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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

shown that access to peer role models increases academicpersistence [1], [2]. It has also been shown that retention of URM and women is increasedthrough project-based learning or experiential learning pedagogies and techniques[3]-[10].Moreover, URM students often have a limited perspective of their contributions to improvingtechnology due to social issues such as a lack of exposure to engineering and science professionsand having personal role models in their local community who are scientists or engineers.Furthermore, when URM students enter STEM fields, many fail to see the connection betweentheir studies and real-world problems because gateway courses in current curricula fail to makethat connection explicit [10], [11

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First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

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Emma Tevaarwerk DeCosta, Northwestern University; Kathleen Carmichael, Northwestern University; Lisa M. Davidson, Northwestern University; Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Elise Gruneisen, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

have long struggled to create inclusive and equitable learningenvironments, and many engineering administrators remain skeptical about the benefits of suchinitiatives [1]. Thus, most of such work has been spearheaded by administrative groups such asdepartments of Diversity and Inclusion and Gender Studies who typically seek to promote equitythrough changes to broader institutional culture [2-4]. Student classroom experiences, however,remain relatively neglected and thus such efforts rarely inspire STEM faculty buy-in.Consequently, students from historically underrepresented groups, especially students perceivedto have lower social capital than their peers, may still face disparities in their classroomexperiences, disparities that may include

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

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Kelly S. Steelman, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Kay L. Tislar, Michigan Technological University; Charles Wallace, Michigan Technological University; Nathan D. Manser, Michigan Technological University; Briana C Bettin, Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University

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Computers in Education

programming.IntroductionAlthough most engineering faculty and professionals view computer programming as an essentialpart of an undergraduate engineering curriculum, engineering students do not always share thisviewpoint. In fact, engineering students outside of computer and electrical engineering may notrealize the value of computer programming skills until after they have graduated and advanced intheir career [1]. Failure to find value in computer programming may have negative consequencesfor learning. Indeed, engineering students who do not view programming as interesting or usefulshow poorer performance on tests of programming concepts than students who do [2]. This findingis consistent with theories of technology acceptance [3-4] that emphasize perceived usefulness

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh

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First-Year Programs

frequent in higher education,especially in engineering [1], [2]. Engineering is a profession guided by a code of ethics, yet theincidences of academic dishonesty in engineering students indicate that students are notpracticing the values that, per the code of ethics, practicing engineers ought to uphold. Previousresearch, such as [3], has also shown that there are differences in how cheating is defined, bothwithin a group of students, and when comparing faculty definitions to student definitions.Additionally, ongoing (though yet unpublished) research by the author and a colleague hasshown that student perceptions of and experiences with academic integrity change their first yearof engineering, with more lax definitions of what behaviors constitute

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

data for a planned multiple semester longer term project.This paper contains (1) motivation and goals for this work, (2) outcomes and learning objectives,(3) instructions on how to design this kind of assignment, (4) the video assignment write up, (5)the rubric for the video, (6) the rubric for peer feedback, and (7) the rubric for reflection. Thispaper focuses on the structure and instruments used during the course.About the CourseArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to tackle more and more of the real-world problemsaround us. EECS 4901 Special Topics: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence will introducestudents to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI). During this course students will lookat various problems being solved

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

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Tonya Whitehead, Wayne State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

foreign. As has been seen at other universities, thiscontributed to students’ lack of engagement and dissatisfaction [1].Females and minorities are chronically underrepresented in engineering [2] and industry iscontinually calling for additional engineers [3, 4]. Extensive research has been done on ways toincrease student engagement and success in STEM fields [5-7]. The 2012 President’s Council ofAdvisors on Science and Technology report Engage to Excel lists these as strongly supportedpractices: small group discussion and peer instruction, testing, one-minute papers, clickers,problem-based learning, case studies, analytical challenges before lectures, group tests, problemsets in groups, concept mapping, writing with peer review, computer

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Baldwin Wallace University; Alissa Papernik; Amanda Ferreira Dias-Liebold, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

to complete and understand the necessary courseworkthis is required in engineering, whereas if a male student fails a course he views it as he needs towork harder for next time. This lack of confidence in female students causes them to leave themajor17.In keeping with the above considerations, a study was undertaken at this university with thefollowing goals (1) to find the factors that help recruit women engineering students, (2) toidentify the challenges and barriers being faced by female students working in multidisciplinarynon-female dominated teams engaged in project-based learning activity18, (3) to find acorrelation between their experiences and their underrepresentation and/or retention in theengineering field. The overarching goal

