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Civil Engineering Division - Changing How We Teach: Flipping, Project-Based Learning, and More!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Karim, Kennesaw State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition held in Minneapolis, MN, June 26-29, 2022 Does the Active Learning Help Students Learn and Improve their Performance? A Case

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DEED Technical Session 10: Empathy and Human-centered Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

of diverse stakeholders, including those who aremarginalized, mainstreamed, and vulnerable. We adapted the Interpersonal Reactivity Index todevelop a measure to capture expansive empathy and performed an exploratory factor analysis.We examined factor structure using data collected at the beginning of a senior design class.Initial results suggest that students have not developed expansive empathy in their previousengineering courses.Introduction and research purposeWhile empathy is critical in ethical and effective design, teaching it is challenging. Researchsuggests empathy can be developed through human-centered design [1], as students engage withsociotechnical issues and focus on actual stakeholder needs, and especially, by focusing

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PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki May, Dartmouth College; Samuel Streeter, Dartmouth College; Sara Vannah, Dartmouth College

Tine3, PhD, Samuel Next Generation Science Standards:funded by the Science Education Streeter1, David Clemens-Sewall1, Sara • MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanationPartnership Award of the National Institute based on evidence for how environmentalof General Medical Sciences, a team of Vannah4, and Genevieve Goebel4 factors influence the growth of organisms.faculty, staff, and graduate students fromDartmouth as well as educators from a Thayer School of Engineering, 2Biological 1

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

its use extended into university-level engineering curricula. In 2016 several earlyadopters hosted a SBG workshop at the ASEE Annual Conference [1]. Some engineeringinstructors have documented the use of SBG in fundamental engineering courses, such as fluidmechanics [2], thermodynamics [3], signals and systems [4, 5], and software verification [6].This paper extends from the author’s efforts to implement SBG in introductory electric circuitscourses for biomedical, computer, and electrical engineering students.There have been many interventions to improve students’ performance and concept retention inelectric circuits courses. Narrowing the focus to papers that are concerned with strategiesinvolving grading: using team-based learning [7] to

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ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Wong; Shah Rukh Humayoun, San Francisco State University

industrysoftware, e.g., SAP2000 and Revit, to develop structural models and expand their potential throughVR development using toolkits such as Unity. The VR exercises currently under development aregenerating structural systems to expose students to seismic technology, including seismicisolation. Through the implementation of these VR exercises, we aim to increase students’engagement and material comprehension in upper division structural engineering courses.1. Motivation for WorkHands on learning is an excellent means of reinforcing material and engaging students. However,in fields such as structural engineering (SE), exploring theory can be difficult due to the scale ofreal-life projects and connections to real-life applications. This further

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Remediation and Curricular Changes to Improve Student Learning and Outcomes

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Girish Upreti; Denise Bauer; Jie Zhou

offers students an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate their knowledgein the field of their discipline as well as hone the skills necessary in the workplace. They are animportant part of engineering education and also a requirement by ABET. A study led byGewirtz in 2017 [1] shows engineering students benefit from a capstone design course in theirtransitions into the professional world. Many engineering programs have a capstone courserequirement so that students get exposure to open-ended problem-solving, and often aculminating engineering design project is a major part of the course. Several years ago, theMathematics Department and the Engineering Department at Methodist University developedtheir own capstone courses independently, and

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ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Monique Ross, Florida International University

amelioration; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development for nontraditional data. Her NSF CAREER award studies master’s-level departure from the engineering doctorate as a mechanism of attrition. Catherine earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Monique S. Ross (Assistant Professor) Assistant Professor, Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, research interests include broadening participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki May, Dartmouth College; Diana Kardia

climate initiative. Separate surveys were administered for faculty,staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Each survey included ~100 questions. Response rateswere high with over 80% of faculty and staff responding.Climate survey responses were distributed to departments through four separate profiles to facilitate morefocused discussions. Climate Profile 1 focused on Broad Experiences in the Department includingsatisfaction with resources, positive aspects of the climate, and concerns. Climate Profile 2 focused onmore Specific Experiences in the Department including transparency, influence, and voice. ClimateProfile 3 focused on the Overall Quality, Conditions, and Concerns related to climate in the department.Climate Profile 4

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DEED Technical Session 4 Best in DEED

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Gero, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Paulo Ignacio Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

associated changes that occur in their brain can lay the groundwork for novel advances inengineering education that support new tools and pedagogy development for design.IntroductionConcept mapping is a technique to represent complex systems [1], [2]. It provides a visual tool toillustrate the relationships between conceptual information. The use of concept maps isincreasingly prevalent in both education and engineering practice. For example, conceptmapping is a core principle in the Adaptable Futures guide [3]. When deciding whether abuilding is suitable for adaptive reuse, and how to go about designing it, the guide suggestsstarting with drawing a concept map including all of the possible stakeholders and making linksbetween the reasons for

