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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Awatif Amin, Johnson C. Smith University; Suryadip Chakraborty

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Paper ID #38860Analysis of Covid-19 Impact on Minority Students in Higher Education.Dr. Awatif Amin, Johnson C. Smith University Awatif Amin is an Assistant professor at Johnson C. Smith University in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering since 2001. She primarily focuses on programming and data analytics. She completed her Doctorate of Management in organizational Leadership and Information System Technol- ogySuryadip Chakraborty ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analysis of Covid-19 impact on Minority Students in Higher Education.AbstractThe Covid-19 pandemic has

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Liang, University of the District of Columbia; Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Rui Kang

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to transform into virtual or hybrid environments. There is an urgentneed to investigate methods and activities that build communities on post-pandemic urbancommuter campuses. However, there is limited literature on post-pandemic community building,particularly on urban commuter campuses of minority-serving institutions.In this work, we developed an approach to engaging first-year commuter students in ourdepartmental learning community on an urban commuter campus. We linked two introductorycourses, Computer Science I (CS I) and Computing Foundations, with joint-curricular andextracurricular activities offered by sophomore, junior, and senior students from student clubsand a service-learning program. Informed by the situated learning theory

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Angela Estacion

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internship opportunities valued in the software industry(e.g.,[4]). Hence, the pathway metaphor does not highlight the shared responsibility for studenttrajectories between students, universities, and the broader computing community.The third metaphor, ecosystem [19], takes a broader and more sociocultural perspective onbroadening participation in computing. The ecosystem metaphor goes beyond individual studentsand their journeys to encompass the entire learning environment, including the interactionsbetween students, teachers, and the computing culture. The metaphor both values studentexperiences and considers the impact of the learning environment on their engagement and senseof belonging with all the stakeholders in a computing education

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J Cecil, Oklahoma State University; Avinash Gupta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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focused on bothstudent learning and engagement using pre and post tests.The primary conclusion underscored the positive impact of using VR and haptic based VLEs to help autisticstudents learn science and engineering concepts. While learning was impacted in a positive manner, somestudents needed multiple interactions with the learning environments. More research is needed to throw morelight on the role of positive reinforcers. One area which was identified for additional learning experiencesinvolved introducing students to the relationship between density and volume as well as the calculation ofdensity from provided values of mass and volume. Future activities are planned which involve more learningand assessment activities involving a larger

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Udayan Das, Saint Mary's College of California

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project mentors can bebeneficial to both the students in the first programming course and for the project mentorsthemselves. In theory, the team of project mentors need not necessarily be the regular TAs forthe course, they can be mentors that students connect with for the project meetings, though notethat TAs would be more familiar to the students and that can impact the degree of comfort thatstudents have. The degree of comfort in turn will have a significant impact on how open studentsare with ideas and the success of the final projects.Since one of the main drivers of choosing this approach is increased engagement, it is essentialthat we keep the needs of minority, non-cis-male, women, and others in mind. Students fromunderrepresented groups

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; David A Wood, Brigham Young University

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environments. 3. Idea: Relationship Between Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes • Importance: Investigating the relationship between student engagement and learning outcomes can help in designing effective educational programs. 4. Idea: Integration of Real-world Applications in Curriculum Design • Importance: Enhancing the relevance and efficacy of educational programs through the integration of theoretical knowledge with real-world applications. 5. Idea: Long-term Impact of COVID-19 on Technology Education • Importance: Understanding the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education is essential for future educational planning, especially in technology

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Eric Sakk; Chukwuemeka Duru; Frank Efe; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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class, three different evaluation methods were used, such asclassroom observation, a signature assignment, and a Motivated Strategies for LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ) survey. The Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM(COPUS) findings indicated greater student engagement when ECP is used; the Signatureassignment results indicated improved learning outcomes for students; and the MLSQ survey,which measures students' motivation, critical thinking, curiosity, collaboration, andmetacognition, determined a positive impact of the ECP on the CS participants.Keywords –CS education, active learning, experimental centric learning, collaborative learning,project based learning, retention.IntroductionSeveral critical factors influence student

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sagnik Nath, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jennifer Quynn, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jose Renau

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bettersupport undergraduate engineering students from all backgrounds and preparations to succeed?” Guidedby the educational literature on teaching through Inquiry, the investigators of the ITL training planunpacked their current understandings and pedagogical practices in collaboration with their colleagues. Toanswer their inquiries, new tools were developed to elicit student prior knowledge and learningexperiences and to illuminate data trends. Instructors were able to theorize on how students learn andstudents were able to communicate and explain their level of learning engagement and study habits. Fromthis ITL approach came proof-of-concept processes that are the foundation for ITL, as well as timelychanges to how CSE12 is taught, a shift from

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Edward Dillon, Morgan State University; Zubayer Ahmed Sadid, Florida International University

