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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Paper ID #36068Integrating Broad Background Content into an Introductory Course onApplied Artificial IntelligenceDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve/enhance engineering education pedagogy. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work-in-Progress: Integrating Broad Background Content into an

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Holly Maribeth Plank, University of Pittsburgh

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Critical Technology Integration in Pursuit of a Liberatory Engineering Education Holly Plank Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA holly.plank@pitt.eduAbstractWhen designing an engineering curriculum for K-12 or higher education students, it is importantfor us to continuously ask two questions. When does technology integration enhance or hinderour

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Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

Paper ID #35764A Longitudinal Study of the Integration of Writing Support in aMulti-Semester Senior Capstone CourseMs. Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Ruth Pflueger has been the director of the Learning Resource Center at Penn State Behrend for 20 years, where she is also an affiliate instructor of English. She has been involved in a number of federal grants, including two NSF STEM grants, an EU-Atlantis grant, and is currently PI for an NSF IUSE-EHR col- laborative grant.Prof. Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College Jonathan Meckley has been the Chair of

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Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University ; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luis Odicino, Claremont Colleges Library

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3 Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering EducationThe course curriculum relies heavily on previously existing materials from the CaliforniaCommunity Colleges Accessibility Center1 and Pennsylvania State University’s guide,Accessibility and Usability at Penn State,2 as well as feedback from stakeholders across campus.The target audience for the course is faculty at Mines creating OER, however it is open to theentire campus and to educators across the state to participate. The course is now also publishedas an OER in Canvas Commons, enabling adoption beyond Mines. 25ACE provides extensive information on accessibility issues found in STEM materials andaddresses the specific challenges such materials pose for accessibility

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Wookwon Lee P.E., Gannon University; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University

opportunities may be limited and availableonly to a few select students in general, we believe that more complex real-world applications, ifcovered within the curriculum for all students, will better facilitate student learning.References[1] S. Swordy, “The energy spectra and anisotropies of cosmic rays,” Space Science Reviews, vol. 99, pp. 85-94, 2001.[2] W. Lee and N.B Conklin, “An electronic instrument for measurement of the charge and energy of cosmic-rays in high-altitude balloons,” in Proc. 2018 IEEE Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conf., Nov. 2018, pp. 752-757.[3] Burr-Brown, “IVC102 Precision Switched Integrator Transimpedance Amplifier,” PDS-1329A, June 1996.Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central

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Alexia Leonard, The Ohio State University; Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #36097Design of a Low-Cost PID Level Control Experiment to Teach ChemicalEngineering Concepts in an Introductory Engineering LaboratoryAlexia Leonard, The Ohio State University Alexia Leonard is a PhD candidate in the Engineering Education program at The Ohio State University. She is currently working as a Lead Graduate Teaching Associate for the First Year Engineering program within the Department of Engineering Education and as a Graduate Research Associate for the Beliefs in Engineering Research Group (BERG) led by Dr. Emily Dringenberg.Dr. Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University Andrew Maxson is an assistant

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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EM’s integration into the engineering curriculum are that itreinforces technical concepts (especially in design-related topics), helps promote greaterinclusion within the profession, and develops a mindset oriented towards problem-solving,empathy, creativity, and valuing the expertise of others. 10 The KEEN Framework’s“mindset+skillset” approach presents EM as a competency geared towards graduates creatingvalue for their organizations and communities in successful and rewarding engineering careers. 9To succinctly put it, EM is CBE.KEEN’s approach also benefits the development of computing professionals. Researchinvestigating the EM of engineering and computer science students did not report any differencesbetween these two groups.11 The

