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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sagnik Nath, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jennifer Quynn, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jose Renau

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practices. Jose Renau is a professor of computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz(http://masc.soe.ucsc.edu/). His research focuses on computer architecture, including design effort metrics and models, infrared ther- mal measurements,low-power and thermal-aware designs, process variability, thread level speculation, FPGA/ASIC design,Fluid Pipelines, and Pyrope (a modern hardware description language) and Live flows that aim at productivity in hardware design. Renau has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Jose Renau ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Developing the ITL framework and committing to Inquiry as a method

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kreimendahl, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh-Menon

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. students to the basics of programming before branching into This paper presents task force results from a collaboration major-specific computing courses. CS I covers the fundamentalbetween faculty and academic support specialists. The paper concepts and skills of programming in Java. Students learn andfocuses on two high-impact areas of improvement: standardizing develop skills in problem-solving, algorithm development, pro-curricula and building support scaffolding outside the classroom. gram design and structure, code documentation and style, andThe results, a comprehensive course blueprint, include coreresources for a first-semester computing course and recommen- testing and debugging. Topics include data types and

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sreekanth Gopi, Kennesaw State University; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University

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concerns compared to their non-engineering peers [32]. Furthermore, a study conducted by Lilley andLarnell (2023) on historically minoritized graduate students in STEM, including engineering, identified the impactof continuous microaggressions and social isolation on their mental health. This research highlighted the need forevidence-based support systems specifically designed for students from historically marginalized communities tomitigate the effects of intimidating academic environments [33]. Another study, focusing on the Indian context,highlighted the role of interpersonal stressors, including changes in social activities and disagreements with peers,as significant contributors to students’ stress. The study also pointed to financial

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashish Aggarwal, University of Florida; Griffin Pitts, University of Florida; Sage Bachus, University of Florida; Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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Griffin Pitts is currently an undergraduate computer science student with the University of Florida’s Her- bert Wertheim College of Engineering. As a student, Griffin conducts research within multiple disciplines, furthering the impact of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has been awarded by the Uni- versity of Florida’s Center for Undergraduate Research and intends on attending graduate school in his future.Sage Bachus, University of Florida Sage Bachus is a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering and Pre-Med student at the Herbert Wertheim Col- lege of Engineering, University of Florida. His main research focus is in learning analytics and developing a way to better understand the underlying

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nimmi Arunachalam, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Jason Liu, Florida International University; Alina Melissa Perez, Florida International University; Giri Narasimhan, Florida International University; Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University

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https://www.breakthroughtech.orgGiven that communal goals and altruistic purposes have been described as important toaddressing a “lack of interest” in STEM for women [28], we assigned our Guild a theme with asocial impact message: “Empowering Communities.” Then, the students worked in teams toidentify problems that they wanted to tackle that fit within the broad theme provided to them.Students were charged with designing a project where they attempted to solve the problem thatthey had previously identified, using newly acquired technical skills cultivated during the week.The Guild workshop culminated in a formal group presentation where the teams presented theproblems identified and received feedback from the whole group.The schedule for the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Angela Estacion, WestEd; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida

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Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International Univer- sity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught several courses on design, sociotechnical contexts, and engineer- ing education. He runs the Equity Research Group which incorporates qualitative, ethnographic, partic- ipatory, and action-oriented research methods to examine and improve equity in engineering education contexts.Angela Estacion, WestEd Angela Estacion is a Senior Research Associate and Evaluation Lead for WestEd’s newly launched Center for Economic Mobility. Estacion brings over 15 years of experience in research and evaluation settings

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Udayan Das, Saint Mary's College of California

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topic. This meeting iscritical since this is the instructor’s best opportunity to manage the scope of the project and makesure that the project that the student can complete in time for the final presentation. A latermeeting is used to review the project design and assess the student’s progress towardscompletion. During the final presentations I usually provide feedback on next steps based on afuture work slide.Table 2 summarizes the different milestones mapped to a 15-week semester. The expectation isthat there is about 6 weeks total for the project, with a possible 4 weeks of actual development.In practice, the actual development time varies from student to student and varies from 1 week to4 weeks. 2 weeks should be enough time for a student

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Liang, University of the District of Columbia; Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Rui Kang

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dozens of graduate and undergraduate students in research and K-12 outreach activities and is the Director of the Excellence in Computing and Information Technology Education (ExCITE) program. She is a fellow of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership Program (CASL) and the Opportunities for Under-Represented Scholars (OURS) post-graduate institutional leadership certificate program and an alumna of the Frontiers of Engineering Education program (FOEE) of the National Academy of Engineering. She has been serving on the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Capital Area Regional Network steering committee since 2016Dr. Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Briana Lowe Wellman is an