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Timothy Frank; Daphne DePorres; Emily Stoneham; Joel Sloan P.E.; Vincent Bongionanni; Eric Tucker

engagement through working in teams, interactive introduction to engineering fields,hands-on applications, and examples of diversity in engineering, rather than the more traditionalmethod of prescriptive learning. To increase the effectiveness of these approaches, the courseutilized a combination of problem-based learning projects, engineering exemplars, near-peermentoring, and provided a psychologically safe and encouraging environment.Working in TeamsThe course design prioritized the development of student awareness surrounding diversity and itsimpact on team effectiveness. An initial reflective activity encouraged students to examine theiridentities and delve into the multi-faceted nature of diversity. Subsequently, students discussedand

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Angela Bielefeldt; Katherine Ramos; Joan Tisdale

Social responsibility Poster rubric Environmental impact assessment, environmental literacy, materials selection, social responsibility, responsible economicsSustainability ChecklistTo help students think through lifecycle assessment associated with their projects a checklist wascreated, inspired by Leydens and Lucena [5] and ISE [6]; see Table 2. Upon the advice of theEOP-assigned mentors, this was broken into two phases: production plus end-of-life or productuse. The intent was for student groups to select which portion of the project was likely to havegreater sustainability concerns for their particular project (which was generally making aproduct). Categories were selected to reflect the environmental

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Bobby Hodgkinson

effectivenessin streamlining grading and reducing the time required for grade finalization.Future WorkThe paper concludes with a reflection on the potential of these AI tools to contribute to theongoing discourse on peer assessment and grading in educational settings. While the study is inits preliminary stages, it opens up avenues for further exploration and enhancement of thefindings. Future work will focus on examining discrepancies between student-provided reviewsand sentiment analysis output, the impact of modified peer feedback on student performance, andquantifying the efficiency gains achieved by using AI-highlighted reports. The paper underscoresthe promising role of AI in augmenting human input, transforming educational practices, andenhancing

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Angela Bielefeldt; Azadeh Bolhari P.E.

among engineering students isalso worth noting, as different types of strengths and supports are commonly associated withthese conditions.Fairly large numbers of engineering students self-identified as maybe neurodivergent, whichlikely reflects a lack of clarity on what conditions “count” as ND (using a medical model),variability in formal diagnosis, and/or lack of general familiarity with the term. The write-inresponses reflect this range of framing. Some of the conditions listed are not traditionallyconsidered forms of neurodivergence under a medical model (e.g., anxiety) but are moreclassically considered mental disorders or internalizing disorders (Andrews et al., 2008). Thehigher percentage of female compared to male students identifying

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Randy Hurd; Sulahb Khadka; Yudi Lewis; Alicia Christensen; Dustin Grote

summer bridge program and its impactson student success. First, we will assess our outreach efforts to recruit students for the Summer 6Bridge program by analyzing students’ demographic characteristics (e.g., socio-economic status,race, gender, current/prior high school) to understand how we serve underserved students. Wewill gather course-specific feedback for each summer bridge course including student grades,artifacts for student learning outcomes, course evaluation data, and formative student feedbackcollected by faculty throughout the course. Using surveys, focus groups, and/or interviews, wewill gather summative and reflective feedback from

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Jenna Greenwood; Phil Courey; Amanda Parker; Malinda Zarske

housing needs • Students will begin to apply “money plan” to off campus housing student case study example • Students will create their own “money plan” emphasizing planning, tracking, and evaluating expensesSeminar 4: FAFSA & • Students will reflect on their fall semester experience and identifyScholarship specific successes and challenges.Application, • Students will identify strategies, habits, resources, or other factors that they believe supported success during fall semester.Review Retreat • Students will identify

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Erin Marie Furtak; Caitlin Anderson; Shannon Boutwell; Sam Haven; Melinda Lopez; Samantha Duwe; Janet Green; Adam Kellerman; Linda Parker; Lauren Blum

. Questions for Discussion We hope that sharing our in-progress unit at the ASEE conference will createopportunities for us to share our unit design with others seeking to embed engineering designexperiences into required high school science courses. Acknowledgement This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 2149782. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. References Banilower, E. R., Smith, P. S., Malzahn, K. A., Plumley, C. L., Gordon, E. M., & Hayes, M

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Ruhan Yang; Ellen Do

visitors were invited to vote for the projects. Out of allthe student projects, visitors have selected the most popular mini-world Slice Of Earth (Figure 1left), the most complex design Dante's Inferno (Figure 1 middle), and the most interesting designField of Stars (Figure 1 right). These projects were also kept in our department for one moresemester for additional visits. Figure 1: Slice Of Earth (left), Dante's Inferno (middle), and Field of Stars (right)CHALLENGES AND REFLECTION We gained insights from this semester-long project on the challenges and opportunities facedby CAD education. While the design of our curriculum was successful, we observed differentchallenges faced by our students during implementation. Commitment to a long-term

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Grace Burleson; Janet Tsai; Daria Kotys-Schwartz

interpret the word ‘design’ widely, reflecting the broad value systems we cultivate in the Department. We also believe that a better understanding of societal needs, aided by association with social sciences, will further assure the relevance of the fields we choose to work in.” 3. Cal-Tech No specific design focus area described on the department's website. 4. University of “Design: Faculty in the Design field of Mechanical Engineering work on problems affecting California - the analysis, synthesis, design, automation, fabrication, testing, evaluation, and optimization of Berkeley mechanical systems.” 5. Georgia Tech “CAE & Design: The goal of the CAE-Design

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Katherine Robert