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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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Thomas Moon, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana; Minh N. Do, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana

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Electrical and Computer

that thiscourse has been successful.1 IntroductionThe growing popularity and trend of mobile devices have impacted our lives in a wide range. Inparticular, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous. Such mobiledevices with higher computing power now integrate various I/O modalities, includinghigh-resolution cameras, microphones, speakers, and IMU sensors. The hardware improvementhas inspired new mobile applications in signal processing areas such as human voice recognition,gesture tracking, music discovery, face recognition, etc. Consequently, it is important to reflectthese trends in the embedded DSP education.However, conventional courses tend to persist in the traditional application whose modality hasbeen one

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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Nathaniel J. O'Neal, Naval Postgraduate School; Matthew A. Porter, Naval Postgraduate School; Christopher Adrian Martino, United States Naval Academy

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Electrical and Computer

, itis almost always in the context of a total device failure, rather than focusing on an intermittentfault or the progressive changes in a device's performance over time. This is also usuallydiscussed in a purely theoretical sense and is rarely shown to students in a laboratory setting. Thelack of this type of laboratory exercise from most student’s undergraduate curriculum isreasonable considering the time limitations of most standard courses and the difficulty ofproducing labs of this kind. However, it does result in students having limited exposure to thesetopics and would reduce the efficacy of the instruction. [1] The development of a measurement system was proposed to serve the double purpose ofeducating students on reliability

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges part 2

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Yushin Ahn; Karen Willis, Fresno City College; Deanna Craig, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

the ESP is guided mentorship by community college facultymembers. During Year 1, the ESP took an unstructured approach to mentoring, allowing individualmentors to determine and apply their own mentoring strategies. Research and evaluation resultsindicated that faculty mentorship during Year 1 increased students’ belonging, helped themmanage and encouraged them to persist through personal and academic challenges, andempowered students to describe themselves as contributors to the STEM disciplines. Students alsoreported that mentoring could be improved through additional mentorship structure, increasedmeeting frequency, and strategic mentorship pairing.When the ESP sought to pivot towards a more formal mentorship approach for Year 2, ready

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Computers in Education 3 - Modulus I

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James Kretzschmar, University of Wyoming; Robert F. Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey R. Anderson, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

physically built, tested,and verified using computer-based test equipment.During the Fall 2018 semester the laboratory portion of our Microcontroller course was completelyredesigned and implemented in the Spring 2019 semester (school lab). After providing initialinformation about working with the Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio IntegratedDevelopment Environment (IDE) and the MSP430 microcontroller, students completed labsinvolving the following topics: (1) Input/Output pins, (2) Basic Clock System, (3) Analog toDigital Converter, (4) Interfacing an LCD Display Module, (5) Timer Module (interrupts), (6)Timer Module (pulse width modulation), and (7) Serial Communication. In these exercises,students were required to use an oscilloscope and logic

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Lamyaa El-Gabry, Princeton University; Martina Sherin Jaskolski

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

global hunger and ensuring food security,particular in low and medium-income countries, is a core objective of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. Feeding growing populations requires a substantial increase in global foodproduction. As the bulk of global population growth occurs in developing countries, the enhancingof food production is often restricted by poverty, limited access to technology, or a lack ofknowledge or capacity. Egypt’s population of around 100 million [1] grows by a further millionevery 6-10 months, while the country is classified as vulnerable to food security, with challengesin food affordability, quality, and safety, as well as malnutrition and stunting [2]. Egypt is alreadythe largest wheat importer in the world, as imports

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Capitalizing on COVID: Using This Disruptor to Change the Educational Model

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kaikea Kaoni, Northern Arizona University

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Civil Engineering

-yearengineering students, signifying entry into the discipline. While surveying is not as integral tothe modern civil engineering curriculum as it once was, it continues to be instrumental inunderstanding the difference between training and education [1].In 2020, the COVID pandemic forced educators to pivot to an online teaching modality in themiddle of a spring semester. As the pandemic raged throughout the summer, educators werefaced with the prospect of delivering courses online for the foreseeable future. This presented avery real challenge for the venerable survey laboratory which is by nature very hands-on. Inpreparation for a summer offering of a surveying and geomatics class in the Civil Engineeringprogram at Northern Arizona University, faculty

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The Best of First-year Programs Division

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John Charles Minor, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

(GELC) at Clemson University. The paper begins with a discussion of the rationalefor an engineering math curriculum followed by an explanation of Clemson’s approach, a reportof preliminary results, and recommendations for interested practitioners and instructors.Additional details about the GELC program are available in previous papers [8], [9].The first-year engineering math curriculum at Clemson was implemented to explain to studentswhy basic math knowledge is relevant to engineering. While the expectations of engineeringstudents within university programs and professional industry require them to learn courseconcepts, connect their learning to real-world contexts, and build a knowledge base easilytransferable across disciplines [1], [2], the

