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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Zhang, Northeastern University; Joshua Dennis, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #41065Enhancing Culinary Precision: Students Embarking on a Project-Based LearningAdventureSimon Zhang, Northeastern UniversityJoshua Dennis, Northeastern UniversityDr. Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University Haridas Kumarakuru, PhD, MInstP Department of Physics, College of Science, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 E.Mail: h.kumarakuru@northeastern.edu Hari has 18+ years of educational leadership experience amplifying academic and scientific endeavours in the higher education setting that has brought him to four separate continents. He capitalizes on his in-depth competencies in

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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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Yujiro Iwata, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Leo Kimura, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Hatsuko Yoshikubo Ph.D., Shibaura Institute of Technology; Sumito Nagasawa Ph.D. in Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #41294Enhancing Student Participation in Online Global Project-Based Learnings(gPBLs) Through a Slack-Based Evaluation: A Student PerspectiveMr. Yujiro Iwata, Shibaura Institute of Technology Yujiro Iwata received his Bachelor of Engineering in Science and Mechanics from the Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, in March 2024. He is currently a master’s program student at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. His main research area is the fields of micro-fabrication and micro sensors.Mr. Leo Kimura, Shibaura Institute of Technology Leo Kimura received his Bachelor of

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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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James Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano; Vincent Liu, Brandeis High School; Justin Jin; Parker Olkowski; Yu-Fang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Paper ID #42817Cultivating Robotic Professionals: A Learning-Practice-Service EducationalFrameworkJames Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano James Chengda Lu is currently a junior at BASIS San Antonio Shavano. He has been an active member of the FIRST Tech Challenge community for 4 years. His interests include mechatronics and robotics. Through interning with the NASA SEES (STEM Enhancement in Earth Science) Program, he has recently completed a CubeSAT project under the support of the Twiggs Space Labs. He has advocated for STEM education through organizing international outreaches, attending national conferences, and creating and

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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryann Renee Hebda, Baylor University; Morgan R Castillo, Baylor University; Tracey Sulak, Baylor University

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undertaken via observations by the researchers. Essentialexperiential elements of each course were observed, with the researchers observing small groupsof students in the context of their projects (e.g., capstone for EDII, school outreach for SL).These observations triangulate the analysis of innovative teaching practices through studentlearning outcomes.Findings Six generative processing strategies were present in the experiential learning courses (seeTable 1) particularly through the course design in both EDII and SL. Both courses were found tobe rooted in contextual generative learning, particularly learning by teaching and enacting,considered the most high-leverage generative processes [3]. To further examine the context inwhich these

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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Luke Morrison, University of South Florida; Chris S Ferekides, University of South Florida; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University

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its effect on student’s feelings of impostorsyndrome and perceived self-efficacy. Impostor syndrome has been found to occur morefrequently in scientific communities and found more prevalently in marginalized communities.Context: In 2020, USF’s D-EE was awarded the Revolutionizing Engineering Departments(RED) grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The ongoing grant supportsorganizational and cultural revolutions to improve the current Research-Teaching-Service modelto a Research-Students-Practice model. Research efforts within the grant include sections onParticipatory Action Research (PAR) in which students within the department could launch theirown research projects into the effectiveness of the changes within the department, such

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Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel A Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #42097Breaking Barriers in Engineering Teams: Exploring the Experiences of AfricanAmerican Female StudentsMs. Isabel A Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Isabel recently graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering with Honors. She has assisted with several qualitative and mixed-methods research projects centered around diversity and inclusion in engineering. She will begin a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Fall 2024.Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; Anna Grace Hunter; Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliot Nathaniel Wachtel, University of California, Santa Cruz; Qingyuan Cao, University of California, Santa Cruz; Matthew Kaltman, University of California, Santa Cruz; Khanh Tran, University of California, Santa Cruz; Miguel Robles Hernandez, University of California, Santa Cruz; Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz

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sense of belonging [5]. This is reflectedlocally in a university-wide survey conducted at our university, where more than 80% of studentsfelt they needed more support from faculty and around 64% felt they needed more opportunitiesto participate in classes [4]. From the authors’ experience, the lack of opportunity for engineeringpractice has a clear and notably negative effect on undergraduate clubs, impacting students’ con-fidence and ability to materially contribute to applied projects and pursue other independent andextracurricular educational opportunities. We found that the time constraints of a third or fourthyear engineering student dissuade them from joining clubs, leaving the majority of new club mem-bers as first or second year. With

