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Heath A. Schluterman; Aysa L. Galbraith; Leslie B. Massey

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Impact of E-Math on Engineering Students: Retention and Progression Outcomes Heath A. Schluterman1, Aysa L. Galbraith1, and Leslie B. Massey2 1 Teaching Associate Professor, 2Advanced Instructor, First-Year Engineering Program, University of ArkansasAbstractIn response to the growing need to support engineering students who were not calculus-ready,the University of Arkansas reintroduced the E-Math program in Fall 2016. This initiative aimedto improve retention and success rates by providing a curriculum that incorporated hands-on labsand integrated engineering applications to enhance student engagement

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Kimberly J. Cornett

about program level results, but does notcompile or influence the program level assessment data collection or analysis. Finally, the authoris an alumna of the department, but expanded on that experience with a graduate degree fromanother institution and industry experience before returning as a faculty member to thedepartment.Defining Educational Outcomes and Performance IndicatorsThe department has adopted student outcomes that are identical to the ABET Student Outcomesincluding the focus of this paper, outcome 3, “an ability to communicate effectively with a rangeof audiences,”[2]. While this does meet the minimum requirements for accreditation, it does notfollow best practices as recommended by ABET. Evaluating the program using the

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Mollie Petersen; Emily Fitzpatrick; Chloe Mann; Jessica Deters

experiences played asignificant role in their ability to learn from and communicate with cultures other than their own.Two students directly reported that time spent in laboratories was influential. One participantwrote that “labs at college have a very diverse group, specifically physics, so it allows me towork with other people.” 16 students mentioned the diversity of their high school. One wrote thatthey “went to a high school with a very wide array of economic and social background” and that © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencethey “also participated in both artistic and athletic programs, giving [them] different experienceswith people

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Kaylee Cunning; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Joseph Tighi; Isabella M. Bueno; Jessica Deters

moistureresistance. However, considering the materials and proportions used, the cracking resistancedecreased with the addition of GBWP. Additionally, the educational impact of undergraduateresearch experiences, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, particularly from female rolemodels, in engaging and retaining students in engineering. Reflections from a participant in theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln's Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research ExperiencesProgram (UCARE) and leading author of this study demonstrate how hands-on research andstrong role models enhance practical skills, critical thinking, and confidence. This dual-focusedapproach underscores the benefits of integrating research and education, showing howundergraduate research

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Nosakhare I. Idiaghe; Jessica Deters

theresearch projects that students engage in varied depending on student and faculty mentors’interests and needs. One key deliverable of the program is that at the end of the research process,the students must present a poster to disseminate their findings to the broader academic andresearch community. At the end of the research experience, some students contributed todeveloping a conference or journal publication with their mentor.Data CollectionThe appropriate institutional review board approval was obtained prior to data collection. Datacollection involved semi-structed interviews that were conducted either in person or via Zoombased on the preference of the participants. The interviews were conducted in two phases: a pre-interview at week 4 in

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Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

aresponse to the velocity of input (in this case the velocity of the ball). Finally, the integral termcan improve steady state response (in this case the final ball position). Commercial laboratory balland beam systems exist but can be prohibitively expensive for large class sizes. However, in recentyears, microcontrollers have become more accessible and easier to use, providing a potentialplatform to create inexpensive ball and beam systems. Examples of ball and beam systems usinginexpensive microcontrollers are available [2]. In this work, one such example was adapted tocreate a classroom experiment to study PID controllers [2]. Control systems courses can be mathand theory heavy. By engaging in this hands-on exploration, students gain insights

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Jose L. Vega; Michael W. Mourot; Edgar C. Clausen

the students’ updated profiles, resume, job search plans andrevisited the personal persona information. Dr. Yang Luo-Branch, Community TransformationLeader at Tyson Foods, spoke to the class on April 30 about the “confidence to lead” and howmeaningful innovation starts with self-innovation. The students then filled out a class evaluationto help guide future offerings of the class. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceGradingIn determining the grades for the semester, the class was treated as a seminar class withattendance as the only factor used in determining the grade. While this is not the usual procedurein academic classes, it does

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Sourav Sutradhar; Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen Acurio-Cerda; Moses Dike; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

deliver the new hands-on activities to complement their current curriculum andmaximize student engagement. This paper summarizes our 5 years of effort to establish astreamlined, synchronized process for effective K-12 outreach, starting from the 2-phase energyliteracy infrastructure study to designing K-12 education materials, training teachers andstudents, and conducting post-camp survey analysis. Overall, this sequential, need-driven design © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceof outreach can act as a scalable and impactful model for promoting K-12 energy literacythrough broadening participation across Nebraska and beyond.Keywords

