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ERM: Instruction and Engagement

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamima Mithun, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

design factors for effective flippedclassrooms in the literature and assessed their efficacy with senior students. Our analysis relieson students’ course evaluations, self-reported survey data, focus group responses, courseperformance data, and instructor observation data to answer the following research questions: 1. How do the eight instructional design factors for effective flipped classrooms serve novice versus advanced data science students? 2. How should instruction in flipped classrooms be varied for novice versus advanced data science students? Our analysis indicates that novice data science students have different instructional needsand challenges compared to their senior

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ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Nagel, James Madison University; Bethany Popelish, James Madison University; Melissa Aleman, James Madison University; Tobias Reynolds-Tylus, James Madison University

inspired the two-study series described in thisresearch paper. We began with a simple question about how relatedness impacts motivation,and more importantly, what educators can do to cultivate an environment that encourages studentmotivation? Self-Determination Theory (SDT) provides the most appropriate research landscapefrom which to investigate these phenomena. SDT, a theory of human motivation constructedon/over 50 years of empirical and applied research, asserts that the satisfaction of three basic,universal psychological needs, relatedness, competency, and autonomy, is necessary in thedevelopment of intrinsic motivation [1], [2], and “self-determination theory specifies that need-supportive contexts should lead to highly self-determined

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NEE Technical Session - Innovative Teaching Strategies II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Alshurafa; Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh; Hanan Alhayek; Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

any of the supportive management plans for each of theircourses. The course management plans can be enhanced by integrating a combination of classcommunication management, time management, quality management, and risk managementmodalities. This paper will demonstrate training on qualitative research method plans with anemphasis on teaching and managing an individual college course and its consequences onother mentioned aspects of course management planning.Communication Management PlanningA personal communication survey [1] was used to identify the dominant type of student’scommunication in several engineering classes. A total of 72 surveys linked to communicationstyles were distributed to students to fill in and return to the course

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Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Alshurafa; Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh; Hanan Alhayek; Khaled Hussein

teaching aids recommended for delivering the curriculum’s courses. The scientificlaboratories required, and testing equipment needed to conduct scientific lab experiments arealso included. A list of proposed courses to be completed by undergraduate students to obtain abachelor's degree in civil engineering and green courses, to educate students and raise theirattention to renewable resources and climate changes taking place worldwide. Both the CEABand the ABET processes were outlined, and similarities discussed. Although this paper focuseson the Civil Engineering specifics, the principles and regulations are the same for anyengineering program.IntroductionThe Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) [1] and The Accreditation Board

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PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Letourneau; Sonja Latimore; Lisa Ellsworth; Melissa Carlson; Louise Flannery; Peter Ciavarella, New York Hall of Science; Trevor Taylor

critical role that caregivers play in supporting and guidingchildren’s learning across out-of-school settings and over time. Hands-on family workshops usefamiliar themes (such as home, school, animals, clothing) to introduce children to the steps ofthe design process by inviting them to identify problems they want to solve and create aprototype of their design idea. An app offers additional support both during the workshops andat home, and take-home resources support families in starting design projects at home aftercompleting a workshop. Toolkit components Learning outcomesThe Toolkit Includes:1. Workshop Facilitation GuideThe Workshop is a step-by-step, scripted guide for makerspacefacilitators

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Branoff, Illinois State University; Jaby Mohammed, Illinois State University; Joshua Brown

machines. Dr. Mohammed holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Louisville, an MBA in operations management, and his Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Kerala. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Student Retention in an Engineering Technology Program: The Role of Spatial Visualization AbilityAbstractResearch has shown that students who perform poorly on standard measures of spatialvisualization ability do not progress as well in engineering programs as students who performbetter on these measures [1, 2]. Studies have shown that spatial visualization

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ERM: Teamwork makes the dream work!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Li Tan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

