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Technical Session 9 - Paper 2: Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Curricula

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Richard Blackmon, Elon University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering CurriculaIntroduction/BackgroundWhen framing the importance of the Grand Challenges for Engineering, the National Academyof Engineering states, “The challenges facing engineering today are not those of isolated locales,but of the planet as a whole and all the planet’s people” [1]. These challenges will require diverseengineering teams. The literature shows that diverse engineering teams are better problemsolvers [2] and more innovative [3].Unfortunately, white males continue to dominate engineering professions. For example, thepercentage of women earning

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 5: Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities in Engineering

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines

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on conceptual understanding in core engineering courses, op- portunities to support engineering students’ professional development, and efforts to support underrepre- sented students in engineering. Her current work in faculty development focuses on supporting faculty members in incorporating research-based practices into their own classrooms. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Creatingand Sustaining InclusiveLearning Communities in Engineering Jessica M. Vaden1, April A. Dukes, Ph.D.1 ,Kristen Parrish, Ph.D.2 ,Amy Hermundstad Nave, Ph.D.3 , Amy Landis, Ph.D.3 , and Melissa M. Bilec, Ph.D.1 1University of Pittsburgh 2Arizona

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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how others haveapproached empathy in curricula, projects, and practice. We applied Zaki’s model of empathy —which triangulates “sharing,” “thinking about” and “caring about,” as the theoretical frameworkguiding the inquiry — and performed a systematic literature review. We sought answers to thefollowing research questions: 1) How have educators integrated empathy development intolearning activities in STEM?; 2) What pedagogical approaches have been shown to promoteempathy of students in STEM?; and 3) How have scholars approached the development ofdifferent kinds of empathy in classrooms? After querying Google Scholar, analyzing more than10,000 publications, and applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, we identified 63 articles thatcentered

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 2: DEI Student Ambassadors Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Brooke I Wynalda; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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with organizing meaningfuland impactful events for other students as well as providing feedback from students to faculty and staffregarding college climate. Faculty mentors from the college’s DEI Committee helped to provide support,and guidance when needed, while still leaving the students with the autonomy to develop their own ideason how to work towards these goals. II. BACKGROUND The DEI Student Ambassadors program drew inspiration from similar initiatives in industry and academia.Most student ambassador programs exist in engineering departments or colleges to assist with recruitmentof new undergraduate students or with outreach to high schools [1], [2]. In [3], the authors describe an initiative

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 3: Engineering Faculty Perspectives: The Conceptualization of and Promotion of STEM Identity among Undergraduate Women in the Classroom

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Emily Kulakowski, University of Colorado Colorado Springs ; Elizabeth Peterson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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our phenomenological study whichexamined the ways in which engineering faculty conceptualize science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) identity and promote the STEM identity of undergraduate women in theclassroom.Our research team includes Sylvia Mendez, Emily Kulakowski, and Elizabeth Peterson from theUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs. 1 WARM UP • How do you define STEM identity? • Which classroom practices do you believe are beneficial to fostering  the STEM identity of undergraduate women?  • Alternatively, which classroom practices do you believe are  detrimental to the formation of STEM

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 3: Enhancing Participation of Underrepresented Student Populations and Women in Engineering and Computer Science – An Experience Report

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Shihong Huang, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Tamsyn Nicole Carey, Florida Atlantic University-College of Engineering and Computer Science

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colleges). Overall, the university providesservices to mostly middle/low-income student, many of whom must work to pay theirbills. Thus, we recognize that the University and the College are well-positioned to bemajor contributors to increase in the diversity of the nation’s STEM workforce – acritical requirement for America is to continue in its role as the world leader inaddressing the technological challenges and transformations that lie ahead. 9Collaborating College 1/2 10Collaborating College 2/2 11In 2016, the College of Engineering and Computer Science was awarded a Title IIIHispanic Serving

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 3: Forming and Fulfilling Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Vidushi Ojha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raul Enrique Platero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University

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Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students Vidushi Ojha1 , Raul E. Platero1 , and Beleicia B. Bullock2 1 Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2 Department of Computer Science, Stanford University {vojha3, platero2}@illinois.edu, beleicia@cs.stanford.edu1 IntroductionIn the field of computer science (CS), institutions are failing to produce enough computing grad-uates to fulfill predicted market demand. Not only is this the case at the undergraduate level [1],but also at the doctoral level, where educational institutions are unable to hire as many

