Conference Session

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Justin F Shaffer, Colorado School of Mines; Jordan Lopez, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luther Ellis, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

rising senior at the Colorado School of Mines. He is studying Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biological Engineering. He is also working towards a secondary education licence through the University of Northern Colorado with the intention to pursue a career in secondary education after graduating in May 2021. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work-in-Progress: Chemical engineering students’ emotions towards biologyIntroductionEmotions and attitudes towards a subject can play a large part in a student’s decision to takemore courses or pursue a major in that subject area. The theory of planned behavior states that aperson’s intentions to perform a

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #29350Cloud Based Computer-Aided Engineering Education: Finding the SilverLiningDr. Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Yip-Hoi received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1997. Following his Ph.D. he worked for several years with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Machining Systems also at the University of Michigan. His work involved supervision of sponsored research projects that focused on developing software applications to assist manufacturers design and plan operations on manufacturing systems that could be rapidly

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tom Borkes, The Jefferson Institute

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Manufacturing

EMS company (electronic manufacturing services). This new post-secondary education architecture will provide the student with a real-world learning environmentfor a full four-year undergraduate engineering program. The students learn the traditionalengineering theory and practical skills by participating in every aspect of the EMS business –hence, the phrase concurrent education. The professors in the school also lead project teamsconsisting of students and staff on the EMS production floor. The students will be compensatedfor their work in the EMS. The teaching staff will be employed by the business as well as theschool. The paper presents the planned curriculum for the students’ freshman year. The schoolutilizes the real world EMS classroom

Conference Session

Professional Development for Teachers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

consisting of a cover letter, formal application approval by the school principal,scholastic record, personal essay, recommendation letters, vita, etc. Post-selection, the finalistsmeet the project personnel to plan and prepare for the summer program and accommodate teacher-mentor matching. For the 2017 summer PD program originally 10 teachers were selected of whomone teacher discontinued participation after two days due to personal scheduling conflicts.3.1. Introductory phase: The summer PD program began by providing teachers a welcomeorientation to NYU SoE and socializing with the faculty and engineering researchers. Thewelcome orientation was followed by lab tours, introduction to the participating researchpersonnel, and a lab safety session. The

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

the Ozobot and then the hardware,the participants developed an appreciation of the importance of planning in problem solving. Whilepreparing for the maze-running, most of the students soon realized to calibrate their Ozobots’responses to the commands such as ‘move 5cm’. Similar planning was observed during theplanning/training phase of the quadcopter obstacle course competition. Participants started lookingat the response of the quadcopter to the commands to identify optimal speeds to drop the ‘aid © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2018 ASEE National Conferencepackage’ at the target location. Thus, the camp participants were exercising the components of‘computational

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Budd, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel

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Aerospace

. There are also several open source computer codes to analyzethe images. Following the lead of Ryerson and Schwenk [7], this paper will outline the setup of acost-effective PIV system suitable for use in undergraduate laboratories. Major components ofthe system will be described and sample results provided. Plans for inclusion into undergraduatecourses and expected learning outcomes are also given.II. PIV System DescriptionA low-cost PIV system can allow students to observe the dynamics of steady and even unsteadyflows. Particles with a density similar to the fluid are selected in order to achieve a homogenousdistribution within a controlled system. A laser produces the high intensity, collimated lightsource necessary for image capturing. The

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori M Houghtalen, Abilene Christian University; Timothy Kennedy P.E., Abilene Christian University; Raymond Earl Smith, Abilene Christian University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

hires resulted in the bulk of strategic planning for the year-long capstoneexperience taking place in Spring 2015. Preparations began in earnest with the on-boarding oftwo new faculty hires in August 2015.Early defining decisions for the capstone experience included: • Projects are, whenever possible, industry sponsored • Program director is responsible for sourcing capstone projects • Two engineering faculty members co-direct the capstone program • Each project is required to have a dedicated industry liaison willing and able to have weekly interaction with student project teamThe first engineering capstone cohort consisted of 16 students; 4 of these students were physicsmajors fulfilling degree requirements by completing

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rouzbeh Amini, University of Akron; Marnie M. Saunders, University of Akron; Michael Coon; Robert Paul Thoerner, University of Akron

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Biomedical Engineering

of problems per eachassignment. Another interesting observation was that in each single week of the class, fewer thanhalf of the students watched the tutorials. However, those who used this learning tool, used themrather frequently. For example, as shown in Fig. 3, in the third week of the class fewer than 20students watched the videos but the total number of the views was more than 110 times.In our opinion using video tutorials for this hands-on class can improve students’ learningexperience and we plan to continue this study in the future semester. In our future studies wewould like to identify whether mandatory viewing of the video tutorials prior to each class couldfurther improve the performance of our students. There exist certain

