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Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida

- riential learning in engineering education, evidence-based teaching practice, and engineering assessment models supporting students’ learning, classroom management techniques, and retention. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Work In Progress: Remote Teaching Robotics Design Project Olukemi O. Akintewe University of South Florida, Tampa, FL., Olukemi@usf.eduAbstractA first-year mandatory engineering project-based course aimed at developing an engineering mindsetwas taught through students engaging in active learning strategies built on the design-thinkingframework by Ulrich and Eppinger. Course outcomes were

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Brian Dick P.Eng., Vancouver Island University

Paper ID #35475Enabling Hands-On, Team-based Project work during COVID-19Dr. Brian Dick P.Eng., Vancouver Island University Brian Dick is Chair of the Department of Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy at Vancouver Island University, and instructs its first-year engineering design curriculum. He is past-chair of the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) Engineering Articulation Committee, and led development of the common first-year engineering curriculum recently implemented in British Columbia. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Enabling

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #35530Geometric Design Project for First Year Civil Engineering StudentsHadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology Hadi Kazemiroodsari is assistant professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD in Geotechnical engineering from Northeastern University. His area of expertise are Geotechnical engineer- ing and Earthquake engineering.Dr. Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology Anuja Kamat is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. Prof. Kamat received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona

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Aidan Matzko, The Ohio State University Engineering Education Department; Brooke Morin, The Ohio State University

Department of Engineering Education. Brooke earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Full Paper: Simulated Custom Microcontroller for a Remote First-Year Software Design ProjectIntroductionThe first-year engineering honors program at a large midwestern university features a two-coursesequence. The first semester focuses on problem solving and computer programming andculminates in a software design project at the end of the autumn semester. During this project,students develop a simple video game on the in-house microcontroller. Due to the ongoingCOVID-19

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Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon University; Alexa L. E. Littman; Elisabeth Patricia McAllister, Gannon University; Ethan Michael Regal, Gannon University; Masen Andrew Collins; Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

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Paper ID #35378A First-Year Engineering Service Learning Project That Impacts GlobalFood SecurityMr. Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon UniversityMiss Alexa L. E. LittmanMs. Elisabeth Patricia McAllister, Gannon University Enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering program at Gannon University in Erie, PA.Mr. Ethan Michael RegalMr. Masen Andrew Collins Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. Currently enrolled at Gannon University in the Mechanical Engineer- ing program.Dr. Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University Robert J. Michael, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor in the Mechanical Department at Gannon University, obtained his B.S.M.E

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Matt Caputo, Penn State Shenango; Georgia Macris, Penn State University; Daudi R Waryoba, Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus

Paper ID #35508A Re-Design of the OneCar: A Project Based Learning Assignment for FirstYear Engineering StudentsDr. Matt Caputo, Penn State Shenango Matt Caputo is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering at Penn State Shenango. His research interests involve Additive Manufacturing, Shape Memory Alloys, Sintering and Engineering Education.Prof. Georgia Macris, Penn State UniversityDr. Daudi R Waryoba, Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus Dr. Waryoba is a Program Coordinator for the B.S. Engineering, Applied Materials at Penn State DuBois. His research interests include thermo-mechanical processing, synthesis, and

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

Paper ID #35480Including Multi-Disciplinary Project Awareness in First YearIntroduction to Engineering CoursesDr. Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University Roger Marino is an Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department at Drexel University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Dr. Marino has 30+ years of private consult- ing experience, and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey. He teaches across all disciplines, and his primary focus in recent years has been in the area of Freshman and Sophomore curriculums.Dr. Michael Cross, Norwich University Michael

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Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

Master of Science and doctoral degrees in Civil En- gineering from North Carolina State University in the USA. Her disciplinary research interests lie in the area of sustainability in asphalt pavements using material considerations, green technologies, and efficient pavement preservation techniques. Her doctoral work focused on improving the performance of recycled asphalt pavements using warm mix asphalt additives. As a postdoctoral scholar at North Carolina State University, she worked on several NCDOT sponsored research projects including developing specifica- tions for crack sealant application and performing field measurements of asphalt emulsion application in tack coats and chip seals. Her undergraduate

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Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University

Paper ID #35504Workshop: Using Open-Ended Design Projects to Foster Creativity,Entrepreneurial Mindset, and MotivationDr. Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University Anoop Grewal (agrewal6@asu.edu) is a lecturer at Arizona State University in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of engineering since 2014. He received his doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering (in the field of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) from Cornell University. His research background is in robotics but his passion lies in engineering education. At ASU he is part of the instructional team for ”Introduction to Engineering”, a multidisciplinary

