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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing and Information Technology

biomasspower 5. A bachelor's degree with a specialization in renewable energy offers focusedengineering technology coursework, preparing students with technology skills that can put towork future in green technologies across three areas: Engineering Technology, InformationTechnology, and Software and Information Systems.As student pursue a bachelor’s degree with a specialization in renewable energy, will learn aboutalternative energy generation and the complex factors behind green technology. This includeshow economics, sociology and environmental science are connected, and the design processesused in today’s leading renewable energy initiatives. From planning and project management toenergy production and storage.In the following, courses for this

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2-Year College Division: Students and the Pipeline

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Philip J Lunsford II P.E., East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Jennifer James, Innovation Early College High School at Pitt County Schools

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Two-Year College

be utilized. Future plans and goals are also discussed.IntroductionThe project presented in this paper focuses on providing a collaborative distance learninginfrastructure to high schools and community colleges in rural and underserved regions that alignwith the funding provided by a US Department of Agriculture Distance Learning andTelemedicine (DLT) grant.High schools and community colleges in rural and underserved communities often face greaterbarriers to providing the high-quality STEM education required to produce skilled graduatesprepared to enter the workforce [1]. School districts in these communities often face issues suchas technology gaps, lack of nearby resources, cultural challenges, small class sizes, and shortagesof STEM

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University

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Aerospace

Experience (DFE) – UAV mission planning, field investigation 3. Engineering Design Competition (EDC) – Designing ground and aerial vehicles to meet specificationsThe academy provided students with an informal learning environment to engage in hands-onactivities using drones as a platform. Laboratory and field-based activities integrated STEMconcepts such as Science: Bernoulli’s Principle, Equilibrium, Aerodynamics, Lift, Drag,Acceleration, Momentum; Technology and Engineering: Virtual Reality Simulation, 3D Printing,Engineering Design Process, CAD, Electronics, Programming; Math: Pythagorean Theorem,formulas/equations for Lift, Drag, Acceleration, Weight and Balance.A total of 83 students participated in the Drone Academy. The outreach and

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brandi Geisinger, Iowa State University; Arlene de la Mora, Iowa State University; Cori J. Hyde; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

related research practices/programsResearch:Precursorto change POLICY SHARED VISION • Collaborating between the three programs to understand and improve • Making strategic hires departmental policies • Engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations • Engaging in department strategic planning and updating departmental documents • Discussing change programs and related goals in department retreats and

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Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laurel Lynn ONeill, Penn State University; Luis Delgado Jr., Penn State; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Penn State University

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Student Division (STDT)

always bechallenges representing all identities; in this panel, there was a lack of students who were not white.Future panels would benefit from including additional, different intersectional identities.The panel referenced in this paper was out of a similar panel planned and moderated by the firstauthor the ASEE Zone 1 conference in 2023. Following the success of it, a panel was run again bystudents with support from a teaching and learning center. Engineering faculty, students, staff, andadministrators were invited to attend the panel. Demographic data is limited, but there wereapproximately 50 attendees in the conference room resulting in attendees standing and bringingchairs from other rooms.The questions asked to the panelists are as

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Cathryne Jordan, University of Washington; Arron Corey Clay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Ali Cho, University of Washington; Robin Neal Clayton, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

enhancing their leadership skills in DEI. The post-coursesurvey asked students whether their expectations were met and their plans to use what theylearned in the future, such as applying leadership skills.We performed quantitative and qualitative analysis on the data collected. For the Likert-stylequestions, we conducted descriptive statistics and t-tests using Microsoft Excel to evaluate trendsand their significance between the pre- and post-course surveys. For open-ended questions, wethemed the data to organize, categorize, and gain a deeper understanding of students’ experienceswith the course in relation to the learning outcomes [12]. Specifically, we grouped responses intothemes on the pre- and post-course survey responses separately using

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Sara C. Kern, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

topics being related in the context of this corpus. The authors found some interestingrelationships that can inform future projects, but they also plan to re-investigate this corpus witha more robust analytical tool to search for additional insights.Future research may make use of more robust analytical tools to delve further into this corpusand examine trends over time. That work will inform research to better understand howbelonging, STEM, and libraries are linked. The authors also plan to explore a variety ofdisciplines within the STEM fields to better understand the inclusion needs of students acrosscurriculum.Citations[1] M. Gavin, Literary Mathematics: Quantitative Theory for Textual Studies, 1st ed. StanfordUniversity Press, 2022. [E-book

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Peña, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #42382Board 123: Work in Progress: A Case Study of a Community of PracticeModel Fostering Faculty Scholarship of Teaching and Learning of the EntrepreneurialMindset ˜ Arizona State UniversityDr. Kristen Pena, In her role as Program Manager, Learning Initiatives for the Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) Learning & Teaching Hub (LTH), Kristen Pe˜na plans, develops, and supports a variety of faculty professional learning initiatives, including workshops, quick-reference guides, and other learning opportunities for engineering instructional staff and faculty. Kristen has worked in higher education since

