Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Mary Lynn Mederos; Jennie M. Daigler, Mississippi State University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Use of Industry Standard Certification as an Early Indicator of Retention within an Engineering Program Mary Mederos, Jennie M. Daigler, Morgan Green Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractRetention of students within an engineering program can be a challenge. Many factors, such asself-efficacy, standardized test scores and performance in lower-level courses, have been studiedin relation to student persistence within a program. Many innovative solutions have beenimplemented to increase retention rates. Mississippi State University (MSU) implemented theCertified SolidWorks Associate Exam – Academic Exam (CSWA), an industry-standardcertification for a

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Mohsen Garshasby, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

level.Dr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an assistant professor of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State Univer- sity. Saeed obtained his bachelor’s degree in Architecture and then continued his studies in Project and Construction Management. Saeed completed his PhD iDr. Mohsen Garshasby, Mississippi State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Conducting In-Person Project Critique Sessions to Enhance Communications Skills in Technology Educational Programs George Ford, Mississippi State University/Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36647Math Preparation and Progress of Undergraduate Students in CivilEngineering Programs in VirginiaDr. Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Martin completed her bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University and her PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is currently an assistant professor at VMI teaching fluids, environmental engineering and water resources courses. Her research focuses on drinking water quality and public health. She also co-advises the newly formed Society of Women Engineers at VMI.Dr. Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Tech University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

and related fields inthe last few years. Industrial and systems engineering (ISE) and supply chain management(SCM) online programs are among the fastest growing online programs. This paper includes asurvey of some current teaching trends and study plans from top ISE and SCM online graduateprograms. There is a common ground between ISE and SCM. In general, there are some similarcourses in the two fields and an overlap in the study plans; this is more obvious in theundergraduate level. This paper introduces a comparison between the ISE and SCM onlineprograms at the master’s degree level. The survey of this study can be used to develop a graduateonline curriculum for an up-to-date program that combines ISE and SCM.KeywordsEngineering Education

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Leigh S McCue, George Mason University; Stacey Rathbun, George Mason University Television; Ali Khalid Raz, George Mason University; Daigo Shishika, Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University; Cynthia Smith PhD, George Mason University; Erin Hagarty, George Mason University; Richard Wood, George Mason University ; Cameron Nowzari, George Mason University; James Yang, George Mason University; Erin Williams, George Mason University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference On the Use of Video in Support of a Maritime Robotics STEM Outreach Program Leigh McCue, Stacey Rathbun, Ali Raz, Daigo Shishika, Cynthia Smith, Adrian Hagarty, Richard Wood, Erin Williams, Cameron Nowzari, James Yang George Mason UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the development of educational videos designed to supplement a kit-basedhands-on STEM program that uses lighter than air vehicles to introduce 9th-12th grade aged learnersto biologically inspired maritime robotics. Under an ONR-supported effort described in1, theresearch team utilized

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

engineering program.2 Additionally, SAT-M scores are good predictors of engineeringgraduating GPAs, 2 thus SAT-M scores were included in this study.Passing mathematics is the next step along an engineering student's degree pipeline, starting in thefirst year. Higher performance in gateway mathematics courses in the first few semesterscorrelates positively with engineering student success in concurrent second-year gatewayengineering courses (Statics and Solid Mechanics).1,3 However, the relation between math successand performance in subsequent core (required 300 level) and elective (400 level) engineering © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023courses is not well known, especially since research shows that a low

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

community. He also has an interest in engineering education research, particularly in student motivation and future faculty development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference 1 An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a Mechanical 2 Engineering Program 3 Elizabeth N. Whitehurst1, Nathaniel A. Hyams2, Morgan K. Green1, and Matthew W. Priddy1 4 5 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 6 2 Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 7 Abstract 8 Group work has

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University; Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University; Siddhartha Sikdar, George Mason University; Holly Matto, George Mason University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36582Project-based multidisciplinary graduate program for community-centereddesignProf. Nathalia Peixoto, George Mason University Nathalia Peixoto received her BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil). Her work focused on experimental models for migraines. During her doctoral work she took part in the German Retina Implant project (University of Bonn). She obtained her PhD in Microelectronics from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. As a post-doctoral researcher with Stanford University, she investigated microfabricated oxygen sensors for cardiac

