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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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, DARPA, Google, Microsoft, and others. Hammond holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and FTO (Finance Technology Option) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and four degrees from Columbia University: an M.S in Anthropol- ogy, an M.S. in Computer Science, a B.A. in Mathematics, and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. Hammond mentored 17 UG theses (and many more non-thesis UG through 351 undergraduate research semesters taught), 29 MS theses, and 9 Ph.D. dissertations. Hammond is the 2020 recipient of the TEES Faculty Fellows Award and the 2011-2012 recipient of the Charles H. Barclay, Jr. ’45 Faculty Fellow Award. Hammond has been featured on the Discovery Channel and other news sources. Hammond is dedicated to

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University

achieving gooddiscussions, except for one main concern. No matter how collegial the discussion environment, there arealways many students who are hesitant to speak up in class, particularly on contentious issues, eitherbecause they don’t feel confident speaking out, or because they require more time to organize theirthoughts than a fast-paced discussion allows. To overcome this, I have attempted in the past to make useof a class discussion board, which allows students time to carefully consider what they want to say, andalso avoids the more visceral dynamic of face-to-face discussion. My prior attempts to do this haveconsistently failed, however, much to my discouragement. Now I know that this is because I simply didn’tstick with it long enough to

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Anveeksh Koneru, University of Texas Permian Basin; George Nnanna P.E., University of Texas of the Permian Basin

with some missing data, which thestudents were required to fill and email to the concerned faculty. The faculty reviewed the reports andprovided feedback to the students. The reports provided information pertaining to the level ofparticipation, involvement and completion of the project. The class average for middle school and highschool students were 85% and 87% respectively proving that the projects were successfully implementedin the virtual instruction based hands-on project hybrid model.Interaction: As future engineers, it is an important skill to communicate and collaborate. During projectsessions, at every possible situation, students were posed some questions as to how they would solve ahurdle if they were handling that problem. This

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

students with a hard and quick due date.” “I believe this was very helpful in alleviating and not causing any additional stress.”Additionally, one student recognized and noted the significance of additional time to completecoursework by acknowledging the both the academic and social/familial impact of the COVID-19pandemic. “I feel that extended submission times are almost a necessity for online learning, given Wi-Fi issues and problems that might arise with sick family members.”Based on the responses collected, increased time to complete assignments and exams was wellreceived and appreciated by the students. As students navigated through this new learning format,the pedagogical supports implemented by the professor proactively

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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the senior design capstonecourse for each semester. Due to the differences in expertise andfamiliarity with CCC, each of the faculty approached the course indifferent ways. The project was essentially the same in eachsemester, but the project was conducted in such a way that whatstudents began in the Fall of 2019 was continued in the Spring of2020.Fall 2019Dr. Nathan Howell, environmental engineering professor, was thelead instructor in the first semester. Drs. Butler, Leitch, andUnnikrishnan served in a mentoring and supervisory role. The termhad a class of five (5) civil engineering students and one (1)environmental engineering student. Dr. Howell observed twotrends in the students’ behavior and experiences.The first trend concerned the

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Peter D. Rogers P.E., University of Southern Mississippi

the online environment: opportunities and challenges.” On the Horizon, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 157-168. 7 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “The impact of COVID-19 on education - Insights from Education at a Glance 2020.” 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.oecd.org/education/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-insights-education-at-a-glance- 2020.pdf 8 Rudestam, K. E. and Schoenholtz-Read, J. “Overview: The coming of age of adult online Education.” Handbook of online learning Innovations in higher education and corporate training. London, England, Sage Publications, 2002. 9 Swartz, B., Butler, S., and Laman, J. “Three Approaches to Flipping CE Courses: Faculty

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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information prior to appearing in thecollege classroom on day one.The need for student preparation is not new, though exascerbated by the accelerating pace ofindustry knowledge expansion and societal expectations. Studies from as early as 2006 highlightthat “one of the major concerns of faculty is that students are underprepared for college classes.This theme persisted through faculty and advisor interviews and surveys. Faculty felt that a studyskills program for all pre-tech students should be mandatory if student persistence wasdetermined to be a goal of the college. In the area of academia, the student must be valued andmade to feel a part of the college even before the school year begins.”5 Student

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #35146Engineering Leadership: Transitioning from ”Soft Skill” to Hard DataDr. B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University B. Michael Aucoin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Dis- tribution at Texas A&M University, an Adjunct Instructor in the School of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, and President of Electrical Expert, Inc. His education includes a BS in Engineering from the University of New Orleans, an M.Engr. in Electrical Engineering and a D.Engr. from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Dr

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Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

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number ofqualified and capable STEM professionals in the United states to meet this need [10, 11, 12, 13].Specifically, for the semiconductor industry, four main themes were identified as their biggestchallenges for attracting new talent and retaining existing skilled staff. These were “1) a shortage ofstudents pursuing a STEM education; 2) lack of awareness of the industry and its vital importance inour everyday lives; 3) talent recruitment and retention issues partly because of the big, wildly popularconsumer-facing companies; and 4) more restrictive immigration policies” [6].Beyond the development of interdisciplinary curricula, there are other opportunities that may provideoptions to dramatically increase the quality and quantity of students

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Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

first week of online class through a short survey. Based on which the followingchanges were incorporated in the course delivery:1. A “flipped-classroom” technique was implemented for the Arduino modules. By the week2 of the online class, the Instructor had recorded short lectures which can help students design themicrocontroller-based project through “divide and conquer” approach. The 3-hour class meetingtime was dedicated to address any of the debugging issues or questions/concerns that the studentshad. This helped students to review the lectures at their own pace and spend enough time indebugging during the following weeks.2. As the hardware components were not available for many students, an online Arduinoemulator, TINKERCAD, was

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

Department of Mechanical Engineering, the teaminitiated a pilot study. This study included the development of initial design, analysis, and simulationof the system, which resulted in very favorable outcomes. The following phase of the study involvedmultiple senior design groups in completing the successful design and construction of subsystemprototypes over the past two years. Last Spring semester, a new group of students led by the thermalfluid laboratory faculty worked on the user interface to monitor and collect data from these prototypesto later result in an integrated heat exchanger system for future laboratory activities. The group alsobegan to generate pilot instructional material and exercises based on selected prototype equipment.The

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Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word; Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word; Nick Julian Castillo IV; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

files the team used a couple of differentmethods. For sharing Word, Excel, and PDF format files the team used Google Drive which wasvery successful as the team could edit, read, and review different parts of the same document atthe same time. In addition, all the files autosave frequently so the chances of losing work totechnical computer issues were non-existent. Lastly, the team used an application called GitHubto share the technical Matlab and Simulink Files on a week-to-week basis. GitHub is like a libraryin the project, a member of the team could make a new file (book), save it, and then push it intoour repository (library) and then other teammates can pull (check out) the file and make edits. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Health Research. She is a Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and the SPIE.Ms. Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison Julia N. Savoy, M.S., is an Associate Researcher in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison. One aspect of her research examines the effects of professional development participation on the career pathways of doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career faculty. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Caroline C Krejci

Little’s Law. Because there is no factory lab for the students tovisit, we needed to find another method to help students make this connection between an equationand actual interactions. The Factorio game, looks somewhat realistic, but more importantly itbehaves very realistically in the flow of parts through an automated factory setting. Students couldcalculate the expected cycle time using Little’s Law and then observe the actual cycle time bywatching the line run in Factorio.The second motivation was to determine if watching others go through a scenario using a video gamecould be both informative and enjoyable. Watching other people play video games is not a new idea.Twitch.com is a live streaming service that was introduced in 2011 focusing on