Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Tucker Parks, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Timothy Bretl; Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

elements that included reflective activities, discussion of stakeholders and end-users, andevaluation of teamwork [4]. These were co-designed with the instructor and implementedthroughout the course’s series of four pair-based design projects.Knowledge-Building Communities in Engineering EducationCollaborative technologies and other means of supporting and assessing professional andacademic knowledge-building communities or communities of practice (CoPs) have been widelyexplored [10], [11], [12]. CoPs have also been explored in engineering education contexts, suchas for means of spreading assessment methods [13]. However, the impact of team formationstrategies on the spread of information through a knowledge-building community or classroomhas yet

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

program at theUniversity of Michigan. The lesson introduced students to one macroethics topic, orbital debris,that directly connects to the “technical” topics of the course. We believe this socio-technicalintegration stressed to students that engineering cannot be separated from its societal impact.This paper reviews previous macroethics work, context about the course, the content andstructure of the lesson, a distributed post-lesson survey and its results, and author reflections ofthe lesson.Previous workHekert offers a formal definition of macroethics after reviewing and combining severalengineering ethics frameworks: “‘macroethics’ applies to the collective social responsibility ofthe [engineering] profession and to social decisions about

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mollie Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Prabhat Hajela, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Siyi Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Marcus Abate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Zeyad Awwad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yun Chang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

Group Week Module F Humans in Space Both GroupCourse DesignAeroverse was offered as a for-credit, pass/fail course that focused on introductory fundamentaltopics and therefore had no pre-requisite requirement. As such, students were expected to attendevery class and submit assignments for grades. The assignments included pre-readings beforeevery class, a pre-reading quiz, a pre-class reflection, an in-lab worksheet, a post-class quiz, and apost-class reflection. The post-class reflection recorded how enjoyable students found the class andhow confident they were that the class allowed them to meet certain learning objectives. The latterresults were compared to the pre-class reflection that

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Roderic Coates, Pennsylvania State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

and retooling stated learning outcomes.PBL approaches across engineeringPBL is an instructional approach that platforms a student-centered classroom dynamic, andrequires teamed students to propose solutions for open-ended, discipline-specific problems andprocesses. Students produce results that can be assessed with outcome-based standards. As afinal project phase, students are invited to reflect on their problem-solving posture, identifyingopportunities and gaps in their knowledge [16]. As supported by findings in cognitive science,true learning requires higher energy cost for the brain. Connecting old and new informationsupports deeper integration, learning, and memory retrieval, a consolidation process that isstrengthened by self-reflection

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

instruction leads to student autonomy, constructive investigation, goal-settingcollaboration, and enhanced communication skills. Projects like this also address a wider set oflearning styles, promote critical and proactive thinking, and reflection. Mills et. al. [2, 8] argue thatthe current engineering programs do not provide sufficient design experience to students. Becauseof this, graduates often lack communication skills and teamwork experience. Engineeringprograms need to develop more awareness among students of the social, environmental, economic,and legal issues. These issues are better addressed in a project-based learning environment than inany other classroom setting. Mills et. al suggest that they are part of the reality of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

students are not in the field and possessing expertise or specific working knowledge? 14 -Does the design reflect creativity and imagination on the student’s or team’s part?Overall Is the design well written? 5quality of Does the report effectively present the design solution? 3the designpackage Does the report follow the required format and reference citation requirement? 3Total points 115The course structure was not changed significantly when the ACRP University DesignCompetition was first

Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Casillas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

importance in the aerospace industry.With these points in mind, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M Universityis but one of many in the United States that do not adequately reflect the diversity of itspopulation as a whole. Women are heavily underrepresented as undergraduate students in thismajor, comprising just 8.3% of Bachelor’s degrees awarded during the 2020-2021 academic year[4]. Ethnic minorities were similarly underrepresented during this academic year, with whitesaccounting for 67.5% of awarded Bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering [4]. Enrollmentfigures reported by the university in fall of 2022 reflect slightly higher representation, withwomen comprising 14.1% of students in the aerospace engineering department

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Tyler Young, The Ohio State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

walk. During this activity, students walk around the classroom and read their classmates’project results. For each assignment, they leave a comment – either an affirmation or asuggestion for improvement – on a sticky note. After this gallery walk concludes, students thentake turns presenting their homework results to the class. The instructional period shouldconclude with enough time left for students to write a brief reflection on how they mightincorporate feedback from their peers to improve their presentations. These reflections will beturned in as the final exit ticket of this mini-unit.ConclusionThe “Cool It!” mini-unit described above has been conceptualized following theories ofculturally-responsive and sustaining pedagogies, community

Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

generated a map of all the questions they had about theirproject. This tied Making Connections to Curiosity, helping them see that the 3C’s worktogether. At the end of the second semester, the students again generated concept maps for theirproject and combined them into one overall map for the team as well as reflecting on the changesfrom their initial map. Creating Value is also tied to an assignment done at the start of theproject as well as after it ended. In this case, teams filled out a stakeholder value matrix.In addition to the small assignments directly tied to one of the 3C’s, the TILT framework wasused for the major assignments (project proposal, proposal presentation, final report, finalpresentation) in the courses to explain how each of

