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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khasim Ali Khan; Ji-chul Ryu, Northern Illinois University

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

University prior to joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University as Assistant Professor in 2013. His research interests include integrated planning and control of autonomous robotic systems, its application to mobility assistive robots, dynamic robotic manipulations with applications to manufactur- ing/industrial processes, and robotic machine/factory inspection systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 ROS-based control of a manipulator arm for balancing a ball on a plate.AbstractAutomation and robotics are the growing phenomena replacing human labor in the industries. Theidea of robots replacing humans

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Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

Engineering Course: Environmental consulting experience.Students from a biological engineering course at Ohio State University participated in a siteinvestigation at an abandoned Superfund site, the Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL) in Uniontown,Ohio. The students met with elected representatives of the affected township and engaged in areal-world environmental consulting experience. The student team projects included landfillbioreactor designs, air pollution assessment, phytoremediation designs, and critically analysis ofsite documents. Students traveled to the site by bus, developed and executed an environmentalsampling plan, and met with township trustees and the local media. They were provided withbase documents including government agency

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

design an engine controller for an automobile.Such a task requires a detailed knowledge of both computer science and electrical engineering.Most computer engineering undergraduates take courses that are exclusively hardware,exclusively software, and some combination of the two. Our interest in this paper is in therequired courses which are exclusively software courses that are given by ABET accreditedcomputer engineering programs in the United States.MethodologyAlmost all of our data for this study was gathered from data presented online by each program.Indeed, every program in computer engineering has online resources that includes a list ofrequired courses, a paragraph or two describing each course, and a typical degree plan thatpresents the

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Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

promoteinnovation through real world projects that connect student to faculty research.1 The goal of theVIP program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is to add project-based curriculumthroughout the four year undergraduate degree. Increasingly, engineering educators areidentifying this project-based curriculum sequence as the cornerstone to capstone courses – first-year intro to engineering and capstone design curriculum. Vertically Integrated Projects allowstudents to continue developing skills from the first-year engineering design projects:entrepreneurship, innovation, design, teamwork, and leadership. In addition to these professionalskills, these Vertically Integrated Project teams will develop hardware, software, data analysis,planning and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen C. Davis, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. [11] assess the impact of technologyentrepreneurship courses and programs on student learning by measuring prior and subsequentknowledge of terms, concepts, and entrepreneurial thinking. Their studies indicate thatprofessional competency can be increased by curricular experiences. Other researchers proposeand study entrepreneurship for engineering/computing students that include writing and pitchingbusiness plans, but none include a rubric for evaluating a pitch [4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12].Klein and Yoder [9] provide rubrics associated with entrepreneurial learning outcomes. Therubric for the KEEN learning outcome “Construct and effectively communicate a customer-appropriate value proposition” overlaps with categories in our rubric (hook/intro and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Latin America Programs she created, managed and developed projects to enhance the presence of Texas A&M University in Latin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20476 American and to support in the internationalization of the education, research, and outreach projects of the university. She was charged with the development and implementation of a strategic plan for Texas A&M in South America. While at the Office for Latin America Programs, Maria was also responsible for the opening of the Soltis Center in Costa Rica. Maria speaks three languages fluently (Spanish

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Janet M. Beagle, Purdue University College of Engineering; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan K. Fisher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

had been approached by employers and were planning to start a careerimmediately after finishing the bachelor’s degree. As a result, the project team decided to add anew component of the program. The new component was called Early Pathways and wasdesigned for sophomores from the MSIs and their faculty or staff mentors.The remaining sections of this paper outline the motivation for this program, describe theprogram itself, and report on student reaction to the first year of the Pathways program. Inaddition, the new Early Pathways component planned for the spring of 2017 will be described.MotivationThe overarching goal of the project is to increase the number of underrepresented minoritystudents who pursue a Ph.D. and a faculty career in

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First Year Computing Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

switches or LEDs dependingon the game. The focus of the game project is primarily real-time and modular programming.Similar to the IR project, students can complete the game project with programmingfundamentals learned from the course. In both projects, students often learn new ways to usethese concepts in order to develop an effective program.Both projects require students to further develop skills such as teamwork, time management, andproject planning. As students work in teams of two, they learn how to divide programmingbetween the team members, and to do so within time constraints. As part of the requireddocumentation, teams create algorithms and flow charts to plan the code for their project.Theoretical Framework and Survey DescriptionThe

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CoED Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Junsuk Kang, Seoul National University

