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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Lourdes A. Medina; Ivan J. Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

experiences and instructionalactivities with acceptable evidence.[18] To ensure a longitudinal study, we will include at leastone reflective exercise in each major program element, including recruitment meetings, summercamps, courses, JEDI seminars, and research/practice experience. Finally, the researchers willobserve student, faculty, and stakeholders' interactions during these activities. We will usegrounded theory to identify emerging patterns and themes for the analysis. We will use instrumentsfrom the works cited in the previous section to provide a coding scheme of expected categories.[19]5. Design of the Sustainable Engineering MinorThe new Minor will establish and enculturate a Sustainability Engineering Mindset – to bedeveloped through

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2023 ASEE GSW

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Krishna Kumar

1 Session 2023Preliminary study on teaching an engineering course through murder mysteries Krishna Kumar Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin AbstractThe paper reflects on my teaching of a third-year required undergraduate course, “Introduction toGeotechnical Engineering,” through murder mysteries, i.e., forensic case studies-based learning. Themurder mysteries involves first introducing an engineering failure

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 2: Program Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Jason H. Ideker; Jennifer Parham-Mocello, Oregon State University; Rowan Ezra Skilowitz; Natasha Mallette P.E., Oregon State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

were guided by specific pedagogicalprinciples: small-group work with trained facilitators, group-worthy open-ended problems todevelop critical thinking and interest-based design projects to connect students to the material.Curricular development was supported by regular collaboration meetings with expert guidanceon pedagogy and incorporating social justice content. Altogether, more than 1500 students wereenrolled in the first-year program during the academic year. A student survey each term resultedin an average of over 900 survey responses across the three-course series. Reflections were alsocollected from participating faculty. This paper focuses on the adoption of promoted pedagogicalprinciples by the faculty, and the resulting outcomes and

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvnaz Lotfi, Loyola University, Maryland; Raenita A. Fenner, Loyola University, Maryland

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

prepare students to dedicate themselves todiversity that values the richness of human society as a divine gift and to pursue justice bymaking an action-oriented response to the needs of the world.[12]” Given the uniquely holisticaims of the LUM community, the practice of reflection laying at the core of the Jesuit traditioninvigorates all corners of the university to respond to nationwide calls for social, political, andeconomic justice.At present, LUM’s strategic plan places a strong emphasis on DEI through the recruitment ofstudents and faculty from underrepresented groups and the creation of more inclusive classroomsand curricula. The university’s stated diversity aims include “awareness of the structural sources,consequences, and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Himani Sharma, Arizona State University; Amanda Marie Singer, The Ohio State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Success," to improve advisingpractices for chemical engineering faculty and provide guidance for the successful mentoring ofgraduate students. The workshops aim to elicit reflections and encourage discussions amongfaculty to identify their beliefs about mentoring, explore how they align their mentoring practiceswith their research agenda, and how they define success for their students. This paper describesthe development and implementation of the first workshop in the series “Facilitating EngineeringFaculty Advising Success: Effective Strategies for Mentoring Graduate Students,” which wasoffered during the Fall 2022 semester. Emergent themes from participant contributions duringthis workshop highlighted collective difficulties in navigating and

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Cohort-Based Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Transforming the National Engineering Education, Defining Accountability, and Evaluating the Low-Stakes Assessment Performance

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jameka Wiggins, The Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Ayanna Howard, The Ohio State University; Martina Leveni; Tatiana Z. Cuellar-Gaviria; Colin Lee Hisey; Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, The Ohio State University; Leonardo Rodrigues da Costa Moraes; Beenish Saba; Shawanee' Patrick, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

thepostdoc program is to create well-rounded scholars versed in research, teaching, and service.Using artifacts and postdoc reflections, this study aims to explore the experiences of the firstcohort of LEGACY postdoc scholars to understand how a newly created intersectionalmentorship model facilitates scholars’ progression toward faculty positions while curating aninclusive community and culture for scholars. The intersectional mentorship model framing this postdoc program is based on researchconducted by Dr. Cox, with some adaptations from Walker et al.’s (2009) The Formation ofScholars, which presents a multiple apprenticeship framework that offers a holistic approach tomentoring for scholars. The three mentor types in the program are primary

