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Track 7: Technical Session 2: Lessons Learned from Development of an Elective Undergraduate Course on DEI in STEM

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Christopher Alexander Carr, George Mason University; Kevin William Kuck, George Mason University; Dhiambi Otete; Violet Veronika Reges

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showcased his skills for technical reading and writing and being able to bridge the gap between client and engineer. In his role as an Intern Engineering Inspector at CES Consulting LLC, Kevin demonstrated a strong commitment to quality assurance and control, ensuring that construction aligned with design plans and bringing errors to the attention of senior inspectors for correction. His involvement extends beyond his work and academic pursuits; His membership in the National ASME and AIAA organizations reflects his commitment to his field and his versatile interests. Additionally, he has taken on leadership responsibilities as the GMU ASME President, where he has organized informa- tional sessions and collaborated

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Timothy A Wood, The Citadel

Notes Notes taken WITH Notes do not reflect the Notes reflect more Section clarity and accuracy- entirety of the assigned than one of the does not directly copy resource OR are negative criteria (4x Points) content from resource inaccurate to the text OR listed to the left but instead show significant direct rephrases/abridges copying of the resourceLive PollingPlicker Cards were employed in CIVL103 as a live multiple-choice question polling tool. Theseare preferred by many instructors in the Civil Engineering Department at The Citadel becausethey do not require students

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; LaNika M. Barnes, Albemarle County Public Schools (Charlottesville, Virginia); Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Daniel Webster Fairley II, 100 Black Men of Central Virginia

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. Economic disparities in these areasdisproportionately impact marginalized communities, reflecting a broader trend observed in manyregions. To address these challenges, the implementation of free and low-cost peer-to-peer andnear-to-peer collaborative programs is recommended. These initiatives can offer guidance,support, and role models, assisting young individuals in navigating the complexities ofadolescence.To bridge existing gaps, it is essential to establish programs that actively involve middle and highschool students, as well as their families, with working professionals, professors, andundergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities. This collaborative approachrepresents a significant step towards providing emotional

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Arezou Shafaghat, Kennesaw State University; Mohammad Jonaidi; Hoseoen Lee; Craig A Chin, Kennesaw State University; Ali Keyvanfar, Kennesaw State University

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capabilities, Python, and DALL-E,enhancing its functionality and providing a comprehensive platform for educational assistance.In this study:'Y' (Educational Interests) explored are: - General Education Courses topics - Major-Specific Courses topics - Elective Courses topics - Beyond Curriculum topics (Career Development, Skills Enhancement, etc.)'Y' (Engagement Spectrum) explored are: - Forerunners: Always at the forefront, first to adopt new ideas and technologies. - Steady Engagers: Consistent and reliable in participation, regularly contributing. - Gradual Engagers: Initially less engaged, becoming more involved over time. - Silent Engagers: Quietly engaged, need observation and reflection over vocal participation. - Unsure

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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Brenner10 Pronunciations” and “The AutoHen Email Exchange” • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, • Presentation-criteria exercise: what do you Rebecca Skloot11 consider to be the five most important criteria for an excellent presentation? • “Columbia's Last Flight: The inside story of • Reflection assignment: “What about Your the investigation — and the catastrophe it laid Own Professional Persona?” bare,” William Langewiesche12 • “The ‘Korean Skyscraper’ Incident”: can a Tae Bo class really simulate an earthquake? • Preparing to present: theatre exercises and Dr. Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk3

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Track 4: Technical Session 4: The Pink Paradox: Tensions in How STEM Toys are Marketed Toward Girls

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Theresa Green, Purdue University; Artre Reginald Turner, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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often involves using traditional gender stereotypes inorder to capture girls’ interest. Sweet [11] found that toy marketing has fluctuated throughout the20th century in terms of using gender stereotypes to sell products to children. At certain points,stereotypes were prominently used in advertisements and marketing materials to drive sales andinfluence consumer behavior. Sweet notes that these actions "added to -- and helped toperpetuate -- evolving cultural narratives about gender" (p. 221). Feminine toys highlighteddomesticity, the adoption of nurturing qualities, and emphasis on attractiveness, while masculinetoys encouraged building, aggression, and action. Through continued play with gendered toysthat reflect societal stereotypes, girls

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Christopher Joseph Gioia; Louis Edward Christensen, The Ohio State University

development and project iterations. This work presents the initial details ofthe project, faculty observations, and future data collection tools for project-based pedagogicalresearch. The goal of the research is to use this project to identify when students self-identify asengineers and what events contribute to their perceived identities. Self-reflections and designcompetence surveys will be collected from the sophomore and junior students participating inthis project and as seniors when they complete their capstone design course starting in Spring2024.KeywordsSelf-efficacy, Project-based Design, Design Project, Mechanical EngineeringNomenclatureSRU—Slippery Rock UniversityME – Mechanical EngineeringPBL – Project-based learningDBL – Design-based

