Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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College Industry Partnerships

implementing a change, or when dealing with a complicated medicalcondition, such as sepsis, the clinician can help guide and inform the engineering team’sapproach. The clinician, in-turn, also learns how systems engineers approach problems anddevelop solutions. Clinicians embedded on the engineering team can interact with the cliniciansat the healthcare site to more fully understand the specific clinical implications of engineeringdecisions so we make most effective solutions early on in the iterative process Figure 1 provides an overview of the center and a visual representation of itsrelationship with the healthcare industry. The center takes what is learned in the academicsetting and sets out to apply it in healthcare systems. While great

Conference Session

Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Galley, Collin College; Gena S Martin, Collin College; Jeannie Christine Stone, Wylie Independent School District; Becky Hunt, Allen Independent School District; Jean Laswell, Rockwall Independent School District; Lynn Mortensen, Retired Raytheon Company; John W. Sibert, The University of Texas at Dallas

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Two Year College Division

partnership as well as this paper (see Figure 1). Thegraphic allows one to see the components of the effort. In the case of the high school/two-yearcollege interface, one sees that curricular alignment is a key with clear articulation. The collegeinputs Technical Dual Credit classes into the high school to make sure that the curriculumalignment loop is closed successfully. As shown on the chart, trusted articulation pathways mustbe aligned in terms of curriculum between the two-year and four-year institutions. Importantly,industry’s needs in terms of workers output from the pipeline must be accounted for throughengagement in many ways with all three institutional levels. Finally, the financial implications ofpathway choice for the student must be

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Community Engagement Division

collaboration Page 26.974.2  agreements and support for each other’s research and grant proposals, 17 distinctive projectswith these community partners, and four spinoff research projects.Background21st century jobs require a new set of skills, many of which are connected to the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.1 Colleges and universities seek topromote academic excellence but are also responsible for developing students as active citizens.To meet future needs and to grow knowledge capital, there must be investment in technology andsupport for programs that promote innovation and spur leadership. Colleges and universities

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Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Olsen, Washington State University; Todd Beyreuther, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

 skills, necessitates establishing interdisciplinary  1​learning environments ​ . To respond to this need, the Washington State University Institute for Sustainable Design (WSU ISD) – a collaboration between a civil and environmental engineering department, a design and construction school, and a material science and engineering research center in the WSU Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture – developed the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) undergraduate capstone and graduate course in 2009. IDX is a teaching, research, and outreach vehicle for students, faculty, clients and mentors to analyze complex natural and built environment problems and design innovative solutions in interdisciplinary teams. In the

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Shamma; Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles

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Civil Engineering

affiliates. A list of advantages and disadvantages of theproposed solution, and a cost estimate for the construction of the project was presented.Each course session began with specific topics to be applied in project design. The topicsare summarized as follows:1. Civil Engineering in today's world2. Civil Engineering Specialty Fields3. The Design Process4. Contour Lines5. Topographic Maps6. Topographic Surveying7. Introduction to water demand analysis8. Introduction to water storage reservoir design9. Horizontal and Vertical Alignments10. Longitudinal Profiles11. Cross Sections12. Area and Volumes Page 26.1035.713. Site Investigations14. Design

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics

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Engineering Physics & Physics

and uncertainty. In this first project, students build their own reactiontimer. We provide a cursory overview of what an Arduino is, how to connect the circuit, and howto upload the code. While the opportunity exists to discuss concepts around circuitry, voltage,and ohms law -- these are topics that we reserve for future activities. This activity provides anintroduction and overview to using Arduino as a tool for scientific investigation. Figure 1 - Wiring Diagram for Arduino Reaction TimerIt should be noted that for simplicity, this circuit does not use a current limiting resistor for the Page 26.1205.3LED nor a

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

designprinciples that could not be covered effectively in a traditional classroom teaching environment.Laboratory instruction can be used as a tool to promote cooperative (team learning) learning toteach engineering design. In cooperative learning, students work in teams toward the attainmentof some superordinate goal where the labor is divided between team members, such that eachindividual takes responsibility for a different sub-goal and individual contributions are pooledinto a composite product to ensure that the goal is reached. To be successful, five factors areparamount to the cooperative learning process: 1) Positive interdependence, 2) Face-to-faceinteraction, 3) Individual accountability, 4) Small group and interpersonal skills, and 5) Groupself

Conference Session

Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

Communities ofPractice (CoPs) to provide mutual support and training, and to encourage and facilitate theorganic dissemination of best practices across courses among the members of the community ofpractice. In particular, mentorship relationships within the community have provided readyavenues for the translation of best practices. In this paper, we describe and analyze the redesignof one such course in the WIDER community, highlighting how the redesign of this course wasinformed by its involvement within this larger community of practice.1. Introduction Since the 1980s the Computer Science (CS) department at The University of Illinois(UIUC) has offered a service course, “Introduction to Computing”, that was designed to servenon-CS and non