1straightforward and fundamental way to investigate international students’ teaming experiences inU.S. institutions, given the sole focus of our research question on international students.Data In this project, we leverage first-year engineering student team data at a large, Midwesternuniversity to evaluate the effects of team cultural compositions on team effectiveness with respectto their country of origin. Our sample consists of students enrolled in a first-semester introductoryengineering course (referred to as ENGR101 hereafter) in the Fall 2018 and 2019 semesters. Thesummary statistics of our sample are presented in Table 1. Among our sample of around 3,900students, 62% are in teams having at least one international student, and 21% of our

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Research Frameworks for Identity and Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology; Yasha Rohwer, Oregon Institute of Technology

representation in characters and preparing ethicsassessments as role playing exercises that put students in the shoes of the protagonist rather thanasking them to critique another’s actions.IntroductionGender assumptions, gender stereotypes, gender schemas, gender bias, implicit association, andunconscious gender attribution are not new subjects; however, there is little discussion of them inengineering education literature [1]. While engineering education literature is replete with effortsto improve women’s representation in the classroom and in the profession, there is much to bedone to create a more welcoming environment for trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC)students, as Haverkamp et al. emphasize in their call to action [1]. Brielle Harbin [2

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ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 2)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia, NASA EPDC

understandingof the course material despite the fast-paced timeframe. Students were able to successfullycomplete assignments individually and correlate theoretical aspects with engineering applications.I. BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONSince the emergence of COVID-19, faculty members have been on a transitional period modifyingconventional [instructional] methods to enhance student engagement, comprehension, andscholarship abilities for online instruction, and thus overcome two types of ongoing challenges: 1)student’s lack of accessibility to academic resources and campus practices, and 2) retention ratesin engineering education (e.g., not the focus of this paper). According to research efforts, theeffectiveness of conventional practices primarily depends on

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Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiyuan Liu, Syracuse University

dataset into useful insights that can lead to effective decisions. Due to the rapidgrowth in the size, speed, and diversity of data streams, data analytics technologies have been widelyused by many businesses such as insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing as key strategies fordecision making. More recently, data analytics skills are increasingly gaining attention in theengineering disciplines, thus many engineering curricula have implemented data analytics as a newcourse. [1]–[3] However, there is still a lack of design and practice to effectively perform data scienceinstruction in the engineering disciplines, successfully implement a data-centered teaching approach,and develop relevant data science expertise to the engineering undergraduate

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Mechanical Engineering: Statics and Dynamics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paris Weber, University of Washington; Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

context.” [1]The module developed had several objectives: 1. Does the development of concept maps help engineering students connect technical topics? 2. Does the development of entrepreneurial mindset concept maps help students connect engineering value creation with their own goals?The research goal of the project was to determine if a structured module in an engineering coursecould help students demonstrate knowledge of course topics, while also encouraging students to 1think about long-term career connections, one of the key ideas of EM. Concept mapping hasbeen used infrequently in Statics courses, but offers a useful formative

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International Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tahsin Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lloyd Morris, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jose Torero

have been proven to positively impact learning and improvestudents' academic experiences [1], [2]. Accordingly, the field of engineering education hasworked on ways to promote students' motivation, engagement and ultimately promote sense ofbelonging in engineering students [3], [4]. Furthermore, sense of belonging has been directlylinked to successful academic outcomes, including persistence, self-efficacy, and perceptions oftechnical competence [5]–[7]. Therefore, engineering students need to have different systems inplace to support and complement their formal education in engineering classrooms to promotebelonging.According to Allendoerfer et al. [8], those systems come together when students have formalincoming cohorts in classrooms and

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ERM: Persistence and Attrition in Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

goals. The method isdesigned to measure the GrAD variables over a 1-year period using multivariate time seriesanalysis. Questions regarding perceived stress and critical events to observe fluctuation over timewill be included. The method gathers data through text message-based (SMS) surveys and SMSinvitations to web-based surveys. Data collection can occur at varying time spans to measurefactors daily, weekly, monthly, and semesterly. The paper will detail the process of developing thequestions, SMS system, and time series analysis. This paper provides a framework for the futureresearch to engage this longitudinal data collection method. The method will allow thedevelopment of a model based to understand the trajectory and fluctuation of