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Sadie M. Prigmore; Moses Olayemi

is key to making this happen. We hypothesize that people from Oklahoma aremore likely to favor energy efficiency improvements. To get widespread support, it is importantto provide clear data, show the benefits, and educate the public about climate issues. Effectivecommunication is essential. We need to present clear plans and demonstrate how these projectswill benefit the community, especially in areas most impacted by cement production. Integratingenvironmental education into school curriculums can help build a foundation of knowledge andsupport for decarbonization from a young age. Engaging local and state politicians and buildingtrust through education and transparency can make Oklahoma a leader in sustainable cementpractices. The

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Marlon D. Matilla

appropriate category (e.g., cereals, pastries, beverages) and that allentries are accurately labeled to reflect their nutritional content.Additionally, they are taught to identify and correct any inconsistencies, such as duplicatedentries, missing data, or erroneous values, to improve the reliability and validity of theiranalyses. To enhance their analytical skills, students learn to calculate averages using GoogleSheets by utilizing appropriate tabs and function keys, such as “=AVERAGE (range)” fordetermining the mean value of a data set. They are also guided on how to perform basiccalculations like summing totals with “=SUM (range)” and creating graphical representations,such as bar charts and pie charts, to visually communicate their

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Jennifer Glenn; Kathryn Weinland

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Cross-Disciplinary Usage of Kahoot to Enhance Classroom Teaching Dr. Jennifer Glenn, Dr. Kathryn Weinland Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAAbstractThis study investigates using Kahoot, a gamified learning platform, to enhance classroomteaching in both engineering and psychology courses at Oklahoma State University. Theresearch focuses on the impact of Kahoot on students’ short-term recall, perceptions of learning,and post-course satisfaction. The researchers surveyed 208 undergraduate students who weretaught traditionally and with Kahoot. Analysis of the survey data showed a significant increasein

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Hamzah Mousa; Margarita O. Genes; Adam C. Lynch

PBL improves critical thinking and problem-solving abilities,essential for engineering and enhances academic achievement, retention of knowledge, and studentsatisfaction [2]. While effective for conveying foundational knowledge and structured information,traditional methods may fall short in developing higher-order thinking skills. Some studies suggestthat traditional learning can lead to superficial understanding and lower engagement levelscompared to more interactive approaches [3] © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference In a Lean manufacturing class, students implemented Project-Based Learning (PBL) on areal project involving a portable

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Sangjin Ryu; Jessica Deters; Jonathan Janecek; Christian Sunderland; Laurel S. Wagner; Rachael Wagner

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference US-Japan NSF IRES Program for Developing Portable Point-of- Care Testing Devices: Preparation and Experiences of Year 1 Sangjin Ryu1, Jessica Deters1, Jonathan Janecek1, Christian Sunderland2, Laurel S. Wagner1, & Rachael Wagner1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) / 2Nebraska Wesleyan University 1AbstractThe International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) focuses on developing a diverse, globally engaged STEM workforce throughinternational research experiences. This NSF IRES project aims to develop a portable point-of-care

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Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

in Spring 2024. The Design Spine at UNL has an emphasis onpromoting essential teamwork, communication and holistic thinking skills in an effort to produce moreengineering graduates who are prepared for the future challenges facing the engineering industry.Furthermore, as this course is new to the civil engineering major, the instructor also wanted to ensuresufficient opportunities for student feedback coupled with flexibility to alter the schedule as needed asimplementation occurred. The instructors therefore focused on five semester projects with clearlydelineated rubric components in alignment with learning outcomes. Details of each project are providedin the result section and sample rubrics are provided in the Supplemental Information

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Alejandra T. Velasco; Abhishek Juneja

havebeen shown to offer numerous advantages. Borrego et al. [5] demonstrated that escape rooms cansignificantly increase student motivation and engagement in computer science courses. Similarly,Fotaris and Mastoras [1] observed improvements in problem-solving, critical thinking, andteamwork skills among engineering students who participated in educational escape rooms.The integration of escape rooms into engineering curricula is particularly noteworthy fordisciplines like chemical engineering, where theoretical concepts can be complex and abstract.By embedding these concepts into puzzles and challenges, escape rooms provide students withhands-on experiences that bridge the gap between theory and practice [6]. This approach notonly reinforces

