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Hugh L Mcmanus, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University

select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. In addition, she serves as a Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Chal- lenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has been the recipient of over 15 awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Catalyzing Capstone Project Success through Readiness Reviews and Reflection

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Joshua Luckens, Wentworth; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36146Promoting Professional Identity Formation in the First-year EngineeringClassroom Using Metacognitive and Reflective Pedagogical PracticesJoshua Luckens, Wentworth Joshua Luckens is an instructional designer with the Teaching & Learning Collaborative at the Wentworth Institute of Technology.Dr. Afsaneh Ghanavati American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022Promoting Professional Identity Formation in the First-year Engineering Classroom Using Metacognitive and Reflective Pedagogical Practices Joshua

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Michael G Joseph, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport

a challenge tocomputer vision algorithms. While there have been many proposed approaches todetect and segment shadow in natural scenes, these methods fail to do so in real-timewithout requiring a priori information. This paper presents a model that candecompose an image into the product of an illumination component L and a reflectancecomponent R and use the reflectance component to segment the shadow region, all inreal-time. This is done by exploiting the fact that light intensity has less effect on thereflectance of an image and by assuming there is a single point light source. Our methodis highly effective in detecting shadows in an image with a surface material that exhibitsboth specular and diffuse reflectance properties. Keywords

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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replace one of the three midterm exam grades with the final exam.• Alternate exam modalities were made available: oral exam, take home exam, design project exam.• Videos showcasing the laboratory experiments being conducted were produced and captioned.• Qualitative assessment of student performance was provided in narrative form as a supplement to quantitative marks for all course components.• Students wrote two reflection pieces, one after each course unit, discussing challenges and how they address them; these provided suggestions on how the instructor could address their needs.Despite the major changes effected in the course delivery, which always induces someanxiety, overall feedback from students through the Student

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David Lemar Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Catlin Wells; Tes Cotter Zakrzewski EdD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nicole Price

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Toward Awareness and Self-Reflection – It is important for faculty to recognize that the journey toward equity and inclusion in classrooms is not instantaneous. It requires that we be aware of any constraints that limit our ability to practice these inclusive principles and to reflect on how we can improve the overall learning experience for ALL students. a. Seed 1: Ground yourself by engaging with Project Implicit to better understand your own potential implicit biases b. Seed 2: Throughout the semester, reflect on strategies to improve equity and inclusion in the classroom c. Seed 3: Take time to reflect on potential triggers you may encounter in the classroom and

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Forhad Hossain, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

trunk.The simulated reflection response (S11) of the antenna is plotted in figure 2, which indicatesdifferent resonance frequencies for different stages of RPW infestation. Note a damaged tree turnksuperstrate with r=50.7 caused the antenna to resonate around f=0.83 GHz. For a partially damagedtree trunk with r=35.3 the antenna resonated at around f=0.863 GHz and for a healthy tree trunkwith r=30.3 the antenna resonated around f=0.923 GHz. Note that the change in the dielectricproperties of the infected tree trunk is mainly caused by increasing wet oozing discharge within theinfested trunk. The simulation results can be made more accurate by carefully adding water contentsto the simulated model. This novel approach can be integrated with

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Rafe Steinhauer, Dartmouth College; Solomon G. Diamond, Dartmouth College

a workshopon equity and inclusion in teams with a focus on common manifestations of gender exclusion onteams. New teamwork assignments included: the early development of an articulation of teamvalues and management strategies; and a reflection and revision of that articulation one monthlater. The individual pulse-checks asked students: to rate their team on a 1-10 scale foreffectiveness, enjoyment, and equity; to comment on these ratings; and an option to raise a “redflag,” which would prompt an instructor to reach out to that student for a confidential check-in.In the new TA program, three students—who had taken the course the prior year—were eachassigned a set of teams with which to hold regular check-ins. Methods for evaluating

