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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 21

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Ava Kay Huth, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Sara Xochilt Lamer, University of Kentucky; Joseph H. Hammer; Matthew Whitwer, University of Kentucky

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

help-seeking beliefs among underrepresentedstudents is critical; opinions about pursuing professional treatment for a mental health conditionmay be affected by gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, and socioeconomic status. Further,data was collected from first-year engineering students at the end of their first semester of collegeclasses. Therefore, the results may not reflect the students’ progress through the engineeringprogram. To address this, future directions plan to include a wider range of students from otherinstitutions and a higher proportion of students from racial and ethnic minority groups. As a result,we will be able to learn more about the mental health of marginalized student groups and theeffects of institutional

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew M. Grondin, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael I. Swart, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Matthew M. Grondin1,2, Michael I. Swart2, Claire Huggett1, Kate Fu1, and Mitchell J. Nathan2 Department of Mechanical Engineering1 Department of Educational Psychology-Learning Sciences2 University of Wisconsin-MadisonKeywords: Epistemic Network Analysis, Mechanical Reasoning, Mechanics of Materials,Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstract:This full paper considers how collaborative discourse can reveal ways upper-class engineeringstudents mechanically reason about engineering concepts. Argumentation and negotiation duringcollaborative, multimodal discourse using speech and gestures helps establish common groundbetween learners and fosters reflection on their conceptual

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Matutes, University of Indianapolis; Shelby Hacker, University of Indianapolis; Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University Indianapolis; Stephen J. Spicklemire, University of Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Joan Martinez, University of Indianapolis; Brett Leonard, University of Indianapolis; Joseph B. Herzog, University of Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

information and expertisewith their peers, and peers serve as positive role models for social comparison [5]. Additionally,peer mentoring encourages self-reflection and enhances collaboration with others [6]. Reciprocallearning is engendered through improving comprehension and fostering social interactions [7]. Ina study of first-generation college students, peer mentoring was found to contribute to buildingfive practices of exemplary leaders: enabling others to act by strengthening confidence andcompetence, modeling the way by facilitating discussions and sharing experiences, challengingthe process by adapting as pitfalls are encountered, encouraging the heart by recognizing andappreciating personal contributions of peers, and inspiring a shared

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Joanne Beckwith Maddock, Carnegie Mellon University; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Samira Azarin Azarin; Amy J. Karlsson, University of Maryland

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

conclusions about real-world problems.a The “short name” indicates an abbreviated name of the outcome for use in the presentation of the data.For the student survey, two additional reflective questions were included. These questions askedstudents to reflect on their weaknesses in the lab learning outcomes as well as any weaknessesthey perceived in their departmental curriculum for these learning outcomes. These questionswere included to get the views of students currently in the programs, as these views may differfrom the views of faculty in the programs and alumni perceptions may be skewed by changes tocurricula over time and time since graduation.The survey design was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at University ofKentucky. The

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon

by the SET dean during the program application and approval process,Dr. Dillon had to fine-tune the ME curriculum once she arrived. Then as new faculty were beingadded the second year, she turned over the detailed course design to them, one by one, as theywere brought on board. However, before diving in too far to the detailed course design, the firststep for the new group was to determine a set of program educational objectives (PEOs) alongwith a corresponding set of desired student outcomes (SOs) that could help the program meetthese PEOs. The PEOs were developed with input from the industry advisory board to reflect themission of the new program. Next, the founding faculty mapped the PEOs to the ABET criteriato assure full coverage

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 15

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Andrea Olivero-Araya, The Ohio State University; Monique S. Ross, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

should provide good opportunities to learn aboutcomplexities and contexts. Similarly, Merriam [9] reminds that the cases need to be selectedbased on relevant criteria, which means the researcher must first determine what selectioncriteria are essential in choosing the people or sites to be studied [17]. The criteria you establishdirectly reflects the purpose of the study and guide in the identification of information-rich cases[17].Additionally, in case study research, it is important to consider two levels of sampling [9].Firstly, the researcher identifies the case, which can be a person, a program, a university, amongothers. Secondly, within each case exists numerous sources of data, so the researcher needs toselect how to better approach that

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 22

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhruv Gambhir, Nanyang Technological University; Yifan Xie, University College London; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Junaid Qadir, Qatar University; Andy Khong, Nanyang Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. Meanwhile, greater attention should be devoted todeveloping advanced assessment techniques to detect dishonesty and academic misconduct.From the perspective of curriculum design, it also suggests investigating how future courses canbe designed to adapt to the development of such technology.AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the Nanyang Technological University under theURECA Undergraduate Research Programme and partially supported by the AI.R-NISTH AI forSocial Good Research Grant at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Any opinions,findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the URECA or AI.R program. We would like