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Paper ID #42562An Autoethnography of the Student Experience Solving an Open-Ended StaticsProblemKatelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Katelyn Churakos is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Law and is expected to graduate in December 2025. After graduation, Katelyn plans to pursue employment in the mechanical engineering field, preferably in project management.Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkDr. Jessica E S Swenson

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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-methods research projects centered around diversity and inclusion in engineering. She will begin a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Fall 2024. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-In-Progress: How an Engineering Education Research Team’s Culture Impacts the Undergraduate Research ExperienceIntroductionThe impact of undergraduate research experiences (URE’s) on students' development asresearchers and STEM professionals has been studied since the early 2000s [1]. Students whoparticipate in UREs have reported that such experiences helped them clarify and confirm theircareer choices and

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Student Division Technical Session 2: Career Development and Employability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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D'andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Paper ID #44217Identifying the Skills and Student Activities that Influence Career Pathwaysfor Black vs. non- Black Engineering GraduatesD’andre Jermaine Wilson-Ihejirika P.Eng., University of Toronto D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto within the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP). Prior to that she worked for many years as an engineer and project manager in the Oil & Gas industry. She is originally from Nassau, Bahamas, and completed her B.Eng in Chemical Engineering at McGill University and her MASc. from the Centre

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Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryann Renee Hebda, Baylor University; Morgan R Castillo, Baylor University; Tracey Sulak, Baylor University

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engineering education, CBE provides a transition from universityto industry. Many parallels exist between CBE and industry practices, in particular thosesurrounding design-based concepts. In industry, new-product development (NPD) requiresattention to detail at the individual project, business, and systems level to create a successfulproduct launch [2], whereas university engineering design courses tend to focus on the individualproject level. Cooper’s [2] NPD success drivers often reflect the type of skills that are a focus inCBE. For individual new-product projects, overlapping concepts include voice-of-the-customer,pre-work, definition, and iterations. Building in the voice-of-the-customer may involve marketresearch for businesses, whereas

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia

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broadly.Rachel: When I joined Ohio State, someone said, “embrace the power of the Block O” (OSU’slogo) That’s why I chose to keep my site with the university. This also means it is easily linkedand protected within the university’s systems. Additionally, most of my students have used theplatform for other projects. Some have used it personally, some in class, and others as teachingassistants. This allows the group to easily share ownership and update content on the site as thereis no learning curve for using in just my research group’s context. There is also institutionalsupport for the platform if we run into any issues, so I do not need to hire web developers or payadditional costs for maintenance. I can update it myself and seek support within my

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tahlia Altgold, The Ohio State University

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design projects. Students were required to incorporate ethicsinto their design projects by developing and applying ethics-based and standards-based requirements fortheir projects and explain how the concept of equity applied to their designs. While this case study did notemploy systematic qualitative data collection, researchers observed that students in this cohort hadincreased empathetic design decision making skills compared to students in previous iterations of thecourse. More research specifically examining student empathy development due to these instructionalmethods would support the efficacy of the pedagogy, however, Howcroft et al. [5] present an interestingway to embed empathy instruction in a common BME course. In fact, Howcroft et al

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Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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Benjamin Edward Chaback, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Paper ID #41530Designing A Student Success Framework with Zachman ArchitectureMr. Benjamin Edward Chaback, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Benjamin (Ben) Chaback is a master’s thesis student in systems engineering and currently serves as the Program Coordinator of Undergraduate Research at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He uses modeling and systems architecture to investigate undergraduate engineering education and is working towards creating sustainable systems for student success. Ben is a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research and is a facilitator for the Safe Zone Project and the Center for the

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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sierra Lynn Repp, University of Portland; Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland; Jacob P. Kimball, University of Portland

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Paper ID #43308Engineering Ideation Method Efficacy StudySierra Lynn Repp, University of Portland Sierra Repp is a senior mechanical engineering undergraduate student from the University of Portland Honors Program. She has hosted several different design and ideation workshops, including three at the University of Portland Pilot Space (a maker space with a variety of tools for students to use for their personal or school projects) and one at the 2023 Western Regional Honors Conference in Missoula, Montana. At University of Portland, Sierra is also the secretary and STEM-outreach coordinator for the Robotics Team and is

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brigid McCormack, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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brokenup into three competitions located in the East, Midwest, and West with annual location rotationswithin regions [21].The secondary competition in which the design and build team participates is also run by theSAE International Design Series. This competition takes place annually in the upper midwest ofthe United States and its participating teams come from the United States and Canada. Theobjective of SAE International Design Series is to provide design and build team members withthe challenge and opportunity of working on projects that involve design, planning, andmanufacturing of current projects outside of the traditional academic setting [22].Purple University, a large R1 public university, has a unique organizational structure comparedto