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Allan Estuardo Rodas, Raytheon Company; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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GHz) which covers the wholeUWB frequency range. The size of the proposed antenna is (29.28×42.90) 𝒎𝒎𝟐 printedon 0.813 mm thickness Rogers RO4003C substrate with permittivity 3.55, and the Vivaldiantenna models were simulated using Altair FEKO full-wave simulation software basedon the Method of Moments (MoM). Keywords—Vivaldi antenna, tapered slot antenna (TSA), Ultra-Wideband (UWB),microwave imaging, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV),drone, electromagnetic (EM) waves, radiation pattern, end-fire, frequency range, bandwidth(BW), reflection coefficient ( 𝑺𝟏𝟏 ), Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR), half-powerbeamwidth (HPBW), realized gain, downrange resolution, cross-range resolution,Microstrip to Slot line (M

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Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

conditions in solvingproblems other than periodic structures, which is easy to implement. FEKO also have a free limitedversion for students and instructors. To help students maximize the transferable knowledge fromEM field theory to antenna theory, brief review on vector analysis, coordinate systems, Maxwell’sequations, and plane wave solution in unbounded free space were addressed at the beginning of thecourse. To visualize antenna parameters, such as reflection coefficients, radiation patterns, andrealized gains, FEKO-based antenna simulations were introduced. A guided lab about designing adipole antenna was provided to help students get familiar with FEKO simulation environment andantenna design process and optimization. Three lab assignments

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Tedi Qafko, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Trevyn Larson; Andrew Michael Seredinski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

layers, to calculate contrast of reflected light betweenregions with a crystal and without. The equation was noted to be easily derived to fit multiplelayers of incidence stacked on top of one another by changing electric field (E) equations withmatrix forms. We begin from matching the E-field above and below each interface:𝐸𝑛 = 𝐸𝑖𝑛 + 𝐸𝑟𝑛 = 𝐸𝑡𝑛 + 𝐸′𝑟(𝑛+1) ,where n represents the layer count, i indicates E-field from an incident ray, r from a reflected ray,and t from a transmitted ray. The prime indicates a phase shift across the thickness of the layer.The light’s magnetic fields (H) are described in the terms of electric fields in the form: 𝜖𝐻𝑛 = √𝜇0 (𝐸𝑖𝑛 − 𝐸𝑟𝑛 )𝑛𝑛−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖𝑛 , 0where nn is the

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Yuliia Kleban, Ukrainian Catholic University

accreditation procedure using one study program case study. Thirdly, theexperience and practices of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (APPS) at the Ukrainian CatholicUniversity (UCU) are shared concerning the set of central stakeholders (Academic programdirectors, professors, students, internal supporting departments, and external stakeholders). Finally, the paper contains the reflection part and further improvements to continuousimprovement and a shortlist of suggestions for a broad audience. There is an improveddashboard designed, and the build-in markers are presented to improve the experience of themain stakeholders. Background National system of HEI accreditation in Ukraine experienced several years ofstagnation motivated by the low

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Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University

Source of Learning and Development, David A. Kolb states that “learning isthe process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” [11]. Heproposed an Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC) consisting of the following four processes: (i)active experimentation (planning and trying out what is learned); (ii) concrete experience (doingand having the experience); (iii) reflective observation (reviewing and reflecting on theexperience); (iv) abstract conceptualization (concluding and learning from the experience).Abdulwahed and Nagy applied this cycle directly to learning in a laboratory setting [12]. Theytested the effectiveness of the ELC by adding various elements to their educational laboratorythat corresponded with each

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Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut

strongly agreed with thisquestion. Students expressed that participating in strengths-based projects enabled them tocontribute something towards the classroom, as well as apply academic principles to real-lifesituations. Knowing that their projects will be used in future courses for demonstration purposesmake them feel even more important and enhance their feeling of belonging within theengineering field. Students reflected in their feedback that they were more creative with theirideas because they could choose projects which were aligned with their interests. One of thestudents mentioned“I think the SBP projects made me think deeper about the concepts we learned in class andapplying them to real life principles. It also made me more interested in

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Brian M Golliher, US Coast Guard Academy; Luke Henry Monaco, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Mazurek P.E., US Coast Guard Academy

these same loads, Table I shows theresults of the structural analysis for the members of panels 8 and 9; also included are the memberforces as documented by the original designers. As this table reflects, the outcome of the presentanalysis agrees rather closely with that of the bridge’s designers, with deviations well under 5%. Table I. Member Forces Due to O&W Specification Loads. Orig. Design Present Analysis Deviation Member (kips) (kips) (%) U7-U8 172.9 (comp.) 174.8 (comp.) +1.10