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Computers in Education

easily understand the limitations and assumptions used inthe classical formulation of mechanics problems. Some of the examples explored in the projectinclude the analysis of axially loaded members, torque loaded shafts, bending of beams, combinedloading of structural members, and pressurized thin-walled vessels.As an added measure to further maximize the effect of the project and to creatively enhance theeducational effect of the undertaken project for our program as a whole, the developed modules forthe mechanics of materials are also planned to be utilized in a newly developed undergraduate-graduate finite element course offered in spring 2017. Obviously, the intent for utilization of thesemodels in the FE course will be different than what is

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New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jamison IV, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

share with their fellow studentsand employ throughout their professional careers. The proposed curricular project also aimed tofoster entrepreneurial mindset behaviors related to “curiosity” and “creating value.”MethodologyCourse Planning and Project ImplementationThe project ran through the final five weeks of the Fall 2015 semester. Students completed mostof the work out of class – only four lectures (out of 45) were dedicated to in-class time for theproject.To make space in the lecture schedule (compared to prior offerings of the course where there wasno ideation project) some course content was provided offline. Technical content for the courseis roughly 40% anatomy and physiology and 60% mechanics. For the Fall 2015 offering of thecourse

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

continually improve and expand the activities for a wider age and experience range.Additionally, the author plans to extend several of these activities to cover more advancecomputer science topics. For example, with the “Network Topology and Problem Solving”activity, have multiple types of white hats each labeled to demonstrate that there are differenttypes of nodes within a network and discuss the role of each. Another example is expanding the“Sorting Algorithms with Paper Bags” to cover more complex sorting algorithms and morecomplex data structures. The “Linked List with Yarn and Paper Bags” could be easily beextended to cover not only doubly linked lists but circular linked lists as well. The author choseto focused early iterations of using these

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; David Leal Martinez, Aalto University; Maurice Forget, Aalto University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

BSc in Electronic Systems Engineering from Tec de Monterrey (2004) a MSc in Space Sci- ence and Technology from Helsinki University of Technology and University of Lule˚a (2009) and is work- ing towards his PhD in Automation, Systems and Control Engineering in Aalto University (planned for 2017). His areas of expertise comprise electronic prototyping, space technology and distributed robotics. His main role in Aalto University lies at Aalto Design factory, where he manages the electronic prototyp- ing facilities that support mostly courses in new product development that usually are ran in partnership with companies such as Audi, Airbus, Kone, Nokia, Sako, Vaisala among others. He also created the Challenge

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth A. Bucher MSW, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

. Universities can embed this in courses and supplement with experiencesoutside of class (Itani, M., Srour, I., 2015). Career planning should also be provided inprofessional development.Pilot Year: Suite of Support ProgramingPeer Mentoring: “Leadership Opportunity”Current MS students were asked to volunteer to meet with a small group of new MS students toanswer questions, offer advice, and share contact information. The active students developedleadership skills and added to their resumes by volunteering. The new students were given accessto experience community building and sense of belonging.A few volunteers were recruited through a “call for leaders”. The rest were recommended byfaculty. Eighteen current students led small groups of four to five

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin; Walter M Stroup, University of Massachusetts

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

developing understanding of the kinds ofoptimization issues that characterize many areas of engineering with a group-based activitydesign and infrastructure.In Project Based Instruction (PBI), students experience a process of inquiry in response tochallenges or driving questions. While allowing for some student autonomy, projects arecarefully planned, managed, and assessed to ensure students learn key academic content, practice21st Century Skills, and create authentic products (Markham, Larmer, & Ravitz, 2003). TheLegacy Cycle also helps to organize learning activities into an inquiry cycle. It begins with achallenging problem so learners discover information about the problem as the need arises,provides opportunities for continual formative

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Architectural Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Architectural

deadline with a deliverable. The small group had the autonomy toaccomplish the task using their experience and expertise – student’s toolbox of skill sets.The initial group meeting was to gain buy-in from everyone and to confirm the responsibilitiesand role of the overseer. The role of the overseer is to guide, which may include hard decisionsto keep the project on track, and the responsibility is to enforce deadlines and producedeliverables. Once buy-in was gained, more conventional project planning and performance wasemployed. The project planning was divided into traditional intermediate goal phases –conceptual (or schematic) design, design development, construction, and installation. The projectperformance incorporated small group tasks and

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Career Development in Engineering: From Higher Education to Industry