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Sara Jones, Gannon University; Zachary Owen Dickinson, Gannon University; Andrew Donald Snowdy; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Wookwon Lee, Gannon University

functionality in the extreme weather conditions of high-altitudeballooning and 2) to test the radio range at a VHF/UHF band utilizing an 8 MHz bandwidth forreal-time video streaming, substantial additional efforts were made to convert what was forterrestrial operations to a battery-powered science payload that could properly operate in extremeweather conditions such as high-altitude balloon flights cruising near space. This paper describes our development efforts and lessons learned, and is organized as follows.An overview and key design aspects of the payload systems are described in Section 2 and Section3, respectively. Section 4 presents student reflections on troubleshooting and Section 5 provides abrief analysis of experimental data collected

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2022 CIEC

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Joseph Untener; Philip Appiah-Kubi

can be found in appendix II. This allows the students to reflect and reviewtheir project performance relative to the other team members. As part of the peer review, eachstudent assigns three attribute codes (such as late for meetings, effective team member) to eachmember. Once the peer reviews are received and reviewed, the faculty advisors populate themand discuss the anonymous summary with each team member. This provides the faculty advisorsthe opportunity to appraise the team dynamics which helps in addressing most team andindividual challenges. In the middle of the semester, faculty advisors complete and review witheach team their strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), during which time ateam midterm grade is assigned

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; Connor McLaren, Texas A&M University; Justin Leiden, Texas A&M University

licensing and the number of users differ from commercial setups. • Domain Experience: to help bridge the OT/ICS domain experience, we consider a phased approach where we first focus on example processes that are representative of classes of industries. In such processes, we start with a testbed setup, including devices and processes reflecting the lower levels (Levels 0 - sensors/actuators, Level 1 - simple control/PLC) of the Purdue Model. We progress in later phases to higher levels of the Purdue model. To further make the domain expertise accessible to students, multiple resources were developed to walk students through building, configuring and operating the testbed with details including

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2023 ASEE GSW

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Daniel Bang; Saira Anwar; Syeda Fizza Ali; Alejandra Magana

course activities have with students. The less likely students will pay attention andlearn appropriately in class. Also, the study methodology indirectly helps the instructors toevaluate their classes and classify in-class activities using the ICAP framework. AcknowledgmentWe acknowledge the support of Dr. Anwar Startup Funds provided by Texas A&M Universityfor this research. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial do not necessarily reflect those of Texas A&M University. We also thank the studentsand instructor who helped us collect the data. References1. C. C. Bonwell and J. A. Eisen, "Active learning: Creating

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

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Matthew Levi Giles, University of Southern California; Joy Uehara, University of Southern California; Haylee Mota, University of Southern California; Emma Katharine Singer, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Matthew R Gilpin, University of Southern California; Akshay Potnuru; Jessica Aftosmis, University of Southern California

problems have a “right” answer. Successful completion of theAME 341 sequence requires students to develop their own intuition and independence in alaboratory environment. Bridging the classroom and work environment, the laboratoryexperiments are specially designed to ensure that students stop, think, decide, and discover. It istherefore crucial for all graduating AME students to receive the full laboratory experience. This paper aims to present the accessible solutions developed for the AME 341 coursesequence, and reflects on the experience from the point of view of instructors, teaching assistants,and a visually impaired student. It initially was found that there were no ready accessibilitysolutions for test and measurement hardware. Thus, USC

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University

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protection engineering initiative.The conclusion of this track results in the attainment of a certificate in fire protection engineering,which is reflected on the transcript. This specialization is established through a collaboration withPantex and the Department of Energy, driven by the identified demand for fire protection engineerswithin the National Nuclear Security Agency. The mechanical engineering program also provides arange of elective courses, such as sustainability, robotics, power plants, combustion theory, alongwith several approved 3000 level courses from civil, environmental, and electrical engineeringprograms. Civil EngineeringThe civil engineering program was approved by the TAMU system and

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Track 8: Technical Session 1: Logic Models: How this tool can help you make the case for your DEI programs

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Erin Carll, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington

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. 4 What is your program trying to do? Create a Basic Logic Model Activity Book by Chris LysyUnderstanding what you are trying to do in your program is the key to your logicmodel and there are tools you can use to flesh that out. The QR code on this slidewill bring you to a logic model workbook by Chris Lysy. We think this is a helpful toolfor doing this kind of reflection and drives some of the work we’ll be doing togethertoday. This workbook recommends that, before you start developing your logicmodel, you should consider your answer to this question and think about howother partners in your work might also answer this question.Take about 30 seconds now to jot down your answer to this question.Keep the answer to that

