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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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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

engineering) is the work of Guerin and hercolleagues [20]. Borrego and her team also examined motivational factors to consider master’sand Ph.D. degrees separately. For instance, they found that “for every one-unit increase instudents’ self-efficacy, they were over eight times more likely to plan to enroll in a master’sprogram and 13 times more likely to plan to enroll in a Ph.D. program relative to not attendinggraduate school” [8, p. 154].Therefore, the body of literature on women in graduate degrees in engineering remains extremelylimited, especially disaggregated on each graduate degree (MSc, MEng, or Ph.D.) or engineeringsubfields. In order to address systematic challenges that threaten EDI, specifically in engineeringgraduate programs, it is

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AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Juhyun Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Plomin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Luisa-Maria Rosu, I-STEM, (Illinois Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education Initiative; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

, assumptions in their model, and how realrockets and rocket scientists might address these issues.Early plans for this activity shifted too much responsibility onto students and teachers to learnnew material. The first iteration had little scaffolding and only a short video that presented theactivity. There were plans to have options for both python and spreadsheet plotting, but at highschool PD events teachers explained that they, as well as the students, need more practice andexperience in both software. Even with limited experience in spreadsheet software, teachersexpressed excitement during the demonstration of the plotting in Google Sheets activity. Sincereceiving this feedback, the course was adjusted to include extra tutorial videos for the

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoumeh Farhadi Nia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Grace E. Callen; Gayatri Aroskar, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Charles Thompson, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kelilah Wolkowicz, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Max Denis, University of the District of Columbia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

papers that summarized the main idea or argument in that section. Revisiting our message box • Identified and defined the problem to be addressed in the paper. • Defined our audience. • Organized our thoughts to address the problem and create a solution. • Implemented the planned solution to fulfill our goal to solve the defined problem. • Discussed benefits of the defined solution to the problem. Improving our message and • Continued to improve upon the message box from previous workshops by those of other teams comparing our message box to

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 6: Engineering in the Home

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter N. Knox, University of Vermont; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

moments.Increased Awareness of Parent Reactions to Child EmotionsOne primary theme that emerged amongst participating parents was an awareness of themselvesand their methods of handling frustration or set-back. This recognition often occurred throughobserving their children’s frustration or failure and reflecting on their approach oracknowledgement of it. Children’s frustration was often readily perceived by parents andsubsequently understood or supported as a natural or even beneficial component to learning. Inacknowledging their children’s frustrations and moments when things did not go according tooriginal plans (i.e., failures), many parents chose to model tactics for working through it orsuggested ways that children might move beyond frustration.One

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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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Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Monash University; Alan Reid, Monash University; Gillian Kidman, Monash University; Julia Lamborn, P.E., Monash University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

carried out a solid waste management planning activity for a population. We had to estimate the mass of waste per capita and then by population, and the distance to the nearest landfill was considered, cost of transportation, and recycling use. We chose the population. (Student A, Colombian University)Focusing less on the design of sanitation facilities, students had to work in a ‘real-life’ contextto diagnose the current conditions and, based on that, propose solutions to ensure an adequateand sufficient supply of services, considering cultural and contextual variables. One educatorexplained: The students realise that there are populations with sanitary units but do not treat wastewater or do not have sanitary

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Miriam Kanini Peter

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenda T. Kelly, Duke University; Joshua Granek, Duke University; Claudia K. Gunsch, Duke University; Joseph L. Graves Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; David Singleton, Duke University

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Paper ID #40196Advances in Graduate Training in Integrative Bioinformatics forInvestigating and Engineering Microbiomes (IBIEM)Dr. Glenda T. Kelly, Duke University Glenda Kelly is Director of Evaluation and Assessment for the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University. She previously served as Associate Director for Assessment and Outreach for the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), Duke. For both Centers she designed the overall evaluation plan and collaborated with

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley E Dugan, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Sara Valentina Rojas

