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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Van Kirk; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Emily York, James Madison University; Shannon Conley; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Marisa Renee Brandt, Michigan State University; Kathryn Peck

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

onengineering and applied science. In fact, most educators trained in humanities, arts, and socialsciences work in a single department.We planned these activities in response to significant recent interest in pedagogies inflected bySTS for engineering students [1, 2, 3]. Such efforts are often strongly interdisciplinary, crossingboundaries between engineering and humanities fields. There are some signs that engineeringeducation, on the whole, considers interdisciplinary education to be useful for students: evidenceof these considerations include ABET criteria [4], curricular and co-curricular requirements ofengineering degrees, and pedagogical activities in which different disciplinary knowledgessupport the integration of “sociotechnical” themes [5, 6

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 5: Lab Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; John D Lynch; Artem Taran; Anna Yurov; Ryder Sandry

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

with a wide range of lab objectives andoutcomes. Those materials could impact the students’ lab report writing extensively.1. IntroductionMost engineering programs include laboratory courses in their curricula to offer hands-onexperience with disciplinary concepts and methods used in engineering practices. Mostengineering laboratory instructors assign lab reports to prepare engineering undergraduates to beeffective communicators with a range of audiences [1-3]. Lab reports also provide students toreview the necessary technical information and present their lab data while also giving themcareer-specific equipment and practical laboratory skills [4]. Despite the importance of labs andlab report writing in engineering programs, the expectations

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Peer Mentorship, Cross-Race Mentoring Relationships, Race, Gender, Student Success, and Career Outcomes

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Federico Cifuentes-Urtubey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie E. Lorenzo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Natasha Mamaril, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

with the goal of facilitating mentoring relationships for achieving personal, academic,and professional goals of undergraduate and graduate participants through (1) buildingcommunity, (2) academic development, and (3) professional development. Different workshopsand social activities were hosted to enhance mentoring participation. During the program’s first iteration, we recruited 12 graduate student mentors to pair with12 undergraduate students from various departments in the Grainger College of Engineering atthe University of Illinois. The program enabled 50% of our graduate student participants in thefirst cohort to obtain their first experience being a mentor. By the end of the first iteration, 91%of the graduate mentors indicated

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Engineering Programs and Institutional Factors

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amy Bilton

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

different situatedlearning experiences can influence lifelong learning orientations (attitudes and values related tolifelong learning). There is wide awareness that the engineering profession has a role to play inaddressing global socio-technical problems such as climate change and digital misinformation[1]. At the same time, rapid technological change and other shifts in the labour system mean thatengineers’ workplace responsibilities and career paths are prone to uncertainty and precarity [2].As will be discussed, lifelong learning competencies can enable individuals to navigate thesechanges and challenges in their individual career trajectories and to make innovativetechnological contributions. As part of a curriculum realignment project in the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

within academic structures such as departmental siloing andconflicts in policies, procedures, and budget models across disciplines that often impinge uponinterdisciplinary student development [1][2][3].Previous findings based on faculty perspectives on facilitating interdisciplinary programs revealthe ways in which multiple differentiated layers of the academic environment impact graduatestudent development, but students’ perspectives have often been left out, leaving an incompletepicture. Additionally, existing literature tends to focus on levels of the academic environmentthat students interact with directly, with less attention to external influences at or beyond theinstitutional level that are also relevant to the interdisciplinary graduate

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeka Yocum, Oregon Institute of Technology; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

these strategies. These findings warrant further investigation into thebenefits that could accompany collaborative development of active learning strategies.IntroductionWorkforce development in the transportation engineering field has been a subject of interest overthe last few decades. In 2003, the Transportation Research Board published a report highlightingshortages in the workforce and recommending larger focus be spent on training efforts for newrecruits [1]. For the purposes of this paper, we focus on transportation engineering education atthe university level as “training” for the next generation of engineers. In most university degreeprograms, transportation engineering is a specialization of civil engineering, along with othercommon

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarira Motaref, P.E., University of Connecticut; Mousumi Roy, P.E., University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

process in which colleaguesassess each other's teaching performance and provide feedback for improvement. It is widelyused in higher education as a form of professional development and quality assurance. Researchhas shown that it can have a positive impact on teaching and learning outcomes, but it is alsoimportant to address the challenges related to the lack of a standardized approach, privacy andconfidentiality, and the accuracy of feedback provided [1]. A study by Daniels et al. [2] foundthat peer observation led to significant improvements in teaching effectiveness, as well asincreased satisfaction among both the observer and the observed. Similarly, a study by Boud andFalchikov [3] found that peer observation led to increased reflection on

