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Instrument Design and Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Nicki Washington Ph.D., Duke University; Anna Romanova, Winthrop University; Philip Nelson; Siobahn Day Grady, North Carolina Central University; Legand Burge, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

distributed computing. Dr. Burge is also interested in Computer ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023On Measuring Cultural Competence: Instrument Design and TestingINTRODUCTIONThis research paper presents a novel instrument that quantitatively measures the culturalcompetence of students in university computing departments. Cultural competence first emergedin social work [1] and counseling psychology [2] as: “(A) set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals and enable that system, agency, or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.”The representation of students from minoritized groups in computing

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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. Besides theelements mentioned above, students also had to complete an intellectual property (IP) assignment(of copyrights, trademarks, and patents where they studied each IP type, their applications, anddurations). They were also given information on the start-up incubators available in the region inaddition to the art standards from different educational levels. This study details the developmentprocess, also includes student feedback and the authors’ reflections for future improvements.1. Introduction1.1 Problem StatementIn this engineering department, students are exposed to product and tool design, and developmentin multiple courses including “Product and Tool Design” and “Rapid Prototyping and ReverseEngineering”. The “Rapid Prototyping and

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ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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indispensable role in providing the infrastructure that enables society andcommunities to be healthy, efficient, and thriving. To fulfill this responsibility, civil engineersmust be trained to be leaders with an array of socio-technical skills, knowledge, and attitudes.Further, there must be a sufficient number of trained engineers to meet societal needs. Thepresident of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Dennis D. Truax, recently calledattention to “a workforce shortage that’s going to be exacerbated in the near future” and notedthat the ASCE’s Future World Vision (FWV) project could contribute to workforce development[1]. This paper begins by framing enrollment and student interest challenges in civil engineering.This is followed by a

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Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

development, are described, underliningthe interdisciplinary nature that simulates real-world situations and integrates sustainability with creativityand innovation [1][2]. Capstone projects developed in the past five years by our students are the corollaryof their educational journey and also an excellent assessment of their level of skills and competenciesacquired during this journey. Manufacturing and energy, and sustainability capture more than 65% of thecapstone topics chosen by our students. These projects provide a great opportunity to experience andovercome the uncertainties inherent to all engineering projects. Projects are open-ended—having aspectrum of possible solutions; students are ultimately responsible in deciding which solution to

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Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Damith Tennakoon, York University, Canada; Alexandro Salvatore Di Nunzio, York University, Canada; Mojgan A. Jadidi, P.E., York University, Canada

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, working on passion projects, and being an engaged student, Damith focuses on continually honing his skills and knowledge to move the needle forward in the field of engineering and physics.Alexandro Salvatore Di Nunzio, York University, CanadaDr. Mojgan A. Jadidi, P.E., York University, Canada ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GAME-BASED AND VIRTUAL REALITY SANDBOXES: INCLUSIVE, IMMERSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS D. Tennakoon1 , A. Di Nunzio1 , M. Jadidi 1 ∗ 1 Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Fox, Stanford; Benjamin C. Beiter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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ethics and the ethicalunderstanding of engineering from a Philosophy of Technology approach. We then utilizethe intersection of queer theory and video game studies to present how the understandingof failure can help us reshape how it is approached in engineering. Finally, to illustrate theuse of these ideas, we present two theoretical examples of how failure can be enacted in theclassroom for a better understanding of engineering ethics.II. FAILING AT G AMES , A B RIEF I NTRODUCTIONThe initial quote, from the 2023 Game of the Year, Elden Ring [1], serves as a call to action,a start to an adventure, the beginning of a quest that we hope will change the world (at leastthe one within the game. . . ). Video games can act as a world within a

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 14

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucas Buccafusca, The Johns Hopkins University

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software development [1], politics [2], or theworkplace [3], the idea of incorporating game elements to enchance performance is rapidly beingimplemented. Such is the case in learning as well. Gamification is a new tool in making the studentenvironment more effective and dynamic than the traditional classroom model [4]. Gamificationis a natural application of experiential learning, wherein students learn by doing i.e. being activelyengaged in material with tasks, problems, or projects. Trivial examples of gamification to enhancelearning include those of educational games or in self-teaching tools such as Khan Academy orClasscraft. Early discussions of gamification in the classroom share the opinion that gamification has thepotential to improve

