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D'Andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika, University of Toronto, Canada; Qin Liu, University of Toronto, Canada; Joanna Meihui Li, University of Toronto, Canada; Mustafa Nisar, University of Toronto, Canada; Jiawen Lin, University of Toronto, Canada

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Entrepreneurship (CMTE) at the University of Toronto. She also currently sits as the President of the Board for BrainSTEM Alliance and is the Executive Director of Work Integrated Learning at the Calgary Economic Development.Dr. Qin Liu, University of Toronto, Canada Dr. Qin Liu is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (known as ISTEP), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. Her research areas include engineering student experiences and outcomes, including competency development and educational / career pathways, and scholarship of teaching and learning.Joanna Meihui Li, University of Toronto, Canada Joanna Li is an

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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Mei-Yun Lin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Hsinju Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leah Espenhahn; Erin Marie Raftery; Alyssa Huang; Mayura Kulkarni

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Technology, only 25% of engineering degrees, includingBachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D., were awarded to women in US institutions [1]. Theunderrepresentation of women in engineering may be due to a lack of diversity when recruitingstudents, as well as the fact that women have higher attrition rates than their men peers, so-called“the leaky pipeline” [2, 3, 4].Many studies have attempted to understand this high attrition rate of women students inengineering careers. Some suggest that women students have fewer opportunities to develop theirengineering interests or chances to be recognized as engineers compared with their mencounterparts [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Others note that women students face additional professionaldevaluation and chilly climates in

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyra Anderson, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Nagash Clarke, University of Michigan

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, and counseling a lessexperienced person (a mentee) to help them develop skills and realize their dreams (Eby et al. 2007; Kram1983). Professional development skills are the interpersonal skills acquired when continuing educationand career training within the workforce (Antley, 2020). Having these skills can help people develop newskills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and advance their careers. Mentorship is present in science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) contexts through operationalized careersupport (e.g., career guidance, skill development) and psychosocial support (e.g., role modeling) that iscatered toward mentee talent expansion (Byars-Winston, Dahlberg, 2019). Effective mentorship cancomplement other

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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Anastasia M. K. Schauer, Georgia Institute of Technology; August Kohls, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2009, and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in 2007. Her work has focused on studying the engineering design process through cognitive studies, and extending those findings to the development of methods and tools to facilitate more effective and inspired design and innovation. Dr. Fu is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the ASME Design Theory and Methodology Young Investigator Award, the ASME Atlanta Section 2015 Early Career Engineer of the Year Award, and was an Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholar. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Push and Pull: Exploring the URM Engineering

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 5: Motivation and Support for Success

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Philippa Eshun; Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University

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that differentiate[d] successful from unsuccessful companies” [8]. This work-in-progressexpands on Schönborn’s findings in hypothesizing that there are specific cultural norms and valuesadopted by students in engineering colleges that differ from those of engineering industries, andthose differences may affect if and how early career engineers successfully transition toengineering careers.Literature ReviewDimensions of successThe organizational behavior model developed by Robbins & Judge lies on the premise that inputsat the individual, group, and organizational levels influence processes which therein influenceoutcomes. However, this model proposes a linear path within the levels: individual inputs influenceindividual processes which then

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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Anne Victoria Wrobetz, Front Range Community College, Colorado

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caretakingstudents, I included this in the Discussion section. The breakdown of these themes is presented inthe Results, below.ResultsThis paper seeks to answer the following research questions: 1) What types of programs are offered to support community college students in engineering-for-transfer programs? 2) What aspects of these programs contribute to the success of students who have responsibilities like employment or caretaking of another person? Each paper had between one and four sub-themes, which were categorized into fourmajor themes: Social Capital, Financial & Career Capital, Flexibility, and Information Access.Table 2 shows the sub-themes which fall under each theme. Table 3 provides a breakdown of

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; John Roberts, UK College of Engineering

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information; 4) sendingapplications; and 5) enrolling. Later, Kotler and Fox [25] developed a seven-stage college choicemodel: 1) discovery of a desire to attend college; 2) research about college options; 3)application to college; 4) acceptance into college; 5) enrollment; 6) persistence; and 7)graduation.However, the choice of which college to attend is only half the battle – the student must alsodecide their college major or discipline. What motivates a student to decide on a career path?This is where existing academic literature on “broadening participation” in engineering splitsinto two segments – into student outreach and student recruitment – which is a significantfinding of this study that is discussed later in this paper. Just like college