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

environment. However, mostof the forensic engineers in a professional role for field investigations are structural engineerswho may or may not have developed forensic skills during their academic careers. This studyaims to: (1) investigate bachelor’s in construction management programs in 72 AmericanCouncil for Construction Education (ACCE) accredited institutions to identify the accessibilityto forensic engineering-based courses; (2) identify essential forensic engineering skills thatstudents lack; and (3) investigate students’ interest to pursue a forensic engineering career. Theresults of this study indicated that forensic engineers need specific skills and competencies toobjectively analyze the causes of failure using the collected evidence

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Thomas Ghanat, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; Dena Garner; M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Thad Le-Vasicek, The Citadel; Todd Wittman

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of differential equations to problems in image processing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating Undergraduate Researchers’ Perceptions of Mentoring RelationshipsBackgroundAccording to the Council on Undergraduate Research, undergraduate research is defined as “aninquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an originalintellectual or creative contribution to the discipline” [1]. Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice that has myriad benefits for students. Faculty mentors reportextensive learning gains by students who engage in undergraduate research in collecting data,collaborating with other

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

explore the predictiverelationships between our constructs and help institutions create strategies for the success of boththeir graduate students and their faculty.IntroductionPositive self-efficacy expectations, a person’s beliefs in their abilities to achieve their goals, havebeen shown to be essential to academic persistence and professional success [1], [2]. As such, inefforts to stave off attrition from graduate programs, engineering graduate students’ self-efficacyin the academic and research domains have received much attention from researchers [3], [4]. Inrecognizing that a students’ self-efficacy is influenced by environmental factors outside of theircontrol, the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) posits that a student’s career and

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Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives on Advancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130 Years

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Haleh Barmaki Brotherton, Clemson University; Theo Hopper, University of Michigan; Pamela Martínez Oquendo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lily M. Wang P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. Presenters shared ways they are enacting structural changes and social justiceinitiatives to propel towards a more equitable future for all womxn in engineering. Thesereflections provide a perspective that is not commonly found in the current literature, and theirconclusions provide insight into where future research efforts could be focused.IntroductionThe United States Congress has made many efforts to increase the number of womxn andunderrepresented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) [1-2]. In this panel paper, the word “womxn” is referencing the intersectional feminist spelling of theword “woman”; this spelling seeks to avoid the suggestion of sexism and dualisms of gender andsexuality, to be inclusive to

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Campbell P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

major. This can make a student feel distantfrom their chosen major, and potentially lead to a lack of retention. Interaction with professorsfrom a student’s chosen major in the initial semesters of higher education might be advantageousin getting them involved and integrated into the program they have chosen. A report by thePresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology published in 2012, suggested thatthe first two years of college are the most critical to the retention and recruitment of STEMmajors [1]. Often curriculums have introductory courses for each program, and these aretypically taught wholly or in part by professors who are experts in a student’s field of study.However, there is often only a brief amount of time in courses

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Supporting Students with Disabilities and Understanding Spatial Ability and Accessibility

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candice Hamilton, Stephen F. Austin State University; Emily Stratman; Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Jenny Lee Blonquist; Natalie L. Shaheen, Illinois State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

into a tactile test, called the Tactile MentalCutting Test (TMCT), designed to allow for tactile interpretation, instead of visual interpretation,of 3-D objects and their planar cuts. The TMCT allows all persons, including BLV populations,access to a tool that can quantify spatial ability. To increase the TMCT’s utility, the originalformat of the 25-question TMCT was split into two subtests (A & B), each containing 12questions. In 2021, the TMCT’s reliability in measuring spatial constructs of rotation, cuttingplane, and proportion in BLV populations was found to be good [1]. However, to increase theprecision of the results found in our pilot analysis, the research team desired a larger sample size.This paper presents a continued

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Instrument Design and Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton L. Kussmaul, Green Mango Associates, LLC; Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates; Maria Torres-Demas, Westminster College of Salt Lake City; Chris Mayfield, James Madison University; Helen Hu, Westminster College of Salt Lake City

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

live and video recorded). This paper describes a new classroom observationprotocol intended to monitor the focus (e.g., solo, pair, team, or whole class) and action (e.g.,discuss, speak/present, watch/listen, or distracted) of both students and teachers (instructors).The paper summarizes relevant background on evidence-based learning, student engagement,and classroom observation protocols, describes the development and structure of FASTOP,presents results from different pedagogies (e.g., lecture, laboratory, POGIL), and describeslessons learned and future directions. Results show distinctive patterns of student and teacherbehaviors for different pedagogies.1. IntroductionThe ICAP model describes the benefits of interactive (I), constructive (C