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 14

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah Umair Bajwa, Habib University

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printing to teach these topics in an integrated manner within the time constraints ofa three-credit-hour course. Couplings between CAD and CAE tools (motion simulation andanalysis) and 3D printing were leveraged to reinforce student learnings on topics frommachine elements and mechanics, and provide opportunities through project-basedassessments to reflect on their design choices and use economically-available designperformance results to introduce design refinements.The course was very well-received by the students who reported that they found itmotivating and stimulating, and that it enhanced their knowledge, skills and confidence. Thepaper presents an overview of the course and summarises experiences, challenges, lessons,recommendations and

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeroen Pruyn, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

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Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

techniques for ships and thereported potential of each technique. It clearly shows the need for alternative fuels forshipping to achieve the goals set. However, although research into the energy transition hasdominated the output since then, it is still very uncertain, which fuel or fuels will replace thedominance of fossil fuels in shipping. Already for 2022 alone 136 papers appear in a Scopussearch on “fuel AND alternative AND maritime" and this only covers one aspect of theenergy transition. As a result, the landscape of the ship designer has and continues to change.Something that should be reflected in its education as well.Similar to the energy transition, the term fourth industrial revolution was first used in apublication of the world

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Engineering Ethics Division: Computing, Technology, and AI

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brooke Odle, Hope College; Kate Finley, Hope College; Victoria Longfield, Hope College

after completing the module, to provide the instructors with insight on studentattitudes and opinions concerning the roles and responsibilities of engineers with respect tocomputing ethics. The post-module survey contained additional questions to capture students’understanding of computing ethics and cultural/social implications of computing.Course structure and lesson plan overviewPrior work [7], piloted in Fall 2020, presented a module consisting of three consecutive80-minute lecture periods. Students watched the 45-minute episode of Doctor Who titled Oxygen[14] and answered guided questions prior to attending the first lecture. However, when thisapproach was repeated in Spring 2021, some assignments reflected a misunderstanding of eventsin

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Social Identities and STEM Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 6

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan

afterschool and summer context at a community organization serving predominatelyLatina/o/x neighborhood (referenced as “the Community Center”), establishing trust with youthover time. At the end of each iteration of the program, I interviewed all participating youth viafocus groups and engaged in “walking interviews” with youth during our design work. In bothinterview contexts, youth were asked to reflect on a breadth of topics, including whatexperiences in the program felt successful and unsuccessful, what goals they had for our worktogether, how they would describe the work we did together, and how that compared to otherengineering work they may have done previously. Seven focal youth were selected for the studybased on their participation in two

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cijy Sunny, Baylor University; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

studentsand faculty; this data is being analyzed qualitatively in a separate study.A constant comparative approach was used in where the quantitative data was compared againstthe qualitatively coded responses. This approach allowed the researchers to better understandhow students’ definition reflected one or more of the six assumptions statements (see Table 1).The qualitative item was coded using a combination of open and axial coding leading to fourthemes [31].For integration of the qualitative and quantitative data to meet mixed-methods research criteria[12], [27], the authors first recognized that HCA was a unidimensional measure as establishedthrough the validation process [12], [21]. Thus, a composite score for HCA was calculated. Acomposite

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Utilizing Technology to Train Chemical Engineering Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; David Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

organizations (in the country they chose to address a problem) to analyzeand propose solutions for challenges in that country.Activities are organized during the entire semester following project management techniques.They include an early presentation of the proposal, a scheduled progress report presentation, aposter, and a final presentation. Foreign partners are asked to provide their reflections on theexperience. All classmates review and peer grade every deliverable from other teams. Studentsevaluate their teammates’ performance and provide a self-assessment of their individualexperience at the end of the course. A ChE Global Day was held at the end of the semester todisplay the posters and presentations to a broad audience with the support of

