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Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

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Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Engineering Ethics

Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work In Progress: Let's Talk about Ethics! A Qualitative Analysis of First Year Engineering Student Group Discussions Around Ethical ScenariosIntroduction Over the past two decades, there has been a renewed interest in the scope and practice ofethics education in engineering curricula, especially in the first year [1, 2, 3]. However, the formengineering ethics education has varied considerably with each program. Active and gamifiedlearning strategies have become increasingly common for developing ethical awareness anddecision making in

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

impact of summer programs in increasing interest in STEMfields is significant [1], [2], [3], [4]. Additionally, [5], [6], [7] confirm that well organized,engaging and experiential summer camps are useful for targeted recruiting. With thisunderstanding, the Lion’s Code Camp began in summer 2019 as a face-to-face camp on the maincampus of Southeastern Louisiana University and utilized the suggestions of [8], on how toorganize and make the camp fun. The Lion’s Code Camp provides an enjoyable summer campexperience for high school students that challenges students academically in the foundationalconcepts of computer science and builds the skills of teamwork, public speaking and relationshipbuilding. The Alice [9] visual programming language was used

Conference Session

Virtual Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

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Parisa Shokouhi, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering(MATSE), Industrial Engineering, Biomedical, Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering. This is aspecialized course, which provides a survey of standard nondestructive evaluation (NDE)techniques. American Society for Nondestructive testing (ASNT) defines NDE as “the process ofevaluating, testing, or inspecting materials, components or assembles for discontinuities ordifferences in (material) characteristics without destroying the serviceability of the part of system[1].” The reason the course attracts a diverse body of students is that NDE is being increasinglyused in various industries for process control, flaw diagnosis and failure prognosis. There aremany different NDE techniques including [2] liquid

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering ResearchCenter (ERC), which mission is to attain U.S. shale gas potential responsibly by working inpartnership with industry to develop technological innovations and build a diverse andinnovative workforce. The CISTAR Engineering Workforce Development pillar uses theframework of Identity-based Motivation to promote skills and ways for all students, from middleschool to doctoral students, to see themselves as active participants in the hydrocarbon workforceto achieve a robust system of engineering education and pathways. Students' identities, or howthey see themselves as an individual, within particular roles, or as part of a larger group, havebeen linked to engineering career choices [1]–[3], student

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Douglas B. Samuel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

quantitative and qualitativeapproaches. Insights from this research will support a better understanding of the prevalence ofstigma in the field and a comparison against the general population as well as the assessment ofresources available to students to address their mental health challenges.IntroductionThe prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults has grown in the last decade. Young adults,18-25 years old are the most affected group with more than 1 in 5 living with a mental healthcondition. It has also been estimated that 49.5% of adolescents aged 13 to 18 had a mentaldisorder [1], [2]. As this younger group reaches college, universities need to be prepared toprovide adequate mental health support for their healthy development. The most recent

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Laura Jun Chee Yong, Pennsylvania State University; Linda M Hanagan P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

science and engineering (S&E).” [1] The lack of representation and diversityin the science and engineering fields may negatively impact innovation and productivity. [2] Inaddition, the demand for skilled STEM workers is projected to increase. Although many effortshave been taken to increase STEM interest and STEM career pursuit, shortages in the STEMfield continue to exist. STEM fields do not attract and retain enough workers from youngergenerations.[3],[4],[5] As a result, the current and estimated supply to the STEM workforce doesnot meet the growing demand. [6],[7] Additionally, there is a need to address the disparateimpact of race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status on students’ access to andengagement with STEM opportunities

Conference Session

Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Olufunso Oje, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

blood cell density and size on settling speed and terminal position in a centrifuge, phenomena that are utilized to enhance blood separation efficiencies. Figure 1 displays the fidget spinner BME LCDLM, where three layers of the fidget spinner module were laser-cut and joint by injection molding. Figure 1. BME LCDLM module A series of microbead ratios were tested in a makeshift design for a fidget-spinner-inspired version of the fidget spinner BME LCDLM to display the centrifugation device to show effects three potential separation outcomes

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Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

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Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; George Tolomiczenko, Caltech; Nadine B. Afari, CHOC Children's Health Orange County

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Biomedical Engineering

California, Irvine (UCI) American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Novel Initiatives for Senior Design Collaborative Projects with Healthcare Workers and Undergraduate Students – a COVID-19 Response Nursing HackathonIntroduction:Nurses and healthcare staff are uniquely positioned to identify opportunities to improve systemsof care delivery but are often underrepresented in medical innovation initiatives [1, 2].Furthermore, although hackathons have gained traction over the past decade as a successfulinnovation tool to tackle modern healthcare problems [3], there remains a lack of events thatallow undergraduate students in different