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Paul D Adams, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Thomas Carter III, University of Arkansas; Chunhua Cao, The University of Alabama

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exhibiting signs of academic or socialdistress prompts advisors to direct these individuals toward suitable support resources.INNOV Monthly Meetings: Integral to the INNOV program are monthly cohort-building meetings,held three times each semester. These sessions are designed to cover a spectrum of topics,including experience mapping, diversity and inclusion training, management of academic andsocial expectations, and planning for academic objectives. These gatherings also serve as aplatform for INNOV scholars to forge connections with peers, fostering a sense of community andfacilitating the exchange of advice and experiences.Faculty-Student Interaction: A cornerstone of the INNOV experience is the close collaborationbetween students and STEM

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeAnna Bailey, Morgan State University; Karen Gareis, Goodman Research Group, Inc.; Charnee Bowens, Morgan State University; LaDawn Partlow, Morgan State University; Michel A Kornegay, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

surveys andsummative tests reveal that the implementation of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) strategieswithin the FACS program positively impacts the enthusiasm for and comprehension of cybersecurityamong African American female students. Therefore, we plan to incorporate more CRT strategies such asfamilial engagement. As it stands, parents are only engaged during the recruitment process and the firstday of camp. A few activities during future iterations of the program will include parents. These activitiesmay be completed at camp and/or at home. We also plan to recruit more industry partners to providestudents with real-world problems to solve and an opportunity to form relationships with cybersecurityprofessionals.CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelia Yeo, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Sharyn Anastasia Limas, Nanyang Technological University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

had received prior trainingin delivering the program. The materials used in class consisted of a storybook narrating thebackground of a real-world problem that students had to work together in groups to solve usingcommonly available objects. The lesson centered on the hands-on construction of a solutionusing a 5-step framework of “questioning, planning, implementing, concluding, and reporting”adapted for younger children from the engineering design process (Cunningham & Lachapelle,2016).In total, videos on 12 different lesson topics were available for analysis. For each of the 12topics, there were videos from two different classrooms. Each classroom featured a differentteacher. For this work in progress, we selected three lesson topics

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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trisha Moore, Kansas State University; James Randall Etheridge; Glenn Thomas Dale; Sara Winnike McMillan, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Niroj Aryal; David Austin; Theresa Thompson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

(EcoE) program. To establish this knowledge base,the committee first identified 13 example design projects (applications) on which a recent EcoEgraduate could be expected to work. Example applications included the design of a streamrestoration system and the development of a prairie restoration plan. Next, the specific tasks thatthe graduate would need to carry out to complete each design application, along with theunderlying knowledge or skills needed for each task were outlined. Additionally, the necessarylevel of learning for each knowledge area was qualified, ranging from simple recollection of factsto integration of knowledge across engineering and ecology to develop designs. Each applicationarea was reviewed by the committee and up to two

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Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Qasrawi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

, Construction, and Planning at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the Co ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Diversity trends in STEM Summer Camps over the last two decadesAbstractStudent proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects is asignificant concern among agencies nationwide. A reported decrease in student proficiency levelsas students progress through school impacts the ability to meet the market demand for qualifiedengineers and specialists. Further, some STEM fields have diversity issues, with lower participationfrom women and underrepresented minorities due to numerous reasons. STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D Adams, University of Arkansas; Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

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allowed them to participate in the academicand social events of the community. This interaction encouraged many of the students to join thehonors program when eligible for an enhanced academic experience.Success Advising: PTG scholars benefit from professional mentoring by PTG staff and peermentoring from upper-class PTG scholars and other senior honors students. These mentoringsessions focus on academic progress, campus engagement, and future planning, aiming to providea comprehensive support network. Staff professional mentors meet regularly 1-on-1 with thestudents to ensure they are on the right track academically and socially, and that they areemotionally healthy. Professional mentors also provide interventional advising as needed and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Ashish Amresh, Northern Arizona University; Jeffrey Hovermill, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

creating culturally relevant learningspaces, Indigenous learners are more motivated to engage in educational environments(Anthony-Stevens et al., 2022). When spaces lack that relevance, on the other hand, students andteachers may limit their efforts or altogether withdraw from participation (McKinley, 2018).During the Let’s Talk Code project, non-CS teachers attended two-phase workshops. Participantsfirst learned about coding basics through Code.org activities and then planned instructionallessons that incorporated coding within their non-CS courses and in their Indigenous-servingschools. We thus aim to share findings on the experiences of a subset of teachers and theirassociated students. In doing so we aim to answer the research question:What