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

development throughout undergraduateprograms in engineering. The 2022-2023 ABET accreditation criteria for engineeringencompasses a need for students to develop technical skills (e.g., basic principles of engineering,science, and mathematics; analyzing and interpreting data; and drawing conclusions based ondata) while simultaneously developing professional and leadership skills (e.g., planning tasks,establishing goals, teamwork, cultivating inclusive environments, leading a team, ethics,responsibility, critical thinking, and thinking about the big picture in terms of economic,environmental, social and global impacts) [2]. There is an increasing demand from theengineering industry and employers for engineers entering the workforce to be equipped

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chintam, Northwestern University; Alexis N. Prybutok, University of Washington; Willa Brenneis; Jonathan M. Chan; Joie Green; Ruihan Li; Meagan Olsen; Sapna L. Ramesh; Carolyn E. Ramirez; Dhanvi Ram Vemulapalli; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, what, where, when, why, and how) (1 pt) b. As a group, construct a final evaluation matrix with all alternatives scored across the limited list of relevant criteria (1 pt) 2 3. Prototype and test solutions (2 pts total) a. As a group, develop and execute a plan to collect information about the feasibility and viability of the top three alternatives (i.e., from interviews, from precedents, from history, etc) (2 pt) 4 4. Select a valid solution using engineering judgement (4 pts total) a. Group score (2 pts) – create a “one-pager” to argue for your team’s single best solution and post to

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Sociotechnical Thinking: Who, Why, and How?

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

terms with the loss and process his grief. Although Victor speaksof the “despair that is exhibited on the countenance” in the wake of a loved one’s death and the“bitterness of grief,” he concludes somewhat abruptly that “[t]he time at length arrives whengrief is rather an indulgence than a necessity” [5]. And he speaks with admiration of his adoptedsister and fiancée Elizabeth, who “veiled her grief” and “forgot even her own regret in herendeavours to make us forget” [5]. After a relatively short time of mourning, then, Victor resignshimself to proceed with his plans to attend university: “My mother was dead, but we had stillduties which we ought to perform; we must continue our course with the rest” [5].Once in Ingolstadt at university, is it

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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

undergraduate degree makes it difficult to even think about these manyaspects of her career progression.This self-doubt/lack of self-confidence came up other times, for instance, when she was askedwhat her plan after graduation was: I need to continue studying because I don't feel prepared for life, I don't feel that I have the resources or the awareness of how to learn things on my own yet, as in I don't have the foundations for learning other things... [contd] I don't even know how to get into one of those [Ph.D.] programs. And my GPA isn't the best. I don't have the best track record and research. I haven't-- I'm not a primary author in any research papers, I haven't done anything fantastic. So acceptance

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

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they become focused on anarrow set of possible solutions that does not lead to a workable outcome. A similar situationarises when teams do not put sufficient thought and effort into creating design representations(see below) which results in poor project organization and planning. Failing to reassign teammembers to the most pressing tasks and jumping too early into project implementation is anotherway teams become overly focused on unproductive pathways, which also can lead to stuckness.Stuckness has been a perennial issue in the capstone course described here, leading to non-optimal project outcomes in many cases. Stuckness not only affects projects, but individualstudents as well. Students’ mental health can be negatively affected by the

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Instrument Design and Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

questionnaire and semi-structured interview data.The questionnaire data will be used in confirmatory factor analysis and other structural equationmodeling techniques to further validate the instrument and analyze the relationships among theconstructs. We also plan to include another iteration of data collection and analysis using arevised questionnaire, based on improvements noted in this current exploratory analysis.References[1] G. D. Hoople, D. A. Chen, S. M. Lord, L. A. Gelles, F. Bilow, and J. A. Mejia, "An Integrated Approach to Energy Education in Engineering," Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 21, 2020.[2] B. Cohen, J. S. Rossmann, and K. L. S. Bernhardt, "Introducing Engineering as a Socio- technical Process," in Proceedings of the