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Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Philipp Hieronymi; Nicolas Nytko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Akshit Deshpande, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jer-Chin Chuang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

concepts such as vectors, matrices, and linear spaces from the very beginning. Inthis paper, we describe the design choices and implementation guidelines adopted during threeyears of major innovation and overhaul of an existing linear algebra course (called the Traditionalcourse in the following) offered to engineering students at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign.The Traditional linear algebra course was listed as an upper-level course, following the calculussequence targeted to freshmen and sophomores. This resulted in a significant portion ofengineering students only taking linear algebra later in the curriculum, despite the fact that mostof its content requires only Calculus 1 as a prerequisite. Consequently, instructors

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory and SoC Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Schuman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Justin Kleiber, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Impacts (CENI) at ICAT. Her work focuses on building networks between the university and multiple community sectors and supporting evidence-based outreach in science, engineering, arts, and design. She translated a decade of interdisciplinary initiatives into VT’s Innovations Pathway Minor, and has directed 11 PhD dissertations, served on 17 PhD committees, and funded and mentored 6 post-graduate scholars (5 PhD, 1 MFA). Her funded NSF projects include revolutionizing the culture of the VT ECE department, identifying practices in intentionally inclusive Maker spaces, and researching effective modes of co-creation between housing experts and remote Alaska Native communities.Justin Kleiber Justin received his B.S. in

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Computers in Education 11 - Modulus 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tajmilur Rahman, Gannon University; Joshua Nwokeji, Gannon University; Terry Holmes, Gannon University; Yudi Dong, Gannon University

experiences. Specifically we focus on three popular teaching andlearning variables that closely align with ERT. As shown in Table 1, these include studentengagement, technology use and access, and student assessment.Hence, in this study, we focus on investigating the following research questions that drive ourresearch: • RQ 1: What are the implications of emergency remote teaching on students’ learning experience • RQ 2: What is the impact of emergency remote teaching faculty or instructors’ teaching experience?The rest of the paper is organized as: Section discusses the literature review, Section explains themethodology that we use for this study, Section discusses the results obtained from the data,finally Section outlines and

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, York College of Pennsylvania; Kelly Arcieri, York College of Pennsylvania

honest and frank employerassessment. Faculty also realized that by looking at the then-new ABET student outcomes (SOs1-7) they might be able to develop a simple evaluation tool for employers to share both criticaldevelopmental feedback with the students as well as provide another direct measure of studentattainment of some of the ABET student outcomes. In this paper, the authors will briefly discussthe co-op program and how it fits into the curriculum and review the literature on the benefitsand challenges of work experience as well as developing work assessment measures. The paperwill then explain the development of the evaluation survey tool, how the questions were selected,and their connection to ABET SO’s 1-7. The authors will share how

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College; Kurt Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Jean Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

, studentswould often not make sufficient progress in their project across the three semesters. Manyprojects were left incomplete. Even when students managed to finish a prototype, they wouldvery rarely have sufficient time for in-depth testing and analysis. In order to address thissituation, the faculty introduced a requirement for industry-inspired weekly Project ManagementElements (PMEs), where students specify how many hours they are dedicating to specific taskseach week. Additionally, through the use of CATME peer evaluation tools, students within agroup evaluate the contributions of each team member for that week. [1]Current ModelBy addressing the limitations listed above, faculty members developed the current capstonemodel. The new model features

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ivey, The University of Memphis; Aaron Robinson, The University of Memphis; Katie Bowman, The University of Memphis

rapid pace at which technology is evolving havecombined to create a critical demand for engineering talent ready to meet the future technicalworkforce needs of industry. As a result, the study of industrial-academic partnerships and theirsubsequent benefits has been identified as a critical component of multifaceted solutions innumerous educational research and industry publications. Such partnerships can provide avenuesfor enhanced student workforce preparation, increased engineering student retention rates, andeven methods for addressing diversity disparities currently prevalent in STEM related fields [1-3]. Although not a new concept, these partnerships have gained renewed interest from industryand academia alike because of the potential to

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Lee; Garam Lee, Michigan State University; John Keane, Michigan State University; Goun Choi, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

