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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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different universities. Students and departments have always praised him for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. He has been involved in numerous professional societies to supplement his teaching and research, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His re- search output has been well disseminated as he has published 100+ journal papers and conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability.Kathryn Bedette, Kennesaw State UniversityGiovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University Giovanni Loreto is an Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture and

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ifeoluwa Priscilla Babalola, Texas A&M University; Victor M. Ugaz, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

education, 21st century skills, and design and evaluation of learning environments informed by the How People Learn framework. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Switching research labs: A phenomenological study of international graduate students. AbstractInternational graduate students in engineering and science deal with cultural shock as theynavigate and try to adapt to a new educational system in the United States of America (US) [1].Many international graduate students deal with multiple challenges which some of their USnational peers may not deal with [2]. For different reasons, graduate students may request tochange from one research group to

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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Milkowki, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

ongoing work in developing and evaluating the effectiveness ofthe new robotics programming course.Literature ReviewThere are many K-12 initiatives involving robotics hardware and programming that encouragestudents to pursue STEM professions [1] - [2]. Additionally, there are undergraduate-levelcourses in robotics [3] – [7] typically designed to enhance motivation for students majoring inSTEM professions. Barba et al. [8] present the design of two graduate courses for non-majors,adult learners, and non-traditional students. The courses use Pixelsense and Arduino to teachcomputational thinking, programming, and design skills. The authors specifically mention theimportance of platform choice, assignment structure, maintaining student motivation, and

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Olukayode E. Apata, Texas A&M University; Syahrul Amin, Texas A&M University; Blaine Austin Pedersen, Texas A&M University; Camille S. Burnett, Prairie View A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student Persistence in Engineering Majors: A Description of Engineering Students at Two Universities Before and During COVID-19 Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Olukayode Apata, Syahrul Amin, Blaine Pedersen, Camille S. Burnett, Bimal Nepal, Noemi V Mendoza Diaz Texas A&M UniversityIntroduction This work-in-progress study describes persistence rates using institutional data todetermine which student demographic groups were more impacted by COVID-19 interruptions.Several have indicated the need for more engineers to address the urgent needs of industry andpublic safety [1]. Unfortunately, when compared to other majors

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Atkins, University of Waterloo; Alison McNeil; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

from phase 1 to phase 2 from the course instructors. Most importantly, the resultsof a student survey will share the students’ reflections on the modifications they made to theirprojects based on the receipt of feedback and course instruction during phase 2 of the DesignDays challenge.IntroductionEngineering design is an important aspect in STEM education [1]. Students need to have theability to integrate knowledge from several courses during their undergraduate education to learnto implement a successful design [2]. Unfortunately, engineering courses are normally taught insilos, not allowing students to visualize the complete aspects of a design [3]. Their designs arealso normally assessed based on the aspects related to the specific course

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Masoud Olia P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

different universities such as Northeastern, Suffolk and Tufts. He has been teaching as a profes ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023USING SOLIDWORKS TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF TYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS Xiaobin Le and Masoud Olia Wentworth Institute of Technology1. INTRODUCTION Materials science is a required course in our Mechanical Engineering Program. One importanttopic which is covered in this course is the crystal structures of crystalline solids [1~4]. Thetypical crystal structures are body-centered cubic (BCC) crystal structures, face-centered cubic(FCC) crystal structures, and hexagonal

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Brennan, Tufts University; Mohammed Tonkal, Tufts University and King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Chris Buergin Rogers, Tufts University

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

settings commonly found in the real world. Systemsengineering practices are applicable to most if not all future classes, careers, and situations thatthe students will experience in their coming years; allowing them to become comfortable withthese tools early on improves the chances they will succeed in the future.Systems engineering is an integrated part of Project-Based Learning approach (PBL); this is ateaching tactic where students work with real-world practices, define goals, and execute a projectalong the way 1 . Project-based learning also helps students learn soft skills and experienceleadership roles 2,3 . Additionally, educators have found PBL inspires collaboration betweenstudents and allows teachers to just intervene when students ask

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling, Pennsylvania State University

, motivated, and successful future engineers.Keywords: Peer-to-Peer Learning; Education Community; Student Support; EngagementIntroduction Historically, most engineering curricula in university settings are developed and structured at aninstitution level based on an “engineering science” model or the grinter model where engineering is taughtafter a solid foundation in science and mathematics [1]. For many engineering programs, the first two yearsof the curriculum represent this engineering science approach where it has largely remained changed sincethe late 1950s [2]. During these early years, it is generally accepted that there is a convergence of factorsthat lead to student attrition [3]. Representative factors that play a role in attrition

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LEES 1: Critical Humanities and Serious Play

