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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

beam vibration project shown in Figure 2 is further developed todemonstrate the underdamped and overdamped and harmonic excited vibration in class.Reference:[1] Feisel, Lyle D., and Albert J. Rosa. "The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineeringeducation." Journal of Engineering Education, 94.1 (2005): 121-130.[2] Thomas, J.W., A review of research on project-based learning. (2000),http://www.bie.org/images/uploads/general/9d06758fd346969cb63653d00dca55c0.pdf, accessed1/10/2019.[3] H.A. Hadim and S.K. Esche, “Enhancing the engineering curriculum through project-based learning”,Frontier in Education, 2002.[4] Frank, M., Lavy, I., and Elata, D., “Implementing the Project-based Learning Approach in anAcademic Engineering Course

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Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Nishant Shakya, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

. Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Stan Cronk is a Senior Lecturer in Industrial Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He earned his BS and PhD degrees at Louisiana Tech University in Biomedical Engineering. His primary teaching responsibilities are in Industrial Engineering as well as the general freshman and sophomore engineering courses. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana for Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a member of ASEE and IISE.Mr. Nishant Shakya, Louisiana Tech University Nishant Shakya is a second year Ph. D. student in Computational Analysis and Modeling (CAM) at Louisiana Tech University. He holds a BE degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 17: Student Cognitive Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olusola Olalekan Adesope, Washington State University; Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

investigation of instructional princi- ples and assessments in STEM. He is currently a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.Ms. Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University Negar Beheshtipour received her B.S. in Polymer Engineering at Tehran University where she also taught as a teacher assistant. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Chemical Engineering at Washington State University (WSU). Her primary fields of technical research are fluid mechanics of bubbles and the applications of capillary channels for gas-liquid phase separation in microgravity or small-scale systems. Besides her technical research, she has done research in engineering education focusing on improving

Conference Session

Technical Session 9:Topics related to STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori M Caldwell, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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Computers in Education

, many laboratory PIV systems consist of only two components: a high-energy pulsed laser(equipped with a timing unit and a cylindrical lens that spreads the laser light into a thin “sheet”)and a digital camera (Figure 1). Figure 1. Two-component laboratory PIV system consisting of a laser with a cylindrical lens and digital camera. The laser is fired in the horizontal direction and spreads into a sheet in the vertical direction. (Smith & Neal, 2016) Used with permission.The laser sheet illuminates small, neutrally buoyant particles in the flow field for imaging by thecamera. PIV software algorithms use cross-correlational analysis to process the time-dependentparticle image data pairs and generate two-dimensional vector maps of fluid

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Stewart, Sealed Air Corporation; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Laura Jacobson, OM Partners; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Kathy Jacobson, Lockheed Martin, Retired; Allison Mae Hughes, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

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nationalization goal of the team andenabling girls nationwide to earn the badge.The refined set of activities was used for the next workshop, which serviced 36 girls in CharlotteNC during ASME IDETC 2016. The workshop was followed with a debrief session in whichadditional lessons learned were captured and integrated during the final writing, editing, andcouncil submission processes for the badge. The final badge steps are shown in the Table 1below: Table 1. Mechanical Engineering GSGATL Girl Scout Badge Steps Goal Girls leave the workshop thinking Engineering would be a fun, interesting career where they could make a positive impact in the world. Step 1: Explore Learn about Engineers and what they do

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sydnee Drew Mayers, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem ; Ellen M. Londergan; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Mary Hergenrother; Adrienne Bruggeman, Saint Mary's College

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   published   a  report   detailing the   implementation   of   an   initiative   that   would   address   the   growing   rate   of   abandoned housing   throughout   the   city 1 .   The   1000   Homes   in   1000   Days   initiative   resulted   in   1,122 homes   being   repaired,   deconstructed,   or   contracted   for   demolition   in   the   one   thousand day   deadline.   Although   the   issue   of   abandoned   housing   began   to   improve,   vacant   land, also   referred   to   as   vacant   lots   or   parcels,   became   a  rising   concern   without   a  clear   path for   remediation.   With   the   increasing   volume   of   vacant   lots   throughout   the   City,   a collective   desire   between   City   officials   and

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Daren Davis, Tarleton State University; Erick C Jones P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy

completed the projects andgraduated. Often, the students’ cost estimates come back up in the process of the companiesselecting the projects for inclusion in their work load.A topic of discussion with some of our industry partners has been in regards to the economicanalysis students have provided on their projects. Many of the projects showed that our studentsare technically competent to perform the design analysis required for the projects but thestudents’ costs and estimates of the work required have not always been complete. Because theeconomic data from the senior projects was not controlled, two of the junior design courses wereselected to evaluate how the students performed on the economic analysis, both from deciding ondesign criteria as well