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

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Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

plainly by Dym et al., “Engineering design is conducted with imperfect models,incomplete information, and often with ambiguous objectives as well” [1]. Yet novice designersmay approach a design problem as if it were straightforward and well-structured, actingprematurely to generate and commit to solutions [2]. Comparative studies between novice andexpert designers suggest that novices spend less time on problem scoping and informationgathering than experts do [3]. This could be influenced by a lack of familiarity with the earlyphases of engineering design which, compared to analytical methods, represents a very smallportion of undergraduate engineering curricula. Instead, students may approach design problem-solving as they do textbook problem

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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Martha L. Torres, University of Texas at El Paso; Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas at El Paso

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Instrumentation

[1],[2],[3].Several advantages are related to virtual education, such as accessibility and flexibility, studentattendance, affordability, and various learning styles. Accessibility and flexibility are associatedwith the student's opportunity to attend the classes from anywhere, anytime. Also, each coursesession can be recorded for later reference allowing access to students at convenient times. Giventhat online courses can be taken from any location, students avoid missing classes; thus, attendanceis improved [4]. The increased affordability is related to reducing students’ external financial costssuch as transportation, food, rent, apartment, and printed materials during these restricted times. Avariety of learning styles is correlated to

Conference Session

Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chuck Huff

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Engineering Ethics

education programs may not prepare studentswell enough for ethical engineering practice [1]. A potential reason could be the limitations ofcurrent pedagogical approaches to engineering ethics, which have mainly focused on developingethical awareness and reasoning skills [2]. Those skills may be insufficient for helping students toembody the values and virtues associated with engineering professionals. The process by whichan individual internalizes moral values is called moral formation. For engineering professionals,the moral formation process occurs throughout professional socialization, which starts duringengineering education [3]. Therefore, we are investigating how engineering education programscan effectively facilitate engineering students

Conference Session

Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education

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Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nell Gabiam; Cristina Poleacovschi

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

codes often concern technical matters such as onlyundertaking assignments in their areas of competence and professional matters such as acting asfaithful agents or trustees for their clients [1], with little regard to sociopolitical matters such asaddressing discriminations and inequalities in the field of engineering and beyond. Thisdisregard of sociopolitical matters might contribute to the large amount of discrimination in theforms of microaggressions facing engineering students of minoritized backgrounds. For example,a study found that different groups of racially minoritized students experience university campusdifferently in some ways [2]. The term “minoritized” is used to refer to the process of studentminoritization that suggests an

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Shahrima Maharubin, Texas Tech University; Shamsul Arefeen, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

modalities for the transfer and co-creation ofknowledge, requirements, and possibilities for change in operational models and tapping into theboundary-breaking opportunities fostered by digital ways of teaching and learning. This studyaims to provide a future-proof pathway for the engineering education ecosystem to better equip itfor solving real-world problems with a multi-disciplinary approach to create new value forsociety. In the process, the study also sheds light on relevant new research avenues.1. IntroductionNeeds-driven innovation (also known as needs-based innovation) has been in use in the field ofBio-design for nearly 20 years now. [1]. One of these innovation techniques is framed through a'why or what and how' approach by Kate

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Mechanics & Mechanics Related

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Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

student’s success are summarized and presented inthis paper.1. IntroductionDynamics is a fundamental course in the critical graduation path of almost every engineeringmajor. This is an important pre-requisite class as it lays the foundational concepts for otheradvanced courses such as Mechanical Vibrations, Feedback Controls and Intermediate SystemDynamics. In addition, At the University X, the failing (DFW) rate for Dynamics have beenaround 21% in average for the past 10 years (this translate in around 200 students failing peryear), reaching sometimes even 37% (Figure 1). High failure rates have adverse consequencessuch as delay in many students’ graduation timeline, dropping from engineering majors and thusreducing the university 4-year

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

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Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

engineering design courses. Creating the conditions however, to promote effectiveparticipation from all students in a team is certainly a challenge many instructors may face. Thischallenge often lies in the complexity of group dynamics and untaught skills that are necessary tofunction effectively on a team. Instructors may recognize the value of teaching process skills tostudents, however many may not feel qualified to teach these skills, or may even feeluncomfortable with coaching teams through their conflicts. Traditional mechanisms forpromoting effective team process skills include strategies such as assigning team roles,developing team contracts and organizing project timelines [1]. While these practices havetremendous value, they often focus on