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linjue Wang, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

doctoral research focused on 1) how engineering stu- dents develop empathy during community-based learning (e.g., service-learning) and 2) how engineering educators can integrate empathy into their teaching. Before studying in the U.S., Linjue (Jade) earned her B.E. in Building Environment and Energy Engineering from the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University in China. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Lessons Learned: Designing an empathy workshop for engineering faculty to promote equity-focused teachingAbstract:This paper shares lessons learned from designing and reflecting on an empathy workshop for engineeringfaculty. The workshop

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lessa Kay Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

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Materials Division (MATS)

at colleges and universities worldwide. When paired with a hands-on laboratoryexperience, the foundational concepts of materials science can be made tangible to students. In alecture-only course, however, the relevance of course content to real-world application is oftenlost, and student understanding can suffer. This is because simple coverage of material by aninstructor is not sufficient for student learning [1]. Research has shown that students are moremotivated to learn when knowledge of course content can be connected to the solution to apractical problem [2]. To this end, it has been suggested that project-based learning (PBL) is aviable tool to support life-long learning and student understanding [3].Prince and Felder [2] define PBL

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 11

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Terrence Pleasant; Shivani Kundalia; Amanda Nolen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Devesh Ranjan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

opportunity for students to berewarded for learning and teaching their peers. This study lays the foundation for a long-termlongitudinal study to understand further the impact of peer mentorship and socio-technicalprojects from freshman to senior years. The paper will present the benefits and challengesassociated with engaging seniors and first-year students while solving an authentic designchallenge through surveys and focus groups. These results will help develop the framework tobuild vertical integration within the curriculum for effectively teaching engineering design.IntroductionBackground Peer mentorship is a learning model that allows students to learn from one another in acollaborative and supportive environment [1]. The model involves

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Marc Casper, Association for Computing Machinery; Austin Wayne Weirich

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

motorized mechanical system that controls a modular cameratraveling along a previously buried clear tube to take images of the suspected plants' root systemsfor further analysis. The device integrates mechanical motion control, digital imaging, and imageanalysis components into a portable handheld device for on-site rapid detection of PNs. The teamfollowed the product design processes to build the prototype, including concept design,specifications development, alternative designs, analysis, prototype construction, experimentaltests, and optimization to finalize product. The design and development of the proposed deviceinvolve three major components requiring multi-disciplinary collaboration: 1. Mechanical Design and Prototype Development: design

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Samieh Askarian Khanamani

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

in STEM. My research area is in PreK-12 and diversity. Have an engineering background in my Master’s and Undergraduate. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Parents Becoming Informal Engineering Educators: Workshop for Parents (Resource Exchange) AbstractParents play very important roles in their children’s education, including engineering learningexperience [1][2]. From at-home activities to making decisions about where they send their kidsto school, and how they spend their time together, they have impact on their children’s learning.A more important role of parents was highlighted since the

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oladayo John Akinpelu; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Mulugeta T Dugda, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

, theClassroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate Students (COPUS) assesses active learningin Industrial Engineering courses, and quantitative and qualitative data on the significantcomponents of student achievement were gathered. Results obtained show that using ECP hasimproved students' awareness of material properties and increased their interest in learning aboutthe thermodynamics concept of heat transfer in connection to various solid materials.1. IntroductionAll STEM fields frequently use electronic devices to undertake scientific measurements; henceExperiment-Centric Pedagogy (ECP) is a successful STEM teaching method. Depending on thelearning environment and different teaching methods (instructor demonstration, cooperative andindependent

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P. Eng., Western Carolina University; Adam Harris, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

, applications, andmore. 1. A process interfaced with sensors and possible actuators. 2. A microcontroller connected to a network. 3. A ‘cloud platform’ to remotely receive and process the data. 4. Software at the microcontroller and cloud levels. 5. Additional elements might include Web or App interfaces for users (and much more.)The Hardware PlatformThere are many excellent choices for embedded systems in lower-level engineering courses.Over the years the author has made good use of Arduinos [8] and custom hardware [6][7]. Overtime the cost for these platforms has dropped consistently to the point now when they arebasically disposable components.In this recent application, the Raspberry Pi (RP) Pico W [1] was used. Some of the features

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paulina Robles, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabrielle Rose Favro, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Abby Lentz

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

better able to visualize the behavior and construction ofstructures (based on literature review of concrete [1], steel [2], and timber design [3] coursespreviously conducted by one of the authors). However, discussion of these types ofdemonstration tools are largely absent from publications on timber education at the universitylevel. Therefore, the authors specifically focus on these methods to clarify challenging conceptsin the course.Literature ReviewThe effort to find existing small-scale physical models and interactive 3-D digital tools on timberdesign topics was not as fruitful as the authors had hoped. This may result from the fact that if auniversity offers a course on this material, it is often at the graduate level where perhaps

