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Leslie B. Massey; Aysa L. Galbraith

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Retaining Over-Prepared Students in a Common First-Year Engineering Program Leslie B. Massey and Aysa L. Galbraith, Ph.D. First Year Engineering Program, University of ArkansasAbstractRetention of students is an important factor in higher education, especially for first-year students.The overall retention of first-year students in the College of Engineering at the University ofArkansas is around 70%, but the retention rates vary based on student math preparedness. Manyprogram components focus on the retention of under-prepared students (those starting behind inthe engineering math

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Michael A. Rother

-intuitive example from CACHE is provided, in which alonger tube extending from the tank results in a shorter drainage time [4]. Suggestions forexperiments include 1) at least two different hole sizes for Torricelli’s Law, 2) at least twodifferent pipe (straw) lengths with the same diameter, 3) at least two different diameters with thesame pipe length, and 4) two different liquids, such as oil and water. a) b) Figure 1. Sample apparatus for tank draining a) without pipe extension and b) with pipe extension. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceThe theoretical analysis requires applying a

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Karl D. Schubert; Leslie B. Massey; Carol S. Gattis

ScienceFoundation has funded the authors (Schubert (PI), Gattis (co-PI), et. al.) with a Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant to provide scholarships combinedwith research on best practices for recruitment, retention, and development of innovation skills fora diverse group of low-income undergraduate students. Students in the program come from STEMdisciplines in engineering and the physical sciences, however, business students are also integratedinto innovation courses although they are not funded by the S-STEM grant. Design, development,and implementation of the grant-funded program’s first innovation related course, a 2-week fallintercession course, will be presented. This first-year course is designed to provide the

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Sanjeev Adhikari; Sandeep Langar

/index.htmlChng, S. Y., Chia, F., Leong, K. K., Kwang, Y. P., Ma, S. Lee, B. W., Vaithinathan, R., and Tan, C. C.(2004). “Mandatory temperature monitoring in schools during SARS.” Archives of Disease in Childhood.V. 89 p.738–739. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.047084Cubberley, E. P. (1919). “Public education in the United States: A study and interpretation of Americaneducational history; an introductory textbook dealing with the larger problems of present-day education inthe light of their historical development.” Boston: Houghton Mifflin.Dudgeon, J. A. (1980). “Mumps and Varicella Vaccines.” Archives of Disease in Childhood. V.55 N.1. p.3–6.Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1969. (1969). Congressional Hearing, June 27,July 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 1969

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Joshua Mitchener; Imam Al Razi; Yarui Peng

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Designing a Graphical User Interface for the Power Module Optimization Tool PowerSynth Joshua Mitchenera, Imam Al Razib, Yarui Pengb a Computer Science, University of California, Irvine b Computer Science and Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas AbstractWorking under the NSF-sponsored POETS REU program, students are given the opportunity towork at the University of Arkansas on advanced research projects such as the development of asoftware tool called PowerSynth, which can optimize power electronic module layout. This

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Kevin Hall

The Civil Engineering Education Summit 2019: Mapping a Future for Civil Engineering EducationIntroductionOver 200 civil engineering educators, practitioners, and guests convened in Dallas, Texas, inMay 2019 to consider the future – our future populations, engineering challenges presented bythose populations, and opportunities and challenges related to preparing civil engineers toaddress and meet those challenges. Participants at this Civil Engineering Education Summitconsidered visions of the future, examined current efforts by the profession and acrossuniversities to advance education in the context of those visions, and identified opportunities totransform the civil engineering educational

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Dominique Savage; Trent Porterfield; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Draining of a Tank: A Lab Experiment in Fluid Mechanics Dominique Savage, Trent Porterfield, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical EngineeringAbstractAn improved apparatus has been constructed and employed in the fluids laboratory for thedraining of a tank through a sharp-edged orifice and, with minor modifications, other orifices ofinterest. The experiment was operated at steady state to accurately determine the dischargecoefficient, CD, with only a 2-5% deviation from literature values. In addition, transient datawere collected and compared to model data generated from a

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Justin M. Hutchison; Edward Peltier

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Environmental Engineering Core Curriculum Transformation: A Skill-Based Approach Justin M. Hutchison* and Edward Peltier Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66049 *jhutch@ku.eduKeywordsFaculty Paper, Course Transformation, Environmental Engineering, Discussion ProjectAbstractThe Environmental Engineering (EE) core curriculum atthe University of Kansas (KU) is a series of courses taughtto upper-level undergraduate students with an EE degreefocus in Civil, Environmental, and ArchitecturalEngineering (CEAE) and