Conference Session

Computers in Education 5 - Online and Distributed Learning 2

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

by utilizing an Arduino to communicatewith created circuits. The assignments are designed to help the first-year students gain comfort incircuitry and programming.The instructional team has decided to use Tinkercad, which is a free online collection of softwaretools provided by Autodesk. Many people are only aware of Tinkercad as a 3D modelingprogramming, however in 2017 Autodesk merged its “123D Circuits” into Tinkercad [1] [2].This makes Tinkercad an ideal platform to use for circuitry and Arduino programming.The paper will further describe the design of the assignments, instructional team expectations fromthe students, the environment in which the students are using Tinkercad, as well as looking atexpected course outcomes using the

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

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Swapneel Thite P.E., University of New South Wales; Jayashri Ravishankar, University of New South Wales; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, NASA Headquarters; Eliathamby Ambikairajah, University of New South Wales

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Design in Engineering Education

leadershipskills as learning outcomes. 1. IntroductionEmployability of graduates is a trivial question that has been focused upon in the field ofengineering education for decades. There exists a gap between the skills possessed by graduatesand the industrial requirement. This is often reflected in the form of lack of professional skillswhich involves teamwork and leadership skills [1].The future of the industrial sector, represented by Industry 4.0 has specific requirements liketeamwork and leadership (T&L) skills, self-regulated learning, and critical thinking, which needsto be satisfied by Education 4.0 [2]. T&L skills are highly rated and required skills in theindustry [3]. The competencies defined in Engineers Australia stage 1 [4], consist

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 7

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Catherine Hendricks Belk, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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Student

subsequent careers is spatial ability.Underdeveloped spatial abilities can hinder student success in prerequisites such as calculus andphysics and further courses in the engineering curriculum [1]. In this paper, we review theliterature on working memory, spatial abilities, spatial anxiety, and the relationships betweenthem while focusing on the context of engineering problem-solving. Spatial ability is part of ahidden curriculum: it is relevant in engineering education but not explicitly and consistentlyacknowledged or explained by instructors. In the novice state, learners frequently call uponspatial thinking for problem-solving. With experience gained, learners become more familiarwith discipline problem types and rely less on their spatial

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

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C. Richard Compeau Jr, Texas State University; Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University

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Design in Engineering Education

discussed.IntroductionAs engineering programs struggle with how to present senior design projects in the era of thepandemic, various lessons have been learned about virtual and previous large-scale events.While it is hoped that next year this event we will return to a face to face event some successfulelements of the virtual will be blended in to future events. As Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote in thelittle house on the prairie book series “There's no great loss without some small gain.[1]” Thiswork focuses on some of those gains.In this work in progress, we set out to explore the following research questions:  Do faculty and industrial partners prefer an in-person, or an online, event?  Are live presentations, or pre-recorded presentations, preferred by

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Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

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Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Saira Anwar, University of Florida; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Award by the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Menekse also received three Seed-for-Success Awards (in 2017, 2018, and 2019) from Purdue University’s Excellence in Re- search Awards programs in recognition of obtaining three external grants of $1 million or more during each year. His research has been generously funded by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), and National Science Foundation (NSF). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: STEM Students’ Experiences with Educational Technology ToolsAbstractThere has been an increased use of

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Zuofu Cheng

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Electrical and Computer

exponential growth in computing power,machine intelligence and data revolution, quantum technologies and materials, there areenormous opportunities to continue advancing fundamental EM theories towards next-generation technology developments and applications.On the other hand, electromagnetics course is considered to be one of the most difficult andheavy mathematics involved courses. Students lacking pre-knowledge of mathematics andphysics complain about not able to follow the course [1]. Traditionally in many engineeringcurricula, the EM course is taught in a standard format using notes and mathematical derivationof equations. As a result, many students find the course difficult and less attractive due to itshighly mathematical and relatively

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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Declan Thomas Mahaffey-Dowd, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Negar Beheshti Pour, University of California, Berkeley

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Chemical Engineering

develop general members’ teamwork skills.Introduction Teamwork is regarded as one of the most important soft skills by both engineeringgraduates and their employers (1-4). A review of studies surveying engineers across engineeringdisciplines and experience levels found that there are four distinct tiers of importance;communication and teamwork were in the tier with highest importance, while math, science, andengineering knowledge were in the tier second from the bottom (5).  Professionals withteamwork skills are desirable because high-performing teams have the potential to becomegreater than the sum of their members, especially when tackling interdisciplinary challenges (2).However, teamwork does not receive adequate emphasis for such an

Conference Session

Works in Progress in Chemical Engineering Education

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Joseph Amaya

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Chemical Engineering

students that take a position in an environmental, safety, andoccupational health department within a plant. The aim of this work is to share the instructionalapproach on safety and environmental compliance in our capstone course to obtain feedbackfrom other design education experts to improve our instruction.The need for enhanced process safety instruction in chemical engineering curricula has beenrecognized for a while in our discipline [1], [2], [3]. A greater awareness of this need resultedfrom the T2 Laboratories runaway reaction and explosion that occurred in Jacksonville, Floridain 2007 [4]. This event served as an impetus for ABET to specifically include process safety as arequired instructional component in chemical engineering curricula

