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Engineering Ethics Division: Ethics Education Assessment

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Michelle Hughes Miller, University of South Florida; Grisselle Centeno, Florida Polytechnic University; Elaine Englehardt, Utah Valley University; Michael Pritchard; Susan LeFrancois, Florida Polytechnic University; Ideliz Roman, University of South Florida

service sector. He is also active in engineering education research with a focus on the formation of ethical engineers. Kingsley is also a current RIEF mentee.Ideliz Celes Roman (University of South Florida) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Cultivating the Ethical Identities of STEM Students Through Enhanced Internships Michelle Hughes Miller, Elaine Englehardt, Michael Pritchard, Susan LeFrancois, Grisselle Centeno, Kingsley A. Reeves, Jr., Miguel Amaral, Alberto Garabatos Tormo, Ideliz Celes RomanIntroductionThe oft-cited model of the engineer identity by Godwin [1] is comprised

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Joint Session: Entrepreneurially-Minded Learning in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Reissman, University of Dayton; Vinayak Vijayan, University of Dayton; Shanpu Fang; Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Skyler Miller, University of Dayton

: curiosity, connections, and creating value. These 3Csform the primary student learning outcomes of what is referred to as the entrepreneurial mindset(EM), as defined by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) which presentlyconsists of over 3500 faculty and staff across 340 institutions [1]. The goal of KEEN is to helpeducators within its network ‘focus on one mission: To reach all their undergraduate engineeringstudents with an EM so that they can create personal, economic, and societal value through alifetime of meaningful work.’ As such, KEEN has created a multitude of ways to train educatorsto incorporate EM within curricula and allow sharing of findings among its members within itsonline repository. While KEEN has certainly been a

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Student Division Technical 4: Student Experience & Competencies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Powered by www.slayte.com Exploring the Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’ Level of Engagement and Their Perceptions of SupportAbstract Providing support to undergraduate students pursuing STEM (science, technology,engineering, and mathematics) degrees is important for student retention. In recognition of thisimportance, academic institutions allocate substantial resources to provide such support insideand outside of class. Support can take on a range of different forms and, in thinking holisticallyabout all support mechanisms, colleges are often faced with the challenge of identifying theefficacy of its investments in student support. This scenario led Lee and Matusovich [1] todevelop the model of co

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CIT Division Technical Session #6

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abdulmalek Al-Gahmi, Weber State University; Kyle Feuz; Yong Zhang, Weber State University

the efficacy of certain teachingmethodology[4], [5], while others seek to catch problems early enough in the semester to stillhave time to intervene [6], [7]. Some of these studies require designing certain randomizedexperiments [1], [2], [4], [6]. Yet there are studies similar to ours that focus on utilizing the datathat the ubiquitous LMS's gather based on student activities and interactions with the coursematerials. In this section, we review some of that work.Umer et al [2] use several machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict student outcomes in acourse by mining the LMS activity log data. They confirm the importance of LMS data inmaking such predictions but find out that having LMS data does not necessarily lead to improvedpredictive

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Kun Yao, University of Georgia; Adel Al Weshah, University of Georgia; Olanrewaju Olaogun, University of Georgia; Shiyu Wang, University of Georgia

Diagnostic (ECCD)1.0 IntroductionThe quantity and quality of students prior knowledge of basic concepts is pivotal to the ability to learnadvanced and complex STEM topics [1, 2]. As such, researchers endeavor to identify and researchpedagogies and tools that reveal misconceptions in students’ prior knowledge, in order to promoteconceptual change learning [3]. Researchers and instructors have employed different techniques to identifystudents’ misconceptions: including methods such as interviews, think-aloud and focus groups. However,these methods are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and require specialized skills to successfully use on alarge scale, or in classroom. Alternatively, concept inventories (CIs) have been designed to evaluatestudents

