Paper ID #47376CE for Good: Equity, Justice, and Inclusion in a Highway Design and ConstructionCourse (Case Study)Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Central Connecticut State University. Her research enthusiasm lies in quantitative analyses and modeling techniques, and her field of expertise is transportation planning and engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 CE for Good: Equity, Justice, and Inclusion in a Highway Design and Construction Course (Case
Engagement in Practice: Integrating Architecture and STEM through Community-Based Projects for High School StudentsAbstractThe City of Lubbock, Texas, is a rapidly growing urban area. A significant contributor to thisgrowth is Texas Tech University, a Hispanic-serving institution with an enrollment exceeding40,000 students and a statewide economic impact of $3.5 billion. As both the City of Lubbockand Texas Tech University continue to expand, the downtown area has become a focal point forrevitalization efforts aligned with the city’s Plan. In response to this initiative, the first authordeveloped a summer camp project to engage local high school students in community-basedarchitectural projects. The project
motivate a concern with ethics in research, (2) identifying theethical dimensions of research, and (3) responding to the ethical dimensions of one’s ownresearch and others’ research.Setup and methodsThe workshop will meet a total of four times per semester, approximately once per month. Thefirst and third meetings will last two hours, while the second and fourth meetings will last onehour. This will allow participants more time to receive an overview of the workshop during thefirst meeting, and to work on and share with other participants their broader impacts statements,mentorship plans, and safe and inclusive working environments plans – further described below– during the third meeting.Workshop participants will include influential researchers
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changing conditions.Despite meticulous planning and advanced methodologies, the implementation of complexsystems often gives rise to unintended consequences. These unexpected outcomes can stem fromthe inherent complexity of the system itself, unforeseen interactions within its components, orexternal contextual factors such as economic, social, political, and environmental influences.These issues often arise from interactions between system components and their broader context,leading to cascading effects or unintended behaviors that can undermine system objectives. Forexample, the rollout of a smart grid system designed to enhance energy efficiency mayinadvertently lead to privacy concerns or cyber vulnerabilities due to increased
projects that focused on the comparison of unsupervised clustering algorithms to detect attacks in the performance of algorithms for the detection of simulated cyber-attacks. Now, Atayliya’s interests have shifted to engineering education research. She is particularly interested in exploring the experiences of marginalized students and faculty in higher learning, with the aim of increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in computing. After completing her Ph.D., Atayliya plans to pursue a career that encourages and promotes interest and representation in the STEMM fields.Kimberly Jacoby MorrisDr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome is an Assistant Professor in
-cable model of dynamic tension in a collaborative ecosystem (Adapted from Gillen et al., 2021)Specifically, Gillen’s Collaborative Ecosystem Model (Gillen et al., 2021) serves as a guidingframework for mapping the components necessary for addressing access barriers inherent to thecurrent school-to-work transition for civil engineering students with disabilities. Overall, we usethis framework to inform our literature search conducted in Phase 1 and the development of asemi-structured protocol that guides the sensitizing conversations held with potential industrypartners in Phase 2 of the project. Lastly, we leverage Gillen’s Model as a roadmap forintegrating the findings from this planning project (i.e., Phases 1
contributing to a more responsive and adaptable educational system.IntroductionIn today’s dynamic and competitive job market, students face significant challenges in aligningtheir academic paths with industry requirements. Despite the availability of advisors and careerplatforms like LinkedIn and Indeed, many students lack actionable guidance tailored to theirindividual goals and the rapidly changing demands of the workforce. The absence of tools thatdirectly connect academic offerings to career opportunities leaves students without clearstrategies for achieving their professional aspirations.Existing career planning resources provide valuable insights but have limitations. Onlineplatforms like LinkedIn and Indeed offer vast repositories of job
facilities, online resources, and services through the institution's library, makerspace,and laboratory. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from University of New South WalesHuman Research Ethics Committee prior to data collection (Project Reference Number:HC200047). Student participants were informed of the study’s purpose and their rights, andwritten informed consent was obtained from 69 students.AI Analysis of Student Teams Meeting TranscriptsDESN2000 was delivered in person but students are required to meet outside of class to plan andcomplete their project tasks throughout the term. Geographic and scheduling constraints meantin-person meetings can be challenging for some students as UNSW Sydney is a commutercampus. Most student teams
. (b) North and South Carolina net energy generation by sourceIn a recently released report, Duke Energy has indicated that numerous significant changes to theenergy landscape will have an impact on its future expansion plan over the next ten years [3-4],including:• Anticipated large increase in demand and reserve capacity, as NC is undergoing rapid expansion, they are attracting not only residential consumers but also major industrial and commercial enterprises, which necessitates a more environmentally friendly generation mix for them to relocate or remain in NC. • Cleaner energy sources than coal power plants have to be used due to the policy of regulatory environment.• The incentives offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of
the Lightboard videos himself in a self-directed video studio oncampus. Recordings were made by a plan that was pre-made by the course’s staff and theDBES. Recording were shlightly edited by the teaching assistant (TA). Subtitles were notincluded. Once the videos were recorded, the teaching staff and DBES watched them togetherand decided where to include interactive iterms and of what sort.The 2017 recordings were edited by the TA using FILMORA, a film editing software withbasic editing funcions. The time required for the editing was approximately 50 hours.Creating the new recordings was not as time consuming as was the work on reviewing pastrecordings and planning how to fit them to the new course plan. The instructor, TA andDBES scanned the
