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Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

overall. The BS degree in civil engineering program began in 2010, followed later by theBS environmental engineering program in 2013. As such, the curriculum of the latter was re-aligned to that of the former to share curriculum, lab space, faculty, and other resources. Thispaper will highlight this alignment and the process by which a shared senior design capstone wasundertaken such that it would satisfy program outcomes and lead to ABET EAC accreditation.The lessons learned from the authors can be utilized by other universities that are adding one orboth of the civil and environmental engineering programs to their institutions. These ideas mayalso work with pairs of related but separately administered engineering majors (e.g. civil

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Elsa Castillo; Joel Robinson; Kristine Denman; Anyssa Choy; Tariq Khraishi

Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 5opportunities, all aiming to improve post-graduation placement of students into graduate programs and STEM-related jobs.Table 3. Student participation with S-STEM activities Activity/service type % who Average number of Maximum participated activities per person number of (sd) times participated in this activity

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AHMED HUSSAIN; Nizar Tayem; Jamal Nayfeh; Samir El-Nakla

1 Undergraduate Engineering Program Assessment, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement Process: A Case Study Ahmed A. Hussain Department of Electrical Engineering Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, KSA Nizar Tayem Department of Engineering and Technology Texas A & M University, USA Jamal Nayfeh College of Engineering Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, KSA

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Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

retention is related to both work self-efficacyand is improved when students engage in internships or cooperative education programs (co-ops)[6]. Further, co-ops and internships are related to increasing not only hard skills but alsoimproved work self-efficacy [11,6], as internships can be a crucial component to developing anidentity as an engineer [8]. Finally, internships may be provide additional financial assistance forstudents in need.The UNM STEP program incorporates many of the elements identified in the literature as aidingretention. Providing information on campus resources (tutoring, scholarships, financial aid, etc.),encouraging and facilitating social ties, mentoring, conferences, and internships are all keycomponents of the program

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Ian Gravagne

Poor… and Yourself, Moody Publishers, 2014IAN A. GRAVAGNEDr. Ian Gravagne serves as Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering at Baylor University. His research interests include dynamic equations on time scales, and powergrid stabilization via synchrophasor-controlled renewable resources. He and his family lived on campus for five years asfaculty-in-residence at Baylor, and he recently took a one-year sabbatical to work for Sandia National Laboratories. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American

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) high school preparation, (v)interest and career goals, and (vi) race and gender. These factors map onto the more generalconstructs of engagement, self-efficacy and motivation.The relation of professional identity with academic success has been identified for students fromlower socio-economic status and underrepresented groups15,16. The use of professional identity as‘lens’ through which marginalization and disengagement can be studied has been proposed17. Theinterconnection of engineering identity and engineering education has also been reported18,19. Acorrelation between engineering identity and persistence has also been reported20. Thus, to supportacademic success, engineering education must be informed by an understanding of

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Cynthia Fry; Zachary Steudel

, students’unfamiliarity with some of the lower-level conventions of C already provides one small layer of5 (Xu, Zhou, Kang, & Lyu, 2017)6 (Code hardening, 2019) Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright ã 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3obfuscation to the executable.After determining the language to write the program, it was critical to determine the functionality ofthe project executable. It was quickly decided to make the program into a simple game. Given thatstudents are tasked to make changes to the executable that

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Abhaya Datye; Marina Miletic; Jamie Gomez; Eva Chi; Sang M. Han; Catherine Hubka; Yan Chen; Vanessa Svihla; Sung Kang; Heather Canavan

1 Session XXXX Design Challenges as a Spine to Engineering Courses Abhaya Datye,* Marina Miletic,* Jamie Gomez,* Eva Chi,* Sang M. Han,* Catherine Hubka,* Yan Chen,* Vanessa Svihla,* ** Sung Kang,** Heather Canavan* *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering **Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences University of New Mexico Abstract The undergraduate Chemical Engineering program at the University of New Mexico

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Jeff Cunion; Brigitte Barbier

) Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3The first instance of incorporating an ERP system into a business school curriculum was atCalifornia State University – Chico in 199612 with their use of SAP. Since then, the SAPUniversity Alliance program has been developed, where for an annual fee, external hosting ofSAP S4/HANA through sites at California State University-Chico and the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee is provided. Three overseas universities offer hosting services as well.Over 1200 educational institutions are currently

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Cynthia Fry; Gennie Mansi; Kevin Kulda

1A Sophomore-Level Reverse Software Engineering Project in Computer Systems Cynthia C. Fry Department of Computer Science Baylor University Gennie Mansi Senior, Statistics, Honors Program Baylor University Kevin Kulda Senior, Baylor Business Fellow, Management Information Systems Baylor University Abstract On your first day on the job with a new company, you are

