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Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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program Jacques C. Richard Richard@TAMU.edu College of Engineering and Janie M. Moore Janie.Moore@ag.TAMU.edu Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M University AbstractTo improve pathways in math and physics for first year engineering students, a large SouthwesternUniversity redesigned their curriculum. Before the new curriculum was implemented, a pilot coursewas developed to evaluate

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Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

implemented due to the pandemic: Students were asked to pick their teammembers for the mid-term and final project and develop a research question/topic related to thecourse at least two weeks before mid-term. Once the research topic was approved, students workedtogether to write the program and submit a report for the mid-term. Then, using the same researchtopic, they were asked to implement other topics taught in class and build on their main idea fortheir final project, which was 30% of the overall grade. This method helped students research,implement and allowed for innovative expression of their work. Finally, on final exam day,students submitted a detailed report and presented their final projects, which often contained fullydeveloped research

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Alisha M. Bailey, Southern Methodist University; Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University; Kristine Reiley, SMU, Caruth Institute for Engineering Education

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Paper ID #35776An Examination of Black and Latinx Female Youth Experiences in STEM inan Informal Engineering Summer CampMs. Alisha M. Bailey, Southern Methodist University Alisha M. Bailey serves as Program Manager in the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education within the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She also leads and manages the undergraduate mentorship initiative within the Lyle School to increase retention and representation of underrepresented minorities in Engineering. Alisha previously worked for the government in the environ- mental health field as an Environmental

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Tori Nichole Gardner, Department of Engineering at St. Mary's University; Ozgur Aktunc, St. Mary's University

software engineering in May of 2021 from the same university. Her research interests include human-computer interaction, user experience, and user interface design as well as accessibility.OZGUR AKTUNCOzgur Aktunc, Ph.D., is a Professor of Software Engineering and Graduate Program Director at St. Mary’s UniversityEngineering Department. Dr. Aktunc’s main research area is software engineering with an emphasis on component-based software development. His research relates to software analysis, software metrics, agile development, andusability of web applications. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

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Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M Hines, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Paper ID #35828Is the ”E” in Engineering for Entrepreneurship? An Emerging Concept ofEntrepreneurial Engineering IdentityDr. Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston Dr Le Shorn Benjamin has amassed over a decade of experience in the field of education. These ex- periences span local and international borders and have included roles in educational research, program administration, higher education accreditation and K-12 teaching. Dr Benjamin’s research agenda ex- plores issues related to minoritized student experiences, doctoral education, and engineering education.Dr. Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston Dr. Jerrod

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Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University; Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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. Moosavizadeh is currently the Principal Investigator of an NSF collaborative research grant: A National Consortium for Synergic for Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Teaching Partnership (SUMMIT-P) and the director of the First Day Success Program at Norfolk State University.Dr. Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University Dr. Makarand Deo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Norfolk State Uni- versity. Dr. Deo has earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Calgary, Canada. His graduate and undergraduate degrees are from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and University of Pune, India, respectively. After PhD, Dr. Deo joined the

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Paul M Koola, Texas A&M University; Rahul Subramanian, Ocean Engineering, Texas A and M University

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greatest strengths are his experience spanning across a significant spectrum of interdisciplinary science and engineering and the management of these technology programs. He has worked on multimillion-dollar contracts with the Department of Defense, Missile Defense, Department of Energy and NASA. His current work spans a broad range of problems in computational science and engineering specifically in the use of AI and machine learning to Ocean Engineering. Some of the specific applications he works on include new ocean infrastructure, Smart Energy Absorbing Structures (SEAS), ocean renewable energy powered autonomous exploration vehicles and marine cybersecurity.Dr. Rahul Subramanian, Ocean Engineering, Texas A and M

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Siew T. Koay, Prairie View A&M University