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Andrew Michael Seredinski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

class and offer a simple and quick opportunity for students to provide feedback on theirunderstanding [2].Exit tickets are widely used but have not been well-studied at the university level [3], asevidenced by their absence in the indices and in the discussion of formative assessment of asampling of post-secondary teaching texts [4-6]. Work in the past half-decade has begun toreverse this, e.g., with studies of student and faculty reflections on exit tickets [3], studies on exitticket impact for student focus and understanding [7], comparisons between exit tickets and otherformative assessment techniques [8], and implementation of gamified exit tickets [9]. Exit ticketshave been implemented across disciplines [3], including in STEM, but

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James Accuosti, University of Bridgeport

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discussminority recruitment more in the next section.Minority Recruitment and Research: A report from the National Career DevelopmentAssociation Programs supports previous work that factors such as family, school, and career self-efficacy strongly influence minority students’ STEM career decision-making [12]. Just asprograms exist to encourage women in science, programs for minorities also exist. TheUniversity of Tennessee, for example, established a Big Orange STEM Saturday (BOSS) and is aprogram the university developed to introduce underrepresented youth to STEM careers [13]which yielded positive results - not only did students gain a better understanding of STEMcareers, but also the results justify a change in teachers’ curriculum to reflect ongoing

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Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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because all the planets have different characteristics but allhave a similar pathway – they orbit the sun, similar to how students in a teamwork project havediverse backgrounds but are all engaged in a common pursuit. Participants were then asked“What support do you need from others and what do you need to do yourself to keep your teamproject in orbit?” To give each person time to reflect, students first responded by writing onindex cards and then ranked the importance of their answers. The focus group ended with eachparticipant sharing their responses and discussing the significance of their thoughts with regardto improving teamwork projects. The theme of the third focus group was to link the core values and assets identified in thefirst

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SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University

. The work "Deep Neural Network Approach for Pose,presented in this paper achieved the state-of-the-art result to solve the problems of Illumination, and Occlusion Invariant Driveremotions reflecting driver's behavior such as the changes in illumination, side angle Emotion Detection" International Journal ofpositions of the sunlight, occlusions like hair and sunglasses, different angular face Environmental Research and Public Healthrotations. To assess our proposed approaches' detection capability, we have conducted

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Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri

assessed in ELEC3150in Summer 2021: • 8 technical topics: flowcharting, coding basics, functions, classes/objects, advanced classes/objects, Standard Template Libraries, data structures, and search/sort algorithms and efficiency. • 4 non-technical topics: report writing, self-reflection and self-assessment, timeliness, and student effort and success.The topics were chosen to match with all instructors in this study. Each topic was graded on amastery scale of 1 to 3: • 1 (beginner) – the available evidence does not meet expectations for competency in the topic. • 2 (competency) – the available evidence meets expectations for competency in the topic. • 3 (proficiency) – the available evidence exceeds

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Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis

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Paper ID #35814Let’s Take a Look at the Exam Figure: A Heat Transfer Exam Review Activ-ityDr. Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis Najmus Saqib is an Assistant Professor in the R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of In- dianapolis (UIndy). Saqib received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (CSM), focusing on ”Optical Diagnostics of Lithium-Sulfur and Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy”. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques to facilitate student learning. American

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Vacharaporn Paradorn; Sunita Rajni Virk Singh Poma; Nathan Agyeman; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tiana Robinson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

student creators can engage other students tobecome interested in these interdisciplinary topics and research in general. Section 2 provides a brief overview of the training that was provided to the student teamand process they undertook interviewing experts to gather information on PLM. Section 3discusses the origin of PLM and presents the main goals and objectives of this process. InSection 4 the application of PLM in the aviation industry is discussed. Section 5 presentslifecycle assessment in relation to environmental monitoring. Finally, Section 6 concludes thepaper with students' reflections on the co-creation project and future research.2.0 Training Methods, Focus Groups and Communicating with Experts The professional