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Mary Roth P.E., Lafayette College

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. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi and is a licensed engineer in the states of Maine and Pennsylvania. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Implementing Life Cycle Assessment Module in Introduction to Engineering in Different ModalitiesIntroductionWith increasing global and societal needs, introducing concepts of sustainability and life cyclethinking have become imperative across all engineering disciplines. The theme of sustainabilityis an integral part of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges [1].Consideration of environmental factors in engineering design is a part of the student outcomesrequired by

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Working Against Unjust Social Forces

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Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

into a mechanicalsystems design course, continued incorporation in a thermal systems design course, and performqualitative analysis on the course artifacts and student feedback.IntroductionThis work-in-progress paper describes a curricular intervention designed to incorporate varioustopics and assignments related to social justice into a thermal systems design course and amechanical systems design course, both taught in the mechanical engineering department at alarge, public institution on the west coast. Specifically, the two instructors (and paper authors)have adapted material from Dr. Donna Riley’s “Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st CenturyEnergy Problems: A Textbook Companion for Student Engagement” [1].There are myriad definitions of

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Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

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Maria Javaid, Indiana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

learning.KeywordsLaboratory, assessment, practical skills, pedagogical innovation.IntroductionLearning through laboratory experiments has always been considered an essential part ofundergraduate engineering education. Laboratories help students conceptually understandtheoretical concepts and learn social skills of working in groups. Laboratories also help studentslearn important practical skills required for their profession. Particularly, laboratories ofintroductory courses teach such practical technical skills [1],[2].Laboratory performance evaluation often counts towards a portion of overall grade for theassociated course. For introductory engineering courses, this evaluation completely relies onsuccessful completion and proper reporting of results for individual

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Turner Cotterman, Carnegie Mellon University; James Wynn, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

Authors’ Response Result ID 1 Shorten the Abstract for the proceedings paper. We have reduced the abstract to three CHANGE MADE paragraphs. 1 In the results report the number of humanities and We appreciate the reviewer’s CHANGE MADE engineering students, and the means for each group, in recommendation to include statistical addition to the overall Likert mean ratings that are results. We have calculated and reported currently reported. these values. 1 Comment on perceived differences between

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. Allteachers (N=12) responded to the pre and post questionnaire and all (N=12) participatedin the semi-structured one-one-one interviews. In our analyses we ran descriptivestatistics and non-parametric tests for the quantitative data. For the qualitative data, weemployed constant comparative method and iteratively searched for the main themes andcategories emerged from the analyses. In this paper, we report the study findings anddiscuss the successful and unsuccessful aspects of the two-week PD session from theperspectives of the participating teachers.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been the foundation forinnovation and technological improvement throughout US history [1]. While the numberof the US jobs

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 8

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Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University; Benny Mart Reblando Hiwatig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Khomson Keratithamkul, University of Minnesota; Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University; Mark Rouleau, Michigan Technological University ; Farah Faruqi, University of Minnesota Twin cities; Corbin Rice; Preethi Titu, Kennesaw State University; Feng Li, Florida International University; Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth A Crotty, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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Pre-College Engineering Education

of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Improving Integrated STEM Education: The Design and Development of a K- 12 STEM Observation Protocol (STEM-OP) (RTP)IntroductionThe collective education of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics has beencommonly referred to as STEM education. For K-12 education in the United States, the use ofthe phrase “STEM education” has repeatedly been used in reference to a more integratedcurricular and pedagogical approach, wherein the STEM disciplines are interconnected with oneanother and contextualized by real-world problems [1] – [3]. This shift from teaching the STEMdisciplines in

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Improving the BME Classroom on the Ground and Virtually

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Jeffery Ethan Joll II, Vanderbilt University; W. David Merryman, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical Engineering

-related MATLAB projects are assigned along with standard homework andexams. In course reviews, this content is often described as the most challenging with studentsoften citing the inefficacy of the traditional, lecture-based content delivery in synthesizingbiomechanics and programming content. One potential solution to this instructional challenge isconverting the course into a blended format.As the internet becomes more ubiquitous in modern society, it has also become a more commonpresence in higher education. One in three students take an online class in their undergraduatecareer, and most public universities are now offering partially or completely online programs [1].Blended courses combine online and in-person instruction to leverage the

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Reza Kamali, California State University San Marcos

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First-Year Programs

years, universities are looking toimprove their retention and completion rates and the first two years of study are playing a big rolein these two parameters. In addition, the average number of new enrollments in undergraduate EEprograms is flat or increased slowly nationwide, while the same number for the other programsincreased [1]. On the other hand, many of the EE employers are looking only for highly skilledworkers or the students with a graduate degree. Getting graduate degree will result in more yearsof study to get hired in Electrical Engineering.The previous course plan in the EE program at California State University San Marcos was startingwith math, science, and general study courses. Then the plan proceeds into basic circuit theory