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Track 8: Technical Session 4: Grading: The (Mis)use of Mathematics in Measuring Student Learning and its Disproportionate Impact on Equity and Inclusion

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; Robert Christopher Bosley, California State University, Los Angeles; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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how they were graded or based on the options available in a digital gradebook. Very rarely has anyone in the workshop had a specific course about grading during a faculty training or credentialing program.6 ● Typical sequence of course activities that results in scores or grades in a gradebook, especially in higher education STEM courses.● There is extensive research demonstrating that retrieval practice, the practice of retrieving knowledge from memory, reflecting on that knowledge, and interleaving practice of that knowledge with other topics is effective at making knowledge stick. Known as “the testing effect”, research has shown that a number of successful retrievals are required to give a

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

rather than a true reflection of student summer activitypreference. The largest samples, juniors and seniors in both years, show an increasing number ofstudents who report only completing military activities which corresponds with standard trainingtimelines for ROTC students. These training camps take up a substantial portion of the summer,thus preventing students from participating in an engineering internship. Though one could statethat military training is an internship for students who will pursue military careers aftergraduation. When looking at the same student level across two years (e.g. comparing 2022juniors to 2023 juniors), we see inconsistent ratios of summer activities. However, when trackinga cohort between years there is more

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest; Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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support provided by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber 2315646. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] K. A. Bartlett and J. D. Camba, “Gender Differences in Spatial Ability: a Critical Review,” Educ. Psychol. Rev., vol. 35, no. 1, p. 8, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10648-023-09728-2.[2] J. Wai, D. Lubinski, and C. P. Benbow, “Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance.,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 817–835, 2009, doi: 10.1037/a0016127.[3] S. Sorby, “A Course in Spatial

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

some level in other classes. However, instead ofbecoming a liability, this repetition has proved to be a valuable way for cadets to gain a deeperunderstanding of many topics covered and ultimately increase their chances of passing the FEexam. Reflecting on the past decade since the course was introduced, both cadets and thedepartment have benefited from the course, both in unanticipated ways. For the cadets, thecourse has developed into a pre-capstone experience. For the department, the course has allowedthe curriculum to adjust rapidly to ever-changing industry needs.KeywordsFE Exam, Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering, CurriculumHistoryContinuing a tradition that was established many years ago, the Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Paul Forsberg; David A. Guerra-Zubiaga, Kennesaw State University; Fadi Hantouli; Amin Esmaeili, Kennesaw State University; Griselda Quiroz-Compean

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. One motivational factor is for non-engineering professors to be connected withengineering students whose capstone project aligns with an area of research being studied by theprofessor. While many engineering students choose to move on to industry after graduating,some choose to stay for a post-graduate degree. The capstone projects are often reflections of theinterests of the students. If there is an opportunity for a group of students to work with a non-engineering professor, then the students could not only expand their interest in amultidisciplinary field but also learn about the professor's work and expertise. In addition, theprofessor would also have opportunities to have the multidisciplinary capstone project involvethe development of

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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professional guidance for their success, which is reflected in theirhigher GPA, retention and graduation rate compared to their peers, and also supported throughthe student survey below.Table 2. Retention Rates for NSF Scholars and First-time in College students. Major Retention (after 1-year) Retention (after 4-year) (%) (%) NSF STEM Scholars 100 96.0 Mechanical Engineering

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Alexa C. Andershock, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Baker A. Martin, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

partlyhistorical, this data may not accurately reflect the current enrollment trends in engineering.The numbers of students disaggregated by gender and first-declared major is described in Table1. Additional engineering majors were excluded from the sample due to their limited populationsize. Mechanical Electrical Civil Chemical Industrial Computer Aerospace TOTAL Male 7,205 5,284 4,100 2,632 2,572 3,429 2,532 27,754 Female 980 750 1,070 1,360 1,198 300 483 6,141 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 8,185 6,034 5,170 3,992 3,770

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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/nsf22057.pdf2. Malachowski, M.R., 2020, “Reflections on the Evolution of Undergraduate Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Over the Past 25 Years,” Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 38-45.3. Kurwadkar, S.T. and Marble, D.K., 2012, “Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Research Experiences in a Predominantly Undergraduate Teaching Institute,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2012.4. Shen, H., Miller, R.F., and Sawyers, D., 2010, “Research Experience at an Undergraduate Institution,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2010.5. Mehta, Y.A., Dusseau, R.A, and Ramachandran, R.P., 2013. “Conducting State-of-the-Art Research in an Institution with a Strong Undergraduate

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Stephen Strain, University of Memphis; Andrew Blass Watson, The University of Memphis; Matthew Hale, The University of Memphis

