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The Real World-Project-Based & Experiential Learning

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mojtaba Naseri, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Engineering Education through Experimental-Centric PedagogyIntroduction and literature reviewAs the urban population grows, the need for a sustainable and Smart City (SC) becomes animportant necessity for our future [1]. SC uses new technologies to improve life quality andenhance environment terms, including smart transportation systems, sustainable urban planning,and green buildings [2]. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of resilient urbanplanning, emphasizing the need for Smart Cities to maintain social services during crises [3].Despite the dependence of our future on SC technologies, they are not included in the civilengineering curriculum, which causes a gap between education and real-world upcoming needs.To make civil

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Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 8

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Jaby Mohammed, Illinois State University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Capstone Project: Development of FDM 3D Printer Tool for Industrial RobotThis paper (poster) presents the organization of the course, as well as the goals and outcomes ofthe project as they relate to the course and program objectives. The paper also provides a detailedoverview of the first-phase prototypes designed by undergraduate students in an engineeringtechnology (ET) capstone course. Opportunities for future development and next steps are alsodiscussed.IntroductionWhile additive manufacturing, such as polymer 3D printing, has seen a recent surge in popularityin industrial robotics [1-3], there is a considerable gap in the literature for practitioners

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erica Cline; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Amanda K Sesko; Emily Cilli-Turner, University of San Diego; Zaher Kmail; Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington; Raghavi Sakpal

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-STEM Majors while Closing Equity Gaps: Mentoring in a Multi-Disciplinary S-STEM ProgramAbstractThe S-STEM supported program ACCESS in STEM started at the University of Washington Tacoma as a Track 1 grant in 2018 andcontinued as a Track 2 grant in 2022. Since its inception, it has supported 124 students over 7 cohorts. Program scholars receive fullscholarships for their first two years, and partial scholarships for their third and fourth years. Students can participate in a summerbridge precalculus or research experience course, and project-based Introduction to Engineering or Introduction to Research coursesin their first year. Individual faculty mentoring, quarterly Success in STEM seminar courses, and an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Malini Josiam, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering from UT Austin (2021). Her research interests center around the experiences of marginalized students in U.S. higher education institutions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 CAREER: Responsive Support Structures for Marginalized Students in Engineering - Insights from Year 5IntroductionUndergraduate engineering in the United States is characterized by many opportunities,demands, and obstacles within and beyond the classroom [1]. Opportunities refers to thingsstudents can access to improve their overall success in engineering, demands refers to typicalhardship expected of engineering (e.g., curricular difficulty, financial hardship, etc.), andobstacles refer to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittany Lynn Butler-Morton, Rowan University; Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Eduardo Rodriguez Mejia, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, The Ohio State University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(CA) framework, which emphasizes how novices learnexpert problem-solving techniques [1].In this paper we seek to address the research question: How are graduate students perceivingsupport from their academic and non-academic mentors? To assess graduate students’perceptions of their academic mentors, students completed the Engineering Identity Inventory(EII), which examines their identities as scientists, engineers, and researchers, and gathers dataon advisor relationships [2]. The EII was administered during both the Fall 2023 and Fall 2024semesters. To assess graduate students’ perceptions of their non-academic mentors, a modifiedversion of the Maastricht Clinical Teaching Questionnaire (MCTQ) [3] was administered in theFall 2024

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Cross, Texas Tech University; Jason Tham, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Madison Hanson, Texas Tech University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

theformation of researcher identity in doctoral students, which is the focus of this research5-6.This research uses three primary methods (journey mapping, survey, and interviews) within thefield of UX to investigate the longitudinal formation of researcher identity in two cohorts ofdoctoral students in an engineering department at a large state university, which is R1 under theCarnegie Classification: students enrolled in a traditionally structured on campus program andthose enrolled in an online program. Summary of Key Study Findings to DateThe following subsections summarize at a high level some of the key findings of the study todate, organized by research question. As shown in Table 1, between June 2022 and December2024

