNRTU on specialty Psychology. I was a post- graduate

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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First-Year Programs

process large data sets. Typicallythe matrix operations and symbolic tools in MATLAB were considered too advanced for first yearengineering students. Therefore, the main learning goals were to support students’ development of scriptsto process data or run basic numerical models as part of specific analysis. A new version of the course has evolved over the years from a one semester to a two semestercourse and increased its learning objectives to include engineering design and design/control ofmechatronic machines. These added objectives supported students’ development for managing complexsystems, projects and team dynamics. Further, a choice was made to teach multiple programminglanguages based on learning sciences research which

Conference Session

ETD Green Energy/Sustainability

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Ruane Ph.D., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Sophia Rose Mayne-DeLuca, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #20229Analysis of Online Collaboration among Undergraduate Engineering Tech-nology Students in Green Energy ManufacturingRegina Ruane Ph.D., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Regina Ruane, Ph.D. is the Director of the Exploratory Program for the Goodwin College at Drexel Uni- versity. Additionally, Dr. Ruane teaches for the online Bachelor of Science in Education and at Drexel and serves as a consultant for the US Department of Education DHSIP project– Fusing Green Energy into Manufacturing Engineering Education to Cultivate a Technical Success and Leadership Excellence Among Hispanic Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faycal Saffih, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

-based prototype for biomedical smart imaging application known as the wireless endoscopic capsule. Dr. Faycal Saffih joined Voxtel Inc., OR, USA, as Senior Ana- log Active Pixel Sensor engineer, designing imagers based on SOI-CMOS technology for high-energy physics particles detection, and electrons microscopy imaging. From 2009 until 2012, he joined KAUST as Research Fellow where incepted his invention on Smart Nano-photonic devices dedicated for imaging and solar energy harvesting. Dr. Saffih recently (March 2017) got certified from Renewables Academy (RENAC: www.renac.de), Germany, for developing Renewable Energy projects. Driven by his inter- est on Intelligence-Harvesting and (Physical- and Bio-) Mimicry, Dr

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; A. Mattox Beckman Jr., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chris Migotsky, University of Illinois; Nicole Johnson-Glauch

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

withprofessional skills 1,2 or research skills. 8We also believe that teaching offers opportunities to enhance transferable skills such ascommunication skills, interpersonal skills, and problem-solving skills. 9 It is often necessary inprofessional contexts to convey complex information to diverse audiences as well as to managediverse teams and projects. Additionally, teachers deal with a host of issues in areas such as oraland written communication, interpersonal communication, and empathy, all of which occur inmany other professional settings. It is our assumption that new GTAs may not recognize the waysskills acquired through teaching transfer to other contexts. Further, in an environment whereresearch is valued over teaching, a teaching assignment may

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Magid, New York University, Abu Dhabi

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

availability of the software? This paper will review the results ofsurveys conducted both before and after implementation of Electronic Lab Notebooksoftware.BackgroundNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is a portal campus of New York University inNew York City, USA. Located in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi,NYUAD is a liberal arts university with over 20 majors that students can choose fromunder the disciplines Arts and Humanities, Social Science, Sciences, andEngineering[1, 2]. With slightly more than 1000 students, NYUAD boasts a 5:1 Studentto Faculty ratio. Faculty conduct research in each of 4 aforementioned areas. Inaddition, the Research Institute consists of over 12 centers, labs, and projects, themajority of which fall

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Brian R Page, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Nicole Knop, Michigan Technological University ; Guilherme Aramizo Ribeiro, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

a positive direction from 2016 to 2017 (with the exception of the mixed sex sessiongirls). For example, “I learned a lot,” “I am good at it,” and “I have gotten a lot better at it” aretrending upward while “I didn’t know what I was doing” and “It was frustrating” are trendingdownward. Most of this improvement is due to changes early in the week that better scaffold theprogramming activities and integrate them with small build projects. 100 Girls-single sex 2016 Boys-single sex 2016 Girls-mixed 2017 Boys-mixed 2017 Girls-single sex 2017 90 80 70% of of Times Cited 60 50

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman; Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

at El Paso (UTEP). Intrigued by Systems Engineering , he earned a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a concentration in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing (ISE) at Unniversity of Texas in 2016. His research is focused on undersanding Complex Technical and Socio-Technical Systems from an Infromation Theortic approach. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufactur- ing and Green Energy Manufacturing. His research interests are in Systems Engineering & Architecture, Complex systems, Systems testing and Application of Entropy to Complex Systems.Prof. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

awareness & isolation environments, e.g., study work groups & - Peer networks seen as more important project teams for women & URMs - Formal & informal peer networks seen as highly beneficial Faculty - Mixed reviews on instructional & - Micro-aggressions by faculty against Interactions mentoring experiences women & URMs - Some faculty promote “weed-out” culture - URMs more conscious of lack of & chilly climate diversity amongst faculty Professional - Design projects

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Christopher Archibald, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

, we describe future research plans, which includeusing unsupervised machine learning techniques to move beyond basic binary classification.1. IntroductionIn this paper, we explore the process for training two supervised machine learning classificationalgorithms to classify student code comments as sufficient or insufficient using MultinomialNaive Bayes Classifier and a Random Forest Classifier. We are classifying comments fromstudent lab submissions as part of a larger NSF funded writing-to-learn to program project inwhich we are developing a framework for allowing students to self-monitor and self-assess theirown metacognition [1,2]. Students are provided with an Integrated Development Environment(IDE) that allows the students to use

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton; Christopher Reed Martin, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

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Mechanical Engineering

homeworks were assigned, in addition to a single Rankine CycleDesign project. Student reaction to the tool was measured using the website version of theSystem Usability Scale (SUS) [9], a survey instrument designed to measure website usability,and that has been validated in the literature [10]. The survey contained ten questions rated on a 1-5 Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). The questions for the SUS arelisted here: 1. I think that I would like to use this website frequently 2. I found the website unnecessarily complex 3. I thought the website was easy to use 4. I think that I would need the support of a technical person to be able to use this website 5. I found the various functions in this website

Conference Session

Computing Research II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rendong Bai, Eastern Kentucky University; Wutthigrai Boonsuk, Eastern Illinois University; Peter P. Liu

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Computing and Information Technology

toproductive time. For example, people can work on a project, write an email, check kid’sschoolwork, make phone calls or text messages, read book or listen to podcast, or simply enjoythe ride.Second, traffic congestion will be reduced. One of the leading causes of traffic jams is selfishbehavior among drivers. If drivers space out and allow each other to move freely between laneson the highway, traffic would flow more smoothly. Self-driving cars can be programmed to 3space out automatically, and thus help reduce congestion. In addition, with traffic information,self-driving cars can calculate alternative and more efficient routes in real time.Third, drivers spend less time on parking. Self-driving cars

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Ann Vallie; Teri Ann Allery; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Karl Haefner, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

absence of sufficiently developed soft-skills, resulting inan extremely challenging situation for both students and instructors. In response to this, SittingBull College (SBC) has embarked on a program, hereafter called IFYEP (Integrated First YearExperience Project), to incorporate a focus on soft-skills development into a cohort-focused firstyear experience. The IFYEP model can serve to enhance the cultivation of soft-skills without theneed for significant curricular change. Furthermore, this program model is capable of fostering aculturally appropriate learning community that helps bridge the gap between mainstreamacademic settings and the students’ collective culture of origin (see [8], [9] for background). Thepurpose of this paper is to