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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Sara Jones, Gannon University; Zachary Owen Dickinson, Gannon University; Andrew Donald Snowdy; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Wookwon Lee, Gannon University

a pair of an all-standardVHF/UHF/L-band modulator and demodulator. Our primary motivation for this effort stemmedfrom the 2017 total solar eclipse balloon flight. During the August 2017 total solar eclipse, wesuccessfully conducted an experiment for real-time video streaming with four Raspberry Pi’s andfour Pi cameras via a single wireless downlink between a pair of 5.8 GHz Rocket M5 modems[1].The real-time video streaming lasted about 7 minutes in flight before the radio connection was lostbetween the payload and the ground station which was stationed at the balloon launch site. Fromthis experience, we desired to substantially extend the radio range between the payload and thestationary ground station to extend the video streaming duration

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Nicholas Brown, Western Michigan University; Johan Fanas Rojas, Western Michigan University; Alyssa K. Moon, Western Michigan University; Ali Alhawiti, Western Michigan University; Pritesh Yashaswi Patil, Western Michigan University; Parth Kadav, Western Michigan University; Kira Hamelink, Western Michigan University; Wendy R. Swalla, Western Michigan University; Zachary D. Asher, Western Michigan University

courses.IntroductionEngineering must be an evolving discipline to adequately address emerging trends such asapplied artificial intelligence 1, autonomous vehicle (AV) technology 2, Internet of Things, andmore. Historically, engineering has been taught by dividing content into well defined disciplines,each focusing on certain areas such as mechanical, electrical, or computer science. But emergingtechnology trends require knowledge of several of these disciplines, perhaps necessitating a newmultidisciplinary education approach. Continuing students face a difficult situation as theynavigate between traditional educational methods and the evolving requirements ofcontemporary engineering positions.An increasingly common pattern has been the preference for recruiting

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Joseph Carpenter Sheils, Marshall University; David A Dampier, Marshall University; Haroon Malik, Marshall University

Top2Vec — based on two key performance metrics: topic coherence andtopic diversity. Using data from Rate My Professors, our assessment overwhelmingly endorsesBERTopic, showcasing its superiority in producing the most informative topics, unmatched ease-of-use, and overall functional excellence for extracting valuable insights from written commentsin student evaluations.1. IntroductionEssential to the mission of higher education institutions is the ongoing evaluation of perceivededucational quality and campus experiences. This evaluation is commonly conducted through theStudent Evaluations of Teaching (SET) process at the conclusion of each academic semester. TheSET process encompasses two distinct forms of student feedback: (a) quantitative Likert

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Kevin Stinnette, Lawrence Technological University; George Pappas, Lawrence Technological University

itsweight, the center of gravity location, and the longitudinal and lateral (roll and pitch) moments ofinertia, as well as the relationship of these moments to the mass around the lateral axis. 1In contrast, the unsprung mass consists of components not supported by the suspension springs,such as the rims, tires, and control arms. A lighter unsprung mass responds more quickly to terrainchanges, resulting in improved traction and steering due to better contact with the terrain. 1 Figure 1: Quarter of Vehicle Sprung and Unsprung Representation“A vehicle suspension system is made of four main components: mechanism, spring, shockabsorber, and bushings”.2 Mechanisms of a suspension are all the components that physicallyconnect a wheel

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Jiansen Wang; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

information in the research. There are manysimulation modeling techniques used in airport and taxi operation studies: Mori [1] usedMATLAB to investigate the relief of congestion at Tokyo International Airport; Tang et al. [2]used MATLAB to identify repetitive aircraft movement behaviors that are related to delays;Cetek and Ginar [3] used SIMMOD to explore the location of congestion in ground movement atairports.ARENA® is a commercially available software package that can be used to build stochasticdiscrete event simulation models. Previous research have used ARENA® to build airport 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Ethan O'Neill, Geneva College; Christopher Charles Jobes P.E., Geneva College

onedemonstrates ideal Ackerman steering angles, the geometry will be recommended for use in thenext generation of the Geneva College SAE Baja vehicle.Background Figure 1- Simplified Ackerman Steering DiagramPatented by a man named Rudolph Ackerman, Ackerman steering is widely known for its highmaneuverability and low tire wear, particularly at lower speeds. For such vehicles as GenevaCollege’s Baja kart, those that perform in the low to moderate range of speed, Ackerman steeringis considered to be the best. Based around a simple premise, Ackerman steering seeks tominimize tire slippage by angling each wheel such that it lies directly tangent to the curve thatside of the car makes as it turns. As the outside of the car travels a

