Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University; Matilda (Tillie) Wilson McVay, Texas A&M University; Doug Beck, Texas A&M University; Ashley Schmitt, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

mapping. Science, 331, p 772-775.[10] G.D, Kuh, J. Kinzie, J.H. Schuh, E.J. Whitt, 2005. Student success in college. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass. p 193.[11] M.C. Lovett. “Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning”, 2013. Stylus Publishing. p 23.[12] S. A. Ambrose, M. W. Bridges, M. DiPietro, M. C. Lovett, M.C., M. K. Norman, 2010. How Do Students Become Self‐directed Learners? In: How Learning Works: Seven Research‐based Principles for Smart Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass. p 188– 216.[13] J. Metcalfe. “Learning from Errors”. The Annual Review of Psychology. 2017. 68:465-89.[14] H. Haron and A.M. Shaharon. “The Pedagogical Issues in Engineering Statics”. In Proceedings of the International Conference of

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Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Wonki Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

reflect the self-regulative learning experiences oflearners.The MSLQ in the Freeform context In 2008, an active, blended, and collaborative (ABC) teaching and learning environmentfor a core engineering science course (Dynamics), named Freeform, was developed and adoptedby a team of mechanics instructors [28]. With the goal of a student-centered classroom, Freeformtransformed a lecture-based pedagogical environment to a highly-networked pedagogicalenvironment. The hybrid nature of course resources (i.e., instructor-produced videos, hybridtextbooks which combined a traditional textbook and significant white space for note taking, anda course blog) allowed the students to actively, collaboratively engage in the class and managemultiple

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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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Chemical Engineering

-sponsoredCenter for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR). This studyuses a Delphi methodology, which is a systematic solicitation and collection of feedback from apool of experts (approximately 10-30) on a particular topic through a set of carefully designedsequential surveys. In between survey collection rounds, data are synthesized, summarized, andpresented back to the experts for reflection and group consensus building. Once consensus for thisstudy is reached, the list of skills and competencies will be used in the center’s graduate courses,summer programs (e.g., Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Research Experiences forTeachers), and K-12 outreach efforts.MotivationChemical engineering evolved in the early to

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kevin J. Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachael Ohu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sherman Mumford, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda A. Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, and WE Engage! in 2019, were developed to complement existingfreshmen student support programs, with a focus on specific target populations whose numbershave been historically low relative to the larger university population and surrounding areas.Engage ME! is a diversity and inclusion program developed to recruit, retain, and graduatemulticultural COE students. While open to all students, Engage ME! emphasizes engagementwith African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American students for personal, academic,and professional development. Although the UNC Charlotte student body reflects the diversity ofour community, the same cannot be said for the COE. Underrepresented students from ethnicand racial minorities account for 41% of the

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

time, the time of day the lecture is offered,and the switch to a different open response system might have all contributed to an increase inknowledge gain. In addition, the instructor was more experienced with the implementation ofthe pedagogy.EML activities are going to continue to be drafted, improved, and implemented into othersections of the course. This includes topics such as transmission line theory, magneto-statics,time-varying fields, plane-wave propagation, and wave reflection and transmission. The authoris not aware of a concept inventory that can be applied to measure knowledge gain in the areasrelevant to engineering electromagnetics. The CUE-CMR does facilitate the measuring ofknowledge gain in terms of conceptual electrostatics

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amin G. Alhashim, University of Oklahoma; Megan Marshall, University of Oklahoma; Tess Hartog, University of Oklahoma ; Rafal Jonczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, and Pennsylvania State University; Danielle Dickson, Pennsylvania State University; Janet van Hell, Pennsylvania State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

other cases, the complexinterplay between these two factors is completely ignored [22].Lastly, the subjectivity of those scoring the responses plays a large role in the outcome of theresults. As mentioned above, before scoring can take place a categorization process is sometimesnecessary. This is done in order to calculate the flexibility dimension. Scorers judge the meaningor intent of a response based on their understanding, and hence, subjectivity is inherent to theprocess. In this paper, we use the dimensions of originality, flexibility, fluency, and elaboration,as presented by Bayliss [28], as the foundation for our scoring method. We provide details of theproposed scoring method in Section 3, along with a reflection on the problems

Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Critical Responses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

important to its members because it has helpedthem fully integrate their multiple identities into their work. The group supports members’identity development, which enhanced their ability to be supportive of LGBTQ+ students.The current study has a few limitations that can be addressed in future work. First, the currentpaper only reports a fraction of the emergent themes. Second, the VCP members interviewed forthe project were self-selected and may not be reflective of STEM faculty not participating in theVCP. In addition, the linguistic and conceptual analysis is not presented here as the interpretationis ongoing and will be deepened in future rounds of analysis. Finally, due to research stafflimitations iterator reliability has not been performed

