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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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Tyler Kinner, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Sean Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Avaye Raj Dawadi

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programmed into the Robotarium for additional practice navigating the robotsacross the testbed using point or turtle movement schemes. Throughout the pilot and at theconclusion, we solicited feedback from participating teachers on the student learning module, theblock coding website, and the experience of using the Robotarium for learning in the high schoolsetting.Module FeedbackAs mentioned previously, the goal of the module was to use the Robotarium as a vehicle forteaching introductory coding concepts. The module was primarily implemented in introductoryhigh school courses in computer science, which meant that many students had little prior codingexperience. Feedback around the module reflected this, with much of the feedback reporting

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Robert GIll, Mercer University

theory, if narrated solutions are effective, examperformance should improve. There is a significant variability between the same exam indifferent semesters due to different questions and the addition or subtraction of content due to thepacing of the course. Effective teaching tools will lower the variability of understanding in aclass, which will be reflected in exam statistics. Thus, the standard deviation of exam scoresbetween semesters was also considered as a measure of impact.Results and AnalysisThe size of each class at the time of each exam is shown in Table 1. Number fluctuations are dueto students dropping out or taking that test with another section. Most fall and spring classes are20-30 students with some smaller classes in earlier

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Steven Wright, Georgia State University

engineering ethics education, such as using technology adoptionscenarios and cases, fostering ethical awareness, and reasoning, and promoting a culture ofethical reflection and action.KeywordsTechnology Adoption, EthicsThe Scope, Scale & Pace of Technology AdoptionEngineers are deeply engaged in the “how” of technology – delivering new functionality tosociety through products, services, infrastructure, etc. Engineering students are burdened withthe acquiring the knowledge and skills to understand current technology deployments, whilepreparing for future technology developments. In an era of increasing technology specialization,engineers, and engineering students are confronted with an ever-increasing volume oftechnological advances. The ASEE

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

Notes Notes taken WITH Notes do not reflect the Notes reflect more Section clarity and accuracy- entirety of the assigned than one of the does not directly copy resource OR are negative criteria (4x Points) content from resource inaccurate to the text OR listed to the left but instead show significant direct rephrases/abridges copying of the resourceLive PollingPlicker Cards were employed in CIVL103 as a live multiple-choice question polling tool. Theseare preferred by many instructors in the Civil Engineering Department at The Citadel becausethey do not require students

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Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; LaNika M. Barnes, Albemarle County Public Schools (Charlottesville, Virginia); Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Daniel Webster Fairley II, 100 Black Men of Central Virginia

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. Economic disparities in these areasdisproportionately impact marginalized communities, reflecting a broader trend observed in manyregions. To address these challenges, the implementation of free and low-cost peer-to-peer andnear-to-peer collaborative programs is recommended. These initiatives can offer guidance,support, and role models, assisting young individuals in navigating the complexities ofadolescence.To bridge existing gaps, it is essential to establish programs that actively involve middle and highschool students, as well as their families, with working professionals, professors, andundergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities. This collaborative approachrepresents a significant step towards providing emotional

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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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capabilities, Python, and DALL-E,enhancing its functionality and providing a comprehensive platform for educational assistance.In this study:'Y' (Educational Interests) explored are: - General Education Courses topics - Major-Specific Courses topics - Elective Courses topics - Beyond Curriculum topics (Career Development, Skills Enhancement, etc.)'Y' (Engagement Spectrum) explored are: - Forerunners: Always at the forefront, first to adopt new ideas and technologies. - Steady Engagers: Consistent and reliable in participation, regularly contributing. - Gradual Engagers: Initially less engaged, becoming more involved over time. - Silent Engagers: Quietly engaged, need observation and reflection over vocal participation. - Unsure

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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Brenner10 Pronunciations” and “The AutoHen Email Exchange” • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, • Presentation-criteria exercise: what do you Rebecca Skloot11 consider to be the five most important criteria for an excellent presentation? • “Columbia's Last Flight: The inside story of • Reflection assignment: “What about Your the investigation — and the catastrophe it laid Own Professional Persona?” bare,” William Langewiesche12 • “The ‘Korean Skyscraper’ Incident”: can a Tae Bo class really simulate an earthquake? • Preparing to present: theatre exercises and Dr. Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk3

