Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Rebecca Almandoz; Maria Lomas; Zainab Al Salihi

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

. Finally, a list ofsuggested supporting classes and training is provided for other institutions interested inestablishing such a laboratory.1) Introduction: Lawrence Technological University (LTU) established a Li-ion cell assembly and testingresearch laboratory in collaboration with Intecells, Inc., a start-up Li-ion battery equipmentprocessing company. This collaboration started in November of 2019, and continued into 2023.This laboratory is an active on-campus research laboratory, and is currently not used foracademic activities. No classes are taught at this time in this lab. Formal education classes maybe possible with this laboratory in the future as additional funding is secured. However, limitedfunding does not currently permit this

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria L. Espino, University of South Carolina; Brian Le, University of California, Los Angeles; Spencer Platt, University of South Carolina; Henry Tran, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

interview data to further understand the themes that emerged.FindingsFrom the data uncovered three major themes: 1. Service Overload 2. Racial Battle Fatigue, and 3. Cultural TaxEach of these themes provide the various levels in which the faculty identity developmentintersects with their Black and Hispanic identities.Service OverloadThe Service Overload theme refers to how BHEF often feels obligated to provide service workeven though the institution undervalues it despite its centrality to the mission. This phenomenonwas shared by many of our respondents. Andres, a Hispanic faculty said, I was asked to be the faculty mentor for the Society of Hispanic engineers. And I actually declined…I actually declined just because I just

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rawle D. Sookwah, University of South Carolina; Sona Gholizadeh, University of South Carolina; Shanta A. Jerideau, University of South Carolina; Lindell D. Diez; Ryan G. Carlson, University of South Carolina

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

career were integral to engineering selection and success. Genogramsreflected use of family system communication to resolve the stressors of career pursuit. Thefindings have the potential to inform undergraduate engineering recruitment and retentionplanning efforts, enhancing academic career services, advising, and counseling.1. IntroductionTraditional conceptualizations of engineering success have included aptitude tests,demographics, and high school performance [1]. However, outstanding achievement, orexemplary student performance, has been attributed to additional factors including personalmotivation, emotional development, and influence of family and teachers [2]. Exemplaryresearch suggests exemplar students can serve as a source of

Conference Session

Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge A. Baier, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Ximena Hidalgo; Matías Alonso Piña, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Gabriel Astudillo, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

providing support for studentsgoing through difficult times in high-enrolment courses. WTAs are regular members of theteaching assistant staff, but they use an early warning system to identify potential students at riskof failure, initiate communication using supportive language, and take action by suggestingflexibilization or providing academic support for students facing challenges. WTAs have beenincorporated into 27 courses at a large school of engineering in Latin America, during 2022, andhave been positively evaluated by students. One of the main current challenges of the approach isscalability.1 MotivationStudents regularly deal with the effects of health and emotional situations faced by themselves orby family members. Aware of those

Conference Session

STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

), an HSI in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. In year one, Cohort Apiloted the PD modules in Tier 1 which featured reflective exercises and small culturallyresponsive activities to try with their STEM students. In year two, Cohort A piloted the PDmodules in Tier 2 and peer-mentored Cohort B as they piloted optimizations introduced to Tier 1from Cohort A feedback. Three types of optimizations came from faculty feedback.  The firstconsidered feedback regarding delivery and/or nature of the content that influenced a subsequentmodule. The second involved making changes to a particular module before it was delivered toanother faculty cohort.  The third takes into account what worked and what didn’t to decidewhich content to bring into

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

asked based onresponses given. The structured prompts for all participants included: 1) Please tell me about thechallenges you have experienced accessing or utilizing mental health related services through youruniversity counseling center?; 2) Please tell me about the challenges you have experienced whentrying to access or use mental health related accommodations through your university disabilityservices center?; 3) Please tell me about the challenges you have experienced when trying torequest informal accommodations from an instructor for mental health related issues?; 4) Can youtell me about the stigma you have experienced as an engineering student related to a mental healthissue?; and 5) Is there anything else you think I should know about