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Laugelli, University of Virginia

integrated LEGO® products intoundergraduate engineering classrooms to facilitate active learning experiences in engineeringdesign. These experiences allow students to develop core technical proficiencies primarilyrelated to robotics and computer programming. As Ethan Danahy et al. explain, using LEGOMindstorms products, engineering students are able “to grapple with questions of sensoraccuracy, motor latency, response times and priorities without having to have extensiveexperience in circuit design, assembly-level programming or in artificial intelligence” [1]. Asstudents build and program various kinds of robots using LEGO Mindstorms, they learnimportant principles of robotics design. Their experiences in the classroom thus demonstrate themerits of

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Dahlberg, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; Brittany Hunt; Arna Erega; Peter Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Half-Fulfilled Promises: Creating a Veteran-Friendly Space in Engineering Graduate Programs AbstractThis qualitative study explored essential components of veteran-friendly communitydevelopment in an engineering graduate program. Through the analysis of faculty mentors’ andstudent veterans’ in-depth interview data, we identified four themes: (1) Mentors’ empatheticunderstanding, (2) Celebrating and utilizing military assets (3) Creating a military-safe spacewith multiple layers of support, and (4) Half-fulfilled promises. Findings from this studyilluminate significant challenges in creating a veteran-friendly space inclusive of all veterans,especially historically minoritized student

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University

Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comLessons Learned from Collaborative Initialization of Machine Learning Classand STEM Contest with University and Industry PartnershipIntroductionUniversity and industry partnerships have been effectively providing mutual benefits to bothparticipating universities and industries, and the real-world engineering problems and networkingopportunities provided during collaboration give students unique learning experiences [1-4].Various models and frameworks in university and industry partnership have been introduced withdifferent collaborations [5-7]. Small-sized schools in particular benefit greatly from partnerships[8]. Some partnerships target not only higher education but

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Higuera, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

National Guard according to Brigadier General Peter Deluca, the ArmyEngineer School Commandant in April 2013[1]. Roughly 80% or 64,000 serve in the ArmyReserve and National Guard making these service members high value targets for recruitmentinto engineering and engineering technology programs. The Air Force Reserve and NationalGuard have similar statistics worth considering as well. An important aspect of recruiting is akeen understanding of the motivations of the prospective pool of applicants.The reasons for enlisting in the military have been studied often since the establishment of theAll-Volunteer Force in 1973. Charles Moskos, a well-respected military sociologist, viewedpeople’s motivations for joining the military as either “institutional

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Lester, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Corinne Mowrey, University of Dayton; Raymond Smith, East Carolina University

Engineering1. IntroductionMany institutions of higher learning are working towards increasing student diversity andinclusion in engineering programs. This study explores the current research trends anddemographic makeup of university engineering programs. The goal of this study is to gain insightinto these trends and better understand the challenges to diversity and inclusion efforts withinsystems engineering education. This study can provide a foundation to advance diversity andinclusion in systems engineering education toward a more heterogeneous engineering workforce.2. Literature ReviewThe literature contains various definitions for diversity and inclusion [1]. Because this studyfocuses on diversity and inclusion within systems engineering

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Bryant C. Hollins, Louisiana Tech University; Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; William C. Long

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skills.An end-of-course survey was also given to provide insights on the extent to which projectelements reinforced targeted thermodynamics concepts. This paper will describe the project indetail, discuss the implementation of the project in the course, and provide an analysis of theproject’s impact on student learning of fundamental topics throughout the course.Introduction/Literature ReviewThe importance of hands-on experiences in engineering education has been recognized fordecades [1]. Despite this, in certain classes, such as thermal sciences courses, incorporating theseexperiences can be challenging. These classes tend to be taught in a traditional lecture format asa consequence. However, literature has shown that traditional lectures are

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cynthia D. Anderson, Alula Consulting; Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Kristin Lewis, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ; Supraja N. Kumar, Smart Surfaces Coalition; Julianne Rolf, Yale University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University

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,Environmental Engineering, SDGsIntroduction and BackgroundThe Sustainability Gap in Engineering EducationDuring the 21st century, there have been various strategic initiatives to advance engineeringeducation toward more holistic approaches that push engineers to think outside the box whendesigning tools for the world [1]. These initiatives began in 2000 with the release of the GrandChallenges in Engineering, which has been followed by more recent and interdisciplinary calls toaction in engineering education, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) in 2015 and the National Science Foundations Big 10 Ideas [2]–[4]. These calls areprimarily targeted toward higher education institutions which have led university systems tobring