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Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

rather than a true reflection of student summer activitypreference. The largest samples, juniors and seniors in both years, show an increasing number ofstudents who report only completing military activities which corresponds with standard trainingtimelines for ROTC students. These training camps take up a substantial portion of the summer,thus preventing students from participating in an engineering internship. Though one could statethat military training is an internship for students who will pursue military careers aftergraduation. When looking at the same student level across two years (e.g. comparing 2022juniors to 2023 juniors), we see inconsistent ratios of summer activities. However, when trackinga cohort between years there is more

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest; Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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support provided by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber 2315646. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] K. A. Bartlett and J. D. Camba, “Gender Differences in Spatial Ability: a Critical Review,” Educ. Psychol. Rev., vol. 35, no. 1, p. 8, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10648-023-09728-2.[2] J. Wai, D. Lubinski, and C. P. Benbow, “Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance.,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 817–835, 2009, doi: 10.1037/a0016127.[3] S. Sorby, “A Course in Spatial

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Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

some level in other classes. However, instead ofbecoming a liability, this repetition has proved to be a valuable way for cadets to gain a deeperunderstanding of many topics covered and ultimately increase their chances of passing the FEexam. Reflecting on the past decade since the course was introduced, both cadets and thedepartment have benefited from the course, both in unanticipated ways. For the cadets, thecourse has developed into a pre-capstone experience. For the department, the course has allowedthe curriculum to adjust rapidly to ever-changing industry needs.KeywordsFE Exam, Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering, CurriculumHistoryContinuing a tradition that was established many years ago, the Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering

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Paul Forsberg; David A. Guerra-Zubiaga, Kennesaw State University; Fadi Hantouli; Amin Esmaeili, Kennesaw State University; Griselda Quiroz-Compean

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. One motivational factor is for non-engineering professors to be connected withengineering students whose capstone project aligns with an area of research being studied by theprofessor. While many engineering students choose to move on to industry after graduating,some choose to stay for a post-graduate degree. The capstone projects are often reflections of theinterests of the students. If there is an opportunity for a group of students to work with a non-engineering professor, then the students could not only expand their interest in amultidisciplinary field but also learn about the professor's work and expertise. In addition, theprofessor would also have opportunities to have the multidisciplinary capstone project involvethe development of

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Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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professional guidance for their success, which is reflected in theirhigher GPA, retention and graduation rate compared to their peers, and also supported throughthe student survey below.Table 2. Retention Rates for NSF Scholars and First-time in College students. Major Retention (after 1-year) Retention (after 4-year) (%) (%) NSF STEM Scholars 100 96.0 Mechanical Engineering

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Alexa C. Andershock, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Baker A. Martin, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

partlyhistorical, this data may not accurately reflect the current enrollment trends in engineering.The numbers of students disaggregated by gender and first-declared major is described in Table1. Additional engineering majors were excluded from the sample due to their limited populationsize. Mechanical Electrical Civil Chemical Industrial Computer Aerospace TOTAL Male 7,205 5,284 4,100 2,632 2,572 3,429 2,532 27,754 Female 980 750 1,070 1,360 1,198 300 483 6,141 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 8,185 6,034 5,170 3,992 3,770

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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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tohave the LLM edit results sections, it will often reframe any results as groundbreaking andpositive even if that is nowhere near the case. This is an interesting reflection of the academicpapers the LLM was trained on, as published papers rarely have negative results presented, sothe LLM tries to reframe every failure as a success because that is what it interprets as the trend.If tasked with creating documents without a predefined structure LLMs tend to produce text thatcan be excessively verbose, self-referential, and self-aggrandizing. Without proper writingdirection, LLM produced text can suffer from shift in tone and style, such as, combining mediablog style and language with academic papers material. It becomes evident that, similar to

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George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceGraduate programs grew significantly reflecting a nationwide trend [11, 13]. The return on in-vestment for transfer and graduate students should be examined in depth to determine the relativevalue of these students (vs the traditional freshman) to accomplishing the University mission ofproviding “access and opportunity to all sectors of Mississippi’s diverse population, as well asother states and countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.” [8] The largest programs, based on the number of majors are shown in Table 2. Business has shownthe greatest sustained growth. Kinesiology has shown the

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Sultan Al Shafian, Kennesaw State University; Da Hu, Kennesaw State University; Yi Li, Kennesaw State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

to pinpoint significant safetyissues in line with OSHA standards. Notably, 9 students (about 75% of the total students)suggested practical safety measures, reflecting their proactive approach to safety. Furthermore, 8students (about 67%) were able to identify other varieties of near-miss incidents, indicating theircomprehensive understanding of potential hazards in construction. These results suggest that VRwalkthroughs are a highly effective tool for improving safety awareness and the ability to detectand respond to near-miss incidents in construction environments. 100 92 90