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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Qiuxing Chen; Anne M. McAlister, University of Virginia; Courtney Burris; Jada Vanessa Mowatt, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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urbanplanning method. These approaches shift the power relationships traditionally established ininterview settings and allowed student participants to shape the direction of their interviews andstorytelling.In this paper, we first describe the central ethical and justice challenges to soliciting andengaging BIPOC students in research about their experiences. After describing the goals of thestudy, we explain two key strategies that allowed us to address these challenges in our datacollection: 1) Use of boundary objects to elicit participants narratives, and 2) the integration ofparticipatory urban planning methods.We show sample data sets to explain the ways our methods provided opportunities to learn morefrom students, to gain a comprehensive

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Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Responding to Harassment at Work and in School

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin University; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Alicia Mullen; Eve A. Riskin P.E., University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

built around a frameworkdrawn from a recent book [1] that explores the current status of sexual harassment inengineering. Our five panelists are a diverse group of women engineers representing multiplesexual orientations, races, and family backgrounds. Our panelists will present their experienceswith gender harassment, lessons learned, their responses to the harassment, and paths forward.The panel will emphasize approaches and responses to gender harassment that can beimplemented from the bottom up – by individuals or localized peer or work groups – withoutrelying on top leadership in an organization to take the initiative to transform culture or takedefinitive and proportionate action in response to individual harassment cases.Gender

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Matthew, Engineering for One Planet; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Surbhi Godsay Lipkin-Moore, Amplify Evaluation

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concerned about the effects of climate change, and felt that sustainabledevelopment should be universally taught in higher education yet only 26% of respondents felttheir coursework was covering these issues in depth.7 Despite sustainability becoming a morepopular topic in engineering education programs in recent years, a few key hurdles remain thatare preventing or slowing the pace of curricular change, to more fully integrate sustainabilityacross engineering courses and programs.8 Barriers include: 1) belief that there is no space tointegrate sustainability into already jam-packed engineering courses, 2) lack of confidence orlack of familiarity with how to bring sustainability into the classroom, and 3) trust one-offmodules, seminars, or a

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Pedagogy and Instructional Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oluwafemi Johnson Ajeigbe, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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suggests that using LCDLMsis beneficial for females as they are for males. The paper concludes with implications andrecommendations for researchers to develop hands-on interventions.IntroductionAcross numerous studies, researchers have examined how gender impacts achievementmotivation and its influence on educational and occupational choices [1]–[5]. These studiesutilized achievement motivation theories to understand why men and women pursue differentcareer paths. In recent years, there has been significant progress toward achieving genderequality in academic achievement across different educational levels.Nevertheless, women continue to be significantly underrepresented, particularly in STEM fields,according to the National Science Foundation's

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M. McAlister, The State University of New York, Buffalo; Sarah Catherine Lilly, California State University, Channel Islands

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global, sociotechnical issues through engineering and to increaserepresentation and inclusion in engineering.IntroductionModern global issues (e.g., accessibility, climate change, health/pandemic, racism) are complex,systemic, sociotechnical problems, and the problem-solving skills of engineers are necessary toaddress these issues. Further, because engineering occurs within systems of social inequalities,politics, and social hierarchies, engineering students must have opportunities to consider thesesocial aspects of engineering [1]. Without exposure to unpacking inequalities, engineers mayperpetuate oppression, marginalization, and other forms of social inequalities [2]. Undergraduateengineering education then needs to train and empower

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Kelly Murray, Marquette University; Kathryn Ermentrout

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, Gender, and Student Success from Year 1 to Year 2 in EngineeringAllison K. Murray*1, Kathryn Ermentrout 11 Mechanical Engineering, Opus College of Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI* Corresponding author: allison.murray@marquette.eduAbstractThere is a need to identify where student success disparities are occurring in engineering,investigate why the differences are present, and propose institutional and pedagogical changes toaddress them. This work seeks to understand how the gap in student success amongst students inengineering is correlated to student identity and academic level. Built upon an anti-deficitframework, this study works to reframe the narrative around the achievement gap

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; John T. Hird, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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attempt to to this complex algorithm. remove “cancer” This free teacher resource kit contains three activities to introduce students to what cancer researchers are studying: (1) removing cancer cells using Play-Doh, (2) a wavelength tissue penetration activity to introduce key components of imaging tissue (taking pictures of body parts), and (3) the Classification Game to show how ML can contribute to the process

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iram Rahman, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

chemical engineering curriculum.IntroductionThe impacts of climate change are global and unprecedented. According to the UN HumanRights Office, “Human-induced Climate Change is the largest, most pervasive threat to thenatural environment and societies the world has ever experienced, and the poorest countries arepaying the heaviest price” [1]. Nearly all nations have committed to limiting global warming toless than 2°C above pre-industrial levels [2]. Integrated assessment models that connectemissions, economy, and climate demonstrate that the path to remaining below this limit will beexceedingly challenging, and that following the current trajectory, the threshold will be exceededbetween 2034 and 2052 [2]. Students will need to solve problems in