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Technical Session 3 - Paper 5: Fostering a Supportive Mentoring Space During a Global Pandemic

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Matthew Voigt, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University ; Tony Nguyen, Clemson University; Sharetta M. Bufford M.Ed., Clemson University; Tyler James Sullivan, Clemson University; Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Wysheka Austin, Clemson University

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 4: Implicit and Explicit Balanced Identity Scores Vary as a Function of Gender and STEM Major

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Rachelle Pedersen, Texas A&M University; Nyima Sanneh, Motivation and Learning Lab; Paul R Hernandez, Texas A&M University

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sample is from Wave 3 of the study.To measure the extent to which participants perceived how their personal identity alignswith their selected STEM major, a shortened scale of the Science Career Identity wasused. Participants answered 11 items on a scale of 1 to 5, such as “I have a strongsense of belonging to the community of scientists.” A composite score was thencreated by averaging the items. This scale historically has a high internal consistencyfor both undergradautes and graduate students.Next, an explicit Gender Identity scale, adapted from Luhtanen and Crocker’s self-esteem subscale, was used to measure the extent to which participants identified withtheir gender. Each of the four items were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 and were

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 4: Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged Undergraduate Students into Graduate Engineering Programs

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University

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. Longitudinal analysis of nationwide singleand multi-institutional data shows the positive relationship between learning outcomes and adiverse student population. One of the most influential studies was done by Gurin et al. [1] wherestudent survey data was reviewed from two longitudinal databases: Michigan Student Survey(MSS) and Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). The MSS dataset consisted of1,582 students who were admitted to the University of Michigan in 1990, and the CIRP datasetcontained 11,383 students who entered college in 1985 from a total of 184 four-year institutions.According to them, educational outcomes can be categorized as learning outcomes anddemocracy outcomes. Learning outcomes include active thinking, intellectual

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 3: Increasing Academic Success for Underrepresented Minority PhD Graduate STEM Students Through Self-Advocacy Education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Carmen M Lilley, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Gregory V Larnell, University of Illinois at Chicago

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health disordersand decreased physiological health is well known [1-3], evidence-based practices of supportsystems specifically for minoritized graduate students to reduce the effects of climates ofintimidation are not common. Indeed, researchers have found that minoritized students “wouldbenefit if colleges and universities attempted to deconstruct climates of intimidation [4].” In a comprehensive study of Latinx graduate students in STEM at a Hispanic Servinginstitution found that “Faculty mentors played a greater role in their success compared to theirnon-Latino peers. In addition, Latinos/as were also more likely to use support services on campusthan their non-Latino/a peers” [5]. The same researchers also found that it was of

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Michael D. Robinson, Saint Vincent College

hands-on experiments and demonstrations were developed, known collectively as theMachina (Latin for machine). These experiments form an experimental ecosystem where theconnections between experiments are key to the overall effectiveness of this system. This paperdescribes the inexpensive and portable hardware used in these experiments, how theseexperiments incrementally build control system knowledge, and how these experiences are usedto support ABET student outcomes 1 and 6. A brief discussion of how these experiments arethreaded throughout the undergraduate curriculum is also provided.IntroductionAutomatic Control Systems can be a dauntingly theoretical course for students. It makes use ofconcepts from across the engineering curriculum

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Johnathan Rettig; Tyler John Backs, Ohio Northern Univeristy

, such as Ohio Administrative Code: Rule 3701-29-17 (acode about the allowance of greywater runoff) [1]. The sanitary risks were also looked into, withit being concluded (because of the request of the client, the market research survey conducted,and the data obtained about state regulations) that the design would not require the need to draininto a tank when used, but can runoff into the open. Different states have different regulations,and the states that the product would be targeted for are Illinois, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio,South Carolina and Tennessee [2]. Not adding the gray water tank also allows for more storagespace within the van for the traveler.Economically, the project is all about reducing the cost of allowing someone to either

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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James E. Van Loon, Oakland University

Improved Access Prof. James E. Van Loon Kresge Library, Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 jevanloon@oakland.eduIntroductionTechnical standards can provide an effective instructional scaffold for undergraduate engineeringcoursework [1], [2], and exposing engineering students to appropriate standards is one of therequirements for program accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology (ABET) [3]. However, providing access to standards can be challenging foracademic libraries due to their expense and the restrictions imposed by publishers on borrowingthese documents from