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Marina Miletic; Vanessa Svihla; Eva Chi; Jamie Gomez; Abhaya Datye; Pil Kang; Yan Chen; Sang Han

interpretation of this validation system comes in a digital and highlyaccessible form. Digital badging, sometimes referred to as Microcredentialing, has emerged as agrowing trend in higher education as an efficient means for validating and recognizing specific skillsand proficiency. Digital badges or other forms of electronic skill verification usually use a secureonline platform or repository for authentic display of objective party verification of studentcompetence and related student work.Our program has implemented digital badging to allow students the opportunity to take ownership ofand highlight specific skills which are poorly conveyed on a resume, transcript, or graduate schoolapplication. Our goal in implementing an undergraduate digital

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Roli Varma

Asian Indian Engineers on H-1B Visas in the United States Roli Varma School of Public Administration University of New Mexico, Albuquerque AbstractUnder the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, the H-1B visa allows technology companies totemporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. This paper presents a case study ofAsian Indian engineers on H-1B visas working in technology companies in the United States.They enter the U.S. technology sector through one single H-1B visa program, yet they followdifferent sub-paths of H-1B visa. Depending on how they enter the U.S

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Kenneth Van Treuren

1 Helping iGen Engineering Students Prepare for the Real World Kenneth W. Van Treuren Mechanical Engineering Department Baylor University AbstractA recent suicide of an engineering student at Baylor has caused the engineering faculty to askquestions about students entering higher education today, the iGeneration (iGen) or GenZ.“Legacy” professors (such as the author) who did not grow up under the same circumstances find ithard to relate to the pressures that have shaped iGen lives. Dr Jean Twenge, author of iGen: WhyToday's Super

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Ahmed Hasan; Tariq Khraishi

applications of mechanical engineering, while describing the science and mathbehind them. The objective of this course is to introduce engineering early career students to thevarious fields and sub-disciplines of the mechanical engineering profession. The paper describes themotivation behind creating the new course, the different components and structure of the course, aswell as provide evidence of student activities and survey data from their participation in the course. Introduction Engineering students spend the first 1-2 years taking pre-engineering classes with littleexposure to actual engineering related courses that form their conceptualization on what areengineers do in their careers. During

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Krista Nicklaus; Daniel Puperi; Patricia Clayton

channeling time awayfrom research activities3,4. Universities are continuing to incorporate teaching certificate programs as Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2they recognize the benefits to their graduate students’ preparation for future academic positions aswell as to undergraduate engineering education5,6. Many programs are designed to occurconcurrently with TA assignments7–9, while others provide more extensive instruction and teachingexperiences10,11. Overall, graduate students and faculty

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

beingfamiliar with the design process. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 6 Figure 5: Survey results for Fall 2019 related to student’s preparedness to work on real-world problems Figure 6: Survey results for Fall 2019 related to student’s familiarity with the design processConclusionsFrom the data collected, we can see that the UTDesign EPICS program is not only giving studentshands on experience, but UTDesign EPICS is also effectively preparing students for working

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Matthew Wettergreen

1 Session XXXXUsing the 3Doodler 3D Printing Pen to Ease the Transition Between Low- andMedium-Fidelity Prototyping in an Engineering Design Course Matthew Wettergreen Associate Teaching Professor Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen Rice University, Houston, TX 77002 AbstractDesign programs frequently employ physical prototyping as a method of problem solving or toproduce functional solutions. A popular approach is to

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Amir Karimi; Randall Manteufel

forevaluation of program educational objectives for criterion 4, and linking of student outcomes tothe curriculum for criterion 5. In addition, the definitions of the terminologies used in thegeneral criteria are expanded. The implementation of the new changes began during the 2019-2020 ABET evaluation cycle. This paper is an update of a paper presented in the ASEE-GSWsection in 2017 and explains how the proposed changes may affect the ABET-EAC assessmentprocess in criterion 4. IntroductionAll engineering programs requesting accreditation for the first time or seeking re-accreditationby ABET- Engineering Commission’s (EAC) are required to demonstrate that the program meetsa set of criteria that include both the

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Diana de la Rosa-Pohl; Catherine Horn

these supported programs. By providing scholarships forlow-income STEM students, the Endeavour S-STEM Program alleviates some of the financialpressure to work in non-STEM related jobs (usually off-campus). For some students this support issufficient to allow them to quit working entirely. This reduction in working hours allows students tomore fully engage with the university through the many academic, professional, and social activities Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3provided by the

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system engineers who NMSU is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and, as such,understand the engineering aspects of Electric Power Systems, as already has a solid basis for minority student outreach andwell as its complexities related to the economics, management, and recruitment. Both NMSU and the College of Engineering atsocietal aspects of Power Engineering. This paper discusses NMSU engage in a broad recruitment activities withcurrent recruitment, retention and employment placementstrategies and results of this program. professional societies such as the National Society of Black

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; John Irwin; Adrienne Minerick

Technological University Houghton, Michigan John L. Irwin, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology College of Engineering, Michigan Technological University Houghton, MichiganAbstractMechatronics is an essential foundation for the expected growth in automation andmanufacturing. There is a demand for graduate education in Mechatronics as the landscape ofengineering programs has changed in the past decade, shifting from traditional degrees leadingdirectly to closely aligned positions in industry, to preparing individuals with advanced technicalcompetencies

