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WORKSHOP I: Designing Active Learning Activities with Ethics in Mind, and Body (no matter if this is a fundamental principles class or an ethics-as-a-stand alone class, or any class in-between)

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #49785Workshop: Designing Active Learning Activities with Ethics in Mind, andBody (no matter if this is a fundamental principles class or an ethics-as-a-standalone class, or any class in-between)Dr. Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park Nicole Mogul is a professor of engineering ethics and Science, Technology and Society at the University of Maryland, College Park.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Gustavo J. Molina, Georgia Southern University

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Paper ID #45480On teaching technical writing in an introduction to engineering design classDr. Gustavo J. Molina, Georgia Southern University Dr. Gustavo J. Molina graduated with a BS in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from National University of Cordoba, Argentina, a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering degree from Virginia Tech, USA, for his work on triboemission of particles. Since 2000 he has been in the Dept. of Mechanical Eng. of Georgia Southern University, where he is a Professor. Dr. Molina’s present research interests are on the

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama; Lisa LaCross, University of South Alabama

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fundamental concepts forcomposing each section in the structure. A significant barrier for students is the challenge ofconducting thorough literature reviews and effectively integrating this information into their ownwriting [5].In general, research graduate students have mentors to guide their work; however, their mentorsmay not always be able to model effective writing practices or provide tailored writing guidanceto their mentees, whose writing styles and needs might differ significantly from their own. Manyadvisors have noted the additional time commitment and challenges involved in working withadvisees who are non-native English speakers and writers [6].Various strategies have been identified to enhance graduate students’ technical writing

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CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 1: A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic and Career Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University

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development by creating a LinkedIn profile, updating their resume, writing acover letter, and ultimately applying for an internship. OPCD staff were invited to support theEGR 112 assignments. The following figures showcase excerpts from the IDP assignment andthe 4-year curricular mapping spreadsheet. Prior publications describe more details about theIDP, 4-year curricular mapping, and EGR 111 (Kenny, 2024; Kenny, Pierrakos, O’Connell,2021).Individual Development Plan (IDP) AssignmentOverview - An individual development plan (IDP) is a tool to assist you in personal and professional development. Its primarypurpose is to help you reach short-term and long-term career goals, as well as improve current performance. It is a process thatshould be iterative

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Professional Papers

correct or capable of human-like decision making. In the context of higher education, students may elect to make theirassignments sound better, but it is unlikely that AI-generated work will perform well, especiallyon written assignments, because of this cognitive disconnect between creativity and constraint.Underscoring Concerns of AI Applications in Higher EducationA recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education highlights faculty concerns about theauthenticity of student work. What should be concerning to educators are the motivating factorsthat create a student culture where they feel they have no option to succeed without using“perfect” work. As Beth McMurtrie writes, “Some institutions, including Middlebury College, inVermont, and

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Full Papers I

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Fatimah Mahmood, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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in anengineering programming course and evaluate its impact on student outcomes and experiences.APSC 160 is an introductory course on computation in engineering design offered to allengineering students (domestic and international) in their first year at the University of BritishColumbia. Throughout the first half of the course, students are introduced to the fundamentals ofC programming, followed by the application of this knowledge to engineering problemsinvolving microcontrollers. A solid understanding of programming principles is essential formicrocontroller-based design projects, and many students continue to apply these skills in theirupper-year design work.Vantage College (VC) at the University of British Columbia offers first-year

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Sunil Dehipawala; Guozhen An; Arkadiy Portnoy; Tak Cheung

in preparing undergraduate students to conduct research, in-conversion for deployment to fulfill the first-year experience person as well as online when necessary, starting in the Excelcriterion was challenging given the setting of open admissions, environment with a gradual transformation to the standardthe newly graduated high school students with strong intentions Python framework. The Excel with Python by Microsoftin the programming career were found to be successful in thelearning of Python fundamentals. The recent Microsoft Office without third vendor subscription fee is only available to365

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GIFTS II

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FYEE 2025 Conference

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Patrick Thornton, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #49771GIFTS: Using Robotic Arm Project to Introduce Students to EngineeringDesign Through Experiential LearningMr. Patrick Thornton, New Jersey Institute of Technology Patrick Thornton works at NJIT as the Director of Robotics. Currently teaching and developing lab modules for the Fundamentals of Engineering and Design course to set up students for continued success at NJIT.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of ENGR101, an application