Conference Session

Classroom Skills

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

,while student self-confidence was related to student performance on FE practice exams.FE Practice Exam Performance: The student cohort is enrolled in CIVL 412 in Fall 2022. This one-credit hour course is intended to prepare students to take the FE exam. All students in the program arerequired to sit for the FE exam by the time they graduate. CIVL 412 is structured around practice FE testscreated in partnership with PPE Headquarters, an engineering testing preparation company. Every three-week module, students work through a group of topics starting with an initial assessment practice exam,then use “homework modules” to review the key concepts within the topics, and finally take a masteryexam. The goal of this structure is to not only review

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

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

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36546Lab Modules for Developing Practical Skills in a Python Scripting CourseDr. Peng Li, East Carolina University Peng Li received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Connecticut. His professional cer- tifications include CISSP, RHCE and VCP. Dr. Li is currently an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in programming, computer networks, infor- mation security, web services and virtualization technologies. His research interests include virtualization, cloud computing, cyber security and integration of information technology in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Basel Alsayyed, Western Carolina University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36537New Approach for Engineering EducationDr. Basel Alsayyed, Western Carolina University Dr. Basel Alsayyed is the Engineering Technology Program Director and an assistant professor of the practice in the School of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Before joining WCU, Dr. Alsayyed was an Industrial Professor in the department of mechanical engineering, of Univer- sity of Alberta (UofA), Canada. Prior to joining UofA, Dr. Alsayyed was an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in UAE University. With over 19 years of experience in academia, and over 12 years of

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Sohan Gyawali, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

adding IoT security education in our program by: • Inserting IoT security exercises in existing courses and tailor the assignments to the specific scope of those courses • Leverage the existing, campus wide IoT infrastructure, ESDN, that is used for both research and education in a concept we call Campus as a Lab.Assignments were developed for two classes with the specific goals to assess the capabilities ofthe ESDN platform in supporting IOT security education, understand student perception of usingthe platform and learning the best mechanisms for developing IOT related content.3.1. ESDN IoT InfrastructureThe ESDN 5,6 is an infrastructure developed and managed by the Center for IOT Engineering andInnovation (CIEI) 7 within

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Dipendra Wagle

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

theEOP model as a way of integrating approaches to systems thinking, knowledge and understanding,skills, experiences, and behavior as part of the design processes within Foundry-guided learningexperiences. Preliminary implications related to holistic engineering education efforts and sociallyrelevant learning will be presented and discussed.KeywordsSustainability, Engineering for One Planet, Renaissance Foundry Model, Holistic Professional,Foundry-guided learningIntroductionSustainability, in general terms, is the ability to maintain a particular system, process, or functionwithin parameters that do not negatively impact the Earth environment. Traditional programs inengineering education have favored efficiency of the systems as a primary

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Duoduo Liao, George Mason University; Larisa Olesova, University of Florida

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Looking at those questions, we can see that the pairs of the questions were highly related. In suchcases either one of the pairs can be removed or replaced with an unrelated question which wouldprovide additional feedback.The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Open-ended questions were coded andcategorized by the occurring themes.ResultsThe first five survey questions asked students about their section, the class format, the program ofstudy, residency, and BS field of study. The results revealed that most students (60.5%) whoparticipated in this study were in the online class format followed by 39.5 % of in-person format.As for the program of study, 64.5% of students who completed the

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Colin J. Reagle P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr, Morgan State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36505Assessing the Impact of Student Choice of ElectivesDr. Colin J. Reagle P.E., George Mason University Colin Reagle specializes in the areas of thermal fluid flows and sustainable energy systems. He leverages his past experience as a researcher at Virginia Tech, which includes projects for Solar Turbines, Siemens, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and Honeywell. Reagle also worked as a researcher for Techsburg, a small engineering services company in Christiansburg, Virginia. Reagle’s primary focus at Mason is teaching and leadership in the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program. He has a passion for

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rahul Sharan Renu, Francis Marion University; Michael V Potter, Francis Marion University; Mark Kanaparthi, Francis Marion university

