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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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STEMTank 2023, a high school summerprogram sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. SF and UF have jointly offered theaward-winning STEMTank program for four consecutive summers, providing pre-college accessexperiences for high school students from North-Central Florida’s under-resourced communities.The program’s hallmark is giving participants a taste of an engineering college experience throughunique, open-ended design / build / test projects grounded in contemporary real-world engineeringproblems that include 1) analytical modeling to guide the design process, 2) prototype performancemeasurement with redesign / retest opportunities to improve performance, and 3) presentation ofresults by student participants to panels of subject matter

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Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Zonila Robinson

a set of guidelines for teaching AI in public schools, andZimmerman outlined lesson ideas for AI and design thinking and project-based Learning forSTEM (Zimmerman 2018). Introductory AI books have been introduced at the middle and highschool levels (Enz 2019a,b; Klepeis 2019b, a). There has also been a focus on teacher professionaldevelopment through workshops incorporating AI concepts into STEM classes for high schoolstudents (Lee and Perret, 2022). Due to the importance and impact of AI in our lives, it is essentialthat any teaching of AI for grades 6-8 aligns with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)and GA (Georgia) standards within the existing curriculum to be effective. © American Society for

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javad khazaii, kennesaw state university; Ali Khazaei; Aaron Lee Adams, Kennesaw State University

decision-making methods that will be the corelearning tools for the students in this course. It should be noted here that each of these methodscan be studied in much more depth than what is targeted to be taught in this course. In fact,students will learn about these methods, do simple projects in the course, and later in theirprofessional journey will choose which ever of these techniques has the best potential to improvethe process of the operation in their selected industries and companies. A more in-depth self-study then will lead them to much higher achievements.Decision-making under uncertainty: In theory there are two types of uncertainty. Aleatory andepistemic uncertainty. Aleatory uncertainty is the type of uncertainty which exists in the

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Ruba Alamad, Kennesaw State University; Garima Banerjee, Kennesaw State University

projects and examsand reduce the withdrawal rate [5].The Mixed Modality model blends hybrid and asynchronous learning and is more flexible. Thisallows students to choose between attending face-to-face classes, attending live lectures(synchronous), watching recorded lectures (asynchronous), or flexibly doing all, without anynegative impact on their learning, based on their individual needs and availability [8]. So, a studentmight attend face-to-face one week and online the following week.Using a mixed modality approach makes the course more sustainable and helps instructors designone course that can be used to teach in different modalities. This ensures a high return on theinvestment made in terms of instructor time and cuts down the amount of time

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Tien Yee; Sunanda Dissanayake, Kennesaw State University

State University (K-State). Dr. Dissanayake has taught numerous transportation engineering-related courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, preparing the future generation of Civil Engineers ready for the real world. She has also been the PI and Co-PI of many research projects in traffic engineering and highway safety, and published extensively. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Framework for Closing Workforce Knowledge Gap Through Engineering EducationABSTRACTAlmost all engineers are well accustomed to advanced mathematical and scientific concepts.However, the non-engineering workforce may be vastly different from the typical

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Dipendra Wagle, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

ofstudents and total projects represented in this analysis from both semesters in the analysis. Table 1: Overview of Data from Semester 1 and Semester 2 Semester 1 (pre-EOP) Semester 2 (post-EOP) Total Projects 20 11 Students 60 33This comparison focuses on general distribution data from this rubric to understand differences inthe way students incorporated the EOP principles as part of their prototype of innovativetechnology. The rubric that was utilized reflected students’ performance at five levelsrepresentative of Poor to Excellent, with each integrating more elements of the Learning Outcomesassociated with

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lillian Marie Hardin

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engineering, mechatronics engineering, and engineering technology. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the NASA Lunar Rover, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition.Lillian Marie Hardin ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Middle Tennessee State University’s Experimental Vehicle Program Outreach Events with an Emphasis on RecruitmentAbstractThe Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) at MTSU originated in 2004 and competes in threevehicle intercollegiate design competitions annually including the NASA HERC Moon buggy

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Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University; Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University