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 7 Design Mental Frameworks

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Md Tanvir Ahad, University of Oklahoma; Mehri Mobaraki-Omoumi; Megan Marshall; Tess Hartog, University of Oklahoma

Creativity in Engineers1. IntroductionCreativity has long been considered a key competency in engineering [1]–[3], and multiplerecent articles have underscored the need for engineers to be “creative” and “innovative,” inaddition to possessing solid technical skills [4]–[7]. Creativity will be crucial to providingsolutions to the new and increasingly difficult challenges of a rapidly developing technologicalera. It is critical that creativity be part of engineering education to prepare the next generation ofengineers, but how can a student’s creative ability and growth be measured?One way to measure creative cognition is through neuroscientific techniques. Most publishedneuroscientific studies of creativity use high spatial/temporal resolution

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Civil Engineering Division - Changing How We Teach: Flipping, Project-Based Learning, and More!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin McMullen, United States Military Academy; David Carlson, United States Military Academy; Brad Davis, United States Military Academy; Jes Barron, United States Military Academy; Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy

course.IntroductionThe Flipped ClassroomOver the past decade, the flipped classroom model of learning has increased significantly inpopularity within the higher education community, specifically within STEM fields of study [1].The flipped classroom approach transfers the learning responsibility from the instructor onto thestudent [2]. In its most basic form, flipped learning is defined simply as “schoolwork at homeand homework at school” [3]. In other words, the approach reallocates activities that aretraditionally conducted within the classroom, such as lectures, to educational resources that thestudents engage with prior to attending class. This frees up valuable in-person contact time to beused for creative and interactive learning strategies [4]. A broader

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3- Multi- and Inter-disciplinary, Collaboration, and Engagement in Practice

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello; Ruben Bustamante-Encina, Universidad Andres Bello; Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello; Nivia Diaz, Universidad Andres Bello

as in other specialty areas. Therefore, it iscrucial to generate instances that promote interest in these areas at an early age while childrenare attending school. Our motivation is to propose a professional practice structure forGeology and Mining Engineering students to realize how they may impact society throughtheir skills and knowledge acquired while at college. It is also essential to evaluate the impactof this type of project in the community through stakeholders' opinions of children in K-12school education. The participants were four undergraduate geology and mining engineeringstudents who worked collaboratively to design and implement four workshops: 1)Geomechanics, 2) Paleontology, 3) Ocean Circulation, and 4) Mineralogy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 5: Strategies for Increasing Classroom Engagement

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tooran Emami, United States Coast Guard Academy

. Thiscourse also includes a renewable energy project in which students presented their research in classand submitted a professional writing report.There are excellent textbooks in electrical engineering circuits [1], [2], [3], electrical powersystems, and AC and DC electrical machinery [4], [5], [6] that contain the fundamental theoreticalconcepts. In addition, many universities worldwide develop laboratory-based software for teachingelectrical machine systems. Belu and Husanu set up virtual laboratories for software-basedexperiments to provide the opportunity for distance and flexible learning for students [7]. Leedypresented a dynamic model for an induction motor using Simulink/MATLAB software inundergraduate electric machines and power

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ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joselyn Busato; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Davide Guzzetti

that one can perform the necessary behaviors to be successful.University of California students taking an online organic chemistry course mentioned [learning in aMOOC format] had motivational benefits… and lowered stress levels [11]. Students that feel comfortable,motivated, and have high self-efficacy have been proven more likely to continue in a STEM field insteadof switching paths [1].Specific Benefits for STEM-related fields: MOOCs have been proven to be specifically beneficial inSTEM-related fields, as they have the capability to display complex concepts and create visualizations ina way that in-person learning may not be able to. Students that participated in an online mechanicalengineering course at Mustafa Kemal University commented