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Anne Marguerite McAlister, Ohio State University; Teresa Porter, Ohio State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

part of their research experiences. From thislist of potential codes, codes were identified based on what was found in Phase II interviewtranscripts. These include activities such as constructing knowledge that is new to participant ornew to field, collaboration, testing ideas, and dissemination. Some codes reflect students’attitudes and beliefs, such as career goals or plans; challenges they faced when doing research;and aspects of mentoring or supervision. Other codes reflect aspects of students’ experiences,such as recognition, failure, gaining skills, or feeling a sense of gratification. These codes will beparticularly important for Phase III of this project, in which we will identify ways to transfer ourfindings to instructional practice

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Debra J. Coffey, University of Delaware

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Pre-College Engineering Education

exemplar prototype; the third, to brainstorm engineering designproblems and topics relevant to students, plan instruction around one chosen engineeringproblem, and produce an exemplar prototype. The goals and activities of the professionallearning institute can be found in Table 1.Table 1. Professional learning goals and associated activities. Professional Learning Goals Professional Learning Activities 1. Develop working Used a three-phase design process (see Figure 1) to engage knowledge of engineering teachers in three design challenges design processes 2. Differentiate between Reviewed examples of engineering and making, identified engineering design and criteria for engineering design to clarify its

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kalvin White, Department of Dine Education, Navajo Nation; Ieshya K Anderson, Arizona State University; Courtney A Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University (Polytechnic Campus); Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

culture andengineering design side-by-side.The Navajo way of life and the engineering design process have similarities.This study was inspired by the similarities between the Navajo way of life, which is a holisticcycle of thinking, planning, living, and assuring/testing (Aronilth, 1992), and an engineeringdesign process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve (Cunningham & Hester, 2007)).Diverse perspectives drive innovation in STEM.With the complex nature of real-world problems, our country needs STEM innovators who canwork across disciplines to holistically solve problems in both the workplace and in ourcommunities, such as the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering (Perry et al., 2008). Accordingto a 2011 NSF-AIHEC reports “adding diverse

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; Chris Mayfield, James Madison University; Helen H Hu, Westminster College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, project planning, and the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The second setfocused on data structures and algorithms, including algorithm analysis, searching, sorting, andlinked data structures.Objective II: Raise awareness of POGIL in computer science, software engineering, and relateddisciplines and foster a POGIL community in these disciplines. This included posters,presentations, and birds-of-a-feather sessions at conferences to raise awareness; and workshopand tutorial sessions to provide a deeper introduction. It also included support for CS faculty toattend longer professional development programs, including 3-day regional workshops organizedby The POGIL Project.CS-POGIL OutcomesThe CS-POGIL project developed, piloted, and revised over 50

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah M. Grzybowski, The Ohio State University; Tiffany Wild, The Ohio State University; Se Jeong Yang, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Visual Impairments (EEVI) is a two-yearprofessional development program for teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs),targeting grades 5-12 focused around bio-engineering. The overarching program goals are 1)Increase the science, math, and engineering content knowledge for TVIs; 2) Increase TVI’scapacity to teach science, math, and engineering concepts to students with visual impairments(VI); 3) Increase TVIs efficacy in science, math, and engineering; 4) increase TVIs capacity tomake modifications and accommodations for students with VI to pre-existing science, math, andengineering lesson plans; and 5) Improve students’ with VI achievement in science, math, andengineering. To date the TVI professional development, which was intended

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

. Theinitiative was assessed by participant engagement with the topics and qualitative journalresponses to the discussion prompts.Our effort for this project consists of two main goals: Goal 1: To encourage female students to remain in STEM fields through supportivedialogue. Goal 2: To promote collaboration, self-efficacy and leadership while providing strategiesfor females to change the culture.Each of these goals are in line with new ABET criteria focused on educating the “wholeengineer.” To measure our progress toward these goals, we have begun to capture studentengagement via qualitative journal responses. In the future, we plan an additional survey and alimited number of interviews about the project. Journal data is derived from

