Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Heather Lynn Johnson; Marie E. Evans, University of Colorado Denver; David C. Mays, University of Colorado Denver

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

investigates students’ math reasoning. She designs tasks to help students to expand their math reasoning, and she studies how instructors and departments transform practices to grow students’ math reasoning.Marie E. Evans, University of Colorado Denver Marie Evans draws her experience from working across different sectors, from domestic and international nonprofit work to education and technology. She partners with teams by facilitating and implementing creative processes and collaborates on initiatives and research projects with social good emphasis. She’s worked with cities, non-profits, medical professional teams, K-12 groups, and more. She supports the research process with extensive experience engaging diverse

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

sought to develop authentic, project-based learning experiences for his students in his courses. Dr. White also serves as the accreditation lead for the chemical engineering program at UC Davis.Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis Undergraduate Program Coordinator ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Wellness Course for Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering programs are often rigorous, with high expectations and workload. As a result, poorself-care habits might be perceived as part of the engineering identity, where rigor, stress, andsuffering are considered norms of being an engineer. This perception has been studied byscientists, and literature data suggests

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NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

assessment process for a developing country. He has developed several global collaborations and currently involved in a number of projects in different countries.Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint I am currently working as a full-time Software developer. I completed my Masters in Computer Science & Information System at University of Michigan-Flint ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of a Procedure to Avoid Plagiarism in Scholarly WorkAbstractManaging scholarly work such as papers, proposals, and other similar documents can pose achallenge to graduate students, new academic professionals as well as experienced researchers.The complexity increases when the

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Joseph Tunno, Penn State University; Lori Miraldi, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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International Division (INTL)

“connectsstudents and professors in different countries for (online) collaborative projects and discussions”as part of their coursework [4]. Models such as COIL accelerated during the COVID-19pandemic. However, the authors contend that a virtual study experience is about as appealing asubstitute for a program with travel as would be virtual honeymoon in Hawaii. This may be whysince the pandemic’s global shutdown, in person experiences have sharply rebounded with morethan 1000% growth in physical mobility of students from U.S. HEIs in 2021-2022, while virtualstudy abroad is not embraced with the same excitement among students [5]. Regarding the scaleof engineering student participation, data prior to the 2020 travel disruption indicated that from2018-2019

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Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandika D'souza, University of North Texas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Hyun Kyoung Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Debbie Huffman, North Central Texas College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

engineering andengaging students sequentially from enrollment through graduation. We explore these in the pre-pandemic, post-pandemic, new HSI designation macro changes in the University. The resultsindicate that students are benefitted from having administrators, faculty and full-time staff worksynergistically to communicate information that can be accessed by students without needing anappointment/commute and to grow a students pathway to lifelong learning through research isbest enabled through student-student direct engagement.IntroductionThe need for the Engineering and Computer Science graduates in the workforce is high.[1]National STEM occupation growth is projected to surpass growth in all other occupations. [2,3]Nearly all STEM jobs require

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Multidisciplinary Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Temileye Omopariola Ibirinde, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Adebayo Iyanuoluwa Olude, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Niangoran Koissi, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Department of Civil Engineering in Baltimore, Maryland. Adebayo formerly worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus, where he earned his master’s degree in civil engineering. He also worked as a project Analyst with AgileP3 after graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in civil engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria. Adebayo has taught courses in Transportation and Chemistry at Morgan State University as part of his commitment to the STEM profession. He has attended conferences across the Transportation engineering field.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

. Oerther Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 North Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409 Sarah Oerther Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, 4483 Duncan Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110AbstractIncreasingly civil engineers are being asked to incorporate a more inclusive meaning of “public”(i.e., who) and “public value” (i.e., inherently moral concepts) when planning, designing, andsupervising the construction and maintenance of building and infrastructure projects. One way toimprove the meaning of public and value is to borrow from the adjacent profession of nursing.Nurses are well-known patient-centered care, whether the patient is an individual, a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University and A&M College; Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering andComputer science at LSU. The project, Preparing Resilient Individuals to Succeed in Engineering(PRISE), creates a scholarship to meet the financial needs of underprepared, low SES students forsuccess in an engineering program (e.g., not calculus ready and low Advanced Placementcoursework). This project works to fill the gap between a student’s high school academicpreparation and those skills needed to be a successful engineering student. Currently, many XXstate high school students are not receiving sufficient academic preparation in mathematics andstudy skills to be successful in engineering, particularly in “high need” / low SES regions of thestate. This paper provides an overview of the program and results through the first two

