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Joseph A. Donndelinger

Applying Problem Based Learning to Improve Student Engagement in an Engineering Economics Course Joseph A. Donndelinger Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science One Bear Place #97356, Waco, TX USA E-mail: Joseph_Donndelinger@Baylor.edu Abstract  Connections: Students will integrateMaintaining high levels of student engagement and interest information from many sources to gain insightis a widespread challenge in teaching

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Thomas J. Dobrowski

hour. The “Levels” ofto substitute for the lower scale (in technicians listed above will disappear overcomparison to heavy equipment operators) time. These were originally set up basedthere were “perks” given to the technicians upon levels of certification. Level Athat are not typical for union tradesman in the technicians do not possess any certifications,Chicagoland area. These included while Level B have ACI Level I and areguaranteed forty hour work weeks (rules for nuclear density gauge safety trained. Level Eunion personnel vary, but typically there is a possesses either Certified Weldingminimum 2 hour show up time for rain outs, certification, DOT

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Hector A. Ochoa; Mukul V. Shirvaikar

A Survey of Digital Systems Curriculum and Pedagogy in Electrical and Computer Engineering Programs Hector A. Ochoa1 and Mukul V. Shirvaikar2 1 Stephen F. Austin State University 1936 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 USA 2 University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75025 USA E-mail: ochoah@sfasu.edu, mshirvaikar@uttyler.edu Abstract “touch and feel” the

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Amir Karimi; Randall Manteufel

materials reviewed in class quickly, the followingcourse textbook [16] before attending each lecture true/false and multiple choice quiz was given to assessperiod. Students were encouraged to use other learning students’ understanding of the materials.resources available to them. The available resourcesincluded the textbook’s Student Companion site [17] Example Quiz:and the lectures recorded on youtube.com by one of A. Answer the followings as (A)-True or (B)-False.the authors when he taught the course in previous 1. The volume of a closed system cannotsemesters [18]. The textbook companion site provides

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Heather S. Rose; Charles R. Upshaw; Joshua D. Rhodes; Yuval Edrey; Michael E. Webber

tank and plumbing the collection conveyance (See FigureAutomatic Solar Tracker (See Figure 2a) 3b).Model SMT The rainwater harvesting system (RWH), features a weldedEppley Lab Met One 020C Wind Direction Sensor steel catchment structure (104 ft2) for rain collection and aEquipment: (See Figure 2b) 330 gallon storage tank (See Figures 3 b-d). Rainwater isDirect Pyrheliometer Vaisala HMP60 Temperature and collected in the tank via a system of pipes. Water first

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Dani Fadda P.E.; Oziel Rios

[1] Rios, O., and Fadda, D., “A Mechanical Engineering Activity-Based Freshman Course,” Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2017, November 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA [2] Cirenza, C., Diller T. E., and Williams, C. B., “Assessing Effects of Challenge-Based Instruction on Conceptual

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Raj Desai

Service. 2000. Recycling and repairing Development Checklists, NTC Business Books,pallets gaining and edge on land filling. Forest Products Lincolnwood, IL.Conservation and Recycling Review 12(1): 4. [11] Bobrow, E. E. & Shafer, D. W. (1987). Pioneering[2] Hansen, B. and West, C. 1998. Trends in New Products: A Market Survival Guide, Dow Jones-Irwin,domestic/export hardwood markets. Hardwood Homewood, CA.Symposium Proceedings, May 6-9. [12] Rinkesh (n.d.). Importance of Recycling. Retrieved[3] Bush, R.J. and Araman, P. 1997. Recycling growth April 28, 2017 from http://www.conserve-energy-reducing pallet industry’s need for new wood

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Pranav A. Bhounsule; Ahmad Taha; Sebastian Nugruho

