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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Karen N Nix, Auburn University ; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University

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Diversity

, safe learning environment27. Zhao’s research reveals thatthe cognition skills of an ASD child were significantly higher after the use of their proposed VR-based training system. Results show that ASD learners are very receptive to immersive pictures.Zhao reported enhanced cognitive learning and increased engagement of participants9.System DesignICE, as a VR, gamified learning technology, will be designed and developed with the virtualreality software, InstaVR28 and will include various scenarios and challenges related tocybersecurity. The technology can be accessible through a desktop computer, tablet, and headset.In Figure 1, the image shows the wireframe of the planned design for the initial startup page.The initial grey startup page creates

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Track 4: Technical Session 3: Considerations for assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement of a pre-college STEM summer program for promising Black high school students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Jesika Monet McDaniel, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

type, academichistory, geographic region, and college attendance of family. The students interacted inthis space and could understand and relate to each other regardless of their academicdifferences. During the two weeks of the program, students participated in numerousactivities with the goal of exposure to a faculty, student, and professional network. Thispaper is a stepping stone for further program evaluation that further serves theparticipants’ voices.A combination of program theories emerges in the planning and establishment ofDISTINCTION, including organizational learning and systems theory, or a focus oncontinuous improvement as well as adjustments in coordinated ways that speak to theentirety of the program [5]. The structural

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Track 8: Technical Session 5: Disrupting Computing Department Cultures, One Cohort at a Time

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

• Extensions to STEM disciplines • Long-term impacts of participationAs we continue to expand our reach, we're exploringopportunities to extend the 3C Fellows program beyondcomputing to encompass broader STEM disciplines likebiology, chemistry, engineering, and math. We are alsolooking at partnerships with technology companies tobring this program to industry. Our goal is to have over1,000 total participants from computing and STEM withinthe next 5 years.In addition, we want to evaluate the long-term impacts ofthe program beyond the two-year completion. We plan to 20conduct longitudinal monitoring changes in diversity attheir institutions and measuring shifts in workplace culturesand

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Edward Castillo, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

beadvantageous to tackle this challenge in a way that minimizes additional time investment. Thus, weintroduced an addendum to our weekly departmental research seminar series which we call the“Evan & Eddie Show.” Adopting the talk show format, our UT Austin biomedical engineeringdepartment faculty Dr. Huiliang Wang (“Evan”) and Dr. Edward Castillo (“Eddie”) interview theseminar speaker about their journey to their current position. No advance preparation is required bythe speaker since the activity is centered on conversation. However, speakers are offered theopportunity to suggest questions that they would like to be asked and/or to provide backgroundabout themselves to inform the interview plan. After Evan and Eddie pose a few questions,additional

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Track 6: Technical Session 7: Qualitatively Exploring How Finances Constrain Undergraduate Engineering Student Experiences, Mental Health, and Career Opportunities

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Emily Fitzpatrick, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

DISCUSSIONThe first author led the efforts to conducted a preliminary data analysis for thisconference presentation and developed a visualization to describe trends that theynoticed in the data. On this slide, we plan to walk through the data analysis process:open coding, themes, visualization, and verification. Open coding was done withMAXQDA by a 4-author team, financial themes were identified by a 3-author team,visualization was done by a 3-author team, and preliminary verification was done by athree-author team. This big (and small) project has very much function in ‘stages’ andwe are still in a preliminary stage. 9 Preliminary Findings INTRODUCTION

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

provided an overview of the new outcomes aswell as potential methods for teaching and assessing.Table 1: Current ABET student outcomes for engineering programs1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve an ability to function effectively on a team complex engineering problems by applying whose members together provide leadership, principles of engineering, science, and create a collaborative and inclusive mathematics. environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. an ability to apply engineering design to an ability to develop and conduct appropriate produce solutions that meet specified needs

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Gustavo Adolfo Sanchez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Diversity

written report and presentation in class. Table 1 summarizes the weekly plan used duringthe CST course.Table 1. CST Course - Weekly Timeline. Week Lecture Topics In Class Activities Introduction to CST and Hands-on activities and written 1 to 8 Systems Archetypes assignments; Start the project Directed readings and discussions; 9 to 12 Mental Models Project updates Case Studies and Personal Communication skills, teamwork, 13 to 14

