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CIT Division Technical Session #2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University

Engineering Program at West Virginia University. She has served on program and organizing committees of many international conferences and workshops. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Development of a Cybersecurity Professional IdentityABSTRACTCybersecurity is a relatively new field in higher education and cybersecurity professionals areessential for protecting our nation’s infrastructure and ensuring public safety and nationalsecurity. Cybersecurity employment opportunities in the U.S. are expected to grow much fasterthan the average growth of all occupations in the U.S. over the next decade [1]. Because of thestrong

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Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Jay Puckett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; David Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University; Wayne Bergstrom

ProgramCriteria and propose revisions, if needed, based on (1) the content of the CEBOK3, (2) asignificant revision to the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) General Criteriawhich became effective for reviews during the 2019-2020 accreditation cycle, and (3)compliance with guidance from the EAC on curricular topics and faculty qualifications. Thispaper is the second in a series of papers to describe the efforts by ASCE and the CEPCTC inreviewing and revising the Civil Engineering Program Criteria throughout the Task Committee’splanned two-year lifespan. The first paper, presented at the 2021 ASEE National Conference andExposition, documented the formation of CEPCTC and its development of an initial draft ofproposed criteria revisions.This

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Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 3, Nature and Environment)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Davis Chacon-Hurtado; Sandra Sirota, University of Connecticut; Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut

Engineering for Human Rights:Lessons Learned from a Case Study-Based Undergraduate ClassDavis Chacon-Hurtado, Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering &Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, davis.chacon@uconn.edu.Sandra Sirota, Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Human Rights Institute, University ofConnecticut, sandra.sirota@uconn.edu.Shareen Hertel, Professor of Political Science & Human Rights, University of Connecticut,shareen.hertel@uconn.edu. 1 ASEE 2022Abstract: Engineering and technological developments are at the core of societal change,influencing and being

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Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman Obeidat

about future work in the US manufacturing industry indicates a widening gap between themanufacturing jobs that need to be filled and the talent pool with the required skill sets. 1 It isestimated that the US manufacturing skills gap could leave up to 2.1 million jobs unfilled by 2030. 2The three leading causes of this widening gap are: 1) the skills needed for jobs are changing dueto the adoption of advanced technologies, and there is a lack of adequate preparation and diversityof domestic students in the educational pipeline; 3 2) the decline in student engagement in pursuingscience and engineering careers; 4 and 3) student and parent misperceptions about the nature ofcurrent manufacturing jobs as compared to traditional manufacturing jobs of

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WIED: Analysis, Challenges, Success, and Impacts

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth DaMaren, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

challenges of the world.Many engineering associations, including Engineering Deans Canada [1] and the National Academy ofEngineering [2], have published lists of engineering ‘grand challenges’ to outline these complex issuesthat society faces. These problems span the fields of medicine, clean energy, infrastructure, and more; allwill require innovative engineering design solutions to tackle. More recently, we have seen howengineering and manufacturing play a crucial role in the rapid response to the threat of global pandemics[3]. In addition to entrepreneurial software solutions, we will need to develop and validate hardwareproducts, sometimes called “tough-tech” or “hard-tech” solutions. A key tool required by the teamsdesigning these increasingly

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 8

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Lance White, Texas A&M University; Sara Amani, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Larry Powell, Texas A&M University; Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Robert Lightfoot, Texas A&M University; Rachelle Pedersen, Texas A&M University; John Moore, Texas A&M University

engineering and physical science stillstruggle with equal numerical representation at the undergraduate level [1]. Moreover, thesegender gaps become more noticeable and persistent at the postdoctoral and faculty level in manySTEM fields [2, 3]. In addition to numerical representation, social and climate factors often sendsubtle (and not-so subtle) cues to women about whether or not they belong[4]. Unfortunately,women often experience aggressions, both at the micro and macro level, both in fields where theyhave high representation and where they do not. In order to make lasting impacts on these “chillyclimates” that hinder women’s sense of belonging [5], it is imperative that people be made awareof the lived experiences of women and women of color in