-seminar survey participants who were interested in attending the survey were military students.These key findings have implication for future seminar iterations that will be discussed in moredetail below.DiscussionWhile initial findings are limited to one seminar iteration, they point towards the need for thistype of support for post-traditional students in engineering and STEM.Theoretical FindingsGiven the number of pre-seminar survey participants that showed interest in attending theseminar, we expect to see an increase in seminar attendees during the second iteration. As thenumber of participants attending the seminar increases, we plan to collect more data regardingstudents engineering self-efficacy and sense of belonging through the
]. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process for creating andmanaging digital representations of buildings, encompassing physical and functionalcharacteristics [13]. A computer simulation that accounts for all the physical effects that take placewithin a building, such as radiation, convection, thermal conduction, and phase changes, is calleda building energy model (BEM) [16]. Similarly Building Energy Modelling (BEM) and BIMapplications like Energyplus can be used to stages like in planning, designing, operating, andmonitoring energy management, enabling reliable decision-making. BIM software lets engineersvirtually in energy modelling and simulation for real-time energy usage, savings and managingenergy load balancing before physical
metacognition and told them that they wouldbe engaging in metacognitive activities within the course. Students then articulated a learninggoal, personal goal, and professional goal for the course. They wrote a plan for meeting thesegoals, what support they would need, and what concerns they have about the course. They werealso instructed that they would be discussing their reflective writing with peers in-class.The second reflective metacognitive writing activity required student participants to reflect ontheir learning so far and to assess their progress toward their stated goals. Additionally, studentswere asked to evaluate where they need to put more effort toward meeting their goals, to outlinea strategy that would support their continued progress
smaller co-curricular programs, evaluation requires moreextensive effort and planning to obtain the information needed. Co-curricular program evaluationis often complicated by a lack of resources for assessment, yet it is important that any significantco-curricular investment generates evidence to justify it. Without this kind of evaluation,leadership programs might be accused of delivering “Leadertainment” [5] – activities that areenjoyable, and might generate goodwill and profile for engineering leadership, but perhaps donot move the needle enough to justify the allocation of resources.This paper describes a program evaluation framework that has been introduced at the TroostInstitute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the
Very PoorResults & DiscussionBecause the focus of this study is on improving the teaching abilities of new faculty, responsesof returning faculty are not presented. Results of the self-efficacy survey are show in Figure 2through Figure 5. The data is segmented by the four main factors described in the survey:instructional planning, instructional delivery, classroom management and assessment.Figure 2 shows the average of all responses to each instructional planning question in the CTSEsurvey. Figure 2. New faculty responses to the CTSE survey questions measuring self-confidence in instructional planning. The text of each CTSE question is shown in Appendix A, Table 6.New faculty appear to be relatively confident across all questions
unique group, as these individuals havemany competing priorities and demands on their time. Providing professional development forthis audience seems to be a pressing need, but we also recognize that it must be aligned well withthis audience’s competing factors (e.g., needs, time availability, modality, and similar) [25].Our ProgrammingWe developed a comprehensive program for faculty instructors to support their professionaldevelopment, including learning outcomes and spanning a range of modalities to interact withcontent. This approach includes strategic planning and implementation around leveragingcampus partnerships and engaging in multiple ways with institution-wide initiatives (e.g.,undergraduate core curriculum, community engagement, and
Innovators to Achieve Macro Impact: A Course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Nanoscience Makerspace for Undergraduate StudentsIntroductionThe incorporation of the innovation mindset, along with an increased appreciation for designthinking, creativity, and problem-based learning opportunities sparked the university makerspacetrend that began in the late 1990s. As this trend has continued to gain momentum,entrepreneurship and the role of making in entrepreneurial activities added further fuel to thismovement. A census conducted in 2018 and 2019 of 784 public U.S. institutions of highereducation found that 214 institutions had at least one makerspace and an additional 31institutions were planning to build their first
achieve their planned academic or employment next steps, and describes thepathways as participants' progress to post-program, as key information for programadvertisements to potential participants and to the program sponsors.Table 1 below identifies some of the objectives of the AACRE program, the tracked outcomesused to evaluate them, and quantitative or qualitative metric used to objectively measure them:Table 1: Program evaluation metrics developed from objectives and tracked outcomes Program Objective Outcome Tracked Evaluation Metric Develop participants Participant self efficacy at a Likert-scale participant engineering technical and soft variety of ABET-informed self
. STEEP FrameworkThe STEEP framework is a multidisciplinary tool that guides students inanalyzing complex challenges by examining interconnected factors across diversedomains. Originally developed for strategic planning, the STEEP frameworkenables students to deconstruct issues such as the Atlanta water main crisis,exploring how social equity, technological innovations, economic feasibility,environmental sustainability, and political dynamics influence potential solutions[9].In the context of the EOP curriculum, the STEEP framework fosters systemsthinking by encouraging students to recognize the interdependencies betweentechnical and non-technical factors. It equips them with the skills to proposesolutions that are not only technically viable but