Control Systems and Robotics Outreach to Middle-school Girls: Approach, Results, and Suggestions Pranav A. Bhounsule*, Ahmad Taha^, and Sebastian Nugruho^ *Department of Mechanical Engineering, ^Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mails: pranav.bhounsule@utsa.edu, ahmad.taha@utsa.edu, sebastian.nugroho@my.utsa.eduAbstract of women [1]. There is a clear need to reduce this gender gap We conducted a three-day outreach camp focused on in STEM by arousing the interests of young girls to take oncontrol systems and robotics for

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S. Nasrazadani; S. Sekar; N. Padamati; X. Wang; F. Gamez-Rivas

(a). Sub is made of low carbon steel withMetal Plate microstructure containing pearlite (Fig. 5.b) and the nut is There is an extensive variety of equipment and machinery nodular cast iron (Fig. 5.c). Corrosion of Hammer unionused in the oil extraction industry. When well fluids are (external, internal, or atmospheric) will depend on theextracted from the ground they are contaminated mixed with environment and the changes that occur during the life ofwater and other hydrocarbon

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Arthur F. Garcia Jr.

be negative and anti- clockwise moments would be positive. A moment table2. The Blackboard Intranet (Moments about A) can then be compiled in a tabular form Nearly all colleges now use intranet platforms such as as shown in Figure 1b. The table is used to calculate theBlackboard for their students. Blackboard and other similar value and direction of the moment at support B on thiscollege intranet platforms are designed to exchange course beam. The reaction vector at support B can then berelevant information to students for specific courses. identified as either positive or negative in direction. In

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Tariq Khraishi; Kristine Denman

How Does An Online Version of A Class Compares To An In-Class Version? Tariq Khraishi1, Kristine Denman2 University of New Mexico, Mechanical Engineering Department1, New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center2 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA E-mail: khraishi@unm.edu Abstract and non-completion rates were higher in the online classes than the face-to-face classes. Here, comparative data from the same course offeredusing two different methods: In

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Matthew Alexander

challenges in these areas because of (a) languagerequires significant written communication exercises, barrier (English is not their primary language) for someparticularly in the second course which is a writing students; (b) unfamiliarity with professional workingintensive course. The overall performance of those environment and culture; and (c) student maturity andstudents with English as a second language is reasonably experience. The assessment of student performance in eachstrong once the instructor’s grading expectations are of these skill areas described herein are related back torealized and the students avail themselves of outside these challenges.assistance, such as provided by

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Brian P. Bernard; Rui Cao; Maureen Russo RodrÕguez

Annual Conference & whose faculty member was on their campus. Though Exposition, Seattle, WA, 2015. many distant students indicated frustration with some Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018[3] B. W. Caldwell and C. Halupa, "Exploring Video- technologies," Journal of Online Engineering Education,Intensive Delivery in an Online and Face-to-Face Statics 2(2), 1-10, 2011.Course," Journal of Online Engineering Education, 6(1), [15] A. Francis, C. Larkin and S. D. Aslinia

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Oziel Rios; Dani Fadda P.E.

,[1] Rios, O. and Fadda, D., "A Mechanical Engineering August 6-8, Daytona Beach, Florida (2017)Activity-Based Freshman Course," Proceedings of the [4] Wickert, J. and Lewis, K., "An Introduction toASME IMECE, Nov. 3-9, Tampa, Florida (2017) Mechanical Engineering," Fourth Edition, Cengage[2] Rios, O. and Fadda, D., "A First-Year Design-Based Learning, ISBN 978-305-63513-5 (2015)Activity for Mechanical Engineering Students," [5] McMaster-Carr Supply Company (US), Online Catalog,Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual www.mcmaster.com (2017)Conference, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, [6] Robbins, N. B. and Heiberger, R. M., "Plotting LikertTexas (2017

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Sarah Seraj; June Young Park; Michael Pieratt

Teaching Engineering Ethics in the Classroom through a Town Hall Meeting Activity Sarah Seraj1*, June Young Park1, Michael Pieratt2 1 Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 301 E Dean Keeton St, Stop C1700, Austin, TX 78712 2 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, CA 92064 *E-mail: sarahseraj@utexas.eduAbstract nature of their projects, even a small mistake or misstep in Engineers often contribute to projects that impact many their work can endanger the health