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

aremany positive outcomes associated with the development of truly interdisciplinary(multidisciplinary) courses for students, making connections to what they referred to as“integrative studies” (p.1). Their work suggested that bringing together students from distantdisciplinary homes of practice offers the potential to create “more sensitivity to ethicalissues…ability to synthesize or integrate…enlarged perspectives or horizons,…more creative,original, or unconventional thinking,…more humility or listening skills” (p.70-71), andmore. Likewise, Hotaling, Fasse, Bost, et. al. (2012) provide favorable empirical evidence,suggesting that students that work on multidisciplinary capstone teams not only produceimproved solutions they increase their

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

enablingLuhmann’s prolific publications [1].Ahrens [2], proposes six steps for using Zettelkasten in the writing process: focus on the task,read for understanding, take smart notes, develop ideas, share your insight, and make it a habit.In the reading step, the writer should have an open mind and focus on getting the main ideasfrom the source. When making smart notes, the key is to summarize and understand the source.In the developing ideas stage, the author looks for connections between notes and ideas andcategorizing notes. When working with slips of paper in physical boxes, Luhmann had a verysophisticated numbering and indexing system to keep track of notes. Modern digital Zettelkastensystems have eased indexing, however, the author must remain

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 14

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander R. Murphy, University of Texas at Dallas; Abigail Susan Whittle; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

designprocess.1 INRODUCTIONPrototyping is important during the engineering design process. Prototypes allow engineers tocommunicate their design ideas, test functionality, and get valuable feedback from stakeholders.For physical products, the prototyping process often involves computer-aided design (CAD) tomodel solutions or perform analyses. Most undergraduate mechanical engineering students take aCAD course during their studies. Further, research has shown that instruction on CAD tools hasa positive impact on students’ development of spatial reasoning skills [1]. The prototypingprocess and the use of CAD tools are often interwoven during engineering design, particularlywhen designing physical artifacts.Depending on the nature of a design problem, an

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

engineering design course. Eventhough numerous studies have shown a positive correlation between mindfulness activities andstudent focus and attention, intervention studies focused on specific student groups inengineering still need to be included [1-3].Twenty-one upper-level civil engineering students in the Structural Steel Design courseparticipated in this study. Students were offered 3-5-minute mindfulness practices at thebeginning of each 50-min class period, including mindful breathing, awareness, observation,listening, and meditations such as lovingkindness and gratitude. Once a week, othercontemplative activities labeled 'Nuggets of Wisdom,' which included a variety of reflectivewriting, deep listening, insight mediations, and mindful

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaxi Li, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Colin P. Lualdi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yijun Lin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aarya Bhatia; Jihong Cai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rob Kooper, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

available, and 20 (6.7%) items had ASL sign, example and definitionavailable. Preliminary results suggest this is a promising educational technology thathas the potential to help all students thrive in their engineering disciplines.1 Introduction Students in engineering classes have a wide variation in their prior knowledge and skills,which is due to several factors including large variations in high school learning opportunities,individual variations in knowledge acquisition modulated by challenges of moving to COVIDonline instruction, and students who have taken alternative degree pathways (e.g., transferfrom another college). These factors may lead to “knowledge-gaps,” meaning a student maybe inadequately prepared to understand a new topic

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Deniz Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

a potential cause contributing to this transfer shock is the lack of personal relationships withfaculty and a lack of social integration into their peer group [3,4]. In-depth qualitative work at asmall private university showed that faculty can perceive transfer students as complicated, thatfaculty and student expectations are often not aligned and that students often do not seek help inthe way expected by faculty [5]. Transfer students’ perceptions of the general lack of personalrelationship has also been linked to less help seeking behavior shown by transfer students inother qualitative work [1].One of the tools identified as a potential remedy is the provision of quality interactions withfaculty and peers through mentoring. Despite a lot