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mirit Shamir; Stacy Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Gaea Hock; Ryan Hansen, Kansas State University; Jonathan Aguilar, Kansas State University; Nathan Hendricks, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Matthew Sanderson; Rebecca Cors; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

training for graduate students. Interdisciplinary applications expand knowledgein research communities beyond disciplinary boundaries and are U.S. policy priority [1]- [2]. Thereport by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Graduate STEMEducation for the 21st century [3] noted that current and future global challenges; such as creatinga resilient and sustainable environment, developing renewable energy, improving health, andmitigating climate change present scientific, technological, and societal challenges that requireteams of researchers from different disciplines to solve these challenges as they presentuncertainty, complexity, and interdependence [3]. In addition, employers from industry,government, and Non

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Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Supporting the Development of the Next Civil Engineers

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University; Daniel Castaneda, James Madison University; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Carolyn Rodak, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Stacey Kulesza, Kansas State University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has conducted the Excellence in CivilEngineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop since 1999 as a way for civil engineeringand technology faculty to receive pedagogical and instructional training. This six-day-longimmersive workshop includes seminars on effective teaching practices and the ExCEEdTeaching Model, demonstration classes from expert teachers serving as ExCEEd faculty, andmultiple practice classes for participants to apply and get feedback on the techniques they learnin the workshop. The ExCEEd Teaching Workshop (ETW) and its implementation into civilengineering classes has been well documented (e.g., [1-4], to name a few). The workshop istypically held two to three times each summer

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ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katey Shirey, eduKatey LLC; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Equity is focused on making organizational change to address the culture, policies, and racial/ethnic representation within engineering student organizations, colleges of engineering, and pre-college outreach efforts, respectively. This Year of Impact will move us beyond action to focus on the impact of the actions we take. We expect that actions in these domains will result in three concrete forms of impact: (1) Empowered engineering student organizations to make engineering education more inclusive at the level of peer-to-peer interactions; (2) Actionable organizational policies and effective practices implemented in Colleges of Engineering that disrupt the status quo regarding who gets to participate in engineering

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Mechanics

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton; Todd Haskell; Kathryn Rupe, Western Washington University

and scored better on the final exam compared to the control section,but these results are not statistically significant perhaps due to the small study population. Therewere no appreciable differences in end-of-course CATS scores. We also present studentfeedback on the activity worksheets that was slightly more positive for the versions with themodels.IntroductionThere is a consistent strain of reporting on the use of hands-on models and manipulatives instatics instruction dating back decades [1] - [7]. Purported benefits of using models in theclassroom include demonstrating physical phenomena, aiding visualization, addressingmisconceptions, exposing students to “real-world” problems, and promoting an engagingenvironment. Our motivations focus

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ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jun Chew, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

important to provide foundations for future research in addressing the problem ofdefault test usage as this is a relatively understudied topic in engineering education. 1 This research paper strives to contribute to building that foundation by exploring onefundamental engineering instructor’s beliefs and behaviors behind test usage to providehermeneutic insights for future analysis on the topic. I leveraged the Situated Expectancy ValueTheory (SEVT) as the anchoring framework to explore these beliefs and behaviors. Illuminationof one individual case can provide meaningful insights that will inform future studies andanalyses of test beliefs and

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Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technical University; Marshall Norris, Tennessee Technological University; Mithila Rajeshirke, Tennessee Technological University; Orkhan Huseynov, Tennessee Technological University; Suhas Alkunte, Tennessee Technological University; Mohammad Alshaikh Ali, Tennessee Technological University; Joji Jeevan Kumar Dasari, Tennessee Technological University; Zhicheng Zhang, Tennessee Technological University

institutions. The solution employed bymany educators was to find new ways to implement web-based delivery tools and technologiesin order to maintain course learning outcomes and help students successfully grasp coursecontent. In this review paper, a number of innovative practices is highlighted used to delivercourse content in several ways. Overall, the paper reports a number of available deliverymechanisms that could be implemented for several manufacturing courses and programs.IntroductionOffering the engineering and technology courses in regular on-site delivery mode was not apossibility for many technical educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic [1]. The goal for theseeducators was to maintain the academic success of their students and continue to

