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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Paul Summerfield, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Brian Ernst, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Chris Bode-Aluko, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

the expansion of public transportation and the electrification of rail systems • Assessment of Environmental Impacts: subtopics include air and water quality, ocean acidification, and coastal resilienceIn Table 1, we show courses into which we are planning to incorporate sustainability content. Allclasses shown are required courses for the civil engineering degree program at WIT. An “X”indicates that the traditional content of the course in the column header lends itself most readilyto applications related to the subtopic of sustainability in the row header. An “O” indicates thatmaterial for that course relevant to that subtopic is included in this syllabus. This chart wasinspired by the one presented for mechanical

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ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu R Osta, Rowan University; Behrad Koohbor, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

entrepreneurial mindset. Thecourses discussed are the Advanced Manufacturing and the Additive Manufacturing andCharacterization. These courses are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels atRowan University (RU). Typical enrollments are between 30-40 students per course. The coursesare offered as in-person electives in the Fall semester with 2 lecture sessions per week. Thecatalogue descriptions and the syllabus of these courses are as followsCatalogue description of Advanced ManufacturingThis course will provide students with knowledge of modern manufacturing processes, how designis optimized for manufacture, and information on future directions of manufacturing, such asadditive (3D printing) manufacturing techniques and the use of digital

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Innovative Learning Tools and Visualizations in ECE Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Tina Alaei

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

characteristics. 10. Demonstrate effective communication skills through written lab reports and oral presentations. 11. Collaborate effectively in group settings and contribute to team-based tasks.Course EvolutionPreviously, the course emphasized broad content coverage and predefined learning outcomes.While students were provided with a syllabus and course outcomes, there was limited structuredalignment or mapping to demonstrate the connection between various course components.Consequently, students often expressed uncertainty, asking questions like, "What am I supposedto learn from this?" or "How does this quiz or lecture align with the overall goals of the course?"The introduction of structured course mapping and alignment has since addressed

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ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina McGahan, Vanderbilt University; Charleson S Bell, Vanderbilt University; Deanna Meador, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Harris, Vanderbilt University; HD McKay, Vanderbilt University, Management Library; Yiorgos Kostoulas, Vanderbilt University; Kevin Galloway, Vanderbilt University; Philippe M. Fauchet, Vanderbilt University; David A. Owens, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Sharon M. Weiss, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

moreresponsibility in the course, could also be used. At our university, only the lead instructor was atenured faculty member and the co-authors were subject matter experts in the Vanderbilt Instituteof Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), the Wond’ry, the Center for TechnologyTransfer (CTTC), the business library, and the engineering management program withenthusiasm for the course goals and working with undergraduates.With many co-instructors, we found it helpful to start planning a detailed syllabus including acourse schedule at least one semester before the first time the course was offered. We firstdetermined together the most important content to convey in the 14-week course, balancing thenanoscience, innovation, and entrepreneurship content

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ECE-Embedded Systems Education: Innovation and Virtual Platforms

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University; Craig A Chin, Kennesaw State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

analysis course and develop a pool of questions on those topics. We haveidentified five major topics (or chapters), each focusing on a key area of circuit analysis. Thesechapters were carefully chosen to cover the fundamental topics of the course and are designed toalign with the typical syllabus for an introductory Circuit Analysis course. These fivetopics/chapters are: (i) Series-Parallel DC Circuits (ii) Complex DC Circuits (Nodal and Mesh Analysis) (iii) Linear Circuit Theorems (Thévenin, Norton, Superposition) (iv) First-Order Transient Circuit Analysis (v) AC (Sinusoidal) Circuit Analysis30 questions were designed and developed for each of these chapters, which are divided into threedifficulty levels: easy, medium

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Engineering Education in Colonial and Local Contexts (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 8)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Rodrigues Affonso Alves, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Renato Alan Bezerra Rodrigues, University of Manitoba

