Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Fitratullah Khan, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

Excellence in STEM at The University ofTexas Pan-AM as part of a grant funded by the US department of Defense. The 2-day workshopaimed at presenting hands-on experience on designing effective instruction. The first part of theworkshop emphasized the 5-stage/task backwards design (modified framework from Wiggins &McTighe, Understanding by Design,1999) used to guide the content modules for the courses thatwill use the CBI modules [6] . The model is shown in Figure 1. We were asked to keep in mindthe following general objectives to emulate as we went through the 5-tasks planning stage:  Promote conducting fundamental research on learning and instruction  research issues and opportunities related to designing learning environments that

Conference Session

Corporate Member Council Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology; Brian Carbonette, New York Institute of Technology

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

Technology. Besides her responsibilities in developing strategic partnerships that support the mission of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Panero serves as a resource to faculty and students on economics and market plans, including student design projects and special topics courses; developing strategic partnerships with industry and promoting partnerships for applied research c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15313 and joint industry and academic projects. Panero received her Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research with a concentration in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence (ENGR 331 and 332) and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.Dr. Justin J. Henriques, James Madison UniversityDr. Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University Dr. Kyle Gipson is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University (United States) in

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

Engineering Education, 2016 Comparison of Two Project-Based Learning Experiences in Panama City, PanamaAbstractIn 1970, Worcester Polytechnic Institute adopted The WPI Plan, a project-based educationalphilosophy that requires students to complete three research projects during their undergraduatecareers, each the equivalent of a full term’s worth of work. Almost immediately, this curriculumevolved to incorporate off-campus project opportunities, with the first off-campus Project Centerestablished in 1974. This paper compares two groups of undergraduates that recently carried outNSF-funded research at the Panama City, Panama, Project Center in order to fulfill one of theirproject requirements. The first group was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

removing unknowns through research, I was able to move down to a direct and effective question.”3.2 Course Outcomes: Student Preparation for the Summer Research ExperienceDuring the first week of the summer research program, the five recipients participated in a groupinterview with an external evaluator. The purpose was to discuss their perceptions of theresearch course and their proposed work plans for the summer. This section summarizes thestudent responses.In describing the course, the first item mentioned was a process of defining the meaning ofresearch, and, over several weeks, refining their definition. One student said, As a class, we decided on what a 20-word definition of what research was the first day, and then at two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina; Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

probabilities given that all the concepts are known to ensure logicalrelationships. Future work is planned to further constrain the parameter optimization.Numerical Results from Pilot StudyThe data collected from 37 students over three sequential quizzes has been used to inform thedevelopment of Bayesian networks for knowledge tracking. Each student will have his/her ownindividual model. At the beginning of the class, prior to any testing the probabilities will besimilar across models. However, once the testing begins these probabilities will be quitedissimilar from student to student, which in essence will provide a knowledge profile for eachindividual student. Three quizzes have been given during this study. The first quiz contains twoquestions

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona

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Aerospace

direction based on the number of pixels ineither the x or the y direction. Figure 8: Aircraft-Target Position VectorD. UAV Collision and Obstacle Avoidance SystemIn order to utilize the full potential of UAVs, they must be integrated into the National AirspaceSystem (NAS). This requires that the UAVs must be capable of sensing and avoiding obstaclesor other aircraft in their flight path12,13.The collision avoidance system must be able to detect obstacles or other aircraft well ahead ofcollision, perform collision avoidance maneuver, and plan an alternate path for the continuationof the mission. For obstacle detection, sensors such as ADS-B transponders, laser scanners,camera, and sonars are being used3,4,5. The students

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

utilitarian goals supportingcareer development and professionalism to more holistic goals of citizenship and broadliberal education. The goal of this work is to support ongoing conversations in highereducation about integrative and interdisciplinary education efforts by providing a sharedlanguage and classification system for understanding these efforts.Higher education wrestles with the balance of what Kwame Appiah has called its“utopian” and the “utilitarian” instincts: the “utopian” motivation to educate citizensbroadly, regardless of their future plans; and the “utilitarian” goal of burnishing theircredentials for the job market. Stewart-Gambino and Rossmann (2015), surveyingevidence of the effectiveness of integration efforts both historically

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Marina Bograd, MassBay Community College; Chitra Javdekar, Mass Bay Community College