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University

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Professional Papers

Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has worked for companies such the Air Force Research Laboratory in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Labs and as an R & D Intern for Sandia National Labs conducting Natural Language Processing and AI research and was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 2021.Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University Alexis Nordin is currently an Instructor II in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. She has taught technical writing and various other writing- and communication-based courses at MSU since 2004. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Mississippi

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Hasan Baig; Phillip Bradford

, https://www.openai.com.students’ fundamental abilities to write structured code is [13] Xingzhi Wang, Nabil Anwer, Yun Dai, Ang Liu, (2023) ChatGPT for design, manufacturing, and education.critically important. Moreover, this approach is not only http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35077.22244.restricted to Python but can be used to shuffle codes written in [14] Khan, R.A., Jawaid, M.,Khan,A.R., and Sajjad, M. (2023).ChatGPT -any programming languages, as exemplified by its application Reshaping medical education and clinical management. Pakistan Journalin evaluating foundational assembly

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Seyedeh Elham Kamali; Reihaneh Samsami

frequencies. This suggests that while AI is used for assisting with research, writing, and Fig.4. Frequency of Using AI (1 being Never, 5 being Always) communication, it is less commonly utilized in direct academic assessments. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, represents asignificant advancement in Conversational andGenerative AI. This model, a variant of the GPT-3.5series, is designed to interact in a dialogue format,enabling it to answer follow-up questions, admitmistakes, and handle a range of interactive tasks. Key toits development was the use of Reinforcement Learningfrom Human Feedback (RLHF), where

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

3 Course ObjectivesENGR 4150 is taken concurrently with ENGR 4350 (Fluid Mechanics; three-hour lecture format),and the main objective of ENGR 4150 is to supplement the lecture course. This is evidenced in thecourse’s catalog description: “This lab investigates the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics with hands-on experiments in the areas of fluid statics, viscosity, buoyancy, Bernoulli’s equation, friction losses, and the concepts of lift and drag.”All course activities were designed with this description in mind. Three additional objectives arealso emphasized: technical writing, uncertainty analysis, and experimental design. The followingsubsections describe each of these

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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PBL enhancesproblem-solving skills and promotes critical thinking by requiring students to design andimplement solutions to complex tasks [10].Peer review is an invaluable method for fostering critical evaluation and collaborative learning. Itencourages students to assess the quality of others’ work while reflecting on their own [11] [12][13]. This process helps students refine their analytical skills and improves their understanding ofhow to evaluate statistical results and experiment designs. Research demonstrates that peer reviewis a useful learning tool [14] and also strengthens students’ writing and oral presentation skills[15]-[19], which are essential for engineers to communicate their findings effectively.Incorporating peer review in

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2025 ASEE PSW Conference

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Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis; Vincent Tran, University of California, Davis; Gabriela Lee, University of California, Davis; Sadie Jean Davis, Mariko Chang Consulting, Inc. and Sadie J Davis Consulting LLC; Mary Spooner; Mariko Chang; Andrew X Stewart, NextSense EEG; Christopher John Nitta, University of California, Davis; Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis; Angelika Aldea Tamura, University of California, Davis; Xin Liu, University of California, Davis; Gene Gurkoff, University of California, Davis; Wilsaan M Joiner, University of California, Davis; Erkin Seker, University of California, Davis; Karen A Moxon, University of California Davis

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neuroengineering To practice and improve communication skills around the Seminars+ and FS, Comms, understanding and interpretation of recent advances in 1-3 2-4 hours/month Lunch & Learn Ethics, Career neuroengineering To practice fundamental skills through immersive problem-solving Introduction to with consideration of ethical implications, develop scientific writing 2 hours in class/4

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Haiying Huang, The University of Texas at Arlington; Monica Franco, The University of Texas at Arlington

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developing theweekly PLTL package, the faculty liaison intentionally incorporated a six-step problem-solvingprocess following the DT pedagogy. The goal is to help students following the DT process in definingthe problem and developing creative solutions. 30.5% of students enrolled in the course signed up forthe PLTL sessions. A 19.3% increase in the passing rate was achieved for the students whoparticipated in PLTL as compared to those who did not. IntroductionEngineering Statics is a fundamental course for Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering. Itcovers the fundamental concept of forces, moments, reactions, equilibrium, free-body diagram, etc.To successfully pass this course, the students need to

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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James Righter, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, Pennsylvania State University

