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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

and applications of Inertial MeasurementUnits. The three week laboratory workshop was designed to familiarize students with the hardwareand software aspects of the IMU sensor and filtering techniques, enabling them to effectivelyutilize their ability to apply this knowledge to tangible and innovative projects. The aim of this 3-week laboratory workshop was to educate students on the basics of the IMU sensor, its features,and how to utilize it alongside signal processing and filtering techniques to extract reliable data.The results demonstrate that the students gained a fundamental understanding of the IMU sensorand were able to apply their knowledge to practical projects.KeywordsInertial Measurement Unit, Instrumentation, Signal Processing

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Kaylee Cunning; Joseph Tighi; Braden Olson; Nitish Bastola; Isabela Bueno; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Jessica Deters

is a pressing need to explore innovative approaches that promote activeengagement in research and other scholarly activities [1, 2]. By integrating hands-on projects,interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world problem-solving, engineering educators canbridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, fostering a deeperunderstanding and passion for discovery among students. Embracing emerging technologies,interactive learning platforms, and industry partnerships can revitalize engineering education,empowering students to not only grasp foundational principles but also actively contribute to thefrontiers of scientific exploration and technological breakthroughs [3].As concerns about environmental responsibility

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Rong Li; Huabo Lu

, partially thanks to their familiarity with Visual Studio and .Netenvironment, which is the same tool/environment as their fundamental programming classes.Challenges exist, including the F# language’s syntax, FP paradigm thinking, number ofexercises, etc.We found comparisons between different paradigms, OOP vs. FP in our case, to be effective inhelping students learn new paradigms. Comparison can happen at all levels, such as at thestatement level, module level, and project level.Our class concluded the discussion of FP by completing a project using F# (learn by doing), andstudents presented an improved understanding of FP afterward.SummaryWe present our experience of teaching F# as a functional programming language toundergraduate students. The

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Ian Tognoni; Steve E. Watkins

, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[4] D. Helgason, N. Francis, and J. Ante, “Unity Version 2022.3.2f1,” Unity Technologies, 2004. Available: https://unity.com (accessed Jan. 2022).[5] “Unity Tutorial - Create a Graph: Axis Separators,” www.youtube.com, Jun. 25, 2018. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgMyQ3FWjI (accessed Feb. 2022).Ian TognoniIan Tognoni is a an undergraduate in computer engineering at Missouri University of Scienceand Technology. His technical interests include making microcontrollers projects and buildingcircuits. His work experience includes an internship at Centene as machine learning engineer.Where he codes and implements enterprise level predictive models for use in healthcareanalytics. He is expected to

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Kristine Q. Loh; Moumita Dasgupta

students were presented with research papers onthe negative impact of performing on raked stages on a performer’s body. Lastly, the studentsanswered word problems in groups about designing inclined stages and also considered theethical impact of designing a raked stage for their performers. Students commented on theirimproved clarity in learning the material through this blended lecture and lab structure and werefurther inspired by the activity to tie the lab’s experimental setup to their final project in theclass.KeywordsInclined Plane, Normal Force, Design Ethics, non-STEM majorsIntroductionAt most liberal arts colleges in the United States, science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) courses are often required as part of their core

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Meagan Patterson; Prajnaparamita Dhar

incorporating inclusiveteaching practices across the curriculum. Further, while the underrepresentation of AfricanAmerican, Latinx, and Native American engineers increases as level of education increases,support focused on retention of graduate students from diverse backgrounds is limited. This projectaimed to promote inclusive teaching practices within a graduate program in chemical engineering.The project involved a) fostering inclusive teaching practices in select core graduate courses, b)offering workshops on inclusive teaching practices for faculty and graduate teaching assistants,and c) data collection from students on department climate, sense of belonging, classroomengagement, and barriers faced. In this paper, we have discussed the inclusive

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Randy D. Kelly

. 𝑄 = 𝑘𝐿∆𝑇 𝐸𝑞𝑛 5 It is assumed that the heat transfer is one dimensional. Since most students takethermodynamics in their junior year and heat transfer in their senior year, a complicated heattransfer analysis would be beyond their experience and education. For a finite elements course,this could be an excellent project. Once boiling begins, the first time is stopped and recorded and the second time is started.During the boiling process, the mass of the control volume decreases with the exiting vapor. Themass continuity equation is shown in Equation 6. 𝑑𝑚𝑐𝑣 = −𝑚̇𝑒 𝐸𝑞𝑛 6

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Hossein Saiedian

examples of LLMs as teaching toolsinclude: • Ask for a lecture session (or semester) plan for a given topic o Topics, assignments, project, exam questions • Let the tool generate explanations of the concepts in varying levels of detail o Ask for examples, formal definition, humorous analogies, references, questions • Ask the tool to generate a quiz o Ask for the types of question you prefer o Evaluate for accuracy; modify to suit your purposeEmpowering Faculty and Students: Key Skills for Harnessing GAIUtilizing LLMs effectively demands a set of key skills that empower both educators andstudents to engage with these tools in meaningful ways. Problem formulation isfoundational, requiring clear

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Sara E. Wilson

an individual homework assignment after thelaboratory. During the discussion period, the students worked in groups of 5-7 students on threegroup projects. In the course, the first half of the semester is focused on programming Arduinomicrocontrollers in C++ and the second half of the semester is focused on programming in theMatlab programming platform.For the weekly homework assignments, generative AI was identified as a threat to student learning.Using the homework prompts in January 2023, it was found that ChatGPT could generate nearperfect code for many of the homework assignments in both C++ and Matlab. While the solutions © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE

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Heather L. Walker; W. Kent McAllister; Michael W. Mourot; J. Robert Dean; Greg Nesmith; Edgar C. Clausen

Engineering at theUniversity of Arkansas. Her research interests include engineering education, increasing studentengagement and student advising.W. Kent McAllisterMr. McAllister is a Project Director for Audubon Engineering. He has over 27 years of energyindustry experience in engineering, project execution and leadership roles managing projectteams and business units in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream sectors. He is active inmentoring and supporting the young engineer engagement groups at the companies where he hasworked.Michael W. MourotMr. Mourot is Senior Vice President for Sinclair Group, a management consulting group locatedin The Woodlands, Texas. Prior to his consulting role, Mike spent over 27 years with DowChemical in numerous

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Zina Ebrahim; Abdelrahman Awawdeh; Marc Maguire

students understand engineering conceptsand enjoy classes that would be otherwise boring, especially for non-engineering majors such asconstruction management.On the other hand, the students mentioned some potential opportunities for improving the coursecontent, which are presented in Figure 3 that utilizes the same color scheme used in Figure 2. Someof the students felt that the course is challenging and is not related to construction managementstudents. The course was designed to teach construction management students basic engineeringconcepts that are fundamental for construction managers to establish effective communicationswith engineers in construction projects. The frequency of words mentioned in the studentscomments for potential

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Trevor Harris; Stephen Pierson; Hari Pandey; Han Hu

lab class where they learn to implement a data acquisition system using LabVIEWand process the data using MATLAB. The purpose of this student paper is to show theimportance of data acquisition in engineering education, illustrate where data acquisition can beimplemented into the current engineering curriculum, and display some of its applications bydemonstrating the process of collecting and post-processing temperature, flow rate, and pressuredata in an example of heat/mass transfer experiment.KeywordsData Acquisition, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Undergraduate Student PaperIntroductionData acquisition (DAQ) is an integral part of many different research projects and has many usesthroughout the industry which is why there is a need in the engineering