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Patrick Connolly, Robert Morris University; Madyson Orlando-Jepsen , Robert Morris University

ofsituations. The success of these maker spaces on the hobbyist, educational, and commerciallevels demonstrate that it is possible to expand and cater to various user bases while integratingprevious technologies. Secondary schools could use the principles of the maker movement tobetter integrate ER into their communities.Aside from engagement and exposure to STEM topics as part of an educational experience, thereis niche demand for Educational Robotics tools as a method of recruitment. This market hasformed in colleges and advanced technology institutions who use ERs as a way to recruitstudents or employees 9, 17; these projects can be classified as “exposure” projects. Theaforementioned studies describe ER programs that have the goal of exposing

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James E. Van Loon, Oakland University

distribution.Bibliography[1] Li, H., & Jin, K. (2021). An innovation framework to integrate engineering standards into industrial engineeringgraduate curriculum [Article]. Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 5(2), Article 707.https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20200012[2] LaMack, J. A., Fennigkoh, L., & Licato, P. (2019). Work in progress: Improving student views of medicaldevice standards through implementation in a first-term biomedical engineering course. 2019 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition[3] Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. (2021). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,2021 – 2022. https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2021-2022/#GC5[4] Phillips, M

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Jason Berberich, Miami University; Gary Robert Rudemiller, The Paper Science & Engineering Foundation at Miami University; PATRICK JAMES DIXON PE, PMP, DPAS

in 1987, with focused study on process control. Since that time,his career in industrial automation as both an engineer and project manager spanned severalindustries and roles. He had been employed by large vendors of automation products, small systemintegrators, and production facilities, as well as doing contract work for his firm DPAS. From thatexperience, Pat assembled a curriculum to introduce a comprehensive set of topics intended toshow students the breadth of automation. As many students have interest in a career thatmatriculates to leadership, a final day of soft skill topics such as project management are included.The goal is not to develop mastery of the subject matter, but to introduce and provide initial hands-on experiences of

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Emad Y Tanbour, Eastern Michigan University -School of Engineering

MechanicalEngineering Program at this university houses a 1500 sq. ft. active and immersive virtual reality(VR) lab. The VR lab consists of three rear projection walls providing an interactionenvironment of 14ft by 14ft area. The VR environment provides optical tracking integrated withthree-dimensional digital stereoscopic projection to facilitate immersive VR experience.IntroductionThe use of virtual reality (VR) in engineering education is expanding due to the widespreadutilization of VR in industry. There is evidence that constituents of engineering programs acrossthe globe are demanding VR literacy in engineering curriculum. VR has been extensively usedin product development visualization as a fast substitute to rapid prototyping [1]. More emphasishas been

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Emad Y Tanbour, Eastern Michigan University; Suleiman A. Ashur, Eastern Michigan University; Ann Blakeslee, Eastern Michigan University

writers [9].Approaches to teaching writing to engineers vary widely across colleges and universities.Technical writing can be introduced in the Introduction to Engineering courses in the first year[10], in the Capstone courses in the senior years [11], or in courses students take in theirsophomore or junior year [12]. Another approach is integrating or embedding the writing skillsin major courses across their engineering curriculum [13] [14]. This scaffolding approach hasbeen utilized in several schools and has contributed to more successful engineering education,especially with attention to writing and communication [15] [16].In a conference panel discussion, Corneal et al. said that students could be trained in writing byworking with

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; John Andrew Keith, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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oxidative stress in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. During her prior graduate and postdoctoral work in neurodegeneration, April mentored several undergraduate, graduate, and clinical researchers and developed new methods for imaging and tracking mitochondria from living zebrafish neurons. In her work for the EERC and Pitt-CIRTL, April Dukes collaborates on educational research projects and facilitates professional development (PD) on instructional and mentoring best practices for current and future STEM faculty. As an adjunct instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh since 2009 and an instructor for CIRTL Network and Pitt-CIRTL local programming since 2016, April is

