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ECE Division Technical Session 4: Student-centered Learning and Teaching Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, IEEE Xplore Digital Library

introductory electronics course that discusses the fundamentals of semiconductordevices such as Si Diode, Zener, BJT, and MOSFET. EE343 is an advanced electronics coursethat focuses on single-stage and multistage transistor amplifiers. Both courses were taught usingthe traditional lecture method with two take-home group projects. Although the lecture topicswere well arranged, the students’ learning outcomes didn’t yield a very good result. Thus, withthe department’s support, the author restructured both courses in Fall 2019.Course RestructureMany studies have proven the effectiveness of embedding hands-on lab components inengineering courses. The hands-on experience dramatically increases students’ engagement,promotes their motivation, and enhances

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ERM: Exploring Educational Technology in Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Harpreet Auby, Tufts University; John Galisky, University of California, Santa Barbara; Susan Nolen

CW.MethodsThis case study focuses on Al and Joe, two white male instructors teaching in undergraduateengineering programs. Al and Joe started using the Concept Warehouse in their statics classes aspart of this project. We conducted two virtual interviews with each instructor. The first focusedon personal history, context, and current instructional and assessment practice, early in or justprior to adoption for in-class instruction. The second interview, after one or two terms of CWuse, focused on current practice, including pandemic-related shifts. Each shared an example fromtheir course, demonstrating how they used the CW. Interviews were video recorded, transcribed,and then coded collaboratively by the four authors. Data analysis involved iteratively

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Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Haltas

Zirve University in Turkey. During his five-year tenure at Zirve University, he conducted several research projects funded by National Research Agencies while teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Before joining King’s College, Dr. Haltas held a Senior Research Fellow post at Cranfield University, England for two years. He has held the Professional Engineer License in Civil Engineering in California since 2010. His expertise and research foci are flood hazard and risk modeling, scaling in hydraulic and hydrologic processes, and agent-based modeling of complex systems. He mainly teaches courses such as Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Probability and Statistics, and Water Resources

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International Division Technical Session 6: Monitoring, Evaluating and Research

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xixi LU

the interviewdata of experts, teachers and students, introduces the general situation of its practice,and summarizes the characteristics of artificial intelligence and human languagelaboratory in Chinese colleges and universities.4.1 Mission and visionBFSU • AI focuses on the cutting-edge topics in the field of national artificialintelligence and education, combined with BFSU’s “Double First-class” disciplinelayout, in line with the construction principle of “openness, coordination, intelligenceand first-class”, and aims to “explain human intelligence, control artificial intelligence,decode language mysteries and achieve intelligent people”.[10] Gu Yueguo, chiefexpert of the laboratory and chief researcher of the innovation project of the

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Broadening Participation and Inclusion in STEM: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 8

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gonsalves; Emmanuel Johnson, University of Southern California; Teresa Ober, University of Notre Dame; Janice Zdankus; Mayank Kakodkar, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

,the total projected U.S. employment in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, andcomputing (STEM+C) workforce will be 9.2 million, of which 4.4 million will be computingjobs, it is imperative that we find ways to address this growing disparity 10 .Numerous programs such as code2040, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), and anumber of other non-profits are looking to address this need by providing access to careers intechnology for African American and Hispanic/Latinx students. Although these solutions may begreat approaches for addressing the lack of diversity in the technology sector, most AfricanAmericans/Blacks, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native Americans/Alaskan Natives (AHN1 ) students arelikely to have lost interest in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuan Li, University of Florida; Peyton Turinetti, University of Florida; Sarah Furtney, University of Florida; Chelsey Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Simmons

educators were exposed to tissueengineering concepts and taught how to mechanically characterize samples and fabricatehydrogels. They used STEM concepts and engineering design principles to mimic native tissueproperties in hydrogels. They read experimental journal articles, documented laboratory work innotebooks, and shared project results with poster presentations.After this immersive research experience, MRET participants were encouraged to develop theirown TE curriculum based on their experience. Most importantly, the educators used their generalengineering design principles and STEM confidence to develop curricula suited for elementarylevels. Although all K-5 educators were able to independently fabricate hydrogels at the end ofthe summer

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ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; ANA PIZANO, College of Lake County

Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology. In my current role, I am responsible for our federal and state institutional reporting. I also support other colleagues on their research questions and collaborate with them on data collection and analysis. I believe that helping others is a way to influence change in education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work in Progress: Developing an Engineering Community in a FablabBackgroundThis Track Two NSF S-STEM grant project builds on the past experience of two previous S-STEM scholarship programs at the College of Lake County (CLC). In reviewing the outcomesfrom the two consecutive

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizabeth Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Tessa Luzuriaga; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