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; John C. Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Stephen M Goodnick, Arizona State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. ; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University; Florida State University; Shayla Sawyer; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; David Zubia, University of Texas at El Paso; Milford Muskett

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

]. Asset Driven Equitable Partnerships – ADEP in Practice (WIP)Participating faculty from the two IEC Core MSI schools were asked to reflect on theirexperiences in this program by applying the ADEP Rubric (see Appendix for more details on therubric).Petru Andrei, from FAMU, had the following response. “I think this was a wonderful project. Ithas also increased the collaboration between the PIs/universities more than I expected.“The 8 items in the rubric were clearly addressed during the project.“For instance, in our first couple of meetings we identified the strengths that each of the PIscould bring to the project in multiple online presentations and Zoom meetings and we decidedwhat each faculty was supposed to do throughout the project. We did it

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Greg Luttrell

thestudents in a short concise manner, and they were able to digest it over a two-week period,commenting on it, and thinking about the implementation issues of such a system.As no students had personal experience with Maglev trains, this discussion forced them to tryand put it into their own context. This is very similar to the process used by students whenforced to understand an unfamiliar case study. “When the case method is used, issues areintroduced via concrete experiences as generated by the case scenario. This forces moststudents to employ what Kolb calls reflective observation from many viewpoints in order todevelop conclusions and develop conjectural models of the new concept.”6 In the first batch ofdiscussion postings these students very

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

University. This evaluation was conducted as away to provide participant feedback to the Innovations Process faculty in order to benchmark thecourse. As a unique course funded by a USDA Higher Education Challenge grant this projectallowed the faculty of the interdisciplinary course to reflect on the first year of the project anduse feedback from the students of that year to make changes for future years.Student participants in the Innovations Process course are placed in interdisciplinary teams andchallenged to solve a real-world problem in partnership with a local (Oklahoma) sponsorcompany. The participants combine engineering, business and communications skills to developa prototype, budget analysis and a comprehensive communications plan with

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Steven Skinner

previous global learning or study abroad experience; in this case, the student must prepare a two-page report outlining: • Summary of previous experience, including dates and locationsProceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education rev5 9 • Description of the student experience (typically a reflective paper, though not restricted to this) • Contact information of faculty/sponsors involved in the global learning experience4. Service Learning: Students participate in a project in a credit-bearing classthat serves the

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Beth Richards; Karen Walsh

the definition ofnerd was not as unidimensional as it might appear. In complicating this seemingly easydefinition of nerd, we, like Downs and Wardle, tried to avoid framing the reading and writingtasks as a “universal academic discourse” but instead focused on writing as inseparably pairedwith content. To accomplish this goal, we used, as Downs and Wardle describe, reading materialthat “centers on issues with which students have first-hand experience,” data-driven reading, aswell as reflective and research assignments, to lead to increased awareness about writing as wellas improved reading abilities and confidence—including recognition of texts not just asinformation but “as the words of real people.”5So, What Is a Nerd?At the outset of

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kinsel, University of Virginia ; Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia; George Prpich, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

descriptions of troubleshooting techniquesmore accurate and reflective of student actions. Tab. 1 summarizes the final codebook.3.3 Exercise DesignFollowing Van De Bogart et al. [17], we designed an authentic troubleshooting exercise with pre-set faults of varying difficulty. We started with a circuit similar to that used in [17], but addedcomponents and faults in an attempt to elicit a wider range of troubleshooting strategies.Fig. 1 depicts the correct circuit diagram. This circuit can be split into three main parts. The firststage is an operational amplifier (op amp) configured as a voltage follower, meaning the outputshould exactly track the input within the limits of operation. When functioning properly, this stagedoes nothing to the input

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanos Matsumoto, Olin College of Engineering; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

for wording survey questions inan accessible manner [40]. Our survey instrument consists of three parts, which we explain ingreater detail below.Terminology. Our survey begins with an assessment of participants’ understanding of softwareengineering terminology. This section of the survey begins with the following prompt: This section of the survey asks about how you understand terms from the field of software engineering. To ensure that your response reflects your understanding, please do not look up the meaning of these terms until you have completed the survey. Consider each of the following topics within the context of developing software. What words, phrases, or concepts come to mind?The survey then presents each

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Antonia Perasso Adunce, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile.; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

previous experience in which Phet Simulationswere introduced under a modified version of the ILD methodology. Figure 1 shows a schematicview of the roles, activities, and modalities for the innovation sequence implemented. Notice thatthis instructional strategy requires both individual reflection and group discussion, takingadvantage of each technique [16]. Instructor Students Small groups •Pose a physical •Students •Students use Phet to situation so that individually work on a practice students can make a analyze the related to their prediction under