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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development support, and 6- additional support. Using the MCCS conceptual modelas its grounding, Lee et al. [29] developed an instrument, the STEM Student Perspectives ofSupport Instrument(STEM-SPSI), to measure how STEM students perceive the existing supportavailable to them within their colleges [29], [30]. Analyses of survey responses identified 12factors of kinds of support, including: 1-academic advising support, 2- academic peer support, 3-faculty support, 4- STEM faculty connections, 5- student affairs support, 6- out-of-classengagement, 7- STEM peer connections, 8- graduate student connections, 9- STEM careerdevelopment, 10- general career development, 11- cost-of-attendance support and planning, 12-diversity and inclusion. This paper

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 5: Motivation and Support for Success

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Sepehr Khorshid, University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, University of Alabama

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crisis among college students in the US has been steadily growing. Inparticular, engineering students are found to be more susceptible to mental health issues such asanxiety and depression when compared to the general population. Graduating college studentsmay also experience job-seeking anxiety before they begin their career. In addition, engineeringstudents are often susceptible to psychological issues due to their lack of help-seeking attitudesin comparison to their peers. Given the challenging conditions and high prevalence of mentaldisorders and suicide rates in the construction industry, it is crucial to promote mental healthawareness among students studying Civil, Architecture, and Construction Engineering fields.Moreover, enhancing their

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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grades due to the pandemic is impacting their transition to college-level engineeringcourses.In order to fill this research gap, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of thepandemic on first- and second-year engineering students’ readiness for engineering courseworkfrom the perspective of instructors who teach first- and second-year engineering courses. Byidentifying weaknesses in students’ development, this research will enable us to recommendadaptations that can provide more localized support in undergraduate engineering programs tobetter prepare students for their future engineering careers. Accordingly, this paper addresses thefollowing research question: What impacts has the COVID-19 pandemic had on first- and second

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cody Petitt, Ohio University ; Greg Kremer, Ohio University; Timothy Cyders; Emily McCarty; Robert F. Lindsey; Ryan Pytosh, University of Florida

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Paper ID #39687Board 188: Student-centered and led approaches for improving Mental HealthCody Petitt, Ohio UniversityDr. Greg Kremer, Ohio University Robe Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, founding director of the ”Designing to Make A Difference” ME senior capstone design experience, and PI for the Stacking the Deck for Career Success Initiative.Dr. Timothy CydersEmily McCartyRobert F. LindseyRyan Pytosh ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student-centered and led approaches for improving Mental Health (Work in Progress)Introduction:Engineering

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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Duncan H. Mullins, State University of New York, Buffalo ; AraOluwa Adaramola, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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you’re just out of your groove. But it was also a really validating experience, because I got to have moments of joy where I’m answering students’ questions, and I’m engaging with them intellectually, and I’m like the joy and delight I feel right now, I am on the right career path.6AA: The first week of school when I was teaching, I would be up for like four or five (hours before class) on those days. (Right after class), I’d feel like (I just completed) the last leg of the marathon and after class my body would just shut down.7AA: I’m not always snarky, but I think it’s just the endless work of the semester. I think I’m in 10

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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Aimee Sayster, Clemson University ; Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc

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ends meet. He details having “mov[ed] from oneplace to another” and “never really [having their] own house…even now”. He says that seeinghow other people in his part of town live compared to the upper class is astounding. James statesthat being financially sound and stable is difficult and feels as if the “odds are stacked” againsthim which he feels can hinder the start of his academic career. Additionally, he says that he feelsthe need to work harder to be successful. He attributes this struggle to a lack of resources.While applying to college James considered a few different career paths but ultimately landed onengineering. He discussed how culturally important it is to his family that he considers becominga medical doctor as Nigerians have

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Resources

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Katherine Drinkwater, Duke University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University