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Salma Alami Yadri; Ruby W. Burgess, Wheaton College, IL

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Harsha Rajapakse, Medgar Evers College, CUNY ; Breeya Evans; Tak Cheung

innovations, collaborative studies, entrepreneurship, intellectual and ethical responsibility, and service to the scientific, national, and international communities.Breeya EvansProf. Tak Cheung Tak David Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Absorption and distribution of Arsenic by plants & role of soil conditions Sunil Dehipawala1, Breeya Skye1, Tak D, Chung1, Harsha Rajapakse2 1. Physics Department, Queensborough Community College CUNY,Bayside NY 11364 2

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Paul J Marchese, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Deborah Hecht, Center for Advanced Studyin Education

responsive to their needs as a result of the pandemic with a disability.” and 131 alumni or current CUNY students responded. The (Question 6). However, there was no meaningful correlationEvidence suggests that engineering is one of the least demographics of the respondents are shown in Fig. 1. between the extent of the disability and satisfaction with Studentsdiverse STEM disciplines with regard to disabilities

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tina Powell, The Orange Public Schools; Devonii L Reid

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approach in Grades 9-12 whileemphasizing the “soft-skills” necessary for today’s workplace–collaboration, communication, creativity,problem-solving, and perseverance. Founders of the Academy saw PBL as a dynamic approach to teaching.Within this type of active and engaged learning space, students are inspired to obtain a deeperunderstanding of the subjects they're studying as teachers are providing the scaffolds necessary to helpcraft the experiences.Figure 1: Design Thinking Model #1Image credit: Beth Holland courtesy of Stanford-School In the Summer of 2017 and prior to enrolling students, the Academy contracted with an entitywell known and highly regarded for its implementation of PBL designs and trained its founding body ofteachers on

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

appropriatethinking strategy for cross-disciplinary engineering technology students given the 4IR-inducedevolving workplace. A comprehensive literature review of empirical articles is also provided,which is aligned with the research questions published in scholarly journals over the past twodecades and reveals the state of scientific thinking on these topics. Preliminary results informsinstructional pedagogies on multidisciplinary engineering and cross-disciplinary engineeringtechnology programs to exploit the capabilities of the 4IR innovations.Keywords: Multi-disciplinary engineering, cross-disciplinary engineering technology, cognition,critical thinking, design thinking, STEM curriculum.1. IntroductionThe Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Lipuma, NJIT; Cristo Leon, NJIT

than embrace the need to improve this transferable essentialskill and its importance on employability [1]. Employers stress the need for workers that areeffective oral communicators and most programs assign oral presentations and reports as partof the curriculum. Interviews and job activities highlight the need for this skill at all levels. However, there is a lack of research into effective instruction and assignment design.Moreover, explicit instruction is rarely provided with many faculty providing poor examples ofbest practices based on research “the lack of explicit instructions in scientific inquiry skills is amajor factor in both low STEM retention and academic underperformance” [2]. Often it isassumed that students have been

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Justyn Allen Bunkley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Marc J Louise O. Caballes, Morgan State University; Margaret Ajuwon, Morgan State University; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Design Analysis of Rocket Tail Fins Aimed at Higher Apogee by Computer Simulation Justyn Bunkley1, Marc J Louise Caballes2, Margaret Ajuwon2, and Guangming Chen2 1 University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 Morgan State University Corresponding author's Email: justyn.bunkley@gmail.comAbstract: The Rocketry Team at Morgan State University is developing a single-stage liquid-propellant

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economicfactors.” Furthermore, ABET criterion 5 d requires “a culminating major engineering designexperience that 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints, and2) is based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work.”Designing appropriate senior capstone projects in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) thatsatisfy these ABET requirements can sometimes be a challenge. To ensure that faculty andstudent-proposed senior capstone projects meet these criteria, the ECE faculty at VillanovaUniversity recently developed a project approval form to ensure that projects meet these criteria.This paper will present how and why this form was developed

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Dylan Louis Vongrej; Juan F Galindo-Maza, Raritan Valley Community College ; Luke P Ingenito, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Darwin Arias Lizano, Rutgers School of Engineering; Jenna Nugent; Kate Rybak; Darren McManus, Raritan Valley Community College / Arts & Design Department; Peter Raymond Stupak, Main Engine Start a NJ Non-Profit Corporation