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Uma Balaji, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

same. Another goalwas for students to assess people’s perception and attitudes and find ways to contribute throughvolunteerism or find ways to create solutions that can mitigate harm to the environment.Students are encouraged to answer selected questions as part of the assignment and prepare adocument of no more than two pages with answers. They were advised to include citation to theresearched articles or sources used. The questions posed for the project did not directly mentionresponsible behavior in safeguarding environment but gently directed them to reflect and thinkabout. The questions in the assignment included an image of a commonly used cellphone batterythat was specified in Ah, Wh., along with the output voltage and charge voltage

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Brian Hong, MathWorks; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Higher Model Fidelity Figure 1: Visual and dynamic model fidelity for a vehicle simulation.When designing a virtual lab simulation, the complexity of the dynamic model should reflect theconcepts being taught. For example, while using cruise control to teach the basics of feedback,only a simple first-order dynamic model is required. For an advanced controls course using anautonomous driving example, on the other hand, a more complex vehicle model that incorporatesvehicle-road interactions and steering would be suitable. To achieve the experiential goals of alab, the visual models should resemble their physical counterparts. In general, high visual fidelityis optimal for engaging students and

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Diane Ward, Educator

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budgets. Johns Hopkins Universitysupports the Center for Talented Youth [13] and Northwestern University supports the Center forTalent Development [14]. Entrance into these programs for accelerated students, a successfulcandidate needs to score well on a proprietary test and/or a nationally recognized intelligencetest. In return, the students enroll in accelerated science courses for ages 6-17. AdvancedPlacement classes are taught as well as classes in coding, computer science, engineering,physics, and space exploration. Small classes afford the student access to other students withsimilar interests and mentors. Courses offered by these two programs reflect the research natureof the University and allow students to study genomes, cybersecurity

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Grace Remillard, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sarah Kamal, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Charles Thompson PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

steps include: (i) Achallenging problem or question that drives (ii) Sustained Inquiry and creates (iii) Authenticityfor every member of the team, thus supporting (iv) Student voice and choice in the way theproject is designed, followed by periods of (v) Reflection between students and faculty and (vi)Critique where constructive feedback is sought between all team members and faculty involved.Finally in the seventh stage, a project leads to a public product which in this instance is thecurrent paper. This approach of PjBL was introduced to students during a training session. The students conducted their independent research to learn about CPS and wrote asummary as a short research paper which the faculty members reviewed. The paper

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Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Griffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

simple, standard hand tools.IV. Implementation In the end, this project resulted in an average cost per machine of roughly $520 subject toavailable materials, shipping, and other factors. Note that $520 reflects the average cost betweenthe team’s raw price per assembly and the price paid per assembly, as a lot of assembly materialscan be found or are already available in many academic and STEM settings. As part of the implementation and realization of the machine, the project produced acomprehensive operational package accessible to researchers, students, and machine users. Thisincluded organized CAD and CAM folders of the machine and its parts and detailed instructionson how to fabricate them, a code folder of calibration and

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Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Aliagha Rezvani

thisemphasis is not reflected by the mainstream Thermodynamic or Transport Phenomena textbooks.We hope that this paper will promot a more intense discussion of what core topics in engineeringeducation can be de-emphasized and what critical topics can be included in a newly defined corecurriculum in our undergraduate courses. Also, a more integrated approach of different disciplinesthat are consistent with sustainable energy technologies should be adopted. References [1] L. Bird, Clevenger, T., 2019, “2019 Was a Watershed Year for Clean Energy Commitments for U.S. States and Utilities.” World Resources Institute. http://tinyurl.com/2txyr58w [2] R.E. Pattle, Production of Electric Power by mixing Fresh and Salt Water in the Hydroelectric Pile

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Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Britannica," E. o. Encyclopaedia, Ed., ed.[8] R. G. Boone, Education in the United States: Its history from the earliest settlements. D. Appleton, 1889.[9] S. V. Rensselaer, "Stephen Van Rensselaer's letter to Samuel Blatchford, Nov. 5, 1824," ed. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1824.[10] M. E. Sunderland, "Educating the post-Fukushima nuclear engineer," in Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident: Springer, Cham, 2015, pp. 341-352.[11] D. Park and R. Brickman, "How Should We Think About It?," in The How and the Why: Princeton University Press, 1988, pp. 32-53.[12] J. D. Trimmer, "The present situation in quantum mechanics: A translation of Schrödinger's" Cat Paradox" paper," Proceedings of