Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendall Morgan, Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center; Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

than otherdisciplines and experience longer citation time lags. Mathematics information becomes out-of-date at a slower rate than most other disciplines [3]. In comparison, researchers in a field likemedicine with a faster publication cycle have need for current, recently published information,while an older book or paper can remain useful to mathematicians. This phenomenon may in partaccount for why print collections continue to be prioritized for mathematics.Anderson writes, “Mathematicians who use the library can be characterized as very critical yetappreciative of library services, generally dismayed by the inadequacies of online catalogs (duein part to what they perceive as not very friendly interfaces) and very proud of the

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

mentoring, such as peer mentoring and mentorship between early-career andsenior faculty, considerably influence professional advancement of African-American womenfaculty [6].We anticipate that the establishment of such mentorship opportunities and supportnetworks at a cross-campus level for early-career women engineering faculty will help to retainthese faculty and provide them with opportunities to develop and disseminate research, findcollaborators, and enhance their educational abilities. It is our hypothesis that establishing amentoring program will improve women, particularly URM women, faculty’s career satisfactionand enrich the level of their academic skills and scholarly achievements, and eventually facilitateinstitutional transformations

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University

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Diversity

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

) feminism of their day, the Combahee River Collectivehighlighted intersectional politics and activism within a framework of solidarity. Through the1980s, writers such as Audre Lorde and Patricia Hill Collins highlighted the multitude of waysthat intersecting identities gave rise to unique, interlocking, and intersectional forms ofoppression [14], [15]. These writings brought intersectionality to the center of activist thought,challenging the previously single-issue politics of groups such as the civil rights movement, thegay/lesbian liberation movement, and second-wave feminism. Since its roots in activist politics and articulation by Crenshaw, intersectionality has madeits way into a wide array of disciplines. Packaged as a tenet in

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Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 2: Course-level strategies to positively impact student learning and experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

responses, this written reflection was a required assignment, thus, it collected additionalqualitative data to gauge students’ learning outcomes at this point of time. This exercise providesopportunities for internalizing individual personal and professional growth and paves the way forbetter actions moving forward. Quotes from students’ written reflections are categorized into thearea of development as listed below.Project Management“I secured my project within my company by communicating with peers, mentors, leaders, andmy extended network about daily sore spots and any concerns for the future.”2023 ASEE Engineering Management Division (EMD)“Throughout this program, I learned the importance of buy-in and cooperation from all parties toachieve

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Elisabeth Gehr, Purdue University; Emily Garcia, Purdue University; Suzanne Swaine, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Stephen McBride, Purdue University; Joseph Vincent Rispoli, Purdue University; Christopher Greg Brinton

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

their education [5],but students are typically unaware that advisor and mentor are often not synonymous despite theoverlap in responsibilities. An advisor is an integral part of the doctoral student’s academicexperience and career path as advisors will write recommendation letters, provide a network,assist in publishing, provide funding, and can increase long-term job satisfaction [3], [6]. But inaddition to these responsibilities, doctoral students require customized mentorship from theiradvisors based on individual characteristics and progress toward their degree [7].A high-quality, effective mentor will provide both career-related and psychosocial support,offering guidance and resources for the mentee’s professional development, self

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

accredited underABET must include some explicit instruction on DEI issues.There are number of intersections among engineering ethics and DEI [15]. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) strongly integrated DEI concerns into its Code of Ethics in2017 [16], with the addition of Fundamental Canon 8 (Appendix). These DEI issues wereretained in the current 2020 version of the Code of Ethics [17], integrated under practices withrespect to Society: “f. treat all persons with respect, dignity, and fairness, and reject all forms of discrimination and harassment; g. acknowledge the diverse historical, social, and cultural needs of the community, and incorporate these considerations in their work;”and Peers: “d

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Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, platforms such as Gradescope, have incorporated AI (artificialintelligence) into their grading tool suite [19]. This includes handwriting recognition, such thatscanned responses can be mapped to their digital equivalent. Instructors upload templates toindicate where the AI tool can find specific information on the scanned pages (e.g., areas wherestudents are required to write their name or final answers to a question). This is useful toautomatically assign exams to the appropriate student, by reading their name and/or identifier.Also, it allows decoding final answers and creating groups of identical answers, which can thenbe graded jointly at the group-level. We will leverage this feature in our implementation.The need to scale the grading process

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier; Nicholas J. Marco; Danielle Ozment