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Markus D. Ong, Whitworth University; Kamesh Sankaran, Whitworth University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

require ethics instruction: Principles of Engineering Design, a lowerdivision class, and Engineering Design Project II, an upper division class that is the second halfof the yearlong senior capstone project. Engineering codes of ethics are introduced in Principlesof Engineering Design, and the connection between these codes and the general educationcontent from Core is discussed in detail in the subsequent sections. In Materials Science andEngineering, an upper division elective, students are given assignments to consider the past andfuture impacts of materials development on society and to consider how the production ofmaterials and applications of materials might promote or violate various ethical standards. InStatics, a lower division

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

opposed to the average page views by the lower quartile.This is an expected outcome if one assumes pages views as a proxy for student engagement andthus performance. This trend is less pronounced for the Nano course, however, where the pageview averages for different quartiles often overlap. A secondary trend is that the average pageviews spike right before a major assessment for iTFS. This, however, is not the case for Nano. 6The average page views during the project phase is highly dependent on the type of the projectassigned. The instructor's insight here is that for iTFS, the majority of the efforts relied onexternal resources, whereas for Nano, the majority of the project required interaction

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

the Department of Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. His education includes two Master of Science degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Electronics and Control Engineering. He has been actively involved in higher education leadership in various capacities as a Dean, Department Chair, PI, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Project Director for multiple agencies including NSF, DOL, DOD, and Perkin’s Grant. His research interests include Industrial Automation Systems, VLSI, ASIC, and FPGA. Other areas of interest are Higher Education Leadership and Accreditation including ABET. ©American

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University; Cameron Kim, Duke University; Joshua Robert Chan, Duke University; Christian Ferney, Duke University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

challenges are uniquely unpredictable and impressively varied. Biomedical engineerswill encounter machine learning models contaminated with significant bias [15], to new drugswith limited effectiveness, to implantable or wearable technologies that impact human health.Our students need to be ready for the complexities we can only imagine.The progression starts in freshmen year where students pursue a design project for a real clientthat encourages students to embrace failure through learning, fostering humility and encouragingstudents to discover the complexity of the world they live in. In year two the progressioncontinues by encouraging students to develop their curiosity, uncovering how materials aresourced for biomedical devices and implants and

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida; Mehmet Bugrahan Ayanoglu, University of South Florida; Rania Sherif Elashmawy, University of South Florida; Rifatul Islam, University of South Florida; Paul E. Spector, University of South Florida; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

; Chris Ferekides Dept. of Electrical Engineering, *Dept. of Psychology, University of South Florida Tampa, Florida, United States Abstract This paper presents the second year results of the work supported by the National Science Foundation’s Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) Program under the project titled "IUSE/PFE:RED: Breaking Boundaries: An Organized Revolution for the Professional Formation of Electrical Engineers." Specifically, this part of the study looks at action-state orientation and its impacts on student success. The first-year results were presented at the 2023 ASEE Conference in Baltimore, MD with the academic paper titled "Predicting Academic Performance for Pre/Post

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Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University; Ashtyne Klair Monceaux; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).Dr. David Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall develops and promotes project-based engineering courses. He believes that projects build intuition and confidence which are important for the effective application of engineering fundamentals and for the development of robust technology solutions.Dr. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is the First-Year Engineering Programs Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana Tech University. She is also the Co-Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering at Louisiana Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 18

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Marlee Jacobs, Utah State University; Rosemary Yahne, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

subtest B thatboth subtests of the TMCT will demonstrate sufficient reliability. Future work with the TMCTwill include using the instrument among sighted populations to measure gains in spatial ability asthe result of tactile spatial interventions. In order to ensure quality of results from this study,future projects will include replicating the study with both lighting formats. Such a study willhelp narrow down possible reasons for the difference in test reliability between groups.Further use of the TMCT among sighted engineering students will include a qualitative study todetermine what strategies sighted individuals employ when solving spatial tasks on the TMCT.Results from this work may be able to better inform educators of the tactile

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bryan James Higgs, University of the District of Columbia; Ujwalkumar Dashrath Patil, Department of Civil Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia.