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Professional Papers

. -Technical requirements must be specified in measurable terms. -Provide the associated units. -For truly subjective requirements (appearance for example) designate a customer test (possibly a 1 to 10 customer rating). In this case, write CT (customer test) in the block (3) Customer importance: -Copy original importance weights unless they have been updated (additional survey results). (4) CR to TR correlation matrix: -Review correlations -CR-TR matrix is usually 60% - 70 % blank as a general idea (every cell does not need to have a correlation. (5) Update the

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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PS. Dhanasekaran

ethical design or implementation. It is crucialmanufacturing, big data management, machine to define what ethical AI means in the context ofoptimization, and material design all benefit from AI. As education [7]. AI is at the heart of debates on workplacea result, engineering educators must introduce students automation, algorithmic bias, data surveillance, privacyto the potential of AI, teach its fundamentals, and guide concerns, and corporate influence over society. Variousthem in applying AI algorithms to real engineering ethical frameworks and professional codes aim toprojects. This is crucial in modern engineering address AI-related risks, but concerns remain over

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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B. Kris Jaeger-Helton

can assist with writing quality, reference formatting, andany notes when presenting, (2) concepts must be drawn from countless other configuration tasks, fundamental concerns havelinkable scholarly research, and (3) students were responsible forthe accuracy and quality of the seminar content and delivery been raised relating to originality, independent novel thought,based on HMS course principles. conceptual ownership, and user over-dependence [2, 3, 4, 5]. II. HUMAN

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Alexander Hernandez, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Sarah Petters, University of California, Riverside; Markus Petters, University of California, Riverside

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author (sbhattacharia@wtamu.edu, nhiranuma@wtamu.edu) AbstractWe developed curricular activities that were based on the application of a Community IceNucleation Cold Stage to teach the theory of solidification that is applicable to multidisciplinarySTEM disciplines. We adopted a freezing assay, which simulates ambient immersion freezing ina laboratory setting (i.e., freezing of ice-nucleating aerosol particles immersed in a water droplet),to provide hands-on, laboratory-based education to STEM students at a primarily undergraduateand minority-serving institute (PUI-MSI). With the freezing assay, we instructed more than 60STEM students on fundamental concepts of material and atmospheric science, such

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Manar Yamany, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University

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Paper ID #49533EngineerFEST: Building Community and Engagement Among First-Year EngineeringStudentsMs. Susie Huggins, West Virginia University Huggins currently works for the Fundamentals of Engineering program at West Virginia University. She is working on her PhD in Education a lifelong dream. Huggins is an advocate of STEM learning in the K-12 arena as well as a proponent of after school programing to help build the workforce of the Technological Revolution. She is particularly interested in Appalachian kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of STEM.Dr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Lina H. Kloub, University of Connecticut; Christina Smith, University of Connecticut; Faiyhaa-Sydra Saulat, University of Connecticut

-align with the expectations of modern employers but also powered chatbot named ”Lola” has been implemented to assistdirectly influence engineers’ ability to collaborate, innovate, students with inquiries related to campus resources and aca-and contribute effectively to their organizations. demic services. By providing instant responses and structured guidance, allowing students to interact more effectively withA. Communication Competency institutional support systems[13]. Communication is a fundamental skill for engineers, as they These case studies highlight the growing role of AI in en-must

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Chaohui Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn University

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an example to demonstrate how to use toy blocks to visualize the differencebetween a row array and a column array and how to create these two types of homogeneous arrays,where the elements are of the same data type. We will describe in a step-by-step process to illustratehow we teach and how students learn arrays. • Step 1: Introduce the definition of arrays, giving students a general idea of what an array is. Then, provide an example using code, allowing students to observe, while inviting them to write the code themselves as the instructor demonstrates. This forms observational learning, helping students to get a general sense of how a row array and a column array look. • Step 2: Demonstrate the two key elements in

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Maila Hallare; Tanjore Jayaraman

extreme environments, to name a few. This paper is a collaboration between a mathematics professor and a mechanical engineering professor, combin-ing expertise in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering applications to create an innovative pedagogicalapproach that bridges the gap between mathematical theory and materials engineering practice.2.2 Connection to ASEE Themes and the USAFA Leader of Character FrameworkThis work contributes to the ASEE theme of Inclusive Teaching Pedagogy through: • Course Design: Integrating Laplace transforms as a fundamental tool for modeling non-steady-state diffusion in engineering materials. • Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice: Encouraging critical thinking beyond formula