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University and Excelsior College; Shambhu Shastry, Excelsior College; Shou-Bang Jian, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

analyze a significant problem that is currently lacking socially desirable solutions.  Design and develop an effective solution to the problem using hardware and software tools and techniques prevalent in the electrical engineering technology field.  Build, troubleshoot, and test the solution in manners prevalent in the electrical engineering technology field.  Execute the project using project management techniques for planning, budgeting, reviewing, and successfully completing the project on time.  Orally and through written reports, present his/her project work in a language suitable for technical as well as non-technical audiences.  Demonstrate the practice of ethical principles and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Kathy L. Kasley P.E., Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

coursework and apply the same to successfully complete the project  Independently acquire any additional skills, concepts, and/or tools necessary for successful project completion  Communicate regularly with the faculty mentor and keep a journal of all work completed in the project  Communicate the results of the project to peers and mentors through an oral presentation and a technical reportThe course deliverables listed inTable 2 includes: Project Plan andJournal (22.5%), CommunicationSkills (47.5%) and Technical Merit(30%). Students must take an ill-defined problem and follow a systemengineering approach to implement aproof-of-concept solution.Why Apply Systems EngineeringConcepts?Observations made during assessmentof the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer

has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evidence-Based Practice: Student-Centered and Teacher-Friendly Formative Assessment in EngineeringAbstractStudent-centered teaching employs active

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

authorshad to find a way to film the videos so that they were of high quality. Fortunately, the College ofEngineering (COE) at LSU has a Communication Across the Curriculum (CXC) program whichis housed in a digitalmedia centersponsored byChevron. This wasfortuitous becausethe authors hadaccess to staff andstudents withexpertise in filmingand editing video.The authorscollaborated with Figure 1. Undergraduate students from LSU filming scenes for the new set ofthe staff advisor of videosthe CXC programand student leaders to organize a film crew of six undergraduate students in the COE. Thesestudents then storyboarded every scene and planned out the shots and camera angles that neededto be performed. Next, the

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

to meet the objective. It was subsequentlycalled a multiple strategy examination.The coursework focused on two abilities for measurement by the examination. The first was theability to carry out an experimental study. The second was to demonstrate ability in the planning,implementation, and evaluation of a project. Coursework included conducting experimentalstudies as well as project planning. Activities covered several weeks.The engineering examination was then taken after completing some of the coursework. Thescales used to evaluate students’ examinations are shown in Appendix 4 parts A and B.Originally all the questions were criterion referenced, that is they required either a ‘Yes’ or a‘No’ for an answer. Subsequently, they were reduced

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Phillip Curtsmith, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nikolai Vaycheslav Gabardi; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Kamren S. Donovan

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

class. The students mentioned that they understoodthe effect of end-fixity on buckling capacity of a member better after seeing the demonstrationand wished that they had the opportunity to use this set-up in the sophomore year. Authors are planning to use the frame in a Statics II course to demonstrate the concept ofbuckling at the end of Spring 2019 semester and have plans to possibly use it in the Introductionto Engineering course in Fall 2019. Figure 9 shows the application of load frame for first year students in Spring 2019. Figure 9: Demonstration of the concept of buckling for first year classConclusion and Future Work: The design and construction of this frame was a successful project, which was

Conference Session

Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Matias Gonzalez Chamorro, Proyecto Arapy; Gustavo Ramón Samaniego Balbuena, Colegio Inmaculada Concepción; Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Nacional de Asuncion. He is currently work-ing as the director of the Planning Directorate of the Paraguayan Space Agency. For his contributionsto the Paraguayan society education in the field of science and engineering, he was acknowledged as the”Exceptional Protagonist of 2017” by the Ultimahora News, a major newspaper in Paraguay. In the sameyear, he was distinguished with the ”Outstanding Citizen Award,” granted by the city council of the Cityof Asuncion. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: Final design projects on high altitude balloon payload, integrated with low cost open source hardware, a tool for STEM education in rural Paraguay, a case study

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kata Dosa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

programs after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from a multi-level evalua- tion plan designed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring designed to facilitate program improvement. She received her Ph.D. in Research, Measurement and Statistics from the Depart- ment of Education Policy at Georgia State University (GSU).Dr. Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni Newton is currently a Research Associate II at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on assessing the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

María del Carmen Garcia-Higuera, Universidad Panamericana; Rocio Chavez-Telleria, Universidad Panamericana; Armando Alemán-Juárez, Universidad Panamericana ; Isabel Joaquina Niembro García P.E., Universidad Panamericana

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First-Year Programs

administration and human resource development from Texas A&M University. Her research interests include underrepresented populations in higher education, cultural practices and teaching and their impact on education for Hispanic students, women and minorities in engineering.Miss Rocio Chavez-Telleria, Universidad Panamericana Special Projects and Planning Specialist at the Center for Innovation in Education at Universidad Panamer- icana. Responsible for enhancing teaching talent and innovation among faculty through advisory for in- novation projects design and implementation at different levels: one-on-one with professors, academies, schools and campus. Education advisor for Qualitas of Life Foundation, a non-profit