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

demand of manufacturing engineers. It is an extremely hands-on and cross-disciplinary field that is almost unlimited in its applications, varying from heavy manufacturingto food processing or electronics, from medical devices to toys or textiles.According to the fairly recent wisdom of “Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering of aProduct Producing Enterprise” developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),manufacturing engineers need to be prepared and competent in four thrust areas: (i) materials andmanufacturing processes, (ii) product, tooling, and assembly engineering, (iii) manufacturingsystems and operations, and (iv) manufacturing competitiveness. In addition, a goodmanufacturing engineering curriculum has to have to a strong

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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1founded in 1787 and located in Pittsburgh, PA. Students were surveyed during the Fall 2021semester, with the students attended the class in-person and also completed the survey in-person.While topics such as professional and academic integrity are taught, engineering ethics (includingethical theories, decision-making strategies, etc.) are not a focus. A brief description of the courseis as follows:“This course will provide an introduction to Excel and an introduction to design andentrepreneurship. In addition, we will address teamwork and professional integrity, bothimportant aspects of engineering. This is a team-based, hands-on course, in which most of ourclass time will be spent working in teams to solve problems and participate in discussions

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Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Donald V. MacKellar Jr., Gannon University; Tenger Batjargal

interests include electrical machinery design, modeling and analysis of electric drives, and control of electric drives.Mr. Donald V. MacKellar Jr., Gannon University Donald V. MacKellar Jr., received his B.S.C.S degree from New Mexico State University in 1983 and his M.S in Computer Science from Gannon University in 2006. He became a full-time professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon University in 2007 after 9 years of being an adjunct professor in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. He currently teaches Cyber Engineer- ing and Embedded Systems at Gannon. He was the architect of the hardware in the loop simulation and test environments for the global integration and test labs for

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Matthew R. Williams, Case Western Reserve University; Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Colin K Drummond, Case Western Reserve University

ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 2under the Creative Commons license and made available to other institutions interested infacilitating standards integration into the curriculum.Moot Court Case Educational AttributesAs an educational exercise, participation in a moot court case has a number of benefits over amore traditional “read and recite” type of assignment.  A moot court exercise provides real-worldapplicable attributes including immersion, self-direction, teamwork, and critical thinking.  Eachof these has been shown to improve retention and

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Laurene Sweet, LeafBridge of UCP Cleveland; Alisa Jones, UCP of Greater Cleveland-LeafBridge Alternative Education Program; Colin K Drummond, Case Western Reserve University

un- derstanding. She integrates Trauma-Informed, relational practices with a Universal Design for Learning. Dr. Sweet offers a unique perspective as mother and advocate for a college student with complex disabil- ities. In collaboration with the Biomedical Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Sweet co-authored Finding Need in an Educational Setting: Starting with SETT, highlighting unique assistive technology for access to project-based learning for students with the most complex needs. Other publications include A.C.C.E.S.S. to the General Education Curriculum c and a peer-reviewed case study in the Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal.Ms. Alisa Jones, UCP of Greater Cleveland

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Tyler John Seelnacht; Zachary Owen Dickinson

creating and piloting STEM laboratory and project experiences with wirelesssensor networks, the integrated radio tomographic imaging system will engage undergraduateand graduate students in research on imaging with radio frequency signals, as well as the facultyin course and curriculum development.IntroductionTomography is widely used in medicine as a transmission-based imaging process. Computedtomography (CT) is used in radiology as the noninvasive technique to obtain cross-sectional Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 1images of the internal organs, the bones, the blood vessels, and tissue in the body for

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Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University; Paul Kummannoor Benny, Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania; Peter Caulfield

calculate stress, stiffness and fatigue life of theshaft. This is an excellent example of combined loading with multiple stress concentrations. Once the design is finalized, students use a suitable CAD package such as Pro-Engineer tocreate a 3-D model of the final gear, bearing, and shaft layout. A housing will be developed tosupport the gear, bearing, and shaft subsystems, which will also contain enough volume forlubrication, and will contain necessary features for assembly and maintenance. At this time, thestudent may not have had a course in finite element analysis, so the structural integrity of thegearbox housing is not analyzed. Examples of student work can be shown in Fig. 4