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Electrical and Computer

approachcan offer stable and reliable instruction well beyond the COVID-19 crisis.IntroductionSince March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of life and has become a majordisruption to higher education worldwide. Many institutions have opted to cancel in-personclasses, including labs, and have mandated a pivot to online instruction to help control the spreadof the virus. Researchers have studied online education for decades and research shows thateffective online learning results from a planned instructional design using a systematic model fordevelopment [1]. Research also showed that educators who are new to online instruction reportchallenges related to increased workload, the usage of new technologies, and organizing theircourses

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert Kelley Bradley, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Victor Zaloom P.E., Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Berna Eren Tokgoz, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Yueqing Li, Lamar University; Maryam Hamidi, Lamar University; Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Acyut Kaneria

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alsoreceives students who are unable to complete at a 4-year school due to relocation and job-relatedissues. Placing all upper division courses online has also aided our traditional on campusstudents by giving students the opportunity to take a course while at co-ops and internships.Survey feedback from face to face and online students indicates no major issues with theeducational experience. Outcome assessment data and student course evaluations indicates asimilar level of performance between online and face to face students. Student placement datadoes not indicate problems with the online program.1. introductionThe pathway to an engineering degree may be blocked for some students due to location andtime of day restrictions. Online degree options can

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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Construction Engineering

adoption of smart andautonomous systems fueled by advanced data processing and machine learning. Althoughconstruction management (CM) students are exposed to current fundamentals of constructiontechnologies including BIM, students may potentially lack the fundamental knowledge andtechnological skills required for efficiently integrating, programming, and controlling robotics onconstruction sites. As such, it is critical to investigate CM students’ skill gaps in order to preparethe graduating future workforces with the required advanced automation-based technologies.This study aims to investigate: (1) the preparedness of CM students in terms of their ability tounderstand machine learning techniques and work with smart technologies such as Robotics

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering Management

. The response rate to this optional, pre-semester survey was 56%.Responses to select questions are summarized here:Table 1: In general, how comfortable are you returning to campus for the Fall 2020 semester? Answer % Count Extremely comfortable 28.00% 14 Comfortable 26.00% 13 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 12.00% 6 Uncomfortable 30.00% 15 Extremely uncomfortable 4.00% 2Table 2: Specifically, how comfortable are you returning to regular class meetings in ourphysical classroom? (FYI: The assigned room is a large lecture hall with 100+ seats

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Tom Elliott Spector; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University; Jeanne M. Homer, Oklahoma State University; William Crawford

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Architectural Engineering

# 978-1-63487-265-2 • Recommended Practice for Daylighting Buildings, 2013 (co-author), IESNA, New York, USA, ISNB # 978-0-87995-281-5 • Design Guidelines for Sustainable Biological Stations, 2010, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, ISBN # 978-0-9843264-1-9 (online book) Selected Conference Papers • Mansy, Challenging Conventional Wisdom in the Age of Computing, ASES National Solar Conference, 2018, Boulder, Colorado, August 5-8, 2018 • Mansy, Energy perfor- mance within integrative design, barriers in academia, ASES National Solar Conference, 2017, Denver, Colorado 9-12 October, 2017 • Mansy, Daylight rules-of-thumb experimentally examined, ASEE 2017, Midwest Section Conference, Stillwater

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rohan Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Alsager Alzayed, Kuwait University

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Design in Engineering Education

in the workshop. These findings suggest the needfor future work on the role of empathy development in encouraging a sustainable design mindsetamong engineering designers.Keywords:1. INTRODUCTIONAs global resources head towards depletion, sustainable engineering practices have become animportant topic of consideration. Several engineering domains are actively adopting sustainablepractices (e.g., circular economy and lifecycle management) and a similar increase in emphasison sustainability is observed in engineering education [1]. Researchers have also proposededucational initiatives to introduce students to sustainable design [2]–[4], with some introducedas early as in the first year of study [5]–[7]. For example, Price and Minster [6

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

struggles with being motivated while working off-campus. However,the overall experience with flipped learning in remote classes was positive as they had more controlover their study schedule and could benefit from different class activities and discussions.1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in different aspects. Universities and schoolshad to minimize in-person interactions to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Thus, thetraditional in-person classrooms transitioned to online ones. Previous studies on distance educationhave shown that online teaching requires a different pedagogy and set of skills from that of the in-person classroom [1], [2]. Educators and students needed to adapt to online teaching promptly. Asa

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Computers in Education 9 - Technology 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University; Samantha Eddi Scarpinella, Quinnipiac University; Michael Giannone, Quinnipiac University

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Computers in Education

Engineering Students for Solving Calculus Questions 1 Emre Tokgöz, 1Samantha Scarpinella, 1Michael Giannone 1 Emre.Tokgoz@qu.edu, 1 Samantha.Scarpinella@qu.edu, Michael.Giannone@qu.edu 1 Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, 06518, USATechnology choices of engineering students for solving calculus questions can depend on technologiesthey learned in high school, web-based resources they are aware of, major specific programmingrequirements, and technologies taught by their mathematics instructors. STEM students are usuallyexpected to demonstrate paper-pencil solution and critical thinking ability to questions while