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Industrial Engineering

voluntary and all the studentsin both courses participated in this study. Confidentiality of the responses are secured by requesting students toremove any self-identifying information on their written work.Data Analysis of the Operations Research Software PreferencesParticipants of this research enrolled in the junior level OR course and completed a survey to explain theirexperiences with Excel, Lingo and Matlab software to solve questions related to 1. Linear Algebra 2. Linear Programming 3. Integer Programming 4. Non-linear Programming 5. Markov ChainsIn addition to these questions, each student was asked about his/her favorite software in general and if he/shewould want to learn other software packages to solve OR

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adetoun Yeaman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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engineering. He has written texts in design, general engineering and digital electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Qualitative Study of Empathy in the Experiences of Students in a First-Year Engineering Service-Learning CourseEmpathy is an important ability for engineers, it allows us to connect with the people we impactas we seek to solve problems, engage in design and innovate technologies. This ability iscommonly and casually defined as the ability to put oneself in another person’s shoes. Severalresearchers within and outside of the engineering education community have sought to defineand suggest practical

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

CourseAbstractThis study reports on addition of a simulation module based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA)to Mechanical Engineering Materials and Laboratory course at University of Hartford. The studyaddresses two topics: (1) mastering different levels of knowledge with the help of simulations,and (2) honing new simulation skills. The course has a weekly lab session where studentsperform various materials testing such as tensile, shear, bending, and impact. The lecture portiondeals with the theories behind materials’ formation, bonding and how those relate to the materialproperties. In the recently added simulation module, students were assigned projects to simulatethe mechanical testing procedures performed in the lab. The simulations were done using

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA

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with ARC officers and the courseinstructor. After the training students formed teams of three and visited homes in the most fireprone neighborhoods of Philadelphia to install smoke alarms, replace alarm batteries and helpresidents make home fire escape plans. The students also provided education and materials onhome fire preparation. In the past five years they distributed materials and provided informationto over ten thousand people in homes and on the streets of the city.The students were required to submit a technical report about the behavior of steel under hightemperatures (i.e., home fires). The report also required a two-page reflection on the service.“The Environment” class was taught 23 times from Fall 1991 through SP 2013. An

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab; Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Hannah French; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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–University Of St. Thomas - Minnesota. [online] Stthomas.edu. Available at: [Accessed 1 October 2019].[3] AM. Thomas, A. Miller, and H. Spicuzza, “Dance + Engineering: A Collaboration forFreshmen Engineering Design Students,” proceedings of the ASEE North Midwest SectionMeeting, Mankato, MN (2010).AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the Kern Family Foundation for their generous financial support.They would also like to thank the Playful Learning Lab and University of St. Thomas School ofEngineering for support in building.Appendix A. Project GuidelinesThe second project for the semester is designing Little Free Libraries for some exciting partners.Project Partners: • Partner name o External links.Final Deliverables: • A

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University; Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the value of entrepreneurship in engineeringeducation and has therefore partnered with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network(KEEN) to creative entrepreneurial minded (EM) engineers. KEEN has established a skillsetnecessary to be a successful entrepreneurially minded engineer. This skill set allows engineers touse their technical competency to always be searching for the best solution that creates the mostvalue for the customer. The skillset is divided into three main categories, known as the three “C”s-Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value [1]. The establishment of curiosity and creativity inan engineering student is essential in developing “outside of the box” ideas to solve these grandchallenges, but is often undervalued in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zahira H. Merchant

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Mechanical Engineering

using several questions designed to addressstudents’ self-efficacy as well as core knowledge competence. The data from all surveys areanalyzed and conclusions are drawn regarding the effectiveness of the remote laboratoryimplementation.1 Introduction Incorporating active learning in STEM based disciplines has been shown to improvestudent engagement and overall classroom performance [1], [2]. In particular, improvements instudent performance in engineering courses has been linked to the integration of an activelearning environment into the classroom [3], [4], [5]. This is well documented and it should notbe surprising that an active learning approach is especially beneficial for engineering students.One of the primary means of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; William Zamora, Califonia State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

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real software products.Tech Startup Model. The Tech Startup process begins with the onset of the semester, when instructors presenta general overview of semester-long projects and charge students to brainstorm project ideas forsoftware to develop. With the popularity of social media, web services, and prevalence ofsmartphones, most projects proposed involve web and/or mobile applications. In the followinglecture, the project proposals are shared among all students and each student expresses whichproject(s) to which they wish to contribute. Based on their preferences, we form teams of about 5software engineering students with 1-2 entrepreneurship students. Students are expected toarrange times outside of class to meet regularly to work

