Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Padmanabhan Seshaiyer; Linghan Zhang, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

; project-based learning.Introduction We examine here the short-term impact of a hands-on, project-based intensive summerexperience for undergraduate students. Motivated by prior research showing that creativity isdriven largely by specific curiosity (1) and that positive project outcomes are correlated with thesense of ownership (2), we proposed and delivered a 10-week intensive (40 hours/week) summerprogram to undergraduate students majoring in STEAM. We recruited from a diverse pool ofapplicants (64 undergraduate applicants from 14 different majors). The selected cohort included10 undergraduates, 3 high school students, and one graduate assistant. The diversity in majors(Biology, Computer Science, Bioengineering, Game design, Psychology

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sindhu Chava, Virginia Tech; Ayush Dhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taimoor Qamar, Virginia Tech ; Daniel Newman, The Boeing Company

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Identification based on Vibration Signals using Machine Learning Nektaria Tryfona1, Daniel Newman2, Taimoor Qamar1, Ayush Dhar1, Sindhu Chava1 1 The Brandley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2 Boeing Research and TechnologyAbstractThis paper highlights an industry-driven Project-Based Learning (PBL) activity focusing on thedevelopment of Machine Learning algorithms for Anomaly Detection to be used in vibrationdiagnostics centered around the analysis of aircraft equipment. Students worked alongside aBoeing

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

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(PBL), suspensionsystem, dynamic vibration absorber.1. IntroductionIn many fields, an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) enhances the ability to identity opportunities, torecognize the impact of changes and to create long-lasting value. EM is the precursor toentrepreneurship that focuses on business ventures1. In engineering, it recalls recent technicalachievements and equips the engineers with the ability to impact society and the world aroundthem2. There are three key elements in the EM. Curiosity: Our students need to be curious about our changing world and about a contradiction to our accepted solutions. Connections: Our students need to connect information from other sources with their own discoveries

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Scott Schultz, Mercer University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

product.KeywordsProduction, Experiential Learning, Hands onIntroduction & BackgroundThe US Bureau of Labor defines the profession of Industrial Engineering as “Design, develop,test and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, includinghuman work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis,and production coordination”1. Other definitions include the term manufacturing operations inplace of “production”2. However, a key term of any industrial engineering definition isproduction, where production can be defined as “the process of making … goods to be sold”3.Introducing and exposing students to production can be quite challenging. While productionconcepts can certainly be described and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

request.Even though the utilization of Abaqus in Mechanics of Materials course was discussed in an earlierpublication of the author6, the scope and range of problems discussed in this publication werelimited, since some of the more advanced capabilities of Abaqus were not utilized. In the presentedproject, these features are fully employed to obtain the solution of a range of more realistic classicalproblems encountered in the Mechanics of Materials course.Sample developed simulation models and corresponding produced results for analyzing solids areprovided and discussed in the paper to better illustrate the significance of the project. Theseexample models are created for the following specific problems: (1) thermal stresses in an axiallyloaded

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University

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, George Mason UniversityHolly Matto, George Mason University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeast Section Conference Project-based multidisciplinary graduate program for community-centered design Nathalia Peixoto, Holly Matto, Padhu Seshaiyer, Siddhartha Sikdar George Mason University, Fairfax VA 22030Abstract There have been multiple drivers for changes in STEM graduate education that have beenreported by major national groups. (1) Evidence from prior research demonstrates thatcommunity engagement benefits all stakeholders, including educational institutions. Here

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Wayne M. Johnson, University of Georgia; Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

paper will discuss thedevelopment, implementation, and results of EDC 2022: Eagle-3D.Keywords3D printing, design, challenge, high school.IntroductionThe recent 3D Printing revolution has introduced several low-cost 3D printing systems 1.Integrating low cost 3D printers into the K-12 curriculum is a simple way to teach the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS) 2. The subsequent advancements in open-source 3Dprinting software has also propagated this revolution in the availability of these systems to alarger audience. Many high schools have access to a 3D Printer and use it for projects or embedits utilization in their curriculum. However, teachers continue to lack adequate training in 3Dprinting systems 3.There are several outreach activities

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Vanessa M Barth, George Mason University; Johnnie William Hall IV, Laboratory and Machine Shop Manager