Paper ID #35954The Art of Effectively Teaching Math to Engineering StudentsProf. Siew T. Koay, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Koay currently serves as Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University, a member of Texas A&M University System. His current research interests include transform coding in communication, stochastic modeling, computer programming, and STEM education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

online instruction to enhance studentengagement, comprehension, and scholarship abilities. The need for such modifications is toovercome two types of challenges: 1) student’s lack of accessibility to academic resources andcampus practices, and 2) retention rates in engineering education (e.g., not the focus of this paper).According to research studies, the effectiveness of conventional practices depends on two majoraspects: 1) classroom environment, and 2) students being able to access campus resources such asstudy spaces, books, outdoor recreation programs, advising programs, computer labs, and internetservices [11], [12], [13], [19].From these conventional practices, though Problem-based learning (PBL) [17], Project-basedlearning [27], [28

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Michael V. Gangone, The University of Texas at Tyler

virtual environment for the remainingof the spring and into the summer term. One course in particular, Civil Engineering Materials,Codes and Specifications, had been scheduled to be taught in person during the summer. Thisparticular course introduces students to materials used in civil engineering design and constructionwhich includes discussions on material properties. This course contains not only a lecturecomponent but also a very important hands-on-laboratory experience. Recognizing the importanceof maintaining a hand on experience, this paper discusses the process in developing a civilengineering materials laboratory kit that students could complete at home. Nine at home laboratoryexperiments related to testing aggregate properties, making

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Ramalingam Radhakrishnan

specialty areas of civil engineering so that students will have excellent exposure. Thispaper illustrates the method and process pursued in the capstone project courses in detail. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education 2 Capstone Design Project in Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering projects during the final year as capstone design may vary in scope, objectives,breadth, and depth by several ways in different programs to fit requirements and needs. However, theperformance by

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Md Shahriar Jahan Hossain, Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Paper ID #35919Effect of Recorded Video Instructions on Students Performance andLearning Experience in Engineering Technology EducationDr. Md Shahriar Jahan Hossain, Northwestern State University of Louisiana Dr. Hossain is currently serving as an endowed Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Northwestern State University, LA. He earned his PhD degree in the industrial engineer- ing area, from Louisiana State University, under a fellowship funded by EDA Program. He has 12 years of teaching, research, and consultation experience in industrial and production engineering. His current research

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Lisa Joanne Retzlaff; Savannah Mae Richards, Baylor University

interdisciplinary design feasibility assessments across the engineering, market- ing, finance and manufacturing domains. Prior to this, he held positions in New Product Development at Ford Motor Company and Onsrud Cutter. He currently serves as lead instructor for the Baylor En- gineering Capstone Design program and teaches additional courses in the areas of Engineering Design, Technology Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development. Mr. Donndelinger has published three book chapters in addition to 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has been awarded two United States patents. Mr. Donndelinger earned an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of

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Narasimha Siddhanti Malladi, Malladi Academy; Ramalingam Radhakrishnan, Prairie View A&M University

|) Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education Ten Types of Basic Systems or FBDs (Continued)T3: Two line vectors are related to one or more known vectors. SFE: A e(θA) + B e(θB) = C e(θC)+ ... or A + B = C + ...SIM3 to B: A sin(θA – θB) + 0 = C sin(θC- θB) A = C sin(θC- θB) / sin(θA – θB)SIM3 to A: 0 + B sin(θB – θA) = C sin(θC- θA) B = C sin(θC- θA) / sin(θB – θA)T4: An arc vector and a line vector are related to one or more known vectors. SFE: A e(θA) + B e(θB) = C e(θC)+ ... or A + B = C + ...SIM3 to B: A sin(θA – θB) + 0 = C sin(θC- θB

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Vewiser J Turner Jr P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Sarhan M. Musa, Prairie View A&M University

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Session XXXX An Effective Way of Teaching Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Senior Design Courses for Underrepresented Students Vewiser Turner, Sarhan M. Musa Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University AbstractCapstone senior design courses in electrical and computer engineering must give theunderrepresented students the opportunity to learn about the real-world engineering. In electricaland computer engineering programs at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), senior designcourses considered as the bridge between the academia classroom and