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Collaborative Learning in Engineering

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Martini, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

their students. Thiscombination of roles is key in introductory engineering classes as it enables TFs to create a senseof belonging and build students' self-esteem. Peer mentors, like Teaching Fellows, have beenshown to positively impact and support incoming students by creating welcoming environmentsand tutoring students, aiding in the transition to college [1]-[5]. This WIP study will take a lookat the impact that Teaching Fellows have on cultivating belonging and self-esteem for first-yearengineering students.For the Fall 2024 semester, there were seven sections of EGR 1301 and NSE. Each pairedsection had its own Teaching Fellow. TF office hours were hosted every week, Monday throughThursday, from 5 pm to 9 pm, with each TF taking a 2-hour

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Supporting Students and Faculty in Computing (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 7)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Victoria E. Callais, Duke University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

disability status. However, a growing body of literature [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6],[7], [8] calls attention to departmental policies and practices that impact students’ sense ofbelonging and abilities to successfully navigate/complete CS majors.This work was motivated by two challenges with existing computing climate surveys. First,departments often develop/distribute organization-specific surveys [9], [10], [11]. These oftenhave no large-scale, cross-organization distribution, analysis, and comparison. Second, the most-used climate survey that provides cross-organization comparison, [the Data Buddies Survey,distributed by the Computing Research Association’s Center for Evaluating the ResearchPipeline (CERP) [1]] has a long completion time

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pepito Thelly, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

resilient systems, networks & graphs, and sustainable design and is currently an associate editor for ASME’s Journal of Mechanical Design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 IUSE: Analyzing Nestedness Variability for Bipartite Makerspace Tool-Tool Projection ModelsIntroduction & Background Academic engineering makerspaces give students a controlled environment to put theirtheoretical knowledge to practical use. As such, many universities are adding these spaces to theircampuses and integrating them into their curricula [1]. Due to their rising popularity and perceivedimportance, it is important to further understand how best to create and manage these

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Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Camacho-Betancourt, University of Florida; Katie Leanne Basinger, University of Florida; Iris V. Rivero, University of Florida

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

LevelsAbstractThis research is evaluating the art of designing a course to allow students to explore theircreativity while honing their technical design skills. This is done by analyzing and comparing thedevelopment and learning of two cohorts in a computer-numerical-control (CNC) manufacturingcourse. The cohorts analyzed in this work are: (1) bachelor’s degree seeking students majoring inMechanical and Aerospace Engineering or Industrial & Systems Engineering who complete thecourse over 6 weeks and (2) high school students who complete the course over 4 days.Alongside using qualitative based research methods, student perception of personal learningprogression as well as the intuitiveness of creative problem-solving is analyzed. Results showthat

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Effective Teaching Potpourri

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shinae Jang, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, undergraduate engineering educationincreasingly emphasizes the development of self-regulated professional students equipped withthe skills and competencies necessary for the field. Civil engineers play a vital role in creating asafer, more sustainable, and ethically responsible society, necessitating a strong foundation inprofessionalism. This principle is a core component of the ASCE Body of Knowledge [1], whichhighlights the importance of ethical and responsible practice. Similarly, the National Society ofProfessional Engineers [2] mandates integrity, honesty, and impartiality to protect public welfare,and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) [3] reinforces ethicalresponsibility as a key learning outcome for engineering

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Innovative Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W Liberatore, Trine University; Alexandra M Davidson, Trine University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

the effectiveness of interactiveresources. Here, a learning analytics study is completed to quantify and interpret students’reading participation. The interactive textbook is titled Engineering and ChemicalThermodynamics zyBook published by Wiley. The book includes dozens of animations andquestions sets – including true and false, multiple choice, and matching. Thus, students’engagement generates big data. Two research questions ground this work: 1. Do studentscomplete reading participation by the due date? And 2. How does reading participation varyacross two universities? Data from two undergraduate cohorts at different universities (n=57)demonstrated high reading participation rates, with the median exceeding 99% for both groups ofstudents