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

are more work since they are required towatch the videos outside of class.Students were asked to complete a “notetaker” while watching the videos. As shown in Table 1,this was required and collected for Instructor 1, but for the other two instructors it wasencouraged, but not collected. The purpose of the notetaker was to help students stay engagedwhile watching the videos and to ensure that they would have a good set of notes. For the lecturematerial, the notetaker consisted of a copy of the PowerPoint slides with blanks for students towrite in key equations. For the example problems, the notetakers consisted of the problemstatements and room to write down the solution from the video. The notetakers were also intendedto provide some

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Memorie Gosa; Debra Moehle McCallum, The University of Alabama

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Speech and Hearing Center to observe clinical practice [9]. • Weekly peer-share sessions (1 hour each) summarizing successes and challenges (2021, 2022). • Weekly wearable sensor workshops (1 hour each) to facilitate a shared learning experience for participants to advance familiarity with sensors and MATLAB (2021, 2022). • An end of program poster session to present summer research results to engineering and communicative disorders professionals. • A closing BBQ social with REU students and SLP graduate students.The specific research project of each participant was guided by a pair of faculty mentors, oneeach from engineering and communicative disorders. The dual mentorship arrangement

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria A. Cannarozzo Tinoco, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Christine Tessele Nodari, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Luis Rabelo; Paula Kvitko de Moura, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Arthur Marcon, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul; Angela de Moura Ferreira Danilevicz

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Engineering-specific courses), the majorityof which were mandatory, for evaluating and monitoring students' competencies throughoutthe three stages.b) Developing evaluation rubrics The first step in developing rubrics is to divide competencies into learning outcomes,which are smaller operational units related to the three types of knowledge (to know, to do,and to be) (e.g., [29], [33] - [35]). Defining learning outcomes and developing rubrics wasbased on the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y de la Calidad y Acreditación's support guidefor writing and evaluating learning outcomes [36]. The construction of the evaluation rubricsfor the Industrial Engineering Program involved the professors of the selected courses basedon the performance of 15

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Hseen Baled; Michael McMahon

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

organized and non- organized structures in teamwork environments • By the end of this exercise the student should be able to associate leadership and effective teamwork • By the end of this exercise the student should be able to generate steps to enrich teamwork with an attitude of generosityProcedureParticipants sit in individual places in a classroom. It may be convenient to display a commonclock as the time for activities is going to be recorded by participants.The proctor distributes blank cards, two per participant, and asks everyone to write theirnames/last names in front both cards, and mark one card with number “1” at top right, and theother with number “2”. They will be referred to as “card 1” and “card 2

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kurr, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Jimmy A. Landmesser Jr., UT-Battelle

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

professionals was notinterpreted to be lacking. However, the survey results show that there is a lack of emphasis ontechnical standards in the undergraduate engineering curriculum and a large recommendation forengineers across all sectors (students through engineering professional colleagues) to take acourse in technical standards basics, as was proposed in the survey.Mechanical, electrical, and materials were reported as the engineering disciplines in which atechnical standards course would be most desirable for respondents. Engineering disciplines thatreceived the highest amount of write-ins for the Other option include architectural and nuclear.While participants were able to select more than one discipline, each of the four listed abovereceived 80

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

adopted from the UVM Mindfulness Program [24]. On Fridays, students were exposed toother contemplative learning activities (5-7 minutes) aimed at developing a deeper awareness ofself and others. These activities, labeled 'Nuggets of Wisdom,' included reflective writing, deeplistening, insight mediations, and mindful conversations. See Appendix A for examples.Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from (i) weekly surveys, (ii) SFG interviews, (iii)instructor's journal reflections and observations, and (iv) students' performance in the course.This WIP paper utilizes data from (i), (ii), and (iii). Survey data was collected starting the 10 thweek of classes. A total of 5 weekly surveys administered anonymously using Qualtrics weresent

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Morin, ASHLIN Management Group; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

? Generating their own questions. Challenging assumptions. Investigating areas of their own choosing. Making predictions. Curiosity Acting on their curiosity (researching, "googling", etc.). Explore alternative or Considering multiple points of view. contrarian views of accepted Providing constructive criticism. solutions. Providing feedback to peers

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University

upper-level energy related courses. A strongfoundation in design concepts should be introduced early in the course which can help students performwell in the senior level courses. This study recommends breaking down various topics and test student’sknowledge in those areas [8]. Project based learning is limited to few design applications and hencestudent’s understanding levels of the core concepts are still unknown.Active LearningActive learning is described in different ways and some of them include: a) actively engaging students withthings and giving students an opportunity to think about the things, b) Learn content through reading andlistening and reciprocating content, ideas and issues through talking and writing, c) increase