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Mena Souliman

Implementation of a Hybrid Teaching Environment for a Traffic Engineering Course Mena Souliman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Texas at Tyler Department of Civil Engineering, 3900 University Blvd. RBS 1008, Tyler, TX 75799 E-mail: msouliman@uttyler.edu Abstract students, especially dependent learners, are less self- Students learn in different styles. They learn via hearing regulated and need persistent direction and guidance fromand visualizing. They can also reflect and act

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David Ewing

The Effects of a First Year Engineering Class Using the SCALE-Up Method on Student Retention and Subsequent Student Pass Rates David Ewing The University of Texas at Arlington 416 Yates Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA E-mail: david.ewing@uta.edu Abstract method, originally developed at NC State [1] and utilized in Due to the increased demand for engineers, the many universities [2], relies on creating a highly active andUniversity of Texas at Arlington (UTA) created a new, first

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Timothy Urban; Margaret Baguio

compare participation and outcomes for (a) the one high school student National Weather Service Quantitative Precipitation Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018 he or she judges had the highest level of success, (b) the SEES was implemented in 2016, 100% are pursuing STEM one high school student he or she judges experienced the degrees when they enter college. TSGC will track the SEES least amount of success in the internship program, and students for graduation rate, major, and

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Walter W. Buchanan

A Brief History of Engineering Technology and a Case for Applied Engineering Walter W. Buchanan Texas A&M University 3367 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, U.S.A. buchananw@tamu.edu Abstract plus contracts with the government. As a result theThis paper will present a brief history on Engineering engineers could be brought up to speed over several monthsTechnology. It will then make the case why the four-year in the company labs. Even then, however, this

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Miguel A. Angulo; Ozgur Aktunc

Using GitHub as a Teaching Tool for Programming Courses Miguel A. Angulo, Ozgur Aktunc Department of Engineering, St. Mary’s University 1 Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX, 78228, US mangulo1@mail.stmarytx.edu oaktunc@stmarytx.edu Abstract in academia as a teaching tool for software engineering GitHub has become the most popular code management courses [1]. Due to the popularity of GitHub, instructorsplatform in the software development industry. It allows have started to use it

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Maura Borrego; Anita Patrick; Luis Martins; Meagan Kendall

A New Scale for Measuring Engineering Identity in Undergraduates Maura Borrego1, Anita Patrick2, Luis Martins3, and Meagan Kendall4 University of Texas at Austin 1 Mechanical Engineering, 2STEM Education, 3Management 204 E. Dean Keeton Street, Stop C2200, ETC II 5.160 Austin, Texas 78712-1591, USA E-mail: maura.borrego@austin.utexas.edu 4 The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Engineering Education and Leadership

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Hai-Chao Han; Hung-da Wan; Xiaodu Wang

Development of a Personalized Quantitative Faculty Annual Evaluation System Hai-Chao Han, Hung-da Wan, Xiaodu Wang Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA E-mail: hchan@utsa.edu Abstract Based on college and department goals and needs as well Faculty annual evaluation is critical for faculty career as faculty professional development needs, we selected keydevelopment and department success. Our department activity measures for the area of teaching, research, anddeveloped a quantitative faculty evaluation metrics system

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Michael R. Gardner; Nina K. Telang

A Second Language Acquisition Toolkit for Teaching Introduction to Computing Michael R. Gardner, Nina K. Telang Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin 301 E Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX, 78712, USA E-mail: mgardner@utexas.edu, telang@ece.utexas.edu AbstractIntroduction to Computing and higher-level programming 2. Language and Computing Analogscourses are common first-year engineering curricula at the 2.1 Language Skillsuniversity level and are key in developing logical thought In

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Tony McClary; Jacqueline A. Zeiber; Patricia Sullivan; Steven Stochaj

