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Community Engagement Division Poster Session - Exploring the Transformative Power of Service, Engagement, and Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

dispositional changes in STEM self-efficacy and identity.Students completed surveys and reflections at multiple points throughout their internship,including a retrospective pre/post survey capturing dispositional shifts during the experience.The results of the internship experience on student intern participants educational andprofessional plans at the 3 sites are evaluated in this paper. Results show significant gains onitems related to professional discernment (desire to work in a STEM field, use technical skills,on open ended problems for the betterment of society) for participants at all sites. Additionally,there are differences by gender.OverviewBeginning in 2015, the College of Engineering researchers and staff at UNIVERSITYdeveloped, piloted

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Li, New York University; Victoria Bill, New York University ; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, and pictures describing weekly progress. Thisallowed the instructor to track the progress asynchronously and provide formative feedback.Also, the students attended weekly meetings to update their progress, reflections, and futuresteps. At the beginning of Week 12, the students were assigned into smaller groups of 5 to workon designing, assembling, and operating the manufacturing line. The training evaluation includesthe following criteria: • Task 1: Could robotic arm 1 be activated by the voice module? • Task 2: Could robotic arms 2 and 3 pick up the cube and place the cube back on the line? • Task 3: Could robotic arm 4 detect the color of the object and sort it in terms of red, blue, yellow, and green? • Task 4: Could

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Adia Jefferson, Virginia Tech ; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

to understand what this process may entail.According to some graduate education scholars, there are four core elements related to graduatestudents' development of an identity congruent with the norms and values of their field:knowledge acquisition, investment, involvement, and engagement (Weidman, 2006). Knowledgeacquisition describes how students learn skills and information that will help them perform wellin their new role as a Ph.D. student, as well as gain an understanding of what academic successentails. Through knowledge acquisition, students become aware of normative expectations of thePh.D. student role and can make a realistic assessment of their personal ability to pursue theirdesired career. The student's investment reflects their

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zabner, Tufts University; Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

explained to students as a note-taking tool to distill their understanding of Python. For students theyare meant to act as personal documentation of Python’s syntax and semantics. In this research, rulesnotebooks were a window into students’ conceptions of Python’s syntax and semantics. We view therules notebooks as reflective activity germane to the conclusion and discussion phases of IBL.5 Data and Preliminary AnalysisOur analysis of the data from this course is ongoing, and we are collecting more data on a second iterationof the course. This work-in-progress paper reports on preliminary review of rules notebooks as well aswritten assignments and observations from the course. Preliminary analysis of students’ rules notebooksindicated that

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 10: Broadening Participation in P12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Claudia J. Morrell; Sandra Staklis; Kevin A Jordan

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

educators’ andstudents’ implicit biases. Several theories support the concept of creating an inclusive andwelcoming environment. Most prominent is “school climate,” which is generally described as thequality and character of school life and reflects the norms, goals, values, interpersonalrelationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures that shape the qualityand character of a school[22]. A recent literature review recognized no less than six theoreticalframeworks that inform research and speak to its multi-dimensionality[23]. All six developmentaltheories stress the importance of strong social bonds between teachers and students.Relevant refers to students’ experience of learning, “relatedness” with their teachers, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University; Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo, New Mexico State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

find strategies to overcome them. With a qualitative approach, this study also includeddescriptive statistics to complement each other. Findings revealed that Latinx student participantsperceived and experienced Engineering as competitive and challenging, especially to interactand develop long-lasting relationships with their classmates. Also, participants reflected on thedifferent learning outcomes they gained by participating in the ROLE program highlighting theirpersonal discoveries and academic and research development. Overall, participants enjoyed theexperience of acquiring a new skillset through research activities and were highly satisfied by thecommunity building they created among all peers and mentors.Background While

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Ashraf Khan, Saginaw Valley State University; Yu Zou, Saginaw Valley State University; Wesley Beck, Saginaw Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-resources for Fall2021 and in-person classes with e-resources for Winter 2022, in Figure 7, indicates a slightdifference in performance in the midgrade. The weighted average scores for Fall 2021 andWinter 2022 are 3.03 and 2.93. Up to Winter 2022, the in-person class with hybrid resources had, to some extent, normaldistribution whereas the class fully online had non-normal distribution; but the mean value didnot deviate significantly. The learning outcomes for both in person and online does not havesignificant difference as reported in [6-8]. The weighted average scores reflect the reportedresults. The difference in the trend in the figures can, therefore, be attributed to the backgroundof the students.Assessment 1 and Final grades for Winter 2022