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Indhira María Hasbún, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

will use the list of themes and codes developed by Garcia etal.’s (2019) servingness framework as a starting point of a priori codes, while also employingopen coding to identify structural characteristics that are specific to this context and do not fit thelist of codes in Garcia’s study. To identify the cultural characteristics, we will utilize valuecoding, defined by Saldaña (2016) as the application of codes unto data that reflects the values,attitudes, and beliefs about the phenomenon under study [21]. In this case, these codes will applyto the institution’s values, attitudes and beliefs about their role in serving Latinx students. Oncethe structural and cultural characteristics have been identified, we will conduct a second round ofcoding

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meagan Flus, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

classes (MTE, ME) received an additional workshop on problem finding. 4. One class (MTE) was required to write a reflection on the field experience. This paper presents the first steps in evaluating the efficacy of the interventions. Toperform this evaluation, two research questions were posed: 1. How do students identify, select, and justify their capstone design project problem statement, and are there structural differences in how students who received the intervention perform this step, versus other students? 2. Were the interventions helpful in teaching students about needs identification? This paper specifically looks at student perceptions of their design methods and thehelpfulness of the interventions. A

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

addition, the data for number of minutesbetween the first and the last attempt did not reflect a consistent trend of one group taking moretime than the other. It is possible that these results are not the best metric of learning efficiency, Category Solution Explanation Expected This solution represents what we ex- numODD = 0; pected as a solution - a while loop that %Add your while loop here iterates through a range of numbers, n = 1 while n <= 7 checking if the current number is odd if rem(n,2) ˜=0 (and

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Shuchen Cong, Carnegie Mellon University

because they do not knowwhat to do and hesitate to ask. We regularly remind students that one of our responsibilities is tohelp them execute their initiatives to the highest professional level possible. Once theycommunicate their issues with us, we can figure out together how to proceed. This is often adifficult lesson to learn.To help students articulate these lessons learned, the “big picture” outcomes of the course, weend the course with some time for reflection on the process as well as the product. One exercisefor the last day of class is to have students write a “letter to their future self.” In this letter, theyremind themselves of challenges and issues in the course, consider what worked well and whatdid not, and suggest strategies to

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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Diversity

practices for evidence-based decision making.8. Establish Standard Intellectual Property AgreementsFinally, the authors feel it would be good practice to have a small number of varying IPagreements for the projects. The length and complexity of these agreements should fit withinpredefined categories reflecting the nature of the project for which they are to be used for. Forinstance, a lengthy convoluted legal document should not be used for small student projects, asthis will turn a lot of prospective parties away from participating. These agreements should alsoaddress FERPA as well, in regards to sharing students project work in the future. Someuniversities have developed brief FERPA waiver forms for students projects.ConclusionIn conclusion

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Mallory Taylor, Ohio Northern University; Nathan Rausch, Ohio Northern University; Kasie Dawn Moeller

=644ee641-a553-4c6 1-acc2-4b6f0a85bb50&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyQ0gyRDBaUFdI RkI2JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODM4ODQ4RFExMFRJRUY3WDQ3JmVuY3J5cHRl ZEFkSWQ9QTAyMjM5NzkyMFFFRjJJMVhSNUVYJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0 YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ. [Accessed: 24-Feb-2020].24. “Rear Reflector Bicycle Bike Light Safety Warning Reflective Set New Red Cycling,” eBay.​ [Online]. Available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rear-Reflector-Bicycle-Bike-Light-Safety-Warning-Reflectiv e-Set-New-Red-Cycling-/252994516646. [Accessed: 24-Feb-2020].25. S. Cave, “How to Apply Grip Tape to a Skateboard Deck,” ​LiveAbout​, 21-Feb-2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.liveabout.com/apply-grip-tape-to-deck-3002216

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

students (60%). These numbers reflect the typical students in thismajor. Over the past five years, graduates of the program (n=51) have been 92% male, 39%adult learners, and 14% military veterans.We collected multiple sources of evidence for this study including pre- and post- survey data(scaled responses) using a career self-efficacy scale, student artifacts, and formative assessmentquestions. The career self-efficacy scale asked students to assess their confidence on a five-pointscale, and these rating were tested for statistical significance. Student artifacts, includingassignments and projects, were evaluated by two independent raters who used a 4-point scale(ranging from 0 (below) to 3 (exemplary)) across five desired outcomes: description