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LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Stella, IUPUI; Steven Higbee, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

they are taken by students in a wide variety of majors such as engineering, technology, the sciences (physics, chemistry, etc.), healthcare, and other elds. As a discipline, Technical Communica on is taught from a genre perspec ve where a genre is a set of report-level standards or conven ons, and research suggests that a genre-based approach can improve student wri ng in engineering lab courses [1, 2, 3]. As such, students in these courses learn to produce speci c reports; however, since the course must be useful across a wide range of majors, students learn to write general reports that are

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Academic Progress, Retention, and Mathematics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Na'imah White, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Karoline Evans, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Douglas Correa Ospina, University of Massachusetts Lowell

create socialblocks in erecting friendships and professional identity during these vital years. Exploring, committing, and reconsidering friendshipbonds is an interpersonal interaction that involves compliance between those with differing identities, goals, values, and desires [31].Adapting a previous model created by Gee [26] to the campus engineering identity, a student has five social spheres by which theydefine their belonging on campus: 1) as a student, 2) as a consumer of products offered by the university, 3) as a member of theircohort at university, 4) as a member of the cohort of engineering students across universities, and 5) as a member of the engineeringprofession [28]. Engineering students who receive support from those across

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LEES 4: Understanding and Disrupting Engineering Cultures

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Keeron Rahman, University of Maryland College Park; Paul Adkins, University of Maryland College Park; Harkirat Sangha; Samshritha Bikki

, Technology, and Society (STS) programI. IntroductionIn many orientations to social science research, study participants are positioned as objects ofinquiry, but are not treated as partners in the inquiry process or within knowledge developmentprocesses. This paper offers one account of an engineering education research team disruptingthis dichotomy between “researcher” and “researched.”This work takes place in the context of an NSF-funded ethnographic investigation of Universityof Maryland (UMD) College Park Scholars Science, Technology, and Society Living LearningCommunity (STS-LLC) [1]. Our investigation focuses on understanding how engineeringstudents’ macro-ethical reasoning develops within the cultural practices of this community [2-5].In our

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Catherine Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ryan Walerius, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rachael Johnson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

bring different perspectives tostudent support. Supporting theory is also presented. Evidence of effectiveness includes thegraduation rate, the career placement rate of students, and student perceptions of preparation formeeting our program educational objectives.Theoretical FrameworkTheoretical foundations for this model include the Whole Student Model [1] for student supporton best practices for both advising and mentoring; Future Time Perspectives, or how students’perceptions of the future influence present decisions and behaviors; with support from contingentgoal path theory and future possible selves to better understand the connections between thepresent and their future career goals; and Schlossberg’s transition theory because our

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International Division Technical Session 6: Monitoring, Evaluating and Research

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xixi LU

and human language lab; China; Progress;Challenge; ProspectTHE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN LANGUAGE LAB ３1.Introduction “Artificial intelligence + various fields” has become a common business form ofeconomy and people’s life. In 2018, the Notice of the Action Plan for ArtificialIntelligence Innovation in Colleges and Universities issued by the Ministry ofEducation of PRC China pointed out that colleges and universities should increaseinvestment in relevant disciplines in the field of artificial intelligence in theconstruction of “Double First-class”.[1] In 2019, the key points of the department ofscience and technology of the ministry of education in 2019 proposed to deeplyimplement the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 13: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Hertz, Northeastern University

project completion. A lead finding isthat the program was used sparingly by the students, with a perceived lack of value being the mostcommon reason for not using this resource. Nevertheless, the Consultants reported a very positiveexperience working with those teams who chose to participate.Introduction Experiential learning techniques cause a learner to have a direct sense experience with class tasksthat replicate real-world tasks [1]. Experiential learning is closely associated with problem-based learning,as both techniques center the learner in the course progress by allowing them to make meaningful,autonomous decisions. This co-creation of the educational experience often leads to increases in thelearners’ motivation, emotional

