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Enhancing Entrepreneurial Minded Learning of Process Control and Heat Transfer Concepts Using Micromoments and Concept Maps

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Portland, Oregon

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June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

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Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado University of Dayton Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-6155

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Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.

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Ricardo Gómez González Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-2015

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Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Dr Gomez-Gonzalez’s research interests include solid waste management, landfill siting, process simulation and optimization, and engineering education. He is an active member of the research group in Process Simulation and Control. Alongside his research endeavors, Dr Gomez-Gonzalez is an enthusiastic educator, teaching advanced courses on process simulation, process control, oil and gas processing, advanced math, and process optimization.

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Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E. Arizona State University

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Jean M. Andino is a faculty member in Chemical Engineering and Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Sciences at Harvard University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.

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Nilza D. Aples University of Technology, Jamaica Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-5647-6417

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A professional chemical and environmental engineer with over 35 years of combined experience in process design and project management in the petroleum industry and environmental consulting, Prof. Aples join the University of Technology, Jamaica in 1999. Since 1999, she has spearheaded the Waste Management & Laboratory Services Research Unit at UTech. She led the design team that developed and implemented the first bilingual chemical engineering undergraduate programme in Jamaica. Also collaborate in the development and implementation of the MPhil, PhD, and MSc programmes in engineering at UTech. She has supervised graduate students in the chemical engineering and pharmacist programmes. She also served as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Computing and Head of School of Engineering.

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Xiaojing Yuan University of Houston Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-9252-7552

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Dr. Xiaojing Yuan is a full professor at the University of Houston in the Engineering Technology Department of the Cullen College of Engineering. As the founding director of the Intelligent Sensor Grid and Informatics (ISGRIN) research lab, she has delivered numerous presentations and published over 90 technical articles. Her research interests lie at the intersection of sustainable technology and resilient systems, with a focus on creating AI-powered automation systems that ensure the sustainability and resilience of existing and new infrastructure, including energy, transportation, water and wastewater management, and buildings. I am also developing a modeling and simulation platform that provides what-if analysis using quantifiable sustainable life-cycle metrics as part of the performance evaluation when designing such automation systems. Another of her current research interest is STEM higher education, particularly in the engineering and technology areas. All data clearly show the fast-approaching cliff we all face, where's the "silver bullet?" What individual faculty can do -- with no time and ever-increasing tasks, functions, and paperwork! Can AI-powered assistants solve our problem -- or at least assist us along the way to find a better solution?

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Abstract

The Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Framework seeks to infuse an Entrepreneurial Mindset in engineering students. The EML framework is founded on the 3 C’s principles of curiosity, connections, and creating value. Assessing EML efforts, however, is a well-known challenge for many engineering courses that do not have a design component. Through concept maps and micromoment activities, this work seeks to answer the following questions: Does implementing micromoment activities enhance students’ EML in two core areas of chemical engineering, i.e., heat transfer and process controls? A secondary research question is whether introducing a physical device in lectures enhances students’ EML. The micromoments were introduced at two Universities in the USA and Mexico. Using Cmap Tools, a freely available software, students were asked to create a digital concept map connecting their learning to the concepts explained using a 3 C’s model: curiosity, connections, and creating value. Then three micromoment activities, including process control and/or heat transfer scenarios, were presented to the students to reinforce 1) heat exchanger control concepts, feedback control schemes, and advanced control schemes concepts in a Process Control course and 2) heat transfer concepts, processes, and applications after using and answering questions related to a "hands-on" double pipe heat exchanger module in a Heat Transfer Processes course. Subsequently, students were asked to update their original concept map and to adjust their maps considering the three micromoment activities. The digital concept maps were scored using the traditional scoring approach, and the total score was used to provide a quantitative assessment of whether EM-oriented micromoments enhanced students’ EML. A 10 – 20 point difference in concept map total score increase was observed at both universities after introducing the micromoment activities. In summary, we developed technical micromoment activities and demonstrated their effectiveness using concept maps as EML assessment tools for core chemical engineering courses.

Vasquez-Guardado , E. S., & Gómez González, R., & Andino, J. M., & Aples, N. D., & Yuan, X. (2024, June), Enhancing Entrepreneurial Minded Learning of Process Control and Heat Transfer Concepts Using Micromoments and Concept Maps Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47306

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