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. Kwon has 23 years of research and industry experience in the field of transportation geotechnical engineering. Dr. Kwon has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and conference papers from his research projects with a corresponding h-Index of 17 and 1086 citations. Dr. Kwon is an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and serves as handling editor of the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Dr. Kwon is a member of TRB technical commit- tees on the Stabilization of Geomaterials and Recycled Materials (AKG90) and Geosynthetics (AKG80). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Optimizing Instructor

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, machine design, measurement, systemcontrol, capstone design, etc. It’s relatively easy to develop, deliver, and evaluate the progress ofthe students by faculties.However, the existing mechanical engineering curriculum does not match the student’s needs verywell in at least two ways [8]. First, the students are unique individuals with various career plans.The universal curriculum could not prepare everyone for their career paths after graduation.Second, research shows that typical modern engineering programs can barely provide theexperience and skills to students who will face real challenges in an actual workplace. Being theinstructor of the capstone design projects in the ME department for years

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Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He then went to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech followed by research work at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridges. He is currently a professor of civil engineering and the Jackson-Hope Chair in Engineering at VMI. He teaches engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure

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Stephen Strain, University of Memphis; Andrew Blass Watson, The University of Memphis; Matthew Hale, The University of Memphis

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, emphasizing the necessity of understanding fundamental programming elementsbefore turning to AI for assistance. The importance of learning the material first was emphasizedto preemptively discourage attempts at using AI to cheat.To navigate the evolving landscape of AI in education, an open discussion with studentsaddressed its potential applications in generating and troubleshooting code. Again, it wasemphasized that AI would be ineffective if users lacked a fundamental understanding ofprogramming. In a semester project, students were allowed to use AI under specific rules,including proper citation and adherence to the syntax and logic covered in the class. These rulesallow students to freely use AI for the project, but still require them to

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Arezou Shafaghat, Kennesaw State University; Mohammad Jonaidi; Hoseoen Lee; Craig A Chin, Kennesaw State University; Ali Keyvanfar, Kennesaw State University

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Paper ID #40917Progressive Insights in use of Machine Learning to Support StudentEngagement Diversity: The XYZ EduOwl chatbotDr. Arezou Shafaghat, Kennesaw State University I am a results-oriented and motivated professor, consultant, and scientist with over ten years of interna- tional professional experience in sustainable and smart urban development.Mohammad Jonaidi Dr. Jonaidi obtained his Ph.D. from Sydney University and is currently working at Kennesaw State University. During 38 years of research and industry professions, he has been involved in analysis and design of complex structural projects such as: FEA of high

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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been funded by the Armand Corporation, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), the Engineering Information Foundation (EiF), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. She has also worked on projects to develop sustainability-related hands-on engineering activities for K-12 students through the Society of Women Engineers: Engineers in Training (SWEET) summer outreach program she developed in 2021. She currently serves as the co-Faculty Advisor for Mercer University’s student chapter of SWE.Dr. Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University Dr. Adaline Buerck is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of En- vironmental and Civil Engineering and the

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Robert Shegiharu Keyser, Kennesaw State University; Lin Li, Kennesaw State University; Maia A Keith, Kennesaw State University

(i.e., lawyers, accountants,dentists), S&E professionals were reported to have a high unemployment rate. The Bureau ofLabor and Statistics projects that over the 10-year period between 2016-2026, the science andengineering workforce will see a 11.7% job increase, estimating 8.2 million jobs will be availableto S&E graduates and professionals2. To interpret post-graduate employment in the engineeringfield, insights on career readiness during the transition from student to graduate can expose apossible gap between what students learn and what they are expected to know in industry. Forexample, do students acquire knowledge and skills that satisfy current industry needs as identifiedby an Industry Advisory Board? Through the transition

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Cameron W. Coates P.E., Kennesaw State University; June Erskine, Fulton County Schools

requiredcapstone design skill sets. In this paper, we examine theories accepted among the K-12 andcollege educational literature for educating diverse teams and suggest solutions that have foundcommon ground within both groups. Quality Function Deployment, Engineering MajorCommonalities and Design Iteration techniques are explored within these contexts in conjunctionwith instructor experience. We argue these modified methods have a high probability of successbased on their proven success at the K-12 level, when properly implemented.IntroductionInterdisciplinary senior design capstone projects have been introduced in numerous engineeringschools and colleges over the last few decades. As rapid technological advancement has proventhat various engineering