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3: Technology in Biomedical Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Pravalika Irukulla, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

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. Gomillion, University of Georgia Dr. Cheryl Gomillion is Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Materials, & Biomedical Engi- neering, part of the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia (UGA). She received her B.S. in Biosystems Engineering with an emphasis in Applied Biotechnology from Clemson University, and she completed both her Master’s and Ph.D. in Bioengineering also at Clemson University. Dr. Gomil- lion’s long-standing research interests are in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Specifically, the work of her research group focuses on three general areas: (1) design and evaluation of biomaterials for therapeutic purposes; (2) application of materials for engineering tissue

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Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. The main textbook is‘Introduction to EMC’ [1]. To address the section on EMC system design, which includes PCBdesign and layout, and EMC measurements, the book 'EMC Engineering' [2] is used as a reference. i. Basic EMC topicsThese topics serve as a foundation for EMC principles and concepts, including electromagneticfields, transmission lines, EMI and antennas, non-ideal circuit components, and EMC regulations.The students will also gain an understanding of the latest industry standards and regulations relatedto EMC through discussions on these basic EMC subjects shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Unconstructed view of EMC basic topics. ii. Advanced topicsThese advanced topics dive deeper into EMC, covering topics

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najme Kishani Farahani, University of Toronto, Canada; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada; Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto, Canada

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the engineering faculty. The resultssuggest a) supporting first-year undergraduate students as they, particularly women, have theirlowest grades in the first year, b) diversifying admission requirements to benefit from the largeapplicant pools in the most populated departments, c) improving international applicants’admission success rate, who are refused admission due to high tuition fees, d) enhancingdomestic students application rate, and e) learning from success stories in the faculty.Keywords: gender equity, gender parity, engineering, graduate studiesIntroductionThe small number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and morespecifically, in engineering, has been well documented during the last few decades [1], [2

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Kesh Bahadur Pun, Black & Veatch Corp, Overland Park, KS USA

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transmission or distribution line, the selection of an appropriate number and size of inverters Distributed generation of utility-scale photovoltaic solar is crucial. This selection should be based on the AC powerpower involves integrating it into the distribution grid. The required to be integrated into the grid.process of PV solar power generation involves convertingsunlight into electrical energy using PV modules [1]. The While the inverter converts DC power to low voltage ACamount of energy generated by the PV module depends

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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production agriculturalpractices on UMES farms for growing corn, soybean, and wheat utilizing advanced farmmachinery and drones to promote sustainable intensification through best practices in the growingarea of “precision agriculture” at a somewhat larger scale. Integration of advanced digitalagricultural tools such as the FarmBots (http://farmbot.io) for growing specialty crops on smallraised beds is also central to the overall scope of the project [1-3]. Since its inception, the projecthas adopted the experiential learning [4] paradigm and involved undergraduate students fromengineering and other STEM disciplines on campus to engage with one another in a verticallyintegrated [5] team setting along with the graduate student (s) in the Food Science

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Van Kirk; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Emily York, James Madison University; Shannon Conley; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Marisa Renee Brandt, Michigan State University; Kathryn Peck

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onengineering and applied science. In fact, most educators trained in humanities, arts, and socialsciences work in a single department.We planned these activities in response to significant recent interest in pedagogies inflected bySTS for engineering students [1, 2, 3]. Such efforts are often strongly interdisciplinary, crossingboundaries between engineering and humanities fields. There are some signs that engineeringeducation, on the whole, considers interdisciplinary education to be useful for students: evidenceof these considerations include ABET criteria [4], curricular and co-curricular requirements ofengineering degrees, and pedagogical activities in which different disciplinary knowledgessupport the integration of “sociotechnical” themes [5, 6

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 5: Lab Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; John D Lynch; Artem Taran; Anna Yurov; Ryder Sandry

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with a wide range of lab objectives andoutcomes. Those materials could impact the students’ lab report writing extensively.1. IntroductionMost engineering programs include laboratory courses in their curricula to offer hands-onexperience with disciplinary concepts and methods used in engineering practices. Mostengineering laboratory instructors assign lab reports to prepare engineering undergraduates to beeffective communicators with a range of audiences [1-3]. Lab reports also provide students toreview the necessary technical information and present their lab data while also giving themcareer-specific equipment and practical laboratory skills [4]. Despite the importance of labs andlab report writing in engineering programs, the expectations