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

groups scoring similarly in these measures upon entering the program 8. However,further work is needed to investigate how programs similar to that taught at FMU can improvestudent success rates.Survey and Survey Participant DescriptionTo gather information regarding students’ perceptions and motivations related to engineering andthus address the research objectives (see Section 2), a 21-question survey was deployed to theengineering-focused section of UL100 in Fall 2022. The complete survey can be found in the ap-pendix. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023This survey consisted of questions that solicited responses of the following types: multiple choice,multiple response, Likert scale, free text, and a

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Leigh S McCue, George Mason University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Engineering student? Tune in for capstone day interviews with graduating seniors on teams High Rollers, PIT, and Glide Walkers. o 2022 Capstone Design To learn more about the projects described here and our capstone design program, check out the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Capstone Brochure and Annual Report at: https://mechanical.gmu.edu/connections/senior-design- capstone. • Target audience: college students o Mason ties to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) In this episode hear from Jazzmin Robinson, Mason alum and student leader, on her pathway to a Navy civilian career, along

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Suren Jayasuriya, Arizona State University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Kimberlee Ann Swisher, Arizona State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Pittsburgh in 2012. His research interests are in computational imaging and photography, computer vision and graphics, sen- sors, and education.Dr. Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia Ramana Pidaparti, is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UGA. Dr. Pidaparti received his Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Purdue University, West Lafayette. He has taught pre- viously at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Purdue University campus in Indianapolis (IUPUI). He has taught several courses in design, mechanics of materials, optimization, and directed many in- terdisciplinary projects related to design. Dr. Pidaparti’s research interests are in the broad areas of multi-disciplinary

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nahid Vesali, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36640A game-based approach to teach delegation and organizational structureto engineering studentsDr. Nahid Vesali, The Citadel Dr. Nahid Vesali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. She joined the program in Aug 2020. She teaches project management, technical planningDr. Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel Dr. Mostafa Batouli is an Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Dr. Batouli received his PhD in Civil Engineering from

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Aaron Smith, Mississippi State University; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Education, 2023will survey engineers in industry in the southeastern region of the U. S. to determine the directand indirect benefits of training in engineering science and analysis.MethodA survey has been developed which includes questions related to the value of training inengineering science and analysis for engineering jobs. Engineers from a variety of industries inthe southeastern U.S. will be approached for completing this survey. The survey is focused onthree major areas: 1. Direct use of advanced engineering science and analysis techniques 2. Communicating with engineering analysts, specialists, and/or contractors about ad- vanced engineering science and analysis techniques 3. Making engineering decisions

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Tyler Miner; Susan Kahn Huntington

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36526Applying Agile Business Solutions as a Graduate Capstone ProjectDr. David S Greenburg, The Citadel David Greenburg is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. He served over 20 years of active military service in the United States Marine Corps in a variety of command and staff and leadership positions. Upon completion of active military service, he was a program manager in industry for seventeen years until he joined the faculty at The Citadel. His research interests include modeling project

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, G., Community Matters Newsletter August 2006. http:// www.abet.org/.8 Novak, G.M., E.T. Patterson, A.D. Gavrin, and W. Christian, Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.9 Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P. Classroom Assessment Techniques, A Handbook for College Teachers. 2nd Ed. Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1993.10 White,J., Grasman, K., Case, K., Needy, K., Pratt, D., Fundamentals of Engineering Economics Analysis, Second Edition, Wiley, 2020.11 ABET. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2022 – 2023 | ABET.Paper’s First AuthorDr. Simon Ghanat is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, such as bias, digital privacy, and security, need to be explained4. Movies © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023and books can expand the imagination of their audience to explore the possibilities of technologyin new ways. However, a distinction must be made between what is fact and fiction, what ispossible with our technology today, and what can be achieved.Students coming into technology-focused programs are also subject to these depictions inpopular media and have their own understanding of what AI is. The experiences students havemay position them to have varying knowledge of AI and even perhaps their overall image ofwhat an AI future looks like. To better understand how first- and second-year