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Professional Papers

andDisruptions to Civil engineering (various Infrastructure design,Critical sub-disciplines), maintenance, risk Problem-solving, criticalInfrastructure materials science, assessment, disaster thinking, project management,Systems economics response leadership Climate science, Policy analysis,Overlapping environmental science, stakeholder engagement, Interpersonal skills,Areas public policy communication negotiation, advocacyThe identified skills can be separated into two main categories: (1) risk assessment and (2)planning and response. The skill of risk assessment is multi

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Technical Sessions 4

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond K.F. Lam, The City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Uzair Ali Abbas, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Bernard Hunter; Joseph A Seiter, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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Diversity, Professional Papers

Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Flexural Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Three- Dimensional (3D) Printed Thermoplastics Raymond K.F. Lam, Uzair Abbas, Bernard Hunter, and Joseph Seiter Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York, New York, U.S.A. 1. Introduction Three-dimensional (3D) printing or additive manufacturing is utilized to manufacture products in industries of aerospace, automotive, and medical [1]. One example is General Electric (GE)’s decision to deploy 3D printers to manufacture nozzles for its LEAP engines. GE Aviation projects have printed more than 30,000 fuel nozzle tips in 2018 [2]. Manufacturing by 3D printing is experiencing an explosive

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Identification, and Value Creation into Problem-basedLearning Modules with Examples and Assessment Specific to Fluid Mechanics,” Proceedings ofthe 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.[17] L. Liu, J. Mynderse, A. Gerhart, and S. Arslan, “Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset inthe Junior and Senior Mechanical Engineering Curriculum with a Multi-Course Problem-basedLearning Experience,” Proceedings of the 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,El Paso, TX, October 2015.[18] A.L. Gerhart, D.D. Carpenter, and R.W. Fletcher, “Developing Design and ProfessionalSkills through Project-based Learning focused on the Grand Challenges for Engineering,”Proceedings of the International Symposium on Project Approaches in

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Shirley Anderson, University of North Texas

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

inengineering education at HSIs. The findings are expected to provide guidance for furtherresearch, inform policy decisions, and help shape practices that lead to a more inclusive andsupportive engineering educational environment. Specifically, we offer implications to betterserve Latinx and BIPOC engineering students and their communities at HSIs. MethodsTo better understand the implications from existing literature for engineering faculty membersand administrators at HSIs, we conducted a systematic review of literature on engineeringeducation at HSIs. This paper is part of a larger project for which we collected article data thataddressed STEM undergraduate education at HSIs. With specific inclusion

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Activities for the 27,404 2017 Classroom and Outreach A Comparison of Network Simulation and Emulation 9,760 2016 Virtualization Tools A Taste of Python – Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms 6,233 2015 Design of a Bluetooth-Enabled Wireless Pulse Oximeter 5,644 2019 Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using 5,558 2016 Arduino A Real-time Attendance System Using Deep-learning Face 5,225 2020 Recognition STEM Outreach: Assessing Computational Thinking and 4,288 2017 Problem Solving A Methodology for Automated Facial

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Walter Huffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

role in student problem solving approaches, then how will students solve real lifeengineering problems outside of this context? Many researchers have studied students’ ability tosolve real-world problems with bleak conclusions [5], [25], [26]. Additionally, there has beensignificant and inspiring work to understand how students may learn better from open-endedproblems [27], [28] and project-based courses [29], but significant barriers prevent theirwidespread adoption [6], [7], [16], [28]. There has been little research that digs into thepeculiarities of the status quo and even less that suggests a direction for piecemeal progress.Describing student behavior and contextualizing practices that might otherwise be chalked up tomisconceptions or

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; George D. Ricco, Miami University; Catlin Wells

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

system and novel meaningful use implementations through the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange. At Wentworth, Dr. Feldman is focused on project-based instruction, hands-on simulations, experiential learning approaches, and first year curriculum. Dr. Feldman is one of the lead instructors for Introduction to Engineering courses, with enrollments in the hundreds each fall. His research and teaching interests, in addition to first year engineering, include telemedicine, health informatics, rehabilitation engineering, and medical robotics. Dr. Feldman has collaborated with researchers and engineers from organizations including Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vecnacares, and

