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Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

concepts fromthe course are directly tied to engineering applications, even at a basic level in freshmen and sophomorelevel courses [4], [5], [8]. At the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (UNL), the implementation of a new“design spine” curriculum embeds Python programming in the second semester sophomore class titledCIVE 202: Civil Engineering Analysis II. The design spine was created to integrate students into major-specific courses every semester within a four-year program, encourage relationship building amongststudents and to teach industry-level skills identified by the department’s advisory board and futureemployers that are becoming critical for young engineers entering the workforce. CIVE 202 wasstructured as an open-sourced coding class

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Alyssa J. Ball; Brandon Crisel

furthering theoutreach of the curriculum to more courses. The team expands their scope in an effort to extendthe outreach of e-Portfolios to other departments within the College of Engineering to achievethe same goals for a wider variety of engineering students, and considers other applications suchas recruiting, grading, and other documentation use cases. The team also discusses the mosteffective means of implementing curriculum such as this in order to protect the integrity ofacademic programs and property, while ensuring the ease and accessibility of an electronicportfolio for all students.KeywordsProfessional Development, Engineering Education, High Impact Practice, Electronic Portfolios,Curriculum ImplementationBackgroundThe Biggadike e

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Ibukunoluwa E. Salami; Segun S. Oladipo; Logan A. Perry

course[3]. The course curriculum covers specific topics relating to forces, equilibrium, and rigidbodies. Students often find this course very challenging, and there is usually a highoccurrence of failure as compared to other courses (i.e., D, F, and a Withdraw grades), [4],[6] which can affect students’ GPAs and their decision to continue in engineering or transferto another major [4]. At an R1 mid-western university in the United States, analysis revealed © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencethat 26.9% of engineering students received a D, F, or withdrew from the statics course since2016.Research has indicated the need to investigate the

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Robert S. Woodley

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference Failure Mode: An Engineering Capstone Case Study of Educating Despite Failures Robert Woodley1 1Associate Teaching Professor: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri USA; rwoodley@mst.eduAbstractIn the modern engineering curriculum, the highlight of the students’ careers is the capstone classwhere they get to show off their abilities. However, the greatest learning tool they experience isfailure. Capstone projects can be challenging. In this paper, a case study of five

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Stone Simpson; Daniel A. Moreno

model © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference[7]. Striking a balance between theory and application can be difficult [8-10], as there is only alimited amount of time that can be spent covering course material.Several institutions have made it a point to implement advanced software techniques includingcomputational fluid dynamics (CFD) into their curricula [11]. Some have even stressed theimplications of going directly into CFD modeling for more advanced computational methods [12-14]. While learning the use of CFD can be invaluable in an undergraduate curriculum, it may notalways be applicable to all undergraduates in preparation for their

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Hamzah Mousa; Margarita O. Genes; Adam C. Lynch

, back to 1879 theAmerican philosopher and educator Jhon Dewey mentioned that The teacher is not in the schoolto impose certain ideas or to form certain habits in the child, but is there as a member of thecommunity to select the influences which shall affect the child and assist him in properlyresponding to these influences [13]. This concept comes in agreement of what colleges anduniversities implement in their curriculum, where the professor/teacher select certain projects thatwill have an influence on the students alongside employing the PBL techniques to achieve the bestresults.1.3.3 Social Constructivism: As students from different engineering disciplines collectively address multifacetedproblems, they initiate social interactions

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Saurabh S. Singh; Adam C. Lynch; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

enterprise, and the model outlines how digital technologiescan be applied at each level to enhance efficiency and effectiveness [7]. From an epistemological perspective, the Purdue Model embodies a systems thinkingapproach. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of different components within an enterprise andthe need for holistic solutions that consider the entire system. This approach is aligned withconstructivist theories, which posit that knowledge is constructed through the interaction ofvarious elements within a context. In the case of digital transformation, this means understandinghow different technologies interact and how they can integrate, achieving desired outcomes [3]. The Purdue Model's hierarchical structure supports a

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Mirit Shamir; Jonathan Aguilar; Rebecca Cors; Ryan Hansen; Nathan Hendricks; Gaea Hock; Stacy Hutchinson; Prathap Parameswaran; Matthew Sanderson; Melanie M. Derby

-basedcourse where students worked in interdisciplinary teams on FEW related research projects. TheNRT Seminar consisted of training sessions related to team collaboration, career pathways, cam-pus resources, professional development, science communication, and exposure to FEW researchinitiatives.This paper details the graduate-level NRT activities with focus on educational activities includ-ing activities description, summative evaluation, and insights gained from four NRT student co-horts. Evaluation findings show the NRT is an inclusive, supportive, applied curriculum that ena-bled 40 graduate students to train as interdisciplinary researchers. This paper provides insights tocurrent and future NRT programs, as well as other new interdisciplinary