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

understanding and interest in career pathways, the lack of interest in entrepreneurshipand research and high number of undecided responses at the end of the first cohort year areworthy of further investigation. Figure 1 Overall Pathway ChoicesFig 2 shows pathway choice by gender. Out of the 23 participants who chose internship, 14identified as male, 6 identified as female, and 3 participants did not report their gender. Werecognize that male and female are understood as terms for biological sex and not genderidentity, but this graph is in accordance with the current phrasing of the survey instrument. Weare working to update the survey in future iterations. There was a non-binary and a text write-inoption, but these were

Conference Session

Computer Science Education and AI research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Mao; Sharon Ferguson, University of Toronto; James N. Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, aligning with the profession’s values, and developing a professional identity[6]. Thus, the study of social belonging confidence in students, particularly through professionalsocialization, is a key step in understanding persistence in the field of ML/AI. We study socialbelonging through the lens of confidence, another predictor of persistence [7]–[9]. We define socialbelonging confidence as how confident a person feels that they will fit in with the social and culturalaspects of a profession and develop meaningful relationships with their peers. Belonging uncertainty,defined by Walton and Cohen [10], may be interpreted as a lack of this confidence.Lower levels of confidence have been found to negatively affect persistence of women and girls

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

with stakeholders iscritical to meaningful involvement and developing trust [9]-[11].Communication in the civil engineering curriculumA technical writing class has been part of the University of Delaware’s civil engineeringcurriculum since at least the early 1990s; about a decade later, an additional public speakingcourse was added [12], [13]. Despite this curricular focus on communication, the Department ofCivil and Environmental Engineering, in consultation with its External Advisory Committee,identified that additional efforts were needed to develop effective communication skills ingraduates. As a result, a novel course, Communicating with Stakeholders in Engineering, wasdeveloped and added to the civil engineering curriculum to address the

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

diverse topics. • Falling Leaves Festival. • free musical events. • annual environmental science retreat. • Library tour led by experts. • Writing center services. • Mathematics center services. • TRIO student support services. • disability resources and services. • Academic coaching and tutoring services. • Academic Success and Advising counseling services.Generally, OER materials are fully customizable so that the instructors can adapt course materialsto align with their teaching objectives, teaching strategy, and the needs of their First-Year collegestudents. For example, the author of the present paper provided his students with the most recentresearch results in engineering education fields, including

Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

La'Tonia Stiner-Jones

participatingbecause of the professional development they received2. Specifically, students believed theywere better able to prepare and give research presentations, write an abstract and design postersand that their knowledge of applications of BMMB work had increased2. Providing students withthe requisite skills to be successful after they enroll in a graduate program is essential. Accordingto the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) PhD Completion Project from 2008, only 57% of PhDstudents actually complete their degree within ten years3. Unfortunately, students fromunderrepresented minority backgrounds complete PhD programs at an even lower rate. The 2008CGS PhD Completion and Attrition study reported 36% of African American/Black and 40% ofHispanic/Latino

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Sushant Makarand Padhye, University of Cincinnati; Nahal Rashedi

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

complexity. R is also open source, making the platform and packagemore accessible to the community. We chose to write our package in R because of theexisting packages for analyzing data from MIDFIELD, namely midfieldr [16] andmidfielddata [17]. The midfieldr contains ready-to-go functions for properly processing dataat the student level, and the second package is a stratified random sample from MIDFIELDfor users to practice on and explore. The data produced from this project will be madeavailable in a similar format. We anticipate the output synergizing with the broader goal ofexpanding access to and participation in MIDFIELD’s development [18].Data CollectionAlthough originally intended for project communication alone and standardization to

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Weeks, University of Maine; Karissa B Tilbury

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

decide to collect pieces of information fromtrusted sources (peer-reviewed articles) to create a model to help explain to Thomas why it wassuggested that he give his son the antibiotics (350 mg/dose) twice daily spaced approximately 8 hours(hint round up to 500 minutes for easier modeling of the input drug). Thomas tells you that his son gulpsthe liquid antibiotics very quickly. After some searching you find the following information: • Gut volume of average 5-year old: 100 mL • Average blood volume of 5-year old: 5.8L • Volume of Ear Canal: 1.2 mL • Rate of exchange of antibiotic from the gut to the blood: 8.75 mL/hr • Rate of exchange of antibiotic from the blood to the ear canal via capillaries: 3.15 mL/min

