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Mwarumba Mwavita; Ranji Vaidyanathan; Pankaj Sarin

Evaluation of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Material Science EngineeringMwarumba Mwavita, Ph.D. Oklahoma State UniversityRanji Vaidyanathan, Ph.D., Oklahoma State UniversityPankaj Sarin, Ph.D., Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract:In the last decade, there has been a significant increase of undergraduate programs thatoffer research experiences in STEM related disciplines. They range from Biologicalsciences to all kinds of engineering fields. While a lot of resources have been putfacilitating these programs, research and evaluation of these programs is necessary.Specifically, evaluation of the program will provide pertinent knowledge on what aspectsof the program produce an impact, to what

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Becky DeGreeff; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek; Fred Guzek

programs. Twostudents earned international jobs after graduation, crediting these experiences.Faculty members collaborated to develop a repeatable model, with classes including substantialcourse work during the six to eight weeks prior to travel, a field trip carefully linked to thecourse learning objectives, and a post travel project and presentation requirement. This linkageof destination to course objectives is critical to maximize the educational impact of the short-term study abroad experience (Donnelly-Smith 2009; Woolf 2011). 2017 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Next the faculty group

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Virginia Charter P.E.; Carisa Ramming; John Reck; Heather Yates

in thefollowing programs; Architecture (ARCH), Architectural Engineering (ARCE), Fire Protectionand Safety Technology (FPST) and Construction Management Technology (CMT). Although itmay not initially seem like these groups are associated, these students tall take courses incomputer aided drawing and even those in FPST may end up in the construction industry as asprinkler designer or alarms installer. With the exception of the ARCE engineers, faculty haspondered the question as to whether the architecture and technology students are unique fromengineers, especially in their learning styles.In a similar study, students were asked to participate in an interdisciplinary project between twotypically distinct groups, FPST and CMT. The CMT students

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Thomas Feldhausen; Bruce Babin

this course, students learn hand drafting and a computer-aided design (CAD)program. In addition to the homework assignments and exams, this course typically includes asummary project. Most often, students are given a series of dimensioned drawings similar toones shown in Figure 1, and asked to convert these two-dimensional drawings into an integratedCAD model as shown in Figure 2. At Kansas State University, recent projects have included adesktop steam engine, V8 automotive engine, unicycle, door with working locks, stirling engine,and a grandfather clock. These projects were geared towards enhancing students’ CADmodeling skills, but not necessarily their understanding of how engineering objects areassembled and modeled. It was the opinion of

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Virginia Charter P.E.

, the focus is a project-based assignmentthroughout the course where the student has the capability of applying all of the technicalknowledge learned during their progression through their specific engineering technologyprogram. In order to answer the above question, this study utilized the capstone courses of twodifferent ABET-TAC accredited engineering technology programs. Within these courses, thebaseline Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) was used to determine how well thestudents assessed themselves in relation to the Criteria 3 a-k. The baseline instrument wasadministered at the beginning of the semester to the two different capstone courses. Studentsresponded to the instrument through its online portal.Results The

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Nicolas Ali Libre

and Mechanics of Materials are corecourses for many engineering majors such as civil, mechanical, aerospace, architectural, andmetallurgical engineering. These courses are also part of programs such as environmental,manufacturing, nuclear, and petroleum engineering. Fig. 1. Screenshot of the Secpro appThe engineering mechanics courses introduce students to the analysis and design of basicstructural components of engineering machines and structures such as airplane, automobile,spacecraft, bridge, power plant, residential or commercial building etc. The engineering mechaniccourses are aimed at developing the student’s ability in analyzing the equilibrium of loads instationary or moving objects and analyzing the

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Suzanne Bilbeisi; John Phillips

semester, students enroll in a six credit hour designstudio which meets MWF 1:30-5:20 pm, and is primarily taught by architecture faculty. Onethree-week project of the semester, however, is focused upon the exploration of architecturalstructural systems and design, and involves licensed architectural engineers in the presentation ofrelevant structural concepts and information, and in the critique of student work during thedesign process.An important aspect of the structures based project is the inclusion and introduction of thearchitectural engineering faculty to the beginning students in the programs. The five yearcurriculums for both the architecture and architectural engineering majors are arranged such thatstudents do not enroll in structural