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville; Olfa Nasraoui, University of Louisville; Kyle Dylan Spurlock; Breanna Graven, University of Louisville

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

a rule (algorithm) for sorting and grouping. Then cards, describing sets of characteristics of select elements, were distributed, Sam and in small groups while debating with each other, students determined patterns and features that would be helpful in rules. After discussion of their thinking, a periodic table was reviewed to highlight how their pattern seeking and algorithmic approach to making decisions reflected how the original periodic table was constructed based on observable properties of elements.ASEE 2023, Baltimore, MD Across all cases, teachers reported that students found the instruction engaging. Teachersreported that they found that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield; Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amin Malek, California State University, Bakersfield

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and self-identifying goals for the internship. - Halfway through the internship, the evaluation team met with the students over Zoom to determine their satisfaction, general feedback, and to reflect if they were meeting their self- identified goals from the survey. - After the internship concluded, the team met with the students a final time. Again, the themes of the conversation are satisfaction, feedback, and reflection on self-identified goals.Students were informed that the surveys and interviews were anonymous. They were an importantformative evaluation tool to determine if corporations should continue on with the program.IV. Discussion The grant team experienced many challenges but overall was an

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

methods.The assessment results from a student self-reflection survey for exposing vibration and modalanalysis support the need to expose mechanical engineering technology students to theseconcepts. Student responses to open ended questions indicate they are able to grasp someconcepts of vibration analysis using FEA as an analysis tool.IntroductionIt is understood that undesirable vibrations in mechanical structures can potentially lead toexcessive deflections and system failures. When the natural frequency of vibration of a structurecoincides with the natural frequency of excitation, resonance occurs, leading to excessivedisplacements [1]. These excessive displacements can cause an annoying oscillation in minorcases or can cause catastrophic failures

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaoping Qiu, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Ting Liu

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

provided throughout thesemester to prepare for upcoming interventions. Mentors are trained to mentor kids in theexperience of Making, which means teaching them how to complete tasks such as connectingsimple circuits, using a 3D printer, and performing other simple Maker tasks to enhance theirSTEM learning.In addition to recruiting and mentoring practices, we report the reflections and suggestions fromstudent mentors to illustrate how they learn and progress. We also utilize descriptive data andconduct t-tests regarding training and mentoring outcomes to determine whether student mentorsmaster the knowledge and pedagogy, therefore, are confident to teach the 5th and 6th-grade kids.RecruitingOur mentors are mostly recruited from engineering and

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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

a better world. The purpose of this work-in-progress (WIP)paper is to explore the experiences of dis/abled, queer, AFAB1 STEM graduate studentsnavigating a culture of productivity in their educational journey. This WIP paper offers a narrowpreview of the findings in a larger exploratory study. This paper begins to untangle some of theintricacies in a short narrative excerpt through a neoliberal-critical, ableism-critical, and queerlens. This paper offers an invitation to the STEM community to collectively reflect on andengage in conversation regarding our cultural norms and assumptions.IntroductionAcademia has been shaped by a culture of productivity. Responding to the scarcity of resources,postsecondary institutions have embraced

Conference Session

Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Schaffer, Mission College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

reflect regularly to guide their own improvement. While focusing on one area ata time – be it asking ‘better’ questions, building rapport, identifying signs of a fixed mindset, orany other aspect of tutoring – tutors are able to incrementally improve – and share their progresswith their Elevate cohort.Finally, Elevate trains Tutor Fellows to try to “work themselves out of a job.” This is whatdifferentiates them from many other tutors. Often, tutors will answer questions directly. Theywill explain things as magic… out of thin air. Elevate attempts to minimize the distribution of“magic beans” because each time they are gifted, the student becomes more dependent on thetutor – which is the opposite of what should be sought. In reality, the student

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 1: Programs & Curricula

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #38091Work in Progress: Toxic Workplaces: Game-Based Exploration ofEngineering Ethics for First-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair for Chemical Engineering at Rowan Univer- sity. He earned his BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has published two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermody- namics” with Donald Visco, and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance” with his father Donald Dahm.Abagael RileyDr. Daniel D. Burkey

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Rizk, Duke University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

semester/course/design project Reflection Many times during the course/project, time is taken to reflect on what is working well and what can be improvedThe weekly meetings typically lasted an hour. The meetings usually started with updates fromthe group members about how life was going and anything that they wanted to share. Manymeetings started with each individual sharing a “high” from the previous week, a “low” from theprevious week, and something that individual was looking forward to in the coming week. Atsome point in the meeting, the facilitator would typically transition the group to the discussiontopic. However, the general structure of