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Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

built environment as an educational tool for engineering and biology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Full Paper: Student-Developed Plans for Use of Maker Spaces in a Self-Selected Creative Design ProjectIntroductionThis full paper examines student plans for the use of a campus maker space in a self-selectedcreative design project. Design and creation is an important part of learning engineering, and ourinstitution’s first-year engineering program dedicates the better part of the second semester to ateam-based iterative design process. To support this process, our program provides first-yearstudents with an exclusive maker space, the Frith First-Year Design Lab. This space

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Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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

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Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

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

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #35460Building Informed Designers with Engineering Problem Framing ToolsDr. Todd France, Ohio Northern University Todd France is the director of Ohio Northern University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for grades 7-12. Dr. France also helps coordinate the first-year engi- neering experience at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Architectural Engineering, and conducted research in K-12 engineering education and project-based learning.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical

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Debjani Sarkar

philosophy behind LaTeX as a typesetting and publishing software Understand the advantage of LaTeX over other commonly used text editors as MS Word Understand LaTeX commands, formats, fonts, and environments Understand the versatility and flexibility of LaTeX for creating bibliography, tables, mathematical equations, and for inserting figures Typeset technical reports such as a conference paper on LaTeX Typeset career-related document such as a resume and a cover letter on LaTeX Understand how to collaborate and share projects with co-authors, reviewers, instructors using Overleaf: a writing and collaborating toolTarget Audience:This workshop is designed for a diverse group of participants. These include researchers, K-12educators

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Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Mark Easley, Texas Instruments, Inc.

curriculum has always focused onintroducing students to various engineering disciplines to help them either change or verify theirintended discipline major. Several years ago, part of our lab curriculum shifted from amechanical-focused team project (designing and building a self-propelled ‘rover’) to a robotics-focused project to support the college’s expanded programming course requirements. The labcurriculum now covers Excel spreadsheet skills (using an online teaching tool that provedsuccessful during the fall 2020 remote learning semester) and introduces/enhances programmingconcepts and an understanding of embedded system applications (using the project-based TexasInstruments - Robotics Systems Learning Kit (TI-RSLK)[1]. The TI-RSLK is a lower

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Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University

Paper ID #35527Paper: Efficacy of teaching entrepreneurial mindset using a game-likeactivityDr. Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University Anoop Grewal (agrewal6@asu.edu) is a lecturer at Arizona State University in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of engineering since 2014. He received his doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace engineering (in the field of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) from Cornell University. His research background is in robotics but his passion lies in engineering education. At ASU he is part of the instructional team for ”Introduction to Engineering”, a multidisciplinary project based course. He also

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Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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Teaching Assistant for the first year engineering design course with an enrollment of 1400 students across all engineering majors.Dr. Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kwuimy is currently Assistant Professor - Educator in the Department of Engineering Education - CEAS at the University of Cincinnati. His has a background in the area of applied nonlinear dynamics and applied physics. Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Kwuimy was Research Fellow at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in South Africa and then worked for over 4 years on ONR funded research projects focus on the development nonlinear dynamics approaches for the detection of faults in bearing and gear systems at

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Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University

fundamental skills that will assist them in their academicand professional careers.As part of the course, students work in teams to solve two main design projects over the courseof the semester. Each design project involves using their design skills to solve open-endedproblems, and then communicate these results in a report. The students work in teams of four tocomplete these design projects in the lab sections of the course. In the lecture sections, thestudents learn about the engineering profession and engineering curriculum to prepare them forthe challenges that are involved in navigating these future paths.Students in EGR 100 completed a survey of their experiences in the course at the end of thesemester. This data was collected over six

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Meagan Eleanor Ita, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University

-aligned. The most common response in this category was the semester-long project-based course from thefirst-year engineering program that involves designing a robot, a nanotechnology research project, ordesigning a product. Other common responses were labs or software design projects from first-yearengineering courses. The remaining TAs responses were giving presentations and internships.Conclusions and Future Work Collectively, TA responses from Prompts 1 and 2 (Figs. 1-2) exhibit a diverse set of curiosityquestions and inspirational information sources that we expect to compile as a resource for all TAs to usein their instruction of student groups. Additionally, responses to the third survey prompt provide insightinto what courses

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Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati

Teaching Students Good Teaming Skills: An Interactive SeminarThis interactive seminar is designed for educators who are interested in improving the results of studentteam projects and preparing students to be members of high functioning teams in industry. During theworkshop participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and discuss their experiences with teamprojects and to share ideas on how to coach students in running effect team projects.For this workshop, a team will be defined as a group of people who work towards a common goal andhave shared responsibility for the outcome. Although team dynamics at work and school are quitedifferent, teaching students to function well in teams while in college is an important endeavor due tothe