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy

pipelinewith the goal of increasing the participation of under-represented minorities (URM) inbiomedical sciences research. Steep declines in the presence of these populations [1] within thebiomedical research sector have caused sufficient alarm that the NIH has tasked granteeinstitutions “to implement and study innovative approaches to engaging and retaining studentsfrom diverse backgrounds in biomedical research, potentially helping them on the pathway tobecome future contributors to the NIH-funded research enterprise [2].The goals of the BUILD grant dovetail well with intensive efforts within the physics communityto transform and enhance the Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) course sequence inways that more fully integrate the

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ERM: Systematic Reviews!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

engineering education are scarce.Previous work by Crede and Borrego [1] and Kajfez and Creamer [2] examined mixed methodspublications across popular venues in the field like the Journal of Engineering Education andASEE conference proceedings. Crede and Borrego [1] focused primarily on the issue of mixingand priority (i.e., quantitative or qualitative dominance) using thematic analysis using criteriaestablished by Creswell and Plano Clark [3], whereas Kajfez and Creamer [2] focused onevaluating a selection of 16 articles using Creamer’s Mixed Methods Evaluation Rubric. Bothreviews focused on the concept of mixing, which is the fundamental quality of mixed methodsresearch used synonymously with the term integration – the point where qualitative

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Assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Keith Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Efhalia Chatziefstratiou, Arizona State University

differentmechanics courses at two different universities.Self-assessment is not a new pedagogical technique and has been studied in many differentcontexts. David Boud has developed a well-established and accepted definition of self-assessment,its purpose, and example uses [1]. He states that SA is becoming an important part of educationbecause it allows students to become more effective and take responsibility for their learningwithout requiring the intervention of an instructor as typical assessments do [1]. Self-assessmenthas also been shown to improve student self-efficacy by increasing student understanding of thetask and their performance [2]. In a meta-analysis on SA done by Boud and Falchikov, they lookedat many examples of SA that compared student

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Student Division Technical 2: Instruction & Learning Delivery

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haleh Brotherton, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Jessica Manning, Clemson University

efficiently. Advisors require tools to track advising sessions,create reports from such sessions, and alert them when an advisee’s performance declines. Onthe other hand, instructors need features around creating and organizing course materials andvisualizing grades and class performances. While some of the existing dashboards [1] and [2]have focused on these needs, in this paper, we focus on developing the components of a student-centered academic dashboard based on theory and empirical data.Academic dashboards and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) focus on students' connectionwith their advisors, viewing and tracking grades and course schedules, and keeping a history ofadvising appointments. One example of academic dashboards is Student Success

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory and SoC Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Carroll, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jason Losh, The University of Texas at Arlington

Texas at Austin. He is a Life Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Alabama. Carroll has co-authored three textbooks, a tutorial book, and numerous papers and technical reports. He has received an American Society for Engineering Education Outstanding Young Faculty Award, two National Aeronautics and Space Administration Technology Innovation Awards, and three IEEE Computer Society Service Awards. He is an IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member and a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal. Carroll served as chair of the UTA Faculty Senate from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021. He served as Dean of the College of Engineering at

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Andreas Polycarpou, Texas A&M University; Emma Edoga, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; David Seets, Texas A&M University

) paper describes a National Science Foundation funded RED (RevolutionizingEngineering Departments) Adaptation and Implementation (A&I) grant focused on changing the culture ofa large traditional mechanical engineering department at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and is anadaptation of the “Additive Innovations” model developed by Arizona State University in their REDproject[1]. The TAMU RED project is focused entirely on culture change via faculty development, withthe goal of shifting from a culture where teaching is secondary to research and courses evolve via sporadic,undocumented, individual innovations to a culture that recognizes teaching’s role in both faculty andstudent success and encourages a sustained process of incremental

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NEE Technical Session - the Best of NEE

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann

small benefits they can “purchase” with their collected tokens, such asCrystal Ball that when used, the student gets the opportunity to receive instructor feedback on acourse project report before their final submission.A survey instrument that measures student motivation based on the Situational Motivation Scale(SIMS) [1-2] was administered to the consented participants in both classes at the end of thesemester to assess the impact of this gamification on student motivation and success in thesecourses. A focus group discussion was also conducted at the end of the semester to betterunderstand participants’ initial reactions to gamification, their motivation for participation ingamification, and their overall opinions and suggestions towards