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Diversity

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

things as "Religion, Literature, Loyalty, & good Morals..." [17].2 The doctrine of discovery is a belief of the idealized conquer model brought by the Christian Europeans tothe American continent that generated a consciousness that presumes racial superiority of EuropeanChristian peoples and was and still is used to dehumanize, exploit and subjugate Indigenous Peoples anddispossess them of their lands [21].– ones that center local, instead of global, issues to transform realities and worlds ofmarginalized populations.In Canada, “Tech steward” terminology has recently gained prominence in engineeringeducation, mainly through the Tech Stewardship Practice Program (TSPP), an online course inwhich more than 2000 engineering students have

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinliang Wang, Zhejiang University; Min Ye, Zhejiang University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

engineering philosophy and culture and taking into account the timeconstraints of the course, only determined the themes for each session and the generalcontent needed, without specifying the exact lecturers. After the course syllabus wasfully established, the team recruited experts and professors who had achievedremarkable research results in the respective thematic areas, or engineers withoutstanding work performance in those fields, to conduct trial lectures. The course teamwould review the trial lecture content to decide whether the individual would serve asthe lecturer for that session, and whether the lecture content and delivery methodrequired any adjustments. Once the main lecturer for each session was confirmed,students were also invited to

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chuhao Wu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zipf, Pennsylvania State University; Na Li, Penn State University; David Benjamin Hellar, The Pennsylvania State University

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

information. The online activity data records students’frequency of interacting with LMS and other related digital learning applications on a dailybasis.The selected class is an advanced-standing undergraduate course in psychology, designed andtaught by the same instructor during Fall 2021, 2022, and 2023. The instructor confirmed nomajor revisions were made to the course during these semesters, which provides a level ofconsistency for us to review and compare data points. Three undergraduate teaching and researchassistants coded each class as different types of activities (i.e., quiz, assignment) based on theinformation in the syllabus, LMS, and the faculty’s reflection on in-class activities (ICAs). Boththe syllabus and ICAs are provided by the

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

bodhisatta hajra, Oklahoma State University; John J Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University; Laura K Emerson, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

‘features’pertaining to the course being offered at OSU that are worth mentioning. For instance, the coursespans over sixteen weeks in fall and spring semesters, while the duration is reduced to eight weeksin summer. Also, the course is offered online and in-person in the summer semester, while in falland spring the course is offered only in-person. For all three semesters, the course is taught by adifferent set of instructors, with a larger number (>200) of students registered in both the fall andspring semesters and a smaller number (<100) attending in summer. Although there are differencesbetween the syllabus used in fall, spring and summer, evaluation of student performance for allthree semesters is similarly based on exams, quizzes and assignments

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophie Marie Martyrossian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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

recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] American Society for Engineering Education. Profiles of Engineering and EngineeringTechnology, 2019.[2] American Society for Engineering Education. Profiles of Engineering and EngineeringTechnology, 2023.[3] USC Center for Urban Education (CUE) Syllabus Review Guide https://cue-equitytools.usc.edu/[4] Emily A. Johnson. Designing the syllabus for an online course: Focus on learners and equity.In Laura Parson and C. Casey Ozaki, editors, Teaching and Learning for Social Justice andEquity in Higher Education: Virtual Settings, pages 45–83. Springer International Publishing,Cham, 2022.[5] Harnish, R. J

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana; Shelly B. Blunt, University of Southern Indiana; William Elliott, University of Southern Indiana

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

[11]. 7. Considering growth mindset messaging and syllabus policies. The purpose was to explore teaching practices that help motivate students and can be impactful for students in introductory and foundation courses [12]. 8. Reviewing sample syllabus language to identify opportunities support inclusive and growth mindset learning environments. The purpose was to explore syllabus content and what messages can help or hinder student motivation and mindset in introductory and foundation courses [13]. 9. Exploring considerations for the first day and week of the semester to foster student engagement. The purpose was to consider how the first day of class can help or hinder student motivation and learning

