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ET Curriculum and Programs II

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

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. Proper element selection can make a modelsolve quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy. Improper element selection can affectthe solution time and final results. This paper also outlines the FEA result reportingrequirements and suggests methods used to develop meaningful post processed plots tobest visualize results.The assessment results from a student self-reflection survey of the industry relevantrequirements of the FEA course support the intended course competencies and studentoutcomes. The student responses to the open ended question for the “biggest takeawayfrom the course” show that the highest frequency of response is that FEA is important,there are important steps, and that FEA is an incredible, effective, and helpful tool

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

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Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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text-mined competencies in both syllabi and the AM CompetencyModel and compared them to identify: 1) frequently addressed topics; 2) verbs guiding courselearning outcomes versus the skill depth desired by employers; and 3) overall match betweendocuments. Our findings indicate that despite being developed to reflect the same curriculumframework, the five AM programs’ topical and complexity emphases varied widely. Overall,AM Competency Model content reflected higher levels of the Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy ofEducational Objectives, highlighting industry commitments to fostering analysis, evaluation, andcreation. We conclude with implications for educational institutions, AM policymakers, andindustry, outline the need for an AM Body of Knowledge

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), as well as the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education. Helen holds an undergraduate degree in communication from UCLA and a PhD in communication with a minor in psychology from Stanford University. Her current research and scholarship focus on engineering and entrepreneurship education; the pedagogy of portfolios and reflec- tive practice in higher education; and redesigning how learning is recorded and recognized in traditional transcripts and academic credentials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Moving an agenda

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York

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development and reflection on diversity as an ethical underpinning ofprofessionalism.Ethical challenges or discussions often lack binary decisions. Many times, no single "correct"solution exists. Typically, one can identify a range of solutions that are clearly wrong and arange of solutions that are better than others. This range of responses is opposite to the "checkthe answer in the back of the book" instruction in circuit analysis or other engineeringtechnology coursework. Some students find this aspect of ethics personally challenging.Offering students a case study that is directly associated with the engineering profession yields acontext-based discussion far more valuable and productive as students develop their professionalidentity. The

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

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Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Shirshak K. Dhali P.E., Old Dominion University; Betsey Odell, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing ; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University

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andautomation areas. These statistics clearly show there is a skill gap between industry needs andwhat current curriculum offers at community college levels and other levels. To fill these skillgap there is a need for industry driven curriculum development and this project reflected thoseissues. Driven by the program objectives, the Old Dominion University (ODU) and CCAMteam developed an approach to formulate the curriculum and courses. Since the mechatronicsprograms are mature, the approach for this project was to piggy-back on these programs tointroduce robotics technology programs into the current offerings. Mechatronics is aninterdisciplinary area of engineering that combines mechanical and electrical engineering and

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

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Larry Himes Jr, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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. Larry Himes, Jr. is currently seeking a full time university faculty position. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Low Cost Kiosk for Student Learning of Human Machine Interface (HMI) Dr. Larry Himes, Jr. (KG9KV)AbstractThe use of touch sensing devices is common in this day and age. Capacitive touch sensing is themost widely used, but there are resistive and reflective means as well. Low cost, simple circuitry,easy to implement and simple to program were the four factors considered for classroom use. Ameans of implementing the touch sensing in an application was another factor. The result was akiosk to be assembled and programmed by Electrical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

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Huma Shoaib, Purdue University

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of completingassignments and homework. Passive learners had characteristics of viewing coursecontent, but they expressed limited participation on course forum and assignmentcompletion. Community contributors also actively participated in course, but theirinterest was more inclined towards forum discussions.Chang (2015) focused on student learning styles. They found out that students who wereless interested in using technology were afraid of learning in technology environmentsand were at risk of discontinuing their involvement in the course. They named thesestudents low reflective learners and suggested to engage these students in group activitiesto enhance their participation in the course.The second emergent theme was factors which affect

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

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Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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improvement process. Student learning outcomes are developed with the consultation of the graduate faculty committee, Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and alumni, who are the constituents of the program. Data are collected every three years to assess the attainment of the learning outcomes. Analyzed data are presented to the graduate faculty committee to identify improvement needs. Approved improvements are implemented and assessed. The learning outcomes are periodically reviewed by the constituents to ensure that learning outcomes are still valid and relevant to reflect the needs of the industry. Student learning outcomes are developed with the consultation of the graduate faculty committee, Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and alumni, who