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CIT Division Technical Session #11

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

-time assessment of student learning and interventionneeds, and program outcomes and continuous improvement. The new virtual lab environment,consisting of nested Linux virtual machines, was hosted on a remotely accessible, private cloudsystem. Automatic grading was implemented via NEW Quizzes on our Learning ManagementSystem – Canvas. Students could receive immediate feedback for most lab tasks. The trial-and-error approach was intended to improve student learning. An anonymous student survey wasconducted at the end of the semester to evaluate the project.BACKGROUND Hands-on labs have been implemented in cyber security education for a long time [1, 2].In early years, students performed the labs in person using physical machines in

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Alford, University of Michigan; Heather Rypkema, University of Michigan; Ryien Hosseini, University of Michigan; Megan Beemer, University of Michigan; Harsh Jhaveri, University of Michigan

Powered by www.slayte.com Turns Out Our Exams Were Pointless, So We Changed Our Assessment StrategyAbstractThis research paper describes our analysis of how student exam scores in a large introductoryprogramming course evaluate student learning in the context of other assessment mechanisms.Data from Academic Years 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 were used to compare the pre-pandemicindividual assessment scheme with the revised scheme implemented in response to the shift toremote instruction. Our analysis focused on two key questions: 1) How well are individualassessments enabling students to demonstrate their learning? and 2) how equitable are theassessments with respect to grade outcomes for students with

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LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jesus Gonzalez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Ruth Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Johanna Bodenhamer, IUPUI

potentially produce better short- and long-term writing skill outcomes. The requirement to communicate with peers outside of engineeringprovides students with a learning opportunity that extends past basic writing skills and promotesWID10.Basis of WATTS TrainingThe basis of WATTS training is to effectively train the writing center tutors and establish arelationship between faculty and writing center personnel. The effectiveness of peer tutoring hasbeen widely recognized11. Three main advantages emerge from writing center collaborations:Peer writing tutors 1) are widely accessible, existing at most institutions3,8; 2) are trained andexperienced8,5; and 3) are a low-cost option relative to employing composition instructors orgraduate students12. One

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University

outstanding teaching and research excellence. He has been involved in numerous professional societies to supplement his teaching and research, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE, and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Digital Construction, 3) BIM and VDC, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Construction Education, and 6) Sustainability.Tran Duong Nguyen Tran Duong Nguyen has worked as an architect/ planner for the last 12 years in different project stages, including project management. With hands-on experience, he has conducted research across disciplines, primarily

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Computers in Education 2 - Programming 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Mason, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Hansika Sirikumara, Marian University

thesyntax needed for writing a computer code can be introduced through support programs inproblem solving. This article demonstrates this approach through the problem of non-linearpendulum, a familiar problem solved in most engineering and physics classes. It is basicallyfocused on implementing numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential equations(ODEs). Instead of using a syntax-based teaching approach, support programs can be used toidentify the required coding elements. We envision that this approach can be transferable to manyproblems in STEM classes to motivate students towards computer programming.1 IntroductionThe proliferation of computer science into STEM fields has resulted in a high demand for STEMjobs in computing. Thus, it

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Goldschneider; Benjamin Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

options for curriculum design in first-year programs.Background and ObjectivesIn the mid-2000’s, a call went out to integrate the teaching of science, technology, engineering,and mathematics into what we now collectively refer to as STEM [1]. Since that time, additionalinitiatives have suggested that it might be even more beneficial to integrate the arts into STEMlearning, creating STEAM. Some even argue that it should be pushed even further, addingadditional study of the societal implications of STEAM research and work, further lengtheningthe acronym to STEAMS [2]. For this paper, the focus will remain on STEAM and itsimplications for the first-year engineering curriculum.Students’ experiences in their first-year engineering (FYE) classes are

