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ETD - STEM Issues in ET II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yooneun Lee, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton; Alexander Watson, University of Dayton

going unnoticed or unreported by faculty.Academic dishonesty has been a constant problem in higher education resulting from manymotivational factors, including a lack of judgment and moral code. While the recent pandemic isnot the cause of these violations of the honor code, it has contributed to an increase, based onpublished research by Peled et al. [9]. Fewer face-to-face interactions with more computer useopens up more possibilities and opportunities of academic dishonesty.While there are different rules and principles when deciding what defines a violation to academicdishonesty, Amigud and Lancaster [1] studied how creating a strong idea of what constitutescheating can determine proposed solutions. In order to test this idea, the authors

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Computers in Education 9 - Technology I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; David Feinauer, Virginia Military Institute

knowledge was lower for thecontinuous version of the simulation than for the discrete version, in direct opposition to theiractual objective learning performance.Introduction:Computer-based simulations and simulation games [6], as well as on-line courses withinteractive content, have become an important component of modern education, boosting studentinterest and learning outcomes relative to conventional lecture-based classes [1]-[4]. Manyexamples of these computer-based teaching tools exist, and the manner of student interactionwith simulation programs can vary from something as simple as text input to more advancedmethods such as software-implemented sliders or virtual reality interfaces [5]. Simulations thatmake use of discrete inputs such as

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Craig Altmann, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

source ofincreasing concern as evidence of the harmful effects of oceanic plastics pollution on wild lifeand even human beings accumulates [1],[3]. Currently 65% of Americans see oceanic plasticspollution as the most serious threat to the environment, outranking even that of climate change[2]. While an impressive statistic, there is still a considerable knowledge deficit on the part of thepublic regarding the mechanics of oceanic plastics pollution, and what exactly can be done tomitigate the problem. Certainly one of the more daunting challenges of the 21st century, thereare manifold solution approaches that can be brought to bear against oceanic plastics pollution,and in many countries around the world engineers and entrepreneurs are working

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 8 - ET Pedagogy II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Kribs, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

students to reflect on their level of proficiency in their understanding and, when deficient,work to further their development. As part of the code of ethics of many of the professionalorganizations for engineers and technologists, such as the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers, there is a requirement for members to only undertake activities in their areas ofexpertise and to not misrepresent their knowledge and skills to any clients.[1] While grades areconsidered to be a way for students to reflect on their skill level and see where any deficienciescould exist, but it has been shown that engineering students routinely over estimate their grades,even after multiple assessment scores.[2] Due to exposure effects, such as the Dunning

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ERM: Systematic Reviews!

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Struck Jannini; Zeynep Akdemir, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

the recipient of the 2014 William Elgin Wickenden Award by the American Society for Engineering Education. He is also selected as an NSF SIARM fellow for the advanced research methods for STEM education research. Dr. Menekse received four Seed-for-Success Awards (in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021) from Purdue University's Excellence in Research Awards programs in recognition of obtaining four external grants of $1 million or more during each year. His research has been generously funded by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). © American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Matthew Lamparter, Bucknell University

research, and early indications that students areable transfer skills into subsequent design courses.IntroductionSmith, Wankat, and Froyd [1] point out in their analysis of historical trends in engineeringeducation, that while design has been important since the turn of the last century [2], theemphasis on teaching design has been increasing in engineering degree programs. In part this isdue to ABET’s requirement of a culminating design experience following the shift to EC-2000about two decades ago [3]. The resurgence of design is also due to: a recognition that designcourses can address a broad range of transferable skills thought important for graduates [4],design and problem solving align with the epistemological stance of engineers [5], the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Clippinger; Ruth Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

’ work, indicative of a change in diction. It is concludedthat an intervention by a “generically” trained writing center tutor has little effect on the qualityof student writing outside of that due to the inclusion of additional adjectives. An interventionby tutors specifically trained using the WATTS methodology is proposed as a means to addressthis. Such an intervention will be investigated as an extension to the current work.IntroductionThe quantitative study of the differences in writing styles between and even within disciplineshas been the topic of multiple studies. Boettger and Wulff [1], and Wolfe [2] are two suchexamples investigating variations in STEM writing. A review of roughly two decades ofresearch on technical communication by

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ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Mackenzie Parker, University of Nevada, Reno; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Heather Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Marissa Tsugawa, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Cheryl Cass; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

PerspectivesIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper provides evidence to support goal-setting theory and future timeperspective measures to expand existing analytical motivation lenses used with engineeringdoctoral students. Doctoral education develops specialized domain expertise; however, national reportshighlight that within STEM fields, students and employers alike believe there is a misalignmentbetween the reality and expectations of how prepared students are for their future careers [1]–[4].The ongoing lack of alignment devalues advanced degrees that students obtain and prioritizesgetting a credential rather than developing valuable knowledge, skills, and abilities that cancreate change and address areas of global need. Previous research has