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

 manufacturing equipment to safeguard the machine operator from moving robotic equipment traveling at above‐head level.  The company provided the project specs.  The students set to design and simulate cages design using SolidWorks CAD/CAM software.  Students, the faculty advisor, and the graduate student visited the company during the project execution and had regular contact with the company advisor, during the semester, to seek feedback and test their designs. By the end of the project, the students were able to successfully design new cages to meet the company requirements.  This paper describes the project in more detail, how team members worked together, the company’s feedback, guidance to students, and the company’s plans to implement the final

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

checks; helps toschedule and staff the build sessions; and plans and runs the capstone events. Makers receive anhonorarium, project materials, a capstone event budget, and a small travel stipend. Theseexpenses are partially funded by a small grant from the Parents Council and other donors.The first MIR was an amateur astronomer who led students in the fabrication of a telescope.Using this telescope, more than 500 students and community members have been able to viewthe moon, planets and stars during the capstone event as well as other events both off campusand at the planetarium on campus. The second MIR was a local engineering professional who ledworkshops in the fabrication of Arduino-based musical circuits. Students played their

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Reuther, Columbia University; Andrea Nye, Columbia University; Lorna Helen Begg, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; John D. O'Neill, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu, Columbia University

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Biomedical

positions. Project teams that moved forward were presented Figure 1. Our interdisciplinary approach with the opportunity to participate in a semester- long course designed to support them as theyworked through the iterations necessary to create a plan for market readiness and a full proposalapplication for funding consideration. Although participation in the course was not required inorder to submit a full proposal application, it was “strongly recommended,” and 95% of applicantschose to participate in the course. Applicant teams were given the option of having existingstudents working on their

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering

multi-disciplinary teamsME graduates: 1. Participates fully in team, respects team members' opinions, resolves conflicts (if any) 2. Demonstrate team leadership by taking responsibility for various tasks, motivating others to reach project goals 3. Communicate ideas in ways that teammates can understandThe teamwork outcome was recently revised by ABET to be Outcome 5: “an ability to functioneffectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative andinclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.” This change will requiresome minor revisions to the performance criteria and rubrics, but the general conclusions aboutthe assessment improvement process remain the same.The peer

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Sanjeevi Chitikeshi; Isaac L. Flory IV, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

withclear specialization statements on students’ transcripts too. The backbone of the curriculumupdate was the replacement of the Electrical Systems Technology concentration area with fournew concentration areas, which are specific to the specialization fields: CommunicationsSystems Technology concentration area, Embedded Systems Technology concentration area,Mechatronics Engineering Technology concentration area, and Power Systems Technologyconcentration area. To support the five concentration areas in the new curriculum, a couple of theexisting courses are revised, and a few new courses are introduced. For each concentration area,4 years study plans were developed to clearly outline the course pathways. While the largemajority of courses are

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Gina Elizabeth Mazzone, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

froman asychronistic reading and writing assignment to an interactive, experiential-learning activity.The challenges related to collaborating across departments and associated with measuringstudent learning will be discussed as well as planned future work in this collaboration.Introduction Two faculty from different departments, science and humanities, realized that throughoutboth of their very different courses, was the common theme of the societal impacts of newtechnologies. The courses were both engineering electives, one a science fiction course and theother a course on nanotechnology. Initial discussions uncovered another area of commonality.The nanotechnology course required students to read a science fiction novel on

Conference Session

COED: Autograding and Autoadvising

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, The University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Kelsi Marie Oyler, Engineering Leadership; America Fernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Luis Carlos Jimenez, University of Texas, El Paso; Jennifer Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso; Andrea Annette Duenez; Karla Alejandra Ayala

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Computers in Education

and technology and that try to foster the interest of the younger generation in STEM fields.Ms. Jennifer Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso Jennifer Arreola is pursuing a Bachelors in Engineering Leadership with a concentration in Environmental Engineering. She plans on working for the protection of human health and ecosystem. She believes that as an engineer the ability to understand not only the problem but other issues such as political, business and social are necessary to approach this new generation.Ms. Andrea Annette Duenez Andrea A. Duenez is a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso majoring in Engineering Leadership with a focus in Electrical Engineering. Andrea plans to graduate in December of

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins P.E., California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