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

IntroductionGenerative AI (GenAI) has fundamentally altered the educational landscape, bringing bothadvantages and challenges. In engineering education, the rapid adoption of GenAI tools hasfacilitated learning but has also spurred a notable increase in academic dishonesty. In the wake ofthis shift researchers have been quick to examine effects. Chan [1] explored this phenomena andintroduced the concept of “AI-giarism”, describing the misuse of AI tools to bypass traditionalplagiarism detection systems through a qualitative study of over 500 students. Li [2] emphasizesin their work the growing ethical dilemmas stemming from hard to monitor usage of GenAI inassessments, ultimately calling for adaptive educational policies to address this issue. It is clearthat

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Aniruddha Maiti; Samuel Adewumi; TEMESGEN ALEMAYEHU TIKURE; Zichun Wang; Niladri Sengupta; Anastasiia Sukhanova, Marshall Community & Technical College; Ananya Jana, Marshall University

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modelsface in categorizing scientific text accurately.Additionally, Kunch et al. [10] studied orthographic norm dynamics in media discourse, offeringinsights into how variations in scientific writing affect text classification. The research by Vysot-ska et al. [11] on data integration in business analytics systems further demonstrates the role ofinformation structuring in AI-driven applications.The main idea of this study is to integrate insights from semantic taxonomies, corpus linguistics,and interdisciplinary concept modeling and use those insights in prompt engineering to examinecomparative ability of two large language models, GPT-4o and DeepSeek R1 in the context ofprocessing and categorizing scientific text .4. Methodology4.1. Data

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Kalyan Khatry; Reihaneh Samsami

aeducational utility. Fourier transform through equations, writing explanations, and representing visual graphs [6]. This is more engaging and In engineering education, this evolution means that AI is personalized, which ultimately improves learning outcomes.moving from a background analytic tool to a foregroundcreative partner in the learning process. For instance, whereprevious systems might have evaluated a student’s answer on a B. Personalized Assessment and Feedbackproblem set, Gen AI can now generate personalized hints, Traditional assessments often fail to capture thedetailed solutions, or

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Papers

defining what counts as fundamental knowledge. Acolleague once referred to our undergraduate education as “the grind” which students had to getthrough in order to be able to function as an engineer. Is the grind necessary in the era of easilyaccessible information? Who are we weeding out by requiring internalization of facts?Consider calculus 1 and 2 which are required for just about every engineering student. Finding acentroid is part of every good integration lesson, yet students get to basic courses without the firstidea of how to do that calculation or how centroids relate to balance points or centers of gravity.Should those basic math courses actually be required? Consider the freedom that a program wouldhave if the 6-8 credit hour courses

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Track 1: Technical Session 3: Beyond deficits: Developing an elicitation mechanism for engineering practitioners with ADHD to create autoethnographic counterstories

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Hector Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Boston College; Sage Maul, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Levi Xuan Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Ruby J Barnett, Boston College

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faculty cope with traditional engineering education sowe can target more effective ways of teaching and learning engineering to retain these groupsand make our problem solving and solution generation more effective.  Using Collaborative Autoethnography to write a counterstoryIn this section, we discuss how we intend to use collaborative autoethnography and variouspotential elicitation techniques to write our counter-story. The first stage of our study will focuson the experiences of professors and students in engineering education.Autoethnography is the study of culture through autobiography. It lends itself well to studyingthe experiences of minoritized individuals while also providing a space for catharsis [24].Collaborative

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Track 6: Technical Session 1: Gendered Impacts of Code Critiquers on Self-Efficacy in First-Year Engineering Students.

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Mary Benjamin, Michigan Technological University; Laura Albrant, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University; Laura E Brown, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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through education research.Dr. Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as an environmental engineer. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include technology adoption, problem based and service learning, and sustainability.Dr. Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University Leo C. Ureel II is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and in Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University. He has worked extensively in the field of educational software development. His research interests include intelligent

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Jun Zhang; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney

GPTZero and TurnItIn claim to identify whether a student’s writing was One key aspect of this paper is the distinction betweenproprietary and open-source large language models. Proprietary produced by generative AI, but they are highly inaccurate.models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are often considered less They tend to flag simple or predictable writing as AI-secure and privacy-invasive compared to open-source generated. Studies show that such false positives occur morealternatives like Meta’s Llama. Educating students on the frequently among certain groups, including