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ERM: Identity Impacts (Identity Part 2)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

some cases a fourthcomponent, self-awareness.Black Student STEM IdentityBlack student STEM identity (BSSI) is situated within the context of the external and internalenvironments where Black STEM students perceive their reflective identity (how they viewthemselves), their competence and ability, their values and interests, and their assimilation intoSTEM culture. These four perception components are influenced by Black students’ gender-based racial identity.SignificanceDrawing from existing literature, we seek to identify overlapping elements in ET, EI, and BSSI.We are developing a culturally relevant theory of Black Student Thriving in Engineering(BSTiE, pronounced “bestie”) situated at the cross-section of the aforementioned theories. In

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WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello

the female gender being mostly inclined to including it intheir training plan, but not so the male gender.Complementary findings were revealed when analysing the interviews, reflecting indecisionwhether to include it as an elective or a compulsory course. ID profiles 1, 2, 3 and 4 agreethat it should be voluntary, while profile ID5 mentions the theme should be present across theboard within the same subjects: "Little things immersed within the classes themselves" (ID5)Complementing the above, when consulting on whether to include gender issues in classassignments as such, the survey findings come up with information summarized in Table 3. Table 3. Dimension 1: Gender on the curriculum

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PCEE Session 12: STEM, Technology, and Engineering Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Dare, Florida International University; Joshua Ellis, Florida International University; Mark Rouleau; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen

provide motivation for student learning (Djonko-Moore et al., 2018;Kelley & Knowles, 2016).Students are expected to develop solutions to these real-world engineering problems by engagingin practices and 21st century skills used by STEM professionals. The development of designsolutions relies on students using and developing an understanding of content from multipledisciplines (e.g., Thibaut et al., 2018). Further, students must engage in engineering practices(Berland & Steingut, 2016; NAE and NRC, 2014). Throughout the iterative design process,students are expected to assess and reflect upon how well their design addresses and responds tothe problem at hand. This includes reflecting on meeting criteria and constraints, but it also

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Lee; Garam Lee, Michigan State University; John Keane, Michigan State University; Goun Choi, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

Appendix A for researcher positionality statements). We provide an overview of theresults in the same order as our three research questions.RQ 1. Mentor’s Retrospective Reflection on Key Factors for Engineering StudentMotivation Given her rich experience working closely with engineering students, we were interestedin which factors the mentor found most important for students to maintain motivation throughoutcollege. During the interview, the mentor identified three factors aligned with the MDPs:competence, relevance, and belonging. She recalled that students had an increased sense ofcompetence when they were able to see others similar to them succeed in the field, “that if hecould do it, I could do it, or if she could do it, I could do it

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ERM: Student Professional Development: Professional Skills and Moving Beyond the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Leidig, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); William Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Eric Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

-engaged learning, a sub-set of experientiallearning [6,7,8]. Also called service-learning, community engagement seeks to combine effortsto meet community needs, connection to academic material, reciprocal relationships and mutuallearning between all stakeholders, and intentional reflection [9]. Within engineering, this canoften be described by the Model of Project-Based Community Engagement [10]. While thiseducational approach has made great strides in recent decades, further scholarship can help itovercome remaining resistance and more fully reach its potential. There is a particular need tofill gaps in the literature related to how such programs are implemented at scale in an integratedmanner [11]. Incorporating additional voices of program