, Director of Women’s Engineering Programs, and CENG Interim Associate Dean. Although she has taught over 25 different courses she current teaches Financial decision making, First year engineering, Senior project, and Change management. Her research is in Engineering Education where she has received $9.8 million of funding from NSF as either PI or Co-PI. She researches equitable classroom practices, integrated learning, and institutional change. She spent the 2019-2020 academic year at Cal State LA where she taught and collaborated on research related to equity and social justice. With her colleagues at Cal State LA she recently received an NSF grant called Eco-STEM which aims to transform STEM education using an asset-based

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Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Umar Iqbal; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Rani Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shane Brauer, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #37330Improving Engineering Transfer Student Onboarding andRetention through Scholarship and ProgrammaticInterventionsLesley Strawderman (Associate Professor)Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates the use of digital systems to measure and support engineering education. Current projects include leveraging writing to support programming skill development, using 3D weather visualizations to develop computational thinking skills for K-12 students

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WIED: Support for All in the WIED Community

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danyelle Ireland, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Hyun Su Cho, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study of Women’s Achievement and Attrition in Undergraduate Engineering EducationABSTRACTThe proportion of women earning engineering bachelor’s degrees in the United States hasincreased only slightly in the past twenty years from 18% to 21%, and addressing their persistentunderrepresentation in these fields remains a national priority. This paper presents preliminaryresults of a longitudinal mixed-methods research project designed to advance our understandingof women’s underrepresentation in engineering, by examining the factors that influence theireducational outcomes, in ways that are aligned with our understanding of the socioculturalcontext of engineering education. The aims of this project are to: 1

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Wang, University of Michigan; Cassandra Jamison, University of Michigan; Jan Stegemann, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

design, simulate, and verify a device for use in rehab for ligament strain and tear injuries ● Conducted survival surgery on mice, hundreds of hours of tissue digestion evaluation to characterize and test reprogramming abilities of cartilage tissue Team THERMO Internal Vice President, Project Lead Month XXXX - Month XXXX ● Coordinated design reviews and showcases for all organizational project teams, facilitated collaborative meetings between project teams, coordinate recruitment efforts along with other board members ● Led group meetings and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ingrid Paredes, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Rui Li, New York University; Chris Woods, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Sooah Kwak, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Marie Burns, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Ameya Palav, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Mei Schuerch

interests include asset-based professional and technical skill development of engineers through extracurricular and co-curricular activities.Jack Bringardner Jack Bringardner is the Assistant Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is an Industry Associate Professor and Director of the General Engineering Program. He teaches the first-year engineering course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is also the Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects Program at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on the future of engineering education. His primary focus is developing curriculum, mentoring students, and engineering education research, particularly for project-based

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oleksandr Kravchenko, Old Dominion University; Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Phillip Dillulio

graduateteaching assistants for a materials lab. These instructional videos described various steps, such assample preparation, the experimental setup used to conduct the mechanical testing, datareduction, and analysis of the results. Students were introduced to the learning material by theinstructor who demonstrated how to conduct the test in the lab remotely. Even though studentsdid not have the physical access to the experimental set-up, the proposed combination of thestep-by-step instruction supported by the instructional videos proved effective in achievinglearning outcomes defined by the ABET system, which were consistent with the learningoutcomes in the pre-pandemic era. For other laboratory-related work, such as the Senior Designyear-long projects

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Mohua Kar; Lisa Macon, Valencia College

in the introductory engineering courses [1].These practices offered an opportunity to reach a diverse population of engineering students,particularly underrepresented and female students, from a variety of majors within anengineering context. This context situates the statics and dynamics engineering courses in aunique position for educational interventions to potentially affect higher numbers ofunderrepresented students than in any other domain within engineering education due to the highattrition rates of students who struggle with the applied math required in the courses.ResultsThe majority of the students participating in the study identified with a group underrepresentedin STEM and engineering. The overall project included 518

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Manufacturing Workforce Development

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso; Amit Lopes; Ahmed Bahabry, United States Military Academy; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Helix Project. In the manuscript “The Roles of SystemsEngineers Revisited” [Hutchison, Wade, and Luna, 2017] and Atlas 1.1 “An update to the Theoryof Effective Systems Engineers” [Hutchison, et al., 2018], researchers classified 15 systemsengineering roles into three main clusters as seen in Table 1: • Roles Focused on the System Being Developed – These roles are what may most quickly come to mind when describing a systems engineer. They are roles that align closely with the systems engineering lifecycle and the critical activities systems engineers must enable throughout the lifecycle. • Roles Focused on SE Process and Organization – These roles focus on the organizational context in which systems engineering occurs