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Anton Petrenko, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Heidi Jiao, Grand Valley State University

increases.Over 60% of electricity is generated using fossil fuels while only a little over 21% comes fromrenewable energy with 3.4% coming from solar power [1]. As of 2006, the depletion times for oil,coal, and gas were predicted to be 35, 107, and 37 years, respectively [2]. Extrapolating to now, Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1 Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Educationthat leaves 18 years for oil, 90 years for coal, and 20 years for gas. Therefore, in recent years,photovoltaic technology (PV) harnessing solar energy to create electricity have gained attention. PVs use semiconductors to absorb energy from the sun, or irradiance, and convert it

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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La'Tonia Stiner-Jones PhD, MBA, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

An Engineering REU Program La’Tonia Stiner-Jones Department of Biomedical Engineering The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 stiner-jones.1@osu.eduResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU’s) serve an important role in providing studentswith an immersive research experience. In many cases REU’s provide students consideringgraduate school with their first research opportunity, can influence them to go to graduate school,and prepare them for success in applying to and completing graduate school. Our REU SITEprovided an opportunity for all of these. Our program was a 10

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Promothes Saha, Purdue University Fort Wayne

course assessment methods primarily rely on end-of-semester evaluations, and provide feedback only after the course has concluded (see Figure 1).Students provide an indirect measure by responding to a set of survey questions in the final weekof the semester. Their evaluation of the course indirectly measures whether they're acquiring theintended skills and knowledge. To confirm this, faculty conduct a direct assessment within a weekafter final grade submission, employing rubrics to scrutinize how well course objectives are being Page 1 of 6met. Both students and faculty, wielding standardized forms and rubrics, analyze the courseachievements, ensuring students

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

entire class of juniors, and 25% of the class of seniors (most of them have alreadytaken their required elective courses at this time). This high enrollment contrasts with theenrollment at the five elective courses offered regularly by the department, generally below 10students per class. Three students dropped the course at different moments in the semester.Outcomes and teaching methods.A compact selection of general outcomes is listed in Table 1. Specific outcomes were detailedfor every lecture, guided by articulated Bloom’s taxonomy statements. We made use of threepredominant teaching methods: lectures, software demonstrations and in-class activities, andguest speakers, as detailed below. In addition, students were requested to develop two

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Nada S. Al-Muntaser, Eastern Michigan University ; Suleiman A. Ashur, Eastern Michigan University

simulation capabilities. The user-friendly nature ofthe AI-BIM tool supports swift model creation and analyses, emphasizing the ongoingexploration of AI integration for enhanced construction management efficiency and productivity.1. Introduction The construction industry is experiencing a profound shift through technologicaladvancements. The recent incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Building InformationModeling (BIM) marks a revolutionary step toward progress and innovation in construction. Thisintegration is reshaping construction management processes across all stages, fosteringheightened efficiency, precision, productivity, and reduced time consumption in the industry.1 BIM, established five decades ago, serves as a

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Anu Aggarwal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Shreela Dubey, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

. Once updated, the MPs were tested to ensure proper integration. As part of this project,we learned how to set up Cadence for any technology library and learned the scripting languagefor writing the files. This work will be useful for anyone looking to set up a new Cadence licensefor use in circuit design, simulation, layout, and tape out for chip fabrication.1. IntroductionThe Cadence software is used for testing and creating schematics and layouts for VLSI circuits.The set up of the software can be modified according to user requirements – in this case for aVLSI design course. To set up Cadence, some files are required. These files include informationon license, the library used (specific to the technology node) and any testing software being

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Alexander Duke, Ohio Northern University; Ethan Krause, Ohio Northern University; Mia Prasinos, Ohio Northern University; Lewis Schafer, Ohio Northern University

done so in an industry-standard and secure manner. Two finalconsiderations that were leveraged during the process were the manufacturability andsustainability of the application, as they go hand-in-hand with the economics and environmentalimpact of the product.Potential SolutionsThroughout the development and design process, the team considered multiple approaches toaddress the proposed issue at hand. From that process, the team was able to identify threesolution approaches that would meet the client’s needs: 1. A web-based application that would be accessible from any device by navigating to a specific web page on the University’s domain. The benefits of this solution allow for compatibility across all platforms that support a