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Continuing Professional Development

, beta testing and subsequent modificationof the process, based on cyclical feedback requires 6 months.Resources required to complete the above planning process, are yet another budgeted itemcontributing to total planning cost. Once the process is defined, the intent is to create centers ofexcellence attendant to each of the many activities; this, coupled with financial pro formas ofincreased residual gains, act to encourage a university-wide distance education solution, and willbring the many current independent distance education organizations under a centralizedumbrella. In the end, maximum efficiencies and cost savings manifest from a centralized versusdecentralized approach to distance education.On the whole, the 12 months will provide a

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Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff McAdams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Julia Glauberman, Binghamton University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

, mechanicalengineering, systems engineering, engineering technology, and construction management fromthe William States Lee College of Engineering (COE).In all of COE’s undergraduate programs, formal library instruction is generally limited to anoptional workshop that first-year students may attend for extra credit. Approximately 78% ofeligible students participate in this workshop during which they receive a basic introduction tolibrary resources in the context of an assignment focused on career planning. In addition to thisannual workshop, interested professors may contact the engineering librarian directly to requestlibrary instruction sessions. These individual requests from professors, which generate a fewsessions each semester, are usually spurred by

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Fan, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Chung-Tse Michael Wu, Wayne State University; Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

driver to stay in lane, but do not allow fullautonomous driving4-7. GM, in particular, warns that their lane keeping system should not beused while towing a trailer or on slippery roads, as it could cause loss of control of the vehicleand a crash5.Project DescriptionThere are two types of lane assist systems: Lane Departure Warning (LDW), which warns thedriver of lane departure; and Lane Keeping Systems (LKS), which actively apply steering torqueto direct the car back to the center of lane. This project is focused on the lane keeping system. ARC toy car was modified to stay in the center of a lane as it drove along the road by integratingan optical sensor with actuators controlled by a computer and strategy planning/coding. Thevehicle platform

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ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bashar Haddad, Western Kentucky University

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Construction Engineering

, 2019 Risk Allocation Practices at the Bid Phase of the Construction Project: A Look at Factors that Impact Risk Premiums at the Bid Phase of the Construction ProjectAbstractExculpatory clauses are often used by owners in construction contracts to shift potential risks ofconstruction to the contractor. Conversely, to mitigate those risks, contractors use a risk premiumas part of their contingency plan to reduce the risks associated with accepting exculpatory clauses.The study identified five risks commonly used in construction contracts; namely, design errors,differing site conditions, construction errors, risks of payments, and damage for delays. The studyexamined the correlation among the contractor’s years

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New Directions for ET

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Glen Wood, University of Houston, Downtown; Sergio Pena Diaz; Victoria Valencia, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

sustainability which was thedesign of an aquaponics system using renewable energy sources. Such a project helped studentspractice and further improve skills related to teamwork, communication, and work planning &management when working with others who do not necessarily “speak” the sametechnical/scientific language.Engineering technology and biology students from the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)worked together to design and build the fully instrumented and automated aquaponics systemat our university’s sustainability garden. From a team leading viewpoint, biology students definedthe requirements for the aquaponics system while engineering led the activities to design andbuild the system. The developed system allows interested students to

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Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr., Mississippi State University; James L. Martin P.E., Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

information, although in sophomore and junior level courses students wereencouraged to take the survey with an opportunity to earn bonus points, while the students in thesenior level course volunteered to take the survey without bonus points.Table 1. Survey questions related to high-impact learning activities Student (high‐impact learning) Related Questions  What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning activity (something that you do to learn)?  What is your definition or understanding of a high‐quality learning strategy (something that you plan and  execute)?  Do you have any examples other than this that you would like to suggest as a high‐impact learning activity or  strategy?  As you answer the

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Student Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Emily Diehl, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Student

the current structure is more guided than simply asking students about theirproblem-solving process. This structure requires less reflection on their own problem-solving process, butstill provides us with meaningful data. Cyclical resource use (using a resource early in the process andreturning in it) was lost in this iteration of the survey.Future Work In the future, we plan to continue analyzing the qualitative data from the Survey InstrumentVersion 2.2 to learn about possible differences in the data we collected. We also plan to add gradecorrelations to the specific responses on the Version 2.2 Survey Instrument to identify the resourcenetworks and combinations that proved to be the most productive for the students in the course

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Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Maria Diakoumi MEng, Ph.D, FHEA, CEng MCIHT, University of Brighton; Hamidullah Waizy