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

to career aspirations and preparation,offering university stakeholders information to develop interventions to help students in theirtransition to the workforce.IntroductionThe transition from college to the workforce is a critical period for supporting the early careerretention of a diverse workforce in the engineering field. Prior to students’ transition to theworkforce, their socialization into the engineering profession can be shaped by extracurricularinvolvement [1]. Extracurricular involvement informs students’ early career experiences andsocialization, which strongly influences retention in engineering careers [2], [3]. Extracurricularinvolvement comprises a large portion of undergraduate engineering students’ time during college[4

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University ; Alen Docef, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Educational Research and Methods

qualitative process or list of best practices for setting upsimilar collaborations in diverse settings. The purpose of the specific collaboration betweenEngineering and Mathematics at our institution is to: 1. Investigate pre-existing faculty biases on why students found it difficult to transfer knowledge between different fields; 2. Develop a systematic approach to collaboration between the two departments that will lead to a better understanding of the difficulties faced by our students and thus to continuous improvement of both the Engineering and the Differential Equations courses; 3. Provide a “roadmap” that will enable other disciplines within VCU and other universities to develop similar collaborations between their

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Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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Eric Burkholder, Stanford University; Carl E. Wieman

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #28293Testing an assessment of problem-solving in introductory chemicalprocess design courses (WIP)Dr. Eric Burkholder, Stanford UniversityProf. carl e wieman American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Testing an assessment of problem-solving in introductory chemical process design courses (WIP)Introduction:Problem-solving is consistently cited as one of the most important outcomes of an undergraduateeducation in engineering [1-3]. While it is generally held that scientists and engineers are trainedto be good problem-solvers, there is very little

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Nicole Joy Sweeney, Complexly

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

, both in formal and informal learningenvironments.1 YouTube in particular has been in use for more than a decade in college and highschool classes, either for dissemination of the instructor’s teaching or as a supplemental learningtool.2,3 Instructors have the options of directly integrating the videos into the classroom as part ofa lecture, or using them as a reference for students to review on their own.4 Videos have been shown to be effective learning tools given the potential combination ofvisual imagery, music, text, audio, and/or content.5 Visual-spatial learners are particularly likelyto benefit from video, as they would from photographs or other artistic mediums.6 Videos havebeen effectively utilized in a broad range of subjects

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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Nicole L. Ramo, University of Michigan; Eric Scott Hald, Shantou University; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Qiang Fang, Shantou University

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Diversity

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International

Development and Implementation of Self-Reflection Participation Logs in an English-taught Engineering Program in ChinaKey Words: Participation, Student Engagement, China, Assessment Methods, Teaching AbroadIntroductionActive student participation has been correlated with a variety of positive outcomes includingimproved critical thinking, development of important professional skills (includingcommunication and interpersonal interaction skills), increased understanding of course material,and better academic performance across diverse disciplines, including engineering [1]–[5]. Putsimply by Weaver and Qi [6], “students who actively participate in the learning process learnmore than those who do not.” In order to

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First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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Ellise M. LaMotte, Tufts University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

inquiry as wellas analyze their academic background (Input) their college experience (Environment) and gradesearned (Output) using the Input-Environment-Output model [1]. This analysis will assist indetermining the influence the RISE seminar has on the students as it provides tools andexperiences to assist them on their academic journey compared to the experiences and I-E-O datafor students who do not participate in RISE.Purpose of WIPThe purpose of this Work in Progress paper is to begin the process of developing the frameworkthat will be used to analyze the RISE first year seminar through an overarching theoreticalframework focused on phenomonological interview data and student focused analytical data.Ultimately, this information will inform

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

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Uma Lakshman, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

project-based courses in the first-year engineering experience, which usually iscomposed of the fundamentals (mathematics, physics, computer science). Many universities, including Northeastern University, Purdue University, Penn StateUniversity, and The Ohio State University, have implemented a year-long cornerstone [1-6].Before changing the first-year curriculum, the investigators for this study want to determine thestudents’ interests for this model. The learning objective of the proposed year-long cornerstone isto have students develop interdisciplinary problem solutions through the ideation andprototyping of design projects. The proposed second semester would be based around a secondmultidisciplinary semester long design project, with

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Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

population. Here we discuss the development of the Undergraduate ResearchExperiences Survey and a few preliminary findings, publish the survey instrument (Appendix1), and pose questions for future analysis.Educators celebrate undergraduate research as a high-impact experience in which studentsdevelop their technical and professional skills [1-2] as well as their sense of identity andbelonging as engineers, especially for students from underrepresented groups in science andengineering [3-5]. Research experience is also highly valued as evidence of excellence forgraduate school and employment [6-7]. However, undergraduate research takes a widevariety of forms and therefore is difficult to document and study. A recent NationalAcademies report about