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ERM: ERM Medley Session!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

researcher parsedrecommendations into segments (phrases or sentences). Each segment was coded independentlyby two researchers using the SPR codes. Interrater reliability (IRR) was calculated as the numberof segments that reflected agreement between the two raters divided by total segments. Althoughsome 200-word responses included the same code more than once, any one code was onlycounted once per response. IRR between the two coders was 70%. Although no standards existfor inter-rater reliability for qualitative data, a reliability rating of r= 0.70 on open-coding ofphenomenological data can be considered an acceptable cut-point [18], [19].Data AnalysisAfter IRR was determined, analyses were conducted only on segments upon which both codersagreed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tua Bjorklund; Raimo Vepsäläinen; Vikki Eriksson, Aalto-yliopisto/Elektroniikan, tietoliikenteen; Senni Kirjavainen

features in the product, as well as a storyline of the development process withsome enabling and challenging factors. The cases were all similar in length, roughly three pageslong, and included pictures from the project and of the product.2.2 Data collection and analysisThe data used in this study was collected from 115 student responses to an assignment wherethey were given an individual task to “reflect on three out of the six PESTEL dimensions'' oftheir chosen case. The students had been given the task after being introduced to the PESTELdimentions in class. They were requested to make at least two justified connections perdimension. Students could freely choose which three dimensions they wished to reflect on.Table 1. An example of the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

could alsocause stress when it came to interactions.Qualifying Exams. Theme: Milestones: Preparing for and completing the qualifying exam was amajor stressor for participants; students in later stages of their programs also reflected on theirstressful experiences with qualifying exams. Oral exams were generally described as moreacutely stressful compared with written exams. Preparing for the exam led to conflicts withresearch progress or course deadlines, while the risk of consequences of failure (such as beingremoved from the program) led to stress due to the high stakes nature of the exams. A fewparticipants failed initial attempts at their qualifying exams and described very high stress interms of repeating preparations for the exam

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland Baltimore County; William Easley, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

incomecan meaningfully engage youth in STEM learning. However, understanding how to design,implement, and evaluate these programs can inform future innovative ways to engage youth intechnology-rich learning and motivate them to pursue technical career pathways [2,13,21,31].Furthermore, it is important to understand how youth experience these programs and reflect ontheir own learning. Research has long recognized the educational value of technology-richmaking activities, such as 3D modeling and printing, physical computing, hobbyist robotics,among others, for engaging youth and adults in self-directed STEM learning activities[4,9,23,26]. Many aspects of making echo key principles in engineering education as recentlyarticulated in the Framework for P

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tori Wagner, University of Connecticut; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

with a binarydecision that determines what will happen next in the story. Historically, this game had been ledby an instructor and played weekly, as a whole-class assignment, completed at the beginning ofclass. The class votes and the majority option is presented next. In addition to the centraldecision, there are also follow-up questions at the end of each week that provoke deeper analysisof the situation and reflection on the ethical principles involved.This prototype was initially developed within a learning management system, then supported bythe Twine™ game engine, and studied in use in our 2021 NSF EETHICS grant. In 2022-23 thegame was redesigned and extended using the Godot™ game engine. In addition to streamliningthe gameplay loop and

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory C. Lewin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rui Li, New York University; Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Vikram Kapila, New York University ; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

workshop.The workshop was held using Zoom, a popular remote meeting platform. With the elimination ofgroup meals and a company tour, and the schedule was adjusted to allow more time for hands-onactivities. Sessions for curriculum design, hardware and software considerations, and opendiscussion were retained. The Complete schedule is shown in Table 1. Table 1. Workshop schedule. Wednesday Thursday Friday 11:00 Introductions Welcome back Welcome back :15 Overview Intro Act. 4 Summary & Reflection Adv. Activity 2 Summary & Reflection :30 M&R

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - NAE Grand Challenges, Graduate Students, Sustainability, and Makerspaces

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Trina Kershaw, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Susan Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Max Denis, University of the District of Columbia; Jorge Allen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Hong Liu, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Tzuyang Yu, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Charles Thompson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

interest and engagement in interdisciplinary research. Aliterature survey of effective training approaches for co-creation and associated educationaltheories is summarized. For students, essential training components include providing (i)opportunities to align their interests, knowledge, skills, and values with the topic presented; (ii)experiential learning on the topic to help develop and enhance critical thinking and questionposing skills, and (iii) safe spaces to reflect, voice their opinions, concerns, and suggestions. Inthis research we investigate the adaption of project-based learning (PjBL) strategies and practicesto support (i) and (ii) and focus groups for participatory action research (PAR) as safe spaces forreflection, feedback, and