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New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 3 - Professional and Faculty Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gracie Kerr, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Hayden J Wulf, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

instructorcommunication were presented in the results. Results were presented based on the percentage ofcourses displaying evidence of each code level. The findings indicated that the presence ofopportunities for instructional support increased from 95% of courses to 100% of courses overthe observed period from Spring 2019 to Spring 2023. Instructor communication relative tostudent personal support resources increased from being present in 33% of courses to beingpresent in 65% of courses from Spring 2019 to Spring 2023. On average, penalties wereconsistently more present across all semesters (~2 per syllabus) than leniencies (~1 per syllabus),and neither dimension experienced significant changes over time. From Spring 2019 to Fall2021, 43% of syllabi on average

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ERM Technical Session: Faculty Influences on Student Support

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Campbell James McColley, Cornell University; Alexandra Werth, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Details Adapted Dweck’s Mindset Inventory [17], growth vs. fixed mindset, faculty Mindsets mindsets Information about the institution/course, type of institution, discipline, course Institutional contexts structure, team formation, syllabus upload Influences, challenges, support, satisfaction with workload, adapted from Faculty Support Survey on Teaching, Learning and Assessment (FSTLA) [18] Frequency of teamwork practices, reflection on student performance, adapted from Teaching practices FSTLA [18], the Approaches to Classroom

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 2.A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Jason Coleman, Kansas State University; Lis Pankl, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

attendanceand citing fictitious resources. This is emphasized here as ChatGPT, like other AI bots [2], hasbeen known to “hallucinate” and generate references that do not actually exist.ISU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching also offers some draft syllabus language[25] as a faculty resource. In addition to providing other required language for course syllabi andacademic integrity, it includes a companion site containing specific language with respect to theuse of GAI [26]. Different scenarios are outlined, including when content generated by AI is notallowed; when content generated by AI is allowed but with attribution; when content is allowedbut under certain instances; and when content is allowed and encouraged broadly. This languagealso

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Inclusive and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Labs and Research

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

into the major, a course communicating food science and engineering is a valuable addition to students’ general education. Applied Food Science & Engineering for Non-majors (CHEG 242) is a sister course to the 400-level (senior/junior) engineering elective CHEG 442: Applied Food Science & Engineering. The 200-level course is aimed at rst-year and sophomore non- engineering students and moves at a deliberately slower pace than the 400-level version, with a particular focus on foundational material in chemistry, heat transfer, and thermodynamics in a food-context. The course is designed as an online-only summer course that meets the university “laboratory science

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Bunt, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

when both reach professional career stateswhere they must learn to work with one another and communicate. A future education systemwhich integrates designers and engineers within courses and programs may produce a workplacewhere shared language around structures can be built.REFERENCES[1] A. Saint, Architect and engineer: a study in sibling rivalry. London: Yale university press, 2007.[2] J. Parkes and M. B. Harris, “The purposes of a syllabus,” College teaching, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 55–61.[3] American Society for Engineering Education and National Academy of Engineering, “The Engineering Mindset Report,” 2024. [Online]. Available: https://mindset.asee.org[4] J. Hallinen, “STEM,” Britannica. Accessed: Jan. 15, 2025. [Online

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MATH - Works in Progress for Mathematics Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Lazarus, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

: Reflections on Dynamical Systems Curriculum and PedagogyAbstractIn Spring of 2024, our institution offered a math course called “Dynamical Systems and Chaos”,which served as an elective course for engineering and applied mathematics students. Thepurpose was to introduce students to the analysis of long-term behaviors and stability innonlinear dynamical systems, which have applications in modeling real-world problems. Facultyused active learning pedagogy in the classroom and made regular adjustments to center studentdiscussion and questions. Beyond homework and exams, students completed a challenge projectcentered on mathematical modeling with differential equations.Topics for this course followed a typical introductory syllabus on nonlinear dynamics

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric L Brown, Tennessee Technological University; Douglas A. Talbert, Tennessee Technological University; Jesse Roberts, Tennessee Technological University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

curriculum mapping processcompared to a manual process conducted by an SME, which will be evaluated through a set of“human in the loop” experiments.To evaluate this question, the paper details the results of the following experiments involving acomputer science/cybersecurity curriculum being mapped to the CAE-CD knowledge units (KU): 1. A single SME will create a manual KU curriculum mapping. 2. Provide an LLM with full curriculum details, including catalog descriptions and syllabi, and create a mapping for a single CAE-CD knowledge unit. 3. Provide an LLM with details of all CAE-CD knowledge units and information for one course (catalog description and syllabus) and create a knowledge unit mapping for that course. 4. Provide