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Roy Issa; Reinhard Puffing; Emad Manla

West Texas A&M University AbstractAt West Texas A&M University, students in the engineering programs are actively engaged inresearch projects designed to get them involved in global collaboration through problem solving.The project was initiated when a group of 13 senior engineering students from the Aviation Instituteat FH JOANNEUM in Graz, Austria were commissioned in fall 2018 to conceptually design anagricultural spraying drone. The project was continued in spring 2019 by a group of 5 seniormechanical engineering students from West Texas A&M University. The students from theAviation Institute were divided into three groups and were asked to deliver their conceptual designsof the

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John Carrell; Joshua Cruz; Stephanie Kuzmack

solutions. The numberof possibilities is expanded, they argue, when students are taught to empathize, asking, “what if?”Empathy is related to critical thinking because it allows students to consider a greater number ofapproaches to solve a problem.The humanities have previously been used to aid STEM students as they develop creativity,innovative thinking, and communication skills 13, 14. Typically, humanities modules are embeddedinto STEM coursework 15. Singer et al. 16 examined engineering students and found thatinterdisciplinary courses resulted in students developing a better understanding of engineering andits social impact than traditional courses 16. Other examples include that of Stengel 17 and Mikic andGrasso 18. They examined first-year

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Jesus Ortega

of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2 Gen3 CSP Program DiscussionIn order to investigate the integration challenges of a CSP-TES system with a sCO2 power cycle,the DOE has issued “The Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems (Gen3 CSP) fundingprogram will build on prior research for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal power(CSP) technologies. Projects will focus on de-risking CSP technologies by advancing high-temperature components and developing integrated assembly designs with thermal energy storagethat can reach high operating temperatures.4” The Gen 3 program is

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Spencer Thompson; Larry Stambeck; Andy Posa; Paniz Hazaveh

investigatingand elaborating on the upgrade from RSLogix 5 with the PLC 5 system, to RSLogix5000, whichis compatible with the ControlLogix system, shown in Figures 1 and 2. This process is a guidelinefor all Rockwell Automation software migrations and can be used with different programs. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 4The next step in upgrading is preparing the original file for conversion [8]. Start preparing the filefor conversion by examining the ladder logic code and tags and search for any unused

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David J. Ewing

The Effects of Specialized Section Groupings on Success Rates in a Freshman Problem Solving Course David J. Ewing The University of Texas at Arlington ABSTRACTThe University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) created a first year engineering course using theStudent Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies (SCALE-Up)method in order to reinforce the student’s ability to solve engineering related problems. This classis called Engineering Problem Solving and teaches proper problem solving methodology andprogramming in an active and collaborative environment, shown to benefit the even the

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Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

second method used naïve Bayesian methods to extract andweight the key concepts that distinguished more- versus less-skilled problem solvers. We report thekey concepts that distinguished skill levels through the application of these methods. This paperintroduces a new approach for thinking about engineering problem solving. Compared to instructors’conventional grading of students’ work, it presents new ways to ask why and where highly skilledproblem solvers differ from less-skilled problem solvers. IntroductionEngineering students devote considerable time to learning how to solve problems. Early on inengineering programs, solving textbook problems is the most frequent and time-consuming learningactivity

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Amir Karimi

to promoting student success bycommunicating the expectation of regular attendance and participation in classes. This policyserves as a guide that instructors and students should use to appropriately address student absencefrom class. It identifies steps that may be taken by instructors when absences or missed assignmentsare unexcused, and the circumstances and steps for students and instructors to take when absencesor missed assignments are officially permitted.”From the creation of engineering programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio in fall 1982until mid-1990s, instructors had the freedom of administratively drop those students who were notattending lectures or were not submitting their homework assignments. In mid-1990s the

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Erika Louviere; Gholam Massiha

Conditions." Arthritis & Rheumatism (1995): 1351-1362.ERIKA LOUVIEREMs. Louviere serves as Program Coordinator and Instructor for the Industrial TechnologyDepartment at South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette Louisiana. Her project is currentlybeing prepared for patent filing by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Ms. Louviere earned herMaster of Science in Systems Technology in August 2019.G.H. MASSIHADr. Massiha is a Louisiana Board of Region Professor of Engineering at University of Louisiana atLafayette. His areas of research interest are alternative energy, robotics, and automationmanufacturing. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of

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Chadia Affane Aji; M. Javed Khan

(2017) doi:10.1186/s41239-017-0062-116. Bybee, R., & Landes, N. M. (1990). Science for life and living: An elementary school science program from Biological Sciences Improvement Study (BSCS). The American Biology Teacher, 52(2), 92-98CHADIA A. AJIDr. Aji currently serves as a Professor of Mathematics at Tuskegee University. In the last several years, she hasdedicated her effort to improving undergraduate and K-12 STEM education. She focuses on enhancing STEMteaching and learning with the use of technology to actively involve students in learning.M. JAVED KHANDr. Khan currently serves as Professor and Head of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department at TuskegeeUniversity. His research interests are in aerospace vehicle design