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Molly McVey; Priscilla L. Shum

version of the course was taught to6 students in Summer 2022, and an improved version of the course was taught to 25 students inFall 2022. The topic of the course is Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability. Learning goalsfor the course included: Explain the role of life cycle assessment in the context of sustainabilityand engineering professional practice including an awareness of relevant standards, criticallyreflect on current literature, podcasts, and articles related to life cycle assessment, developmodels of existing buildings and analyze the environmental impact over the life cycle usingindustry standard software, redesign an existing building under realistic constraints to reduceenvironmental impact, professionally communicate topics

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Heather L. Walker; Daesoo Kim; Edgar C. Clausen

theirwaste habits and the impact of lifestyle choices in their waste production. To learn about thematerials and economics involved in the recycling process, the class visited the FayettevilleRecycling Facility. Lastly, the class visited a local retail business that is considered a leader insustainable business practices. The Chief Sustainability Officer shared the systems they havedeveloped to promote and maintain a strong sustainability culture.In addition to those opportunities, the Fall 2023 semester was augmented with two labs and ademonstration. In the hydrogen production lab, students produced hydrogen from water viaelectrolysis using a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrolyzer. Students performedpreliminary calculations on the cost of

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Ibukunoluwa E. Salami; Segun S. Oladipo; Logan A. Perry

noperfect solution, different universities across the United States, Columbia and Germany haveattempted to improve students' success rate by adopting 42 different interventions. 22 of theseinterventions had a positive impact on the students, 12 had a negative impact on the student’ssuccess, and while 8 were categorized as having no effect on improving the outcomes of thecourse. Examples of these interventions included “the introduction of flipped learning style,writing for conceptual understanding, additional exposure, the use of hands-on laboratories,the incorporation of online resources, constant review of in-class structure by including rapidfeedback or in-class concept checks, [and] the use of supplemental instruction such as the useof peer

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Kasey L. Moomau; Jessica Deters; Emily Fitzpatrick

students for focus groups toidentify the most impactful elements of the intervention and areas for improvement. Quantitativebefore-and-after self-evaluation data will help us to understand the impact of the interventionover a larger sample of the participants. The goal of collecting reflection and survey data fromthe undergraduate volunteers is to provide useful insight into the correlation between service-learning experience characteristics and volunteer satisfaction with the experience, as well as self-evaluated effects on the STEM identity of undergraduate volunteers and their desire to engage infurther service-learning experiences in the future. In addition, we expect that the volunteers mayhave additional qualitative insights into the effects

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Sara E. Wilson; Emma Grob-French; Patsy Maddy; Nancy Noyes

. In a required first-year programming coursefor Mechanical Engineers, students worked towards that learning outcome through a service-learning project. The project consisted of development Arduino-based projects that couldcompete in the county and Kansas state fairs in robotics. Teams were expected to develop theproject and then develop instructional materials such that a high school student could constructthe project. These instructional materials were made available to participants in 4-H through awebsite. By creating a project that was public-facing and had impact beyond the classroom,students were encouraged to think about their team efforts beyond the impact individually totheir grades. Future development of this project will focus on

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Seyram Kwame; Jay McAllister III

training due to demanding schedules. VR environments, by contrast, provide thebenefits of self-paced learning with immediate feedback, aligning with students' technologicalcomfort, and preference for flexible learning.In the late spring and summer 2024, the engineering and honors college librarian the emergingtechnologies graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Mullins Libraryexplored two VR applications for soft skills development with a focus on helping engineeringstudents. At present, engineering disciplines do not emphasize soft skills development whencompared to other concentrations [4], [5] especially in areas where communication is paramount.These communication subsets consist of writing, presentation, empathy, and non

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Siddharth Alagiri; Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam; Pedro C. P. Cupertino; Daniel I. Chikwendu; Adam C. Lynch

systematic andcontrolled execution of the project [13][11]. INCOSE’s SEMP framework begins by defining the scope and objectives of the project,followed by detailed technical processes for requirements definition, design, and validation. Itintegrates management processes to support these technical activities, with a strong emphasis onrisk and configuration management. This holistic approach enhances oversight, improvesstakeholder communication, and strengthens project control. Organizations like MITRE andNASA adapt their SEMP methodologies to meet specific needs, focusing on efficiency, riskmanagement, and thorough lifecycle coverage [11][17].2.1.2 Life Cycle Model The INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook outlines several life cycle