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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

Fast-paced Virtual Summer Courses Eleazar Marquez, Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Samuel Garcia Jr., Ph.D. College of Education Texas State University AbstractIn this study, the recently developed CIRE (Communication, Initiation, Reduction, and Extension)pedagogical model was modified to generate an effective framework for a virtual, fast-pacedsummer engineering course in a private university in Texas. Transitioning

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Alisha M. Bailey, Southern Methodist University; Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University; Kristine Reiley, SMU, Caruth Institute for Engineering Education

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Paper ID #35776An Examination of Black and Latinx Female Youth Experiences in STEM inan Informal Engineering Summer CampMs. Alisha M. Bailey, Southern Methodist University Alisha M. Bailey serves as Program Manager in the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education within the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She also leads and manages the undergraduate mentorship initiative within the Lyle School to increase retention and representation of underrepresented minorities in Engineering. Alisha previously worked for the government in the environ- mental health field as an Environmental

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Ozoemena Chika Anyaegbu; Emmanuel Abiodun Dada, Prairie View A&M University

2012 – present • Served as mentor to the REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) Program, Sum- mer, 2017 American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Paper ID #35833LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem, PA, USA 1985 - 1989 Teaching Assistant in graduate and under-graduate courses in chemical engineering. UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT, Port Harcourt, Nigeria1981 - 1984 Assistant Lecturer in undergraduate courses/instructions in chemical engineering. RIVERSSTATE UNIV. OF SC. & TECH., Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1980 - 1981 National Youth Service (NYSC)instructor in undergraduate

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Olubunmi Gregory Adekanmbi, Prairie View A&M University

Paper ID #35971Performance Comparisons for Python Libraries in Parallel Computing andPhysical SimulationMr. Olubunmi Gregory Adekanmbi, Prairie View A&M University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Session 2021 Performance Comparisons for Python Libraries in Parallel Computing and Physical Simulation Olubunmi Adekanmbi, Lei Huang Computer Science Department

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Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M Hines, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Erik M. Hines is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems at the Florida State University as well as the coordinator of the Counselor Education Program and School Counseling Track. Dr. Hines prepares graduate students to be professional school counselors. Dr. Hines’s research agenda centers around: (a) college and career readiness for Black males; (b) parental involvement and its impact on academic achievement for students of color; and (c) improving and increas- ing postsecondary opportunities for first generation, low-income, and students of color (particularly Black males). Additionally, his research interests

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Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston - Downtown; Amy Heilig, Dlubal Software, Inc.

experienced users. Live online trainings for students are offered fromthe USA office several times a year. Students can register for a free introductory course in RFEM ®,concurrently model along, ask questions, and receive all training materials after the presentation forcontinued access.While universities and students greatly benefit from these educational opportunities, Dlubal equallyvalues the relationship with the academic community and the ability to engage with the futureengineering generation. Dlubal firmly believes students have a right to free structural analysis softwareto adequately prepare them for their post-graduate career. Furthermore, the company’s educationsector remains a top focus for the Dlubal company including expanding the free

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Shield B Lin, Prairie View A&M University

2graduates from an engineering school, they expect the graduates having the fundamental knowledgeof computer tools, for instance, the knowledge of a finite element analysis commercial package for amechanical design engineer position.Many undergraduate mechanical engineering (UGME) programs do not require their majors to take afinite element analysis course4,5. These programs generally list a finite element analysis course as atechnical elective course rather than a requirement. However, the author has noticed, a majorinstitution in Texas revised its UGME program requirements in the recent years from not including afinite element analysis course6 to requiring the finite element analysis course7 in the UGME degree.It could be a trend for other

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Narasimha Siddhanti Malladi, Malladi Academy; Ramalingam Radhakrishnan, Prairie View A&M University

A&M University (PVAMU), TX. He is teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in structural engineering. He represents PVAMU in the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) and have participated in Texas Space Grant Consortium activities since 1990 and as PVAMU representative to TSGC involved UG students on space research and promoted several UG student Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships Awards. He conducted Summer Transportation Institute at PVAMU funded for High School Students by US DOT FHWA from 2000 to 2013. He is a Fellow Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #35839Using a pilot course to evaluate curriculum redesign for a first yearengineering program.Dr. Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University Dr. Janie McClurkin Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering De- partment at Texas A&M University in College Station. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she attended North Carolina A&T State University where she received a B.S. in Bio Environmental Engineering in 2006. She then began pursuing her graduate education at Purdue University in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, completing her Ph.D. in 2015. Her primary

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Anna Huang, Texas A&M University; Amanda Jane Latham, Texas A&M University; Erika Yao; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

frequencies, giving a surface level exploration of the general topics and methodologies covered by all papers. Interesting words thatcame from this analysis include “design”, “course”, and “system”, indicating a focus on curriculum development and improvement. These insights can aid future authors in the presentation of their work for the ASEE-GSW community and will improve understanding of the current compositions and interests of the Engineering Education research community as a whole. IntroductionOver the past thirteen years, i.e., from 2009 to 2021, 618 papers from 135 different institutions havebeen submitted to the ASEE-GSW Annual Conference. These papers cover a wide variety of

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

skillsand tools that would help with life and possibly a college education.A college education, especially for engineering students, is a difficult path. Studies show in the U.S.that each year approximately 4 million students enter the STEM pipeline however onlyapproximately 60,000 engineers graduate from the University3. My own university engineeringeducation held me accountable. I entered the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy in 1973,graduating with a B.S. in Aeronautics in 1977. The diploma I received was a symbol that I hadmastered the requirements for the degree. In fact, typically words such as “You have satisfied allUniversity degree requirements that were in effect when you started your degree program” arementioned when degrees are