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 5.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Isvik, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Veronica M Catete, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

technique10 can often be successful, and can sometimes be implemented at thediscretion of educators, but is more often incorporated by curriculum or technology developersdirectly. In this work,we investigate the prevalence of avatars as potential role models through theexamination of 312 computing-infused Snap! programming activities created by secondaryteachers and high school interns for non-computer science K-12 classrooms.We seek to answer the following research questions: 1.​ How do computing-infused lessons created by teachers and high school interns differ in inclusion and usage of avatars? 2.​ How do creator and avatar demographics correlate?Related WorkAccording to Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy, similarities between a

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

comprehension is revealed by the type of errors that are made when confrontedwith a new problem that is too dissimilar from the pool of example problems, they have becomefamiliar with.IntroductionFree-body diagrams (FBD) are very significant for solving statics problems, their importancecannot be overstated. Similarly, vector addition triangles, schematics, visual representations arevital for understanding and solving a statics problem successfully. Spatial visualization skills(SVS) are often necessary for developing high levels of competence in accurately representing aproblem or drawing a accurate FBD [1]. Without these SVS skills, students might purely rely ontheir memory or procedural mastery of certain topics. As stated in the literature SVS

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Innovative Pathways in K–12 STEM: Bridging Emerging Technologies and Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Cheryl Beauchamp, Regent University; Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Engineering for US All

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and the number of pre-engineering programs. However, theintegration of these programs into high school programs of study is not necessarilystraightforward, as states’ requirements and methods of implementation vary widely. Furtherexacerbating this issue is a lack of engineering experience among teachers, administrators, andlegislators.The National Academies launched a series of studies on integrating engineering into K-12 andfound, among other reasons, difficulty due to lack of engineering within state standards andinsufficient training for pre-service teachers [1-2]. Engineering involves open-ended, ill-definedproblems, usually with multiple solutions [3-5], which is decidedly different from most highschool curricula. In fact, introductory

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Enhancing Student Engagement and Support in ECE Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica R Gladstone, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Zhengyan Ye

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Strategies Responses to ECE Exam Success and FailureIntroductionIn engineering as a profession and in engineering education, failure is commonplace[1]–attempteddesigns fail, experiments fail about 90% of the time, and students do not achieve the scores theydesire on homework, quizzes, and exams. Thus, the ability to navigate and respond to failure asan opportunity for growth and learning is a key component of the scientific enterprise. However,engineering education research is sparse on how students respond to failure.Research on response to failure has been extensive in workplace settings[2, 3], in which there is avery wide range of negative and positive responses to failure, including denial, anger, bargaining,depression

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 3: Session 3: Curriculum in Motion - Redesigning the First-Year Experience

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Jeremy Michael Olivar Hill, University of Cincinnati; Muhammad Asghar P.E., University of Cincinnati; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

, which requires a more flexible approach to allow students to better engage with thefield of engineering and to allow curricula to adapt to the ever-changing landscape ofengineering practice and technology. The significant curricular change involves taking thecurrent 6 credit hours of first year engineering courses and breaking them into a set of 1 credit(or less) modules from which students can select. This paper discusses in detail the first year ofthe project which has involved implementing changes to the current courses to prepare for thechange to the modular format along with getting buy-in from the administration and facultywithin the college. The paper also discusses outcomes from the changes implemented during thefirst year of the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismael Villegas Molina, University of California, San Diego; Audria Nikitza Montalvo, University of California, San Diego; Benjamin Ochoa, University of California, San Diego; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Leonard Porter, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #49088Leveraging LLM Tutoring Systems for Non-Native English Speakers in IntroductoryCS CoursesIsmael Villegas Molina, University of California, San DiegoAudria Nikitza Montalvo, University of California, San DiegoBenjamin Ochoa, University of California, San DiegoProf. Paul Denny, University of AucklandLeonard Porter, University of California, San Diego ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 1 Leveraging LLM Tutoring Systems for Non-Native English Speakers in Introductory CS

