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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Gennady Gor, New Jersey Institute of Technology

the feedback provided by the students in the official courseevaluations.Methodology: Course StructureThis section presents the course description, similar to what is summarized in a syllabus 1 : topicscovered in the course, pre-requisites, learning materials, assessment, etc.The course covered the following topics: • Why do we need Python: Motivational Examples. • Python Environment: Anaconda and IPython. Basics: Variables, Types, Arithmetics. • More Math, Complex numbers, Strings, Boolean type, Conditional Statements. • Lists, Sorting and Slicing, Loops. Scripts and Spyder. • Functions, Recursive Functions, Modules, Math module. • More on functions, Mutable and unmutable objects, Reading/Writing Files

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Diversity

Solid Mechanics Laboratory course to write laboratory reports (Anant, 2002).Case study 2: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)The student’s retention in STEM disciplines is associated with more hands-on activities than simplystudying using only books. The research opportunities will help the undergraduate students to understandthe subject matter in a deeper sense and lead scientific endeavors of the 21st century. Large universitiesprovide a lot of opportunities to undergraduate students to pursue research in a chosen field, while smalland medium-sized universities are struggling to provide opportunities to undergraduate students. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) provide an expansive solution to this

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tina Powell, The Orange Public Schools; Devonii L Reid

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Diversity

presentations to inform groupings. Partner Selection Students choose groups of (two to three members per group) based on interests, strengths, and teacher recommendations. Project Proposal The proposal consists of several paragraphs that describe the basic aspects of the capstone project. The intent of writing this proposal is: -To learn to articulate a reasonable and original research project -To explain in straightforward language what will be studied, what questions will be answered, and/or what problem will be addressed Committee Meeting During Common Planning or at

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

strategies [e.g., 11].Thinking as cognitive processes arise from neurobiological processes in the brain [12]. Teachingand learning, at their most fundamental and mechanistic level, are neurological phenomenaarising from physical changes in brain cells. The notion that learning and memory areneurobiological processes provides opportunities to explore how pedagogical techniques (e.g.,problem-based learning, inquiry based, etc.) might harness these known neurological processesto promote the creation and retrieval of long-term memories [e.g., 12] and of new thinkingpatterns for engineering and STEM education in general. Learning is possible because the braincreates memories through altering the synaptic connections between specific neurons, storesthem

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch

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Diversity

engineering design process, students were given the opportunity tosolve real-world problems just as engineers do while learning how engineers use science in theirwork. Science is so fundamental to what engineers do that essentially engineering is puttingscience to work [5]. Students were able to utilize physical science concepts to conceive,construct, test, and analyze the design of a product. They were also able to reconstruct, retestand reanalyze results to determine whether design modifications were effective, demonstratingthat engineers not only create new products, but they also redesign them to make them workbetter.Working in teams, the students were presented with the real-world challenges that actualengineers had to confront before there

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Somayeh Asadi, Penn State ; Matthew M Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Tiffany M. Lewis

, and they provide the ideal context for active research and teachingin sustainability-focused topics designed to cultivate a new generation of STEMleaders. Our strategy involves engaging teachers and students with their schoolfacilities as “Living Laboratories” to provide a place-based context for math andscience education. The Building Education RET site at Pennsylvania StateUniversity has immersed teachers in both fundamental and applied research onbuilding science topics including indoor air quality, lighting effectiveness,thermal comfort, and energy efficiency and automation. Systems Thinking is anincreasingly recognized competency in sustainability and serves as theoverarching learning objective of the Building Education RET program. To

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Lipuma, NJIT; Cristo Leon, NJIT

Paper ID #36230Constructively Aligned Instructional Design for Oral PresentationsDr. James Lipuma, NJIT Dr. James Lipuma is a faculty member in the Humanities and Social Science Department at NJIT and di- rector of the Collaborative for Leadership Education, and Assessment Research (CLEAR). Legally blind since nine, Dr. Lipuma appreciates the need for positive change and works to promote broader participa- tion for women and under-represented minorities in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as part of STEMforsuccess.org and other STEM Literacy projects he leads. In his role as director, Dr. Lipuma