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Dax Amburgy, Ohio Northern University College of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

the Chair of Professional Interest Council III. He has held multiple ASEE leadership positions within the First- Year Programs (FPD) and Computers in Education (CoED) divisions, and with the Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation, Interdivisional Town Hall Planning Committee, ASEE Active, and the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Estell has received multiple ASEE Annual Conference Best Paper awards from the Computers in Education, First-Year Programs, and Design in Engineering Education Divisions. He has also been recognized by ASEE as the recipient of the 2005 Merl K. Miller Award and by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) with the 2018 ASEE Best Card Award. Estell

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Morgan Elaine Bartley, West Virginia University; Andrew C. Nix, West Virginia University; Brian D. Woerner, West Virginia University

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Diversity

. Ultimately, the goal is to create a data-driven culture that supports ongoingDEI initiatives and fosters a more inclusive and diverse team environment.Conclusion 7 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationIn conclusion, this DEI plan is a strategic and comprehensive initiative aimed at fostering adiverse and inclusive community. Through this data analysis the four key goals, paired withSMART objectives, showcase the team's commitment to education, inclusivity, collaboration,and data-driven decision-making.Key conclusions were made from

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

as an effective indicator of success in STEM, and interventions have beendeveloped to support development in students with weaker spatial skills. 23, 24This has promptedthis research to explore links between spatial skills and communication abilities, as validatedspatial interventions may help improve communication abilities. These current results may alsoprovide unique insights into first-year engineering students’ writing competencies whenreporting on a more authentic (non-graded) engineering task. Such information may be useful ineventually shaping guidance of students’ communication instruction in hopes of better preparingthem for industry; this is the focus of a planned future research study.IntroductionABET requires that students

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeyoung Woo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

, and peers more. However, students'meetings with faculty/staff are less frequent than in community colleges. In addition, more transferstudents never met their faculty/staff advisors after transferring, so more close support is needed.The author plans the following recommendations for future works: - to perform the same CSF survey in future years to compare the outcomes, - to perform the same survey with juniors who just transferred to CPP, and - to conduct the CSF survey to other disciplines across the campus.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under AwardNo. 2225128.References[1] J. Sislin, and M. C., Mattis, Enhancing the Community College Pathway to EngineeringCareers

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Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

engineeringethics within the narrative context of realistic decision-making scenarios. Looking ahead, we aimto enhance Mars by incorporating open-ended responses for key decisions made by the students.These will not only prompt reflection and deeper engagement with ethical dilemmas but alsoserve as instructive tools for educators. Furthermore, we plan to utilize text classificationtechniques to assess and provide feedback on the quality of students' ethical reasoning. Byanalyzing and categorizing student responses based on a scoring rubric, we aim to evaluate thegame’s effectiveness in developing ethical decision-making skills.ConclusionWe found no detectable growth in students’ ethical reasoning across a four-year undergraduateengineering program, as

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

entrepreneurship, business plans and marketing. She currently works as a teacher and academic secretary at the Faculty of Engineering of the Andr´es Bello University. The areas of research interest are the impact, relationship and integration of the gender perspective within communications and marketing in the various areas of development, digital marketing and content marketing.Prof. Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andr´es Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in Physics at Universidad Nacional de C´ordoba, Argentina. In 2013 she obtained a three-year

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Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

], [25]. However, pre-collegeengineering education efforts to increase female participation in high school engineeringprograms have proven beneficial in encouraging their entry into the engineering field [4].The study provides useful insights in the area of pre-college engineering education research.However, it is crucial to clarify that this study does not assert a causal relationship betweenparticipation in engineering courses and the consideration of a career in engineering. Futureresearch is needed to further investigate this potential correlation. Our future plans also includefurther examination of SCCT’s models of interest development and career choice throughquantitative analysis. Efforts are underway to track e4usa alumni through their

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Danxu Wang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Emma Regentova, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Venkatesan Muthukumar, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; SJ Kim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jonathan Hilpert, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

providing more scaffolding opportunitiesfor participant learning during week 2. Specifically, mentors not only made sure that participantsconduct lab exercises, but also explain reasons of why certain things do not work and explaintroubleshooting instructions. Mentors training was improved to expand upon their projectexposure to ensure they were able to explain the project development plan and ensure that everystudent in the team and the team as a whole understood the goals and were able to participate inthe project development.data collection techniques and measuresData collection consisted of three techniques: survey, reflection activity, and engineering identityformation assessment. Survey data were collected at 8 time points using established

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Briel, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Deesha Chadha; Chris Dakes, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; James Iain Campbell, Imperial College London; Umang Vinubhai Shah