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University

degree in engineering at some point in astudent’s career. These reasons might include a change in career direction out of engineering, ortime or money limitations. Once a decision is made to pursue a higher educational degree,students in engineering are presented with a variety of challenges and options. Getting acceptedand obtaining the resources to attend a university is difficult and requires commitment. Thesame reasoning can be applied to excelling at undergraduate classes as engineering is known as 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Caleb Edward Scheideger, Ohio Northern University; Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Xiangyi Cheng, Ohio Northern University; Anna Dillenbeck, Ohio Northern University

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Claudia M Fajardo, Western Michigan University; Ghazal Rajabikhorasani, Western Michigan University

offered in the fall semesters (September through December) with Multivariate Calculusand Matrix Algebra, Thermodynamics I, and Dynamics as pre-requisites. In addition, it serves asa pre-requisite to Engine Design and satisfies a requirement for students seeking to earn aConcentration in Automotive within the Mechanical Engineering program.IC engines introduces students to the operating principles of internal combustion engines. Theengine is used as a platform for students to see theoretical concepts learned in prior courses atwork in a practical device. Students who enroll in this course bring various levels of backgroundknowledge and practical experience. Figure 1 shows responses to two questions from a surveyadministered at the beginning of

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Omar Ahmed Al-Shebeeb, West Virginia University; Thomas Guy Azinger, West Virginia University

to improving thequality of the turning project. 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education2024 ASEE North Central Section ConferenceKeywords: Quality Improvement, Design for Quality, Manufacturing Processes, Turning Process,Reforming CurriculumThe Reason for ResearchIn The Manufacturing Processes Lab (IENG 303), there has been high variation amongcompletion times for the turning project. Completion times ranged from 180 to 375 minutes. Inaddition to high variation, there has also been a high average completion time for

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Bin Chen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

statistics, over two million people received bachelor’s degrees in theUnited States in 2019, but only 6.3% of them were engineering graduates[1]. NSF’s NationalSurvey of College Graduates in 2017 found that only 55% of engineering bachelor’s graduateswork as engineers, and less than 6% of employees in the engineering workforce hold degreesfrom non-engineering disciplines [2]. This indicates that engineering jobs require specializedtraining in engineering, but engineering graduates have more job opportunities in other fields.Other studies have shown that approximately 50-60% of students drop out of their engineeringprograms in the first two years in the United States [3]. Therefore, only approximately 25% first-year engineering students ultimately

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Bilal Alhawamdeh, Western Michigan University; M Muchson; Ahmad Mohammad Rasheed Al-Bodour, Western Michigan University

1 Equal ContributionAbstract As the engineering community grapples with integrating sustainability into its curricula,assessing how sustainability concepts are infused across various engineering disciplines remainschallenging. The senior design capstone project is pivotal in assessing students’ understanding ofengineering subjects. Thus, it acts as an effective measure of their awareness and proficiency insustainability. This study assesses the integration of sustainability in senior design capstoneprojects across six engineering programs, namely, Chemical and Paper Engineering, Civil andConstruction Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering DesignManufacturing and

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Reza Harirforoush, Cleveland State University

, such as technological advancements, multidisciplinary engineering, the growing demandfor critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and increased accessibility to information. These Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1 Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Educa;ontransformative changes are reshaping the education landscape, influencing the learningexperiences of both current and future generations of students. In the field of engineering education, it becomes imperative to adopt innovative teachingmethodologies that bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application to meetfuture needs2. Problem-Based Learning (PBL

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Christopher Gioia, Slippery Rock University; Samantha (Sami Bortz

Capstone Designcourse. 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionClimate change driven by global temperature rise is one of the most critical challenges faced bysociety today. In fact, the year 2023 was the hottest year on record according to NOAA NationalCenters for Environmental Information’s 2023 Global Climate Report1. In response to the threatof climate change, professional societies such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) have adopted formal stances to combat its effects through sustainable

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Matthew Cavalli P.E., Western Michigan University

Casting on any platform.Keywords: distance learning, metal casting curriculum, solidification simulation; castingsimulation analysis 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionAn introduction to Metal Casting course has been taught the same way for many decades. Theprerequisite of this course requires an understanding of material science - metallurgy, fluids, andthermodynamics.1 Ultimately a laboratory portion of the course was used to demonstrate theaspects of molding, melting, and filling; not forgetting