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Infections”. Research interests include microelectronics and applications, direct digital control devices and low voltage circuitry.Jenna Nugent Jenna is a Site/Civil Engineer at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services. She has experience and interest in site design and stormwater management.Ms. Kate RybakProf. Darren McManus, Raritan Valley Community College / Arts & Design Department Darren McManus is an Associate Professor in the Arts & Design Department at Raritan Valley Com- munity College in New Jersey where he teaches Visual Design 1, Visual Design 2, Digital Artmaking and Typography within the Graphic and Interactive Design Program. He is an award-winning, exhibiting painter and practicing

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ahm E. Rahman, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Anil Chandra Attaluri, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Amit Banerjee; Brian A. Maicke, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

class-room instructions of mechanics courses are primarilylimited to solving problems from different textbooks. The authors propose that the FEAsimulation software can be used effectively to enhance the understanding some of the conceptsof lower-level mechanics courses. This paper discusses the introduction of FEA active learningmodules on combined loading, beam deflection, and critical buckling in mechanics of materialscourse, a sophomore-level course, and shaft deflection in Machine Design course, a junior-levelcourse. The learning outcomes were discussed in class for each module. The learning outcomeswere assessed using following two different ways: 1) conceptual understanding of the contentbefore and after introducing the FEA module was

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Eve Klopf, High Point University; Matthew Thomas Costantino

Uno. When measuring the student-constructed capacitor, the Raspberry Pi Pico Arduino Uno [1] Raspberry Pi PicoCircuitPython make it a very interesting option for use in an undergraduate 1. Calculation question involving 1. Calculation question involving

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ryan Hare, Rowan University

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- and post-intervention. We further verify the game system’s educational utility through an example case of the game adaptation, showing the full process of adapting to a student and providing educational assistance. By sharing our testing and verification, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our intelligent educational game system. In addition, we provide developmental insights for other researchers in this area who seek to implement or improve their own systems.1. IntroductionA recent trend in engineering education is the adoption of problem-based learning (PBL)approaches [1]. PBL immerses students in problem-solving by engaging them with a real-world(or simulated) problem scenario. Within PBL implementations

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Rex Taibu; George Tremberger Jr; Tak Cheung

discussed. The use of the spatial-numeric tool provided by Excel interms of the plagiarism prevention and equity issues is discussed.KeywordsSpatial-numeric abilities, van Hiele learning model, Excel solverIntroductionThe learning of introductory physics requires spatial abilities with graphic visualization, vectormanipulation, Newtonian force free body diagram, etc. The applications of the van Hielelearning model for geometry with spatial abilities have been documented [1, 2]. One of thereports included the implementation of the van Hiele learning model for Force ConceptInventory with assessment being done through qualitative questions [3]. The spatial-algebraicmethod in analytical geometry has been a standard tool in calculus physics for

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Holly Maribeth Plank, University of Pittsburgh

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own context and evolving understanding of a liberatoryengineering education.IntroductionEducational scholar Dr. Bettina Love relentlessly advocates for the urgent need for abolitionistteachers who can design curriculum and educational experiences for our students that areliberatory in nature.1 A liberatory engineering education has the potential to empower ourhistorically underrepresented and racially minoritized students to be the kind of engineers whowill collaboratively strive for a just world and solve humanity’s most pressing problems.2Technology integration in engineering curriculum can either aid or hinder students’ ability tothrive as humans as well as potential future engineers. After years of seeing the ways technologycan be

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Samuel Joel Rainey, Geneva College; Christopher Charles Jobes P.E., Geneva College

] performed a similar experiment, studying the shear properties of ABS(Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) and Polycarbonate parts as related to print orientation, Hanon Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 2et al [5] analyzed its effect on the properties of a bronze composite, and Alharbi et al [1] studiedthe effect on SLA (Stereolithography Apparatus) printed material. Seung-hyun Kim et al [8]created an undergraduate laboratory module on the topic of 3D printing, and Elliott et al [4]described a work-in-progress of a detailed

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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statements. For the first set of statements, participantsdecide how important each would be when deciding whether something is right or wrong, therelevance subscale. For the second set of statements, participants indicate their levels of agreement,the judgement subscale6. Each statement corresponds to one of five different “moral foundations”– ways of conceiving matters of right and wrong, concerned with different kinds of behaviors andcontents (see Table 1). Table 1. MFQ Moral Foundations Care-Harm Authority-Subversion Fairness-Cheating Sanctity - Denigration Loyalty-BetrayalCare and fairness are called the “individuating