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine R. McCance, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Vanessa Ann Sansone, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Mark Appleford, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Arturo Montoya, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Harry R. Millwater Jr., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Heather Shipley, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

is underway, with plans to expand to the College of Sciences.Outcomes will be measured using interviews, surveys, reflective writings, and peer teachingobservations. Educational Research This poster will highlight an IRB-approved qualitative study that is being conducted aspart of the grant project. The research is guided by the HSI servingness framework [7]. Theoverall purpose of the research is to understand the ways in which the university is serving itsSTEM students, using a mirror approach [13] to study and self-reflect on the institution, herebyfocusing on the organization as the main unit of analysis. Findings from this research willdirectly inform plans and actions to revise policies and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

trauma-informed frameworks of care in their approach to supporting graduate students?Preliminary Results from Phase 1Initial plans for Phase 1 were based on a sequential mixed-methods design, starting withcollecting data from a nationally representative sample of engineering GPDs and following withsemi-structured interviews of a subset of engineering GPDs selected as a result of their surveyresponses. To that end, we began adapting the Supporting Graduate Student Mental Health andWell-Being Survey instrument [1] to focus on both institutional and program-specific resources.In addition, we planned to augment the survey with open-ended questions about GPD roles andresponsibilities and how integrating frameworks of care could occur across

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Jolene Donovan, South Dakota Mines; Jon J Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart D. Kellogg P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Matthew Whitehead, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Jean Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

scaleoutreach events. One such event was the first annual A+E Day for mechanical engineering (ME)students hosted for the first time in the fall of 2023 for the ME 110: Introduction to MechanicalEngineering class. The event was such a success that there are plans for a second A+E Day forME in the spring of 2024 semester. The “day” consisted of a three-hour lab block split into two90-minute sections that hosted 65 students across five modules – glassblowing, welding,blacksmithing (forging), casting, and glazing. The overarching theme of the kinesthetic moduleswas thermodynamics in materials processing, and the students all received a lecture on the subjectprior to attending lab. The verbal feedback from the students was positive, the ME students werealso

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Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara R. Etmannski, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

thisanalysis is presented here along with representative student comments, and discussed. The fulllist of survey responses and coding notes can be made available to any interested party.3. Results3.1 Material DevelopmentThe early planning stages of the project included rethinking the traditional textbook format, andopting instead to produce annotated and comprehensive slides designed to function as both studyaids for students and instructional tools for educators. The foundational concepts of engineeringeconomics were systematically organized into twelve distinct chapters, each represented by aPowerPoint slide deck. The size of these decks varied, spanning from 20 to 40 slides, with anaverage of 30 slides and a median of 29. Each deck included a title

Conference Session

Systems Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani Bhada, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

partnership that could lead to more innovation. Socially-literate and engagedengineers can better translate community concerns into practical action. When trust is builtbetween practitioners and community stakeholders, it can lead to unexpected pathways forintellectual and practical exploration.Finally, a vector that we can plan for but not control fully is the implications on communities.However, we obviously see benefits as were articulated above – more culturally andcontextually-appropriate interventions, better system design – as well as the capacity to developmore asset-based approaches to work in communities. So often community engagement isframed as a way of repairing deficits. By leveraging community voice in full participation withall

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

influences from socializers mayinteract with students’ motivation to persist in STEM. Alternatively, future work couldexperiment with facilitating these interactions to improve motivation. Further empirical insightsthat unpack the dynamics of different socializer-interactions can build a deeper understanding ofthe impact of socializers to inform research and practice.References[1] J. P. Martin, D. R. Simmons, and S. L. Yu, “The Role of Social Capital in the Experiences of Hispanic Women Engineering Majors,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 102, no. 2, pp. 227–243, 2013, doi: 10.1002/jee.20010.[2] National Science Foundation, “U.S. National Science Foundation 2022-2026 Strategic Plan,” 2022.[3] E. McGee and L. Bentley, “The equity ethic

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MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohaned Samer Ahmed, Texas A&M Univeristy at Qatar; Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Marwa AbdelGawad, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

is all part of this understanding that students must attain. This is why visualaids seemed to be a necessity to enhance learning in the classroom.MethodsInitially, a storyboard was created that expressed a simple but comprehensive storyline thatexplained the role of dislocations in the process of strain hardening. The purpose of this storyboardwas to organize the effort of animating and to make sure students can easily follow the mainstoryline and that it is closely linked to the content covered in the lectures. In addition to this, the Figure 1: Plan for the current and future of the projectstoryboard outlines the figures and animations that will need to be developed such that the projectis done comprehensively

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Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Colon, University of Puerto Rico; Andrea Karola Rivera Castro, University of Puerto Rico; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico; Kaishmarie Alicea Romero, University of Puerto Rico