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Hoda Ghassab, Tennessee Technological University; Priyanka Mahajan, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College

leaning platform(please see Figure 1 in Arce et al., 2015). These six elements are key to facilitate the student inidentifying a learning challenge and assist in developing a PIT (please see example applicationsketched in Figure 2).The Foundry is designed to work with student teams. These teams work in collaboration to identifythe challenge associated with their project or tasks; the challenge could be either societal ortechnological and the students learn key aspects about the challenge and tools by using the KAP,and then they apply the KTP to work on addressing the challenge and developing or constructinga PIT. One key aspect of the Foundry is that this application is not a simple “linear” strategy fromthe challenges towards the PIT but

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Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University; Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University; Coskun Tekes

, andstudents frequently struggle to solve differential equations and visualize output motion. Thesecourses also offer an excellent opportunity to enhance mechanical engineering students’programming skills. To address this, we are actively creating learning activities through homeworkand lab handouts using MATLAB Live Editor, which we share on our project website27. With itsinteractive and intuitive interface, the MATLAB Live Editor plays a crucial role in enhancing thelearning experience, especially in courses like mechanical vibrations and the vibrations and controlLaboratory where one can incorporate programming, visualization, and documentation in a singleenvironment. This integration allows students to see the impact of their code immediately

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Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University ; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

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Paper ID #40893Utilizing art exhibits as a low-stakes activity to improve teamworkexperiencesDr. Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University Amy Borello Gruss is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Gruss graduated with her PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Florida studying aqueous mercury removal from industrial wastewaters using photochemical processes on an NSF Grad- uate Research Fellowship Program grant. Dr. Gruss gained experience in the consulting field working on water projects such as novel disinfection processes within water resource

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Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Jerzy W JaRomczyk; Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Elina LeFebvre; George Tan, Texas Tech University; Mai Dao, Wichita State University; Andrew Tapia, University of Kentucky

Paper ID #40858Speaker Nonverbal Unintentionality: An OpenPose Intervention forEngineering StudentsDr. Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky Dr. Luke LeFebvre is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Kentucky. He has taught public speaking for over two decades, directed the foundational communication course, and man- aged an institutional communication training center. His research explores classroom communication and instructional processes. He has partnered on several interdisciplinary collaborative projects and received external funding from the National Science Foundation and National

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Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Timothy A Wood, The Citadel

. Such historical thinking is critical to develop engineers capable ofresisting “the tyranny of the urgent”, submit to “the democracy of the dead”, and resist the anti-historical influence of social media and neo-marxist indoctrination [21], [22].Case studies in civil engineering education are often based on large scale projects that wereground-breaking in design or resulted in major failure. Commonly seen examples include thecollapses of the walkway in Kansas City Hyatt Regency or the Tacoma Narrows Bridge [23],[24]. A variety of assignment and assessment models exist in literature to direct students to focuson technical or ethical content [16], [23]–[28]. There are several notable engineers who havemade a career documenting the history of

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Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

graduated with a M.S. in CE in 2009 and a Ph.D. in 2012. Dr. Michalaka is passionate about teaching in college and K-12 levels and conducting research in both transportation engineering, focused on traffic operations, congestion pricing, and traffic simulation, and engineering education. In 2020, she also obtained a Master of Science in Project Management from The Citadel.Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel Stephanie Laughton is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. She acquired a Bachelor’s in Civil & Environmental Engineering with Honors from Duke University followed by Master’s and Doctoral degrees in the same field from Carnegie

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Mourya Teja Kunuku, Kennesaw state university; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University

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technology. Lipread’s interoperability with remote learningsystems and interactive educational software establishes it as an innovative tool in the digital education field, withthe ability to revolutionize the way educational content is accessed and engaged with. III. M ETHODOLOGYA. Data PreprocessingDuring the preliminary stage of our research, our primary focus was on establishing a strong basis for data handlingand preprocessing. This aspect is of utmost importance for ensuring the effectiveness of our lip-reading model. Figure2 Outlines the entire methodology, The initial stage of this project was setting up the Python environment, whichincluded installing important libraries such as OpenCV for video