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

. Various ethical considerations of using ChatGPT include bias in thetraining data, the potential to spread misinformation, job displacement, loss of privacy andsecurity, and many others. In the limited test group of this lesson plan, the students wereresponsive, receptive, and inquisitive about this technology and the applications of generative AI.Not only did the students want to test the limits of ChatGPT, but they wanted to discuss otherethical implications of generative AI, like the ethics of AI generated artwork. One theme that isconstant for the engineer of the twenty-first century is the question of responsibility. Whatresponsibility does the engineer have in the creation and implementation of generative AI? Thisconcluding reflection leaves

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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

)functionalnonverbal behaviors, a nonverbal baseline needs to be reestablished and then reinforced beforeincorporating immediate nonverbal behavior training based on these findings. Furthermore, theclassification of nonverbal behavior resulting from this study may lead to applying othercomputational research techniques, such as machine learning, in analyzing our researchquestions.Presenter nonverbal immediacy communicates closeness, indicates liking, signals availability,expresses intensity of involvement, and reflects arousal [44]. Similar immediacy trainings haveoccurred for classroom teachers [45]. This type of presenter immediacy should be the goal andnot the starting point. The extant literature on nonverbal immediacy indicates that presentersshould

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Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University; Marshal Fasika Rice, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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them in this goal.There are many resources out there to facilitate such dialogues and reflections that faculty mentorsor mentees could use to support these tough mentoring conversations, and the researchers of thiswork encourage interested mentors and mentees to seek these resources out [32]–[34]. By bringingthese topics to the forefront of conversation, we can spark meaningful dialogues surrounding thepositive, inclusive mentorship of all women in engineering disciplines that is responsive to theirintersectional identities, so that faculty advisors of any gender or background can feel morecomfortable in reaching out for guidance in how to support their women mentees. Other dialogues that mentors fostered with their mentees involved

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

categories. But the surveyresult in Category (3) shows that the combination rates of “Well prepared” and “Very WellPrepared” is around 65%. Category (5), “an ability to function effectively on a team whose memberstogether provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives”, still has the highest “Unaccepted” rate of 3%. It was also reflected in the surveyresults of qualitative questions, which were discussed in the next session. 2024 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Figure 3. Senior Exit Survey Results for question (1)-(7), Spring 2021The description of some student outcomes became more ambiguous and vaguer compared to theprevious

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Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Makeda Alethea Wilkes

time a student is taught to use a model for asystem in the Laplace Domain only, they lose the fact that the controller designed will not workover the whole range of the input constraints. In fact, that is more a rarity than the norm. Transferfunctions for lime kilns, cardiac arrest patients, reactive etchers, etc. do not hold for the range ofinputs outlined in final projects given to students[8]. Representing a nonlinear multivariableprocess by a matrix of transfer functions leads to real repercussions for students that think theseare at least close to accurate models that reflect a dynamic range of responses over the inputconstraints. And instead end up with a system that a single controller can regulate. There are nooperating regions

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Aliperti, United States Military Academy; Randall A. Emert; Arwen H. DeCostanza

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Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process used to solve research programs.Organization Level CMC features reflect values, mission alignment, and structural compatibilityamong collaborating entities. Personal Level CMC features refer to trust and rapport built amongthe individuals carrying out collaborative activities. A goal of the five-way collaboration describedhere was to put in place measures to create or reinforce all 8 aspirational features of a successfulCMC. These measures are described and addressed in this Methods section.The first engineering design-and-build process facilitated by this five-way partnership centered ona new camouflage deployment system for the Army’s Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) atUF and the M109 Paladin at

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University

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, facilitated by the CourseNetworking310 (https://www.thecn.com/) platform, as a tool to identify work demonstrating core competencies311 and proficiencies, and opportunities to reflect on previous associate level course learning and312 self-assess their level of prerequisite knowledge required for future post-transfer courses [37].313 Internet Search: National level websites and portals, similar to those identified by the elite314 interviewees, can be found throughout the Internet. One example is CollegeSource315 (https://collegesource.com/) which provides a one-stop-shop of tools and and access to higher316 education institutions (over 2,000) for transfer students. These tools include TES, the Transfer317 Evaluation System