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-based learning as a classroom model for learning.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section 2 provides a brief review ofbadge-based course literature. Section 3 describes the badge-based course in terms of the badges,assessment, and deliverables including the changes we made to the overall structure of the course.Section 4 provides summative results of the course in a longitudinal review over the time it hasbeen run. Section 5 discusses our experience with a badge-based course, and the modifications wehave tried, and Section 6 concludes the paper.2 BackgroundBadge-based learning hinges on ideas of project-based learning [2], experiential learning [3], andformative assessment [4], [5] among others. Since we last reviewed

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany; Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

the Summer Academy ensure ongoing guidance and feedback.Certification: • Upon completing the program, fellows receive a certificate from a nationally recognized organization, affirming their participation and achievement in this innovative educational initiative.This structured approach to implementing the project ensures a blend of rigor and engagingcontent aimed at fostering interest in STEM fields among younger students. Throughprofessional development activities and expert-led workshops, graduate students are equipped todeliver high-quality educational experiences, contributing to the broader goal of promotingSTEM education.2.4. Sample Program Descriptions developed and created by graduate students.The initial Cohort in

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J Cecil, Oklahoma State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) 3) Build the VLEs 4) Collect Feedback and Modify VLEs( Test and Validate the VLE content) 5) Perform Learning Interactions and Assess Learning outcomes. Figure 1 c: The main phases in the creation of the VLEs and the assessment tasks (from [29]).The project team includes the instructor (or knowledge source), the software engineering team(who designs and builds the VLEs) and an educational assessment expert. In the first phase, theinstructor identifies the learning objectives specific to the students in the course. Subsequently, acollaborative team of experts, VLE designers, and education assessment specialists design anddevelop the VLE under the supervision of the instructor in phases 2, 3

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ribhav Galhotra, Nanyang Technological University; Panting Yu, The University of Edinburgh; Jiafei Wang, The Education University of Hong Kong; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #43009Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Motivations: An Early-StageAnalysisRibhav Galhotra, Nanyang Technological University Ribhav Galhotra is a senior undergraduate pursuing a double degree in Aerospace Engineering and Economics at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is working on research projects relating to undergraduate engineering education as part of Dr. Yeter’s research team. With a keen interest in aerospace technologies and education, Ribhav has a strong inclination to enhance the education systems for the development of future engineers.Panting Yu, The University of

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Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Civil Engineering Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; John D Lynch, Washington State University; Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

courses, citing factorssuch as large class enrollments and insufficient time for providing meaningful feedback to thestudents. The survey’s respondents also did not value professional development workshops orguidance from writing consultants as desired resources. Instead, the consensus suggests thatinstructors generally comprehend the reasons and methods for integrating writing into theircourses. They seek additional support and resources, such as teaching assistants, handouts, andrubrics, to effectively implement their ideas [10].An NSF-funded project conducted by a collaborative team with both engineering and Englishprofessors produced engineering lab writing instructional guides, or the guides, developed forinstructors and undergraduates to

Conference Session

Engineering Engagement Activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

, professional engineeringsocieties, industry and academia have implemented many strategies at the pre-college level toattract, motivate, stimulate, and educate students in STEM fields. When applied effectively thesestrategies can produce positive results in addressing the overall deficit problem. Among manyestablished initiatives, effective recruitment tools for STEM majors include: K-12 schooloutreach, university open house, maker spaces, hands-on career focused workshops,competitions and demonstration, and summer camps [10]. Pingen and Pingen [11] utilizedPrintLab as STEM outreach and engaged 5th -12th grade students applying the engineering designmethod to meaningful projects. Another study showed that holding STEM focused open housesand workshops

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein P.E., Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

social context within the learningenvironment. This entails encouraging learners to connect and collaborate with peers, be itthrough formal avenues such as group projects or mentoring programs [10].Figure 1: The 3Cs Framework [13].The emphasis on connection in social learning highlights the importance of instructors not onlyfacilitating student interaction during traditional lectures or lab sessions but also fostering onlineactivities [15]. Instructors should establish a mentorship environment within the classroom,encouraging students to learn not only from the instructors but also from each other. Thisreciprocal learning benefits both students and mentors through reinforced learning. Thisdeliberate shift in strategy aims to broaden access to

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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)

to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Dr. Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Natasha Andrade is a Senior Lecturer and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in