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Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

concepts fromthe course are directly tied to engineering applications, even at a basic level in freshmen and sophomorelevel courses [4], [5], [8]. At the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (UNL), the implementation of a new“design spine” curriculum embeds Python programming in the second semester sophomore class titledCIVE 202: Civil Engineering Analysis II. The design spine was created to integrate students into major-specific courses every semester within a four-year program, encourage relationship building amongststudents and to teach industry-level skills identified by the department’s advisory board and futureemployers that are becoming critical for young engineers entering the workforce. CIVE 202 wasstructured as an open-sourced coding class

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Alyssa J. Ball; Brandon Crisel

furthering theoutreach of the curriculum to more courses. The team expands their scope in an effort to extendthe outreach of e-Portfolios to other departments within the College of Engineering to achievethe same goals for a wider variety of engineering students, and considers other applications suchas recruiting, grading, and other documentation use cases. The team also discusses the mosteffective means of implementing curriculum such as this in order to protect the integrity ofacademic programs and property, while ensuring the ease and accessibility of an electronicportfolio for all students.KeywordsProfessional Development, Engineering Education, High Impact Practice, Electronic Portfolios,Curriculum ImplementationBackgroundThe Biggadike e

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Theresa M. Swift; Robert S. Woodley; Keith Miller; Erik Swanson

mixed. Many of the problems that were developed were very successful. Thestudents in the course were able to see and use the knowledge gained in the course to answer thequestions. Several of the problems were thought-provoking and required the students to think alittle outside of the box. And the problems where they could simulate the systems, and not justwork out mathematical solutions, were enjoyed because they could see the effects of designchoices.However, there were some issues with the homework. These were primarily due to thedifferences in how the instructors presented the material. The new instructor came from a © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest

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Saurabh S. Singh; Adam C. Lynch; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

modular approach to digitaltransformation, allowing organizations to implement changes incrementally and managecomplexity more effectively. This modularity is essential for handling the dynamic nature ofdigital technologies, where new innovations can be integrated without disrupting the entiresystem. The model also emphasizes the importance of aligning digital initiatives with businessgoals, ensuring that technological advancements drive tangible value for the organization [11]. Both INCOSE’s Systems Engineering Vee Model and the Purdue Model for DigitalTransformation provide robust frameworks for managing complexity and integratingtechnologies in engineering and industrial contexts. These models, grounded in traditions ofrationalism and

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

during learning. In projects these groups represent thissocial constructivism. Students build new knowledge by sharing thoughts and ideas. As perTuckman [4] term, “Norming” stage where students begin to demonstrate cohesiveness and builda social bond, and subjective opinions are expressed.1.3.4 Situated Cognition © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Situated cognition is described that its fundamental theoretical underpinnings arecongruent to PBL approaches. It also suggests that Learning context dependent and knowledge isbest acquired and retained when situated within authentic tasks and environments [14] [15].Project-Based Learning (PBL

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

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Chemical Engineering Courses in Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment Heather L. Walker, Daesoo Kim and Edgar C. Clausen University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical EngineeringAbstractIn an effort to provide students with a better background in sustainability and life cycleassessment (LCA) prior to employment, two new undergraduate/graduate elective courses havebeen added to the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Arkansas. Introductionto Sustainable Process Engineering covers foundational topics in sustainability, including theinterconnectedness of the

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

gap by investigating the perceptions faculty and teaching assistants holdregarding the failure rate in the course and recommend new strategies that may help toimprove students’ success in the course.MethodologyMethodsThis study employed a qualitative approach. Qualitative research “focuses on inquiry, whichfocuses on meaning in context, requires a data collection instrument that is sensitive tounderlying meaning when gathering and interpreting” [16]. In the context of this study, ourdata collection instrument involved the use of semi-structured interviews which captured theperceptions of the participants. In this study, we are interested in investigating faculty andteaching assistants' perceptions of the high failure rates in engineering

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Eduard Plett

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference1.2 Transformation approaches in energy engineering education Many universities, in particular in Europe and North America, have already been trying to adapt to the new requirements of the energy / power industry by taking one of 3 approaches: a. Some universities took the easiest road and simply added renewable energy content to existing power courses. b. Other universities created dedicated renewable energy courses, and added them to their traditional power generation curriculum, for example in [8] and [9]. c. Lastly, some universities created brand-new curriculum with corresponding renewable energy degrees, for example in [10] and [11].1.3 Transformation challenges Whichever the transformation

