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Instrument Design and Development

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Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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atmosphere is essential for graduate studentsto adjust and feel belonging in their programs –especially for minority groups and women inengineering [13]. Discrimination has been reported from these groups due to white and male-dominated environments [16]–[18]. Some papers demonstrated how rapid changes of requirementsfor doctoral students in preparing for their future career is a reason for the misalignment ofstudents’ expectations in the program [19]–[21].These personal and institutional environments have an impact on engineering graduate students’mental health [17]. Indeed, doctoral students' mental health is a growing concern [17], [22], [23],especially in how the Covid-19 pandemic affected students’ in-person attendance and participationin

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Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

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Anuli Ndubuisi, University of Toronto, Canada; Glory Ovie, The King's University Edmonton, Canada; Zian (Kelly) Zhang, University of Toronto, Canada

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Full-time PhD student in curriculum and pedagogy program at OISE and first OISE student as classical voice musician at the Faculty of Music. Her research focuses on governance, curriculum policy and leadership. Currently, she is the Graduate Research Assistant of SSHRC Creating equitable structures in early secondary school mathematics project and researcher at Encore Lab. She is Co-President at the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. She serves as President at CTL Students’ Association and Graduate Student Member at OISE Council & Research Committee. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023A Trio-Ethnography

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Supporting Students with Disabilities and Understanding Spatial Ability and Accessibility

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Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #38358”It is So Exhausting to Constantly Have to Explain to People”: Exploringthe Effects of Faculty Interactions on Disabled StudentsMs. Rachel Figard, Arizona State University Rachel Figard is a graduate student in Engineering Education and Systems Design and Universal Experi- ence (UX) Design at Arizona State University.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her primary areas of research include engineering ca- reer pathways and decision-making

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Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

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Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on engineering graduate students’ experiences and motivation centered on career planning and preparation.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of studenDr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

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Tejas Gupta, Nanyang Technological University ; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Michael Jin Khoo, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Paper ID #38710Linking Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Outcome Expectations,Interests, Career Goals, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Barriers inSingapore: A Social Cognitive Career Theory StudyMr. Tejas Gupta, Nanyang Technological University Tejas Gupta is an undergraduate student in his second year at Nanyang Technological University, majoring in mathematics. As a member of Dr. Yeter’s Research Team, Tejas is currently engaged in a study on social cognitive career theory. With a strong background in STEM education and data analysis, Tejas has gained a distinct insight into the influence of social and cognitive factors

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

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Rawle D. Sookwah, University of South Carolina; Sona Gholizadeh, University of South Carolina; Shanta A. Jerideau, University of South Carolina; Lindell D. Diez; Ryan G. Carlson, University of South Carolina

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method study that aims to explore the impacts of intergenerational familypatterns on engineering students academic and career decisions. The research setting was a large,public, predominately white (PWI) southeastern university that has a College of Engineering andComputing with six engineering programs: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil andenvironmental, computer, electrical, and mechanical. The research study was approved by theinstitutional review board (IRB) of the university and qualified for exempt review. The researchmethod utilized in this paper was qualitative case study to “… reveal an in-depth understandingof a case or bounded system, which involves understanding an event, activity, process, or one ormore individuals” [45

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Exploration of Written and Team Communication

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Randi Sims, Clemson University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering edu- cation research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, and the past editor of the Journal of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and

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Work-in-Progress Session: Exploring Learning and Development in Engineering Courses

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Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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, University of Michigan Megan Ennis is a master’s student in aerospace engineering and a research assistant with the SHUTTLE Lab at the University of Michigan. After completing a B.S. in aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, she spent a year at University of Cambridge for a master’s in gender studies. She returned to Michigan and is now enjoying her time as a graduate student instructor. Beyond being involved in the lab’s macroethics work, Megan’s research interest is to apply feminist theories to engineering education.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering

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Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