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Kazi Meharajul Kabir, Prairie View A&M University; shuza Binzaid; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University, Texas AbstractEnergy harvesting from renewables is an important research topic around the world. Due to theoverburning of carbohydrate-based fuels like fossil fuels, the adverse environmental effects, andcatastrophes worldwide, researchers are developing technologies for new green energy harvestingsystems. In this research, a novel prototype of the Energy Generating Pad (EGP) was designed andtested successfully. The pad was made of a type of thin-film PZT cells. Each cell was connected toan energy collection circuit that connected to the DC power rail (DCPR). The novel EGP technologywas developed

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Sheena M. Reeves, Prairie View A&M University

fast pace of topics and did not provide opportunities to review concepts orinformation learned in previous weeks. In this area, the instructor must improve with highlightingthe synergy of the topics. For example, the instructor can demonstrate how properly recording andreporting data during lab activities is related to certain chemical engineering careers or howmisleading data (plagiarism) is related to ethical engineering. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education 7As confirmed in the

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David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso; Denise Saenz

Paper ID #35798Virtual Meetups for Remote LearnersDr. David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso David G. Novick, Mike Loya Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Professor of Engineering Education and Leadership, earned his J.D.at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science at the University of Oregon in 1988. Before coming to UTEP he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute and then Director of Research at the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering. At UTEP he has served in a number of positions

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MERLYN XAVIER PULIKKATHARA, Physics Department, Prairie View A&M University; Kelvin K. Kirby, Prairie View A&M University; Richard T. Wilkins, Prairie View A&M University

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effective virtual format in response to the pandemic.We describe the elements of the kit sent to students and how these were used to engage and teachSTEM concepts in general and nuclear science and engineering concepts in particular to high schoolstudents. We also present the advantages, disadvantages, and data related to the success of thevirtual camp. IntroductionUnder-represented minorities have grown in population to make up to 30% of our demographics yetare not proportionally matched in higher education. It is critical to our country's economic successto ensure the participation of women and under-represented minorities at graduate schools andentrance into the job market with technical skills1

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Vewiser J Turner Jr P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Sarhan M. Musa, Prairie View A&M University

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their primary goal is to obtainthat first job after graduation. We have observed that our students here at Prairie View A&MUniversity (PVAMU), are as technically prepared from the engineering curriculum as any studentfrom any other University. Most capstones instructors have the same opinion that final projects forengineering majors should stress professional skills as well as design education through a variety ofteaching paradigms1,2,3,4,5,6. It has been observed that using the theory in the engineering curriculumhas produced graduates with far less experience in the practice of engineering and design than thoseof year’s past7. Also, the ability to function as a member of a team is measured by several instructorsto be an important skill of

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Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas

Paper ID #35789The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferabilityDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively. American

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Salvatore Enrico Paolo Indiogine, Texas A&M University; Brandon Chi-Thien Le, Texas A&M University; Sidharth Dhaneshkumar Shah

Paper ID #35806Creating Course Material through the Automation of Lecture CaptionConversionDr. Salvatore Enrico Paolo Indiogine, Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science in Engineering from New Mexico State University and Ph.D. in Curriculum & In- struction from Texas A&M University. I work as an instructional designer at the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University.Mr. Brandon Chi-Thien Le, Texas A&M University Brandon Le is a Business Honors and Management Information Systems graduate student at Texas A&M University. He has worked with the Texas A&M College of Engineering Studio for Advanced

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington; Paul Davidson, The University of Texas at Arlington

Find a magnitude of a vector 67 Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education 3To gage the academic depth of the class, as well as to adjust the course coverage during thesemester, a diagnostic quiz was taken by all the students at the beginning of the semester. In Table 1,the subjects of the quiz are listed as well as the percentage of the class who found the correct answerfor each topic.Originally, the topics chosen were expected to be minimally covered in the

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Tori Nichole Gardner, Department of Engineering at St. Mary's University; Ozgur Aktunc, St. Mary's University

Paper ID #35756Integrating Usability into the Agile Software Development Life CycleUsing User Experience PracticesMs. Tori Nichole Gardner, Department of Engineering at St. Mary’s University Miss Gardner currently attends St. Mary’s University in pursuit of her MS in software engineering. She graduated with her BS in software engineering in May of 2021 from the same university. Her research interests include human-computer interaction, user experience, and user interface design as well as acces- sibility.Dr. Ozgur Aktunc, St. Mary’s University Dr. Ozgur Aktunc is a Professor of Software Engineering and Graduate Program

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Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University; Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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Paper ID #35784Application-Centric Math Curriculum for Electrical Engineering MajorsProf. Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University Dr. Maila Hallare is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Norfolk State University. Her research interests include number theory, mathematical modeling, differential equations, mathematics education, and best practices on mathematics teaching.Prof. Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University Professor and former Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Norfolk State University with more than thirty years of teaching experience. In addition to his teaching workload, Prof

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Ricardo Miguel Garcia Pineda, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jaya S. Goswami, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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their resume, cover letter and online sessions todevelop practical exercises to build a strategic professional career plan for each participant. Inaddition, participants were required to complete six courses in the tamuk-igrad website, where Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright  2022, American Society for Engineering Education 3students were trained to get better at money management, make sense of their student loans, andunderstand credit reports, among other important finance topics. After completing the project, theSDMG