with hands-onlearning to broaden participation in STEM fields among diverse elementary-aged students.AcknowledgmentsWe thank the near peer instructors from the Offers program, the undergraduate mentors fromNortheastern University’s Service Learning program, and the teachers and site coordinators atBeachmont Elementary School, Offers, and Barrio Logan STEAM programs for their supportand assistance in piloting and integrating this project.References 1. James, S. M., & Singer, S. R. (2016). From the NSF: The National Science Foundation’s investments in broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education through research and capacity building. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 15(3), fe7. 2
Paper ID #46709First-Year Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering StudentsEthical Understanding Performance During an Introduction to the DisciplineCourseDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has been the PI for REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical
contexts. These objectivesalign with the principles of adaptive expertise, highlighting the importance of educationalstrategies that prepare students for dynamic professional environments.Despite its importance, adaptive expertise is often underemphasized in first-year engineeringcourses. Traditional curricula frequently focus on routine skills, such as machining or drafting,with limited opportunities for students to engage in open-ended, iterative design processes. Thispaper seeks to address this gap by demonstrating how the integration of Kolb’s ExperientialLearning Cycle, iterative prototyping, and structured coaching can foster adaptive expertise infirst-year students. By building on prior research, such as Larson et al.’s [3] work on
3/8 2/10 1/16The guided reflection survey was comprised of five sections, as shown below: 1. Description • What happened during your project experience? (High-level story) 2. Feelings • How do you feel about the experience? Explain. 3. Evaluation / Analysis / Conclusion • What behaviors, processes, or skills assisted you in completing this project? • What skills do you wish you had developed previously to help you with the project? Why? • What did you learn about your partner(s)? How did you learn this? • What have you learned about yourself? • What have you learned about the engineering process? Why
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more, ending with a smalllist of ways the Great Pyramid might actually have been built. We finish the module bydiscussing political, economic, and social issues that could have been encountered on thisproject.A reflective essay prompt used for this module asks students to imagine that they have traveledback in time and will oversee the construction of this pyramid. What method(s) would you employ? What do you think would be your biggest challenge(s)? If you could bring one modern piece of construction equipment back with you, what would it be and how would it help? What would its limitations be? If you could talk to someone who really did build the pyramid and could ask them one question, what would it be? Why? If
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as maintaining a lower budget, navigating materials sourcing, andemploying advanced techniques like finite element analysis— added additional layers ofuncertainty and complexity.Each lesson learned, from validating designs to balancing budget constraints, improvedour understanding of the complexities of engineering design. By committing to our coregoal of improving accessibility for all, we made meaningful progress, even in the face ofuncertainty. This experience equipped the students with the knowledge and skills toapproach future projects with a more holistic, informed, and principled perspective.References[1] S. Beder, "Beyond technicalities: Expanding engineering thinking," Journal ofProfessional Issues in Engineering Education and
could beclassified on the basis of sophomore class completion or non-completion and evaluated to see ifsophomore class participants as a group perform better than those who did not complete theclass.We aim to continue to assess the second-year engineering seminar intervention in subsequentsemesters as additional students who previously completed the sophomore design lab undertakethe capstone course.References[1] Lattuca, L. R. (2006). Engineering change: A study of the impact of EC2000. Executive Summary, (Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University), 1-20.[2] Howe, S. (2010). Where Are We Now? Statistics on Capstone Courses Nationwide. Advances in engineering education, 2(1), n1.[3
the project, clarifying the tasks they would complete during the currentcourse and explaining what to expect in the subsequent course(s). This approach providedstudents with a clear understanding of how their work in each course contributed to the largerproject. At the end of the fall semester, the instructors reconvened to review the implementation,discuss feedback, and identify potential improvements to refine the project for the Spring 2025semester. This iterative process highlights the importance of continuous communication,collaborative planning, and adaptability in managing a multi-course, multi-faculty project.A Multi-Course ProjectA temperature control system was selected as the platform for a multi-course project. In ME3050
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indicate that effort required for VF tends to decrease.As with most retrospective studies, there is potential for confounding. Since the traditionalcohort was also the first cohort chronologically, there is the possibility that the improvement instudent skill was a result of the instructor’s skill improving rather than VF. A different studywould have to be conducted to illuminate this question. Regardless, VF has been shown to be aviable option for feedback on CAD models.References[1] S. M. Brookhart, How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students. Alexandria, UNITED STATES: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2008. Accessed: Jan. 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/miami