laboratory session having thought about their physical representations. During the100-minutes-long laboratory session, students work in teams. Each team is assigned either asolid, liquid, or gas phase. They are provided with M&Ms and cookie sheets (baking trays). Theydiscuss, plan, and enact their representations in the first half of the session. Then, the whole classwalks to each station. The students at the station give a brief informal presentation on theirrepresentation and answer questions. During this informal question & answer session, facultyorganizes key features of the three modes of heat transfer on the board. Students activelycontribute to the information jot on the board. Post-activity, they are provided one week to reflecton
in cybersecurity planning, supporting ourfour-level classification of strategy sophistication. In contrast to this study, they focused ondefender strategy selection rather than education’s influence on strategy development.2.3 Security in Robotic SwarnsThe security challenges of robotic swarms have been examined from several technicalperspectives. Chen and Ng [7] proposed solutions using hash chains to identify rogue robots,while Wolf et al. [8] demonstrated how adversarial swarms can compromise perimeter sentryfunctionality. Andreoni Lopez et al. [9] highlighted communication security challenges facingrobotic swarm, focusing on security and resilience issues in wireless mesh networks for UAVswarms. Their work identified high mobility
committed to helping individuals advance their careers, business, academic pursuits, and personal growth through project management principles, tools, and techniques. She believes project management is a lifestyle. Her research explores the intersection of project management with business, engineering and STEM, social sciences, and family and consumer sciences. Beyond academia, she actively contributes to the project management community through event planning and mentoring aspiring project practitioners, volunteering to support STEM initiatives for the youth, and passionate about helping those in need.Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel Dr. Oguzhan Oruc received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Istanbul
is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. Before moving into academia, Matt worked in land development planning and design, contributing to projects in stormwater management, airport design, floodplain modeling, site development, and construction document preparation. In his teaching, Matt supports a project-based learning approach to help students develop professional and technical skills relevant to engineering practice. He has contributed to scholarship of teaching and learning through research interests that include first-year engineering education, service learning, and international engagement. In addition to teaching and research, he serves as the faculty advisor to several student
include Sustainable Energy, Green Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Multi Objective Decision Making and Optimization as well as Engineering EducaDr. Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC Michael Preuss, EdD, is the Co-founder and Lead Consultant for Exquiri Consulting, LLC. His primary focus is providing assistance to grant project teams in planning and development, through research and external evaluation, and as publication support. Most of his work is completed for Minority-Serving Institutions and he publishes regarding findings on a regular basis.Dr. Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Mahesh Hosur, PhD Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Affairs Mahesh Hosur received his education from India
- Equity and justice in stakeholders. vulnerable decisions communities" - Professional practice Insights into how students "Air pollution - Systems thinking plan to apply course concepts control in designs,"Future and sustainability principles "Sustainability inApplications - Innovation and in their future professional or workplace systems" technology personal roles.Rubric DevelopmentA rubric (Table 2) aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy was designed to evaluate cognitive levelsdemonstrated in the essays. Each
Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore.Md Shahin Alam, Illinois State University Dr. Md Shahin Alam is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA. Before joining Illinois State, he served as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Western Illinois University, Quad Cities, IL, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oakland University, MI, USA, in 2021 and his M.E. in Electrical Engineering from McNeese State University, LA, USA, in 2017. He researched several topics related to optimization in the planning and operation of power distribution systems. These include but are not limited to energy management, renewable energy, energy storage
space system design process.The instructor's experience of developing and implementing the in-class macroethics lesson andactivities is examined within this paper, with focus placed on the decisions made within coursestructuring and lesson planning to present macroethical content as equivalent in importance totechnical content. Discussion of learning goals and pedagogy will be shared with aims to identifykey aspects of the macroethics lesson that may be implemented in other courses. Future work bythe authors will seek to further develop this core set of facilitation goals, and integrate studentdata into evaluating effectiveness of the lesson in developing students’ macroethical awareness.IntroductionAs the field of aerospace becomes
, such as variations of the iterative nature of the EDP, differences in thecomplexity and number of stages, and specific contextual elements, such as resource constraints orstudent diversity, that may shape implementation practices.This analysis aims to help inform how teachers conceptualize and plan for implementation of the EDP intheir classrooms, providing insights into their unique educational contexts and experiences withengineering practices. The findings will highlight the importance of providing differentiated professionaldevelopment and resources to better support teachers in effectively integrating the EDP into theircurricula. By examining how educators visualize and conceptualize the EDP, this research contributes to adeeper
generalist and non-judgmental space, while also 2surfacing and articulating some of the rising skepticism and anxieties associated with AI’sencroachment in academia. In this sense, it seemed logical for BUL to be positioned atthe forefront of organizing and facilitating discussions related to the adoption of radicallynew technologies, especially given that, in the abstract, the academic library’s role withinthe university structure traditionally relates to the acquisition and stewardship ofresearch tools and resources. Beginning in the summer of 2023, a planning committee was formed with fourmembers across various library staffing units, including Niamh