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alondra Gonzalez Quintana, City Colleges of Chicago; Alexis Alvarez, City Colleges of Chicago; Amara Moreno, City Colleges of Chicago; Alessandra Romero, City Colleges of Chicago; Lourdes Beatriz Johnson, City Colleges of Chicago; Bohan Ren, City Colleges of Chicago; Kendrit Tahiraj, City Colleges of Chicago; Anthony Jesus Huerta, City Colleges of Chicago; Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago

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Engineering Bridge, transferring to Illinois Tech for Biomedical Engineering and will be doing NSF REU: I-BEST, through University of California Merced.Bohan Ren, City Colleges of Chicago Bohan Ren completed his Associate in Engineering Science (AES) at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College. Bohan is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He attended the NSF HSI Building Bridges into Engineering Bridge. At Wright, Bohan served as a tutor and a research assistant.Kendrit Tahiraj, City Colleges of Chicago Kendrit Tahiraj was a bridge participant and research assistant of the NSF-HSI Building Bridges project. He earned his Associate Degree in Engineering

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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xinyi Ma, University of Toronto; Janet Lam, University of Toronto

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programming components intended for generalengineering students, Ronan and Erdil researched whether a first-year rotation-based surveycourse introducing various computer science and engineering topics would impact attitudes andbeliefs about computing of students but found no significant differences [9]. Meanwhile, asecond-year course including three computational projects using scaffolding pedagogy led topositive changes in programming self-efficacy for biomedical and agricultural engineeringundergraduates, while the results in other aspects like interest, anxiety, and mindset are mixed[10]. In another study, a significant positive change in attitudes in an introductory programmingcourse for students from non-programming majors was observed, as they

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Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University; Alexander V Struck Jannini, Purdue University

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my country in order to even start thinking about things like the work we are doing in the Center. So as of now, I think our focus should be first on developing technology in the U.S., making sure it actually works. Still, this is a really complex task we have. It's nice and everything being the pioneer, but there's so many challenges to this because you're dealing with unknown variables the entire time, and new things to solve. First, we have to focus on specific things in order to—if we want to advance it even more. And after we have that, we can start thinking about how we can apply this in other places. Now, personally, I'm of the belief that this might be like, like COVID. We just need any one of these projects to work

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Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University; Ashtyne Klair Monceaux; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).Dr. David Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall develops and promotes project-based engineering courses. He believes that projects build intuition and confidence which are important for the effective application of engineering fundamentals and for the development of robust technology solutions.Dr. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is the First-Year Engineering Programs Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana Tech University. She is also the Co-Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering at Louisiana Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Chan, University of California, Davis; Tate L Chatfield, University of California, Davis; Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis

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surveys. We chose a significance level of 0.05 for all comparisons.Paired t-tests were performed on results in each Likert-scale question from pre- vs. post-surveyand pre- vs. one-month post-survey. Holm-Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons wereperformed in analysis of data involving the one-month post-survey. Python 3.11 was used toimplement the statistical routines and create the illustrations. Our IRB approved our project as anexempt study (IRB #2030008-2).ResultsThe demographics of student participants who responded to our post and one-month post-surveysare included in Table 1, which comprises of the data set that we analyzed in this study.Table 1. Demographics of responding students in the post-intervention survey (post-survey, 20

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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Vivian H Nguyen, City Colleges of Chicago ; Anthony Jesus Blanco, City Colleges of Chicago; Andrew Steppan, City Colleges of Chicago; Juan Munoz, City Colleges of Chicago ; Guadalupe Pina-Castillo, City Colleges of Chicago; Shlesha Patel, City Colleges of Chicago; Melvin Cabrera, City Colleges of Chicago; Tobias Wimmer; Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago

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research assistant for the NSF HSI Building Bridges into Engineering at Wright. He also served as the Membership Chair for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Wright College Chapter.Guadalupe Pina-Castillo, City Colleges of Chicago Guadalupe Pina-Castillo completed his Associate in Engineering Science (AES) at Wright College. Guadalupe was a Bridge participant, tutor, ambassador and research assistant at the NSF HSI Building Bridges into Engineering Project at Wright College. He also served as the President of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Wright College Chapter .Shlesha Patel, City Colleges of Chicago Shlesha Patel completed her Associates in Engineering Science (AES) at Wright