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Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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Marah B. Berry, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

. Schrader, Riggs, and Smith are some of the onlyresearchers to try to operationalize ambiguity specifically in regards to the problem solver [1]. Intheir work, Schrader, et al. posit that the problem solver confronts two distinct stumbling blocks,ambiguity and uncertainty, when framing the problem space. Ambiguity is characterized as lackof clarity and relationships whereas uncertainty is lack of information. Uncertainty can bereduced by gathering information and building models, whereas ambiguity can be reduced bymodel building and problem framing.Problems that are solved by engineers are frequently recognized as ambiguous even though thereis little that defines what it would mean for an engineering problem to be ambiguous. There hasbeen a

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Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

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Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

appropriate for their team’s approach to the course problem.Success of the initial lesson pilot was determined by evaluating team bibliographies from theirmid-semester design proposal and final report assignments. A sampling of bibliographies frompre-flip fall 2016 semester were used for comparison. The bibliographies from the student teams’final project were quantitatively evaluated on both the lower order concerns of citationcorrectness and the higher order concerns of effective source selection. The team found thatstudents successfully used higher quality sources on both assignments following theimplementation of the flipped lesson. However, the results for the final report demonstrated lessimprovement, written 10-12 weeks after the lesson [1].To

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

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Bryan Weber, University of Connecticut

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Computers in Education

, e.g., capstone projects.However, students would benefit from, and are interested in, integrating holistic educationthroughout the curriculum. Moreover, university engineering programs that are accredited byABET are required to meet these objectives. In their recent redevelopment of the student outcomescriteria, ABET [1], [2] identified seven primary outcomes for students. Of these, items two andfour focus on holistic engineering, emphasizing global cultural, social, environmental, andeconomic factors.To address all of the critical aspects of engineering projects, students must successfully analyze therequirements, synthesize information, and evaluate several design options for a given problem.These cognitive skills match well with Bloom’s

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ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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Tess Hartog, University of Oklahoma; Megan Marshall, University of Oklahoma; Amin G. Alhashim, University of Oklahoma; Md Tanvir Ahad, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creative ideageneration and creativity studies in engineering. In this paper, a survey is provided of theliterature for the different neurological approaches that have been used to study the engineeringdesign process and creative processes. Also presented are proposed strategies to apply theseneurological approaches to engineering design to understand the creative process in greaterdetail. Furthermore, results from a pilot study investigating neuro-responses of engineers arepresented.1 IntroductionIntelligence, measured by IQ and SAT, has been in a steady increase in America since 1990 [1,2]. On the other hand, creativity, measured by Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), awidely used and validated measure [3-5] proposed by Ellis Paul

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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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Isabella Stuopis, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Melissa R. Mazan, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

Work in Progress: Veterinary Medicine as a Context for Student Reasoning in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CoursePrior research finds that practicing design engineers continue to deepen their understandings ofengineering concepts as they work professionally to meet the design needs of their clients [1],[2]. Senior capstone design courses in which student teams are matched with external clients canprovide similarly rich environments for conceptual growth [3]. As the students translate theneeds of their client into specific and measurable engineering requirements, they encounteropportunities to think in new ways about science and engineering concepts they may previouslyhave only considered in well-defined textbook problems [4

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K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

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Sabina Anne Schill, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

university. Following initial questions, participants wereasked, “How do you define mentoring?” Preliminary findings indicate that common themes onmentoring exist across students and faculty. Results from this pilot study will inform futurestudies and benefit K12 STEM outreach programs.IntroductionWith the ever-growing need for educated scientists and engineers in the workforce, there existsan opportunity for the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities (URM) inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). High school demographics are notreflected in bachelor’s engineering programs, with African American, Latinx, and femalestudents underrepresented [1]–[3]. Increasing diversity in STEM is a desirable asset; diversegroups

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Constanza Melian, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Javiera Meza, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Gonzalo Cortés, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Jorge A. Baier, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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Educational Research and Methods

[1].Along with class time schedules packed with lectures, laboratories, and tutorials, there are asignificant number of course assignments that occur outside of class, such as team-basedprojects and experiential learning tasks [1]. Researchers have encouraged the incorporationof these constructivist approaches into engineering education [2], aiming to help studentsdevelop a wide range of abilities (such as complex-problem solving skills andinterdisciplinary thinking [3]). However, this increasing number of assignments stressesstudents [4], [5], negatively affecting their learning results [1], [6].To understand what students define as a demanding course, several researchers haveexplored the concepts of academic workload and course difficulty