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

faculty and second in the number ofundergraduate engineering degrees granted to Hispanics (American Society for EngineeringEducation, 2023). Table 1 delineates the undergraduate engineering enrollment across variousacademic programs using data provided by the UPRM Office of Planning, Research, andInstitutional Improvement.Table 1. Summary of undergraduate engineering enrollment for the first semester of 2023-2024 Academic Program Total Female Male Civil Engineering 629 181 448 Electrical Engineering 586 69 516 Industrial Engineering 621

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 18

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr., Texas A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

exploratory mixed-methods study on implementing assignment choice as a meansof students planning a path to meet the course learning objectives 7,8 . The choices in thecurriculum will be fully integrated into Canvas, the Learning Management System, and the coursegrade calculator available to students. A customized course roadmap will be used for the studentsto visually plan their path through the assignments and to their individual path to success. Thisapproach applies to students’ own motivation, whether intrinsic or extrinsic.BackgroundOur study delves into a comprehensive analysis of data spanning from 2012 to the present day.The initial five years of our dataset revealed a persistent trend within our CS-1 courses,characterized by grade

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Daniel Fisher, The George Washington University; James P Ferguson, The George Washington University; Esha Niraj Patel, The George Washington University; Gujri Ahluwalia, The George Washington University; Joseph Anthony Barbera M.D., The George Washington University; Joost R. Santos, The George Washington University

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procedures for their injuries and illnesses. Severalother constraints may need to be considered—such as patient criticality, medical specialtyavailability at an HCF, and transportation resource availability—when pairing a patient to anHCF and to resources for safe medical transportation. A stronger, standardized methodologycould increase system efficiency and decrease system delay times, since a range of factors shouldbe considered in determining an adequate HCF, transport mode and safe transport medicalcapability. As in other types of complex decision-making, a decision support system (DSS) toolcan promote rapid but disciplined and effective decision-making for this issue.Background:The planning scenario projects that approximately 35 wounded or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Deborah Anne Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Harry A. Hogan, Texas A&M University

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[23]. This confirmatory factor analysis fully validated the ECTD aspredictive of student performance in classes containing computational thinking and computerprogramming. Using the ECTD, instructors can identify at-risk students and plan interventions tohelp them succeed and enculturate as an engineer.Second Major ResultOur second major result is the documentation of the impact of a wide variety of privileges onengineering student enculturation. In the past year, we performed semi-structured interviews atall three institutions. The semi-structured interview protocol consisted of prompts designed toencourage conversation about curricular and extracurricular pre-university background inprogramming, mathematics, and science. The prompts also

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Track 7: Technical Session 8: Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments while Navigating DEI Backlash

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

valerie a guerrero williamson, Stevens Institute of Technology

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?Instruction Mentorship• Course policies & planning • Look for opportunities to support interests and efforts of minoritized• Course content, framing, exposure students and colleagues to critical thinking • Consider your own strengths and• Being friendly & learning about the weaknesses as a mentor goals of your students• How you encourage discussion and • Differentiate between your skills as a mentor, adviser, and critical thinking supervisor/manager

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

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

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planning and mentoring to prepareundergraduate students to be part of the research team.According the NSF1, a PUI is one that primarily grants associate, bachelor, and master's degrees; hasgreater undergraduate versus graduate enrollment; and graduates fewer than 20 science-relateddoctoral degrees a year. Malachowski2 remarks that since 1995, undergraduate research hasincreased in visibility and prominence and that faculty need to be assisted in remaining student-oriented rather than research-oriented at PUIs. This observation is key for the authors of this paperas we strive to balance the primary teaching focus with the needs for research and service expectedof all faculty members. Many PUIs use a formula of approximately 60% teaching (3 to 4

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

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

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Diversity

plagiarism, inappropriateassistance, bias/discrimination, and diminishment of cognitive skills [8], [20]-[24]. While theseissues will undoubtedly need close attention and necessitate further research, we judge that thesocioeconomic pressures driving GenAI’s sudden prevalence will not be held at bay while weawait answers. Such pressures, coupled with GenAI’s potential benefits to students andeducators, direct us to fold these concerns into a larger framework alongside plans for testing,adoption, adaptation, and integration.Consequences of Generative AIIntegrating GenAI into engineering curricula offers several pedagogical advantages suggested inthe instructor and student narratives (see Appendix): • Rapid generation of code examples and targeted

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Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Matthew Fried, SUNY Farmingdale; Mohammad Alshibli

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Diversity, Professional Papers

curriculum planning for AI education, highlightingthe need for teachers to be equipped with appropriate resources and strategies for engagement.They used self-determination theory (SDT), with the four basic structures of content, product,process and praxis to reveal that genuine curriculum creation should encompass all four forms ofdesign, to be orchestrated around student learning experiences. Thus, in this paper, we questionwhether students will effectively build such skills on their own, using an evaluative questionnairemeant to similarly evoke self-determination theory structures, recognizing that studentimplementation may be more naturally adaptive and therefore better [4].Katsaris and Vidakis [5] emphasize the importance and efficiency of the