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Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

are introduced to and invited to reflect on the 13 dimensions ofForeign Service Officers as described by the U.S. Department of State(https://careers.state.gov/work/foreign-service/officer/13-dimensions/). These dimensionsinclude: cultural adaptability (i.e., “to work and communicate effectively andharmoniously with persons of other cultures, value systems, political beliefs, andeconomic circumstances; to recognize and respect differences in new and differentcultural environments”); oral communication (i.e., “by speaking fluently in a concise,grammatically correct, organized, precise, and persuasive manner; to convey nuances ofmeaning accurately; to use appropriate styles of communication to fit the audience andpurpose”); working with others

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Project-Based ClassesThe second topic introduced into the first-year engineering program was a single 50-minute classperiod active-learning lesson which introduces various topics related to market research. Theclass started off by asking students to identify the single-most important product that they hadpurchased or received as a gift. This reflection led them to identify that most engineeringdisciplines contribute to product development at some level. In order to have a successfulproduct design, engineers should consider both the users and the competing market during thedesign phase. Students and faculty then discuss tools such as competitive market research,stakeholder identification, and user scenarios through examples, with constant breaks

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MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brad Gregory Davis, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; J. Adam Pegues, United States Military Academy at West Point

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Mechanics

engineering (FE) exam. Thestudy presented in this paper details the approach taken to replace in-class quizzes with regularout-of-class homework assignments in an introductory engineering mechanics course. Theobjectives of the study were to: 1) provide students with a variety of problems to apply both newand previous knowledge; 2) encourage engagement with the course material outside of in-personlessons; and 3) teach students to reflect and self-assess their own learning. Eighteen homeworkassignments were added throughout the thirty-lesson course. Each assignment consisted of twoparts; practice problems from previous lessons and conceptual responses based on preparation forthe next lesson. At the beginning of each class, students were given the

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

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Architectural Engineering

. A greater reliance upon online instruction requires a commensurateincrease in collaborative interaction. Palloff and Pratt recognize that an effective online model,“includes deliberate attempts to build community as a means of promoting collaborativelearning” [16]. Collaborative learning promotes a social presence and promotes independentlearning. “The instructor in an online class is responsible for facilitating and making room for thepersonal and social aspects of an online community so social presence can emerge and make theclass a successful learning experience” [16].Teachers can apply several techniques to build community. The online activities are moreeffective when treated as collaborative information seeking behaviors and reflective

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emine Celik Foust, York College of Pennsylvania

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First-Year Programs

students in developing certain design qualities. Sheppard andJenison [2] outlined these qualities as communication skills, effective teamwork, reflection,problem-solving skills, being resourceful, and considering various aspects of a problemincluding socioeconomics and environment. Depending on the institution, different approacheshave been taken to achieve these qualities such as weekly labs, class demonstrations, smallprojects, and multi-week large-scale projects. Examples of these projects include a mousetrapvehicle project, a balsa bridge project, building airplane out of a soda can, an egg dropcompetition, a cantilever beam competition, a tennis ball launcher, and building catapults andtrebuchets [3].In fall 2013, the Engineering Practice and

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University; Mojgan A. Jadidi, York University; Jeffrey Chiampi, Pennsylvania State University; Muhammad Usman, York University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

learning studentsdevelop technical skills and learn about surveying techniques and methods. In addition, throughreview and reflection of their surveys, students are able to reinforce concepts learned in lectures.Outdoor labs have several challenges such as being affected by weather leading to cancellationsthat disrupt the educational process. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced newchallenges and forced virtualization of outdoor labs. Development of virtual and immersivetechnologies in the past decade have sparked applications in engineering education, offeringviable alternatives, and enhancing traditional instructional approaches. Indeed, virtual reality andgamification technologies offer different learning approaches while various