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

communication between thestudents and the instructor. It allowed the instructor to recognize patterns of student conceptualdifficulties, skill development obstacles, and behaviors that may affect their learning.IntroductionDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, a first-year engineering graphics course at a southeasternprivate institution was flipped in 2020 to encourage self-regulated learning (SRL) and appliedJust in time teaching (JiTT) to not only better assist students learning of concepts, but alsoaddress classroom management issues that came to light. Self-regulated learning focuses onone’s ability think metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviorally [1]. Learners can use thisprocess with many strategies including self-evaluation [2] and goal setting

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Online Learning and the Impact of COVID-19

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joy Harris

Autonomous Systems, Telecommunications, Signal andInformation Processing). Computer engineering students can select threads in one of thefollowing ways: two computer engineering foundation threads, one computer engineeringfoundation thread and one computer science thread, or one computer engineering foundationthread and one electrical engineering thread. The bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringconsists of eight electrical engineering threads: Signal and Information Processing, Robotics,Bioengineering, Telecommunications, Sensing and Exploration, Electric Energy Systems,Electronic Devices, and Circuit Technology. Students select any two of the electrical engineeringthreads to satisfy degree requirements [1].Course VisionThe design and

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DEED Technical Session 6 Design Pedagogy

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Leidig, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Robin Adams, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

educators.IntroductionSociety calls upon engineers to engage with wicked, ill-defined problems, such as those outlinedin the NAE Grand Challenges [1]. These problems are generally open, complex, dynamic, andnetworked [2]. Practicing professionally in this space requires design competencies, in additionto professional, foundational, and technical competencies [3,4], as addressing such problems is acentral purpose of design [5]. Reflecting this, ABET’s criteria for accrediting engineeringprograms includes both student outcomes in this space as well as the need for a “culminatingmajor engineering design experience” [6]. However, while much scholarship has been producedon the nature of design, there remains a relative scarcity when looking at understanding andimplementing

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Utilizing Technology to Train Chemical Engineering Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; David Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

university offices andcenters focused on global experiences and international relations. Students earn up to 10% of thedefinitive grade of the course for these global engagement projects. This approach has proved tobe fully sustainable, and with an overwhelming satisfaction of all the participants.It is important to note that the incorporation of a virtual platform during COVID-19 and thecontinuous monitoring and coaching by the instructor are producing best practices to fostercommunication between students and stakeholders.IntroductionThe final goal of the UN Sustainable Development Goals [1] is #17 “Partnership for the goals”. Ina certain way, this goal embraces all the other by strengthening the fact that better and faster resultsare obtained by

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Thompson, Rowan University; Prince Atsu, Rowan University; Bob Patterson, Rowan University

entrepreneurship into engineering curricula was set into motion [1]. From the unique position ofreceiving a donation from a local industrialist whose goal was to establish a high-quality engineeringschool in the REGION, the university had great momentum from capital investment and policy directionto create an engineering program from scratch. Efforts to achieve this ambitious goal includedappurtenant curriculum development, faculty recruitment, and educational policy implementation.The distinctive feature of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering’s (HMRCOE’s) curriculum is itseight-semester, multidisciplinary, hands-on and project-based sequence of engineering clinics. Theengineering clinics are intended to provide students with experience solving

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Leicht, Pennsylvania State University; Ziyi Wang, Pennsylvania State University

team model. The resultingpilot model captures a transitional process, with some team and some individualized elements that attemptsto balance the benefits of both, while minimizing the challenges of each.Keywords: Capstone, Stakeholder analysis, Team effectiveness, individualized learning,Introduction In Watkins’ [1] review of ABET, the structure and content of design projects is not addressed ormandated. Instead, ABET [2] requires students complete a “major design experience” that is intended toprepare students for professional practice. The most common course in engineering programs that providesthis major design experience is the capstone course [3]. Capstone courses typically simulate a challengingdesign experience similar to the