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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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Sheldon Jeter, Georgia Institute of Technology; christopher fernandez

differential ZTE. Instead, a somewhat heuristic algebraic equation wastypically used to estimate the indoor air temperature variation or “swing”. This approach wasfollowed in pioneering projects such as the one resulting in the historically significant program,NBSLD, described in [1]. This program also introduced some significant heat transfer andrelated modeling methods. Another important pioneering effort, the BLAST program [2], used asimilar method. This observation is also confirmed independently as reported in [3]. Thesepioneering efforts evidently did much to lead to the practically significant and important nextgeneration DOE2 program (later implemented as eQUEST) as described in [4] and elsewhere.This programming approach was followed by the

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Zecher, Northern Arizona University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University

and Professor- Student RapportFor decades, researchers have acknowledged that faculty interactions with students influencestudent achievement [1]-[5]. Developing professor-student rapport results in improved studentoutcomes, but connections between professors and students have been shown to be remarkablylower in STEM fields compared to other fields [1]. This unwelcoming culture within STEM thatlacks rapport building practices can be a deterrent for attracting and retaining a diverse pool oftalent into STEM degrees [4]. To begin to address the disparity in representation of Indigenous,Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latinx populations in STEM, a greater understanding ofthe reality of professor-student rapport

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering

enablethe realization of successful software systems" [1] and has recently been standardized by the IEEE. Inthis WIP article, we will discuss the justification for including DevOps within a Software EngineeringProgram, discuss the challenges that this methodology places upon an instructor to teach, ideas forincorporating this material into the program, and how this can be extended to address the inclusion ofsecurity through a discussion of DevSecOps.IntroductionThe discipline of software engineering is generally attributed to the 1960’s, with the specifics of theterminology either coming from Margaret Hamilton and her work with NASA [2] or the 1968 NATOConference on Software Engineering [3]. Since then, the discipline has grown and evolved

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Miguel Pineda, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyIntroduction The Industrial Assessment Centers is an organization of about 35 universities scatteredthroughout the country and funded by the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency [1].One of the Centers is the ST-IAC, located at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley(UTRGV), where the authors work An essential objective of the Centers is to conduct energy and water usage diagnostics,promoting energy efficiency. A team of faculty and students will complete these assessmentswith no charge to the local medium-sized industries. The ST-IAC team visits the manufacturingindustry in question during one or two days. Once the data has been gathered and therecommendations outlined, the ST

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International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

University, the experiences of the students in collaborating on these two projects,and the benefits to both the students and the communities being served of these humanitarianprojects.IntroductionHumanitarian engineering is a growing field. The movement began through the introduction ofthe Engineers without Borders organization in 2002 by Bernard Amadei, a professor of CivilEngineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder [1]. This organization engages students ininternational development projects. The first humanitarian engineering minor program wasstarted at the Colorado School of Mines in 2003 [2]. Most of the projects from these originalprograms were focused on the design of water distribution networks in developing countries thatwere

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Online Learning and the Impact of COVID-19

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

report on similarities and differences among teammembers’ survey results as part of a homework assignment, and wanted to omit negative results.Certain survey questions were also reported to have been interpreted in different ways by teammembers.IntroductionThis section contains the purpose of this study, background information about teamdevelopment, recent ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on team dynamics, and thelimitations of this study. The conceptual framework consists of Tuckman’s team developmentmodel, consisting of four stages: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing [1], [2].Study Problem and PurposeThe ability to operate as a productive and useful member of a team is important to theengineering profession as well as to other

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mirth, St. Cloud State University

applying the principles of lean manufacturing to the teachingenvironment. Lean principles focus on the elimination of waste in a process. Waste reduction inthe teaching process can allow the instructor to maintain or improve instructional effectivenesswhile saving the instructor 10-20 hours per week.Lean management is a system of management created to improve manufacturing by eliminating“waste” from the process. The system was developed and refined in Japan, with the earliestmajor contributions from Taiichi Ohno for Toyota Motor Co [1]. In spite of the fact that thesystem was originally created for manufacturing systems, the application of lean principles toother endeavors is equally valid. Lean management has been shown to be effective in fields