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Randall Manteufel; Amir Karimi; Pranav Bhounsule

instructorproctored the exams. When evidence was shared with the instructor, the response was disbelieffollowed by disgust. The instructor had received low student evaluations of teaching and had beenincreasingly disappointed in student attitudes in recent years. The instructor decided to stopteaching. The instructor was not an employee in the fall 2019 semester and did not want to pursuescholastic dishonesty charges. When asked for copies of the exams, the instructor said the examswere inadvertently thrown away in a recent cleaning of the office. The instructor destroyed theevidence. Hence the department could not pursue charges against any student. Upon reflection, thisfaculty member had taught for over 30 years and apparently never pursued a scholastic

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Ben Juliano, California State University, Chico

assist in developing, implementing, and runningthese forms/surveys for you.Next StepsFall 2019 provided another opportunity to reflect on our program assessment process (see ourassessment schedule in Table 3). Based on our experience during the 2018-2019 cycle, wedecided to undertake the following adjustments in preparation for our Spring 2020 programassessment: 1. Instead of each individual faculty selecting an ACM CS2013 learning outcome to use as a PI for the student outcome, the department agreed to vote on a set of accepted PIs for each student outcome. The intent is for the faculty to select a PI from this department- approved set. The Assessment Committee will coordinate this PI selection process to ensure sufficient

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Shant Aram Danielian, University of California, Irvine; Vikram R Arun, University of California - Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

limitations impact thefindings of our work. First, as has been mentioned, at this stage in the research, we haveexamined only a subset of our total dataset. As we describe in the future work section, this workwill inform further analyses.3 ResultsIn the preliminary analysis presented in this paper, 30 student survey responses were analyzedand a total of seven content features, one layout feature, and two benefits were identified in thesurvey results. The results presented in this paper categorizes the data gathered based on CodingFramework presented in Section 2.3. In addition, the conclusions drawn are based from thispreliminary analysis, and as such may not reflect complete student sentiments of support sheets.Future work will incorporate all 227

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 4 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Bala Ram P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

HBCU, met and exceededthe diversity of most REU programs across the nation. In terms of broadening participation inengineering, note that the majority of the participants were African-American, while a significantnumber were non-African American. The last cohort showed more gender and ethnic diversity,with ethnic diversity reflecting just as many African-American participants as non-AfricanAmerican participants; gender percentages were also equal by the final year of the program.evaluation methodologyThe evaluation plan included a hypothesis of increased modeling self-efficacy from pre-test topost-test. Yildirim et al. [4] developed an Engineering Modeling Self-Efficacy (EMSE) instrumentwith 36 items and 7 dimensions drawn from Tsang’s (1991

Conference Session

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

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

#1926330. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.7. REFERENCES[1] “Code of Ethics | National Society of Professional Engineers.” https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics (accessed Apr. 19, 2021).[2] D.-L. Stewart, “Racially Minoritized Students at U.S. Four-Year Institutions,” J. Negro Educ., vol. 82, pp. 184–197, Jul. 2013, doi: 10.7709/jnegroeducation.82.2.0184.[3] M. T. Williams, “Microaggressions: Clarification, Evidence, and Impact,” Perspect. Psychol. Sci., vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 3–26, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1177/1745691619827499.[4] E. A. Cech, “Culture of Disengagement in Engineering

Conference Session

The ABCs of FBDs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

∗ (11) ME,z ∗ ∗ We now have to evaluate whether the ARCs ME,x and ME,z are required for static equilibrium. From Table 2, since we currently have as many equations as unknowns, the ARCs will be needed for static equilibrium and thus, should be treated as needed reaction couple, as reflected in the final equations/unknowns Table 3. Table 3 Final equations/unknowns table for Example 1 Equations Unknowns (7) RE,x (8) RA,z (9) RE,z

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering, Art and Society

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Andrew Greenberg, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Ashley Brown

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

reflective practitioner: Toward a new design for teaching and learning in the professions. Jossey-Bass.18. Wenger, Etienne, Richard A. McDermott, and William Snyder (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: a guide to managing knowledge. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University; Kenneth M Parson, Thor Motor Coach; Matthew Stein, Roger Williams University

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Labs and experiential learning

, students will: o Construct an optical encoder using reflective photosensors and a circular disc o Program a microcontroller to count rotations of an optical encoder6. Lab 5: Hall Effect Encoder Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Count rotations using a hall effect encoder6. Lab 6: Interrupt task execution Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Program a microcontroller to manage robotic platform tasks using interrupts7. Lab 7: IMU with filtering Learning Outcomes: By the completion of this lab exercise, students will: • Program a microcontroller to read and filter IMU data8

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brenda Morrow, IUPUI- School of Engineering and Technology

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Classroom methodologies

challengebecame when one of the learning community’s faculty members was removed from teaching thiscourse to teach another course outside of the learning community based on other program needsfor that semester. This difficulty was managed by bringing in another faculty member from theprogram who effectively delivered the course for the learning community’s initial offering.After the first year of implementing the themed-learning community (TLC), “Designers in theMaking,” the initial faculty team reviewed course content and reflected on goals and outcomes.All concurred that the format would remain as originally developed to be used again for fall of2019 and 2020. For the second offering, again one of the learning community faculty membersneeded to be

