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Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Innovations

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

by one instructor to bridge the gap between technical and sociotechnicaltopics and provide a more integrated learning experience (Engineering Foundations 1 and 2 –ENGR 1010 and ENGR 1020). These courses integrate engineering design, communication,career development ethical reasoning, and sociotechnical thinking, and is taught by dedicatedfaculty who also serve as academic advisors, fostering regular, supportive interactions withstudents. Three brief design projects were completed in the Fall semester – one closed-ended andtwo open-ended but student sourced. A single authentic client-driven design problem was tackledby students in the second semester. By combining technical and sociotechnical content throughevidence-based pedagogies

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

skills, hinderingknowledge retention and leaving them underprepared for design-focused careers [4-5]. Bruner [6]suggests, learning is a constructivist process, requiring multiple, meaningful interactions withcontent. To build strong design competencies, students need consistent engagement with theengineering design process throughout their education.A distinctive aspect of the course is the design project, which mirrors real-world engineeringprocesses, from problem formulation to experimentation and data interpretation. This project-based approach strengthens theoretical understanding while fostering practical skills such asteamwork, documentation, and adherence to engineering constraints.This paper discusses the Mechanics Laboratory course

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Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

Curricular Pathway in Environmental EngineeringAbstractCurrently, students majoring in civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology(RHIT) do not get exposure to discipline-specific course content in environmental engineeringuntil the final quarter of Year 3. We’ve noticed that many students we’ve advised come into theirfirst year with an interest in environmental engineering, but they tend to choose different pathsbefore they even have a course in environmental engineering. We developed a plan that re-envisions the pathway for the environmental engineering curriculum. We evaluated differentscenarios of curriculum pathways to provide students with exposure to environmentalengineering content earlier in their academic career. Through this

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ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeyemi Oluwasola Oyelami, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both nationally and internationally, has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments, and serves on the Australasian Journal of

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ariana (Ari) Arciero, University of Texas at El Paso; Sara E. Rodriguez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Dessaray Gorbett; Brian Steven Flowers, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

future research or careers in STEM (e.g., an increase, decrease, or no change)? • What skillsets do you feel you were able to build or refine during your program participation? • What skillsets did you wish you could build or refine that you weren’t able to during this experience? • Are there new or additional supports you have identified to help you as you pursue research or a career in STEM?After collecting the responses, the evaluators summarized participant responses. First, theresearch team carefully reviewed each entry to check for any inaccuracies or mistakes in dataentry. For example, the evaluation team removed duplicate responses from the data set. Then,the evaluators read through the data

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Engineering Identity and Student Support (Features 2 papers of STDT)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Wilson, California State University, Los Angeles; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

Students’ Social Agency and Views on Working for Social change: Are STEM Disciplines Developing Socially and Civically Responsible students?,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 610–632, Feb. 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21203.[15]​ K. D. Gibbs and K. A. Griffin, “What Do I Want to Be with My PhD? The Roles of Personal Values and Structural Dynamics in Shaping the Career Interests of Recent Biomedical Science PhD Graduates,” CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 711–723, Oct. 2013, doi: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.13-02-0021.[16]​ E. McGee and L. Bentley, “The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students Reengineering Their STEM Careers toward

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DSAI Technical Session 1: K–12 and Early Exposure to Data Science and AI

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University; Matthew Cushing, Rice University

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

providing adequate academic advising and counseling, such asstaffing shortages and limited resources [1,2]. With advisors often managing large caseloads,students sometimes struggle to receive the personalized guidance they need to succeedacademically, plan their careers, and navigate personal obstacles [3]. Similarly, while counselorsare available to offer emotional and mental health support, the availability of these services isoften limited, leaving students without timely assistance [1,2]. To address these gaps, AI-powered tools present a potential solution. While AI has been increasingly integrated intoeducational settings [4], its use for enhancing academic advising and counseling services remainsrelatively novel [5,6]. AI platforms can offer

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Tools, Identities, and Personality in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylee Shiekh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ernesto Cuesta Alvear, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Summer S. Stevens, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

Summer Stevens became doctoral student in Virginia Tech’s Engineering Education program after obtaining a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah. She also looks forward to completing an MS in Structural Engineering at Virginia Tech. Summer’s career goals revolve around becoming a civil engineering or engineering education professor, or conversely, a university outreach program coordinator. Her current research interests include validating crochet as a form of tinkering, K-12 engineering identity, artistic understandings of engineering, family rights for engineers, engineering student mental health, engineering ethics education, and mass timber construction. ©American Society for