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Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Syed Ali Kamal, Independent Researcher

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

havebeen documented to negatively affect the progress of women faculty in engineering and otherSTEM areas. This is presented with an iterative identification of elements through differentstages of the academic career, layered with variables that are measurable, and potentialapproaches for future modeling given existing research and the characteristics of the ADVANCEprogram. The challenges of modeling such a complex system are discussed, together withpotential alternatives as a first modeling approach using existing data from different sources.IntroductionFor the advancement of the engineering discipline in the U.S., it is paramount to ensure fairparticipation of all members of its diverse society [1]; promoting women representation at thefaculty

Conference Session

Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Natalie L. Shaheen, Illinois State University; Anne Therese Hunt; Daniel Kane, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

population. Data wasacquired from individuals participating in National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Conventionsacross the United States as well as NFB sponsored summer engineering programs. The paperreports on a National Science Foundation funded effort to garner initial research findings on theapplication of the TMCT. It reports on initial findings of the instrument’s validity and reliability,as well as the development of the instrument over the first three years of this project.IntroductionSpatial ability can be defined as the cognitive ability to construct, re-orient, transform, andreconstruct mental images [1]. Spatial skills are vital in a variety of fields including engineering,chemistry, biology, physics, architecture, astronomy, and many

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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Olufunso Oje, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Adurangba Victor Oje, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

limited to, tasks such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, compared topassive listening to a lecture [1], [2].A review of the literature shows that there are varying interpretations of the term “hands-onlearning.” A simple definition is learning by doing [3]. However, according to [4], hands-onlearning should have some form of inquiry process involved, a structured list of activities,and experimentation of manipulation of the artifact is required. The present study used thisoperational definition of hands-on learning in selecting studies for the meta-analysis.Hands-on learning techniques have been shown to increase students’ learning in theclassroom [5]. While many studies, over the past 20 years, have studied the effect of hands-on learning

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Brian David Gockley, Bucknell University

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Faculty Development Division

) and Stanford Technology Ventures Program.Dr. Brian David Gockley, Bucknell University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 WIP: The Faculty Development CanvasIntroductionThis work-in-progress introduces a tool called the Faculty Development Canvas (FDC), a one pagegraphical framework for helping faculty think holistically about their own growth and development. Webegin with a description and rationale for the layout followed by exercises that can be incorporated intoexisting faculty development programs. The paper concludes with preliminary results from a facultysurvey.The Faculty Development CanvasThe FDC, shown in Figure 1, was created using

Conference Session

The 'Strengths' of Mechanics

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Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford

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Mechanics

instructor’sfeedback on the quality of their writing, not just the work’s technical content.1. IntroductionEngineering professions require a substantial amount of writing, whether in industry oracademia. Educators have done a significant amount of research on how to better prepareengineering students for the kind and amount of writing demanded by professional practice [1-4].In fact, the importance and value of effective writing communication skills for engineers hasbeen emphasized by both the National Academy of Engineering [5] and ABET [6].Among the benefits of teaching effective writing in engineering courses are allowing the studentsto develop and use critical thinking and assessing students’ level of understanding of the subjectmatter. Moreover, the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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Andrew L. Gillen, University College London; Michael L. Woodrow, University College London; Jose Luis Torero, University College London

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Design in Engineering Education

requirements [1], [2]. Capstone or end-of-degreedesign courses are now prolific in engineering programs across disciplines as a means ofmeeting these standards, and there is a growing body of literature detailing practices incapstone design teaching (e.g. [3]), and models of industry partnership (e.g. [4]). Beyondaccreditation requirements, teaching design through a problem-based approach contributespositively to student motivation [5]. Any design teaching in this way is challenging, but civilengineering, in particular, poses distinct challenges to developing integrated capstone designcoursework. Integrated capstone design brings together the many subdisciplines (e.g.structural, environmental, geotechnical, etc) of civil engineering in the context of

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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Jackson Otto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. However, to continue to harness the nation'sgreat technological potential, universities must seek to better prepare undergraduates foraddressing complex, contemporary challenges in both innovative and transdisciplinary ways. Tobest meet society’s needs, undergraduates should embrace the ability to build upon new ideas,processes, and ways of seeing things that add value to the world in a manner that emphasizessocial and personal responsibility across fields of study. As the National Academy ofEngineering [1] states, “innovative thinking should be an expectation of the universitycommunity and all students should be exposed to it early” (p. 6). Accordingly, multiple strategieshave been enacted to attempt to engage students in innovation-focused