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Minyoung Gil, Pennsylvania State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interest focuses on engineering education for young students including classroom discourse, small-group interactions, and engineering identity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Introduction For the past ten years, STEM education reform documents have prioritized two aspectsthat are new to all K-12 teachers, but particularly elementary generalists. The Framework for K-12 Science Education [1] and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [1] were the first timenational reform documents referred specifically to engineering. Despite the number of positiveoutcomes to using an

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aida Ghiaei, University of Connecticut; Alanna Marie Gado; Francesco Rouhana; Tasnim Zaman; Mahjabeen Fatema Mitu; Mayowa Festus Oladele; Adaeze Maduako, University of Connecticut; Suman Kumari, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

,diverse, and equitable engineering leaders, educators, and researchers and to help bridge the gapbetween traditional academic graduate studies and the workforce demand for practical and appliedleadership skills.LEAD Division strategy priority: Inform.Key project objective: To assess the effectiveness of an innovative engineering-specificleadership group for graduate students. 1Project context: A study by the National Academy of Engineering identified technicalcompetence, business acumen, communication skills, leadership ability, and a global perspectiveas key skills for engineering leaders [1]. The development of graduate students’ leadership abilitiesthrough a

Conference Session

Student Performance and Learning & Open-ended problems

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sérgio Klippel Filho, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS; Amanda Goncales Kieling; Janaína Becker; Vanessa Oerle Kautzmann, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS; Fernanda Pacheco, UNISINOS; Cristiane Maria Schnack, UNISINOS; Tatiana Louise Avila de Campos Rocha, UNISINOS; Uziel Cavalcanti de Medeiros Quinino ., Univeridade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS.; Jeferson Ost Patzlaff; Mauricio Mancio; Cristina Kroeff Schmitz Gibk

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the programs in which they participate”. This article highlights the importance oflearning assessment as a component of the learning management process and is aligned with thedefinition postulated by Palomba and Banta (1999, p. 4): learning assessment corresponds to theprocesses of “collection, review and systematic use of information about educational programs carriedout with the purpose of improving student learning and development” (Palomba and Banta, 1999, p.4). Table 1 presents the six strategies established by Palomba and Banta (1999) for assessingstudent learning: Table 1 – Strategies for assessing students’ learning. Set goals and objectives of learning Design and implement a thoughtful approach to

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Resources

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Raus, Olin College of Engineering; Katherine Mackowiak; Stephanos Matsumoto, Olin College of Engineering; Zachary Riggins del Rosario, Olin College of Engineering

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Student Division (STDT)

activitysuccessfully provides immediate exposure to an interesting physical system, to which an array ofaccessible modeling approaches can be applied. Since the activity (and subsequent analysis)relies on relatively little background knowledge, first-year STEM students can effectively engagewith the game, and some students can produce novel models of the game’s behavior. Thischallenges an assertion sometimes made in modeling pedagogy—that undergraduate studentslack the domain knowledge necessary to engage fully in the modeling process [1]. Additionally,the proposed activity results in a rich student-generated data set which motivates a variety ofquestions about viral phenomena, and offers the opportunity for students to meaningfully answerthese questions by

Conference Session

STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, P.E., 3D LoneStar; Clint Taylor; Tim Hicks; Raul Rios

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

needed.This paper will present the program, the results of initial testing, and the plans for futureexpansion of the program to reach a broader range of participants.IntroductionAccording to the National Assessment of Educational Progress [1], the average reading and mathscores were lower for 9 and 13-year-olds in 2020 than in 2012, marking the first time both scoresfor this age group declined between assessments. Additionally, 4 th and 8th graders in the U.S.ranks below the 30th percentile out of 64 and 46 participating educational systems worldwide,respectively. Similarly, many students lack spatial visualization skills or the ability to think inthree dimensions, which is critical in STEM careers.The visual thinking and ability to visualize in a 3D