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ERM Technical Session: Broadening Methodological Impacts

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy Marie Wenzl, University of New Mexico; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Universidad del Norte; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Tito Busani, University of New Mexico; George Matthew Fricke, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

undergraduateengineering and computer science courses about their experiences of safety and closeness withtheir teammates and used social network analysis to investigate differences across teams andacross courses. While the engineering course used stable teams for a semester-long project, thecomputer science course used a sequence of teams for multiple small projects. Shifting teamsmay provide greater opportunities for diverse team members to locate allies.Introduction and research purposeResearch suggests diverse teams can produce more innovative ideas, but this hinges on teamsbeing inclusive, which fosters deeper, unfettered sharing of ideas [1], [2], [3]. In preparingstudents for professional practice, programs are expected to engage students in team work

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Foundations of Design Theory

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Nickley, The Ohio State University; Dan Wisniewski, The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

competencies in both engineeringand design education, yet approaches to understanding them vary widely. In engineering,structured assessments like the Creative Engineering Design Assessment (CEDA) [1] andsimplified TRIZ methods [2] aim to systematize creative thinking, while industrial designpedagogy embeds iterative idea generation into studio-based project cycles [3]. Researchcomparing STEM and arts students reveals that cognitive differences may be less pronouncedthan cultural narratives suggest; when measured in structured settings, both groups exhibitsimilar divergent thinking capacities [4,5]. Despite this, persistent assumptions about engineeringstudents being less creative than design students [6,7] continue to shape educational experiencesand

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DSAI Technical Session 8: Learning Analytics and Data-Driven Instruction

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Pennsylvania State University; Eric Donnell, The Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

can often hinge on extra-departmental fundingopportunities—institutional research centers and external grant competitions. As engineeringprograms seek to invest in the next generation of engineers, research administrators canoperationalize research effort data to identify (1) near-term undergraduate and graduate studentexperiential opportunities; (2) top-performing teacher-scholars poised to lead studentexperiences; (3) features of teacher-scholars that can be predictive of early-stage interventionsthat support their success as fundable grantees. Data visualizations in service to engineering andSTEM programs provide a high-context field of opportunity for administrators, faculty, andstudents, supporting the continued growth of the engineering

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Emerging Technologies and AI Integration in ECE Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

challenging endeavor due to the abstractnature of its concepts. Students often struggle to connect the mathematical for-mulations, such as matrix manipulations and transformations, with real-world ap-plications. The disconnect between theory and practical understanding can leavestudents feeling disengaged and overwhelmed [1], particularly when faced with rapidsuccessions of equations that lack context or intuition. One promising way to address this challenge is to draw on familiar experiencesand relatable analogies to make abstract concepts more tangible. Learning is mosteffective when new information builds on prior knowledge and lived experiences, al-lowing students to form meaningful connections. Without such connections, evenwell-structured

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

in an Undergraduate Transfer ProgramIntroduction The Student Pathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) programis an NSF-STEM that supports high-achieving low-income students who intend to transfer froma technical college to Clemson University, a large R1 institution, and pursue engineering orcomputing degrees. The three goals of the program are as follows: (1) provide scholarshipopportunities to low-income students pursuing engineering or computing at Clemson, (2) buildcohorts of transfer students to support their transition into Clemson University, (3) assess itsprogress internally and externally to assist the transfer students and improve the program Having support at a community college, such as through a

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ECE-Circuit Courses: Instructional Innovations and Student Success

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Federica Aveta, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yugu Yang-Keathley

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

achieve the survey’s objectives aswell as to inform the development of an assessment strategy.IntroductionIndustry 5.0 emphasizes a human-centric design approach, in which humans and cobots(collaborative robots) collaborate in shared working environments [1],[2]. Cobots will handlerepetitive and labor-intensive tasks, while humans will focus on customization and critical thinkingactivities to solve complex issues [3]. Industry 5.0 has gained increasing attention in recent yearsbecause it is considered the next major global industrial revolution. As part of the industry 5.0implementation, the demand for a skilled workforce capable of solving problems creatively andadapting to changing situations has been on a steady rise. As a consequence, current