Using Multi-Disciplinary Design Challenges to Enhance Self- Efficacy within a Summer STEM Outreach Program Tony McClary, Jacqueline A. Zeiber, MA, Patricia Sullivan, PhD., Steven Stochaj, PhD. New Mexico State University 1025 Stewart St., Las Cruces, NM, 88003 mamcclar@nmsu.edu Abstract Additionally, participating in STEM programs leads toResearch regarding STEM programs has shown that increased self-confidence, satisfaction, and interest inparticipating in these programs leads to increased engineering [2]. Current

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Cynthia C. Fry; Steven P. Potter

The Design and Development of a Multi-Disciplinary Project in Embedded Systems Design Cynthia C. Fry, Steven P. Potter Baylor University, School of Engineering & Computer Science, One Bear Place #97141, Waco, Texas 76798-7141 E-mail: cindy_fry@baylor.edu, steven_p_potter@baylor.edu Abstract In today’s automotive industry, as each new vehicle design receives yet another control unit, “software complexity As has been noted over the past ten years, “The wall

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Matt Leonard; Joseph Morgan; Jeremy P. Coffelt

Digital Systems Teaching and Research (DSTR) Robot: A Flexible Platform for Education and Applied Research Matt Leonard, Dr. Joseph Morgan, Jeremy P. Coffelt Texas Space Technology Applications and Research (T STAR) LLC 216 W. 26th St, Suite G2, Bryan, TX 77803, USA E-mail: matt@tstar.us Abstract The DSTR (pronounced “Disaster”) robot has a stronghistory of being adaptable to different user’s needs, and thereare many opportunities ahead that indicate that the sky, quiteliterally, is not the limit for this robust platform. This paperprovides a historical perspective on the

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Julia N. Savoy; Mia K. Markey; H. Grady Rylander III

The Talking Points Tool: A Brief Intervention to Support Predoctoral Student and Faculty Advisor Communication Julia N. Savoy1, Mia K. Markey*2, H. Grady Rylander, III2 *Presenting Author 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1025 W. Johnson St., 570B Educational Sciences, Madison, WI, 53706, USA E-mail: julia.savoy@wisc.edu 2 The University of Texas at Austin 107 W. Dean Keeton, BME Building, Austin, TX, 78712, USA

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Jorge Leon; Angie Hill Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom

Developing a Graduate Master’s Degree Program in Engineering Technology: Overview of Program Objectives, Structure & Impact Jorge Leon, Angie Hill Price, Mathew Kuttolamadom Texas A&M University College Station, TX, 77843 E-mail: mathew@tamu.edu Abstract has developed a plan for a MSET degree. During the A study was conducted to outline the state of graduate development phase, other programs around the country andmaster’s degree programs in engineering technology that especially in Texas were examined

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Freddie Davis; Roy Issa; Kenneth Leitch; peter Hughes

Students Exposure to Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage Technologies at West Texas A&M University Freddie Davis, Roy Issa, Kenneth Leitch, and Peter Hughes West Texas A&M University School of Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics Box 60767 Canyon, Texas USA E-mail: fdavis@wtamu.edu, rissa@wtamu.edu, kleitch@wtamu.edu Abstract consumed to heat or cool the buildings. This energyIn the mechanical and civil engineering programs at West demand can be reduced

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Martha Pieper; Shih-Feng Chou

Abstract 2. A conditional, a universal set (U), a Through evaluations of learning objectives on several subset (⊆), a complement (c) of a set, andEngineering courses, the majority of students at some point willstruggle with demonstration of proof of a principle in their an empty set (Ø)[3].homework assignments, quizzes, and exams. An early introduction A conditional, e.g. If I don’t water my plant, then my plant willof "Set Theory and Proofs" to engineering students can enrich their die.intuition and ability to solve comprehensive problems. As illustrated M = {a, b, c} and N = {a, b, c}in this paper, set theory can be recognized by students as a