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Muhammad Khan; Nansong Wu

Bandura's SocialCognitive Theory6-8. Bandura has defined self-efficacy as “the beliefs in one’s capabilities toorganize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments”7. These beliefsinfluence people's feelings, thinking, motivation and behavior. They also influence the waypeople make choices, the efforts they put into tasks, their resolve when difficulties arise, andtheir coping skills. Bandura also argued that self-efficacy is not about how many skills peoplepossess but it relates to what they can do with those skills under variety of situations. Forundergraduate engineering students to be successful in their degree programs, it is important thatthey should have skills and competencies essential for engineering profession

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Rajeev Nair; Yimesker Yihun; Muhammad Rahman

. 2011).Every instructional method has a place in education. The real question is when to use each one. Ithas been almost five decades since PBL instructional methodology has been conceived andimplemented. It has since grown exponentially and prolifically due to its unassailablecharacteristics that help in induced-active learning; a much-needed tool in the present world.PBL has undergone rigorous testing and strong skepticism and criticism, but continues to endureeven more strongly. Integration of project-based learning in engineering and related disciplines isnot new and has been implemented quite successfully. The responsibility for learning is in a wayshifted to the students and the instructor plays a mentor role. As is well known PBL

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Nicole Colston; Tyler Ley P.E.; Julie Thomas

suggested that a “meeting with the engineermight have changed the learning experience just because the students may have asked himdifferent questions than they asked me (T3).” When asked about how to improve student interestand engagement, one teacher similarly commented, “I would appreciate some method offeedback that would allow the students to have the ability to either ask or make statements abouttheir learning back to the engineer. . .they were constantly asking if they could write him a letteror email him a question (T1).” Teachers’ included some examples of student questions related toengineering careers and processes (see Table 2).Table 2. Sample of student questions for the engineer How did he decide to be an engineer? Why don't other

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt

. Mostproblems that can be found in the common reaction engineering textbooks, such as Folger’s textthat is widely used in the field (Silverstein 2011), tend to focus on topics related only to isolatedsegments of the text. For example, a problem involving a catalytic rate law can only be found inthe few chapters dealing explicitly with catalysis. Likewise, heat transfer problems are onlyfound in the unit on heat transfer. Formulas are provided for how to calculate heat transfer forsingle or multiple reactions, yet very few examples or problems have simultaneous heat transferand multiple reactions (Fogler 2011). This same limitation also often applies to laboratoryexperiments that need to be conducted within a few laboratory sessions safely

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Gopi K. Mandadi; Subeshan Balakrishnan; Eylem Asmatulu

recover all the precious metals into the electric and electronicdevices, and parts. Recycled metals, such as Au, Ag, Pt, Pd and other highly valued metals,plastics and semiconductors can be used as the major raw sources of manufacturing processes forthe same and different industries. Department of Mechanical Engineering at WSU has more than600 undergraduate students and a big portion of these students are highly considering on doinghands-on experiences during their studies. One of the BS students (Mr. Subeshan Balakrishnan)was involved in the present study, learned many new techniques and gained a lot of new skillsand knowledge about recycling, e-waste, recovery processes, and other related technologies[7-10]. The student has used these research

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Yimesker Yihun; AmirHossein MajidiRad

systems; recently, ADAMS simulation is used to design a new control strategy that reducestruck stopping distance (Kim, Kim et al. 2003, Kim, Hwang et al. 2008). Thus, equipping the nextgeneration engineers with required modeling and simulation training will inspire them to engagein real, industrial related problems and to develop entrepreneurial mindset, while actively engagedin their study. A recent study indicates that the traditional lecture and test-based teaching and evaluationmethods result in 55% failure rate with regards to student success. On the other hand, activelearning leads to increase in examination performance of students by an average grade of half aletter (Freeman, Eddy et al. 2014). Higher enrollment may impact the faculty