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Wendell, Tempe Union High School District - Mountain Pointe High School (ENGR102HS - UofA)

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

up moving out of this at-risk group. Additionally, a 15 question evaluation survey wasadministered to gather student opinions about their user experience.1. IntroductionSpatial visualization skills have been linked to student success in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in school [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and to the likelihood ofparticipation in a STEM undergraduate degree and career [6, 7]. Some groups of students fromunderrepresented populations in STEM seem to struggle with spatial visualization skills [1, 2, 3,8]. Spatial skills are not innate, however, and research shows that students weaker in these skillscan improve with training [1, 2, 3, 9, 10]. With the demand for more STEM professionals K-12educators are hard

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Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

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James Canino, Trine University; Jon Koch, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

motivation and self-assessed learning are discussed.Introduction The importance of hands-on experiences in engineering education has been recognized fordecades [1], yet creating and running an effective hands-on experience, especially in the thermalsciences, is challenging. Several design-build-test projects involving heat exchangers as part of amechanical engineering curriculum have been made [2-5]. Sherwin and Mavromihales reporteda project for students who built cross-flow air-water heat exchangers out of metals tubes that wascarried out for several years [2]. Forsberg presented a capstone design and construction projectinvolving a water-water heat exchanger demonstrator with three modules for double-pipe, cross-flow, and shell and tube

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

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Kun Zhang P.E., California State University-Chico; Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University-Chico; Chris Fosen, California State University-Chico

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Civil Engineering

to practicethe entire writing process (e.g. drafting, revising, and proofreading) and facilitating instructors tograde manageable reports to provide timely feedback. The specific objectives of this study are to(1) assess the effectiveness of one-page letter report assignments and associated activities, suchas technical writing instruction, individual practice, peer review, faculty feedback, and use of agood writing sample to improve students’ technical writing and (2) assess the improvement ofthe new ABET outcome 6 by using the one-page letter report at a Hispanic Serving Institution(HSI). Direct measurements were assessed based on scores of students’ reports following arubric, which was created according to the ABET outcome 6 and basic

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Using Technology to Support Learning in Mechanics

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Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Mechanics

mustdemonstrate that students have “an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineeringproblems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics” [1].The importance of mathematics is no exception in engineering dynamics, a sophomore-yearfoundational undergraduate engineering course. This course is often required in manyundergraduate engineering programs, such as mechanical, aerospace, civil, environmental,mechanics, biological, and biomedical engineering programs. This course covers numerouslearning topics in Newtonian mechanics, such as Newton’s second law, the principle of work andenergy, the principle of conservation of energy, the principle of linear/angular impulse andmomentum, and the principle of conservation of linear

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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Neal A Lewis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage

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Engineering Economy

of the pandemic on past results.IntroductionThe U.S. Social Security (SS) program is one of the largest government programs in the world,ranking as the largest expenditure at 23% of the federal budget in Fiscal 2019 [1]. About 81% ofexpenditures of the Social Security Administration (SSA) went towards retirement benefits inFiscal 2019 [2]. The literature on SS is correspondingly vast. However, the literature on the“when to start” decision usually ignores the time value of money and addresses risk onlyqualitatively. This paper will show how a student engineering economic case study can do better.Unlike a supplied case, this is a real-world problem. Information is available from many possiblesources. Detailed rules must be read and understood

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University; Ashley N. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

his or her needs for belongingness and uniqueness” (p.1265). Team member perception of belongingness and uniqueness creates feelings of inclusivitywithin a team setting; behaviors related to these areas are described in Shore et al.’s (2011)framework for inclusion as shown in figure 1.Figure 1Shore et al. 2011 Inclusion FrameworkFrom “Inclusion and Diversity in Work Groups: A Review and Model for Future Research”, byShore, Randel, Chung, Dean, Ehrhart, and Singh, 2011, Journal of Management, 37(4), p. 1266.The Authors 2011. Promoting feelings of inclusiveness requires intentional behaviors, and leaders are in aposition to practice these behaviors to foster inclusive environments within teams. Their uniquepositions within the workplace

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Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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Kenya Z Mejia, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

disadvantaged, [and]multi-minority female [1].” More recent contributions have brought to the fore the experiences ofblack, male students [2], international students grappling with mental health issues [3], andstudents with disability [4] . Such accounts provide a foundation for understanding what needs tobe addressed in order to move from exclusion to inclusion.Approaches for promoting inclusion. In addition, a growing body of work offers potential actionsor practices that can be pursued in order to work toward inclusion. For example, a recent blogpost for the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion [5] summarizes some of theirown work on the experiences of marginalized students and offers three kinds of actions that thosein engineering can

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Mechanics & Mechanics Related

