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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Mark Vaccari; Thomas DeAgostino; Carter Stokeld; Courtney Baukal

as needed, using appropriate learning strategiesProblem solving is an important skill for professionals (Eraut 1994). Problem solving may beone of the most fundamental processes for engineers (Aldridge 1994). Sheppard et al. (2009, p.3) wrote, “Engineering practice is, in its essence, problem solving.” Jonassen (2014, p. 103)wrote, “Learning to solve workplace problems is an essential learning outcome for anyengineering graduate. Every engineer is hired, retained, and rewarded for his or her ability tosolve problems.” One goal of engineering education is to produce effective problem solvers.Roth and McGinn (1997, p. 18) wrote, “Educating students to become problem solvers has beena goal of education at least since Dewey.” Jonassen (2011

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Hennessey

measures how much water consumption, such as from a beverage fluid is consumed common water bottle that may have ice and be refilled multiple times A vision system observes how a person’s Tedium of student note takingNatural Notes hand moves while writing and then infers what was written A golf ball is endowed with its own Desire to shoot a lower golf score and propulsion and inertia guidance system that interest in golf technologyBluetooth Controlled

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jonathan Kuchem; Nicolas Libre

abstract problems thataren’t the straightforward textbook problems. Problem-based learning techniques have been usedto help students learn course objectives through problem solving, abstract assignments, andinverted learning [1]–[4]. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching/learning approach whichoften includes open-ended, vague and sometimes ill-defined real-world problems as the startingpoint; the challenges involved in dealing with such problems promote critical thinking andproblem solving skills. Similarly, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) aims at instillingthe entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education by introducing open-ended real-worldproblems with focus on curiosity, connections, and creating value. These teaching

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roy Myose; L. Scott Miller; Elizabeth Rollins

to the three state universities withEngineering programs (i.e., 3½ million dollars per year to each university) in order to increaseEngineering graduation numbers by about 60% over ten years.3 Myose et al.4 discusses the successachieved thus far by the three public universities in Kansas that has Engineering degree programs. One obstacle to increasing Engineering graduation numbers is student retention. Shuman et al.5notes that "roughly fifty percent of the students who begin in Engineering leave the field beforereceiving their Engineering degree" and that "typically half of this attrition occurs during the firstyear." In the junior and senior years, the number of students leaving Engineering majors drasticallydecreases, with French et

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tammy Lutz-Rechtin

withinorganizations, presentations, and writing publications. Commonly, graduate students developthese soft skills by trial and error with little feedback. An area often overlooked is formal safetytraining as safety is often viewed as an impedance to research or addressed only when correctionis needed (Cooper 2016). Typically, only minimum safety training is provided at the universityor college level with introductory on-line modules or videos. This approach addresses safetycompliance issues more than actual application risks. Taking time for safety education isimportant for understanding safety applications, risks, and building a culture of safety. Thus,additional safety education should be provided by other mechanisms to build a successfulprogram. An added

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

A. Kunza; K.A. Brauning; A.S.A. Shairi; R. Asmatulu

techniques and gained a lot of new skills and knowledge about composite manufacturing,NDI evaluation, machining, edge and other defect treatments, testing, evaluation and report writ-ing and presentation. At the end of the experiments, undergraduate and graduate students learnedabout the data collections, analysis, presentations, technical report writing and conference paperpreparations. This is one of the most intensive activities for both undergraduate and graduatestudents in engineering. Some of the students joined our group used these research activities astheir own Engineer 2020 requirements in the College of Engineering at WSU. One of the under-graduate students (A.S.A. Shairi) is also a co-author of this work and made a lot of