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Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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paradigms that undergird engineering education, practice, and industry [12],[14]–[17]. Typically, these explorations are concerned with the paradigms, or beliefs aboutknowledge (epistemology), the nature of being (ontology), and methodological threads inengineering education. Many scholars also study the sociocultural norms and assumptions thatexist within formative engineering spaces [18]–[22]. However, one underexplored area isengineering research more broadly. Most work examining engineering culture concerns itselfwith connections to the education and training of new engineers. Explicitly exploring the spaceof engineering research, which is often occupied by graduate students, engineering faculty, andresearch scientists, would provide critical

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Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

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Connie Mosher Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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that graduate students who identify as neurodivergentmay experience a lack of sense of belonging, an imbalance between work demands and personallife, and the development of mental health challenges such as anxiety and burnout. The fact thatstudents’ neurodiversity is invisible to others in the graduate school environment unless theychoose to disclose it may result in a dissonance between students’ sense of self and abilities. Thestigma associated with disability labels contributes a heavy cognitive and emotional load asstudents mask neurodivergent traits and navigate decisions about disclosure of theirneurodivergence.Masking NeurodiversityIn this analysis, we found that the neurodivergent students in this study exhibited behaviorsrelated to

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Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

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Muhammad Asghar, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Assad Iqbal, Arizona State University

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information about the classes). I guess for me I had to take an extra semester because I wasn't ever told that a class that used to be offered every semester was going to change to every other semester.” (Student 7).Students may not be aware of how and where to get course-relevant information. If suchinformation is not accessed timely, it may have devastating effects on their academic career. Forexample, the above student had to take an extra semester just because some very basic courseinformation was not delivered to them when it was needed the most. The college of engineeringadministration may facilitate seminars and presentations delivering such information. Faculty, whoact as the front people for the institutions could play their role in

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Engineering Programs and Institutional Factors

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Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amy Bilton

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; between2000 and 2019, an average of 19.7% of first year students across the [faculty] were internationalstudents. Table 2: Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents Characteristic Sample [Program 1] Population n % n % Gender: man 167 63% 3228 78% Person of colour: no 138 55% unknown Sexual orientation: heterosexual 225 89% unknown Person with a disability: no 230 91% unknownDemographic questions were framed in terms of participants’ current identities andcharacteristics at the

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Research Methodologies – Session 1

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Susan Sajadi, Virginia Tech; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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University (ASU). She is a qualitative researcher who primarily uses narrative research methods and is interested more broadly in inDr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her primary areas of research include engineering ca- reer pathways and decision-making, undergraduate student persistence, professional engineering practice, and faculty mentorship. Brunhaver graduated with her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. ©American Society

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Design Thinking and Student Design Teams

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Eileen Fong, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Shamita Venkatesh, Nanyang Technological University; Mi Song Kim, University of Western Ontario; Jingyi Liu, Nanyang Technological University

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curriculum expert and a learning sciences researcher investigating learning, cognition and knowing in authentic practices. She is currently an Associate Professor in the area of Curriculum Studies at the Faculty of Education in Western University in Canada.Jingyi Liu, Nanyang Technological University Jingyi Liu is a master’s student at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is presently working on STEM+C educational-focused projects in Dr. Yeter’s Research Team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. With a background in educational studies, Jingyi Liu brings a unique perspective to the role of technology in education, leveraging her expertise to explore

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Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

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Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield; Amin Malek, California State University, Bakersfield; Andrea Medina, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield

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Paper ID #37742Addressing the Needs of Hispanic/Latino(a) Students with the FlippedClassroom ModelDr. Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield Dr. Cruz is an Associate Professor of Computer Science, Principal Investigator of the Computer Per- ception Laboratory (COMPLAB), and board member of the Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at the California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). He received a few grants from the National Science foundation and local agencies to support work in applied machine learning and engineering education.Dr. Amin Malek, California State University, Bakersfield Professor

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

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Shannon M. Clancy, University of Michigan; Berenice Alejandra Cabrera, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane (SJ) Bork, University of Michigan; Kayleigh Merz, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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necessary to develop impactful, innovative, and successfulengineering solutions [9]–[11].In addition to preparing engineering students to successfully address modern engineeringproblems, the inclusion of comprehensive engineering skills in the curriculum has implicationsfor students’ engagement and persistence in the field. Students’ engagement in their field as wellas their plans to pursue an engineering career or engineering graduate education is determined inpart by an alignment between their personal and professional interests and values in engineeringand curricular messages about what engineering practice includes. For some students, thepotential to leverage engineering for social good is a key motivation for pursuing work in thefield [12