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DSA Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ergezer, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mark Mixer, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Weijie Pang, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

Calculus 1A Calculus 2A Calculus 1B Calculus 2B English Sequence English Sequence Computer Science 1 Computer Science 2financial savings, this option facilitates swifter access to advanced degrees, reflecting the program’scommitment to flexibility, excellence, and academic prowess.A. First-Year CurriculumThe first-year curriculum for our Data Science program was designed to closely match both the first yearsof our current Computer Science and Applied Mathematics programs. At Wentworth, students choosetheir major before matriculation. This synchronization of the programs allows students the flexibility toswitch between programs seamlessly

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicente Valenzuela-Riquelme, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

done through interviews with students, thereby generating the version ofthe instrument used in this pilot study.At this stage of the validation process, the instrument's reliability presents a Cronbach's alphaof 0.860, reflecting high item consistency. However, the reliability calculated for the differenttheoretical dimensions of the instrument shows some Cronbach's alpha values that are notsatisfactory (Table 1). Therefore, as the validation work on the instrument continues, resultswill only be reported for the "Developmental leadership," "Conventional-positive leadership,"and "Conventional-negative leadership" dimensions, which are also the most relevantaccording to the objectives set for the current study. Table 1. Instrument

Conference Session

The Global and Cultural Dimensions of Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darius Grandvil Carter, San Francisco State University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Grant Nos.2024301 and 2130924. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin these materials are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References[1] D. MacMillan and M. Laris, “After midair failure, critics ask: Did Boeing learn from Max crashes?,” Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2024. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/12/boeing-max-safety-crashes/[2] N. Kallioinen et al., “Moral Judgements on the Actions of Self-Driving Cars and Human Drivers in Dilemma Situations From Different Perspectives,” Front. Psychol., vol. 10, p. 2415, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02415.[3] W. T. Lynch and R

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rana Hussein, Boston University; Muhammad Hamid Zaman, Boston University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

example, rather than producing a formalreport in which they analyze and interpret a dataset related to displacement patterns, studentsmight instead record a podcast which explores displacement patterns, assesses the types ofexisting data and explores how the availability of data and their representations determine theattention and resources allocated to a given community. Allowing students the opportunity toreflect on their learning through assigned reflection prompts or writing assignments is also usefulin courses like this and can also reveal student growth and mindset shifts over the duration of thecourse. Allowing students to develop a diversity of skills, including communication and writingskills, will allow them to become more well-rounded

Conference Session

Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

V. Sanchez Padilla, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Universidad ECOTEC, Ecuador; Lisa Schibelius, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

manufacturing. Her research interests are influenced by her experiences in industry and are centered on team dynamics, conflict management, professional skills development, and intercultural awareness. She aims to leverage her industry experiences to bridge academia and industry through her research, teaching practices, and interventions aimed towards student and faculty professional development. As an artist, she is also interested in art, creativity, and expression in engineering. Her research also centers on non-traditional methods, transformation, and critical reflection - aspiring for more equitable and inclusive practices in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Abdullah Konak; Gül E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan E. Esparragoza

). The overall result given in Table II could be generated using  Please indicate how knowledgeable you are about skills and any assessment rubric or test and does not necessarily reflect attitudes for effective team communication. the advantages of the MDL-based assessment framework. The  Please indicate how confident you are about your advantages of the MDL-based assessment framework become communication skills in teamwork. apparent when the overall test score is broken down into the MDL

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Beth Richards; Karen Walsh

the definition ofnerd was not as unidimensional as it might appear. In complicating this seemingly easydefinition of nerd, we, like Downs and Wardle, tried to avoid framing the reading and writingtasks as a “universal academic discourse” but instead focused on writing as inseparably pairedwith content. To accomplish this goal, we used, as Downs and Wardle describe, reading materialthat “centers on issues with which students have first-hand experience,” data-driven reading, aswell as reflective and research assignments, to lead to increased awareness about writing as wellas improved reading abilities and confidence—including recognition of texts not just asinformation but “as the words of real people.”5So, What Is a Nerd?At the outset of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Thomas Dodson; Nicholas Mattei; Joshua T. Guerin; Judy Goldsmith; Joan M. Mazur

University Research Initiative, Award Number 09-ONR- advisors to explore and evaluate options with the students.1115. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed In recent years, there has been enormous growth andin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the innovation in available online education tools and modalities.views of the National Science Foundation or the Office of Naval Research. There is ongoing work, both commercial and academic, in NICTA is funded by the Australian Government through the Departmentof Communications and the Australian Research Council through the ICT