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Ethics

objectives noted above and aims to fill key gaps in theexisting literature by investigating two research questions:RQ1) What do engineering students perceive as responsible (and irresponsible) professionalconduct, and what do they perceive as socially just (and unjust) technical practices?RQ2) How do foundational measures and understandings of social and ethical responsibilitychange during a four-year engineering degree program, both in general and in relation to specifickinds learning environments and experiences?This project collects qualitative and quantitative data from undergraduate engineering students atfour universities at three different time points (Figure 1). This paper will focus on the mid-pointquantitative survey, as indicated by the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

. What outcomes, if any, see gendered differences? 3. How do those differences manifest themselves in students’ career decisions?Relevant results have been published across a wide range of sources, but have not beensynthesized to create a comprehensive report on this common feature of undergraduateengineering education.MethodologySystematic reviews can provide comprehensive summaries of previously conducted research,assessing both the general understanding of and the gaps within the literature of focus. Bysynthesizing the existing body of knowledge, these reviews provide easier access to the literatureand foundations for future work. Systematic reviews are guided by the following procedure: (1)identification of research questions and bounds

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

. Participants were asked to rateitems centered on their experiences and perspectives in their current STEM degree programsusing a Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = StronglyAgree, 6 = Not Sure). The participants were from 4 HBCUs nationwide. Majority of participantsidentified as Black or African American, 78% from Group 1 (henceforth referred to as StudentParticipants) and 51% from Group 2 (referred to as Faculty and Administrator Participants).Majority of participants also self-identified as male, 56% from Group 1 and 72% from Group 2.Additionally, most participants from Group 1 self-identified from various Engineering fields,such as the following: chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samarth Gupta, Purdue University; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship, innovation through new awards for I-Corps nodes. (2016). Available at: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_ id=189600.8. Caulfield, T., Harmon, S. H., & Joly, Y. Open science versus commercialization: a modern research conflict? Genome Medicine. 4(2), 17 (2012).9. Stone, V. I., & Lane, J. P. Modeling technology innovation: How science, engineering, and industry methods can combine to generate beneficial socioeconomic impacts. Implementation Science. 7(1), 7–44 (2012).10. Breznitz, S. M., & Ram, N. Enhancing economic growth? University technology commercialization. Creating competitiveness: Entrepreneurship and innovation policies for growth. (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013).11. Chung, J. Lean startup

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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-resistant design, enhancements to payment options, and consideration for replication.The final design developed by the team of students will be shared with local fabricators forinstallation across the national park. Because the Friends are a current leader in the design of securedonation boxes, the proposed student designs have real opportunity to become a standard in thepark system.Design of the pilot capstone course was completed by three faculty members with the intention toachieve two major goals: (1) develop a COE-wide capstone experience capable of replication inthe future and (2) design a course easily integrated across departments within the existing confinesof the curriculum of each program. While the project was well suited for multi

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Webster-Giddings, Vanderbilt University; Nancy Dickson, Vanderbilt; Melissa S Martiros, Anna Maria College; Sarah Mullen, Vanderbilt University

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Women in Engineering

economydemands further growth and innovation, Arts and Design majors are seen as a necessary andintegral element for such change (Bequette & Bequette, 2012). Consequently, there has been apush, especially in K-12 education, to add “A” (Art & Design), transforming STEM intoSTEAM (Bequette & Bequette, 2012, Piro, 2010; White, 2011). Although, there seems to be asympathetic relationship between Art and STEM majors, there is limited research identifying thekey experiences or factors that foster the relationship between STEM and Arts which is evidentin the number and types of degrees conferred by women (Piro, 2010) (see Figure 1: DegreesConferred by Women). By “examining how artists mix art, science, technology, and math in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

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Mechanical Engineering

country for most of the semester the hybrid course would be implemented. Therefore,some of the planned face-to-face meetings were replaced with proctored in-class quizzes during4 class sessions and more content was placed online. The students met with the instructor inperson during the last two weeks of the semester.The course was delivered asynchronously through the Canvas learning management system [20]with Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics by Moran et al. [21] as the requiredtextbook and major source of course content. The course material was organized into 9 modules,with each module taking one to two weeks. The modules and topics within each module arelisted in Table 1. Instruction for all but the last module was completely online