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Entrepreneurship and Inventive Thinking & Student Beliefs

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Matthew S. Sheppard, Clemson University; Alyssa Patrick; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002) in Bioengineering from Clemson University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Understanding Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students Who View Degree Attainment as “Transactional”AbstractThis research paper explores the story of an undergraduate engineering student who

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

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Natalie Evans, University of Virginia; Jessica Scoville, University of Virginia; Jamie J. Jirout, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Elizabeth Opila

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, as well as chemistry, and physics. All students wereundergraduates in their 2nd to 4th year. Two faculty members from the MSE department participated in an interview. Bothprofessors regularly teach classes and work with undergraduate students in research labs. Theseprofessors taught the two classes where we recruited students.Survey The survey consisted of a set of demographic questions, a self-report measure of curiosity[15], a self-report measure of intellectual humility [16], and a set of questions asking students torate how curious various elements of class made them feel. Besides the demographics, studentsresponded to these questions using a 7-point Likert scale. The survey was designed to take lessthan 20 minutes to

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Instrument Design and Development

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Felicity Bilow, Clarkson University; Mohammad Meysami, Clarkson University ; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University

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Paper ID #37724Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Students’ Attitudes andPerceptions of Sociotechnical EngineeringFelicity Bilow, Clarkson University Felicity Bilow is a graduate student at Clarkson University.Mohammad Meysami, Clarkson University I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Clarkson University. My research interests lie in statistics, particularly in spatial statistics and machine learning. Through my work, I aim to deepen our understand- ing of the intricate connections between data points in space, and to devise novel techniques for analyzing and interpreting large datasets.Dr. Jan DeWaters

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Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

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Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self- regulated learning practices, and epistemic beliefs. Other projects in the Benson group involve students’ navigational capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 2

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Beth (Ann Elizabeth) Wittig, City University of New York, City College of New York, Department of Civil Engineering

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internationally, STEM majors experience more attrition and longer times tograduate than other majors. The high rate of attrition has been documented from a public policystandpoint at various universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and SouthAfrica [1]. The cost of attrition is significant. Students who attrite are personally burdened by thecost of a partial education when the costs of college are rising [2] and by the loss of income froma lucrative STEM career. Socially, attrition of STEM majors reduces the size of the workforce ata time of high demand for skilled college graduates [3]. The cost of attrition is particularlydetrimental to underrepresented minority (URM) groups who attrite in larger numbers [4], and tothe diversity of

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Student Performance and Learning & Open-ended problems

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Jessica E. S. Swenson, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Emma Treadway, Trinity University; Shea E. Lape; Alison Casson

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that I was able to come up with my own design limits. If that makes sense.Multiple facets of engineering identity such as self-recognition and performance are shownthrough Dylan’s recount of his processes. Self-recognition is shown when he says that he wasproud of his work and how he felt smart even before working with his group members. Hisability to perform was shown when he said that he had accurately made his assumptions whichthen allowed him to have an easier time completing the problem.DiscussionTo compare Dylan’s and Cristina’s experiences, we examine the evidence that we found in theorder that it occurred for the students. Both Dylan and Cristina expressed that they were initiallyunsure where to start on the individual

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Computer Science Education and AI research

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Katherine Mao; Sharon Ferguson, University of Toronto; James N. Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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. Historically, amajor deterrent for women considering STEM has been lower levels of math self-assessment [8],though recent studies suggest that this is becoming less important for persistence [12], [13]. Forinstance, researchers found that students’ have broadened their perception of the skills required inCS [13] with more awareness of the non-technical or “soft” skills, such as reliability and teamwork,that are sought by employers [29]. This shift suggests a need to explore how students perceive thefield of ML/AI and highlights the importance of studying other factors contributing to persistence.Professional role confidence, comprised of expertise confidence and career-fit confidence, is thedegree to which a person feels confident in their competence

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Research Methodologies – Session 2