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siavash Farzan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, more women are absolutely needed in the fields of technology, all the relevant stakeholders because the greater the variety of people developing the technology of our heard. society, the better they will be able to take into account all the necessary aspects. (207) The [technology] sector solves complex social problems that can affect different populations in different ways. For example, better consideration of the perspective of women in the planning of community structures could contribute to social equality. (337) Common

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Rashidi, SUNY University, Buffalo

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collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives[16]. The author of this paper, with several years of industrial experience, verifies that this ABEToutcome conforms with what the industry requires. The industry forms teams for effectivecollaboration among their members to provide useful products and services. As a result, capstoneprojects at engineering schools need to be designed to create an environment for students toobtain this skill set.Significance of collaboration with industry in the capstone experienceCollaboration with industry has become more important in the last few years. First, the industryis motivated to work with the university to access new technology findings and enhance theirinnovation [17

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

in their classes. One stated, “I definitelyencourage them to go online and search, there’s so much information out there.” Another stated,“it’s important for [the students] to understand the difference between just searching the web andgoing into a more reliable source.” Faculty from both engineering and business pointed out avariety of resources they talk about with their students ranging from databases like Factiva andWeb of Science to other free and governmental resources, such as EuroMonitor and the Bureauof Labor Statistics. Another faculty member confirmed that they do take class time to talk aboutthe research process as a whole, “how to plan for it, how to search, how to screen results andnarrow down.”Others expressed it is an area

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Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

preceding the study had evolved from “a definite teaching plan” and “pedagogic consistency” [p. v] to a “chaotic condition” [p. 6]; and • an integrated approach to humanistic studies that recognizes “human values and costs” as important considerations in engineering [p. 92] and has the potential to develop “a unity of purpose and outlook which will be a great asset in developing a professional consciousness among engineers” [p. 97].Mann takes an outcomes-based approach to curriculum design that is recognizably the same asthat used in Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). Like the framers of EC2000, Mann recognizesthat STEM competencies are necessary but not sufficient for successful engineering practice. Acrucial

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Emily McLaughlin; Brenda Morrow, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

teaching space and discuss the anticipatedrenovations and improvements which will soon be in place. Surveys that were administered tostudents, faculty, and advisory board members will highlight key findings which serve as a basisfor the transformation, and future plans for additional steps are also included in this study. Itshould be noted that this is an ongoing project which plans to analyze the long-term effects ofchange and improvement in one particular classroom, therefore final conclusions may be issuedin future publications.In addition, this paper reviews the literature which discusses similar research and observationsfrom comparable studies to evaluate student learning environments embedded within othermajors as well as additional higher

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Sarah T. Dunton; Jayce R. Warner, University of Texas, Austin; Jeffrey Xavier; Joshua Childs, University of Texas, Austin; Alan Peterfreund, SAGE

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understanding the pressing issues including legislative opportunities (new CSEdcoordinators, call for state CSEd plans, or funding allocated for CSEd).The sessions during the Initial framing phase on subjectivity and bias and, relatedly, on engagingothers with the data story are important in enabling the teams to understand in advance a) howthey want to own their state BPC story and b) how others in the BPC arena make choices abouthow they present data in ways that may be counterproductive to the ECEP team’s BPC advocacywork. These sessions are both cautionary and empowering for the teams.Understanding the data ecosystemWithin the first 6 months of the first CMP cohort the research team designed a process thatallows for a clear understanding of where

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Xuan emily Gedney; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego

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instructionalguidance on preparing for an oral exam for both examiners and examinees, need to be consideredand carefully planned. Our StudyThe full project aims at developing oral exams that maximize their formative benefits to ourstudents and addresses the design challenges associated with their scalability and adoption forhigh-enrollment classes. In this paper, we focus on understanding the full picture of oral exams:connecting students’ psychological and learning experiences with their academic performancesacross several courses. We specifically aim at addressing three components of oral exams. First,we examine the overall psychological experience on the student’s end in preparing for, during,and after the oral exam. Specifically, we asked students