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Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyse K. Zurawski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Lavanya Swaminathan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

experiences in engineering, aspira-tions to pursue postgraduate engineering degrees, and emotional well-being [1]. It has also beenshown that female mentors are more likely than male mentors to positively influence mentees’ sci-ence careers and that mentees with female mentors are more likely to view their mentors as goodrole models [2]. The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a reportin 2019 describing the science behind mentoring programs. Among their results, they found thatstudents with a mentor are more likely to succeed in their major [3]. Similarly, studies indicatedthat 100% of women in engineering who had women mentors continued in engineering, which is14% higher than those without mentors and 18% higher than

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.A

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel Beal, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Chi Yan Daniel Leung, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Joe Mazzone, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Chelsea L Gordon, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Yamuna Rajasekhar, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

assignments, making it‬ ‭easier to identify irregular behavior and struggling students so instructors can‬ ‭provide targeted interventions.‬‭ his paper explores various approaches to effectively utilize the Student Behavior‬T‭Insights feature, providing early use cases and recommendations. It is important‬ ‭to note that Student Behavior Insights is not a "plug-and-play" solution for‬ ‭detecting cheating but is intended for use at the instructor's discretion.‬ ‭Additionally, this feature can serve as a predictor of student struggles. We will‬ ‭present examples of how to use the feature to gain insights into: 1) a student who‬ ‭works earnestly, 2) a student who is utilizing an outside source for their work, 3) a‬ ‭student who

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Timothy Chow; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

regulations, preparing them to design projects that meet legal and ethical standards. Thecourse emphasizes the importance of protecting public health by addressing environmentalhazards, ensuring clean water, air, and soil for communities.Integrating environmental education into the undergraduate engineering curriculum is crucial forraising environmental awareness early in students' careers [1]. It teaches students how to analyzeproblems, identify causes and effects, and understand the conditions under which certainprocesses occur and their impact on environmental quality. The growing recognition of theimportance of introducing concepts such as environmental engineering, green engineering,pollution prevention, and design for the environment to

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Messaging, Motivations and Supports for Women Engineers

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

for students, many universities areturning to social media to outreach to potential students. Social media has been found to performan essential role in shifting sentiments, moods and overall image a university portrays [1]. Thisstudy examines the forward-facing presence of university engineering programs at two publicuniversities. This study uses content and textual analysis and the lenses of occupationaldemography and feminist post-structuralism to make sense of the messages the programs areportraying to potential students and other stakeholders about the student experience and learningoutcomes valued by the university. The study examines social media posts on Instagram,LinkedIn, and Facebook, as well as the university website and publicly

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GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

development in a range of contexts, with a particular focus on the school to work transition. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Tracking the Evolution of Interdisciplinary Development in STEM Graduate Students: A Longitudinal StudyAbstractThe strongly "paradigmatic" or “high-consensus” nature of STEM fields—characterized bywell-established theories, high agreement among practitioners about accepted topics andmethods, clear disciplinary boundaries, and standardized practices [1–4], [5] — can createcognitive and cultural barriers to interdisciplinary STEM graduate student identity developmentand motivation [6,7]. To explore these barriers, this paper presents a longitudinal

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin A Grady, The George Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

systems modeling, science-policy interface, and decision-making. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 NSF IUSE: Integrating Ethical-Epistemic Pedagogy to Foster Moral Agency in Undergraduate Engineering EducationIntroduction and Literature ReviewEngineering ethics has been a subdomain of engineering education for multiple decades,supported by accreditation entities like ABET and their desire to incorporate aspects of ethicsinto global workforce standards. As such, there have been a variety of studies on the efficacy ofinterventions for ethics education across a variety of scales including individual, institutional,policy, and cultural [1]. The notable variation in scope, scale and