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Umang Vinubhai Shah, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

jaded sometimes, and the response isn’t particularly specific to be helpful. • You turn up, teach, move onto the next session and so on. I’d like a stop-gap, sort of reflective period and for someone to work through things with me … not just in the immediacy of a taught session but going forward and looking back.For the most part, our data sets suggest that mentoring could be either extremely or very useful, butany form of mentoring offered was either limited or non-existent. The data also shows that GTAs findvalue in engaging with both academic experts and education-based staff, although there is a slightpreference for subject-based colleagues. However, there is currently very little evidence of this inplace, or that

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Work-in-Progress Session: Exploring Learning and Development in Engineering Courses

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raenita A. Fenner, Loyola University, Maryland; Peggy O'Neill, Loyola University, Maryland; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

assigned to a single QL instance.Indicators used for assigning each category of the coding frame are in Table 3. Indicators (including tasks) Cognition- Cognition- Cognition- Disposition Beliefs Content Reasoning Communication (Dis) (Bel) (CogCon) (CogR) (CogCom) Students analyze Students analyze Task requires Task requires use Task requires or reflect on their or reflect on comprehension of of quantitative student write

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Work-in-Progress Session: Emergent Methods for Engineering Education Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

’ engineering-related epistemologies. Forexample, in a study of engineering students’ beliefs about problem solving, McNeill andcolleagues [6] used the Reasoning about Current Issues Test (RCI), a domain general measureexamining reflective judgement, as a measure of engineering students’ personal epistemologies.While other studies have utilized domain-specific instruments to measure students’ engineering-related personal epistemologies, these instruments are often unsupported by strong statisticalevidence (e.g., inadequate sample size, poor internal consistency). For example, Carberry andcolleagues [7] validated the Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Engineering (EBAE) usinga sample size of 43 first-year engineering students, a sample size the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

providing teacher professional development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing An Assessment Toolkit for Precollege Summer Engineering Workshops (Works-in-Progress)Abstract Many universities have engineering outreach programming that expose students toengineering that include day camps, overnight camps, and multi-week programs. As the projectsoccur over hours, days, or weeks, rich content is delivered in a very abbreviated timeframe.Often only anecdotal evidence or evaluative surveys reflect what students’ experience. Thisworks-in-progress project describes the strategic plan and first stage towards development oftools for assessing engineering learning in weekly summer

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik James Schettig, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

significant real-world problems and strengthen theintegration of knowledge, understanding, and practices of engineering within STEM (1). Another affordance ofSTEM partnership is bringing in STEM professionals to support content teachers are transferring to students (2).Many students have yet to learn first-hand how their math and science courses relate to careers they may beinterested in pursuing (1). The engineering education partnership in this paper aims for the primary STEM educationgoals of ensuring students spark interest and excitement in STEM, understand STEM content and knowledge,engage in STEM reasoning and computational thinking, reflect on STEM, use the tools and languages of STEM, andidentify with STEM Enterprise (1). As

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Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyra Anderson, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Nagash Clarke, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

student development and impacted attendee awareness of the“hidden curriculum”, or the unstated enforcement of certain behavioral patterns, professional standards,and social beliefs (Miller & Seller, 1990). We also present insights about potential future opportunities forthese types of programs to potentially help students more easily navigate academic and socio-politicalcustoms needed for success. Literature ReviewMentoring and Professional DevelopmentMentoring reflects a unique relationship between individuals, one different from other interpersonalrelationships (Eby et al, 2007). Mentors provide coaching or guidance to assist mentees with careeradvancement while developing relationships to

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Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; April A. Kedrowicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives” (ABET, 2021, p. 9), to “demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineeringmanagement principles and economic decision making and apply these [...] as a member andleader in a team [...] in multidisciplinary environments” (FEIAP, 2019, p. 27), and to “gather andinterpret relevant data and handle complexity within their field of study, to inform judgementsthat include reflection on relevant social and ethical issues” in teamwork contexts (ENAEE,2021, p. 12). The communication-based competencies outlined by ABET, ENAEE, and FEIAPabove are so important to engineering practice that 63% of employers are willing to

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 6: Online, Remote, and VIrtual Labs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Vinicius do Rego Dias