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should join, and any differences between the two.The research questions that guided this study were: RQ1: How do undergraduate engineering students perceive the amount of time spent engaging in engineering clubs? RQ2: Why are undergraduate engineering students motivated to join engineering clubs? RQ3: What are the perceived benefits of engineering club participation?Students are motivated to join engineering clubs to find community with peers [3], applyknowledge to real-world settings [4], prepare for their careers [5], develop new skills [6], [7],and pursue personal interests [8]. Design clubs (both competition and impact-focused teams)provide additional opportunities to practice the design process [9], manufacture parts

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

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Nigel Michael Caprotti, State University of New York, New Paltz; Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York, New Paltz

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received his B.S. from National Tsing-Hua Univer- sity in Taiwan and M.S. and Eng.Sci.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. Subsequently he joined IBM Microelectronics as an R&D scientist/engineer for a career in the microelec- tronics industry to develop advanced semiconductor technologies. He joined SUNY New Paltz in 2018 with expertise in materials science and solid mechanics, and with research interests in stress-induced phenomena in engineering materials, microelectronics reliability, additive manufacturing of metals, and interdisciplinary engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Circuit-level Microelectronics Reliability

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Resources

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Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chulin Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Lorna Treffert, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Alexis Gillmore, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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research methods that allow for deep investigations of constructs such as epistemic thinking, identity, and agency. Dr. Faber has a B.S. in Bioengineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. Among other awards for her research, she was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2022 to study epistemic negotiations on interdisciplinary engineering education research teams. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Developing an Ethnographic Observation and Reflection Template: An Example from Studying Epistemic Differences within EER

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

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Aadhy Parthasarathy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rupal Nigam, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aanchal Gupta, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Tove Elisabeth Kopperstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ani Pirosmanishvili, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Theresa Ann Saxton-Fox, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Academia as a Minority Gender: A seminar featuring a faculty member from the Grainger College of Engineering, and one of the first female faculty to be hired in her department, was held. Students were invited to have cookies and coffee while they learned about the trials and tribulations of navigating academia as a woman. This was an opportunity for graduate students to visualize their own careers as future academics and scientists. Attendees also received engineering seminar credit for the event. This event targeted the ‘advice and support’ intervention. 5. Implicit Bias and Microaggressions Workshop: A workshop on implicit bias and how to recognize and respond to microaggressions in the workplace was conducted by

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 5: Motivation and Support for Success

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Jackson Clyde Smith; Ilham Kabir; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University

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course, the more disciplinaryknowledge and concepts the student is assumed to have mastered. But while faculty use grades toprovide feedback to students regarding knowledge accumulation within a curriculum, they alsohold implications for the ways students experience school. For example, grades influence thenumber of scholarships and types of financial assistance offered to students, with higher gradesyielding more financial support. They are used to determine eligibility for entrance into certainacademic and sports programs, and in some instances, can qualify or disqualify students fromcertain co-op, internship, and other career development opportunities.However, approaches, philosophies, and policies toward grading can vary drastically

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

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Elyas Masrour

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. If a class only examineshistorical events, it will neglect the study of technologies that are on the horizon, whichgraduating engineers will actually work on over the course of their careers. Right now, some of the technologies that will shape the next decade and beyond are quiteclear. It’s obvious that virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles will all playa role in shaping our future. But as these technologies develop, there aren’t case studies to use toproperly analyze or discuss them in a classroom setting. This is where science fiction can play animportant role. Writers have been writing about these technologies for as long as we haveimagined them. In fact, the term Metaverse first appeared in the 1992

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

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their engagement, learning, andachievement while removing the demotivation and mental stress of having lower grades [37].Faculty can also make students see the importance of the class at the beginning of the semester.Asking students what they want to take from the class and apply it in their career as theassignment after the first lecture can promote intrinsic motivation. In addition, faculty shouldutilize active learning pedagogy that has shown evidence to increase student engagement duringcourse learning.References[1] R. M. Gonyea, K. A. Kish, G. D. Kuh, R. N. Muthiah, and A. D. Thomas, 4th ed. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, Policy, and Planning.: College Student Experiences Questionnaire

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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Abigail Nichole Lehto, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE); Ning Fang, Utah State University