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with two water tanks.Photos of both facilities are included in Figure 1.Figure 1: SeaGlide campers in student prototype space (top); SeaPerch campers in maritimerobotics laboratory (bottom) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceMinors on campusBecause participants in these camps were minors, background checks were required for all camppersonnel and minimum adult to student ratios were also required. While University minimumratios (1 adult per 10 children for day campers 9-14 years old; 1 adult per 12 children for daycampers 15-18 years old) only dictated the need for two adults overseeing the camp, we found itbeneficial to have three

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Harrison N Oonge, University of Central Florida; Shawn A Putnam, University of Central Florida

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mostrecent six academic years, namely 2016-2017 till 2021-2022 (see Table 1 below)Table 1: Total Number of Students Based on Target Course Completed at the University with a Pre-requisiteCompleted at Either the University or Transfer Institution PHY2048 to EGN3310 PHY2029 to EGN3373 (N) (N) Pre-requisite Completed at the University 2016-17 921 465 2017-18 910 619 2018-19 754

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida; Harrison N Oonge, University of Central Florida

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fair testing approach. The best mark out of the three attempts was retained. The studentsparticipated in a survey whose results are shown in Appendix A of Nader et DeMara 17. More than90% agreed that it is an effective method with the hope it be applied in other courses as well.ResultsTwo groups of students were considered in the analysis, the FTIC and TS. The number of studentssucceeding in an attempt are those who obtained greater than 70% in each attempt. The percentagesuccess for each for each attempt is represented below in Table 1. It can be easily seen that allstudents, be it FTIC or TS were constantly improving in each attempt for every test (T1, T2 & T3).Notice that more FTIC students succeeded in comparison to the TS for every

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Niloofar Kalantari, George Mason university; Sarah Wittman, George Mason University; Vivian Genaro Motti, George Mason University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

courses.Keywords.Neurodiversity, Social media analysis, Reddit, Workplace.1. IntroductionSocial media analytics and digital ethnography studies are promising to characterize humanbehavior [1], [2] since the analysis of users' posts enables researchers to understand individualperceptions without explicitly and directly intervening with end users in their daily lives. Amongnumerous social media channels, Reddit stands out as an online discussion forum that is popularfor community members to discuss online sensitive topics of interest, such as mental healthconcerns. The advantages of online discussion forums are that the platform is free, is continuouslyavailable for users to access it, and the members' posts are anonymous, which reduces the fear ofsocial stigma and peer

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

terms34 in university statements. Common themes emerged through an analysis of five of these35 institutions: the University of Virginia (UVA), Duke University, Cornell University, Stanford36 University, and the University of Michigan. These universities typically characterize diversity as37 the ways in which people differ, including the characteristics such as age, religion, disability,38 sexual orientation, education, etc. that differentiate one individual from another. Equity is © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 1 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference39 broadly defined as fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Sabrina H. Buer, Tennessee Technological University; Carlos Roberto Galindo, Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech University

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the 2022 STEM Innovator award from the TN STEM Innovation Network. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Curriculum Development and the Holistic Engineer: Foundry Guided ApproachesAndrea Arce-Trigatti1, Sabrina Buer2, Carlos R. Galindo3, Pedro E. Arce2, and J. Robby Sanders2 1 Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 2 Millard Oakley STEM Center, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TNAbstractThe Renaissance Foundry Model (herein the Foundry

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chang Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Dongji Feng, Auburn University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

)dataset were found to be the potential dataset for training and testing in this study. The corpuscontains words and sentences used for clinical assessment and research of speech disorders, withmore than 16,000 speech samples from adults and children with and without speech disorders12.ASR modelWe propose a phone-level ASR model applied with high-resolution Mel-frequency cepstralcoefficients (MFCCs) as features, and bidirectional long short-term memory as the modelarchitecture for the system. Figure 1 displays the high-level overview of the ASR system. The firststep in any ASR system is to extract features. In short, it identifies the components of the audiosignal that are good for recognizing the linguistic content and discarding all the other

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Patrick J Martin, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joseph Adams Shelton, Virginia State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

