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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sydney E. Everhart, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leah Sandall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Paper ID #30453Participants of the Cultivate ACCESS Program (Work in Progress)Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rachel Ibach is a masters student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Applied Science program. Her assistantship project focuses on increasing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM-related agricultural career fields through a mentoring and development program that engages high school youth with undergraduate students and industry professionals.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Jenny Keshwani is an Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Nicholas Patrick Totaro, Louisiana State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

courses have collaborated for years onthese courses. However, starting two years ago, co-author Totaro began co-teaching bothcourses. This effort has led to greater continuity between the courses and a more seamlessapproach with objectives that cross courses, including an emphasis on career development,communication skill development, and design experiences. Specific examples include:  A focus on visual communication which starts in BE 1251 (CAD drawing) and continues in BE 1252 (CAD drawing of playground design concepts). CAD formatting and best practices in drawing presented in 1251 are required/carried through in 1252.  The same human-centered engineering design method (Lima and Oakes, 2014) presented across

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cara London, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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, making it difficult for students to market themselves to companies. When it comes tohiring at career fairs, many companies do not realize that the attributes they seek from alternativedisciplines, are also at the forefront of the BAEN knowledge base. This case study compares thecurriculum and knowledge areas across multiple engineering departments at a university to thoseof the BAEN department. Knowledge gained from the study is then used to survey organizationswhich have employment positions which fit knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) that BAENstudents possess. This is a work in progress; however, we anticipate that from this work we willdevelop a more concrete narrative of the field of BAEN to provide students and recruiters with

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

therewas more than a 0.5 difference in average response on a 5-point Likert scale, the following wereobserved:  Hybrid-flipped (HF) students found the teaching style less effective (4.0 vs 4.8).  HF students felt more connected to their TAs (4.6 vs 3.7). This was the biggest between the groups. The TAs were different fall to spring, so it is hard to know if this was in part an effect of TA personality.  HF students found the programming tasks more meaningful (4.4 vs 3.8), less boring (1.6 vs 2.3), more helpful to their career goals (4.4 vs 3.8), and were less intimidated by the programming portion of the class (2.0 vs 2.5).  HF students felt less qualified for the engineering topics portion (4.2 vs 4.8

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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last number of years has therebeen a shift in the global mindset that sustainability thinking is not just a fringe idea, but that it plays animportant role in creating long-term economic health, the social stability of systems and protecting theecosystem services on which the world depends. According to the Association for the Advancement ofSustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), every college graduate today, regardless of major, will beimpacted by some aspect of sustainability in their future career [7]. Students of any major with someknowledge of sustainability principles will have an advantage in the job market.The job of universities is to educate and inspire students. The focus of the CUAS has been not to try tofix Houston

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Student Learning and Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

would you suggest implementing to build community in a classroom? 2. Describe the community we’ve built in this class over the semester. What specific activities helped or hindered the development of community within our class?Results and DiscussionChallenges and Successes:Student successes and challenges were coded into ten categories previously defined in a study onstudent success and challenges of agricultural and biological engineering students [3]. Thesuccess and challenge codes included: Extracurriculars, Teams, Interpersonal Relationships,Change Major/Career Path, Motivation, Study Skills, Acclimating, Time Management, LifeBalance, Academics

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Student Learning and Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catelyn A. Evans, Texas A&M University; Ezekiel Joseph McReynolds, Texas A&M University ; Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A & M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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EngineeringAbstractBiological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) programs across the U.S. are aimed at teachingengineering principles and concepts of biology as they apply to both agricultural and biologicalsystems. There is a clear definition of what the undergraduate curricula should instill in studentsprior to entering into the workforce as defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. However, individual institutions determine the exact knowledge conceptswithin the coursework offered for students to be successful and prepared for their careers. Thisresearch project was motivated by the need to differentiate between the BAE programknowledge areas and a newly formed Environmental Engineering program in a southwesternUniversity’s Civil

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tammera J. Mittelstet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Garden TOOLS: Engaging elementary students in technology-rich agricultural engineering projects in outdoor learning spacesAbstractAs demand for food and energy continues to grow, so, too, does the importance ofunderstanding agricultural systems and technologies. There is a need to prepare ascience-literate citizenry capable of making informed decisions related to food, energy,and

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University; Ashley Nicole Venturini, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Paper ID #32364Student Opinion on Teaching Thermodynamics Through Synchronous andAsynchronous Distance LearningMs. Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University Tara Wilson is a graduate student in Wright State University’s Biomedical Engineering program. She cur- rently works as a clinical researcher & data specialist for Kaleidoscope Innovation, an Infosys company. During her undergraduate career at The Ohio State University she spent four semesters as a teaching assistant for the Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department’s thermodynamics course. She was also a teaching assistant for OSU’s fundamentals

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Youngmi Kim, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

skills while strengthening their teamwork skills.Course DescriptionThe Ag Engineering Technology department at the University of Wisconsin-River Fallscurrently offers three sequential food process engineering courses – Food and ProcessEngineering I, Food and Process Engineering II, and Food Bioprocess Technology – for studentsinterested in food engineering as a career track. Food and Process Engineering I (AGEN 352) isone of the core engineering courses that all Ag Engineering Technology (AET), Ag Engineering(AE), and Food Science and Technology (FS&T) majors are required to take regardless of eachstudent’s option or emphasis within the major.Food and Process Engineering I (AGEN 352) aims to teach the common engineering conceptsthat are