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Norbert Delatte

Development of the 3rd Edition of the ASCE Body of Knowledge Norb Delatte P.E., Ph.D., F.ACI, F.ASCE, M.R. Lohmann Endowed Professor of Engineering and Head, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has formed a committee to develop a 3rdedition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK3), to build on the first and secondeditions. Over the past year the BOK3 committee has been researching the literature andconducting surveys to analyze the current state of outcomes and develop possible new outcomes.The earlier BOK editions have led to changes in the ABET program criteria for civil engineeringprograms. Following the changes to

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Suzanne Bilbeisi; Mohd Bilbeisi

design professionals. A degree inConstruction Management Technology provides a highly specialized education that preparesstudents for successful careers in the management of the construction process. (AssociatedGeneral Contractors of America 2016) OSU’s Construction Management Technology major isthe only accredited program in the state of Oklahoma.Architects, engineers, landscape architects, construction managers, and their clients, areresponsible for the physical environment of our nation. Even more critical than increasing thenumbers of students choosing to pursue careers related to building design and constructionwithin the nation is the need to develop an understanding of, and an appreciation for whatprofessionals in these inter-related

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Lionel Hewavitharana; Mahbub Ahmed; John Hauver; Joseph Lonigro; Allan Derrickson

Design, Construction, and Testing of a Prototype Test Unit for “Impact of a Jet” Experiment through Senior Design at Southern Arkansas University Lionel Hewavitharana, Mahbub Ahmed, John Hauver, Joseph Lonigro and Allan Derrickson Department of Engineering and Physics Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, AR 71753Abstract"Impact of a Jet” experiment is a commonly offered laboratory exercise in most undergraduateengineering programs. The equipment available in the market for this experiment can beexpensive despite the fact that no sophisticated technologies are involved

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Stuart Baur; R. Joe Stanley

11.96%, Table 15 Circuits at 11.09%, Table 18 Mechanics of Materials and Staticsat 8.98% and 5.85% respectively, Table 11, Physical and Environmental Geology at 8.08% andTable 14, Practical Concepts of Technology Managers and Economic Analysis of EngineeringProjects at 6.39% and 3.29% respectively. The remaining engineering related courses MaterialsTesting and Electrical Circuits (for non-majors) saw minimal difference.Table 12, The Study and Careers in Engineering indicated a 10.4% difference between PLTWgroup to non-PLTW group overall GPA scores. This is an introductory course for all newincoming engineering students take in their first semester on campus.Finally, from Table 16, Introduction to Programming and the Laboratory, the PLTW group

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Abu Asaduzzaman; Farshad Mashhadi; Manira Rani

Applying Learner-Centered Project-Oriented Approach to Enhance STEM Education Experience – A Case Study * A. Asaduzzaman, F. Mashhadi, and M. Rani Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260 *E-mail: Abu.Asaduzzaman@wichita.edu; Tel: +1-316-978-5261AbstractHands-on experience is extremely important for engineering education. Recently undergraduateresearch is getting increased attention in the university education systems. Due to the recentdevelopments in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related areas,typical pedagogies for engineering education are

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R. Joe Stanley; Stuart Baur

A PRELIMINARY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS WITH PROJECT LEAD THE WAY COURSE EXPERIENCE R. Joe Stanley and Stuart Baur AbstractThere have been a number of studies examining the impact of Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) education programs in providing college preparation. These studies have foundbenefits for pre-college students in STEM related career pursuits, academic performance, pre-collegecourse attendance, retention, student engagement, among many others. In a previous study, our researchgroup compared the academic performance of Missouri S&T students with and