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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emotions and championed their own contributions. Table 1: Code Definitions Code Description Mentions work with team members, how team members reacted to Engages plans, ideas, feedback or comments, describes the way the team Page 26.1327.3 performed with each member Organizes Organizes thoughts from start to finish in a concise manner. Uses examples and definitions to support ideas, design approaches or Explains problem-solving, describes team problem

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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engineering service program at the company was interviewed. Companies varied insize and discipline: small to large, environmental to aerospace. Also, employees wereinterviewed from both the industry (those that make or build something) and consulting (thosewho design, calculate, or specialize on projects run by another company).Some of the interviewees were interviewed with the goal of understanding how employees aresupported in the workplace for their engineering service endeavors (Protocol 1, given in Table2). The rest of the individuals were alumni of LTS programs who were interviewed with thegoal of understanding their pathway following their involvement with engineering service incollege (Protocol 2, given in Table 3).Table 1: Engineering Alumni

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Project-Based Experiences in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University; Larry D Bowne II, Syracuse University

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Architectural

the combination of the two are long-establishedmodes of pedagogy and design research in schools of architecture. Among the mostsignificant programs that have tested and refined methodologies are Studio 804 atUniversity of Kansas 1, Urban Build at Tulane University2, Rural Studio at AuburnUniversity, 3 and the Jim Vlock First Year Building Project at the Yale School ofArchitecture.4Pedagogical advantages ascribed to design build and community engaged design byeducators include: professional preparedness; exposure to alternate modes of practice;exposure to the realities of construction tolerances and accuracies; synthesis ofknowledge learned in required courses;5 more refined knowledge of the materials andtools of design.6 Iwamoto and Scott

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marcel C.E. Stieber, Amazon Lab126; Stanton Chueng Wu, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

licensing strategy for Electrical Engineering students, there are four offeredmethods to complete student licensing goals. The goal of offering these four methods is to makesure that everyone is successful in obtaining their FCC license.Method 1: Students are emailed about getting their FCC amateur radio technician license in thesummer in advance of classes starting on campus. It is suggested that they might want to go to alocally-sponsored licensing event in their home community before arriving on campus if theyhave interest.Method 2: The W6BHZ amateur radio club offers a “Get Your License in a Day” workshop.This examination is scheduled on a Saturday and runs from 9AM to 4PM early in the firstquarter after students arrive on campus. The morning

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Moran, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Mathematics

Likert-type items (with scores from 1 “not anxious atall” to 5 “very anxious”) on the first and last days of the four week course. The survey wasdistributed during class time just before a test. The first survey distribution was the very first dayof the course, before a diagnostic test (which is not part of the final grade). The final survey wasdistributed the last day of the course, right before the final test. Twenty items from a validatedmath anxiety survey, the 30-item Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS 30-item)9, wereselected based on relevance to the context in the Mexican university. The survey was structuredaround math problems that students were likely to encounter in school or daily life, whichstudents then had to rate in terms of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Guri, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Vivian Zhong, Tufts University; Erica Cherry Kemmerling, Tufts University

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available to them to explore mechanical engineering con-cepts related to mechanisms (Erector Sets, LEGO sets with gears and pulleys, K’nex, Tinkertoys), androbotics (LEGO Mindstorms, Arduino). These resources are all very popular and have helped to promotethese aspects of engineering as exciting components of the discipline. Research on programs and inter-ventions that use these tools has shown that they positively impact K-12 students’ achievement scores [1],conceptual learning, and attitudes toward STEM [2, 3]. Science education researchers have also exploredstudents’ ideas about heat and temperature [4] and basic ideas about how water and flow work [5]. Thiswork has focused on children’s mechanistic understanding of phenomena and identified

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geetanjali R. Date, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

report, wecompare the design process as seen in the grassroots problem-solving practice of a formallytrained engineering professional (EP), with a canonical formal engineering design process, tounderstand what EP needed to learn beyond the canonical model to practice grassroots designand engineering. We particularly focus on where and how social and environmentalconcerns/factors interact with EP's technical knowledge, and whether/how this influences theresulting society-technology connection. We explore how such case studies of grassroots practicecan inform student understanding of engineering as a socio-technical enterprise.The paper is structured as follows. In Section 1, we provide an outline of research in engineeringeducation and practice