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

the experimental procedures are neglected.This approach is appropriate in most science-based courses and usually results in equivalentlearning gains compared to traditional hands-on labs. However, such an approach mighthinder the development of essential skills associated with labs in engineering education.Among these skills, one might cite communication and collaboration, safety, designingexperiments, and learning from failure. Furthermore, a common critique regarding virtual labsrefers to the use of idealized data that usually does not reflect the uncertainties and nuances ofthe real world [10]. Also, these labs generally lack the sense of reality necessary to immersestudents in more authentic experiences.The use of virtual labs in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas; Amanda Marie Singer, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

instruments, such as theFive-Dimensional Curiosity Scale (5DCS) [12], are useful in characterizing curiosity“personalities” using indirect assessment methods, they rely on personal reflection and self-reported abilities that introduce potential inaccuracy and/or misrepresentation of one’s trueability to demonstrate curiosity. Instruments to directly measure curiosity are needed in parallelwith indirect methods to fully capture curiosity through demonstration, yet few such directassessments exist.BackgroundEmployers are increasingly expecting new engineers to come to the workplace with anentrepreneurial skillset, which includes curiosity [13]. Engineers with an EntrepreneurialMindset (EM) have been shown to have skills that are valuable to employers

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katreena Thomas, Clemson University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

representative of a larger demographic.Additionally, this study does not aim to compare differences of experience delineated acrossdifferent racial backgrounds. The experiences described in this work reflect a single researcher'sinterpretation and a small representation of Black engineering leaders. Despite these limitations,this work aims to present an authentic depiction of what Black engineers typically encounter intheir leadership pursuits.Findings The stories of the Study Leaders illustrate unique insight into the experiences of early-career Black engineers in leadership positions. During their interviews, the Study Leaders' use ofBlack language allowed them to emphasize aspects of their stories and reflect on the impact thattheir experience

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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

evidence-basedpractices to achieve transformative, systemic and sustainable change that will increase thegrowth rate in the number of BIPOC and women obtaining undergraduate/graduate engineeringdegrees and establish a future growth rate that can substantially close the participation gaps. Theshare of engineering degrees awarded to women and/or those who are Black, Indigenous andPeople of Color (BIPOC) in the United States over the past decade reflects only slow progress inthe efforts to increase representation of these groups at the undergraduate and graduate levels.And for men who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, the percentage ofmaster’s and doctoral engineering degrees being awarded has actually declined in recent years[1

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

wasjust one among several other seminars that touched on topics such as a review of resumes andLinkedIn, the role of licensure, leadership lessons from top-level civil engineering executives,the role of business and public policy in civil engineering, negotiating, job benefits, taking theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, ethics, and graduate school and continuing educationoptions. It was offered as a one (1) credit course meeting for an hour once a week. Assignmentswould consist of writing exercises including some professional in nature (resume, LinkedInprofile, career plan), an ethics essay, reflections responding to various speakers’ seminars, and abook review.The first year the course was introduced, spring of 2020, there was one seminar

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University; Ashwin Krishnan Mohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

scholarship hasinformed our current thinking about design principles related to socially engaged engineering. Itdescribes how we have applied the principles to K-8 curricula in school and out-of-schoolenvironments and offers some reflections of what we have learned.Engineering and Social JusticeThe many fields of engineering construct cultures with ways of being, knowing, andcommunicating that are simultaneously internal to their work and partially constituted byinteractions with broader cultural practices. Local engineering communities take up the culturalpractices of the broader fields along with ideological commitments associated with doingengineering. These ideologies inform narratives about the work of engineering, signalmembership, and build

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 1: Course Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Smith IV, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ujjal K. Bhowmik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

grade that the EC provides reduced their anxiety. Withthat said, a few did indicate that they either felt stress while completing the EC quiz or somestress immediately prior to beginning the quiz.In terms of the impact of parallel computing EC modules on students’ interest in those concepts,responses were evenly split between no impact and some degree of positive impact, with noparticipants reporting a negative impact. Those who felt it had a positive impact mentionedenjoying the opportunity to engage with a new concept and that opportunity increased theirinterest in that topic. When asked to reflect on what aspects of the assignments they foundinteresting and why, students’ responses contained themes such as gaining further insight into

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AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Casillas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

importance in the aerospace industry.With these points in mind, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M Universityis but one of many in the United States that do not adequately reflect the diversity of itspopulation as a whole. Women are heavily underrepresented as undergraduate students in thismajor, comprising just 8.3% of Bachelor’s degrees awarded during the 2020-2021 academic year[4]. Ethnic minorities were similarly underrepresented during this academic year, with whitesaccounting for 67.5% of awarded Bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering [4]. Enrollmentfigures reported by the university in fall of 2022 reflect slightly higher representation, withwomen comprising 14.1% of students in the aerospace engineering department