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important for undergraduate engineering programs to integrate cross-disciplinary learningactivities into the curriculum. Moreover, the emergence of “big data” across many engineering disciplines has led to the need for training and education related to the collection,management, and analysis of “big data”. We develop an interdisciplinary, active learning module for First-Year Engineering (FYE) programs that combines content from civil, electrical, andcomputer engineering while also familiarizing students with “big data” science. In this learning module, students compare and contrast the challenges of gathering comprehensive and qualitytransportation data through advanced technologies and traditional approaches. Students develop basic computer code

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John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

ethics emphasize theresponsibility of engineers to consider the “safety, health, and welfare of the public” [2,3].Regulations, standards, laboratory practices, etc. reflect the importance of safety in engineeringwork. Also, the negative consequences associated with safety-related failures such as accidentsand product defects make such issues a priority for industry. Creating a safety culture isdifficult. It involves the performance of proper actions and the avoidance of improper actions.Any definition of safety must specify what is considered proper, what is considered improper,and what is an acceptable degree of risk.In engineering education, practical safety concerns are necessarily part of laboratory courses andsafety concepts are often

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Charles Baukal

calculated heat transfer rates that did not make physical sense(e.g., heating required in all 4 seasons and more heating needed in the spring than in the winter).While many changes will be implemented the next time this project is assigned, it diddemonstrate this can be an effective and challenging method for students to apply a wide rangeof theory learned in a particular course to an actual problem (house design).ReferencesABET. (2015). “Criteria for accrediting engineering programs: Effective for reviews during the 2016-2017 accreditation cycle.” October 16, 2015, Baltimore, MD.Anderson, D. C. (1992). “A project-based heat transfer course.” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 137-142.Baukal, C. E

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Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

not reference thestudent’s success with the course, rather their perceived success of gaining knowledge.Undergraduate students enrolled in the SOE were eligible to participate in the study. An emailwas sent to all undergraduate students in the SOE asking their participation in a 30-40 minuteinterview related to their instructional experiences in the SOE. Students interested inparticipating were asked to fill out a Qualtrics Survey indicating their name, email, major, andyear in the program (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), gender, race, and ethnicity. The yearin the program related to how many years they have progressed through the curriculum, not theircredit hours.From the 67 students who responded as interested to the recruitment email

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Yimesker Yihun; Rajeev Nair; Jason Herron

of these engagement methods,students’ collaboration plays a great role, however, there are only few studies are available on an effectiveteam formation method. The team integration and level of collaboration will directly affect the quality ofthe end-product as well as the amount of learning through the process. An effective team formationmechanism in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs is vital to create astrong collaboration among students and to maximize learning. In this paper, a preliminary study has beenperformed to investigate a possible route to build an effective collaboration among students by changingthe traditional paradigm “cheating on in-class Examinations” into a possible productive team work arena

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Khaled Mansy

efficiencyIntroductionState of daylighting design in the profession and academiaCurrently, in a typical case, the design of daylighting systems in buildings is oftenoverlooked by both architects and architectural engineers. During the design process, neitherarchitects nor engineers pay enough attention to the design of daylighting systems. Engineersdesign electric lighting systems but not daylighting. Unless a lighting simulation computerprogram is utilized, no scientific prediction of the performance of daylighting systems takesplace. Very few engineers are trained to use daylighting design computer programs. Themajority of the commonly-used methods and design-assisting tools to design daylightingsystems do not provide meaningful feedback on performance. This is

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Nesreen Alsbou; Floyd Day; Daniel Oluebubechukwu

be generated, and vehicle-to-vehiclecommunication can be facilitated (Evans 1991).The paper is organized as follows. A background is presented in section 2 and the experiment setup isdiscussed in section 3. NS3 simulations are presented in section 4 and the future work and conclusion aregiven in section 5.2. BackgroundA VANET is a wide scoping network which enables vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication directlybetween vehicles, or between cars and a Road Side Unit (RSU). V2V communication could enable a greatnumber of use cases, mostly in relation to improve driving safety or traffic efficiency but also to provideinformation or entertainment to the driver. The road side unit might be a stand-alone unit but research isbeing done on ways to