Powered by www.slayte.com Work-In-Progress: From a Mentor’s Perspective: Discovering Factors that Foster Achievement Motivation in Engineering Alexandra A. Lee 1, Garam Lee 1, John Keane 1, Goun Choi 1, S. Patrick Walton 2, & Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia 1 1 Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University Author NoteThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation under award number 1643723 and1830269. The content is solely the responsibility

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Janet Beagle

graduate education for more than 15 years. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com GradTrack Scholars: A comprehensive online mentoring program to build community and prepare the next generation of underrepresented minority graduate students (Work in Progress)AbstractEnrollment of Black or African American and Hispanic doctoral students is low compared toother races/ethnicities in doctoral programs in the U.S, 4.3% and 8.4% respectively [1]. Previousprograms that focused on increasing representation of underrepresented minority (URM)students in graduate school show that early outreach

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Mechanical Engineering: Demos and Interactives

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Ngo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Emily Welsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Benita Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nicholas Fang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kachina Studer

were assessed before and after the learning activity to measure cognitive and affectiveoutcomes (N=5). The development of the assessment and analysis are reported. Results suggestthat this visually-rich approach is motivating for students and can promote proficiency in SEMimaging.1. IntroductionThe emergence of nanotechnology, engineering structures on a near-atomic level, has pioneeredsome of the most groundbreaking technologies in medicine, material science, and computing.From creating longer lasting batteries to developing new treatments for vitiligo – the potential forapplication is endless. The United States, in particular, has capitalized on the market’sprofitability – establishing itself as a global leader in the field. In 2003, the U.S

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; William Wild, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

in terms of adapting research instruments to better understand this topic.Further, we consider pedagogical implications for first year programs and beyond in supportingstudents to develop ownership over decision making related to engineering requirements.Introduction and research purposeOur interest in this research work is tied to the idea that engineering practice is fundamentallyabout design [1], [2] of products, processes, systems, and services. Thus, in educating engineers,we must be attendant to developing skills that help students to traverse design problems. Whilesome characterize design as a problem solving process [2], and disagreeing with this stancemight seem surprising, we argue that problem solving is the best understood and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga; Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University

learning (PBL) can effectively foster their capability to deal with open-endedtechnical problems in their future careers. Additionally, the interactive nature of such methodscan facilitate knowledge retention of emerging and effective sustainability concepts. This studyhighlights how the PBL technique can develop soft skills during sustainability education toArchitecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) students at a minority-serving institution asan effort to promote professional skills of underrepresented groups, i.e., women of color,Latinos/Hispanics in a classroom. This study designed and implemented a PBL activity in across-listed Sustainable Approach to Construction course which introduced the students to: (1)sustainable infrastructure

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deana Delp; Jake Okun, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

surveyinstrument at the beginning and upon the completion of the learning module. This paper willdiscuss the results of students’ perceived learning, teamwork growth, motivation for the project,and the impact of game play in the class.IntroductionThe recent generation of students entering college are digital natives and require faculty toreassess the delivery of content through the use of technical innovations and different learningenvironments. One strategy that is of strong interest to students entering college is throughgamification of game-based learning [1]. Gamification takes elements of game play to situationsthat are considered routine. Game-based learning is an interactive way to pique students’ interestin a topic that may seem mundane

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International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Bezanson; Dhinesh Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nafissa Maïga

components of rigorouscurriculum contextualization, especially when the program aims at building a multinational,reciprocal partnership.IntroductionEducation for women and girls remains unequal in many parts of the world, especially inrecently decolonized countries such as Senegal and Zimbabwe. In 2009, researcher ArushaCooray showed the strong correlation between colonialism and the low adult literacy rates somecountries face [1]. Unfortunately, over a decade after Dr. Cooray’s publication, these uneveneducation trends remain consistent in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Senegal andZimbabwe, only 50% and 51% of women are enrolled in secondary school respectively [2].These low enrollment numbers are even more concerning when considering that in

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalda Afshar, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Emily Marasco, University of Calgary; Jalal Kawash, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary

experiment show students’ satisfaction of the overall learningfrom the joint project.2 IntroductionDesigning a quality curriculum has been a controversial topic in recent years [1, 2]. Researchersbelieve that with teaching fundamental skills to students, they can learn any new concept or tech-nology when entering the industry [3]. Software design and architecture [4] as well as databasedesign [5] courses are two key concepts which students learn during traditional software engi-neering programs that have important applications in the real world. Database courses typicallyprovide students with information about proper modelling, design practices, database implemen-tation and management in teams [6]. This knowledge is useful in future applications to

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Civil Engineering Division - Innovative Changes to the Typical Civil Engineering Coursework.