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Todd W Polk, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

” engineering experience for all of our students as webelieve that this best prepares them for the next step in their careers. UTDesign®, the engineeringcapstone program at UTD3, is structured like a consulting company so that each team works within acorporate-like structure and is required to interface with management, mentors4, purchasing, technicalservice providers, and others to complete their project.This structure has become more necessary as UTD continues to grow, with 300-350 students and 50-60 teams per year for the two instructors to manage. To address these challenges, we haveimplemented formal internal5 and external design reviews to monitor project progress. These arecomplemented by multiple rounds of team and individual evaluations that

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University; Jaden Schuster, LeTourneau University; Ray Holt

practical application of both sub-system and whole-systemarchitectures. These hands-on experiences deepen their understanding of engineering principleswhile developing critical problem-solving skills. When students meet and interact with a real-world engineer, they gain unique insights into professional practices and industry expectations,which can inspire their aspirations for engineering careers. Such encounters also build students'confidence by providing actionable knowledge that bridges classroom theory with practicalexpertise, empowering them to envision and pursue impactful roles in the field of engineering. Figure 1. Key components of accidental mentorship Project DescriptionThe

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Thomas Franklin Hallmark, Texas A&M University

experience in thenuclear engineering field, where he applied theoretical concepts to practical applications inindustry and education. His research interests include leveraging AI tools to enhance studentengagement, improve learning outcomes, and support veterans transitioning to STEM careers. Inaddition to his academic pursuits, Thomas collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to exploreinnovative strategies for modernizing engineering education and fostering equitable learningopportunities.ASHLYNN W. KOGUT, Ph.D.Dr. Kogut is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture. Sheteaches and advises on evidence synthesis methods, including systematic reviews and scopingreviews. She has worked in academic and medical

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Paul J Componation, The University of Texas at Arlington

exempting them from most traditional freshmancourses. They will also see transfers from community colleges and other universities, students frominternational institutions, veterans, and students who have been in the workforce for years or oftenlonger. Graduate students are also much more diverse, ranging from full-time locals to internationalstudents, often with multiple degrees and work experience, and an increasing number of part-timeworking professionals looking to advance their careers. Developing degree programs to meet theneeds of these different student populations can take months, and tracking inputs from allstakeholders, including students and employers, can be difficult1. Using an agile curriculumdevelopment process can help address these

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Ragavanantham Shanmugam, Fairmont State University; Madhan Gopal Perumal, The University of Texas at Dallas; Uma Maheswari Krishnamoorthy

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Diversity

moreefficient learning environment.2. Key Benefits of a Structured Course Pathway ModelReducing Advising Burden and Student ConfusionA clearly defined semester-wise course sequence minimizes dependence on faculty advisors forcourse selection. Faculty can focus on academic mentoring and career guidance rather thanscheduling logistics.Ensuring Timely Graduation and Student RetentionA structured roadmap prevents unnecessary course delays, prerequisite issues, and misalignedselections. Higher on-time graduation rates contribute to better student success metrics andinstitutional performance.Eliminating Prerequisite Complexities and Administrative BurdenManaging prerequisite approvals, overrides, and last-minute exceptions is a persistent challengethat

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Elizabeth O'Connell; Sarath Chandra Kumar Jagupilla; Muhammad Hajj

54.31%deadlines, application links, and supporting materials wereposted in a scholarship module and sent as an announcement.A summary of the number of external scholarship Although Canvas was still being used in the Fall 2023 andopportunities posted in each academic semester is listed in Spring 2024 semesters, information was only sent asTable 1. Similar postings were created for career, internship, announcements if the scholarship deadlines fell before theresearch, conference, and event opportunities, although these next advising bulletin. In addition, department faculty andare not the focus of this study. The operations of the Canvas staff were also emailed a copy of the

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

approach ensures that we fulfill our dual role ofdeveloping Coast Guard Officers and Civil Engineers through a total design experience workingon an actual Civil Engineering project with engineers in the field. When possible, one or twonon Coast Guard projects that are community based are included in the choices. Engineeringprojects that serve the community are an excellent way to introduce students to real worldprojects and to allow them to serve the public in the spirit of their chosen career path. This paperfocuses on the process used in the selection and execution of capstone design projects atUSCGA.USCGA Civil Engineering ProgramThe USCGA is a small undergraduate institution of approximately 1000 cadets (students) witheight majors and