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tiffany Wenting Li; Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Classroom methodologies, Diversity

for the week.The rest of the time was spent with the students performing introductory tasks in the online sketchingenvironment. They took turns sharing their screens and assisting each other with the virtual sketching tasks.These class interactions accounted for a small amount of the course grade. The majority of the grade wasassociated with completing the online training modules described previously. Short reflections were alsoa required part of the course. The students read articles or watched videos related to visualization orvisualization training, and then wrote 200 – 300 words about their reactions. Three of these assignments © American Society of Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

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2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Abdussalam Alawini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Peilin Rao, UIUC; Leyao Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lujia Kang; PING-CHE HO, PureStorage

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Labs and experiential learning

aggregation.Using the TriQL QB interface, students can immediately query the database without any priorknowledge of any database programming language.TriQL lab 2, which will succeed all SQL, MongoDB, and Neo4J labs, will include open-endedquestions that encourage students to use TriQL to solve problems and reflect on the differencesbetween the relational, graph, and document-oriented models and their query languages. We willdesign this lab to showcase the advantages and disadvantages of each data model. For example,students can work on a scenario in which data entities are highly connected. Cypher (graph) and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 9 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Zahra Mansouri; Sumit Verma; R. Panneer Selvam

. However, the shortcoming of themodel [1] is that uniform inflow is introduced at the inlet. If the uniform flow is considered, a largeregion needs to be modeled on the upstream side of the building to develop the logarithmic velocityprofile before the flow approaches the building. This would increase the computational time andsubsequently the computational cost. Hence, to optimize, a logarithmic velocity profile can beselected for the inlet, which saves both computational time and cost and at the same time resemblesa closer reflection to real-world atmospheric flows.1.6. Standard Wall FunctionFurthermore, the velocity gradient close to the wall is very high near the ground due to groundfriction. Therefore, to solve flow correctly, we need to

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

K. R. Haapala; M. J. Hutchins; J. L. Rivera; V. Kumar; A. R. Clarke; T. D. Eatmon; R. A. Harris; M. H. Durfee; J. R. Mihelcic; D. R. Shonnard; J. W. Sutherland

andtechnology aspects of sustainability.Sutherland et al. (2003) reported on the development of the MTU sustainability curriculum thatled to establishing the SFI. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, coursework in traditionaldisciplines (e.g., Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and the Social Sciences) beganto reflect the growing importance of the environment. An Environmental Policy graduateprogram was established that complemented the existing Environmental Engineering program.Efforts from across campus led to the Engineering for the Environment and, later,Environmentally Responsible Design and Manufacturing courses to address interdisciplinaryenvironmental issues. Involved faculty began to serve on graduate committees outside of

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Michele H. Miller; Kari L. Jordan

largeengineering class may involve students with these learning styles, and more, which requiresinnovative methods to teach them. Learning styles of engineering students and teaching styles ofengineering professors are often incompatible [36]. Most engineering classes encourage studentsto be passive. Students do not experiment actively or reflect which disables them to learneffectively. Active learning serves as an alternate to lectures [37]. The proof of what is beingtaught in class is in the fabrication and implementation of hands on experiences. BenjaminFranklin said, “Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I learn.”Hands-on engineering learning happens naturally in industry settings. Internships and co-opscomplement the

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Qiong Zhang; Dana Johnson; James R. Mihelcic

perspective added to the informalsurveys conducted by students in the field.To build a business case regarding particular technologies, a capital investment analysis wasperformed using cost of capital rates reflective of risk associated with operating in a particularregion, investment and business risk, financial risk, and failure risk. The information from theengineering analysis, business data, informal surveys, formal surveys, and capital investmentanalysis were then evaluated to obtain overall conclusions regarding the business feasibility of agiven water purification technology in the regions studied.Using qualitative information and quantitative data allowed for a comprehensiverecommendation regarding the business feasibility of water

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Byron Garry; Suzette Burckhard

were askedto provide the narratives.12Another response to Boyer’s call for SoTL resulted in the National Effective Teaching Institute(NETI), which was first offered at the 1991 Annual ASEE Conference in New Orleans,Louisiana. NETI has been attended by 992 professors from 216 different schools. The NETI hasmotivated many of its participants to adopt or increase their use of proven teaching strategiesknown to correlate with improved student learning; made them more student-centered, scholarly,and reflective in their teaching practice; and induced many of them to engage in instructionaldevelopment and educational scholarship.13 SDSU has sent several faculty members to NETIover the last few years, an indicator of College of Engineering support for