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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Resmi Krishnankuttyrema, Bowling Green State University; Mikhail Shilov, Bowling Green State University

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progresses. This places those studentsat a disadvantage relative to their peers, as they have difficulty understanding and masteringadvanced topics. The knowledge gap also often results in the repetition of topics and prolongedlab sessions, as well as more serious issues such as the mishandling of equipment.STEM instruction typically is based on verbal, deductive, reflective, and sequential learningmethods. However, studies show that students in science and engineering programs tend to dowell with visual, inductive, active, and global learning methods. With this information in mind,we developed custom pre-lab videos to address the knowledge gap. The pre-lab videosdemonstrate basic usage and implementation of laboratory equipment, software tools

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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Brian Scott Rice, Rochester Institute of Technology

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mastered the material at a level on par with their improved exam grade. Forexample if their initial grade is 65% and their corrected grade is 85% their new exam grade is 75%. Inorder for the student to receive this grade they had to demonstrate during this oral exam that theirknowledge was on par with a 75% exam grade. During these oral exams many students have difficultyexplaining how they solved the problems. This often led to student questions and self-reflection by boththe student and teacher that allowed both to identify common misconceptions.Surveys were used in 2018 and 2019 to get anonymous student input to determine if test correctionsencouraged learning from their mistakes. Table 4 shows the multiple choice question responses. Samplesize

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton

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, content C, Dand E). 1. IntroductionThe foundation of effective professional preparation requires mastery of foundational contentand core knowledge areas. Professional preparation in engineering has been moving to acollaborative model with multiple socio-technological dimensions, as part of learning to solveengineering problems cooperatively (Dym, Wesner, and Winner 2003). One way to increase thestudents’ content knowledge and to prepare them for the workforce is blending students’information literacy with project-based learning (PBL) using real world examples.Information LiteracyThe American Library Association (2015) defines information literacy as a set of integratedabilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Hobson, Sonoma State University; Therese M. Azevedo, Sonoma State University

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anxiety. These studies on avoidance, primarily focused onpre-service teachers [12] and middle school students [13]. Predictors were used during thesestudies, such as the math anxiety scale, of which the results helped to see if any of the copingskills observed were a predictor of math avoidance [4]. While these coping skills are generallyobserved behaviors, the choice of student major may also be an indicator reflecting the use ofavoidance of math.Technical Degrees Pursued Despite Math Anxiety. Students experiencing math anxiety areoften known to choose non-STEM majors or avoid math courses as much as possible [4].However, the student population observed in this study consists of primarily engineeringtechnology majors at a large university. Many

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

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Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros

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- Annual Conference of Australasian Association forEngineering Education (pp. 1-7). Auckland, NZ: Australasian Association for Engineering Education.6. Kelly, Patricia (2006) Towards Globo Sapiens : using reflective journals to prepare engineering studentsable to engage with sustainable futures. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.7. Immanuel A. Edinbarough, Adriana Olvera, “Process Automation in Smart Environments: Intelligent ClosetPrototype”, Proceedings of the 2018 American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry &Education Collaboration, Feb. 7-9, 2018, San Antonio Texas.8. Lake, Danielle (2012) Sustainability as a core issue in diversity and critical thinking education, in Bartels,K.A. Parker, K.A, (2012

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Therese M. Azevedo, Sonoma State University; Natalie Hobson, Sonoma State University

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person holds the idea that they are incapable of achieving success in a math class, they have a “fixed” mindset about math. These students place themselves at risk of failure because they do not work towards growing in their understanding of mathematics [9]. A person’s dislike for math often occur during the beginning stages of school [9]. Moreover, one’s dislike and uncomfortableness towards math may remain with a person for many years and can lead to a lack in self-confidence by hurting one’s rationale and thoughts [4]. Possessing a fixed mindset can hinder one’s potential for math success as this mindset lacks self-reflection and embracing new ways of learning [3]. A person with a fixed

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson, Sam Houston State University

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reading more and more.  This class has opened my eyes to what I want to do. It allows a person to really self-reflect on their opinions and career goals.  I learned how much work takes to make a research paper, and the time to make sure you understand the main goals of the experiment.  I learned how to breakdown a scientific paper, and I was interested to … research opportunities that I wouldn’t have known of otherwise.  Breaking down the research process and explaining how it’s done. Then being able to examine research that has been conducted helped to understand the process better.  Learning to actively look for jobs in detail and make sure