Conference Session

Technical Session 6: Modulus Topics Part 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James Christopher Foreman, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

systems and power generation industry prior to academic career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Computational Instruction through PLCs in a Multi-Disciplinary Introduction to Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper is focused on the inclusion of hardware-based Programmable Logic Controllers(PLCs) in a first-year engineering introduction course, Engineering Methods, Tools, & PracticeII, at the University of Louisville’s JB Speed School of Engineering. Each academic year, morethan 500 first-year engineering students are exposed to this interactive course, which introducesstudents to fundamental engineering skills – including teamwork, design, project management

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Sarah Hodges, University of Kentucky; Alejandro Gerardo Villasante-Tezanos, University of Kentucky; Robert Theakston MS

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Minorities in Engineering

(NSF) Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE)program in 2014 and launched in 2015 – has three main goals: 1) to improve URM enrollmentand graduation rates in engineering; 2) to enhance the professional development of URMengineering students so they can become engineering professionals, academics, leaders and rolemodels; and 3) to investigate if mentoring in research centers could be used to complementmentoring in traditional engineering departments.A previous contribution (Santillan-Jimenez & Henderson, 2017) has summarized the body ofknowledge surrounding the aforementioned issues, with special emphasis on the use ofmentoring to improve higher education outcomes for students in general and for URMs inparticular. In addition, this

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yashu Kang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Jen Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Shaou-Gang Miaou, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Chen Li-Yu, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Sheng Chang, Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology

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-Gang Miaou, Chung-Yuan Christian University Dr. Shaou-Gang Miaou is a Professor and former Chairman in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan. Miaou teaches and conducts research in the area of digital signal processing, digital image processing, and pattern recognition. He has published 145 technical papers and 5 textbooks, and has been granted 9 ROC invention patents in the area of his research interests. He received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from CYCU, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. He is a former Chairman of Master Program in Communication Engineering, CYCU. He has been serving as a reviewing

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Lucy Lenhardt, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Academia and the Role of a Multidisciplinary Professional SocietyAbstractThe Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a global professional society of over 30,000members with a mission to “Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineersand leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving thequality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity”1. SWE is an organization that is deeplyrooted in industry. The founding members were employed by firms that are a result of theindustrial revolution, and thus the focus of its membership is on those that work for industry,consultants, and often themselves. This focus has unintentionally left a large population of itsmembership, the

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University; Alexa Kottmeyer

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College Industry Partnerships

increasingly employed over the years asproviding a means to overcome the shortfalls of traditional “chalk and talk” delivery of engineering content.Engineers in their profession must not only be technically excellent in the fundamentals of their discipline,but they are also in an environment which is full of uncertainty, has a series of competing demands andethical dilemmas, necessitates excellent communication skills to work across multiple disciples and requireskeeping up with continual changes to technology and the workplace. In recognition of the ways in whichthe traditional approaches were not preparing students for success in this environment, in 2003, Mills &Treagust [1] defined six critical issues that needed to be addressed in changing

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Magid, New York University, Abu Dhabi

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Engineering Libraries

availability of the software? This paper will review the results ofsurveys conducted both before and after implementation of Electronic Lab Notebooksoftware.BackgroundNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) is a portal campus of New York University inNew York City, USA. Located in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi,NYUAD is a liberal arts university with over 20 majors that students can choose fromunder the disciplines Arts and Humanities, Social Science, Sciences, andEngineering[1, 2]. With slightly more than 1000 students, NYUAD boasts a 5:1 Studentto Faculty ratio. Faculty conduct research in each of 4 aforementioned areas. Inaddition, the Research Institute consists of over 12 centers, labs, and projects, themajority of which fall

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

well as identifying barriers thatmay disproportionately affect Black men or women.BackgroundThe need to diversify engineeringIn recent decades, the emphasis on increasing the number of engineering graduates has beencoupled with greater concern about the lack of diversity in engineering fields. Research hasidentified the benefits of identity diversity (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status,etc.) in engineering education, including more innovative groups [1], greater engagement inactive thinking processes, growth in intellectual engagement and motivation, and an increase inacademic skills [2, 3]. A variety of educational policies and programs have been initiated toboost participation and increase graduation rates of under

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Deborah Hecht, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center; Milushka Elbulok-Charcape, The Graduate Center

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that it takes some time for students to get to the real-world application. Theshift to experiential and student-centered learning is crucial to attract and retainmore engineering students. The earlier we expose our students to research andhands on activities, the earlier we break down their barriers, their fears overhardware and software, and the clearer their learning experience is. This learningapproach is described by Bain (2004) in What Best College Teachers Can Do as anapproach that effectively addresses how people learn most effectively:  They try to move from specific principles (design and fabrication of specific custom devices) to general principles (design, manufacturing, materials,etc.)  They try to answer