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group with (n = 7) faculty members from around the UnitedStates. We applied social cognitive career theory as we explored: 1) learning experiences thateducators may incorporate into courses; and 2) actions perceived as necessary for institutions toenhance students’ technical interview performance and career attainment. We employed thematicanalysis to assess their responses and suggestions on ways forward. Within courses, three themesemerged, as educators described opportunities for “fostering professional skills” (e.g.,communication and teamwork) and “fostering technical skills” (e.g., use of tools, programmingproblem decomposition, and testing). They also spoke about job preparation, including utilizingrole play in the context of mock

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emil H Salib, James Madison University

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. In Section 5, we providebrief descriptions of the concepts behind four (4) newly created and tested WPA3 lab exercises.Finally, Section 6 engages in a discussion, encompassing our students’ observations, and sugges-tions for qualitative assessment of the lab instructions, the concepts they are based on, along withour conclusions and potential future steps.2 Our ProjectIn this section, we outline the project’s opportunity, goal, objectives, and the proposed solution.The overarching objective of this endeavor is to seamlessly integrate WPA3’s wireless personaland enterprise security mode, as defined by [1], into our existing Information Technology (IT)undergraduate curriculum. Specifically tailored for juniors and seniors majoring in IT, the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Brown, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Zhuo Cheng; Alyssa Lasmarias Alameda; Tia Nicole Johnson; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Andrew Janies

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experts engaged with the public whereas public health authorities did not.KeywordsPreprints; Twitter; Science misinformation; "Twitter-Rxiv ecosystem"; Percolation centrality1. IntroductionIn late 2019 the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged in China, spreading to every part of the world andcausing the COVID-19 disease pandemic with roughly 18 million deaths by the end of 2021 [1].The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much human suffering and impacted economies,governments, education, public health, and private life worldwide over the past 36 months. Earlyin the pandemic, individuals and governments turned to public forums of communication andsocial media, to rapidly share information related to COVID-19 treatment and response. At thesame time, many scientific

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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-TEC Project Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of the BE-TEC project is to build on the success of a previous S-STEM program toincrease the graduation and retention rates for students in Engineering and Computing at UVUand develop their potential for success in the STEM workforce by providing scholarships toacademically talented students with financial need and by providing evidenced-based supportand activities to include intentional faculty mentoring, engagement in high-impact practices,professional preparation, and leadership opportunities [7].The Process objectives of the BE-TEC project are to: 1. “Scholarship Awards - Increase support of financially needy, but academically talented students (including students from underrepresented groups

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Piliouras, Technical Consulting & Research, Inc. ; Mengqian Wu, Technical Consulting Research, Inc. ; Steffi N. Crasto, Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies (CARET); Pui Lam (Raymond) Yu, Technical Consulting & Research, Inc.; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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delivery, LMStechnology can capture data about students while they are taking classes. This capabilityprovides a way to gather data on factors impacting student learning so they can beanalyzed scientifically. Learning Management Systems are widely used in a variety oflearning settings – high school, college, and workplace – and can be adapted to introduce aCRM perspective into the classroom.Broad adoption of LMS and CRM technology requires a paradigm shift towards a student-centric model of education – and vice versa. This paper offers theoretical and practicalsuggestions to get started with this shift in mindset: i) using Activity Theory to create adescriptive framework to anchor and highlight interrelationships between students,teachers, and

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Benin, United States Coast Guard Academy; William Randall; Angela G Jackson-Summers, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Paper ID #39689The Development, Assessment, and Advancement of a Student-Centered Cy-berRisk Management CourseDr. Joseph Benin, United States Coast Guard Academy CAPT Benin is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy (BSEE), having served as the Regimental Honor Officer and Chairman of the Cadet Standards of Conduct Board. He then served as the Electrical and Electronics Officer aboard the USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) completing his Engineer-Officer-In-Training (EOIT) qualifications. In 2005, he was selected as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff (PCTS) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. CAPT Benin focuses on the areas

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roberto Patricio Carú; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile

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flipped classrooms were used and the other without intervention. A correlationanalysis was performed between the variables explored between the groups.Student workers have a positive perception of the application of active methodologies. Thisassociation is most robust in students with more than four years of work experience.Based on the results obtained with the StRIP instrument and the demographic survey, it is shownthat it is convenient to use this type of pedagogical methodologies for learning duringmanagement information systems, particularly in students already linked to the workplace.Keywords: Management information systems, Active Learning, flipped classroom, case studies,students' perception.IntroductionThis research explores the impact

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Sotheara Veng, University of Delaware; Yiqin Cao, University of Delaware; Juliana Baer, University of Delaware; Teomara Rutherford, University of Delaware; Austin Cory Bart

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methodological approach,we do not frame our work under a specific theory; we focus on using students’ own words (i.e.,bottom-up approach) to guide implications for improving CS courses and/or sequences.Moreover, we believe that the environment plays an important role in understanding students’perspectives on CS courses and/or sequences for promoting motivation and performance in theCS pathway. Learning is a social construct that is influenced by the people and circumstancesaround the person [23]. If the needs of the learners are not taken into account when designing theclassroom, it can negatively impact their ability to learn [24, 25]. Therefore, in the present study,we believe that investigating student-centered responses about the CS pathway (e.g

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamima Mithun, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Xiao Luo, Oklahoma State University

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be underrepresented in STEM because these learners lack role models fromtheir communities or persons of similar backgrounds who have completed and pursued STEMfrom academia into a career [23]. Studies [5] found that mentoring is the most effectiveintervention to improve the self-efficacy of underrepresented students. Also, according to theNational Academies report, mentoring has long been found essential in developing science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) professionals [28].The implementation of mentorship programs has been successfully utilized in various researchstudies [25, 26, 27] focused on developing and succeeding mentoring relationships, specificallywithin STEM and computing, to improve underrepresented

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jungsoo Lim, California State University, Los Angeles; Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles

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can apply them to problem-solving andprogramming.historic commitment and record of service in meeting the educational needs of Los Angeles’sdiverse communities. Aligned with the University’s commitment, one of the goals that theCollege of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology (ECST) at California StateUniversity, Los Angeles has set is increasing the percentage of women to 25% by 2025. TheECST currently has a female enrollment of only 15%, and the department of computer sciencehas less than 12% of female students, which is below the national average of 20% [9]. To reachits goal, California State University Los Angeles has been making proactive efforts to broadenparticipation in Engineering and Computing.These efforts include the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashish Aggarwal, University of Florida; Griffin Pitts, University of Florida; Sage Bachus, University of Florida; Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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program,” in Proceedings of the 9th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, 2004, pp. 171–175.[16] G. Kanaparan, R. Cullen, D. Mason et al., “Effect of self-efficacy and emotional engage- ment on introductory programming students,” Australasian Journal of Information Systems, vol. 23, 2019.[17] M. Guzdial, “Generation cs’ drives growth in enrollments,” Communications of the ACM, vol. 60, no. 7, pp. 10–11, 2017.[18] C. L. D. R. E. Ellen L Usher, Natasha Aniceto Mamaril and M. S. Kennedy, “Sources of self-efficacy in undergraduate engineering,” in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Ex- position, no. 10.18260/p.24723. Seattle, Washington: ASEE Conferences, June 2015, https

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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students to chooseengineering as a career. With an emphasis on smart and connected cities, the SCR2 programprovides summer research experiences (eight weeks for students and six weeks for teachers).This paper presents our learnings and insights of the program for the past four years withevaluation findings. There have been 116 students and 44 teachers who have successfullyparticipated. The research program was conducted on campus in 2019, but due to COVID-19, theprogram was conducted online in 2020. In 2021 and 2022, the program was redesigned to behybrid, and six host sites participated. Despite the changes in the program, students' prowess wasenhanced by their teamwork and engagement in the projects. The post-program survey raisedconcerns about

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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the native vegetation to morefire-resistant plants and grasses. They also destroy man-made structures, communication, andelectrical infrastructure, and destroy recreation and open spaces while increasing mudslides,erosion and downstream sedimentation that can impact fish habitats and water chemistry.Wireless Sensor NetworksA WSN consists of many wireless-capable sensor devices working collaboratively to achieve ashared goal [14]. A WSN may have one or multiple base-stations which collect data from allsensory devices. These base-stations serve as the interface through which the WSN interacts withthe outside world [12]. The basic premise of a WSN is to perform networked sensing using manyrelatively rudimentary sensors instead of utilizing the

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nimmi Arunachalam, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Jason Liu, Florida International University; Alina Melissa Perez, Florida International University; Giri Narasimhan, Florida International University; Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University

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Guild was held in the winter of 2022 at a large urban public university in theSoutheast. It gave students the chance to engage in experiential software projects,community-building activities, and mentorship from computing majors and industryprofessionals. In our research, we applied disciplinary identity theory, with a focus on computingidentity, to explore participants’ perceptions of the experiences and the impact of the Guild ontheir future computing aspirations. Towards this goal, we used a convergent parallelmixed-methods approach. We conducted pre- and post-workshop surveys of (n = 34) students’impressions and goals. In the analysis, we quantitatively assessed responses around students’computing identities and qualitatively evaluated open

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fadhla Binti Junus, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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’ effortduring the learning process and recommendations to solve the learning challenge.Another study by Yousuf and Conlan [13] developed a visual narrative (VisEN) frameworkto facilitate PL in an adaptive online learning environment. This study used visualizationwithin Educational Data Mining (EDM) domain that looks for patterns in sequences so thatpredictions can be made. The main finding of this study was a personalized explorablenarrative that visualizes student engagement with course content. In addition to that, anarrative message was displayed to give a recommendation to students. The future work ofthis research will focus on human-computer interaction (HCI) to analyze the impact of VisENon online learning.These three studies indicated a need for

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Williams Trost, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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earpiece ifspecified objects were detected in their path. This technology was designed to work inconjunction with a cane; the cane would provide information about objects or obstacles directlyin the walker’s path while the camera’s feedback could alert the walker to problematic objectsnot yet in the immediate vicinity. Not all devices can be continuously active, though. Devices that draw a lot of power orthat require a great deal of computing power can be a drain on resources or can be expensive toalways keep in an active state. Voice assistants (VA) such as Siri and Alexa are good examplesof active assistance devices, which are engaged by an explicit command from the user.According to a study performed by Vieira, Leite, and Volochtchuk [2

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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SAGNIK NATH, University of California, Santa Cruz

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lab's main goal is teaching assembly functions alignedwith the RISC-V calling convention, emphasizing caller/callee saved registers. This parallels nestedfunction calls in HLLs, fostering an understanding of data placement in memory—a key concept in bothassembly and HLLs. Regarding representation, the lab provides clear function call examples, mirroringintroductory HLL methods. It includes scaffolded code, such as a polling function in the RARS RISC-Vemulator for user input, with comprehensive comments. This structure mirrors HLL environments,easing students' transition to these languages. Students engage more in understanding code relationshipsand less in writing extensive code, focusing on converting pixel coordinates to memory addresses

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhuvaneswari Gopal, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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SOLID principles. Specifically forSOLID principles, we developed two questions each for the Single Responsibility Principle (S),Open Closed Principle (O), Liskov Substitution principle (L), Interface Segregation Principle (I)and Dependency Inversion Principle (D).We ensured that each question had one single correct answer, but that the questions encouragedstudents to think beyond obvious answer choices. We also ensured that the PI questions spurredstudents to discuss possible answer choices by making distractors realistic. Our goal was toformulate questions that required students to engage at the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy,where they synthesize and analyze allied concepts to answer the given question, and not simplyrecall from memory [29

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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county in the state. UVU has adual mission – that of a comprehensive university offering 91bachelor’s degrees and 11 master’sdegrees, and that of a community college offering 65 associate degrees and 44 certificates. Tofill its community college mission, the institution maintains an open-enrollment policy. Tofacilitate academic robustness, UVU has implemented a structured enrollment policy thatestablishes requirements which students must meet before they can engage in all the courses oftheir major and provides additional access to advising and other resources. These additionalpreparatory courses increase students’ time to graduation but help them succeed. As a largepublic university UVU has a very high number of low-income students – the largest

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkata Alekhya Kusam, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Larnell Moore, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Summit Shrestha, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Zheng Song, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jin Lu, University of Georgia; Qiang Zhu, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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honest feedback, these reviews were made anonymous using Canvas’s anonymous comment feature. This was implemented at each checkpoint submission presentation, focusing on high-level, perspective-driven feedback. 3. Domain experts feedback: To further enrich the evaluation process, we engaged three external domain experts as evaluators for the student’s final presentations. These experts were chosen for their deep knowledge and experience in relevant fields: two of them have worked in the web development domain for over 10 years and one for over 5 years. They were tasked with 1) providing feedback on students’ final presentations; and 2) grading the presentations based on key aspects such as novelty and

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kreimendahl, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh-Menon

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. students to the basics of programming before branching into This paper presents task force results from a collaboration major-specific computing courses. CS I covers the fundamentalbetween faculty and academic support specialists. The paper concepts and skills of programming in Java. Students learn andfocuses on two high-impact areas of improvement: standardizing develop skills in problem-solving, algorithm development, pro-curricula and building support scaffolding outside the classroom. gram design and structure, code documentation and style, andThe results, a comprehensive course blueprint, include coreresources for a first-semester computing course and recommen- testing and debugging. Topics include data types and

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Erickson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jason Xia, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Eliot Wong Robson; Tue Do; Aidan Tzur Glickman; Zhuofan Jia; Eric Jin; Jiwon Lee; Patrick Lin; Steven Pan; Samuel Ruggerio; Tomoko Sakurayama, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Andrew Yin; Yael Gertner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brad Solomon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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would be motivated to engage with these exercises throughout thecourse, we designed them to be easy and enjoyable to use. We also focused on making sure thecontent of these exercises closely matched the required content of the class, so students felt that thatthese exercises are valuable to improving their competency in the class. All three of thesefactors—ease of use, enjoyability of exercises, and a clear connection to increased competency—arecorrelated with improving motivation.5, 6, 26The exercises themselves are designed to increase students’ confidence and ability to design andanalyze algorithms which are the core learning goals of the course. We anticipated that theexercises will increase students ability to better understand the process