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis-Hall, Colorado School of Mines; Carter Moulton, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

feedback in the form ofnarrative evaluations with a qualitative Excellent, Meets Expectations, Revisions Necessary, andNot Assessable (EMRN) grade scale [9]. Students were frequently asked to assess their ownlearning as the class progressed. The intention was to help students focus on operating in a moreorganic way that imitates work in a post-college environment.Grading focused on qualitative feedback instead of quantitative point calculations. Below islanguage used in the course syllabus to help explain our reasoning: “This means I will not be grading your assignments with points, but rather responding and asking questions. There will be suggested avenues for you to pursue in the next iteration, but no points. You’ll be doing

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 6: LEES Works in Progress

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Lori Scarlatos, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

teaching that seeks out divergent and creative thinking5. Examples of stepswithin this process may be (a) revision of syllabus to reflect a more inclusiveenvironment, (b) revision of course materials and assignments to reflect a morediverse perspective (for example, choosing readings which reflect a diverseperspective), and (c) using teaching methods which promote openness andinclusivity (including use of non-agonistic rhetoric). These particular methodshave been successfully developed and employed in the authors’ iSTEAMworkshop program which has been applied to a wide variety of STEM courses.Reported results show an increase in student comfort and motivation, reflected inenhanced learning gains6. These rhetoric-based interventions can also help

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MATH - Student Mindsets in Mathematics

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake A. Farman, Louisiana Tech University; Ann Clifton, Louisiana Tech University; William C. Long, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

and2021 – 2022 with an average enrollment of 35 students. Five face-to-face sections utilizing WAGwere offered by five other instructors. Majors from various colleges within the university arerepresented in the student population as College Algebra is a general education requirement(GER) for most majors and programs at the institution.ImplementationStudents in the SBG College Algebra courses were evaluated on demonstrated mastery of 25standards listed in Appendix A. Grading for the course comprised in-class, written assessments,and homework assignments completed using the MyMathLab online homework system. Lettergrades were assigned at the end of the term using the scale in Table 1. Table 1: Grading

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

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Abbie Canale, Pennsylvania State University; Erin A Hostetler, The Pennsylvania State University; Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Enhancement of Engineering Education in October 2021 and shared with the task force.Table 1 depicts the syllabus statements reviewed in the coding analysis and the percentage ofinstructors who included those topics in their course syllabus. This review found that facultyexpectations in FYS sections varied greatly by instructor. It was determined that the extant FYSgoals and objectives outlined by the College were not being consistently communicated tostudents via FYS instructor syllabi. The Engineering Passport to Success, a COE-sponsoredcollection of assignments which presently represent the only centralized content in FYS coursesacross all sections, were referenced in only half of the reviewed syllabi. The most commoncomponents across most FYS

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

surveyed more than 500 students at the start and end of the semester inintroductory statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics courses to evaluate the degree of integrationof an entrepreneurial mindset and compare their identification of real-world applications relativeto applications used in course content. The survey found that students tend to agree less that thecourse stimulated their curiosity compared to the other Cs. Students in dynamics identified 2-4times more real-world applications than students in statics or solid mechanics, but this did notrelate to homework and test applications used. This difference may be related to other aspects ofcourse content that were not evaluated such as online reference pages, lectures, and discussionworksheets

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1 - Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

instance, is the oldest and largest sportrocketry organization in the world, with over 100,000 members. Online platforms also offer courseson rocket science, making it more accessible to a wider audience.The lead author has often been queried by students regarding the possibility of offering such a courseat the University of Alaska Fairbanks over the past several years. Now that UAF has been successful inspawning its new Aerospace Engineering degree program, student demand for rocketry experienceshas sharply increased. It is expected that this course will be very popular and that it will attractnumerous students to UAF (and to all schools within the UA network) in the long term. In addition,the new course has quickly drawn support by university