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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Megan Gray, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Michael Rizk, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

scientist and evaluator. She leads the Applied Research, Evaluation, and Engagement area of Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work-In-Progress: Engineering Self-Efficacy in First-Year DesignAbstract This work-in-progress paper describes the implementation and results of surveys tounderstand the impact of a first-year engineering design course on students. During theEngineering Design and Communication (EGR 101) course, students work in teams to learn andapply the engineering design process to a client-based problem drawn from a community partner.The learning outcomes are to 1) apply the

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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James R. McCusker, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Alex Spiro Burch; Jasmine Maya Andrade, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education

nomenclature behind games can be misconstrued and can “provide some confusion for parentswhen it comes to technology and their children. How much technology should kids use, where canthey learn it from, and how can parents help?” [1]. The perception of screen time and games canoften be confused as restrictive for a student’s innovation and learning. Prensky (2001) “pointedout that combining games with educational objectives could not only trigger students’ learningmotivation, but also provide them with interactive learning opportunities” [2]. Games introducedin the classroom entertain the idea of engaging students through an educational interactive learningtool. Games can introduce many skills including “flexibility, critical thinking, problem solving

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Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

senior capstone project. While expectations are at 12 credit hours, the loadthese past few years has typically been larger - sometimes as high as 17 for this tenure track professor.While classes were historically less than 30 students they have risen to as high as 70 in recent semesters.No graduate student assistants are available at this campus.As summarized in Table 1, in addition to teaching excellence, professional development and service isalso required for all professors. Professional development includes peer reviewed journal publication,publication and presentation of scholarly work at industry conferences, and significant contribution toprofessional societies. Service should include volunteer work that supports the division, the campus

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STEM Issues in ET II

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Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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Engineering Technology

c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Workshop Development for New Frontier of Mechatronics for Mobility, Energy, and Production EngineeringAbstractMechatronics matches the new trend of convergence research [1] for deep integration acrossdisciplines such as mechanics, electronics, control theory, robotics, and productionmanufacturing, and is also inspired by its active means of addressing a specific challenge oropportunity for societal needs. The most current applications of mechatronics include e-mobility,connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).The growing mechatronics industries demand high quality workforces with multidisciplineknowledge and training. In this

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Mechatronics and Robotics II

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani, Columbia School of Social Work; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distin-guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipientof 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 63 journal articles, and 164 conference pa-pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 40 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 64 undergraduate research studentsand 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 500 K-12 teachers and 130 high school studentresearchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di-rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Sarah Korkes, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

found that it takes students more submission attempts in the auto-grader whenthey are given BT Apply/Analyze-type questions that contain some starter code. Studentscomplete the auto-graded assignments with fewer number of submissions when there is no-startercode and they have to write their solution from scratch, i.e. BT Create-type of questions.However, when writing code from scratch, the students’ code quality can suffer because thestudents are not required to actually understand the concept being tested and might be able to finda workaround to pass the tests of the auto-grader.IntroductionThe number of undergraduates seeking Computer Science (CS) degrees has nearly doubled inrecent years 1 . To manage large course enrollments, many CS

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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Elizabeth Payne Tofte, South Dakota State University; Albena Yuliyanova Yordanova, South Dakota State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

: Testing Brookfield’s critical incident questionnaires effectiveness in improving student learning [WIP]IntroductionStephen Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) is a formative assessment tooldesigned to help faculty better understand their students’ behavioral responses to key factorsaffecting learning in a traditional (face-to-face) classroom. Grant and Trenor claim the CIQ holdspotential for building grounded theory in engineering education [1, p. 13]. CIQs have also beenidentified by Phelan as being “particularly valuable in an asynchronous online learning contextwhere students are typically geographically isolated from one another.” [2, p. 1]. This paperdescribes how a

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Mitzi Desselles Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

scholarship were not permitted to enroll in the S-STEM-dedicated sections of Calculus III or Statics. This also allowed us to schedule the Professional Development course and related activities around their coursework and exam schedules. The course instructors, as well as other faculty from the college, participate in the industry tours to facilitate out-of- class interaction with faculty. b) Professional development course: The project team designed a two-credit hour professional development course for the S-STEM Scholars. The 2017 course included curricular components in spatial visualization (Developing Spatial Thinking by Sheryl Sorby [1]) and developing an engineering identity (Studying Engineering: A Road