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Balaji C. Kartikeyan; James E. Steck; Alok Menon

notes that the cost of maintenance and insurance arehigh and not easily recoverable from student fees. As an alternative approach, some institutionsutilize flight simulation as an education tool to enhance the aerospace engineering curriculum [5,6, 7], for training flight instructors [8], and enhance the learning experience [9]. In addition toflight simulation as a means to understand the dynamics of flight and human factors associatedwith it, some institutions also offer courses on aircraft flight test using these flight simulator tools.The Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at Politecnico di Milano (DSTA-PoliMi)has developed a unique graduate course on flight testing that focuses on hands-on experience [10].Students are required

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Heath A. Schluterman; Aysa L. Galbraith; Leslie B. Massey

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Impact of E-Math on Engineering Students: Retention and Progression Outcomes Heath A. Schluterman1, Aysa L. Galbraith1, and Leslie B. Massey2 1 Teaching Associate Professor, 2Advanced Instructor, First-Year Engineering Program, University of ArkansasAbstractIn response to the growing need to support engineering students who were not calculus-ready,the University of Arkansas reintroduced the E-Math program in Fall 2016. This initiative aimedto improve retention and success rates by providing a curriculum that incorporated hands-on labsand integrated engineering applications to enhance student engagement

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Brina J. Blinzler; Veera B. C. Sajjanapu

ProcessingIntroduction and MotivationAn urgent need exists for standardizing NLP citation formats in academic publishing and studentwork. Additionally, there is a need to establish a standard of quantifying the amount of humanverses machine development of these published and student works. Here the focus is naturallanguage processing of text generation, image generation, video generation, and audiogeneration. In this context the user enters an initial text or phrase and the tool generates thedesired content. Examples of these NLP tools include DALL-E2 [2], GPT-4o [3]. There are alsotools that generate images, and video from initial images (SORA) [4]. These higher-level toolsare not included in this paper, but are the natural next step in citation

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Sourav Sutradhar; Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen Acurio-Cerda; Moses Dike; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

meet the Nebraska curriculum standards. Some respondents also mentioned that therewould be a need to trim down Nebraska’s currently required curriculum in order to fit a newcourse or module in. Over three-quarters of the respondents favored an online course or learningmaterials on renewable energy, with 92.4% supporting a “stand-alone” online module and 91.3%endorsing a “stand-alone” offline module that could be integrated into existing lesson plans.Additionally, numerous respondents suggested that a semester-long dual credit course taught byUNL faculty would also work well if an online course or learning materials on renewable energy © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024

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Eduard Plett

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Technical solutions towards effective renewable energy engineering education Eduard Plett Kansas State University - SalinaAbstract The alternative /renewable energy industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth, necessitating an ever-increasing number of graduates with corresponding skill sets. However, the majority of universities are still offering courses and degrees exclusively for the traditional energy sector. A major transformation in energy engineering education is therefore required. Universities desiring to teach alternative energy

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Charles Baukal

. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.While this Student Outcome is more concerned with significant projects such as capstoneprojects, students need to learn how to work effectively in teams well before their capstoneprojects.Teamwork, sometimes referred to as collaboration, is critical in most engineering positionsbecause many problems are larger and more complex than can be handled by single individuals.Lahdiji made a relevant observation, “Today’s engineers are becoming an integrator, and acoordinator of information, technology, and people” [10]. This clearly requires

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Sadie M. Prigmore; Moses Olayemi

gainingpublic acceptance in the future. Changing our curriculum standards statewide will ensure thatevery child has the same opportunities to learn real word problems and applications to solveclimate issues. Based on a quick analysis of our data, most people agree that more discussionshould take place regarding climate change and that our youth should be taught more on thesubject. If local and statewide politicians listen to these opinions and implement these changes,this should lead to an increase in trust for the older generations, ultimately leading to support fordecarbonization pathways for the cement industry in Oklahoma. 8. Conclusion Decarbonizing the cement industry is crucial to reducing emissions within the industry, andpublic support

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John W. Gibbons

teams, it was often just enough time. Should there be additional teams thenI recommend either more joint-lecture time or additional joint-lectures.Lastly, other disciplines to collaborate with will be explored. In the exit interview survey givento the Spring 2024 CS students suggested marketing students, animators, and business studentsas possible collaborators that could improve the course. I have also spoken to professors from theSchool of Education where research integrating video games into university curriculum is beingconducted.Acknowledgements © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceI need to thank my children, Luna and Alec, for their

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Kimberly J. Cornett

communication) with performance indicatorsthat can be concretely assessed to ensure student’s mastery of the overall program outcome. Theperformance indicators include students’ ability to consume and critique communication,generate effective communication artifacts, and document design work through an engineeringnotebook. Four developmental, analytic rubrics were adapted to measure the students’achievement of the performance indicators. Portfolio are used as a source of formativeassessment and motivational feedback source for students.KeywordsCommunication, assessment, analytic rubrics, engineering notebooks, portfolioIntroductionResearchers have found that engineers spend 55 to 60% of their workdays involved in variousforms of communication [1]. ABET