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Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Nicole Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Chloe Faith Mann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jessica R Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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is a subset of a project focused on investigating minoritized engineeringundergraduate students at a large, public, land-grant university in the Midwest. Through detailed,hour-long, semi-structured interviews, participants shared their experiences as minoritizedengineering students, especially as their experiences relate to their own mental health. This paperspecifically explores the narratives of two participants, illustrating the contrast in perspectives ofa first-year and fourth-year first-generation student. This paper underscores the importance ofcontinual dialogue with first-generation students, emphasizing that true inclusivity in engineeringeducation extends beyond mere integration; it demands sustained understanding and

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laurel Lynn ONeill, Penn State University; Luis Delgado Jr., Penn State; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Penn State University

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questions to LGBTQ students”, and that “students’ personal identities can changeas a result of exposure or meeting role models with similar identities and identifying with them”.Third, we learned that participants indeed see themselves using aspects of the panel in the future.For example, they expressed that they would “introduce themselves with their names and pronounsto project that they are open to conversations,” “add an inclusive statement to their class syllabusesand/or research lab group guidelines” and will have confidence in allowing themselves to makemistakes when learning more about LGBTQ experiences. Finally, from participant feedback andinformal conversations afterwards, we learned that administrators and educators would like toattend

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Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Anna Brown, Utah State University; Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University

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has shown that problem-solving type gamessignificantly increased students' motivation, self-efficacy, and interest in the subject matter [9],[10]. Teachers implementing gamification have noticed an increase in complexity throughoutgamified computer science student projects [11].Currently, research has not made conclusions on effective educational frameworks for teachingcomputer science in K-12 spaces [12]. Unlike the NGSS guidelines for engineering, there are nonational standards for K-12 computer science education [4]. However, some researchers haveexplored the use of proper instructional technology when teaching computer science to K-12students. Researchers have found that manipulating physical objects (such as the LEGO®SPIKE™ robot) helps

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Nicole Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Chloe Faith Mann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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difficult transition. To shed light on thechallenges faced by these students, Author 1 proposed the initial framework for this project toAuthor 3, who contributed to the comprehensive conceptualization of this exploratory study.Author 2 joined the team after most data analysis was completed and helped write the findingssection of the paper. Author 2 is a civil engineering undergraduate student and an undergraduateresearcher working under Author 3. All authors identify as white women.FindingsAfter conducting a thematic analysis on the data, we observed recurring themes that wereprevalent among professors with comparable levels of experience. As a result, our findings arestructured according to the experience levels of the participants. Table 2

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noor Aulakh, Rowan University; JoyLynn Torelli, Rowan University; Alexandria Ordoveza, Rowan University; Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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students often struggle to socially integrate into their new campuses, and so eitherover-prioritize social experiences (by “scheduling in” time at university-sponsoredco-curriculars) or entirely de-prioritize them due to a perception that failure is likely [22]. Therelationship seen here is likely the latter: transfer students over-prioritizing social activities,which causes them to suffer academically [23].ConclusionsIn this project, the goal was to compare the social networks of lateral and vertical transferstudents, and determine if there is a correlation between social networks and transfer shock. Toachieve this goal, a survey was created and distributed to undergraduate engineering students at amid-sized Mid-Atlantic university that included

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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Elizabeth Nortz, Cornell University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Danielle V. Lewis; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper, University of Georgia

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have the potential to be a very good student, and I just have issues getting there... Yes. I also would say I have a lot of different experiences than my peers. A lot of the people I’ve met, they either know nothing about engineering or they have done engineering before, but it’s more personal projects they’ve done or clubs they’ve been into where I have a very technical skill set. I don’t mean to brag, but honestly, I can build you anything you want… I could do that to where my peers have more of this theoretical knowledge about engineering, or they can code or things like that, their skill sets are pretty different because, honestly, most 19-year-olds could not just build you about

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Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Myers, Rowan University; Matthew Currey, Rowan University; Luciano Miles Miletta, Rowan University; Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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, race,gender, class year, and transfer status. The next section of the survey included a validatedself-efficacy instrument for engineering students. There are 30 of these questions and theycorrespond to a self-efficacy instrument designed by The Assessing Women and Men inEngineering Project (AWE) in partnership with the Society of Women Engineers [20]. Questionsrevolve around a student’s academic confidence level, the grades they have received, and theirfeelings of social inclusion. The answers for the questions use a Likert scale with an extra optionfor “Don’t Know”. The survey was scored on a scale of 0-6. A score of 0 indicates all "StronglyDisagree", and a score of 6 indicates all "Strongly Agree". The final section of the survey