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University; Kristin Sample-Lord, Villanova University; Shweta Shrestha, Villanova University

the EOP framework, a summary of the approach takento rapidly integrate the EOP framework throughout the curriculum, a description of how the EOPoutcomes were included in and assessed in several civil engineering courses, and the next stepsin EOP implementation in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. The goal is toprovide a snapshot of where this program is in the implementation of the EOP as well as theapproach taken to rapidly implement the EOP.IntroductionThe incorporation of sustainability concepts into Civil Engineering curricula has been a topic ofdiscussion for nearly two decades, e.g., [1], [2], [3]. The importance of sustainability to CivilEngineering is recognized by its incorporation in the Code of Ethics [4], the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Garcia; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Suzanne Atiya, University of Texas at El Paso; Karla Ayala Mendoza

-in-Progress)”AbstractThis Work-in-Progress paper presents an alternative approach to use social media not only to engagestudents but also to motivate them academically by showcasing success stories of graduating seniorstudents. The U.S. Department of Education sponsored the Yes She Can program at The University ofTexas at El Paso to contribute to the education of women students in science, technology, engineering,and math (STEM) disciplines. The use of social media became a key component of the Yes She Canprogram, especially during the COVID 19 pandemic. The Yes She Can program has published four typesof social media posts, namely: 1) Quote of the week, 2) Announcements of events and opportunities, 3)Stories of famous people, and 4) Student

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ECE Division Technical Session 4: Student-centered Learning and Teaching Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

articulate their thoughts and show a deeperunderstanding of the conceptual aspects of the course content. While unconventional, videoassignments alongside oral examinations provide new insight to the teaching team and studentsregarding the students’ depth and mastery of the material that can be important to identifyingknowledge gaps and dynamically improving overall course experience and learning outcomes.IntroductionAs we continue to see a rise in distance learning [1], instructors are challenged to develop newstrategies to encourage student learning and engagement despite the limited control over thephysical classroom environment. To meet the emerging obstacles of distance learning, oralexaminations have recently been a subject of interest to

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ETD - A Technology Potpourri III

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University

partial results of the project in this work in process.ObjectivesThe main objective was to educate the Engineering Technology (ET) undergraduate studentsabout testing of materials methodology, standards, codes, and to perform relevant research. AMakerBot Replicator+ 3D printer was used, with both the regular and tough extrusion heads, toprint tensile and Charpy specimens of PLA and tough PLA materials. A bench-top verticaltesting stand (Universal Testing Machine PCE-MTS500), a Tinius Olsen Impact Tester IT542,an extensometer, and data acquisitions connected to the load cell and the extensometer, and twodifferent data acquisition software were utilized in the experiments. Figure 1 shows theequipment used in the project.Problem StatementThe advance

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Mechanical Engineering: Student Growth

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Luke Jensen; William Allison; Adam Goodworth; Douglas Fontes

2019. The three program distinctives (pillars) from the new Westmontengineering program are: 1) a foundation in Christian Liberal Arts, 2) solid technical content and3) training and experience in design innovation.The Westmont engineering curriculum includes a thorough Christian liberal arts (CLA) core setof classes that are required for all engineering students. This includes classes in religiousstudies, literature, writing, foreign language, philosophy, history and other areas. The totalnumber of credits for the engineering program is 134, with 48 of those credits being in this CLAset of courses. The remaining 86 credits include a 2-course physics sequence, the normal 3calculus courses, differential equations and linear algebra and a

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PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Muskin, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica Perez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Benefits to students • 17 activities, up to 6 weeks of content • Tractable real-world problem • Covers majority of chemistry standards! • Students design to a set of criteria with • MS NGSS: PS-1, PS-2, PS-4, PS-5, PS-6, multiple possible solutions vs engineering ETS-1, ETS-3, ETS-4 design competition • Inclusive engineering design approaches • Every student can succeed and be an • Robust, multi-year tested curriculum engineer Lesson 1 Preterm Infant Problem 2 class periods Lesson 2 What do we know about

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Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Miles Book; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Gugulethu Sibanda, Bucknell University; Meaghan Yant, Bucknell University

,including video communication tools, construction sites can be “brought” to the classroom, butthis strategy can be awkward, less engaging than a real site visit, and only provides a snapshotof the construction process.It is important for students to have not only visual experiences with construction sites, but also atactile experience. A tactile experience is very difficult to achieve through site visits (where theyare limited in what they can access), videos, and slide show presentations. To address thisdifficulty, we propose the use of scaled realistic models to augment a classroom experience.The research presented in this paper outlines the process of creating 1:50 scale models thatrepresent a one-story concrete building and a two-story steel