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Research Methodologies – Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neha Kardam, University of Washington; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, computer, andmechanical engineering courses between 2016-2021 in engineering (N>1400) at a large publicresearch institution. The resulting dataset was randomly split into training (60%), validation(20%), and test set (20%). A popular NLP topic modeling approach (Latent DirichletAllocation—LDA) was applied to the training dataset, which determined the optimal number oftopics of code represented in the dataset to be four. These four topics were labeled as: (1)examples, where students expressed a need for TAs to illustrate additional problem-solving andapplied content in engineering courses; (2) questions and answers, where students desired moreopportunities to pose questions to TAs and obtain timely answers to those questions; (3) officehours

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COED Programming Education 2: Instructional Approaches

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Umer Farooq; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

offered and theirimpact on students' participation in the practice questions and overall impact on students'performances in an introductory programming course. The programming course comprises 15modules, each covering one programming construct. In this paper, we will answer the researchquestions 1) How does extra credit influence students' participation in programming andproblem-solving practice questions? 2) How does participation in practice questions impactstudents' performance during exams in a programming course?We used a quasi-experimental research design to evaluate how extra credit influences students'participation and performance. Using the data from two semesters, each comprising 49 students,we introduced the same practice questions for

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; E. Daniel Cardenas-Vasquez, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

necessarily implementedduring the pandemic have impacted students’ perceived ability to complete capstone project taskswithout face-to-face interactions with teammates, further diminishing the value they place in in-person classroom attendance in capstone chemical engineering courses.2. Methods and Data2.1. Research QuestionsThe goal of this research is to understand the perceptions of senior undergraduate chemicalengineering students on factors influencing their classroom attendance and engagement with thecourse. The approach of this study is guided by the following research questions: 1. What factors do students feel contributed to themselves or others deciding not to attend classes in person in the Fall 2022 semester? 2. How do students

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel E. Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D. Auger; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

design courses are typically project-based, where students work inteams to address a “customer-provided” problem and develop real working solutions. This typeof project-based learning requires that students synthesize knowledge and apply skills to anopen-ended design problem. The open-ended nature of “customer-provided” problems thatstudents encounter in capstone design courses contrasts with the structured and constrained“instructor-provided” problems seen in their earlier coursework [1], [2]. Solving complex,unstructured problems is an essential skill for a working engineer, but it requires a differentskillset than that which is needed to solve the standard textbook problems typically seen inclassrooms [2]–[6]. Solutions to textbook problems

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Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

identify whether the chosen career path is “the rightchoice.” For students, the internship has its purpose, employers have found the internshipexperience to be a place where they can test and review future employees who may wish to jointheir companies. Many employers will put the student in multiple situations to test the studentwithin their company to identify if the student would be “the right fit” for their company culture[9]. This requires the employer to expose the student to many different people and job scenariosthat occur within the construction company [1].Literature ReviewHistorically the idea of an internship stemmed from the trades people of Europe in the 11th and12th centuries where the master craftsman and tradesman would take young

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isha Bhatt, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Lesa Begley; Ryien Hosseini; Deborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

deadlines while reducing stress for students by allowing them tosubmit past the deadline for all assignments.Some key questions we address through our research are: 1) For which course assignments dostudents benefit from having a flexible deadline policy? 2) Is enforcing a “hard” deadline forweekly learning content necessary for students to perform well on larger assignments such asprojects and assessments? 3) Do flexible deadlines reduce stress and improve the courseexperience for both students and instructional staff?We use data from the Fall 2022 academic semester to inform future implementation of a flexibledeadline policy in large first-year courses. For Fall 2022, we piloted a flexible deadline structuresuch that if students submit past the

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 12: Resource Exchange

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy K. Firth

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

choices and analysis design The Rationale 1. Connected – Governing science concepts and Students should understand that engineering is fundamentally mathematical equations inform the design phase. design under constraints, the most basic of which are physical laws. [1], [2] 2. Relevant – The activity is connected to a real- Student engagement increases when they can see a connection world need or addresses a significant issue. between what they are learning and a problem affecting them or

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Exploration of Written and Team Communication

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aneet Dharmavaram Narendranath, Michigan Technological University; Zachary Thelander; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

this will support identifying EM, metacognition, and/or the achievement of athreshold skill. As part of this broader goal, we will create web-based digital tools to assessstudent writing and statistical regression models that would automatically classify thepresence of an Entrepreneurial mindset in student writing.IntroductionMetadiscourse markers (MDM) are words or phrases that signal the structure ororganization of the text to help forge a relationship with the reader and “offer aframework [1, 2] for understanding communication as a social engagement.” They signalthe writer’s views through hedges (almost, believed/believed to be, doubt, generally . . . ),attitude markers (surprisingly, interestingly, disappointing . . . ), emphatics