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Daignault; Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University

the impact of dedicated writing time on graduate student writing progress, andexplore the impact of WRITE-D on graduate student comradery.IntroductionWriting can be a challenge regardless of stage in one’s academic career, and for many graduatestudents, composing the dissertation may be the most difficult part of the academic journey.1, 2The literature highlights that the feeling of isolation is common among graduate-level writers,which can lead to stress, loneliness, self-doubt and other sentiments that inhibit productivewriting.2-7 Writing a dissertation can be a lonely proposition as the graduate student may onlyreceive feedback and support from their advisor, who may not be successfully filling theirwriting mentoring needs. The advisor

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Mechanical Engineering: Online Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University

IntersectionActive learningActive learning has been discussed both in terms of broad pedagogical approaches [1] andspecific types of activities [2]. Examples of active learning pedagogies include case-based,problem-based, project-based, discovery-based, and inquiry-based learning. Each of thesepedagogical approaches is marked by both practical and theoretical elements. For instance, whileboth problem-based and project-based learning is meant to be learning-centered, collaborative,and process oriented, problem-based learning typically involves students learning specificmethods for solving the problem while project-based methods are left more open [1]. In contrast,active learning in the context of types of activities implemented in class is more practical

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Jennifer Tygret; Jasmine White; Valerie Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Comas Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kinnis Gosha

, horizontalization, imaginative variation, andsynthesis. Two major themes emerged inductively relative to how the Black engineering facultytranslated their mentee experiences with their students: (1) Vulnerability opened the door topersonalized support; and (2) Authentically leading on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Thus, thephenomenon's essence was: As a result of serving as mentees in the IMPACT mentoringprogram, Black engineering faculty formed deeper mentoring relationships with students throughvulnerability, personalized support, and authentically leading on matters of equity, diversity, andinclusion. These findings reveal the ripple effect on the student-faculty relationship when facultyengage in quality faculty mentoring programs. This study is

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Santana, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Greg Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

approaches came anew focus on the development of 21st century skills within schools in hopes of preparingstudents for a future of work and learning (Boss, Larmer, & Mergendoller, 2013; Partnership for21st Century Learning, 2019). There is, however, still much discussion and debate surroundinghow schools can best approach and achieve this goal.That being said, one such approach challenging traditional schools is the collaborative highschool model. Specifically, the collaborative high school model that is the focus of thispreliminary study, aims to prepare students for college and careers by providing skills necessaryfor an evolving workforce. The school model was created with the goals of 1) preparingunderrepresented, minority students for

Conference Session

ERM: Systematic Reviews!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Asghar, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

thestart of the 21st century [1]. To facilitate this growth, research methodologies new to engineeringeducation are being adapted and implemented from other disciplines [2]. The use of new researchmethodologies has contributed to what is called engineering education’s “fourth major shift:applying education, learning, and social-behavioral sciences research” [3], as many of thesemethodologies have come from social-behavioral science fields. During this shift, increasingconcerns about an overemphasis on quantitative studies [4] in EER subsided as qualitativemethodologies began to emerge [2] and were welcomed by EER scholars. Increasingly,quantitative and qualitative methods are being combined to conduct mixed-method research inEER, although these

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 2: Postcard Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hicks; Michael Preuss; Matthew Alexander, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Rajashekar Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur

the Co-founder and Lead Consultant for Exquiri Consulting, LLC. His primary focus is providing assistance to grant project teams in planning and development, through external evaluation, and as publication support. Most of his work is on STEM education and advancement projects and completed for Minority-Serving Institutions. He also conducts research regarding higher education focused on the needs and interests of underserved populations and advancing understanding of Minority-Serving Institutions.Matthew Lucian Alexander (Associate Professor) Dr. Matthew is an associate professor in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University-KingsvilleRajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda (Lecturer 1)Mahesh Hosur