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tohave the LLM edit results sections, it will often reframe any results as groundbreaking andpositive even if that is nowhere near the case. This is an interesting reflection of the academicpapers the LLM was trained on, as published papers rarely have negative results presented, sothe LLM tries to reframe every failure as a success because that is what it interprets as the trend.If tasked with creating documents without a predefined structure LLMs tend to produce text thatcan be excessively verbose, self-referential, and self-aggrandizing. Without proper writingdirection, LLM produced text can suffer from shift in tone and style, such as, combining mediablog style and language with academic papers material. It becomes evident that, similar to

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceGraduate programs grew significantly reflecting a nationwide trend [11, 13]. The return on in-vestment for transfer and graduate students should be examined in depth to determine the relativevalue of these students (vs the traditional freshman) to accomplishing the University mission ofproviding “access and opportunity to all sectors of Mississippi’s diverse population, as well asother states and countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.” [8] The largest programs, based on the number of majors are shown in Table 2. Business has shownthe greatest sustained growth. Kinesiology has shown the

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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], recruitment into graduate school [3], and mentoring [4]. Suchprograms may or may not describe themselves as, or be considered as, bridge programs.Many bridge programs for undergraduates have been reported in the literature, with a selection ofpapers about such programs presented in [5]. Some of those papers indicated that the literature onbridge programs was scant, despite the wealth of papers on the topic. In contrast, the literature ongraduate bridge programs is far less extensive and can actually be considered to be lacking. Thismay reflect, to some extent, both a lack of such programs and a lack of research on them. Thisreview paper, therefore, will illuminate some of the existing literature, discuss common issues andmajor differences in the

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Eric McKanna, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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response and 1 signified a highly negative response. Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 8 Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education (a) Likelihood to Purchase the Game (b) Usefulness of Challenges in Exams or Labs (c) Usefulness as Optional Supplemental Mate- rial Figure 8: Survey ResultsDiscussionThe results of the survey were overwhelmingly positive, with one respondent indicating that theyhad purchased the game upon the conclusion of the demonstration. This sentiment is reflected inFigure 8a, where a surprising number of students

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Bilquis Ferdousi, Eastern Michigan University

Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, 17(8).14. Spector, J. M., Ifenthaler, D., Samspon, D., Yang, L., Mukama, E., Warusavitarana, A., Lokuge Dona, K., Eichhorn, K., Fluck, A., Huang, R., Bridges, S., Lu, J., Ren, Y., Gui, X., Deneen, C. C., San Diego, J., & Gibson, D. C. (2016). Technology enhanced formative assessment for 21st century learning. Educational Technology & Society, 19(3), 58-71.15. Taras, M. (2005). Assessment - summative and formative - some theoretical reflections, British Journal of Educational Studies, 53(4), 466-478, DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8527.2005.00307.x. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8527.2005.00307

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Gustavo Adolfo Sanchez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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, pressing issues in theirdiscipline. There are individual and team activities. The reading materials provide the basis andstructure for learning more about application of system thinking and dynamics, and are supportedby lectures. The HODAs are selected to bring to life the system archetypes as we progressthrough the materials from relatively simple archetypes toward more complex archetypes. TheHODAs may be individual activities during class, or team activities during class, depending onthe archetype. The written assignments are prepared by each of the students to discuss thearchetype, describe an example of that archetype in aviation or aerospace, and develop a diagramthat reflects the systems dynamics of that archetype. Students present their

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Kevin Stinnette, Lawrence Technological University; George Pappas, Lawrence Technological University

squareacceleration equation and then compared to the comfort standard set by ISO 2631-1. The roadexcitation will be represented by the piecewise function with the unit of measurement beingmeters. The intent of this function is to simulate the vehicle moving approximately 35 miles perhour, the average speed for most of the events this vehicle raced at. This function is applied in away that reflects the right side of the vehicle. The 2 DOF represents the front right quarter of thevehicle. The 4 DOF (roll) represents the front of the vehicle, with the right wheel hitting the bump.The 4 DOF (pitch) represents the right side of the vehicle, the front wheel first hits the bump thenthe rear wheel. The 7 DOF represents the full vehicle. Similarly, to 4 DOF (pitch

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2023 PSW

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Tatyana Ryutov

issues and the perspectives of different sides. The projects in this category include thefollowing: • The ethics of genomic data privacy. • Ethical use of artificial Intelligence in healthcare. • Implications of capturing the user's fingerprints or facial biometric information. • Ethical reflection on the development strategy of biobanks in the era of Big Data. 4. Course Evaluation and ConclusionsTable 3 shows our survey results to evaluate the course. A majority of students gave high ratings for recommendingthis course to other students and the remote learning experience. The survey results indicate positive feedback forthe course. What is your initial learning motivation for taking this In this class, what did