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Pawan Ramchandra Galande

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

agriculture and preparing them for careers in agriculture,horticulture, or dairy; 2) to acquaint its students with on-going thrust programs and relatedtransfer of technology programs in agricultural and allied areas; and 3) to help its studentsinteract with various agriculture and horticultural based industrial units in the region forinternships and placements. The college had poor performance for a few years before 2016. For example, the passingpercentage of its third (final) year students in 2015-16 was merely 16%. The first author joinedthe college as its principal (administrative head or dean) at the start of the academic year 2016-17and the second author joined the parent body Shri Shivaji Shikshan Prasarak Mandal of thecollege as its

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Grace Lynn Baldwin; Sarah Larose, Purdue University

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.[11] R. M. Stwalley III, "Definition, mission, and revitalization of cooperative education programs," in ASEE 2006 Chicago Proceedings, 2006.[12] G. Bolton, "Narrative writing: reflective enquiry into professional practice," Educational Action Research 14, no. 2, pp. 203-218, 2006.[13] M. Haddara and H. Skanes, "A reflection on cooperative education: from experience to experiential learning," Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education 8, no. 1, pp. 67-76, 2007.[14] R. M. Stwalley III, "Professional career skills in senior capstone design," in ASEE Capstone Conference - Columbus, Washington, DC, 2016.[15] R. M. Stwalley III, "Assessing improvement and professional career skill in senior capstone design through course

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

students with an opportunity tospecialize their learning in specific concentrations such as water and soil conservation, airquality, agricultural systems/power & machinery, renewable energy, and post-harvestprocessing/food engineering/bioprocess engineering. In an effort to identify distinguishingcharacteristics of a BAE, learning outcomes were mapped to specific concentrations and specificknowledge areas for the BAE curriculum at Texas A&M University. Learning outcomes havebeen viewed as the standard for measuring the knowledge, skills and attitudes a student hasobtained. Mapping of these learning outcomes could function as indicators of students’ abilitiesto perform in careers focused on their concentration and distinguish them from

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

-curricular opportunities that foster diversity issues (Solis & Durán 2020).However, do these study areas create an experience that challenges underrepresented studentswhile they are new and then fades away over time? All of these questions and many more cannotbe answered without a thorough analysis of a practical survey from underrepresented communities,who actively use the co-curricular spaces. A comprehensive study that could provide thefoundation to extend the concept of the co-curricular areas beyond the freshman year of theundergraduate career is very imperative to secure the educational benefits of diversity.The limited number of studies present information about the critical role of the co-curricular spaces(Vance & Perkins

Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Owen J. Meehl, Ohio State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

sometimes are the first time that students have leeway todefine their own design conditions as well as identify constraints without much formal guidance.This project is situated well in the BAE curriculum to serve as an opportunity to get a glimpse ofa capstone-caliber design challenge as well as often being the first time that a student who in theadvanced stages of their undergraduate career gets to apply advanced theoretical principles in areal-world setting.Undergraduate student reflections. This project was done twice, once in autumn of 2017 andonce in 2018. Students were asked at the end of both semesters, as one of the questions in theirfinal exam, what they gained from the class. One of the most common responses, and theexpected result, was

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John J. Classen, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Alison V. Deviney, Biological and Agricultural Department, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

broader systems thinking approach to sustainable manuremanagement, projects were devised for both undergraduate and graduate students using twosystem visualization tools – the cognitive map and an analysis canvas.Cognitive maps are generally considered freeform visualizations of mental models that cancontain various structures including diagrams, graphs, and flowchart elements and identifyrelationships among those elements. Cognitive maps were introduced to the undergraduates witha class discussion about their college careers. Students volunteered several engineering coursesthey took. The instructor then asked them to identify which of these courses providedinformation or skills that were needed or useful in other courses and these relationships

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Eric Steven Hall, North Carolina State University; Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

of your college career, only to have it melt in front of you.Tardive university - University was also slow in providing answers.decisions - We were getting misinformation or incomplete information from different sources on campus, I probably misinformed students multiple times because I was misinformed. There was lots of confusion on who is going to make that decision when. - University shutdown was announced Thursday or Friday of spring break. I was thinking they're not going to do anything.Divergent

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Michael "Mick" Peterson, University of Kentucky

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

skillsets to continue workingcollaboratively in a virtual environment, and the class was more effective at including externalstakeholders in the process.However, several challenges also became apparent. The loose structure of the course, hastyadjustment of the project scope to accommodate remote work, and loss of access to informationand resources had a significant impact on the students’ experiences. Final project outcomes werelimited by circumstances, since the second semester is focused on fabrication and test. For somestudents, the experience and expectations for the more hands-on part of the project wereparticularly impacted. Added challenges associated with grieving the loss of a final semester,graduation ceremonies, and uncertain career

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Peterson P.E., University of Wisconsin, River Falls; Matthew Francis Digman, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

videos was about right. Q13 The amount of homework was appropriate for the course. Q14 I will most likely use CAD in my career. Q15 Having deadlines for assignments required me to adhere to the course schedule RAD Questions I believe I would have kept up with the course material even if homework assignments didn’t have Q16 due dates. I would have preferred to hand in assignments at my convenience rather than by strict due dates Q17 (Late assignments permitted). I would have submitted more homework