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

simulated extraterrestrial terrain. The simulated terrain contains 5-15-inchboulders, a 6-inch-deep gravel bed, and erosion grooves and crevasses that vary in depths andwidths [1]. The standard for each competition includes both a male and female driver. During the1/2-mile terrain competition, teams earn points based on stages successfully passed, within an 8-minute time limit. Points are also earned through pre and post challenges that depend on theassembly of the vehicle, and the design of the rover. To add more complexity to the race, andencourage students to think critically, they are required to carry the un-assembled vehicle to thestarting line and are evaluated on assembly time. The competitors also get two attempts at thecourse with the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

system) categorizes Mann as “highly influential,” yet itappears that the most extensive account of his life is a brief biographical sketch in the 1922-1923edition of Who’s Who in America [Marquis, 1922]. That sketch forms the outline of thechronology presented here. Mann was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 12, 1869, shortlyafter the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862 and the creation of “the land-grant institutions thatgave basic shape to the U.S. approach to engineering education” [Akera, 2017, p. 1].His career followed a typical path for the first 25 years. He earned an A.B. from Columbia in1890 and an A.M. in 1891. In 1896, he received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Berlin.He married in June of that same year and took a position

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Emily McLaughlin; Brenda Morrow, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

travel through the confusing andunfamiliar territory of modern learning environments. Continued advancements in technology,furniture innovations, curricular change, and other factors which support academic progressionwill most certainly drive future assessment and outcomes.Literature Review:Higher education institutions are increasingly focused on providing classrooms that support thetwenty-first-century learner, requiring flexible spaces that incorporate new instructionaltechnologies and active learning environments. With rising student numbers and decreasedbudgets, universities are struggling to optimize the use of classroom space [1]. Research hasproven that students and instructors are positively impacted by the existence of teaching

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Saul E. Crespo-Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

their own structural concept.The best way to interact with the structure and its components is at the construction site,although the labs are helpful, the real action field is where they live and understand thestructural behavior. The construction site visits are a fundamental tool in the competenciesdevelopment for the students.Key words: Higher Education, Structural engineering basic concepts 1. IntroductionIn the study of different topics in the Structural analysis and design, the approach of thestudents to the contents is based on theoretical contents and mathematical demonstration ofequations that describe the structural behavior of a number of elements that shape abuilding or a structure in any area, residential, commercial, industrial

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tori Wagner, University of Connecticut; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

learning theory of situated learning[1], [2], such playful learning may enable instructors to create assignments that induce studentsto break free of the typical student mindset of finding the “right” answer.Mars: An Ethical Expedition! is an interactive, 12 week, narrative game about the colonization ofMars by various engineering specialists. Students take on the role of a head engineer and arepresented with situations that require high-stakes decision-making. Various game mechanicsinduce students to act as they would on-the-fly, within a real engineering project context, usingpersonal reasoning and richly context-dependent justifications, rather than simply right/wronganswers. Each segment of the game is presented in audio and text that ends

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo; Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina, Upstate

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

assessmentsand formative assessments. Summative assessments evaluate learning at the end of instruction andare essentially the grade. On the other hand, formative assessments occur during the learningprocess. Assessment practices can play a significant role in students’ learning experience [1].Assessment influences learning in several ways including providing self-confidence andmotivation to students, encouraging both active and passive learning styles, evaluating andreinforcing learning, and emphasizing what is important and providing feedback [2]. However, thequality of assessment is based on the practices employed by instructors [3]. Good practices forassessment integrate the three key elements of teaching and learning including active learning

Conference Session

COED Programming Education 2: Instructional Approaches

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Morrison, University of Notre Dame

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ParadigmsMotivation: Music and Fluency in Computing Levels of AbstractionThe notions of computer science as an art form itself and as a platform for creative minds toexercise new artistic direction have been intertwined since Ada Lovelace envisioned a futurewhere computer served as more than calculator machines.1 Her insight into the potential forcomputing machines stemmed in part from her dedicated study of the piano, singing, and as aharpist.2 Since music and the “fundamental relations of pitched sounds” may be quantified as ascience of the harmony of expression, she envisioned a computing machine that could composeelaborate pieces of music to any computable degree of complexity.While the extent