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Computers in Education 9 - Technology 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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beforestudents get feedback, which can hinder learning.Today, many courses use a cloud-based auto-grader. Students submit theirprograms to a webpage, which in seconds gives feedback on the program's runtimecorrectness along with a score. Students can then resubmit to improve their score[1], [2] aided by automated feedback [3]. The benefits include reduced humanresources, and immediate feedback to aid learning [4]. Drawbacks include little orno feedback on coding style [5], potential student overreliance on the auto-graderto test programs [6], and potential cheating of the auto-grader [7]. Some instructorscombine manual and auto-grading, letting the auto-grader provide an initial scorebased on runtime correctness, and then later manually adding a score

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mayra S. Artiles Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC

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Minorities in Engineering

entering doctoral engineering programsand aims to provide a timely and preparatory experience for rising doctoral students inengineering to address issues related to transitioning into the Ph.D. The purpose of this paper isto describe the RDI intervention hosted in 2019, the research findings obtained from this pilot,and outline the RDI Dissemination Model we have developed and will be executing over thenext five years.Program Description The goals of the pilot RDI program were to 1) provide a timely orientation for risingdoctoral students about preparing themselves to start graduate school, 2) create a mentoringnetwork where minority graduate students at proposal and dissertation phases (DI participants)can mentor rising doctoral students

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Emery DeWitt, Mentor-Connect, Florence-Darlington Technical College ; Richard H. Roberts Jr, Florence-Darlington Technical College, SCATE Center

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Two-Year College

development at 2-year Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).The goal of HSI ATE Hub is to build capacity and leadership at 2-year HSIs for developingcompetitive ATE proposals to elevate 2-year HSIs as drivers of their community’s economicsuccess via technician education.Data sets from three annual HSI ATE Hub Cohorts, four prior KickStarter Cohorts, and nineMentor-Connect Cohorts have been aggregated to assess the following research questions about2-year HSIs: 1. Are there unique opportunities/barriers/challenges related to STEM program development and grant-writing endeavors for advanced technological education? 2. How do we build capacity to pursue the opportunities and address the barriers/challenges? 3. How do mentoring efforts

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Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Patricia Morreale, Kean University; Ann C. Gates, University of Texas at El Paso; Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas at El Paso; Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

practiceand application with weekly faculty cohort meetings, coaching, and reflection.Introduction and BackgroundThe importance of undergraduate research is well understood, as it increases student self-efficacy, introduces new career opportunities, and encourages persistence to degreecompletion [1, 2]. The merits of multi-year research experiences and the influence of mentorsare also well-documented [3, 4]. The benefit of research experiences for undergraduates(REUs) is so significant that the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports multipleannual summer REUs through annual grants. Students have the opportunities to apply toREUs nationwide and, if selected, have the opportunity to travel to another campus, workwith a faculty researcher, and learn

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Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Henry Salgado, University of Texas at El Paso; Yamile A. Urquidi Cerros, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Faculty Development Division

bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Alexandra comes to FIU af- ter completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and three years as a faculty member at Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts. Alexandra’s research aims to amplify the voices and work of students, educators, and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) overall and support continued educational innovation within engineering at these in- stitutions. Specifically, she focuses on (1) educational and professional development of graduate students and faculty, (2) critical transitions in education and

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

domain, time response, model reduction,stability, steady-state errors, root locus, design via root locus, frequency response, and design viafrequency response. Feedback and Control courses are usually considered to be complex,abstract, theoretical, and mathematically-involved that can be hard for many undergraduatestudents to fully understand [1-4]. Students find it difficult to relate the discussed topics with theirdaily lives [1-4]. Common pedagogy involves theory with lectures and readings, mathematicalhomework assignments, and exercises with computer simulations and hardware-basedexperiments. In this course the concepts are difficult for the students to visualize, and moststudents have no conscious personal experience with the phenomena [1-4

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rebekah Burke P.E., The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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Construction Engineering

switchbetween the degrees. With the implementation of the construction engineering degree, came theneed to help educate students on the differences between construction and civil engineeringdegrees. The nuanced differences between civil and construction engineering can be a challengeto communicate to students, without oversimplifying either of the disciplines and their roles inindustry.BackgroundThere are a variety of reasons students pursue a major in engineering [1]. However, research hasshown the decision typically follows a predictable path, described by Cruz and Kellam as“students’ hero journey” that solidifies with a “crossing the first threshold experience” [2].Crossing the first threshold experience corresponds to a students’ belief that they