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 3: Instruction & Information Literacy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

methodwas published in the Journal of Information Science. Designed as a way for students to evaluateinternet sources, RADAR is an acronym for Relevance, Authority, Date, Appearance, andReason for writing. Since the term is a palindrome, the evaluation can be done in either orderwithout losing effectiveness. The big difference between CRAAP and this tool is this flexibility[6]. Depending on student and research needs, starting with Relevance or Reason can be the mostappropriate to help with the evaluation of resources.In 2017, librarians at the University of Waterloo adopted RADAR in their information literacysessions. The librarians asked students to evaluate both an academic article and an online sourceon an engineering topic of choice, then

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Marlowe; Stephen T. Frezza, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Joanne Storm Gallagher, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Marita Anne O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Sabrina J. Bierstetel, Franciscan University of Steubenville

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

both as learners and virtuousprofessionals, this work focuses on an exploratory scale for assessing student valuation ofresilience and factors in academic resilience that appear optimal for learning outcomes.At the time of this writing, this work in developing an instrument for assessing studentvaluation of resilience is still in progress. The paper presents our resilience scale, itsinitial findings, and the validation process for assessing academic resilience. Thisincludes a brief introduction relating value with factors related to optimal learning thatare also present in our construct of academic resilience.IntroductionBeliefs related to self-efficacy have been found to significantly enhance a student’sacademic performance over the academic

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Education, Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction, and Circular Economy. He also holds professional credentials in LEED Green Associate for sustainable buildings and ENV SP for sustainable infrastructures as well as several micro-credentials in the commercialization of research. As a Ph.D. Candidate, Piyush has published a dozen peer-reviewed journals and several conference papers. ¨Ms. Claudia Calle Muller, Florida International University Claudia Calle M¨uller is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). She holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Per´u (PUCP

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Marcos Jose Inonan Moran, University of Washington; Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Dominik May, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

a professional educationcomponent consistent with the institution's mission and the program's educational objectives andpromotes diversity, equity, and inclusion awareness for career success [3]. "The need to feelbelongingness and linked with others" is how relatedness is defined (Baumeister and Leary [8]).According to studies, learning environments that provide a sense of connectedness to peers,parents, and instructors can enhance motivation and improve academic results (Ryan, et al. [9]).Self-efficacy, engagement, interest in school, higher grades, and retention have all beenconnected to feelings of relatedness, which are measured in terms of "school environment" andinstructor-student connections (Inkelas, et al. [10]). Research on

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida; Edward Latorre-Navarro, University of Florida; Diego Alvarado, University of Florida; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

. At the time of this writing, they all work in a large, Southeastern research-intensive R1higher education institution in the United States. Some of the authors do not self-identify asLatiné/x but rather by their home country (Villanueva et al., 2022). All authors have differinglevels of educational experiences, both in their home country and in the United States. All havecommonly migrated to the United States as part of their professional growth. Each of themconsiders themselves to be insiders of their Latin heritage and culture but outsiders to theexperiences the other authors have faced. All recognize that their identities are non-Monolithic

Conference Session

Classroom Skills

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Theophilides & Koutselini showed more in-depth evaluation of the quality andtype of student learning from open versus closed book testing scenarios.8,9 These studies seem to haveopposite findings. The prior demonstrated that when students are told to expect an open book test, theymay decrease or postpone test preparation and review activities. The latter study concluded that studentstaking open book exams may show higher levels of critical thinking in test preparation and completion.One relevant study was found in the ASEE Peer Repository on this topic from 2012 where West Pointfaculty compared student test preparation and performance in an entry -level statics and mechanics ofmaterials course.10 They found minimal effect on either parameter when

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Colin J. Reagle P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr, Morgan State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

careeropportunities. This can leave them feeling as if they need to pursue multiple majors, minors oraccelerated programs that allow for both the completion of bachelor and master’s degrees.Students may also desire these additional credentials to set themselves apart from their peers in acompetitive job applicant pool. By allowing students choices in their curriculum, specifically inthe selection of their electives, our department believes that we reduce the need for additionalprograms and increase the impressions of readiness for the workforce. For those that still insiston pursuing an additional program, this change removes an additional hurdle to completing it.Reluctance to make this change was also voiced during our initial discussions. Some facultywere

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Zeshan Ahmad Shah, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

research” or “grant-writing activities” have been understoodunder very different angles based on cultural settings, communicational abilities, or even financialsources. Therefore, when working together, various misconceptions regarding proposed tasksrequired consistent clarifications among multicultural participants. This factor caught authors’attentions: the issue was broader than just limited English proficiency of the local Uzbek facultyor students. Even those who spoke English fluently, they thought very differently about goals andoutcomes of common team working. As an American faculty-member who works withinternational graduate students on a routine daily basis, multicultural communications became atopic of the author’s special interests