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington; Paul Davidson, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paper ID #35797Creating a First-Year Course to Prepare Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering Students for the Path AheadDr. David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pensacola Christian College and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He spent several years teaching in a first year engineering program at Clemson University. He is now a Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he continues to teach first year engineering courses. Combined, he has been teaching first year engineering

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

devices. Although anembedded system course tends to gear toward more on software, an embedded system course hasbeen affected by the transitions of course delivery. The Electronics Systems Engineering Technology (ESET) program at Texas A&M Universityoffers embedded systems related courses. Specifically, in the embedded systems software course(ESET 369), there have been various efforts to promote effective teaching and learning even in thisvirtual format of course delivery. During Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, one of the key efforts in this Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright © 2022

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Savannah Richards, Baylor University; Lisa Joanne Retzlaff

primarily on conducting interdisciplinary design feasibility assessments across the engineering, market- ing, finance and manufacturing domains. Prior to this, he held positions in New Product Development at Ford Motor Company and Onsrud Cutter. He currently serves as lead instructor for the Baylor En- gineering Capstone Design program and teaches additional courses in the areas of Engineering Design, Technology Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development. Mr. Donndelinger has published three book chapters in addition to 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has been awarded two United States patents. Mr. Donndelinger earned an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ruth Chatelain-Jardon, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

resilience4. The American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI) has also developed the United States Standards Strategy (USSS), whichpoints out the need for standards’ education programs as one of the high priorities5. There is noquestion about the importance of introducing standards and standardization concepts intoundergraduate and graduate education. However, supply chain- and logistics- related standardsnormally consist of both business and engineering sides. This paper introduces a collaborative modelbetween college of engineering and college of business administration for promoting supply chainand logistics standards through curriculum innovation.Traditionally, both college of engineering and college of business offer courses related to

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville

 Society for Engineering Education evidenced by the plethora of engineering ethics chapters in engineering books, as well as completebooks on the topic6,7. Scores for the ethics-related student outcome (ABET SO 4: An ability torecognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and informedjudgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,environmental, societal contexts [emphasis added]) are presented for the courses CHEN 4316 and4317, along with undergraduate chemical engineering seminar course CHEN 4120, in Table 2.The results for SO 4 presented in Table 2 range from 3.31 to 3.90, and thus are significantly above3.0, indicating that program objectives for introduction to engineering

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Richard Joseph Williams Jr., Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University

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mechanicalcharacteristics due to the anisotropic behavior of the 3D printed components. The aim of this studyis to identify the mechanical characteristics of selected 3D printing materials for the selected 3Dprinting technologies through mechanical testing of 3D printed parts. The results of this study willbe used to identify the issues related to the anisotropic characteristics of the materials. It will helpdesign engineers and researchers to be able to employ appropriate 3D printing technologies for thematerials selected and be able to determine a better product shape and printing orientation among thedesigns recommended by the GD software program. This research is a work-in-progress. In thecurrent state, mechanical characteristics of Stereolithography (SLA) and

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Texas A&M University-Kingsville AbstractThe pathway to graduation can become confusing and lack the support needed for minority studentsto navigate their career goals successful and gain the types of experiences that foster a successfulcareer upon graduation in STEM majors. Capstone design course is a critical component in mostengineering and science undergraduate curricula to preparation senior students for their future STEMcareers. However, the quality of capstone design projects does not always meet the expectation due tothe limited resources and support. Although capstone courses are now standard in engineering andscience programs across the US, the associated required logistics and the

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MERLYN XAVIER PULIKKATHARA, Physics Department, Prairie View A&M University; Kelvin K. Kirby, Prairie View A&M University; Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University

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. CraigMarianno, assistant professor in nuclear engineering and Deputy Director Center for NuclearSecurity Science and Policy Initiative (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University; and special guest NASAAstronaut Captain Stephen Bowen who served on a US Navy nuclear submarine - the firstsubmarine officer selected for the astronaut program with three missions to the ISS. The post-campNPSI survey results from the high school students indicated a 95% increase in understanding ofnuclear science. In July 2021, the Nuclear Science Summer Institute was shortened to two daysonline and the Day of Science was held separately face to face.Our paper describes the methods used to transform what was initially planned as a face-to-facesummer camp on the PVAMU campus to an

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Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston - Downtown; Amy Heilig, Dlubal Software, Inc.