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Teresa Piliouras; Pui Lam Yu; Kristin Villanueva; Holly Robillard; Yingxin Chen; Michael Berson; Jeanne R. Lauer; Garret Sampel; Daniel Lapinski; Maigh Attre

needed to dimensions relating to innovation and self-direction.compose a grammatically correct letter, to calculate a bill for a Technology skills play a prominent role in this model, and arecustomer, and to conduct one’s self in an ethically and socially categorized with respect to [6]:responsible manner. Competency reflects a higher level of • Information Literacy – accessing, using, managing, andskill mastery. Competency is the ability to envision a gestalt evaluating information;and possible solutions even if the task at-hand is poorly • Media Literacy – analyzing and creating mediadefined or the available tools or information are lacking and products;incomplete. For example

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Melody Baglione

, engfac [content management]the tour, seeing such a schematic on the concept inventory website was useful for reference outside of class, andbetter indicates the importance of these concepts. the writing assignment was very useful and interesting.Furthermore, by giving students the same post-conceptinventory after the tours, students are able to reflect on their Question: Did the project enhance your learninglearning gains. experience? If so, in what ways?D. Interviews Answer: Yes, I had never been on a building tour with Through interviews with students, lab observations, and respect to its HVAC components

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama; Lisa LaCross, University of South Alabama

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Diversity, Professional Papers

the paper’s structure and apply these resourceseffectively to their work.3.3 Instructor Reflection and RecommendationsAfter submitting their first drafts, students are asked to provide an honest self-assessment score(1-100) on their drafts. The average score is 69.7, with the highest score being 80 and the lowest60, indicating that students are still on the learning curve. After submitting their final drafts,students reassess their work, and the average score increase to 72.4, with the highest score being85 and the lowest 65. Although the improvement in self-assessment is not highly significant, itdoes show increases across the board, including both the average and the high and low ends. Theinstructor also evaluates the final quality of the

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Omar McFarlane Sweeney, University of Florida; Vani Ruchika Pabba, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Diversity, Professional Papers

change induced disasters rather than on expenditure forsustainable development.Several relevant technologies, such as solar, wind, wave, geothermal, and biomass, createsustainable cities. For instance, cities can achieve zero-waste goals using biomass as part of anintegrated waste management plan. Sustainable cities must use an integrated resource energyplan to meet their inhabitants' energy demands and provide redundancy in case of impacts toother sources.Sustainable city design should incorporate local design practices and societal customs, such asthe traditional Arabic concrete screens in Masdar City that provide shade and mask an innerlight-reflecting layer of aluminum to keep buildings cool [2]. Sustainable city designs will alsoneed to use

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 4: WIP: investigate recruitment strategies used by engineering bridge and success programs to recruit underserved students

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; N’Diya Harris, Wright State University; Ansley Lynn Shamblin, West Virginia University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

]. Additional challenges inrecruitment were reported during and after COVID [3, 26, 27].Effective recruitment strategies should consider factors critical to both students’ awareness anddecision making. Practical recruitment methods (e.g., language, personalization, communicationmethods, parental involvement, etc.) can impact the effectiveness of recruiting underrepresentedstudents [28, 29]. For example, it has been suggested that the use of gender-fair language canreduce male bias during job recruitment [30]. Woods et al. increased their female engineeringundergraduate enrollment by changing their recruitment materials and website to reflect factorsimportant to both men and women and they added information about helping others, theenvironment, working

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

May Alzawawi

competitiveness among rivals [35]. Gonzalez-Benito, J., &legislative and regulatory compliance. It became necessary for a firm Gonzalez-Benito, O. claim in their research the following:to assure that all their products and services are done with “A policy of environmental purchasing may not beenvironmental consciousness practices [26]. undertaken because of a desire to ‘Save the world’, but because it reflects a way to gain competitive advantage, • Regulations improving the financial performance of the firm. The With the recent trend towards

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

J. S. Shelley P.E.

“enhancements” outside of regular class times, even if it is just checking their grades.That students appreciate having information available outside of class times is also illustrated bythe breakout of data by week day. Taking the week of 1 Dec as an example, Blackboard showsno student log-ins during the Tuesday and Thursday class days, but 11 out of 18 students loggedin over the weekend of 6 Dec. All checked grades, and two also “hit” Elluminate content.Observations of the distant classroom indicate that the distant students attend class moreregularly on Tuesdays than on Thursdays. The Blackboard data reflect this trend as well with15.4% of log-ins occurring on Tuesdays and only 7.4%, the lowest percentage, occurring onThursdays. Just over one