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ronald C. Lasky

Mathematics Learning Outcomes for Engineers in an Age of Excel®, MATLAB®, etc: Some Observations and Thoughts By Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D., PE Instructional Professor, Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth College Session: Tools, techniques and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstractHaving spent a career in industry, about a decade ago, I looked forward to the prospect ofteaching courses on Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, and statistics. I was thenand still am impressed with the enthusiasm, aptitude and accomplishments of the students

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Joanne Tuck

crimes. At most someof them were sentenced to twenty years in prison. SS officer Karl Bischoff, chief architect ofAuschwitz lived a quiet life until he died in 1950. Walter Dejacko and Fritz Ertl, the twoarchitects of the crematoria, were put on trial in Vienna in 1972. They were released because noone in the court could read the blueprints and they went on to have successful careers in Austria. 4The Topf engineers had mixed fates. Ludwig Topf committed suicide and ironically a fewweeks later Kurt Prufer, the engineer who received a large bonus from the firm for solving thecrematoria problem was set free by the Americans. Ernst-Wolfgang Topf moved west with theAmericans and was never charged

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chitra N. Javdekar

college in astudy (Seymour, 2001), making the first year college experience for students a critical one in the choiceof their careers. Several models have been used to describe the attrition of STEM students including aleaky pipeline model, a path model and statistical models based on pre-college characteristics forincoming freshmen as indicators of their future retention in engineering programs (Veenstra et al 2009). However, it should be noted that one of the important findings of Seymour (2001) is that theproportion of students switching (40%) because of “inadequate preparation in high school math andscience” is almost equal to the proportion of “non-switchers” (38%) reporting inadequate preparation inthose subjects. This suggests that

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Julie N. Renner; Kathy E. Ayers

first-hand experiences The program offers many special advantages. Fellows comedescribed. This paper summarizes the research and professional with their own funding, which can allow them some freedomactivities of a postdoctoral fellow working for Proton OnSite, aleader proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis to explore their own research topics and learn techniques in asystems. The information will help graduate students make new field. Additionally, the required mentorship ensureseducated career decisions. fellows are getting adequate support, while simultaneously

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Rei Marzoughi

kinds of career choices these students make.I chose to study art history and cultural studies as my focus outside of chemical engineering. Asa high school student, I enjoyed English and art courses; I have always loved writing. Havingthis focus area to break up the routine of technical courses is what helped me finish my degree;without this opportunity, I think my educational experience would have felt very constrictive andmaybe even unbearable. As PhD student, the cultural theory I was exposed to thanks to culturalstudies courses has been very helpful in formulating some of my thoughts and ideas.Furthermore, because I was forced to write many academic papers, I feel very comfortable withwriting – more comfortable than many of my friends who

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Elena V. Brewer; Anthony P. Dalessio

an AAS degree in Nanotechnology.A SUNY Form 1A New Program Announcement was jointly issued in January 2014 by the twocolleges. GCC intends to send their students to ECC for the nanotechnology laboratories, asECC is much farther along in building a laboratory. Jamestown Community College (JCC)joined the effort later in 2014.ECC’s EET faculty have been attending workshops offered by Pennsylvania State University innanotechnology. Penn State is the National Science Foundation-funded AdvancedTechnological Education national center of excellence in Nanotechnology. The Penn Stateentity, known as the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Center2,receives federal funding to train community college faculty in nanotechnology, as well

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Corinna Fleischmann; Elizabeth Nakagawa; Tyler Kelley

. The demanding schedule resultsin just one free elective over the four year course of study. Graduates of the USCGA CEprogram have the opportunity to pursue a variety of career paths within the U.S. Coast Guard(engineering and non-engineering), therefore the CE program educational objectives (PEOs) arepurposely broad and aim to meet the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard in and out of the field ofCivil Engineering. The CE PEOs are to produce graduates who1: 1) Are prepared for professional practice in engineering positions as U.S. Coast Guard Junior Officers 2) Are prepared for a variety of U.S. Coast Guard career paths, based on their abilities to apply fundamental engineering principles in dynamic technological environments

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Simoneau; Diane Dostie

Platform 3(USM), Keene State College (KSC), Saddleback College (SC), University of Massachusetts ,Lowell (UML), and the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE).Central Maine Community College Located in Auburn, Maine CMCC is a comprehensive, public two-year college that providesquality, accessible education and lifelong learning opportunities. The college delivers career andtechnical degree programs; education for transfer to baccalaureate programs; and services to supporteconomic development and community vitality. CMCC is accredited by the New EnglandAssociation of Schools and Colleges. In their lead role, the staff at CMCC works closely with theManufacturers Association of Maine by providing