Session XXXX Applying a Professional Finite Elements Software in Undergraduate Studies of Structural Analysis and Design Jorge Antonio Tito Computer Science and Engineering Technology Department University of Houston Downtown Amy Heilig Dlubal Software Inc. AbstractThe Structural Analysis and Design Engineering Technology Program at the University of Houston-Downtown has an agreement with the company Dlubal Software Inc. since the Fall of 2019 to use, foracademic purposes, the professional RFEM® software

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Amy Walker, University of Texas at Dallas

77-81% and earlier students experience [50% or less]ECS has been concerned with undergraduate retention and attrition prior to the COVID-19 pandemicdue to consistently low six-year graduation rates compared to the university (51% vs 71% in 2013) Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education 3and compared to national averages in engineering programs (~60%)[11]. It was anticipated that thepandemic would negatively affect enrollment. However, enrollment in

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Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas

c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability AbstractWe consider the importance of transfer credit and efforts by State Government, Community Collegesand Universities to facilitate transferability. We focus on the issue as it applies to the State of Texaswhere many students start their higher education at a Community College and then continue on toBachelor’s degree programs at Universities. The Texas Common Course Numbering System(TCCNS) facilitates transfers of credit among over 100 community colleges and universities in thestate. A further step was undertaken in the past few years to establish Fields of Study (FOS

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Yazmine Berenice Rincon, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation; Sheena M. Reeves, Prairie View A&M University

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programming. I have a passion of researching, developing solutions, overcoming challenges, and innovating, but on the side, I also enjoy bird watching, painting, and hiking. As a Hispanic and a woman, coming from a low-income family, it is my mission to inspire, educate and bring awareness to those who have not considered an opportunity to pursue stem related dreams. I am devoted to becoming a model for those who can not represent themselves and showcase endless of possibilities. Most of all, my goal is to demonstrate potential being found everywhere, it is matter of mining the cave and finding the gold and having that special source of light to lead.Dr. Sheena M. Reeves, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Sheena M

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Simon Castro; Octavio Carrillo; Rene Villegas; Christoph Ruepprich, Texas A&M University; Kevin Myles; Zach Adelman

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research and studyfor the effects on the breeding sites of mosquitoes. In order to understand their breeding patterns and habitats, there is a need to create a floating buoyIoT (Internet of Things) device. It is a form of a floating buoy that can measure and monitor waterproperties of a standing body of water. The collected data may assist in the mosquito populationcontrol to save lives. For the development of this IoT device, a capstone project was created in the Fall of 2021. Acapstone project in the Electronic Systems Engineering Technology Program at Texas A&M Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

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Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University

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evaluatea major engineering design project and need project management and technical writing skills: 1. What are your plans after you complete this course? 2. Have you ever participated in research? If so, explain. 3. Have you ever participated in the write up of a publication or poster? If yes, explain. 4. Have you ever completed an internship or co-op related to your major? If yes, please describe. 5. Have you ever run or designed a user study before?Notice that the first question provides a mentoring opportunity in helping identify graduatingstudents that still need help navigating what to do after their degree. DiscussionStudent responses to the use of pre-course surveys has been very positive

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Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, University of Texas at Tyler; Mena Souliman, The University of Texas at Tyler

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. In 2017, his research work on pavement engineering- related projects earned recognition as his college’s recipient of the Crystal Talon Award, sponsored by the Robert R. Muntz Library, recognizing outstanding scholarship and creativity of faculty from each college as determined by their dean. He also was awarded with the Crystal Quill award in 2018 by the University of Texas at Tyler for his research efforts and achievements. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session XXXX Development of Dynamic Modulus