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

isnecessary to try to construct the evaluation system of engineering ethics educationcurriculum effect. Kirkpatrick's four-level evaluation model is considered as the mostwidely used training effect evaluation model in the world. It has been more than 60years since Donald L. Kirkpatrick at the University of Wisconsin proposed the modelin 1959. This study's first and most important concern is the feasibility of applying themodel in the interdisciplinary field. Whether the successful application ofKirkpatrick's model in enterprise training can also achieve good results in schooleducation, especially in engineering ethics education, and how feasible it is. Afteranalyzing the question from two aspects: (1) the relationship between education andtraining

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Design pillar course iscomplemented by a two-credit Safety and Ethics course. The block-schedule curriculum doesnot add more credits compared to a traditional curriculum, but instead uses the hours moreeffectively through restructuring (e.g., combining two separate thermodynamics courses offeredin consecutive terms into a single thermodynamics pillar course). This provides larger blocks oftime for students to actively engage in learning in the classroom with the support of the instructorand allows for a hands-on unit operations laboratory experience for five consecutive semestersfor the students in parallel with their core courses.Table 1 provides the sequence of courses and labs which make up our core curriculum. Moredetails on the structure

Conference Session

Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

the City College GroveSchool of Engineering. Most of the students (Cohort 1-9) have been enrolled in MS programs atBrooklyn College, City College, Hunter College, John Jay College, the College of Staten Island,Lehman College, Queens College and directly in the doctoral programs at the CUNY GraduateCenter. The NYC LSAMP Cohorts at CUNY were not based at any one campus site, as theCUNY Graduate Center on inception of the program was the primary institution that grants theDoctoral degree in CUNY. Bridge to the Doctorate Scholars were engaged in a series ofactivities designed and implemented to ensure the transition to doctoral programs. Theseactivities serve to create a learning community of scholars across the campuses given the factthat the

Conference Session

Analysis of Feedback Loops, Understanding the Impact of a LSAMP Scholar Program, Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure, and Indigenous Innovators

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Lucia Cano-Morales, Rowan University; Michael Corey Weinberg; Eduardo Rodriguez Mejia; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

focused on factors that relate to university initiatives.I. IntroductionIn the 2018 report, Graduate STEM education for the 21st century, the National Academies ofScience, Engineering, and Medicine stresses the need to have representation of all segments ofsociety in graduate schools and change the trend of exclusion in STEM fields [1]. In engineeringsome underrepresented minorities (URM), have significantly low representation in Ph.D.programs. This is the case for African Americans, who received only the 3.5% of doctorates inEngineering in 2015; Native American, 0.25%; Pacific Islands 0.021%, and Hispanic American,6.19%. [1]To help URM students to overcome the challenges they face as minorities in their doctorate, wecreated the Rising Doctoral

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AERO 3: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia Aji, Tuskegee University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

problems hitherto unsolved. Criticalthinking is a process to solve problems through “conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,synthesizing, and/or evaluating” relevant information [1]. The higher education environment ingeneral and engineering education environment in particular incorporate to some degree criticalthinking-based pedagogies such as open-ended problems, and design exercises [2], [3].Recognizing relevant information and identifying dependencies are essential elements of criticalthinking. The process of critical thinking becomes intellectually more demanding if thedependencies between various pieces of information are either ill-defined or not defined. Thereal-life problem space spans the spectrum of full information about the variables

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Tugba Arsava

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

optimizations, traffic ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving Academic Success with Distraction MethodAbstract:Thinking capabilities can be affected significantly (negatively) with excessive focus exhaust. Itis particularly important to make sure your brain is not exhausted and not losing its thinkingcapabilities. It has been found that both focus, and un-focus are vital for efficiency, thinking,and learning. When the brain is unfocused, it uses the energy to activate old memories, goesback and forth between past, present, and future, and reinforces imaginative and creativethinking [1].A study conducted at the University of British Columbia [2] suggests that people who arestruggling to