Peer Project Management for Capstone Design TeamsAbstractThe mechanical and mechatronic engineering programs at California State University Chicoconclude with a robust, externally funded, two-semester capstone design experience. Students inboth majors work in interdisciplinary teams on year-long design projects sponsored by industrialpartners. Project teams are assigned a faculty advisor whose role [1] is multi-faceted, but doesnot include day-to-day project management or responsibility for project success.Design projects in industry typically have an assigned project manager (PM) with responsibilityfor overall project success as well as a lead role in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring,and controlling the project

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Vinit Kishor Agham; Vediya Sitaram Raghuvanshi, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur; Pramod Jagan Deore

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

also be used for the purpose. We plan organizing narration of life stories ofsuccessful and not successful entrepreneurs, which could be through in-person interactions, overvideo calls, or through audio visual recordings. This could also take care of the motivation ofprospective student entrepreneurs.Facilitating idea selection Once students develop proper understanding of entrepreneurship and commit to followthat path, we need to help them select proper ideas. We need to make them aware of thenecessity of first choosing a challenge domain and then developing a technological solution for aproblem in that domain, and not the other way around. Towards that, we need to organizebrainstorming sessions on challenges in different domains to

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Mary Ann E. Leung, Sustainable Horizons Instittute; Silvia Crivelli

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

experience was as expected, impacted their career plans, and impactedtheir ability to further their educational goals. Over sixty percent presented their research results.Students self image and employment plans are presented in Figure 6. Half of the students indicated thatthe experience changed how they envisioned themselves as scientists. Seventy-five percent indicatedplans to seek employment in industry prior to the summer experience, while only twenty-five percentremained with those plans after the summer experience. Responses moved to going to graduate school,other plans, and unsure. Figure 7 shows fifty percent of respondents indicated a 5 out of 5 overall ratingof the experience with nearly 40 percent of respondents indicating a 4 out of 5

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force; Traci A. Sarmiento, United States Air Force Academy; Cory Cooper, U.S. Air Force Academy; Donald William Rhymer, United States Air Force

1993/94 academic year saw the creation of seven outcomes specific to the academic missionof USAFA and an initial plan for assessment of these outcomes. Over the next several years asthe institution wrestled with the proper assessment of these seven outcomes two concerns arose.First, the academic arm of the institution did not create, or maintain an integrated assessmentplan with centralized control and avenues for full-circle feedback. Second, no position at theinstitution was wholly responsible for creation and coordination of assessment efforts.The assessment issues identified above led to the creation of a Director of Academic Assessmentposition in the summer 2000 and eventually to the development of a 10-year plan titled “Plan toAssess the

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Harding University

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Civil Engineering

at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Kyle’s primary teaching duties include courses in geotechnical engineering and construction materials. His research interests include behavior and monitoring of in-place foundations and retaining structures. In addition to his teaching and research duties, Kyle is involved in geotechnical consulting and Engineers Without Borders.Dr. Matthew D. Lovell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Matthew Lovell is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he currently serves as the Interim Senior Director of Institutional Research, Plan- ning, and Assessment office. He is also serving as the director of the Making Academic

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jacob Allen Novosad, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Huan Phan-Van, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Jacob has focus on autonomous robotics spending time researching and competing in robotics. He plans on graduating in 2020 Jacob is currently the chair of the Autonomous Robotics Club (ARC). ARC annually compete in au- tonomous robotics competitions in the US. ARC also has focuses on educational robotics and volunteers or host events geared towards teaching robotics to grade schoolers. Please email janovosa@gmail.com to contact me.Mr. Huan Phan-Van, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Huan Phan-Van received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, in 2013. He is currently a graduate student in Me- chanical Engineering

Conference Session

Star Tech: Bringing Data Science and Technologies into the Classroom

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific; Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Muhammad Saud Khan, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. Pereira et al. [6] integrated UAVs and photogrammetry into a buildinginformation modeling (BIM) course, part of a construction engineering program, where studentspiloted UAVs and used photos to create three dimensional models of objects located indoors.Autodesk software was used in that project: Recap was used to generate the point cloud that wasthen imported into Revit [6]. Sharma and Hulsey [7] used a UAV for aerial photogrammetry asan exploratory task to investigate its potential in the university setting although it did not appearthat they were integrating UAVs into teaching. Other faculty reported plans to use UAVs formapping in a Construction Surveying course as part of a Civil and Construction EngineeringTechnology program [8]. Opfer and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and Industry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Mike Stine Jr.; Douglas Brian Forbes, Lockheed Martin; Benjamin Cohen; Ryan Buckley