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; G. Bryan Cornwall PhD P.E., Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, University of San Diego

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Biomedical Engineering

approach to give students the opportunity to apply engineering principles at the smallestscales of BME (Bioinformatics), at the tissue level (Biomaterials Design and QuantitativeHuman Physiology), at the macroscale (Biomechanics) and, finally, to integrate principles fromall scales into the design of medical devices (Medical Devices) [4]. The objective of thiscurriculum is to provide students with a toolkit of important BME skills to make themcompetitive for industry careers as well as graduate school. An emphasis on design and project-based learning will help our students develop their communication skills, critical thinking, andtheir ability to work in teams. We plan to weave in issues of social responsibility and ethics intoour BME curriculum

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Tedstone, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

women in engineering. Her technical work and research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, mixed integer nonlinear programing, and multicriteria decision making. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Epistemic Beliefs of Chemical Engineering Faculty (Work in Progress)This paper is a work-in-progress for proposed research. The purpose of this paper is to introducethe engineering education community to the field of epistemic beliefs research and to seekfeedback concerning a planned research study.BackgroundEngineering education researchers frequently call for improving students’ critical thinking as aprimary skill to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

: personalization and codification,” Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 15, pp. 307-325, Jan. 2007.[3] S. R. Rosas and J. W. Ridings, “The use of concept mapping in measurement development and evaluation: Application and future directions,” Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 60, pp. 265-276, Feb. 2017.[4] J. P. Donnelly, “A systematic review of concept mapping dissertations,” Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 60, pp. 186-193, Feb. 2017.[5] G. J. Hwang, F. R. Kuo, N. S. Chen and H. J. Ho, “Effects of an integrated concept mapping and web-based problem-solving approach on students' learning achievements, perceptions and cognitive loads,” Computers & Education, vol. 71, pp. 77-86, Feb. 2014.[6] J. D

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia; Roger B. Hill, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford; Sidney A. Thompson, University of Georgia; AnnaMarie Conner; ChanMin Kim, Penn State University; David F. Jackson, University of Georgia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

first design of a prototype CALC course where they used collectiveargumentation to learn how to code educational robotics. At the end of this course, the teachersdeveloped lesson plans that were implemented in grades 3, 4 and 5.This paper and conference presentation focuses on our research question, how do elementaryschool teachers use the CALC approach to support their students’ learning of coding,mathematics, and science content and practices? While this paper provides preliminary resultsof this work, an in-depth analysis should be available at the conference presentation.Framework of the CALC ApproachCollective argumentation [4] is the foundation for the CALC approach. As a learning strategyused in multiple fields of education, collective

Conference Session

Faculty Development Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

faculty engagement and to build an inclusive facultycommunity. In the College’s 2015-2020 strategic plan, a key strategic area is to “nurture acommunity of deeply engaged faculty and staff committed to enable student success throughquality curriculum, responsive teaching and active learning”. Launched in Summer 2015, theECST Teaching & Learning Academy was originally focused on professional development of newfaculty members, but quickly evolved to be a platform for open communication, socialization, andshared learning for faculty across all disciplines in the college. In the past three years, we haveseen the growth of participation of faculty, both tenured/tenure-track and adjunct faculty fromdifferent departments in the College. This rest of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Lux, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Barrett Frank

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

original instruments.Consequently, further research plans include a closer examination of these new measurements toexamine instrument validity and reliability. The mental rotation instrument was an adaptedversion of the Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R) [17, 25].The 2D-to-3D transformation measurement was adapted from Ramful, Lowrie, and Logan’s [26]Spatial Reasoning Instrument. With the help of a spatial skills expert, those items from theSpatial Reasoning Instrument that specifically align with 2D-to-3D transformation skills wereselected. Those items were combined with several items from Lappen’s [27] SpatialVisualization Test. Data was analyzed using a paired-samples t-test. Given the small sample size(n=32

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Mechanical Engineering

student groups to perform experiments simultaneously.One of the challenges then was to adopt strategies for rotating students through the lab activitieswhile keeping the rest of the students engaged in another course activity. Sometimes, two dayswere necessary to rotate all groups through. When students were not working with theequipment, they were working on other problems or the data analysis following the datacollection. The timing for this type of activity requires careful planning and is an area I willtarget for improvement.We also used beams instrumented with VPG Micromachines strain gages. These are relativelyinexpensive and permitted multiple groups to work at the same time. Some groups were muchfaster than others. The fast groups were