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Engineering Ethics Division: Perspectives on Engineering Ethics Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie Pinkert, University of Central Florida; Steven Kuebler

conductedinterviews with academic leaders from disciplines in and around engineering about theframeworks of ethics in their home departments, programs, and fields. This paper reports on aseries of eleven interviews, describing the perspectives of disciplinary leaders from biology,chemistry, computer science, mathematics, mechanical and aerospace engineering, optics,philosophy, physics, psychology, STEM education, and writing and rhetoric.Developing external frameworks of ethics (such as adaptable strategies for ethical decision-making, professional development activities, and responsible conduct of research programs) arecertainly important [1], but building a culture of ethical STEM also must involve developingrobust understanding of the ways in which these

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Online Learning and the Impact of COVID-19

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

studentsgraduate with a degree [1-3]. Additionally, there are as many efforts and programs to supportstudents to succeed such as academic assistance or retention programs [4], yet until recentlythere were little ways in which to measure the effectiveness of the support students receive. Ifstudents can be supported, and are provided with proper support, students have a higherlikelihood of graduation [5].However, during the COVID-19 pandemic the way in which students were supported drasticallychanged as the educational arena was thrust into an environment in which it was not ready.Educational technologies were not ready for deployment nor were most faculty equip to teachonline. As most universities were scrambling to keep the classroom learning space

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Mechanical Engineering: Thermodynamics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Barlow, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Oscar Rios, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; James Eakins, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Adrian Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin

source for material in engineeringclasses. But, the use of online, or electronic, textbooks is slowly gaining more acceptance in place of printtextbooks. Print textbooks are limited by static figures and examples to convey complex concepts,whereas technological capabilities enable electronic textbooks to add interactivity, like animations andlearning questions. Comparisons between print and electronic textbooks have been studied in theliterature to evaluate preferences and student attitudes [1]-[3]. For example, [1] found that studentperceptions and attitudes toward technology were higher, or more positive, than print textbooks. It wasobserved that students completed more learning activities and were engaged in the classroom. Similarly,[3

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WIED: Analysis, Challenges, Success, and Impacts

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shaundra Daily, Duke University; Christin Shelton; Andy He; Wanda Eugene; Tatiana Orozco; Jakita Thomas

on students of colorand women in computing, there has been little regard for the unique intersection of gender andrace experienced by minoritized women [1]–[3]. What is needed is a more complexunderstanding of the experiences of marginalized groups in computing who live at variousintersections of racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia, heterosexism, ableism, etc., an area ofresearch called Intersectional Computing [4]. Prior research has uncovered the many challengesthat exist for women of color – including Black, Latina, Indigenous, Asian, and NativeHawaiian/Pacific Islander – when it comes to participation in the field of computing[5], [6]. Forexample, access to opportunities that might influence later college major decisions, toxic

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Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University; Michelle Stasik, The Ohio State University

experiment.”1 IntroductionUnit Operations Laboratory (Unit Ops Lab) courses are ubiquitous in undergraduate chemicalengineering degree programs in the United States. In a 2017 survey of 70 chemical engineeringprograms, every program reported having at least one laboratory course or course with alaboratory component 1 , suggesting that the lab experience in Unit Ops is a fundamental part ofchemical engineering education. One of the most important aspects of the lab course is forstudents to gain hands-on experience operating equipment that is commonly used in the chemicalprocessing industry. For example, the equipment in the Unit Ops Lab at Ohio State is typical ofUnit Ops Labs in general and includes: Absorption, Adsorption, Bioreactor