Conference Session

AERO 3: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Merrett, Clarkson University; J. W. Adams, Clarkson University; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

problems. The students surveyed forStructures II 2022 had already completed Structures I and the survey was completed near the endof Structures II; therefore, the results reflect students who are at the end of the two courses. Thestudents surveyed for Structures I 2022 were surveyed twice throughout the course thus theirresults reflect students’ progression in handling OEMPs.What are the students’ initial responses to encountering an open-ended analysis project?From the affective pathway construction data collected in October 2022, the students initiallyhave a largely neutral response denoted by the Curiosity adjective. As the students progressthrough the project, they encounter negative feelings such as Confusion, Anxiety, Frustration

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO), Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

aggression. As researchers have explicitly stated that individual attitudes toward diversity, personal experiences, and the presence or absence of specific practices do not reflect diversity climate [28], evidence of this climate was limited to emergent themes from qualitative studies [67][75][83]. Thus, we also excluded papers based on autoethnography or findings relying on unique statements reflecting the experience of a lone participant. Cultural mosaic beliefs climate: perceived cultural diversity [30][31] is a recent addition to the climate literature. We included it in our framework due to the high proportion of international students in engineering doctoral programs. Perceived cultural diversity climate is defined as how well

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shuvam Saha, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, University of Maine

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

!Because of the additional time allotted for the fabrication and testing phases, students were ableto reflect on their experience and discuss possible reasons why their predicted results weredifferent from the measured values. This discussion was required as a part of their final report.Table 5 lists excerpts from student team reports that give possible causes for the discrepanciesbetween experimental and analytical data.Table 5. Panel Project Report Excerpts Detailing Reasons for Differences in Measured and Analytical Data The team were able to see how variations and discrepancies in the manufacturing, however small, can cause large variations in performance. Some of the reasons behind some discrepancies between the data are human error

Conference Session

AERO 2: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Stein, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Bonnie Swan, University of Central Florida (Program Evaluation and Educational Research); Seetha Raghavan, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

papers published by the IRES student Alumni, patents granted, as well as researchawards, grants, and fellowships awarded to them. Table I summarizes these achievements. Table II expands upon the awards,grants, and fellowships, awarded to the 27 students since their participation within the IRES program. IV. A SSESSMENT RESULTS The following section are the results from the independent evaluator [13]. These results come from the pre-travel and post-travel questionnaire and interview questions given to an IRES Cohort of students who fully completed the program. It shouldbe noted that these results are reflective of a case study for the specific Cohort in the IRES project itself and cannot fully

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Nguyen; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

students' confidence and engagement after they have completed the technicalportion. This strategic sequencing ensures that students' mental bandwidth is not overlytaxed at the beginning of the exam, allowing for a more accurate reflection of their attitudesand motivations towards the subject matter. Overall, this theory of change aims to optimizelearning effectiveness, minimize testing fatigue, and provide a comprehensive assessment ofstudent understanding and engagement in the rocketry course.MethodsResearcher PositionalityOur research team is a collaborative effort that includes one master’s student and a professorin aerospace engineering, and one experienced educator with expertise in outreach andeducational research. This introductory rocketry

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Erik Nelson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson; Mason Henry, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

opportunities to develop them through hands-on tasks and mentorshipfrom their upperclassmen peers. We intentionally mix under and upper-class students in teams tofoster a collaborative learning environment.The advanced-level course builds upon the foundational concepts of the previous course andincludes additional learning objectives. As students progress to this level, we anticipate a moresignificant engagement level, reflected in the increased credit requirement from one to two.Students at this level also have the opportunity to take on a leadership role, either as a projectleader or team leader. Those who choose to do so must take the course for three credits.The instructors assign student leadership roles based on their interests, abilities, and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Habig, Purdue University ; Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University ; Debra Henneberry, Purdue University ; Cheng Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

, also influential in this process is the presence of a mentor or rolemodel. Previous studies of undergraduate females suggest the greatest need for role models is forthose students pursuing a nontraditional career [16]. This outlook is reflected in several aviationstudies that address both recruitment and retention of female pilots. A lack of a visible femalerole model was cited as one of the top barriers to outreach [17] [18]. Females in aviation maintenance also experience this challenge. One study found that thetop three barriers preventing women from pursuing a career in aviation maintenance are theabsence of role models, mentors, and personal contacts [20]. Further, a study that investigated, inpart, the appropriateness of aviation

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Juhyun Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Plomin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Luisa-Maria Rosu, I-STEM, (Illinois Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education Initiative; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

future publication. Figure 6: Students’ Response to Career Interest Question in College ImplementationAcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Defense Education Program (NDEP)for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, andWorkforce Initiative Programs under Grant No. HQ00342010040. The views expressed inwritten materials or publications, and/or made by speakers, moderators, and presenters, do notnecessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Defense nor does mention of tradenames, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.References[1] J. Foust, “Space industry struggling to attract more skilled workers,” SpaceNews, Apr

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Irving Buchwald, Clarkson University; Michael C.F. Bazzocchi, Clarkson University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

aerospace engineering curricula. Future work should focus on conducting thelaboratory activities with students to evaluate student knowledge acquisition in the targetedABET astronautical topic areas.DisclaimerThe material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) cooperative agreement. Any opinions, findings,conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of NASA.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported through a NASA Cooperative Agreement awarded to the New YorkSpace Grant Consortium. This work was supported by the Honors Educational EnhancementScholarship (HEES) offer to honors students at Clarkson