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Rachel Marie Cunningham, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Paula Sanjuan Espejo, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Computing & Information Technology

acquisition, teaching techniques vary as a function oflearner proficiency. Proficiency levels are typically characterized as progressing through fivestages from preproduction to advanced fluency. Throughout the SLA sections, self-paced videoswere developed for the students, consistent with and supplementing in-class instructionalstrategies. As well, peer supportive techniques, such as ‘think, pair, share’ and moderateddiscussion boards, were used throughout the projects in SLA course sections12-15. Table 1 belowpresents the stages of language proficiency and presents a comparison of teaching techniquesapplied at each stage in both SLA and non-SLA based class sections 15.Table 1. A comparison of Non-SLA-based and SLA-based Teaching Techniques

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Xuan Yip, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Loren Ullmer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Darshini Render, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

 findings.   Assessment Instrument Overview   As described in the Introduction, we chose to use these 3 constructs (of 6 available from the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric) to evaluate participant intercultural awareness gained through M&M programming: Cultural Self­Awareness (knowledge), Openness (skills) and Empathy (attitude).​   ​ Our research team chose this instrument because of the theoretical alignment with our research objectives. Theoretical perspectives in which this instrument is grounded were also described in the Introduction. Regarding criteria for assessing at each level of this rubric, one moves progressively from Benchmark (1) to Milestones (2, 3) and then to Capstone (4

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

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Manufacturing

, materialsdatabases, and manufacturing process analysis and simulation tools. While the future use of AMis uncertain, it is expected to expand in industries that need highly customized and multi-functionalparts with complex shapes. Therefore, students need to learn how to design for customized andcomplex products for the future applications of the additive manufacturing. The long-term successof additive manufacturing depends on designers that can conceptually think different than theconventional way. In order to improve design skills with complex geometries used in productsmanufactured with additive technologies, MET1172 CADD/CAE class assignments are modified.This paper discusses the results of this attempt.1. IntroductionIn recent years, there has been an

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 10

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Aaron H. Persad, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yan Waguespack, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland, College Park; Gilbert Lee Pinkett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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. M-STAR emphasizeshands-on experience, mentorship, and professional growth for students and faculty at historicallyunderrepresented institutions in the STEM fields in general and the aerospace sector in particular.The DREAM (Developing Robotic Explorations with AgroBots and MoonBots) project at UMESdraws inspiration from NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) objectives andstrategic thrust areas under the overarching paradigm of Go, Land, Live, and Explore in alignmentwith the Artemis program. Interdisciplinary research efforts are underway at UMES incollaboration with UMD in addressing MoonBot exploration [1, 2] and AgroBot driven plantgrowth trials in regolith simulants [3] by the core project team. An innovative

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 3 - Student Papers 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor St. Fleur, Prairie View A&M University; Jianren Zhou, Prairie View A&M University; Minghui Xu, Clemson University; Yuhao Xu, Clemson University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

professional network within the branch by seeking insights fromcolleagues, applying technical knowledge of mechanical properties learned in school, gaininghands-on experience with instrumentation installation, and producing documentation alignedwith NASA standards. This paper outlines what the student learned during this internship andhow the experience provided the student with an invaluable opportunity to bridge the gapbetween academic knowledge and the professional competence required in their career field.What is ET30?The overall branch of Test Lab is referred to as ET at MSFC, and test lab facilities accommodatetest articles at any technology readiness level [1]. Specifically, the ET30- Structural StrengthTest Laboratory is unique to MSFC. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget L. Maher, University of Michigan Marsal School of Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities for all students requires an extremely high level of professionalskill and judgment from teachers [1], [2], [3]. Fragmentation in teacher education, fieldexperiences, and university learning is common for future teachers learning professional practice[4]. Broader systemic issues of educational inequity disproportionately exclude students fromminoritized backgrounds from high-quality STEM learning environments [2], [5]. This demandfor rigorous and rich STEM teaching is occurring while teachers, teaching, and teacher educationhave come under intense scrutiny, thus providing a moment of opportunity for dramatic re-envisioning of how we support practicing teachers and the education of the next generation ofSTEM teachers. In this paper, we

Conference Session

WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Clara Mabour, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Greses Perez P.E., Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Fatima Rahman, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

messages for people like themselves.Keywords: Design-Based research; Multilingual/Multidialectal Learning, Engineeringcommunication, Pre-college, Climate technology designIntroduction Across geographies and time, young people have been active participants in vocalizingcomplex global challenges that impact their communities [1] and [2]. From youth civil rightsactivists in the Southern United States in the 1950s and 60s leaving school during the school dayto protest racial injustices [3] to Greta Thunberg sounding the alarm and engaging in civildisobedience to raise awareness about climate change [4] and [5]. Although youth have beenhistorically active and are sometimes taught climate science and engineering in schools whileexperiencing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter D Kazarinoff, Portland Community College; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Karen Leung, City College of San Francisco; Candiya Mann; Janet Pinhorn