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

and honest communication with educators,students, and parents. Transparency builds trust and collaboration. An important aspect ofcommunication is active listening. A leader fosters effective teaching by listening to concerns,feedback, and ideas from educators. They have a duty to act on valid concerns and involveteachers in decision-making processes.Successful leaders should encourage innovation. They must support innovative teaching methodsand projects. They ought to allow educators the freedom to experiment with new approaches.They need to seek professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. They have a duty 2024 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferenceto provide opportunities for educators to enhance

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William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

use of music within engineering focused courses, the majority fall intohigh school (Project Lead the Way) courses and/or college courses (freshmen and sophomorelevel) electrical engineering courses where the professor is using music to assist students in afuller understanding of amplitude, wavelength, etc [9-12]. Some programs even require studentsto build guitars with basic components while mirroring the electrical equipment amplitudes andwavelengths.A promising area of work appeared to be The Metal Hour [12]. It is a radio talk show wherestudents and faculty discuss metallurgy and play some heavy metal based on the title of the talkshow. However, the actual music is not as important as the ability to educate a large audienceabout the

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, The Citadel

course is taken in preparation for the senior year capstone design project.Components of this course include approaches to design, teamwork, project definition, projectplanning, understanding the customer, product specifications, concept generation, andpresentation skills. Usually, class time is split between instructor-led teaching of concepts, in-class individual and small group exercises, and a semester-long team design project.To increase connections to the needs of a customer and to focus creativity and design choices oncreating value-added products, open-ended in-class activities are conducted throughout thesemester. Students are presented with hypothetical situations with constrained design choices,unique customer requirements, and a

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Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Qiushi Fu, University of Central Florida

. Upon completion of his Ph.D. he began working in the Aerospace Industry where he spent over 10 years as a Stress Analyst/Consultant. At present he enjoys working on Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) with his students, designing, analyzing, constructing and flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Dr. Nader won a few awards in the past few years, among these are the College of Engineering Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2023), Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising for the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2020). In addition, he is also a Co-PI on the NSF-supported HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Enhancing Student Success in Engineering Curriculum through Active e-Learning and High Impact

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Sreekanth Gopi, Kennesaw State University; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University; Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan, Kennesaw State University

work on advancing educational technologies and pedagogical inter- ventions.Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan, Kennesaw State University Dr. Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan is an Assistant professor of computer science at Kennesaw State Univer- sity. His expertise is in signal processing and machine learning algorithms. He particularly guides signal processing during the initial phase of the research project. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Exploring the Impact of CM-II Meditation on Stress Levels in College Students through HRV Analysis

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Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University; Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University

transportation geotechnical engineering. Dr. Kwon has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and conference papers from his research projects with a corresponding h-Index of 17 and 1086 citations. Dr. Kwon is an active member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and serves as handling editor of the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Dr. Kwon is a member of TRB technical commit- tees on the Stabilization of Geomaterials and Recycled Materials (AKG90) and Geosynthetics (AKG80).Dr. Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Laboratory Learning: Integrating Virtual Labs with

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Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Samuel Thomas Mossbeck

fuel (propane) was measured, the air flow ratewas not. This limitation prevented the examination of combustion processes using a known air tofuel ratio, which is an important parameter in exhaust calculations. The project presented in thispaper covers modifications to this equipment that now allows both the measurement of the airflow rate, as well as determining the exhaust species. These modifications will greatly increasestudents’ knowledge of the accuracy of a complete combustion assumption, as well as determinehow exhaust products, such as Carbon Dioxide, can be measured.Keywords Complete Combustion, Rankine Cycle, Gas analyzerIntroductionAll mechanical engineering students at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga are required totake two

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University

case-based activities.Introduction and Literature ReviewThere is an increasing volume of academic publications addressing the need to understand thedifferences between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM students learning in inquiry-based courses [1]. Such studies help researchers andpractitioners create a meaningful learning experience for students across various disciplineswhere metacognitive skills (self-regulation) are required as part of the workforce.A significant contrast exists in the teaching and learning approaches used in STEM educationcompared to non-STEM disciplines and in the activities in which students are involved. STEMstudents often participate in hands-on projects designed to help them