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Manufacturing

analysis of the initial design and all subsequent designswith the manufacturing processes planned to create them.Problem Statement of the projectStudents were expected to develop a problem statement of their challenge to solve, and below is theproblem statement developed by our students for PSBIS.Based on recent studies, , a company is expected to spend about $1.4 million, on average, if an employeedies on the job [1], on top of the lowered morale, inefficiencies created by an inexperienced replacement orthe emotions experienced by the family all of which vary from case to case and are extremely difficult toprepare for. In 2016, 5,190 workers were killed on the job, of that 9.4% where struck by objects and 7.3%were caught in/between objects [2

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellen Lynch, Australian National University; Jeremy Ingle Smith, Australian National University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education in Australia, enabling strategic andsustainable collaborations and partnerships, ventures and initiatives. This attitude of opportunity-seeking and openness allowed an equal space for any organisation, individual or university tocontribute. In the education sector, academics at many universities have worked very closely,generating enhanced learning opportunities for students and consortium funding. The collegialspirit fostered by EWB-A helped to create cohesion in a uniform development of HumEng andallowed continued and supported growth.NCP fundingNew Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Grant funding from the Australian Government is a keyenabler of overseas programs such as the Design Summits. The NCP supports Australianundergraduate students to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Donald Jerome Hake II, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

. The Series 8345 Prime-Focus be remotely controlled. Main Antenna The faculty underestimated the complexity and scope of the project and thought this could be accomplished within a year. This turned out not to be the case for this capstone. This year-long course begins in the summer semester, usually the research and design portion of the project, and finishes in the spring semester during the build and test portion of the project. A fall Co-op semester separates the two semesters. Typical capstone design projects require that the students research their project, plan and design an appropriate solution, and then in the spring semester build and refine the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Qing Duan, University of Cincinnati; Jacinda K. Dariotis, University of Cincinnati; Mark Crocker, University Kentucky

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

trainees will register for this seminar course, which will be co-taught by the corefaculty and by guest speakers with expertise in different areas and which will be open to allSTEM graduate students. Training will be offered for the development of each skill both duringthe seminar and beyond (through practical training in subsequent years); however, beyond theseminar course trainees will only be required to participate in a manageable number of activitiesmost directly relevant to their individual development plan (vide infra).Completing the interdisciplinary and seminar courses described above will give students 6 of the12 credit hours needed to attain a topical certificate established through this NRT. Trainees willearn the other 6 credits by

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #29513Enhancing teamwork skills through an engineering service learningcollaborationDr. Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University Pilar Pazos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. Her main areas of research interest are collabo- rative work-structures, virtual teams and team decision-making and performance.Mr. Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Shenoda, State University of New York

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Fall 2019, as well as performance inofferings of the same estimating course before OER implementation.BackgroundConstruction Management involves the study of courses in areas of practice such as plan readingand production, cost estimating, safety, scheduling, and project management. Students are oftenrequired to purchase textbooks, equipment, and software for these courses at great expense. Theauthor has previously considered [1] the high level of expenses for engineering and technology,in general, and Construction Management, in particular, and the high rate of increase in the costof these over time through a number of sources. These included costs of over $300 for individualtextbooks [2] and over $1200 a year [3], and a rate of increase of

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew B. James, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

and a tool to defineacademic curricula due to the lack of a comprehensive definition of it. The model provides acomprehensive overview of educational environments and considers not only the internal factorsthat influence a particular curriculum or program, but also several external stakeholders that havean impact on them. This model has been used previously in research about courses, degreeprograms, colleges and even institutions as a whole [16]–[22]. The academic plan modelrecognizes the importance of multiple internal and external key stakeholders and their rolesinfluencing decision-making processes. The academic plan model provides a holistic approach tohow we analyze students’ perceptions of one of the most important external influences

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis P. Raje

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Computing and Information Technology

responsiblefor conducting selection of scholarship recipients, ensuring that recipients understood theirobligations to the program, assigning mentors, meeting with students regularly, and monitoringtheir progress. LEAP Scholar Selection CriteriaStudents were selected based on the following criteria: 1) U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. 2) Must be admitted in a four-year Computer Science program at UVU or a two-year Pre- Engineering program at UVU with the plan to transfer into an Engineering four-year program. 3) Demonstration of financial need in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education rules for Federal financial aid. 4) Full-time student majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software