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Publishing for Two-Year College Faculty and StudentsThe Journal of Advanced Technological Education Special Project (J ATE) was a one-year pilotfunded through NSF’s DUE ATE program whose goal was to build a community of peer-reviewed published authors from technical and community colleges. The “publish or perish”academic aphorism of the 4-year university tenure system does not cross over to communitycolleges, and community college faculty face many barriers to pursuing scholarship [1], [2]. Twoof this project’s objectives that directly impact two-year college faculty were 1) providing newwriters with professional development interactions with experienced writing coaches to supportthem in writing and publishing their work in a peer

Conference Session

ERM WIP II: Equity & Accessibility in Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figard, University of Georgia; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering education and is frequentlytreated as an afterthought rather than a fundamental consideration in discussions of equity [1–4].Existing research tends to generalize disability experiences, ignoring the complex ways in whichdisabled students navigate higher education [5–12]. For disabled students with intersectingmarginalized identities, their disability is often minimized as a survival strategy to cope withother forms of discrimination [13]. This study seeks to expand the use of intersectionality frameworks to better understandthe breadth of experiences within the disabled community. Through narrative inquiry, weinvestigate how disabled, international Women of Color in engineering negotiate their identities,resist intersectional

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 2: Foundational Skills in the First-Year Engineering Classroom

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nichole Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Lucas Galey, University of Texas at El Paso

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

their major, persisting to graduation). Given what we know about the benefits ofan early introduction to engineering [1], we are at risk of these students changing their majorsbefore they even get to experience the engineering content. What is more, the historically highbar for math preparation to engage with engineering content also prevents students from otherdisciplines from experiencing or benefiting from exposure to the engineering mindset, regardlessof whether they want to be engineers. To remedy this, we created a first-year engineering design course to introducefoundational engineering concepts to students in their first year from any level of preparation anddiscipline, building an understanding of engineering and math skills

Conference Session

ERM WIP II: Equity & Accessibility in Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

development, and professional development in K-16 engineering teaching. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Spatial Problem-Solving in the Dark: A Qualitative Study of Sighted Engineering Students’ Strategies on the Tactile Mental Cutting Test While BlindfoldedIntroductionThis is a work-in-progress empirical research paper. Spatial ability can be defined as anintelligence related to one’s ability to generate, retrieve, or manipulate mental imagery [1].Definitions of spatial ability in the literature are broad and span a wide range of constructs andapplications [2]. Commonly discussed constructs of spatial ability in the literature include mentalrotation

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Broadening Methodological Impacts

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Vegas Lewis, University at Buffalo ; Isabel Anne Boyd, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the value of contributing to an interdisciplinaryresearch team that is outside of the students’ core discipline.Engineering Education marries multiple disciplines, resulting in an inherently interdisciplinaryfield [1]. While literature demonstrates the benefits of interdisciplinary research teams, includingrobust diversity of thought and enhanced potential solutions [1], [2], there can also be challenges.Research teams in engineering education must work across disciplinary backgrounds to solvecomplex problems, and individuals on these teams contribute different technical knowledge andapproaches to problem solving. Collaborations between scholars from varying disciplines withdifferent research approaches and methodologies can result in delays

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Taylor Starr, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

user profiles. Each user profile will allow individuals to set personal goals, track progress,and receive tailored feedback based on their unique communication challenges and strengths.Example User Profiles: 1. Alex - The Analytical Professional Alex is a 28-year-old data analyst who excels in logical problem-solving and pattern recognition. He consistently receives praise for his technical skills but struggles with social interactions at work, particularly during team meetings and presentations to upper management. Alex finds it challenging to interpret non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions or changes in tone, and often feels anxious when responding to spontaneous questions.Through the platform, Alex

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M College

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

American representation in the field. By focusing on intentionalrecruitment, academic support, and strategic partnerships with industry, the study offers actionablesteps that institutions can take to expand opportunity, strengthen career pathways, and support amore inclusive construction industry.IntroductionThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects approximately 38,700 new job openings forconstruction management positions each year between 2022 and 2032 [1]. Yet, in 2022, there wereonly 4,158 graduates from CEPs. Of these graduates, only 1,220 were racial minorities and only225 were African American [2]. So, in addition to there being a high demand for constructionmanagement positions, there seems to be an opportunity to increase racial

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Alexander Bascou, University of Pittsburgh; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

then systematically classified in accordance with the six most prevalent themesencountered throughout the literature. The six themes are 1) substantiating the general benefits ofeducational robotics, 2) learning by design and knowledge transfer, 3) social/cultural basedmotivation, 4) creativity based motivation, 5) increasing diversity in STEM, and 6) professional,curricular, and pedagogical development. Articles containing characteristics of multiple themeswere, however, not uncommon. In such cases, the theme that appeared most prominently waschosen as means for classification. After assigning each article to a theme, we selectedrepresentative studies for each theme and proceeded to summarize and discuss the selectedstudies under their