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Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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almost to me, deciding to become a faculty member, which would be terrible. But at the same time, I do think I would develop technical skills in a postdoc that I did not develop as a graduate student. I wish I had never even applied… because I think that would be much like, I think just like holistically as a person, that would be a lot better. I think it would be physically healthier, mentally better. Like I think that I would be in a very, I feel like I'd be in a much more positive spot in my life if I had spent the last five years working in industry, doing a career, um, that kind of thing.This last mode of smoothing captures the emotional impact of

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Self-Regulation and Learning

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Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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in undergraduate students.Implications: Implications of this study relate to (1) the need to provide students withprofessional skills, such as project management and teamwork, in addition to research skills tohelp them cultivate self-regulated abilities and (2) methods for facilitating undergraduateresearch.Keywords: undergraduate research, self-regulated learning, project management, scrum,mentoring1. IntroductionUndergraduate research is often described as the exploration of a specific research topic by anundergraduate student - on their own or in collaboration with faculty members or other students -to make an original contribution to the discipline. It is a recent concept in the academiccommunity, with roots in the nineteenth and

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Research Methodologies – Session 1

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Amy L. Brooks, Oregon State University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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instructional practices in their engineering courses. Amy’s research interests meet at the intersection of sustainable and resilient infrastructure, emotions in engineering, and engineering identity formation.Dr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James Huff is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Honors College Faculty Fellow at Harding University. He conducts transdisciplinary research on identity that lies at the nexus of applied psychology and engineering education. A recipient of the NSF CAREER grant (No. 2045392) and the director of the Beyond Professional Identity (BPI) lab, Dr. Huff has mentored numerous undergraduate students, doctoral students, and academic professionals from more than 10 academic

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Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Amy G Buhler, University of Florida; Sindia M Rivera-Jimenez, University of Florida

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(PASE) student organization at the University of Florida.Mrs. Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida Amy Buhler is an engineering librarian at University of Florida’s Marston Science Library. As the liaison librarian for Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Education, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Amy provides collection management, library instruction, litera- ture search assistance, and research consultations for the faculty, students and staff of these departments. Her research relates to assessment of information seeking behaviors, library instruction, and the creation and marketing of library services. She has been a member of the UF faculty since 2001 and holds

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Research Methodologies – Session 1

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sara Rose Vohra, University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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methodologies they used. In both studies, the faculty team members metat least weekly with the student team members during all study stages to offer advice andprovide accountability for progress. The first, second, and fourth authors have collaboratedon previous reviews of methods within their own research experiences, driving them toconsider comparisons between approaches to research methods [16]. The first and secondauthors made mid-career transitions to partake in EER scholarship at an institution withoutmany formal EER resources. Thus, this research, and any work which provides resourcesfor new or learning EER scholars, is of particular value to them. The authors acknowledgethat their various stages of learning influenced their comparisons of

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Reviewing Methods for Educational Research

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Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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the data" (p.56). However, engineers are often more familiar with quantitative methods and summarizingtheir findings using numbers [2], which substantially limits the use of qualitative methods.According to Jackson, Drummond, & Camara [3], the goal of qualitative research involves"understanding human beings' richly textured experiences and reflections about thoseexperiences" (p. 22). As engineers have become familiar with qualitative methodologies [1-2],researchers have begun to explore different types of approaches to illuminate the humanexperience. It is clear that different engineers, engineering students, and engineering facultyexperience their education and careers differently, which modern studies have only begun todescribe [4-6

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 2

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Nourhan E. Elatky, Rowan University; Jenny Nguyen Hoang; Mason Elwell; Ronan Connor Harkins; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Jie Li, Rowan University

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students. However, they argue that students are missing critical skills in thesmart grid field, such as hands-on experiences and market knowledge. This work is part of anongoing effort of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study to explore a closed-looppower engineering education and learning approach for meeting the nation’s urgent needs for ahighly qualified Smart Grid workforce. The research question guiding this study is: What skillsare required from the ECE graduate students to serve the SG industry better?MethodsTo create a list of learning objectives that will be the stepping stone for an ECE curriculum tobetter serve the smart grid industry, the research team conducted a qualitative research study atRowan University following the