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Laura P. Ford

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Team Update Meetings as a Homework Replacement with Enhanced Student-Faculty Interaction Laura P. Ford University of TulsaKeywordsFaculty paper, student-faculty interaction, homework, chemical engineering, student engagementExtended AbstractStudent engagement hit a low in my Fall 2020 fluid mechanics course, when only four studentsregularly attended in-person and the remaining 17 were on-line synchronously. The course wasflipped and lecture time was used for me to work a problem followed by the students working arelated problem in pairs. Their work was submitted at

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Yifan Zhou; Yanwei Sun; Zachary Ball; Zhenjun Ming; Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Managing Students’ Learning through Reflection on Doing through a Self-Tutoring System Yifan Zhou, Yanwei Sun, Zachary Ball, Zhenjun Ming, Janet K. Allen, Farrokh Mistree School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of technology, China/School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of technology, China/Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, USA/School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of technology, China/Systems Realization

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Abner Peralta; Natacha Souto-Melgar

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference An undergraduate experience for studying the diffusion of a solute in an aqueous solution Abner Peralta and Natacha Souto-Melgar University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Chemical Engineering DepartmentKeywordsStudent extended abstract, laboratory, chemical engineering, diffusion, Fick’s law.Molecular diffusion driven by concentration gradients is the most common type of diffusion inchemical separation processes, such as liquid-liquid extraction, stripping, and adsorption. Tobetter understand molecular diffusion, a fundamental knowledge of Fick’s law of diffusion iscrucial. In the Spring 2021

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Jeffrey Wolchok; Hanna Jensen; Timothy J. Muldoon

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Impact and Delivery of an Engineering Service Learning Course in a Remote Environment Jeffrey Wolchok, Hanna Jensen, and Timothy J. Muldoon Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, ARExtended AbstractIntroduction:Undergraduate engineering curricula typically culminate with a “Capstone Senior Design”course, which integrates much of the engineering topics learned to date in a yearlong experiencewhich addresses a field-specific engineering question. The Department of BiomedicalEngineering at the University of Arkansas has recently adopted the Clinical Observations andNeeds

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Shengfan Zhang; Eric Specking; Maryam Alimohammadi; Allison Boykin; Shawn Bell; Karl D. Schubert FIET; Shannon Davis

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Establishing a Research Experience for Teachers Site to Enhance Data Analytics Curriculum in Secondary STEM Education Shengfan Zhang, Eric Specking, Maryam Alimohammadi, Allison Boykin, Shawn Bell, Karl Schubert, Shannon Davis University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, ARAbstractThis paper introduces the background and establishment of the first Research Experience forTeachers (RET) Site in Arkansas, supported by the National Science Foundation. The ArkansasData Analytics Teacher Alliance (AR-DATA) program partners with school districts in theNorthwest Arkansas region to promote research-driven high

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Judy L. Cezeaux

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Order of the Engineer: A Recognition of an Engineer’s Obligation to Society Judy L. Cezeaux College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Arkansas Tech University Board of Governors, Order of the EngineerAbstractThe Order of the Engineer is an organization whose express purpose is to promoteprofessionalism in engineering practice by instilling in its members an obligation to the ethicalpractice of engineering. This paper will describe the history of the Order of the Engineer, itsgovernance structure and membership requirements, and components

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Bryan Hill; Kim LaScola Needy

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference A Review of Undergraduate Preparation, Student Success, and Challenges across the Southeastern Conference Universities due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bryan Hill and Kim LaScola Needy University of ArkansasAbstractAt the 2021 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Annual Engineering Deans meeting, discussionstook place around the academic preparation of incoming students, the success of current studentsin engineering and computer science programs, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic onstudent success. In advance of the meeting, a series of questions were provided to the

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Sumit Verma; Zahra Mansouri; R. Panneer Selvam

withthe building model produces aerodynamic forces on the building, which will be computed andplotted in the later section. In Fig. 2, the face “ABFE” is the top face whereas the face “BDHF” isthe front face of computational domain. The top view and the front view of computational domainare shown in Fig. 3 (a) and (b) respectively. E Outlet F G A Inlet