. Dr. Shelton is the lead on the ongoing workshops with local underprivileged youth to partake in this challenge and expose them to computer science professional while working on fun and engaging problems. His life’s goal is to expand the horizons of his research area to educate as well as educate future researchers and practitioners of the computer sciences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference A Prototype for Cross-Institution, Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning in Cybersecure Autonomy Patrick J. Martin1 and Joseph Shelton2 1

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, North Carolina School of Science and Math

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

Conference Session

Classroom Skills

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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traditional lecture, where most students passively listen to the instructor, takenotes, and ask or are asked an occasional question, active learning is an instructional methodmeant to engage students in the learning process. In one of the most comprehensive metastudies[1] done in undergraduate STEM education, where 225 studies were analyzed, the averageexamination scores increased by 6% (0.47 SD) under active learning over traditional lecture.Students also were less likely to fail in the active learning classes. In a follow-up metastudy [2],active learning was also shown to narrow achievement gaps for underrepresented students.Achievement gaps between majority and underrepresented students were reduced by 33%, whilethe passing rates were narrowed by

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University; Betsy Pingen, Union University

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, and the 5th-12th gradestudents, as illustrated with the 4-spoked assistivetechnology collaboration wheel shown in Figure 1. We Figure 1: Assistive Technologywill provide a brief overview of the mentorship and Collaboration Wheelcollaboration approach, give an overview of the fourassistive technology teams and their projects, andprovide reflections on the Make:able projects from the 2021/22 year.The Mentorship and Collaboration ApproachBy participating in the Make:able challenge, we pursue three goals: 1. Generate excitement for engineering and technology among 5th-12th grade students 2. Provide opportunities for growth and leadership to university engineering students 3. Improve the day-to-day life of someone with a

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

disciplines, including undergraduate freshmen all the way to seniorstudents. They are taught the research methods and processes and apply those techniques on areal-world project. Senior students also serve as mentors to junior students.Literature Review & MethodologyResearch shows that students actively working on hands-on engineering projects learn above andbeyond the traditional classroom instruction. Kokotsaki et. al. [1] indicate that active student-centered form of instruction leads to student autonomy, constructive investigation, goal-settingcollaboration, and enhanced communication skills. Projects like this also address a wider set oflearning styles, promotes critical and proactive thinking, and reflection. Mills et. al. [2, 8] arguethat

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Andres Clarens, University of Virginia

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

environment.KeywordsEngineering Ethics, DEI in Engineering EducationIntroductionSummary of STEM Status for African AmericansAlthough job growth in STEM fields is projected to double in the next decade, bachelor’s degreesin science to African American graduates was flat from 2001 to 2016 at 9% but has declined from5% in engineering to only 4% in 2018, and for math from 7% to 4%. 1 Nationally, Blacks made up3.9% of graduating undergraduate engineers in 2020.2 In 2021, all Black enrollment in universitiesdeclined by 7% nationally.1 Some of this can be considered the economic and social toll broughtabout by the pandemic. Yet since many public universities and colleges banned race-basedaffirmative action, enrollment by Black, Hispanic and Native American students has dropped

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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may be imple-mented in an equitable manner.KeywordsCivil Engineering, Engineering Programs, Curriculum, Laboratories, EquityIntroduction/BackgroundMost civil engineering programs have incorporated some type of laboratory experiences into thecurriculum. A recent study of ABET accredited civil engineering and civil engineeringtechnology programs in Virginia and West Virginia confirmed that all programs that wereinvestigated provided laboratory experiences in at least the two areas currently required byABET CPEC and the ASCE BOK [1]. In fact, it was discovered that all programs requiredlaboratory experiments in more than the two areas required and on average 5.1 topics werecovered. The initial study did not seek to determine why these additional

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Liling Huang, George Mason University; Matthew Gardner

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

University - Dominion Energy collaboration was initiated in 2019 by a need in DominionEnergy’s workforce development and a summer research faculty position offered to the ECEdepartment at George Mason University by Dominion Energy. The faculty internship programwas not new; however, the George Mason University faculty identified three loose connectionsin UIC, including (1) the two-way learning between faculty and industry professionals, (2) theinsufficient real-world experience in the program curriculum, and (3) the gap between teachingand research. The loose connections are shown in the dotted lines of Figure 1. Figure 1 The University-Industry CollaborationThe George Mason University faculty worked with the special study