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Robert S. Woodley

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference Failure Mode: An Engineering Capstone Case Study of Educating Despite Failures Robert Woodley1 1Associate Teaching Professor: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri USA; rwoodley@mst.eduAbstractIn the modern engineering curriculum, the highlight of the students’ careers is the capstone classwhere they get to show off their abilities. However, the greatest learning tool they experience isfailure. Capstone projects can be challenging. In this paper, a case study of five

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Balaji C. Kartikeyan; James E. Steck; Alok Menon

notes that the cost of maintenance and insurance arehigh and not easily recoverable from student fees. As an alternative approach, some institutionsutilize flight simulation as an education tool to enhance the aerospace engineering curriculum [5,6, 7], for training flight instructors [8], and enhance the learning experience [9]. In addition toflight simulation as a means to understand the dynamics of flight and human factors associatedwith it, some institutions also offer courses on aircraft flight test using these flight simulator tools.The Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at Politecnico di Milano (DSTA-PoliMi)has developed a unique graduate course on flight testing that focuses on hands-on experience [10].Students are required

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Charles Baukal

small groups is not new. However, engineering students solving problems insmall groups in the context considered here (i.e., not in a laboratory or capstone project) hasreceived little attention in the literature. At least until the time of their article, Springer et al.(1999) argued that small-group learning for undergraduate engineering students was notcommonly practiced, even though many studies have shown a statistically significant andpositive effect on achievement, persistence, and attitude on undergraduate STEM students [21].They strongly recommended it be used, although they did not specify a particularimplementation. Sternberg recommended a more formal approach to collaborative learning forengineering students than is advocated here

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Stone Simpson; Daniel A. Moreno

; Exposition, 2008, pp. 13.1151. 1-13.1151. 11.[7] E. Tempelman and A. Pilot, "Strengthening the link between theory and practice in teaching design engineering: an empirical study on a new approach," International journal of technology and design education, vol. 21, pp. 261-275, 2011.[8] M. Andriychuk, Numerical Simulation: From Theory to Industry. BoD–Books on Demand, 2012.[9] J. Červeňová, "OPTIMAL BALANCE OF ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS IN TEACHING OF ELECTROMAGNETISM," DISTANCE LEARNING, SIMULATION AND COMMUNICATION 2013, p. 27, 2013.[10] A. J. Hughes and C. Merrill, "Solving Concurrent and Nonconcurrent Coplanar Force Systems: Balancing Theory and Practice in the Technology and Engineering Education

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

(91.5%) regardenergy and renewable energy topics as equally important as other science topics, though a smallfraction (4.6%) views them as less critical when compared to other science topics. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceWhile 61% reported no substantial barriers at their schools to creating substantial STEMeducation initiatives focused on energy, 38% identified challenges in implementing so, such aslack of time to add new curriculum, funding, strict curriculum requirements, and insufficientequipment.Figure 1. An overview of the analyzed survey responses from phase 2 of the energy literacyinfrastructure study (Part A).Most importantly

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Brina J. Blinzler; Veera B. C. Sajjanapu

the veracity of thecontent. However, over the following years the internet became a repository for even the mostacclaimed libraries and references. Today, the wide adoption of DOI compared with the previousvolume, issue, page location exemplifies this transformation. While NLP may be in its infancy,faculty should be pushing our students to expand their knowledge in new ways. This shouldinclude an embrace of NLP tools and instruction on the proper use of those tools.Evidence of NLP AdoptionThree undergraduate courses are investigated to determine the rate of adoption of NLP tools.These courses include AE 245 (Introduction to Aerospace Engineering), AE 421 (AerospaceComputer Graphics) and AE 430 (Aerospace Instrumentation) available in the

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William Slaton; Lin Zhang; Jesse Butler

% 4 4 80% 14% 10 2 3 50% 2 4 60% 20% 11 2 3 50% 2 4 60% 20% 12 1 3 40% 2 2 40% 0% Table 1. Student response data to pre/post assessment.SummaryThe project presented here represents a fun and fruitful collaboration between engineering andphilosophy faculty at our university to develop a curriculum and workflow for high schoolstudents to learn about machine learning and artificial intelligence in the context of self-drivingcars as well as engaging with realistic ethical issues

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John W. Gibbons

University of Kansas' (KU) Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience (EECS) Department will begin offering a new course: EECS 623: InterdisciplinaryCollaborations. Although the Spring of 2025 is the first time this course will be offered, thedevelopment of the course began in the spring of 2020 amidst the COVID pandemic.When the shutdown began in the Spring of 2020, as not only a professor of Computer Sciencebut also a father, I found the status of worthwhile games/apps for young children wasdisappointing. Most games and apps aimed at children ages 6 and under were found to be eitherlow quality, filled with bugs, or outright predatory in the way they would place buttons that ledstraight to a point of purchase. So, I approached our Computer Science