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansika Sirikumara, Marian University

favorable for active learning-based lectures than traditional lectures [7]. Brooks DCreported that technological based learning environment improved the students’ conceptualunderstanding about the subjects [8]. There are several active learning methods could beimplemented during a classroom environment such as problem/project based learning, smallgroup discussion, case studies, peer teaching [9]. Most students are visual learners and many ofthem also experience improved learning through the use of technology [10,11]. Therefore, inorder to promote active learning environment in the semiconductor device course, graphicalpresentations, video presentations and hands-on learning activities were implemented. Also, in-class experiments, demonstrations and

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ECE Division Technical Session 8: Effective Teaching and Learning in Post-Pandemic Classrooms and Other Curricular Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Torres, University of Texas at El Paso; Hector Erives, University of Texas at El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas at El Paso

are:Lab 1: Wheatstone bridgeLab 2: Sources transformation and Delta to WYE conversionLab 3: Introduction to Oscilloscope and function generatorsLab 4: Operational amplifiersLab 5: RLC circuits – Sinusoidal steady-state analysisLab 6: RL circuits – Steady-state power analysisLab 7: RL and RC circuits – Natural responseLab 8: RLC circuits – Second orderLab 9: Frequency response and filtersLab 10: Final project. Table 3. Circuits Lab process comparison pre-pandemic, post-pandemic, and during the pandemic. Face-to-face sessions before Virtual sessions during Face-to-face session after COVID-19 crisis COVID-19 crisis COVID-19 crisis Notes

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Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Christopher Tessum; Eleftheria Kontou; Hadi Meidani; Lei Zhao

correctly. Solved worksheet problems become available on Canvas as study material,soon after class. Summative assignments comprise of weekly homeworks, exams and anassigned team project. Homework and exam problems are randomized to minimize cheating[12].Here, we focus on the in-class student problem solving period. Our in-class worksheet approachis inspired by that described in [13] about self-regulated learning, even though we refer to asingle class session with short problems rather than bigger projects. English and Kitsantas [13]distinguish three phases in the classroom environment: problem launch, guided inquiry/solutioncreation and problem conclusion that correspond to three student processing phases: forethought,performance and reflection

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ECE Division Technical Session 8: Effective Teaching and Learning in Post-Pandemic Classrooms and Other Curricular Innovations

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Al Weshah, University of Georgia; Ruba Alamad, Kennesaw State University

is fundamental toachieving customer satisfaction. In our project, the customers are the students, and the educationand learning experience is the service they need. In another aspect, the students' future employersare the customers and the students, in this case, are the products that need to be delivered to theemployer. One of the main goals to universities is to provide high-quality education and learningexperience to students that enable students and prepare graduates to serve the community[15,16].Many studies were conducted to improve the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) educationprocess using Six Sigma, but only a few applied the methodology in actual cases. Six Sigma andLean Six Sigma (LSS) were implemented to improve classroom

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3: Technology

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kurr; David Icove, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

, educational videos, projects, and mentorship from practicing standardsengineers. One example was a Technical Standards Workshop CWRU hosted on September 4th,2019, incorporating information from the course. In addition, speakers from different standardsorganizations (e.g., UL, ASTM, NIST, IEEE, NFPA) spoke on various topics relevant to studentcoursework and senior design projects.As a result of the CWRU Workshop, students learned about the types of standards, howstandards are developed, and even created hypothetical fire-safety standards for differentscenarios, such as fabrics for racecar drivers or containers for lithium batteries. The speakers’talks were recorded and edited into short 10-minute videos and implemented into the modules toadd other

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ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jordan Jarrett, Colorado State University; David Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Paper ID #37031WIP: ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity: Faculty andAdministrators EngagementElizabeth Litzler (Director) Elizabeth (Liz) Litzler, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington (UW) and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in UW Sociology. She was the 2020-2021 Chair of the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI). She is a former Board Member of Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) and the recipient of the 2020 WEPAN Founders Award. She has led social science research projects such as the UW

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wanju Huang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Frederick Berry, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Marisa Exter, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ryan Wynkoop

-peer assessment six times across two semesters, immediately followingthe completion of specific team project deliverables, which are called “Gates.”The instructional interventions examined in this study took place in Fall 2021. To investigate theeffectiveness of the interventions, we compared the data collected in Fall 2019 – Pre-Intervention – with the data collected in Fall 2021 – Post-Intervention. We chose not to use Fall2020 data because the course was partially online due to COVID-19 and there were numerousunknown factors that might have impacted students’ behaviors. TABLE I TEAM COMPOSITION Fall 2019 – Pre-Intervention

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Using Research in Engineering Ed