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Aileen Reid, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ayesha Sherita Sherita Boyce; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Chaturved Janaki, University of Georgia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

projects and buildingparticipants’ confidence as educational researchers. This project was funded based on impactrather than knowledge generation; thus, this paper will report on the impacts of the ProQualInstitute in terms of participants served and evaluated outcomes and project team observations.The key evaluation questions we answered were: 1. To what extent did the project design and implement a high-quality and culturally responsive training program? 2. What knowledge and skills did participants gain because of participation in the ProQual Institute? 3. How could the ProQual Institute be built upon to improve participant outcomes?Background & Conceptual FrameworkThe target audiences for the ProQual Institute were STEM

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen M. Conroy, The Ohio State University; Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University; Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University; Rachel Marie Tuttle

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

University. Prior to working at Ohio State, Rachel worked in Residence Life at both Case Western Reserve University an ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Engagement in Practice: Better preparing students for community-engagedengineering by restructuring an academic program, minor and curriculum.BackgroundSeveral universities have developed courses guided by partnerships with communities andcommunity organizations. Students work with communities to define or implement solutions toperceived needs. These programs are often labeled service learning, community engagedlearning, and/or global service learning [1]. These programs are intended to build collaborationsbeyond the university and motivate students

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Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University; Cherish Vance, The Ohio State University; Tylesha D. Drayton, The Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

and resultant projects have elevated the applied studentexperience to the neglect, or even detriment, of the served communities [1]. Projects of this typecan unintentionally become transactional in nature [2] by ignoring social injustices, reinforcingdeficiency-based community development ideals, and serving the academic calendar andstudents more than communities [3][4].In the simplified academic version of the design process, it is difficult to convey to students thecomplex context of stakeholder values and to incorporate social dynamics [5]. Student proposedsolutions tend to focus on purely technical aspects and struggle to integrate the complexcontextual elements [6]. Our model of engagement focuses on aligning values across

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Buket D Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ausit Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

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Diversity

Groups (ARG) Model Buket D. Barkana1, Navarun Gupta1, Jungling Hu2, Ausif Mahmood3, Ioana Badara4 Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 23 Departments of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 4 School of Education, The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604Abstract:Our paper reports the self-evaluation of a research-based course taught in the School of Engineering at the Universityof Bridgeport. The University of Bridgeport received funding

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Logan Michael Heck, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Rakib Hasan, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Paper ID #44748Predictive Learning Models Based on Student Engagement on EngineeringEducationMr. Logan Michael Heck, The University of Texas at San AntonioRakib Hasan, The University of Texas at San Antonio ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Session 2024 A Predictive Learning Model Based on Coursework Following Bloom’s Taxonomy in Engineering Education Rakib Hasan Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert A Ward IV, Everett Community College

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

accurate, added a focus on providing mental models for the basicmental model is provided to the learner which must be abstractions of programming and repetitive practice withsimple enough for an introductory student to understand, these models. Each model is also given a direct connection toFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-1 Session W1Athe deterministic nature of a computer and to the machine conditionals, loops and functions. It is irrelevant whether thiscode generated

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Program Descriptions and Learning Analytics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jasmine Batten, Florida International University; Alexandra Strong, Florida International University; Monique Ross, Florida International University; Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade Community College; Myrian Herlle, Florida International University

focuses on (1) how to design and change educational and work systems through studies of practicing engineers and educators and (2) how to help students transition into, through and out of educational and work systems.Monique Ross Assistant Professor, Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, research interests include broadening participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the academy and industry; 2) discipline-based education research that informs pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related fields. She uses her scholarship to

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University

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Biomedical

procedures. The frameworkpresented for risk assessment and control gives student a basis for quantifying risks, focusingdesign activities on high risks, and documenting improvements to safety. Lesson materials aredownloadable without cost for use by others.Lesson 1: Why Prevention through Design?The first lesson seeks to prepare graduates with a safety consciousness and a competence indesigning for safety in a business context (i.e., beyond the classroom). In this lesson, studentsdiscuss the types of hazards that can exist in the biomedical workplace, common sources ofaccidents, and ways to address them. They discover that prevention through design is the bestalternative for reducing workplace accidents and injuries. They also learn the roles of