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bioinspired designs [1]. Softrobots can safely interface with humans. Compared to traditional robots, soft robots replace rigidlinkages with programmed polymers and flexible electronics [2]. The popularity of soft roboticsas a research field is a recent phenomenon since the early 2010’s [3]. In this time soft roboticsprinciples have been applied to the development of bioinspired designs [1], soft grippers ofdelicate fixtures [4], wearable robots [5], and implantable devices [6]. We previously showedthat biomedical and bioengineers are growing contributors to this area, contributing more thanthey do in traditional robotics research [7]. Providing opportunities for undergraduates to learnabout the field at scale in courses can cultivate interest and
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Pre + Post 1=Beginner to 5=Expert Attitude towards tech challenge How much did you enjoy the tech challenge project you Post 1=Did not enjoy at all to worked on all week? 5=Enjoyed it a lot How well did you work with your team? Post 1=Did not work well together at all to 5=Worked together very well Psychological safety (Cronbach’s α = .80) I felt comfortable talking to the project advisor(s) about Post 1=Not true at all to my questions
to 33%. When compared to national Science and Engineering (S&E) bachelors rates,CDME falls short but is not significantly far off from the national diverse population percentage of 41%[15]. A broad representation of CDME over the past ten years is shown in Figure 3 while a detailedbreakdown of 2023 and current 2024 racial diversity is seen in Figure 4 below. Unique # of Students Working in FY Figure 4 - Ethnic Diversity of Students and Staff at CDME Figure 5 - Ethnic Diversity of Students and Staff for FY23 and FY24Similar to CDME’s ethnic diversity, the center also has seen growth in its gender diversity. When foundedin 2014 the center had zero female students
underdeveloped by the end of their college career.Finally, based on these findings, further research needs to be done to establish the scalability ofstudent-let recruitment processes. As demonstrated by the results section, the time commitmentneeded from the recruiters is the biggest cost of participating in this activity. Therefore, newrecruitment strategies must be developed to support the growth of the program in the long term.References[1] R. V. Shah, T. J. Albert, V. Bruegel-Sanchez, A. R. Vaccaro, A. S. Hilibrand, and J. N. Grauer, “Industry Support and Correlation to Study Outcome for Papers Published in Spine:,” Spine, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1099–1104, May 2005, doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000161004.15308.b4.[2] O. Meade, M. Millar, T. Hall, C
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Paper ID #45361Use of AI in a Graduate Construction Estimating CourseDr. Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University Kenneth S. Sands II is an Assistant Professor at Auburn University in the McWhorter School of Building Science. His research focuses on the areas of construction education and construction worker heat safety.Dr. Xi Wang, Drexel University Dr. Xi Wang is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Drexel University. She received her Ph.D. and M.Eng both in Civil Engineering, from the University of Kentucky and Auburn University. She is licensed as a Professional Engineer and LEED Green Associate. She is teaching a
volume flowrates, and we just discussed that volume is not conserved. This means I'll need information about how volume changes during: - The mixing of A and B - The reaction of A + B → C - The reaction of C → D 2. We know: - Input: 1 L/s of A and 1 L/s of B (2 L/s total input) - First reaction goes to completion (all A and B convert to C) - Second reaction has 50% conversion (half of C becomes D) 3. What we don't know: - How volume changes when A and B mix (non-ideal mixing effects) - The molar volumes of each species (A, B, C, and D) - Whether the
Online Textbook – Intro to Software Design CS 2114 – Software Design & Data OpenDSA CS 2114 Online Textbook – Structures Software Design & Data Structures CS 2104 – Intro to Problem-Solving for CS Whimbey, A., Lochhead, J., & Narode, R. (2013). Problem solving and comprehension (7. ed). Routledge CS 2505 – Intro to Computer Organization I Patt, Y. N., & Patel, S. J. (2004). Introduction to computing systems: From bits and gates to C
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emergenceand development through, for instance, Module I, “Science Studies Methods and Knowledges,”which centers on the work of Bruno Latour, Thomas S. Kuhn, Donna Haraway, Susan LeighStar, Helen Longino, and other intellectuals foundational for the field of STS. Module II, 7“Histories of Technology and Medicine in the Global South,” offers a re-reading of crucial textsin STS from the perspective of the Global South, with an emphasis on the Indian subcontinent,and aids in broadening the sweep of the course’s historical and geographical approaches to theseand related topics outside of and beyond Western traditions and patterns of thought. Module III,“Science
component.The required sample size for the study was determined using the standard sampling calculationsdescribed below with a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%:1) For an infinite population, the sample size S can be calculated by using the equation: S = Z 2 ∗ P ∗ (1 − P )/M 2 , (1)where Z is the z-score based on the desired confidence level, P is the estimated populationproportion (often assumed as 0.5), and M is the desired margin of error. For this survey, thesample size S is calculated as: S = 1.962 ∗ 0.5 ∗ (1 − 0.5)/0.052 = 384.16, (2)2) The value of S should be adjusted for a finite population by using the