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Sahera Yasmin Abumariam, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

built on the “Linear Engineering Sequence,LES” that is followed by the PIT as the outcome of the leaning platform (please see Figure 1 inArce et al., 2015).The Foundry is designed to work with student teams. These teams work in collaboration to identifythe challenge associated with their project or tasks; the challenge could be either societal ortechnological and the students learn key aspects about the challenge and tools by using the KAP,and then they apply the KTP to work on addressing the challenge and developing or constructinga PIT. One key aspects of the Foundry is that this application is not a simple “linear” applicationfrom the challenges towards the PIT but, instead, student-teams are required to use a strategy thatinvolves the

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Computer Science

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Steve Keith Baker

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

program. Hands-on assignments are already used in manycourses. After teaching Python for three years, we considered creating supplemental modules toaddress shortcomings in the curriculum. Different practices for teaching Python were examined4.In our faculty meetings, it was recommended that the last two chapters in the textbook(Recursion and GUI Programming) be replaced by hands-on lab modules for students to developskills on solving real-world problems.Lab DevelopmentThe project was proposed to and funded by the East Carolina University Teaching GrantCommittee. The purpose of the project is to create supplemental lab modules for developingpractical skills of utilizing Python scripting language in Information Technology (IT)applications. The labs

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Joel TerMaat; Kristopher Williams; Christopher Wentworth

profound impact on thepublic and society. This reaches beyond the extreme “disaster-ethics” where failures inengineering competence or duties result in significant loss of life or property. Engineers, in theirday-to-day capacities, often make design and project decisions that incrementally, but assuredly,influence how technology and society interact. As our world becomes more reliant andintegrated with technology, it is critical that the next generation of engineering professionals beable to identify their ethical responsibilities and act accordingly.Engineering has undergone considerable advancements since the industrialization of our society,moving from a primary responsibility to the employer to a profession holding the safety andhealth of the

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S6A: Full Papers - Out with the Old, In with the New

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Muzammil Arshad, Texas A&M University; Mamoona Muzammil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Topics

Full Papers

in aerospace engineering to include a project-based approach.The course used the design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and launching of mid-power solidpropellant rockets. A similar study performed by Myose et al. [7] investigated studentperformance characteristics in a hybrid class for the engineering course of Statics.The above-mentioned studies fell short of designing a common course structure for engineeringand STEM related courses. This motivated the initial inquiry and a study performed by Arshadand Romatoski [1] to design the instructional course structure, which has proven beneficial forthe faculty and students alike.Autoethnography focuses on the cultural analysis and interpretation [8] and self-analysis thatproduces purposeful

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S6C: Full Papers - Cannot Have Too Much Math!

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Jeffrey Watt; Christine Krull, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Full Papers

engineeringcurriculum [1,3]. Interventions in Calculus 1 that foster both better course mastery and improvedhabits and connections to resources that support STEM success more broadly thus have thepotential to significantly improve retention and success in engineering programs.The NSF-sponsored Urban STEM Collaboratory project, a joint initiative at three partner urbanuniversities (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), University ofMemphis, and University of Colorado Denver), provides scholarship support and interventionsfor academic success and retention to students with demonstrated financial need majoring inengineering, math, and computer science. All three campuses employ a cohort model andprovide targeted support in Calculus, community

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Olivia Roa

. Accepting 29.5% Described how the department fosters an inclusive and welcoming department to all races and nationalities. Practical 29.5% Commended the course workload as being applicable to real world scenarios; feel as if this is the work they would be doing in a job after school Enjoyable 27.9% Associated with developing connections with professors. Professors made classes engaging by the different teaching styles, projects, and games in class. Friendly 21.3% Described the welcoming environment that the

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PCEE Session 12: STEM, Technology, and Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Reed, Old Dominion University; Tyler Love, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Scott Bartholomew, Brigham Young University; Kelly Dooley, ITEEA

. Thedevelopment of STL was part of the Technology for All Americans (TfAA) project, funded by theNational Science Foundation (NSF) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA),which resulted in the publication of several other significant documents beyond STL,including A Rationale and Structure for the Study of Technology (1996) and AdvancingExcellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, andProgram Standards (2003) [3].Disciplines outside of technology and engineering (e.g., social studies, mathematics, science, andinstructional technology) often include technology and engineering ideas, concepts, and practicesin their standards, albeit to differing degrees [7], [8]. Of the disciplines outside of technology

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robinson

Introduction and Project RationaleLaboratories are a key part of engineering studies. This is in part motivated by ABET’sassessment criteria, particularly student outcome 6 which states that by graduation students mustdemonstrate “an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze andinterpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions [1].” Despite the prevalence oflaboratories, appropriate objectives are not always clear. For this reason, ABET convened acolloquy of fifty educators to clarify laboratory objectives [2]. That group developed a list ofthirteen objectives which can be summarized as follows: students must demonstrate the abilitiesto apply instrumentation, evaluate models, devise experiments, collect