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Shelley A. Lorimer P. Eng., Grant MacEwan University; Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

registered professional engineer with APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta). Prior to her career at MacEwan, Shelley worked in industry as a research engineer and a consulting engineer for several years.Dr. Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr. Davis’ research focuses on pedagogical topics such as student engagement, active learning, and cognitive development. Projects he is currently working on include ”Development of a risk assessment model for the retention of students”, ”Development of Student Assessment Software”, and ”Improving Student Engagement through Active Learning”. American c

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Michael F Young, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut

has appeared in many major journals including the Journal of Educational Computing Research, the Journal of the Learning Sciences, the Journal of Research on Science Teaching, Instructional Science, and Educational Technology Research and Development. Mike’s research concerns how people think and learning, and specifically how technology can enhance the way people think and learn. His NSF-funded project, GEEWIS (http://www.geewis.uconn.edu/), focused on streaming real-time water quality pond data via the Internet and providing support for the integration of this authentic data into secondary and higher education science classrooms. His work with The Beamer (https://thestardustmystery.com/thebeamer-llc/), supported

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Kurt Paterson, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Callie Miller, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

engineering education through a design-focused, project-rich curriculum that engages students through collaborations with industry and society across all eight semesters. A first-generation college student, Kurt earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Univer- sity of Iowa. He has served as chair of ASEE’s International Division, and was founding chair of ASEE’s Community Engagement Division. He is recipient of best conference paper awards for the 2009 and 2016 ASEE Annual Conferences.Dr. Justin J Henriques Justin Henriques is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Univer- sity. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in systems engineering, a masters in urban and environmental planning

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Andrew Skelton, York University; Jermin Bates, York University; Julia K Frank, York University

1: t = 3.75, p < 0.01; Phase 2: t = 1.96, p = 0.03) average final grade and, amongthese students, significantly fewer (Phase 1: z = 2.14, p = 0.02; Phase 2: z = 3.88, p < 0.01) wereflagged as at-risk for future attrition (Table 1). In both phases, the number of students whodemonstrated procrastination tendencies for every module is relatively low, thus identifying asmall group of students for whom a resource-intensive intervention is feasible.Table 1. A comparison of student success indicators for students who completed at leastone FYE module early and proactively before the deadline versus students who did not. Module Project Phase # of Students Average Grade % At Risk

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Gene McGinnis Jr. P.E., Christian Brothers University; Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University

hadalready completed CE 111 (Civil Engineering Graphics). This student survey was sent to sixty-one students, with fifteen responses collected. The survey contained three questions and acomment section. Table 1 summarizes the results from the student survey questions and Table 2summarizes the comments collected from the student survey. Table 1. Results from Student Survey Questions. Survey Question Results MicroStation: 47% “If you were going to work on a school project and it required AutoCAD: 47% CAD software, what

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Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, The Ohio State University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University

and international level including the Science Education Council of Ohio, National Science Teachers Association, International Consortium of Research in Science and Math Education, First Year Engineering Education conference and American Society for Engineering Education conference.Dr. Todd France, Ohio Northern University Todd France is the director of Ohio Northern University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for grades 7-12. Dr. France also helps coordinate the first-year engi- neering experience at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Architectural Engineering, and conducted research in K-12 engineering education and project-based

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Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Paper ID #35493Initiating and Maintaining Collaboration in the HyFlex EnvironmentDr. Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Wigal, Cecelia M.: BSEE, Ohio Northern University, 1985; MSEE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998. Employment History: Sundstrand Corporation, Project Engineer 1985-1998; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Assist, Assoc, Full Professor, 1999 - present. Assist , Assoc Dean UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2009-2014. Dr. Wigal’s pri- mary areas of interest and expertise include complex process and system analysis in

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

K. Fenster Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into the engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engineering.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of

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Cassondra Wallwey, The Ohio State University; Abigail Clark, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Shaylin Williams, Mississippi State University

. Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital sys- tems to measure and support engineering education. Current projects include leveraging writing to support programming skill development, using 3D weather visualizations to develop computational thinking skills for K-12 students, and exploring how instructors impact attention in large, computer-infused lectures. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh also investigates fundamental questions about community, identity, messaging, and diversity, which are all critical to improving

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Jorge R Lara, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Patrick Linke

formal definition of sustainable Explain how the three integral dimensions of Define the Net Present Value of and development. sustainable development can operate in engineering project. balance. Where and when the topic of sustainable Why engineering for sustainable Explain how the engineer in charge of an development began being into context? development is a multidisciplinary area. urban development project can incorporate in the project design process severe weather