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Edward Carl Greco; Matthew Garett Young

, Differential Equations, GPA, Calculus I and Calculus II 292.0 314.1Circuits I and Differential Equations 292.6 303.7Circuits I 297.8 305.2Differential Equations 318.3 325.6Figure 1 was obtained from the logistic regression of graduation on the Circuits I grades as theindependent variable under three different conditions: students with a B or greater in DifferentialEquations, with a C or less, or all students regardless of their Differential Equations grade. Allcurves in Figure 1 are model projections over the full grade range. No student graduated

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Charles Baukal

the instrument. Figure 1c shows an instrument that is both accurate and precise,which is obviously the desired condition. The readings are both close to the actual value andclustered together. All three images also show that there is some uncertainty in the readings fromthe instrument as even Figure 1c shows that in this case, none of the readings are on the actualvalue. The relatively small deviation from the actual value is the uncertainty for the instrument. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (a) (b) (c)Figure 1 Accuracy vs. precision: (a) not accurate or

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Xingang Li; H. Onan Demirel; Molly H. Goldstein; Zhenghui Sha

design,” Front. Archit. Res., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 287– 300, 2020.[7] R. Oxman, “Thinking difference: Theories and models of parametric design thinking,” Des. Stud., vol. 52, pp. 4–39, 2017.[8] A.-M. Greene, Melissa; Gonzalez, Richard; Papalambros, Panos; McGowan, “Design thinking vs. systems thinking for engineering design: What’s the difference?,” in 21st © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED17, 2017, p. 10.[9] B. Lucas, G. Claxton, and J. Hanson, “Thinking Like an Engineer: Implications for the education system.,” 2014.[10] V. J. Shute, C. Sun, and J

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Zahra Mansouri; Sumit Verma; R. Panneer Selvam

thecomputational domain is 12H in X-direction, 7H in Y-direction, and 5H in Z-direction. In thisregion, governing equations (i.e., 3D incompressible Navier–Stokes (NS) equation) are solved toobtain flow field details around the building. Mesh and geometry generations are explained by © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceVerma et al. [1]. The grid spacing size is 0.1H in each of X, Y, and Z-direction as shown in Fig 4.The total number of cells in the mesh of the computational domain is 419,000. Fig. 4. Mesh of computational domain in (a) XZ-plane at y = 3.5 (b) XY-plane at z = 0.5.2.1.1. Boundary ConditionSetting correct boundary conditions is

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Victor S. Frost

; introducing digitalmodulation, especially OFDM as quickly as possible. Highlighting communication systemdesign trade-offs was also a focus of the ebook. This ebook combined with the Emonanet*TIMS FreeWire experiments provided an avenue for offering lectures and a laboratoryexperience to a combination of in-person and on-line learners.References[1] A. B. Carlson and P. B. Crilly, Communication systems : an introduction to signals and noise in electrical communication, 5th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010, pp. xx, 924 p.[2] L. W. Couch, Digital and analog communication systems, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, 2013, pp. xxi, 762 p.[3] S. S. Haykin and M. Moher, Modern wireless communications. Upper

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Virginia R. Charter

grade achievementin an engineering statics class. Surveying and analyzing 40 students ILS scores and gradeachievement in an engineering statics class, a sequential multiple regression analysis wasperformed to determine if their learning style could explain their grade achievement in the class.This study suggests that how students prefer to receive information, either sensing or intuitive,explains their performance in the class the most.Keywords: Index of Learning Styles, student learning, grade achievement, faculty teaching,faculty paperIntroduction Higher education plays a key role in the transfer of knowledge, particularly to thestudents within the higher education system. Astin [1] states, “… higher education’sfundamental purpose is to

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Robert C. Knox; Robert W. Nairn

discussion of personality test results as outlined in [3]. The results from the personality tests are used in conjunction with the student resumes to separate the students into teams and assign Team Leaders. The personality test results are important for developing “diversified” teams that are not comprised of a single, predominant personality type. b. Team Names and Logos – Another component of the course that is somewhat unique to senior level environmental science and engineering students is the development of team names and team logos. This is an open-ended assignment which requires the students to tap into creative or artistic sensibilities that are not often required in their

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Amy Reynolds Warren; Kaitlyn Harp; Narmine Ben Aissa; Eric Specking