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Garcia; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Torres-Catanach; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Crystal Cholewa; Karla Ayala Mendoza

on the preliminary implementation of educational activitiesand learning modules to improve the curriculum design of an introductory engineering course. Thenew curriculum, which was strategically designed to empower underrepresented minoritized(URM) students in STEM, incorporates complementary educational activities and academicinterventions including 1) the use of EduGuide online coaching platform to equip students topursue their personal growth goals, and 2) the implementation of professional developmentworkshops to reinforce and influence the academic career decision-making and preparedness offirst-year undergraduate students. The proposed curriculum design was applied to two classsections of an introductory engineering course with a total

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Charles Goodman, Pitt Community College

implementation. This works inprogress paper outlines the activities done to this point in the project and the plans for futureyears.Program OverviewEast Carolina University (ECU) serves a region of North Carolina that contains many low-income families. The poverty rate in Pitt County (home to ECU) is 17.1%. Additionally, 6 morecounties within an hour’s drive of ECU have poverty rates in excess of 20%[1]. The goal of thisS-STEM program was to recruit, retain, and graduate engineering students from these areas inhopes of improving the economic outcomes of students in this region and helping to fill thetechnical jobs available at businesses throughout the region that often have difficulty attractingand retaining talent. Faculty in the Department of

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Computers in Education 4 - Online and Distributed Learning I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea Gordon, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Roman Lysecky, The University of Arizona

utility ofthe textbook activities from a course's start, and ensure that the activity workload is reasonabletoo, to start students with high earnestness. We close with recommendations for encouragingearnest completion early in the semester, which is crucial for maintaining earnest completionthroughout the course.IntroductionEarnest engagement with coursework is a critical factor for student success [1],[2]. Engagementis defined as “quantity and quality of the physical and psychological energy that students investin college experience” [3]. In practice, this might be observed as class attendance, effort onassignments, or asking questions that show connection of the course material to other topics.Higher engagement coincides with better learning

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bilal Ghosn, Rice University

process. Struggles in statistical training for engineers is not anew phenomenon, and pedagogical approaches were debated as early as 1984 on the best way totrain engineering students effectively [1]. With the varying needs of different engineeringdisciplines, approaches varied widely in an effort to focus on the needs of their students. A shiftto more student participation-focused instruction was developed through an EducationInnovation Project through the Polytechnic University of Valencia in 1995 [2]. In this line ofthought, many engineering statistics courses have shifted to incorporating examples that aremore relevant and challenging students with applying statistics to relevant real-world problemsin their fields with more focus on problem

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

US fromshifting focus from traditional shop class to other areas of technology and thereby sought toinfluence educational policies. Since technology changes rapidly, what counts as technologicalliteracy and what doesn’t is fluid; definitions are subject to change over time. There are multipledefinitions of technological literacy that are adopted by various groups who impinge upon thebroad space that is being defined here (for a review see [1]), but in terms of education andstudent learning the most common is being able to use, manage, evaluate, and understandtechnology in one’s day-to-day activities or one’s life. The definition is both intersectional—alldomains where technology impinges upon human activity—as well as teleological in that

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DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Huderson, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Erin Peiffer; Sahar Shamsi; Francisco Plaza; Elizabeth Collins

Internet of Things (IoT) for real-time asset tracking and autonomous decision-making [1]. According to a McKinsey report, it is estimated that for manufacturers and suppliers in 2025 the value creation potential of Industry 4.0 is $3.7 trillion USD [2] even though most companies not utilizing it at scale as of now [3]. Despite this, the rate of change for the adoption of new technologies and services aligned with Industry 4.0 is increasing rapidly, supported by external influencers such as new business models, reprioritization of productand process sustainability, the Covid-19 pandemic, the disruption of supply chains, as well as government policies, standards, and regulations. The increasing rate of change in technology development in recent

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Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert Rabb, The Citadel; Ronald Welch, The Citadel

, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, F.ASEE, F.SAME Professor of Civil Engineering Ron Welch received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He was Dean of the School of Engineering at The Citadel from 1 July 2011- 30 June 2021. He is currently Professor of Civil Engineering at The Citadel after completing a sabbatical. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Army Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven