Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University; Jade Moten, Florida International University; Sung Eun Park, Florida International University; D'Aundray James Adams, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

acrucial, albeit often overlooked, element of promoting the success, persistence, and retention ofminority students within STEM disciplines [11]. Furthermore, recent studies have highlightedthe relationship between race and gender (for example) in STEM identity development,demonstrating the importance and effectiveness in understanding identity in shaping Blackstudent experiences, particularly regarding student engagement as well as barriers to successwithin STEM majors [12] [13].Regarding HBCUs, these institutions seek to provide and preserve cultural aspects that are notgenerally reflected or offered to minoritized students within Predominately White Institutions(PWIs) and broader society. In reviewing the impact of institutional climate on

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

of all.The primary goal of the Cornerstone Experience and Residential Experience / SpartanEngineering programs is to address these recruitment, engagement and retention issues.Living-Learning CommunitiesLiving-learning communities are increasingly prevalent on college and university campuses.4,5 Page 14.749.4These communities are regularly used for making large campus environments smaller and morepersonal, creating opportunities to integrate classroom learning with out-of-class activities andconnect students more closely with one another and faculty. Several research studies foundmany academic, involvement and environmental gains for students

Collection

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt; Joel Versypt; Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp

assistance, and economicdevelopment. Additionally, outreach courses for adults have been developed on topics such ashow to use technology (Luchini-Colbry and Colbry 2013).SummaryIn this paper we have described a variety of examples of university-led engineering outreachactivities designed to engage adults in the public or to interact directly with senior adults. Thereare many opportunities for universities to grow in the number of programs that they offer thatprovide outreach to adults in their communities and regions with several benefits for theuniversity and the participants described in this paper. Additionally, the experiences of designingor leading such activities help faculty, administrators, staff, and students to improvecommunication skills

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Petra Reinke, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

. 3.29** 3.83**Q2. The book discussion was interesting and 3.56*** 3.65***engaging.*Average response, based on a Likert scale of (1) strongly disagree to (5) strongly agreeIndependent samples t-test: **p<0.001, ***p<0.01During both years, we asked book selections readers to consider each book on a number offactors, including whether the book: • Connects engineering practice and profession to wider intellectual themes • Provides a lively and engaging read that appeals to students transitioning from high school to college (including literary quality and length) • Creates the feeling of a community of scholars

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos, Queensborough Community College; Michael Lawrence, Queensborough Community College; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel, Queensborough Community College; Paul Sideris; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College; Paris Svoronos, Queensborough Community College-CUNY; Rex Taibu, Queensborough Community College; Mangala D. Tawde

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University and undergraduate at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her research interests focus on the area of the physics of sound particularly related to noise control using computational and numerical simulations.Dr. Paul SiderisDr. Regina Sullivan , Queensborough Community CollegeDr. Paris Svoronos, Queensborough Community College-CUNYDr. Rex Taibu, queensborough community college Dr. Rex Taibu has taught studio physics classes for several years. His teaching experience has shaped his research focus. Currently, Dr. Taibu is actively engaged in 1) promoting scientific inquiry attitudes in students through designing, implementing, and assessing in- novative

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito Enriquez; Nicholas Langhoff; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shanasser; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Ed Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

allAfrican-American students who go on to higher education begin their postsecondary education ina community college.2 However, for many of these students, the community college gatewaydoes not lead to success. Only one in four students wanting to transfer or earn a degree/certificatedid so within six years, according to a recent study of California community colleges. AfricanAmerican and Hispanic students have even lower rates of completion. According to the study,only 14% of African American students and 20% of Latino students completed a degree orcertificate within six years, compared to 29% of white students, and 24% of Asian students.3The 2012 Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report “Engage to Excel:Producing One Million

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland, College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park; Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

,equity, and inclusion (DEI) as well as student agency, or the feeling of empowerment toact. The effort is multi-faceted and includes curriculum changes, faculty training, andassessment. The implementation is eventually intended for all departments across thecollege of engineering, and there has been interest from multiple units. However, theinitial focus has primarily been on Mechanical Engineering, the largest major within thecollege, because it is the home unit for the majority of the faculty team.Part of the approach includes providing project-based opportunities, focusing onprojects that can have positive impact and go out into the public domain [2]. Theseefforts target student empowerment, providing real-world opportunities to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Aileen Reid, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ayesha Sherita Sherita Boyce; Chaturved Janaki, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

end of itsfunding period. The results of this evaluation build upon the previously reported findings ofinterviews in a prior ASEE conference paper [1]. The PQI’s goal is to build national capacity forSTEM education research by engaging technical STEM from across the U.S. in cohorts thatparticipate in an 8-week course on qualitative and mixed methods educational researchtechniques, followed by engagement in several communities of practice and other opportunitiesto continue supporting participant research projects and building participants’ confidence aseducational researchers. This project was funded based on impact rather than research orknowledge generation; thus, this paper will report on the impacts of the PQI in terms ofparticipants

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.E

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel B Mazzone, Marquette University; Dennis W Brylow, Marquette University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

expensive module in the final unit of ECSversion 6. A unit on sewn electronic textile projects 12 focused on iterative design in computationalthinking. Students engage in hands-on learning with programmable circuits using sensors andactuators, helping them embrace mistakes and build understanding and resilience.However, the curriculum’s impact on WD proficiency has been less pronounced for both studentsand teachers. A study done in CPS found that students demonstrate the lowest mastery in WDcompared to other areas 13 . Another study tracking coaching interactions amongst ECS teachersrevealed that Unit 3 required the highest rate of coaching interactions 14 , underlining that this unitfrequently presents pain points for classroom

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Donovan Colquitt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

from http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/drupal/system/files/FF_Women_STEM.pdfDeCastro-Ambrosetti, D., & Cho, G. (2002). Technology— panacea or obstacle in the education of diverse student populations. Multicultural Education 10: 25–30.Finkel, L. (2017). Walking the path together from high school to STEM majors and careers: Utilizing community engagement and a focus on teaching to increase opportunities for URM students. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 26(1), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-016-9656-yFraleigh-Lohrfink, K. J., Whittington, D., & Feinberg, A. P. (2013). Increase in science research commitment in a didactic and laboratory-based program targeted to gifted minority high-school

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Ryan J. Meuth, Arizona State University; Brent James Sebold, Arizona State University; Eric Prosser, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

university-based entrepreneurship and innovation programs. Brent’s expertise also includes the design and leadership of impactful collegiate engagement programs for universal learners.Mr. Eric Prosser, Arizona State University Eric Prosser is the Engineering and Entrepreneurship Librarian with the ASU Library. Eric is the liaison to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and provides research services for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students along with instruction in critical analysis and information literacy, including the legal and ethical use of information. Eric has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Harvey Mudd College, a Master of Information Resources and Library Science from the University

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel G Rey, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

have an improvement on the problems assigned. Hopefully,the XX program can find companies to sponsor these and give us [projects].” Anotherechoed this sentiment with a “Desperate need for a better/more industry relatedcapstone.” Finally, one chimed in with an instructive comment, “Make Capstone moretechnical.”Figure 1. First generation capstone project model.It was clear that not having real-world cases of applied engineering problems was ademotivating factor for the seniors. There was a need to improve the capstone projectexperience, especially, the need for industry engagement and a better advising structure.ABET Looking at the learning outcomes that ABET requires, we had room forimprovement in demonstrating student mastery in the

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Masta, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Janelle Grant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Darryl Dickerson, Florida International University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

question asks, when students exertmicroaggressions on their teammates, what do they look like at scale so that instructors of largecourses can see them? Based on current data collection and analysis, our project’s original intentto provide instructors with observation tools to identify at scale when teammates are engaging inharassing behavior in order to interrupt it, seems insufficient and perhaps even damaging in howtrivial it treats the depth of engineering’s marginalization of minoritized students.Our paper briefly describes three current findings that lead us in this direction: 1. We see that teammates enact microaggressions and selective incivilities against their minoritized teammates frequently and predictably. 2. We see that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and building chain reaction machines. He has appeared on many TV

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

teachers who taught twounits and thus, were asked additional questions. Interview topics included: • Teachers’ comfort with and implementation of engineering in Year 1 versus Year 2. • The impact (positive or negative) of the curriculum on students. • The extent to which students’ designs were successful. • The extent to which students’ experiences engaging in EDP were successful. • Students’ reactions to design failures. • Teachers’ responses (specific and broad) to those reactions. • Teachers’ comfort using fail words during instruction in Year 1 versus Year 2. • Teachers’ perceptions about the extent to which the curriculum provides opportunities for students to learn

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Ziminski, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 413-432, 2018.[18] Y. L. Zhang, and T. O. Allen, “Challenges and support: Transfer experiences of communitycollege engineering students,” Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, vol. 22,no.1, pp. 43-51, 2015.[19] D. L. Jackson, “Making the connection: The impact of support systems on female transferstudents in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM),” Community CollegeEnterprise, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 19-33, 2013.[20] Y. J. Wong, H.-L. Cheng, R. C. McDermott, K. Deng, and K.M McCullough, “I believe inyou! Measuring the experience of encouragement using the academic encouragement scale,” TheJournal of Positive Psychology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 820-828, 2019, doi:10.1080/17439760.2019.1579357.[21

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

James Helbling

application and communication skills has been very successful inpreparing Embry-Riddle students for real world employment as evidenced by alumni comments.Senior students also enjoy being placed in a hands-on environment which allows verification ofthe theoretical learning they have been exposed to during their previous courses.IntroductionThis paper recounts a change in the senior capstone design curriculum at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University (ERAU)/Prescott campus that involves the introduction of verificationof analytical predictions via testing of physical models and a team-teaching effort between theDepartment of Aeronautical Engineering (AE) and the Department of Humanities/Communities(HU/COM). These changes address perceived gaps in student

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Raman Menon Unnikrishnan; Ricardo V. Lopez

Americancountries. The majority of this surge has been from first-generation college students. The college,in an attempt to reverse its historical legacy for high student attrition, provides support andservices that will help its diverse student population succeed academically and socially. Theoverall retention effort centers on a number of initiatives but this paper focuses on one suchprogram, The Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Scholars Program that is intended tocreate learning communities during the freshmen years. The ECS Scholars program is a learningcommunity established in collaboration with Title V Retention Programs, the UniversityLearning Center (ULC), the Center for Academic Support in Engineering and Computer Science(CASECS) and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lois Joy; Nia Yisrael, Jobs for the Future

internship participationamong White and among high achieving students (Hora, Zi, Parrott, and Her, 2019). The literature is notably lacking in its assessment of community college (CC) internships.In a recent review of the literature on community college internship programs, McHugh (2017)found that there was little agreement about which outcomes were most important to measure anda lack of information about internship structure and its impact on participation and outcomes.Because students at CC’s compared with their counterparts at four-year institutions are morediverse, lower-income, older and with competing family-care and work responsibilities, it is notclear how the lessons learned from the four-year context will apply to the two

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling, Pennsylvania State University

anenvironment that championed a closed-knit peer-to-peer learning community. AE TEAM (an acronymstanding for Architectural Engineering Tutoring, Engaging, Advising, and Mentoring) was created topromote engaged learning support and student self-efficacy development through a low-stress extra-curricular environment. AE TEAM is student run and managed by a group of upper level undergraduateAE students who are recruited from across the four AE sub-disciplines. AE TEAM is currently held duringweeknights where students in need can consult with student tutors on a drop-in basis for both AE and pre-major courses. This paper shares the formulation, management, and general trends of this unique programas an exchange of ideas towards development of more engaged

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Ebrahim Randeree, Florida State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

: 1) experiential leadership development, which requires placing studentsin opportunities that allow them to practice leading; 2) service learning, which providesopportunities for learning through interactions with communities, schools, and non-profitorganizations; and 3) experiential learning, which covers work-integrated learning, internships,apprenticeships, and other hands-on activities. These engagement opportunities are consistentwith Tinto’s theory of student integration, which postulates that academic and social integrationare key factors for increasing student persistence and graduation. Through a synthesis of themain facets of these theory-based approaches, we will: 1) describe an employability model forSTEM majors, 2) illustrate

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Chotchai Charoenngam; Abdul Samad Kazi

aspects of information technology in construction, it failed to provide a hands ontraining environment exposing students to the realities of working in a complex and diverseconstruction project environment. Extensive course load limited the students from actuallystepping out of the classroom for long periods to experience construction reality. For this the sitehad to be brought into the reach of the students and this was possible through an intitiative suchas Construction Communications Simulation through Virtual Set-Up Environment andInformation Technology (CCSTVSUEIT). Virtual sceanarios were created to simulate real lifeconstruction activities and to engage the students into the dynamics of decision making throughinformation exchange and

Conference Session

Tech Session 5: Toward a New Paradigm in Environmental Engineering: From Knowledge Frameworks to Learning Impact

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

environmental engineers aswell as environmental scientists. It should be noted that the AAEES has not yet formallypromulgated a, “Environmental Science Body of Knowledge,” and future efforts should addressthis gap in the literature.In addition to reviewing the existing literature, as ad hoc group engaged constituents through astructured survey shared using a purposeful sampling approach. The survey combined both aLikert-scale (i.e., 1 strongly agree to 5 strongly disagree) as well as an invitation to an open-ended response inquiring to the ongoing utility of each of the 18 outcomes included in theEEBOK1. The survey also included an opportunity to comment on the introductory materials inthe EEBOK1 as well as to provide suggestions for any additional

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Huh? What Did You Say? What Does That Mean?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Becker, United States Air Force Academy; Timothy Frank, United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan, United States Air Force Academy

of audiences” is one of seven student outcomes required by theEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) [7]. The National Academy of Engineering envisioned an increased role ofcommunication in the 21st century, outlining the need for engineers to listen effectively as wellas communicate through oral, written, and visual modes [8]. Collaborating with other engineers,meeting with the public, and engaging with clients and customers all require differentapproaches. Practicing and developing those skills with students will help enable the success ofgraduates from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).Despite the importance of robust communication skills in engineers, these

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Bill Elmore

exercises, our goal was to “demystify” for thesefuture teachers some of the fundamental ideas of science and engineering and to heighten theirinterest and skill level in effectively communicating these ideas to K-12 students.We have also had direct outreach into the K-12 community. As part of the class, our studentshave put on workshops for in-service teachers in our region, demonstrating the hands-on scienceskills that they have learned. This helps make a difference in class rooms of current teachers.Our students make presentations using simple experiments in local fourth-grade science classes.This helped have an impact on current teachers, as they observed what could be done. It alsohelped to have an impact on elementary school children who now

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; William Brownlowe, Montgomery County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

share in small group discussions, share documents,collaborate, and fully engage in the videoconferencing experience via Internet II. Theimplications of fully-interactive videoconference teaching are far-reaching as it relates todistance delivery of real-time interactive instruction between any remote sites subscribing toInternet II services using Internet Protocol (IP) networks, which can support high-speedtransmission, guaranteed bandwidth, and real-time communications. This protocol allows users Page 11.1430.3to reserve bandwidth on the network from one computer to another and to send a single stream ofinformation to multiple recipients.The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

impacts anindividual’s engagement with the source of stress related to the stimulus. These stress responsescan be physical, emotional, cognitive, or motivational and the consequences of these responsescan be both positive and/or negative, such as dreading a future interaction or gaining energy tocomplete a task. We define stressors as sources of stress, which can include stress initiated byoneself.Some studies have explored the nature and effects of stressors specifically for graduateengineering students (e.g., [12], [17] [18]), additional studies have explored stressors moregenerally for students in STEM disciplines (e.g., [19], [20]). These contributions have generallyfocused on single phenomena, populations, or stressors; in our work we seek

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Navigating Risks and Cross-Cultural Challenges

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Rumi Okazaki, School of Architecture, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Ikuro SHIMIZU, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Tadesse girmay Girmay

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

Reality(AR) technologies. By applying these latest tools to the digital preservation of historically andculturally significant structures, students not only develop practical technical proficiency but alsocultivate an awareness of societal issues such as destruction and loss of cultural heritage due torapid urbanization. Furthermore, to become globally competent engineers, students must acquirea diverse set of skills as defined by the Washington Accord, irrespective of their nationality. Toachieve these learning objectives, a hands-on, active learning approach - characterized byiterative trial and error through both intellectual engagement and practical fieldwork - proveshighly effective. PBL is an innovative learning approach that is based on

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Works-in-Progress room 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle C Vigeant, The Pennsylvania State University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Strongly Agree. The survey was administered at the end of thesecond observed lecture and again in a period towards the end of the term.±o investigate possible impacts of the instructional strategies on cognitive belonging in thecourse, a set of three items from Walton and Cohen [5] on belonging uncertainty were adapted,i.e., “I belong in this course” and “When I struggle/succeed in this class, I feel that I reallydon’t/do belong in this class”, and included an opened-ended question. The same 6-point Likertscale as the engagement survey was used. This questionnaire was administered to students nearthe end of the term. In a single session, students were asked to complete this set of questionstwice from the perspective of at the start of the class, a

Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Shapiro

Creating an Academic Learning Community Using a Multi-level Project Howard N. Shapiro Iowa State UniversityThis paper describes a multi-level, integrative, semester project involving students fromtwo different engineering thermodynamics classes: Thermodynamics II, an applicationsoriented course at the junior level, and Advanced Thermodynamics, a beginning graduatecourse. The project was carried out in groups of five to six students with a mix from eachclass. A total of fifty-one students participated in the semester project. The primary goalwas to engage students at different levels in an integrative experience