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Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego

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)?” Group average All students (N = 189) 0.17 Students who are planning to take -0.02 the oral assessment (N = 36) Students who are not planning to 0.14 take the oral assessment (N = 15) Figure 7. Initial student comfort level reaching out the instructional team (from the pre

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 4: Bring Your Own Experiments +

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

. We produced 20 copies of this system to serve 40 students at a time (a). A team of two students troubleshot the error that we have implanted in the setup (b).The learning objectives of the exercise are as follows. • Ability to plan and execute strategies to solve troubleshooting problems. • Ability to work with a partner in a structured problem-solving activity. • Ability to use engineering domain and device knowledge in practical problem-solving scenarios. 3. Results and DiscussionThe structured troubleshooting presented in the Introduction section involves identification,hypothesis generation/verification, and solution tasks. Hypotheses present a spectrum of possibleerrors causing the malfunction. Hypotheses need to be

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Teaching Mode Active-ated

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering; Usama El Shamy, P.E., Southern Methodist University; Binod Tiwari, University of Michigan; Anirban De, P.E., Manhattan College; Xenia Wirth; Kejun Wen, Jackson State University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress; Anthony Tessari; Mehdi Omidvar; Ashly Cabas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research C (2014):11. Creswell, J. W. and Clark, V. L. P. “Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research” (2007):12. McCullough, C. L. “A Plan to Assess All the New ABET Outcomes Using Only Three Courses” (2018):13. Muller, J. “The Future of Knowledge and Skills in Science and Technology Higher Education” Higher Education 70, (2015): 409–416. doi:10.1007/s10734-014-9842-x, Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-014-9842-x14. Nie, Y. and Lau, S. “Differential Relations of Constructivist and Didactic Instruction to Students’ Cognition, Motivation, and Achievement” Learning and Instruction 20, no. 5 (2010): 411–423

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The Best of Computers in Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiqiu Zhou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Qianhui Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Sophia Yang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Abdussalam Alawini, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

interpretations, we propose conducting a qualitative study byinterviewing students. We plan to couple current exploratory study with performance data andsubmitted queries to more strongly identify successful problem-solving patterns and groups ofstudents in need of support. Ultimately, we aim to develop an automated analysis tool forinstructors to identify students who may require help during lecture sessions or collaborativeassignments, as some students who would benefit from help may feel shy from seeking it.ConclusionsOur study seeks to address the lack of knowledge about student group problem-solving behaviorsin a collaborative learning setting and assist instructors in understanding the temporal patterns instudent group submission sequences

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; Elizabeth Louise Meier, University of Florida

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

their project rankings in hindsight to determine how the experience changed their expectations.• Is there a relationship between project source and perceived project difficulty?• Do the students’ post-graduation plans impact their choice of sponsor source?The authors look forward to collaborating with courses who also use multiple types of projectsources to compare results and determine potential improvements for ensuring students haveoptimized learning experiences.References1. P. Brackin, D. Knudson, B. Nassersharif, and D. O'bannon. "Pedagogical implications of project selection in capstone design courses." International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 27, no. 6, 2011.2. S. Howe and J. Goldberg, “Engineering capstone design

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 10

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Northwest; James B. Higley P.E., University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

requirements have changed as thecampuses and student focus have changed. The following paragraphs describe this change andPNW’s plans to keep senior capstone projects relevant through 2030 [11].Organization of Senior Design courseEngineering Technology programs have been in place at Purdue University Northwest since the1960s. As soon as Bachelor of Science Degrees in Engineering Technology became available,senior capstone courses were part of the curriculum. Initially at PNW, these courses wereinformal, often did not meet on a regular class schedule and consisted of a project at the student’splace of work loosely supervised by a faculty member. While this was an informal process, itwas typically successful because of the industrial basis for the