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MATH - Student Mindsets in Mathematics

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A Dagley, University of Central Florida; Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

second semester. Students meet for in-person assistance duringthe scheduled class time in the Math Assistance and Learning Lab (MALL) which is staffed bygraduate teaching and undergraduate learning assistants. Using the online adaptive ALEKSplatform, students begin their journey in the math subject (course) determined by the mathplacement test or college level credit earned while in high school. During the first few days ofclass, students complete a concept test to determine their knowledge and if they can move uptheir starting point in the class. Guided by instructors, undergraduate learning assistants and peercoaches, students then begin working through the different concept modules. Students receiveadditional in-person assistance during their

Conference Session

WiP: Interdisciplinary Connections

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Gifty Osei-Prempeh, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Yogendra M. Panta P.E., West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Bernhard P Bettig, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

mechanicalengineering and chemical engineering, but the referenced course is specific to civil engineering.Colorado School of Mines described flipping a fluid mechanics class [7]. Cornell Universityshared strategies for online learning in Fluid Mechanics for a mechanical engineering course. [8]Bradley University detailed standard based grading in a mechanical engineering fluid mechanicscourse. [9]Combined or Collaborative CoursesCalifornia State University, Long Beach described a curricular innovation and suggests that, atthe time the paper was written, the institution offered a combined Fluid Mechanics course withmechanical, civil and chemical engineering. [10] Around 2001, the National Science Foundationsponsored a workshop to improve fluid mechanics

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Student Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Marisa Chrysochoou, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

non-CEE majors. They are typically taken inthe second, third, and fourth year of the program and have the enrollment range of 60-180students per section. One goal of the redesign was to build flexibility into courses, allowingstudents to choose how they learn and demonstrate knowledge, thereby potentially reducing theneed for formal accommodations. To achieve this, faculty modified class policies andassessments and offered content in multiple formats (online videos, lecture recordings, etc.). Thisapproach not only aimed to minimize challenges that neurodiverse students face in traditionalclassrooms, but also to empower them to leverage their strengths in learning and assessment.This approach was embedded in the faculty experience, as well. I

Conference Session

ECE-Embedded Systems Education: Innovation and Virtual Platforms

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

features to support online and blendedlearning, including course content management, assessment and grading tools, discussion forums, andcommunication tools. BrightSpace is known for its user-friendly interface and customizable features,allowing instructors to create engaging, interactive learning experiences. The platform also providesanalytics and reporting features to help educators track student progress and identify areas forimprovement. Overall, BrightSpace is a comprehensive LMS that offers a flexible and effective platformfor delivering education in various settings.BrightSpace Learning ToolsBrightSpace provides customizable assessment tools, including quizzes and surveys, to evaluate studentunderstanding and collect feedback. The platform

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Faculty Development Works in Progress Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M Wadzuk, Villanova University; Victoria Minerva, Villanova University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

aid a faculty to evolve their course with included EOP learningoutcomes, along with an updated syllabus and new learning tool.• Built upon a tool developed by colleagues at Arizona State University [5] as a pre-workshop, end-of-workshop, and post-course implementation assessment tool to understand theextent that EOP learning outcomes are included in different courses. Fig. 1. Workshop Module Content.There were 10 participants in the one week-long in-person workshop and 9 participants in theone semester-long synchronous on-line workshop, with 5 very active on-line participants.Participants were recruited with assistance from TLF as they had self-identified to TLF interestin learning more about EOP. Workshop

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pierre Anderson, Carthage College

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

. Overall, the students’ increasedidentification as scientists raised the stakes of instruction in experimental methods, laboratoryand publishing ethics, and technical writing. This increase in identification as a professionalscientist or engineer helps the students to gain authentic practice in these skills in a controlledenvironment and build their confidence for when these skills are needed in their future careers.The publicly available end product of the course, now published online as Physics in Progressissue 1, served as a motivating factor and now serves as a time capsule containing writingartifacts that students take pride in and can share in portfolios or as otherwise appropriate.IntroductionAt what point does one cease to be an