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-Generation College Students that Impact Persistence,” Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, vol. 37, no. 1, Jan. 2021.[6] R. L Navarro, L. Y. Flores, J. P. Legerski, J. Brionez, S. F. May, H. N. Suh, and A. K. Jung, “Social cognitive predictors of engineering students’ academic persistence intentions, satisfaction, and engagement,” Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 66, no. 2, p.170, Mar, 2019.[7] P. O. Garriott, R. L. Navarro, and L. Y. Flores, “First-Generation College Students’ Persistence Intentions in Engineering Majors,” Journal of Career Assessment, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 93–106, Aug. 2016.[8] C. Gillen-O’Neel, “Sense of Belonging and Student Engagement: A Daily Study of First- and

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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Alexander V Struck Jannini, Purdue University Library TSS

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about mentoring their students,and perhaps see some techniques or skills that they would like to explore for themselves.References[1] R. D. Augustine, “Persistent and attrition of engineering students, a study of freshman and sophomore engineering students at three Midwestern universities,” 1966.[2] L. A. McDade, “Knowing the ‘right stuff’: Attrition, gender, and scientific literacy,” Anthropol. Educ. Q., vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 93–114, 1988.[3] C. Adelman, “Women and men of the engineering path: A model for analyses of undergraduate careers,” 1998.[4] M. Besterfield-Sacre, C. J. Atman, and L. J. Shuman, “Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition in engineering,” J

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Adia Jefferson, Virginia Tech ; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Tech

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to understand what this process may entail.According to some graduate education scholars, there are four core elements related to graduatestudents' development of an identity congruent with the norms and values of their field:knowledge acquisition, investment, involvement, and engagement (Weidman, 2006). Knowledgeacquisition describes how students learn skills and information that will help them perform wellin their new role as a Ph.D. student, as well as gain an understanding of what academic successentails. Through knowledge acquisition, students become aware of normative expectations of thePh.D. student role and can make a realistic assessment of their personal ability to pursue theirdesired career. The student's investment reflects their

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eisa A. Khawaja, Alpharetta High School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School

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networks and backpropagation learning Introduction to AI; Logic Systems; AI Concept Inventory; Attitudes Supervised learning with Teachable toward AI; AI careers survey; Machine; Neutral Networks through a ObservationsLee et al., 2021 Secondary DAILy Curriculum participatory simulation game, & Generative Adversarial Networks (GANSs

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

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Sydney Rose Fitzgerald, Spackenkill High School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School

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Education and International Society of Teacher Education. She is also the founder of Sunny Skies Academy, where she provides educational services to under-resourced communities in the US and abroad. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Looking into the Design of Accessible Musical Instruments for Musicians withPhysical DisabilitiesIntroduction and Literature ReviewWith a longstanding history of usage for human creativity and expression as well as anopportunity for professional career development, music performance has been and must remainaccessible to all those who desire to learn, perform, or enjoy it. Though the nature of musicperformance varies drastically today due to the availability of

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Christopher, Grand Valley State University and Western Michigan University; C.J. Witherell, Grand Valley State University; Aziz Gram Sarhan

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reinforce students’ growth mindsets and resilience in the face of failure.The cumulation of small wins (successfully achieving small goals) helps students become moreself-efficacious; it helps them truly believe in their abilities. This leads to the belief that students’abilities are not simply inherent and that their abilities can grow, change, and improve withpractice. In engineering courses, where most students are challenged with at least part of thecurriculum, providing mastery experiences or modeling them for students, especially at thebeginning of their college careers, could help with student retention. Several studies have shownthat self-efficacy is lower in students who have one or more minority classifications. Therefore, itis

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam J Murrison, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Cameron Wian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sydney Kerivan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jakob Sperry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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thediscretion of our student team. This helps to foster a feeling of equality and belonging early on,especially when considering the demographic of our new hires. For our team, as a program onlyhiring federal work study students, a vast majority of our applicants are first year studentslooking for a position for the rest of their college careers. The intimidation of starting a new jobon top of a whole new lifestyle can be lessened by establishing peer relationships to people thatmight typically be called managers. Our method of integrating new members into our team further promotes the type of teamenvironment that has helped the success of our program, while also introducing new types ofchallenges. We aim to hire and train these team members in