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie E. Lorenzo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Natasha Mamaril, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

with the goal of facilitating mentoring relationships for achieving personal, academic,and professional goals of undergraduate and graduate participants through (1) buildingcommunity, (2) academic development, and (3) professional development. Different workshopsand social activities were hosted to enhance mentoring participation. During the program’s first iteration, we recruited 12 graduate student mentors to pair with12 undergraduate students from various departments in the Grainger College of Engineering atthe University of Illinois. The program enabled 50% of our graduate student participants in thefirst cohort to obtain their first experience being a mentor. By the end of the first iteration, 91%of the graduate mentors indicated

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Engineering Programs and Institutional Factors

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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different situatedlearning experiences can influence lifelong learning orientations (attitudes and values related tolifelong learning). There is wide awareness that the engineering profession has a role to play inaddressing global socio-technical problems such as climate change and digital misinformation[1]. At the same time, rapid technological change and other shifts in the labour system mean thatengineers’ workplace responsibilities and career paths are prone to uncertainty and precarity [2].As will be discussed, lifelong learning competencies can enable individuals to navigate thesechanges and challenges in their individual career trajectories and to make innovativetechnological contributions. As part of a curriculum realignment project in the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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within academic structures such as departmental siloing andconflicts in policies, procedures, and budget models across disciplines that often impinge uponinterdisciplinary student development [1][2][3].Previous findings based on faculty perspectives on facilitating interdisciplinary programs revealthe ways in which multiple differentiated layers of the academic environment impact graduatestudent development, but students’ perspectives have often been left out, leaving an incompletepicture. Additionally, existing literature tends to focus on levels of the academic environmentthat students interact with directly, with less attention to external influences at or beyond theinstitutional level that are also relevant to the interdisciplinary graduate

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeka Yocum, Oregon Institute of Technology; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

these strategies. These findings warrant further investigation into thebenefits that could accompany collaborative development of active learning strategies.IntroductionWorkforce development in the transportation engineering field has been a subject of interest overthe last few decades. In 2003, the Transportation Research Board published a report highlightingshortages in the workforce and recommending larger focus be spent on training efforts for newrecruits [1]. For the purposes of this paper, we focus on transportation engineering education atthe university level as “training” for the next generation of engineers. In most university degreeprograms, transportation engineering is a specialization of civil engineering, along with othercommon

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarira Motaref, P.E., University of Connecticut; Mousumi Roy, P.E., University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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process in which colleaguesassess each other's teaching performance and provide feedback for improvement. It is widelyused in higher education as a form of professional development and quality assurance. Researchhas shown that it can have a positive impact on teaching and learning outcomes, but it is alsoimportant to address the challenges related to the lack of a standardized approach, privacy andconfidentiality, and the accuracy of feedback provided [1]. A study by Daniels et al. [2] foundthat peer observation led to significant improvements in teaching effectiveness, as well asincreased satisfaction among both the observer and the observed. Similarly, a study by Boud andFalchikov [3] found that peer observation led to increased reflection on

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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environment. However, mostof the forensic engineers in a professional role for field investigations are structural engineerswho may or may not have developed forensic skills during their academic careers. This studyaims to: (1) investigate bachelor’s in construction management programs in 72 AmericanCouncil for Construction Education (ACCE) accredited institutions to identify the accessibilityto forensic engineering-based courses; (2) identify essential forensic engineering skills thatstudents lack; and (3) investigate students’ interest to pursue a forensic engineering career. Theresults of this study indicated that forensic engineers need specific skills and competencies toobjectively analyze the causes of failure using the collected evidence

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Thomas Ghanat, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; Dena Garner; M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Thad Le-Vasicek, The Citadel; Todd Wittman

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of differential equations to problems in image processing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating Undergraduate Researchers’ Perceptions of Mentoring RelationshipsBackgroundAccording to the Council on Undergraduate Research, undergraduate research is defined as “aninquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an originalintellectual or creative contribution to the discipline” [1]. Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice that has myriad benefits for students. Faculty mentors reportextensive learning gains by students who engage in undergraduate research in collecting data,collaborating with other

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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explore the predictiverelationships between our constructs and help institutions create strategies for the success of boththeir graduate students and their faculty.IntroductionPositive self-efficacy expectations, a person’s beliefs in their abilities to achieve their goals, havebeen shown to be essential to academic persistence and professional success [1], [2]. As such, inefforts to stave off attrition from graduate programs, engineering graduate students’ self-efficacyin the academic and research domains have received much attention from researchers [3], [4]. Inrecognizing that a students’ self-efficacy is influenced by environmental factors outside of theircontrol, the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) posits that a student’s career and