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International

establishment of a council for promoting the education of SET is essential for the country, since engineers and scientists have a collective responsibility to improve the lives of people around the world including Afghanistan. Many expatriate Afghanis may be willing to help towards this goal.  There is a strong need for better planning in order to create a higher education system that can address the present problems of the country and it is sustainable in the long- term using the local resources rather than being dependent on international aid.  There is certainly a lack of professionals at the MoHE and Universities to prioritize and manage the multi-million dollars USAID and other funded projects in

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Curriculum and Assessment II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhengze Lyu, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yixue Zhuang, Zhejiang University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

development background of computing education in China to form a morecomprehensive and clear understanding of it, and refine the path of the realization ofcomputing education through the structured case study.2 The development of computing education in ChinaThe training for computer science and technology professionals started in the United Statessince the 1950s. Later the training programs adopted by other countries including China, allreferred to the US system.In 1995, on the basis of extensive research, the Ministry of Education approved the plan forthe reform of educational contents and curriculum for computer science and technology. Theproject is undertaken by a team of teachers from 9 universities including Fudan University,Shanghai Jiaotong

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union; Daniel John Hampu, University of Mount Union

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

% Conflicts between ENT350 and EGE120 19.6% Improve Course Scheduling 9.8% *Some students represented in multiple categories.Discussion:Overall, the collaboration between the entrepreneurial studies program and the department ofengineering was mutually beneficial. Transferring prototype development to engineering studentsallowed the ENT350 students to focus on venture planning and consumer surveying. EGE120students were then guided by their clients toward market-based designs. Moreover, the competingengineering teams from different course sections were able to develop unique products from theinitial design scope, leading to a diverse collection of final prototypes. Students from

Conference Session

Big Picture Questions in BME

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera Ph.D., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

PopulationTo provide a better understanding of the size of the student population investigated, some categorical statisticsare presented. The total enrollment (Ne) of students across the six years of data within these four majors is Ne =9381 (BME = 1367, ChE = 3678, MSE = 791, ME = 3545). The total degrees granted (Nd) across these fourmajors is Nd = 3228 (BME = 418, ChE = 1113, MSE = 329, ME = 1368). The analyses and results in this paperare based on these populations.Career Outcomes and SalaryWithin the data set, students have the option to report four possible outcomes upon graduation. These include:career employment, further education, looking for job, and other plans. Career employment (Industry) includesstudents that have accepted a career offer

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Lance Gerard Funke, University of Idaho; Chris Hoene

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Instrumentation

. This usuallymeans that needed maintenance may be planned while sacrificing little overall energy generationcapability.Campus steam load projectionsUniversity Facilities provided six years’ worth of steam production data. Using this data, steamproduction was extrapolated out to 20 years. This required some error mitigation, correcting forclearly erroneous manual data entries, such as obvious stray values of zero or clear numericalsaturation. Making error mitigation from manual entries was the most tedious and painstakingpart of the project. After normalizing the data, a nearly uniform average rate of growth wascalculated to be approximately 1.7% annually over the past six years. The University Facilitiesdirector projects closer to 3% annual

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Problem Solving and Communication in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Richard Zhao, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Heather C. Lum, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Jo Elliott, Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering

production.Manufacturing concepts such as inventory planning, production scheduling, and processimprovement (Lean and Six Sigma methodologies) will also be considered. By comparing physicalsimulations with virtual reality environments, this paper provides insights into the applicability ofvirtual reality technologies in the education domain. Research activities will be integrated intoundergraduate courses on manufacturing systems to support problem-solving skill developmentamong students.1. BackgroundSimulation games can be a catalyst for understanding manufacturing concepts among engineeringstudents. Using simulation games allows students to experiment various manufacturing systems ina realistic setting. Moreover, simulation games can provide a means to engage

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Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Aerospace

recognize the linkagebetween the concepts and application in real-world. Lesson plans were developed for several mathand physics concepts integrating the flight simulator activities. To ensure buy-in for classroomimplementation, the topics of these lessons were identified in consultation with the local middleschool STEM teachers. Professional development on using the pedagogical approach was thenprovided to teachers from the middle schools that serve primarily underrepresented populations.Middle school students experienced the learning environment as part of a summer camp to deeplyunderstand some science and math concepts. A quasi experimental between-subjects researchdesign was used. Pre-post content and attitude instruments were utilized to