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

successful learning with diverse participants, knowledge of the foundationalscholarship in teaching and learning, and more. Scholarship can be especially important, as thereis often a perceived lack of it amongst engineering faculty, which acts as a hinderance toenhanced teaching practices [17]. Applicants must complete Delta-approved courses, such as“Using Writing to Teach in Any Discipline”. They also complete a Delta Internship in which theybuild a sample aligned teaching plan, create a portfolio, and present these to their certificatedefense committee. The portfolio is a useful mechanism through which continual professionaldevelopment is captured, as it enables individuals to interrogate their own practice, criticallyreflect upon it and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8: Leadership and Persistence

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, career interests,personal values, societal or interpersonal pressure, past experiences, and a host of others. Furtherresearch will employ qualitative methods to investigate how students perceive the relative valueof technical and professional skills in their professional development, and whether there aredifferences between genders in the perception of opportunities to build technical skills in theseprograms. The study plans to employ focus groups with mixed programs but unmixed genders insmall groups. Researchers will provide a working definition of professional and technical skillsto provide a common framework for discussion. The focus groups will include a series ofguiding questions to lead discussions aimed toward understanding the dynamics

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Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nethra Iyer, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

some verbalaspects. The impact of comics on student success in the classroom can be debated, but the purposeof this study was to focus on engagement and the potential for comics to be used. Implementingtools like the MUSIC Model of Motivation to further quantify students’ engagement andunderstanding based on the comics can be plans for future study.Figure 2 provides the breakdowns of the Felder-Solomon results from the sample set of 14students. The comics were distributed to a class of 33 students, of which only 14 participantsagreed to participate in the study; student survey fatigue contributed to this limitation in the overallstudy, which will need to be addressed in future expansions of the research. 4

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Hands-On Learning in ET I

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Jaime Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

project. Teamwork, proper scheduling, and organization are crucial elements in ensuring thesuccess of any project. By working together effectively, adhering to a well-planned schedule, andmaintaining proper organization, the project team can streamline their efforts, minimize errors,and maximize efficiency, ultimately leading to the achievement of their goals and the delivery ofhigh-quality results to the stakeholders. Also, document the process, results, and conclusions in acomprehensive report. Documenting the process, results, and conclusions in a comprehensivereport is essential for several reasons. Firstly, it provides a record of the project's journey, allowingfuture teams to learn from successes and failures. Secondly, it serves as a

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

, listening to and participating inclass discussion, group project work, and using the FBD app; among those who did not use theapp, women reported fewer gains in self-efficacy than men after these controls.Implications: Each year, more than 600,000 students enter engineering programs in the UnitedStates. These students plan to master a challenging skill set that requires them to understand howto model and analyze real world problems. Frustrating core course experiences can dissuadestudents from continuing to pursue an engineering degree and subsequent career. These findingsprovide emerging evidence that gamifying learning can be useful for all students taking statics,but particularly for women.Keywords: statics, women, self-efficacy, content mastery

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DSA Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Mebougna L. Drabo, Alabama A&M University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

computerscience, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at Alabama A&M Universitydiligently designed and implemented the summer enrichment programs by integrating dataanalytics skills into nuclear energy and security projects. This pilot study has focused on: (1)designing the summer programs by adding data analytics components; (2) incorporating ProjBLthat promotes active student interaction, critical thinking, and problem-solving; and (3)conducting assessment and surveys to gather feedback from students. This section mainlydescribes the details of this pilot study.The team has followed the logic model in Figure 1 that has been established in year one in thisproject. First, the team plans and designs the major components surrounding our

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NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

and engage with seven othercase studies worked well within our given timeframe of nine weeks. We planned that studentswould dedicate three hours each week to this task over nine weeks. For larger classes, werecommend assigning students 6–8 case study discussions, assuming students have three hoursper week to work on the assignment. If less than nine weeks are available, adjustments to thetimeframes should be made accordingly. To help adjust to different scenarios, the followingequations can be used to adapt the approach. The crucial factor is how much time students haveto work on the assignment. We use hours per week (HW) in the following equations: 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

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Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

devicesand controllers. Students often lack a system level perspective of automated systems and howeach component contributes to a system. Mastery of these concepts and skills is made even morechallenging by limited availability of equipment, limited lab time, and lack of system-levellesson plans. To alleviate these challenges and to make learning system integration conceptsaccessible, efficient, and interesting, interactive modules on sensors, programmable logiccontroller (PLC), and robot controller interfacing and case studies are being designed andevaluated. A group of 49 undergraduate students enrolled in a manufacturing automation androbotics course learners reviewed one of the developed case studies and provided feedback aboutits design and