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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Mechanical Engineering

performance and scores when visual cuing was incorporated [1] [2], [3],[4], [5]. Marquez and Garcia reported that the physical understanding of fundamental concepts inEngineering Mechanics were strengthened by the integration of visual tools during lecturesessions, and aided their understanding of real-world applications [17].With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the routinized and normalization of the educationalprocess was thrown into a tailspin that forced both educators and students to adapt to a profoundlydifferent learning environment. This new, complex environment presented educators bothchallenges and opportunities to reimagine, reassess, and reorganize course structure, contentdelivery, and assessments in a complete virtual setting

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

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Science offered by my department is taken by a variety ofstudents bringing a variety of backgrounds and exhibiting a variety of aptitudes and interests.Myriad challenges accompany the goal of turning out college students well prepared to continuetheir university education. A classic novel, chosen for a computing-related theme, provides notonly a rich literary experience but also practice in concentrated reading and a platform for variousexercises on aspects of computing. As far as this author can tell, scholarly work on theincorporation of literature into computing courses is lacking. Endeavors to integrate humanitiesinto computing (and other technology) fall into categories such as understanding technologythrough science fiction [1], design for

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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Yooneun Lee, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Engineering Management

. For that purpose,two different setups were applied: there were undergraduate students only project teams and graduatestudents only project teams in one section, while there were six combined undergraduate and graduatestudent teams in the other.In this research, we investigate two different hypotheses about groups setup: (1) groups in whichundergraduate and graduate students are combined perform better than undergraduate- or graduate-onlygroups and (2) when there are graduate students in a team, groups of more graduate students perform better.Findings about the group construction for the team project in this research can also be very useful whenestablishing undergraduate/graduate integrated courses in the department. After an overview of the

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Computational Tools & Analysis

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Kisung Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Materials

-principles study within Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.Dr. Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Goodman received degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State (B.S. & M.S.) and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He is a lecturer in the Materials Science and Engineering Depart- ment at University of Illinois since 2014 with current research interests in (1) energy harvesting and stor- age obtained through nanostructured materials, (2) engineering education research through outreaches, specifically in the K-12 classroom, and (3) improving engineering education in the college curriculum.Prof. Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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Jia Li, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Chemical Engineering

-2007. • Summer 2006 Dissertation Fellowship, Wayne State Univ., 2006. • Albort Travel Award, Wayne State Univ., 2005. • Best Poster Award, Fifth Graduate Research Symposium, Wayne State Univ., 2005. • Best Presenter Award, Fourth Graduate Research Symposium, Wayne State Univ., 2004. • Second Prize of Tsinghua Scholarship, Tsinghua University, China, 1999. • Second Prize of Tsinghua Scholarship, Tsinghua University, China, 1998. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1. Li, J., S. Feaster, and A. Kohler, ”A Multi-Objective Multi-Technology (MOMT) Evaluation and Analysis Framework for Ammonia Synthesis Process Development”, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Volume 47, 2019, Pages 415-420. 2. Li, J., and M. Li, ”On-line Bayesian

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Cynthia Howard-Reed, The Pennsylvania State University; Erin A Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

students willenroll in graduate school [1, 2, 3, 4]. Undergraduate research opportunities have beenparticularly successful for improving these metrics for underrepresented populations [5, 6, 7]. Asa result, several nationally-recognized programs have focused on increasing the number oftraditionally underrepresented groups in engineering to try research as undergraduate students.For example, the Meyerhoff Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)is a four-year undergraduate program that attracts top high school students and prepares them forgraduate school. Admission preference is given to students “who are interested in theadvancement of minorities” and those who already plan to pursue a PhD in STEM [8].Meyerhoff Scholars are

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Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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Adithya Jayakumar, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Lucille Sheppard, Ohio State University; Shadia Siliman, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021WIP: Increasing Faculty Participation in Pedagogical Diversity and Inclusion ActivitiesIntroductionUnder-represented minority (URM) (Black/African American, Hispanic, and AmericanIndian/Alaskan Native) and female students often face an unwelcoming and unsupportiveclimate in higher education [1][2][3]. This is especially true in engineering, where this hostileclimate can lead to an achievement gap. The achievement gap is the difference in academicperformance between minoritized student populations and their non-minority peers. If leftunchecked, this achievement gap can affect student persistence in engineering and eventuallyaffect

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Zachariah Beasley, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

gender gap in computing is socially and culturally related, meaning that efforts toimprove participation are needed in places other than just the classroom. It is important thatcomputing departments provide leadership and support for faculty, staff, and students indeveloping, implementing, and operating activities that are designed to recruit and retain womenin the computing fields. This paper describes the experience of a large computing department’seffort in recruiting and retaining women. We describe strategies targeted at all levels of thedepartment and how these closely interconnected strategies can help increase women’sparticipation under a resource-constrained scenario. The key strategies are: 1) leadershipcommitment, 2) faculty and staff