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Todd Wittman, The Citadel

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

globaldemand for qualified engineering graduates3. Several strategies have been proposed andimplemented to increase retention in engineering programs 4-7. Some of the most used techniquesconsist of addressing attrition related to calculus courses 6-8. Some institutions have offeredcalculus courses with significant engineering content highlighting the applicability of calculustopics to solving engineering problems 5-6. The Citadel is embarking on a project to improve thecalculus experience of engineering students to enhance learning and promote retention. In thisstudy, a new and improved section is used as an experimental and a traditional calculus sectionas a control.Experimental Calculus SectionExperimental Calculus section was taught with both face

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

John David O’Brian III, Mississippi State University; Sara C. Vick, Mississippi State University; Nazanin tajik, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

theimplementation of VLEs in all levels of undergraduate engineering education. This researchgauges student receptiveness and investigates how the integration of this technology cansuccessfully produce a highly inventive, cutting-edge environment for teaching engineering-related curriculum that has the potential to be widely used across many domains and subject areas.KeywordsVirtual learning environments, laboratory, gaming, augmented realityIntroductionAlthough the history of the first virtual reality machine, a 3D cinematic platform called Sensorama,dates to 1956,1 it has been less than a decade since students could first utilize technology likeFactory I/O2 to put themselves on a manufacturing floor to see all the moving parts of a conveyorbelt up close

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Joshua Edison Pitzer, ECU College of Engineering and Technology

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

technologies connectingsensors inexpensive and versatile. These resources provide the tools for new, disruptive ideas and wouldbe a great environment where students can be encouraged to explore new ideas. For this study we © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023decided to leverage a campus wide IOT platform to facilitate technology innovation and entrepreneurshipand to address two related challenges: 1. Student lack of awareness of resources available to support innovation and entrepreneurship 2. Availability of resources for each stage of the innovation and entrepreneurship processTo explore pathways to address these challenges, three resources were brought together to support atwo-phase student competition

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36548Incorporating Gamification at an Engineering Statistics course toimprove student learning and engagementDr. Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel Dr. Dimitra Michalaka is an Associate Professor at the department of civil and environmental engineering at The Citadel and the Associate Director for the Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2). Dr. Michalaka received her undergraduate diploma in civil engineering from the National Technical Uni- versity of Athens (NTUA), after which she entered into the transportation engineering graduate program at University of Florida (UF). She graduated with a Master’s of

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough, High Point University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

young engineers for their future roles.While the discussion in the paper is primarily related to the author’s observations andinvolvement in teaching the shared course at High Point University, it is also informed by herexperience at her previous university, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where shetaught a computer ethics course for many years and participated in a relevant ethics work group.This paper discusses differences in purpose of study between philosophy and engineering basedcourses, differences in perspective, differences in materials, and differences in goals, then givesconcluding thoughts on the necessity of an ethics course taught from a professional engineeringviewpoint, in addition to the liberal arts ethics education

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica Rosenberg; Mark Huntington Snyder, George Mason University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

. Specific questions we consider in this paper are summarized below: • Please rate workshop program components and sessions with respect to their usefulness and value for thinking about active learning and your participation in it. (Options: A five-point Likert scale on components being useful and valuable) • Below are the learning outcomes for the two days of sessions. Please indicate the extent to which you agree that the workshop sessions supported your growth related to each outcome. (Options: A five-point Likert scale on level of agreement) • What are your main takeaways from the workshop overall? In a complete sentence or two, summarize the main ideas you took away from the workshop. • Do you have any concerns or questions about

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Eve Klopf, High Point University; Hilda Goins, High Point University, Webb School of Engineering; Matthew Featherston Eaton, High Point University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

. Hilda Goins, an Assistant Professor at High Point University, earned her PhD from North Carolina A&T State University. She has several published articles based on the application of machine-learning to health-related issues. In addition, she has co-authored a book chapter with her postdoctoral professor. Her research interests include engineering education, cybersecurity, and diversity in research.Mr. Matthew Featherston Eaton, High Point University In my current role as the Makerspace and Engineering Lab Manager at High Point University, I have the distinct pleasure of assisting both faculty and students in developing custom engineering projects, ranging from embedded systems applications to intelligent robotic