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WIED: Community

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Kathryn Watson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

career and family areconsidered. Using inductive and deductive methods (Silverman, 1993; Stake, 1995), interviewtranscripts were analyzed using the ideal worker conceptual framework (Kossek et al., 2021).Two themes arose: (1) STEM postdoctoral women receive messages suggesting they mustsacrifice family pursuits for an academic career, and (2) positive modeling and support forbalancing career and family are vital for retaining STEM postdoctoral women in theprofessoriate pathway. These findings illustrate a systemic conflict for STEM postdoctoralscholar women. They describe a necessity to sacrifice family desires, yet positive modeling andsupport for balancing career and family send messages suggesting it is possible to plan for both.This research

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Civil Engineering Division - Mechanics Applied and the Best in Five... Get Ready!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Kaklamanos, Merrimack College; Simon Ghanat, The Citadel; Craig Shillaber, Northeastern University; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Shawn Griffiths, University of Wyoming; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin's University; Suresh Immanuel, University of Evansville; David Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Chris Swan, Tufts University

concept for quantifying normal and shear stresses on various planes and fordetermining the strength of materials. Within undergraduate civil engineering curricula at mostinstitutions, Mohr’s circle is introduced in the sophomore-level Mechanics of Materials (orStrength of Materials) course. In the subsequent junior- and senior-level civil engineeringcurriculum, Mohr’s circle arguably receives the greatest emphasis in geotechnical engineeringcourses. Recent studies have shown that students struggle to retain fundamental Mohr’s circleconcepts between the Mechanics of Materials course and upper-level geotechnical engineeringcourses [1, 2]. Due to the importance of Mohr’s circle in quantifying subsurface stresses and soilshear strength, an analysis

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2 - Community Engagement without Frontiers

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; Lacey Wernoch; Alissa Sayer; Jordan Mullett; Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

was a board providing the opportunity for students topractice an array of normal life activities that require a certain amount of manual dexterity. Thiscustom-built board, pictured in Figure 1, includes a number of clothing features, tool features, aswell as some simple fun activities. Figure 1. Motor skills boardThe clothing features include Velcro, a web belt, snaps, buttons, safety pins, a zipper, and shoelaces. Other board features that model interactions with tools and other hardware include acrank, screwdriver, wrench, hasp, hinged lid, keyed padlock, combination lock, faucet, and adoorknob. Finally, activities such as rotating gears, a tile-moving puzzle, and a Simon™memorization toy4 are included for

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Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; M Parfitt

-ended industry projects with no definitive answers into a classroom setting [2]. Compounding this is a splitmindset within academia on educating theory vs. application. If this split is attempted to bring inapplications, then considerable effort and expertise to bridge that gap is needed [11]. If this is not executedcorrectly, the result could leave students struggling leading to unproductive learning environments [12,13]. One topic within structural knowledge ripe for additional development is PT. Why PT? This isbecause PT is infrequently covered in many curriculums [1] yet it is a popular structural gravity system inmany parts of the United States [14]. One possible way to balance theory and practice to achieve anengaging PT course is

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Pedagogy in Chemical Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Howe, University of Wyoming; Joseph Holles, University of Wyoming

exposingundergraduates to research. Comparison of CURE data to this work shows six items with verysimilar responses. The general result of this comparison is that the learning experiences in thiscourse help similarly prepare students for undergraduate research as the approaches surveyed inCURE.INTRODUCTION Our institution has focused on expanding and broadening the Honor’s College experiencein an effort to improve recruiting and retention. Honor’s Colleges and undergraduate researchexperiences are considers High Impact Practices (HIP)[1] and are broadly used in manyinstitutions of higher education to improve recruiting and retention. Within the College ofEngineering and Applied Science, the goal of the Engineering Honor’s experience is to focus