. The focus of this paper is to describe efforts made bythe University of Arkansas College of Engineering to modify in-person summer camps to avirtual format, while still reaching the URM students who have historically been served by theseprograms and maintaining program quality. This study analyzes the differences in outcomesbetween the two camp formats. Participants completed a pre- and post-survey to gaugeexcitement, interest, and understanding in engineering. The survey results demonstrate thatvirtual camps were as effective as the same camps taught in person. The insights gained from thistransition from in person to virtual can help others improve or migrate their programs toeffectively reach a larger population of STEM

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Ann Gansemer-Topf; Shan Jiang; Nigel Reuel; Gul Okudan-Kremer; Qing Li; Rebecca Mort; Dong Chen

and industry partners. This information will provide a morecomprehensive understanding of students’ ability and efforts in applying PM skills and canincrease faculty buy-in for the project. We will also conduct follow-up surveys with participantsto understand how they are applying their skills to their research. Ultimately, the course and out-of-class activities coupled with a robust assessment plan will lead to advancing graduatestudents’ professional skills.References[1] B. Gray, “Informal learning in an online community of practice,” J. Distance Education, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 20–35, 2004.[2] P. Hildreth and C. Kimble, Knowledge Networks: Innovation through Communities of Practice. London, UK: Hershey: Idea Group Inc, 2004.[3

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Mostafa Elsaadany; Timothy J. Muldoon; Raj R. Rao

experimental equipment!,” Instr. Sci., vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 819–846, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s11251-018-9469-x.[3] R. M. Felder and S. W. Peretti, “Learning theory-based approach to the undergraduate laboratory,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Proc., vol. 3, p. 2, 1998.[4] C. B. Russell and G. Weaver, “Student Perceptions of the Purpose and Function of the Laboratory in Science: A Grounded Theory Study,” Int. J. Scholarsh. Teach. Learn., vol. 2, no. 2, 2008, doi: 10.20429/ijsotl.2008.020209.Mostafa ElsaadanyDr. Mostafa Elsaadany is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of BiomedicalEngineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineeringfrom the University of Toledo in 2017. Dr. Elsaadany teaches

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Emmanuel U. Enemuoh

engineering design. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference b. Apply engineering skills and techniques to determine the root cause(s) and develop recommended solutions of the key problem(s). c. Develop skills to work on a multi-functional team. d. Develop skills in data gathering and interaction with production and management level employees, in a professional and ethical manner and recognizing the need for lifelong learning. e. Hone communications skills for oral presentations and written reports. 2.3. Subject Matter Expert Involvement The subject matter expert (SME) is an individual who has a high level of expertise

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Kam Yuen Cheng; Rebecca Yang

contractors in international construction projects using analytical hierarchy process," in International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management EPPM, 2011: Citeseer, pp. 20-21.[22] J. C. Nunnally, Psychometric theory 3E. Tata McGraw-hill education, 1994.[23] J. C. Nunnally, "The assessment of reliability," Psychometric theory, 1994.[24] V. Sutherland and M. J. Davidson, "Using a stress audit: The construction site manager experience in the UK," Work & Stress, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 273-286, 1993.[25] J. E. Rosa, C. K. Hon, B. Xia, and F. Lamari, "Challenges, success factors and strategies for women's career development in the Australian construction industry," Construction economics and

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Mirit Shamir; Rebecca Cors; Melanie M. Derby

cohort groups. This will help us develop a larger database, allowingus to explore and test these conclusions, and create a model that can be used by other graduateSTEM programs to increase diversity and inclusiveness.This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT)program (NSF grant # 1828571).[1] B. K. AlShebli, T. Rahwan, and W. L. Woon, “The preeminence of ethnic diversity inscientific collaboration,” Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 1, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07634-8.[2] Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population, 2019; Bureau of LaborStatistics, Current Population Survey, 2019. Available:https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2019/national-state-estimates.html [Accessed

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Christi Patton Luks

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Teaching Unit Operations Lab in the Pandemic Christi Patton Luks Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstract2020 was a year of many changes. Faculty suddenly needed to convert their courses to an onlineformat. For lecture classes there were many issues to address, but laboratory courses had aspecial set of concerns. When the lab instructor also left during this year, the author suddenlyfound herself thrust into teaching unit operations lab. The university was beginning to open up,but there were more students scheduled to be in the lab facilities than the university