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ean H. Ng, Oregon State University; Ganapathy S. Natarajan, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Chukwudiebube Atagbuzia, Oregon State University; Nathan Mast, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students toidentify themes that are of interest to traditional students and thus increase engagement inclassrooms. A semi-structured interview process and coding similar to the one done with NTESwill be conducted with traditional students.Finalize attributes and Leveraging NTES lived experienceUsing the results from both sets of interviews with NTES and traditional engineering students,we will finalize the attributes that both sets of students deemed of interest to them. The approachwe plan to leverage NTES lived experience is through the creation of a set of in-classcooperative learning activities as a proof of concept, then, developing the methodology to createsuch activities focusing on NTES lived experience that other instructors could use to

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Delgado Jr., Penn State University; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Penn State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

alter assessments to give students some choices over how they want to be assessed.Thirdly, we learned that participants would use concepts and suggestions from the book and thebook club meetings in the future. For example, they intend to incorporate check-ins with students,display pictures before the start of class that are calming, and centering, and reach out to studentsfor their picture contributions also. Furthermore, participants will use methods to decrease studentstress (e.g., providing ample practice exams). Most importantly, all participants plan to emphasize‘compassionate challenge,’ engagement, and becoming comfortable with uncertainty.Fourth, we learned that participants wanted changes made in the engineering community to

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 10

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lara Perez-Felkner, Florida State University; Ciera Fluker; Tarik J. Dickens; Chelsea Armbrister, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

synthesize and identify patterns observed to date in how student background is associatedwith engineering identity and career plans, from 60+ students participating in mentored materials engineering research across fivecohorts. Using individual and focus group interviews to investigate intersectional experiences of students, we engage engineering students’counter-stories in context, from a critical, social justice perspective attending to multiple axes of identity. Across our analyses, we findevidence that stable and consistent support fosters and sustains engineering identity, sense of belonging, and career ambitions.Implications are offered with respect to programmatic, research, and policy directions. Keywords— External evaluation, Inclusivity

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ELOS Technical Session 3 - Diversity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

project so far, and the plan for the next week. Reportsare sent to all faculty mentors at least 1 hour before the meeting. At the meeting, one representativeof each project gives a short verbal report addressing problems, breakthroughs, and the state of theproject. The faculty found this format to be successful because students get to know all the programfaculty since they are all engaged with all program projects. In addition, the same format is adheredto in the Senior Design Project course. Furthermore, all student participants are required to presentposters and PowerPoint presentations at university-wide STEM research symposia that areorganized every semester.Project History The eVTOL UAV project theme started in 2014 when a student

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Gabriel Gomez, University of Florida; Catia S. Silva, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

) coordinates, along with a presence value. Allfeatures scaled to the [0,1] range, resulting in a total of 91 normalized affect features. To enablereal-time prediction of user-specific performance, the system undergoes initial tuning. Duringinitial interactions, sequences of affect features and corresponding scores are collected. If theseinteractions take the form of lessons, the student's video is segmented into sequences,delineated by in-lesson assessments. Affect sequences and scores are used to tune theperformance predictor, and we plan to both train and test Transformers, Recurrent NeuralNetworks (RNN) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) models. After adequate tuning, theperformance predictor becomes operational in subsequent sessions. Consequently

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Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University; Tram Dang, Purdue University; Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Qian Shi, Purdue University; Cesare Guariniello, Purdue University; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #40243Why Students Choose STEM: A Study of High School Factors That InfluenceCollege STEM Major ChoiceDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University Joyce B. Main is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy.Tram Dang, Purdue University Tram Dang is a PhD student of Engineering Education at Purdue University as well as a tenured professor of physics and engineering at Santa Monica College (SMC), a two-year transfer-focused

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Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Funk, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leilani Marie Pai, Denison University; Johan Benedict Cristobal, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

, “He made a comment about how I would only be successful in thecareer just because I am the diversity quota, and that all the things that [I had accomplished]... isjust because they needed the diversity person.”Beyond facing challenges in interpersonal interactions with peers, participants identified hurdlesrelated to the structural and cultural domains of power. Kalani and Diana struggled to transfercollege credits into the university’s degree plan. Diana felt dismissed by advisors, and struggledto belong in her major. She later found an advisor who supported her success and helped herswitch to a different computing major, Yet, her experiences in computing did not changesignificantly. Rather, Diana expressed the continual pressure to fragment