Conference Session

Student Success and Interactions

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Adam Steven Weaver, Utah State University; Jack Elliott, Utah State University

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Conference Submission

purposes reported an enhanced learning experience at aChinese public university. Further, Hurst, Wallace, and Nixon [3] surveyed undergraduatestudents and concluded that students believe social interactions increased their enjoyment oflearning, interest in topics, and level of responsiveness. Beyond academic success, engineers ofthe 21st century must effectively engage with peers [7], and as noted by Passow [7], teamworkand communication are among the most valuable skills in the engineering industry. Byresearching these benefits, educators can capture and incentivize the positive attributes ofstudents’ interactions. Further, such research often requires methods, like SNA, forcharacterizing interactions of the research participants.Social Network

Conference Session

Student Success and Interactions

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Michael Sekatchev, University of British Columbia; John Graeme Dockrill, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Conference Submission, Diversity

pathology as a method of improving student’s knowledge andlearning. After randomly splitting a class of 62 students (32 experimental, 30 control), theexperimental group students were asked to write, answer, and explain 60 multiple choicequestions covering different topics over the length of the term (Shakurnia 2018). Both groupscompleted identical multiple choice pre- and post-tests, and experimental students were surveyedon the question creation activity (Shakurnia 2018). The experimental group achieved on average10% higher grades on the post-test, but the students noted that question writing is unfamiliar andunpopular as a learning strategy (Shakurnia 2018).Students in their second year studying general pathology were assigned to create 4

Conference Session

Engineering and Society

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Rebekah Oulton P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Conference Submission

engineering principles to Civil Engineering practice analyze and solve real-world engineering 2. Communicate and collaborate effectively with challenges industry professionals, decision-makers and 2. Communicate effectively, both orally and in community members writing, and collaborate successfully in teams 3. Work in an ethical and professional manner to 3. Address the ethical, societal, and global issues positively impact society and the environment encountered in environmental engineering in a regional, national and global context 4. Think independently

Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

James Gordon Walker, Seattle Pacific University, College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering Department; Gina Howe P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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Conference Submission, Diversity

design Another vital part of the design process is communicating the design. As mentionedalready, the teams write specifications documents, conduct weekly standups, participate informal design reviews, present to the industrial advisory board, and draft many engineeringdocuments. The “Quad Chart” [2] is yet another required communication product that the teams mustprepare, which is beneficial for both engineering presentations as well as presentations to non-engineers. This gives the students practice communicating with brevity and impact. Thematurity of this Quad chart evolves throughout the year as the project matures, and teams adjustit slightly for various audiences. Toward the end of their projects, the engineering