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Girma Tewolde

. Kettering University has long recognized the role of pre- college programs in motivating and attracting young K-12 I. INTRODUCTION students to higher education in the specific fields of their interest [4]. The programs allow the participants to exploreTo enhance the competitiveness of the US workforce it is the different career opportunities and help them identify theessential to improve the quality of education in the country’s

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Kendra J. Ahmed; Mahbub K. Ahmed; Scott McKay

things like girls in STEM related jobs do not have timefor family life or will not be able to raise children with their career. Some other more currentreasons given include things like a lack of female role models in STEM fields and lack offlexibility for family in STEM jobs. Women make up 48% of the workforce in the USA but onlymake up 24% of the STEM workforce1. Men make up 52% of the workforce in the USA andmake up 76% of the STEM workforce1. This gap is not just in the workforce but women alsohold a disproportionately smaller share of STEM related diplomas from colleges and universitiesin the USA too1. The biggest gap between male and female participants in STEM degrees andjobs is in engineering where only about 1 in every 7 engineers in the

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Track 4: Technical Session 1: "It is really isolating, to be honest": A Case Study of a Transwoman in Engineering

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Jill Castle, University of Texas at Austin

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

that since Konkonhad transitioned during her undergraduate career she had a lot of unique experiencesand was able to provide insight in how her relationships and experiences in aerospaceengineering settings changed after socially transitioning. We decided to perform an indepth analysis of her experiences to better understand the factors that contributed toher perceptions of engineering. 8 Data Analysis Grounded Group Initial interview Theory - codebook transcription Individual open

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Naish

learnvarious professional programs, a fact which is a subtle but important difference. Learning aspecific engineering program does have value; however, the likelihood that every student willuse the program taught in his/her future career is low. Therefore it is extremely important tospend time focusing on the important aspects underlying any program and its implementation toprovide a foundation upon which to build. Specifically, one must have an understanding of: a)the background theory behind any program, and b) a structured approach to apply software totypically encountered problems. Each of these main focus areas is discussed in detail below.The course itself is modular in nature. Each module focuses on one major program and lastsapproximately four

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tania Martinez; Amado Flores-Renteria; Jasmine Flores; Jolani Chun; Cheng Chen; Hezareigh Ryan; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Amelito G. Enriquez; Albert Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

-time hybrid simulation forearthquake engineering research. The purpose of the project is to evaluate the effects of delay onreal-time hybrid simulation and to apply a probabilistic approach for reliability assessment.MATLAB and Simulink are used and probabilistic concepts are applied to account forcharacteristics of one hundred ground motions. This research internship program allows for thedevelopment of project management, time management and teamwork skills, thus helpingstrengthen students’ knowledge of seismic design in civil engineering and prepare them forsuccessful academic and professional careers. The internship program therefore provides valuablementorship for community college students during their transition to a four-year college

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rita Melgar; Anthony Nash; Mou Sun; Carmen Tepeu Yoc; Maral Amir; Cheng Chen; Amelito G. Enriquez; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

. Pre Post Difference I have a clear career path. 4.38 4.38 0.00 I have skill in interpreting results. 4.38 4.38 0.00 I have tolerance for obstacles faced in the research process. 4.44 4.56 0.13 I am ready for more demanding research. 4.25 4.38 0.13 I understand how knowledge is constructed. 4.19 4.69 0.50 I understand the research process in my field. 3.31 4.31 1.00 I have the ability to integrate theory and practice. 4.06

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Amro Khasawneh, Mercer University; Abby Anne McDowell, Mercer University; Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Xzavier Longacre, Mercer University; Joshua Ryan Haye, Mercer University; Halley Elizabeth Smith, Mercer University; Dominic Dashon Thomas, Mercer University; Abby Anne McDowell, Mercer University; Halley Elizabeth Smith, Mercer University; Dominic Dashon Thomas, Mercer University

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Diversity, Professional Papers

identifyspecific educational needs of CJC faculty, staff, and students to support CJC and its communityand guide future MOM Belize program efforts. The goal of this study was to identify thefollowing: • Career and education goals of CJC faculty, staff, and students, along with barriers in accomplishing these, and • Projects for future MOM Belize initiatives to help the faculty, staff, and students of CJC accomplish their goals.Additional details pertaining to the mission statement of this needs assessment study can befound in Appendix A [3]. The stakeholders involved in this study include: CJC faculty, staff,students, and graduates, along with the MOM Program directors and its faculty and studentparticipants.For this needs assessment