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorian Bobbett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

deductively for behavioral, cognitive, and emotional adaptability to experiences, as perMartin’s et al. [1] adaptability theory.Behavioral adaptability was displayed via narrative maps for interpretative purposes. Narrativemaps were built to display the challenges, behaviors, and successes that one engineering facultyfaced while teaching during the pandemic. Tables with descriptive quotes from the interviewdata are used to elaborate on what is depicted in the maps. It was found that when the facultymember tried to adapt a behavior to better address a challenge, they frequently found success.Understanding the ways instructors adapted their courses during the pandemic can provideinsight into how changes are best implemented. This case study helps to

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ERM: Persistence and Attrition in Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Gabriella Sallai, Pennsylvania State University

show which support mechanisms and services are lacking from the typical graduatesocialization process. This insight will allow all engineering departments to better facilitate thepreparation of students before beginning graduate education. Furthermore, it will outline preventativemeasures to mitigate many of the everyday adverse situations graduate students encounter.Introduction and Literature ReviewDoctoral programs exhibit the highest attrition rates in academia compared to other degree types [1]. TheCouncil of Graduate Schools estimates attrition rates as high as 35% and 44% for domestic men andwomen students, respectively [2]. These statistics are even higher for traditionally underrepresentedgroups in higher education, such as Black

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandro H Espera Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Nicole Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

. RationaleThere has been a common understanding that novice instructors (first-career teachers) who teachfundamental engineering concepts tend to explore and try different ways of teaching more thanthose who have accumulated years of teaching experience to facilitate student learning effectively[1]. Part of this exploration has been to adapt and use existing conceptual assessment instruments.However, the context in which the concepts are situated within the engineering area of expertiseis often varied in terms of how abstract or clear they are for students, posing another layer ofdifficulty for novice instructors [2]. As much as it is crucial to examine inaccuracies in students’ 1understanding of these

Conference Session

EMD Technical Session 2: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin

institutional support departments to design instructionalstrategies that facilitate the transformation from information discovery through to knowledgecreation. Following this paradigm, we expect that graduates from geospatial literacy programswill have gained significant technical skills and insight on understanding imagery, geospatialanalytics, patterns and distributions of natural resources, boundary law doctrines, landdevelopment, and urban planning and be empowered to comment on social structures andinstitutional behaviors that infringe on the principles of DEI. This study contributes to theliterature on education by seeking to understand factors on engineering pedagogy that supportsDEI-informed learning outcomes for the GTCM.1

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ETD - STEM Issues in ET II

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Obeidat; Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

. 1 1. INTRODUCTIONSince the COVID-19 pandemic began, most colleges, schools, and even businesses shifted to someforms of online communication. The colleges and schools adopted online education (synchronousand asynchronous) to reduce the impact of this pandemic on the students and instructors. Onlineeducation creates a simple and quick way of communication between the students themselves andwith their instructors. In addition to this, there is no need for the physical classroom space to givethe lecture. But there are some drawbacks for online education, such as lack of socialcommunication, which has a great role in the stress relief the students might have. In this paper,we compare the performance of the students between during the Covid-19

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Palmer, California Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Weaver

be shared. In summary, this accessible framework of invited speaker seminarsfollowed by student-facilitated discussions offers an inexpensive yet highly impactful method toenable engineering graduate students to develop as more aware, responsible, and inclusiveleaders within our field.IntroductionIn the summer of 2020, academic communities across the United States grappled with their rolesin perpetuating power structures that exclude underrepresented groups from science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM), resulting in the #ShutDownSTEM and#ShutDownAcademia movements [1], [2]. A salient feature of academia as a power structure isits role in gatekeeping the professional positions typically afforded the ability to shape

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

Computers in Education 8 - Video Technology

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Jim Kuo; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; John Bachman, California State University, Los Angeles

practices in videodevelopment including technology and lessons learned with the broader engineering educationcommunity.IntroductionAs we enter the third year of the Pandemic, educators and academic leaders across the nation areseriously considering what the future landscape of higher education will look like. Manytechnology-enabled teaching strategies, including asynchronous video modules, will stay andgain wider use even after the institutions return to in-person instruction [1]. Michael Noetel at el.reported their systematic study on the effect of video on learning in higher education andconcluded that video can achieve the same (and sometimes better) learning outcomes comparedto other instructional methods [2]. Various types of video modules

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiamin Zhang, Auburn University; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University; Matthew Ford, University of Washington; Eric Burkholder, Stanford University

assess these decisions.The researcher chooses an authentic context and structures the problem so that the solver is askedto make a relevant subset of the 29 decisions to solve the problem. The basic components of theframework are 1) provide an authentic problem context, 2) ask a series of questions that requiretest-takers to make decisions about problem definition and planning how to solve, 3) providemore information, 4) ask a series of questions that require decisions about interpretinginformation and drawing conclusions, and 5) have test-takers choose and reflect on their solution.One of the authors has previously developed such an assessment in chemical process design 28 .One important feature of these assessments is that students are not

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania; Alison Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania; Bridgette Hagerty, York College of Pennsylvania; JESSICA NOLAN, York College of Pennsylvania; Karl Kleiner, York College of Pennsylvania; Most Tahera Naznin, York College of Pennsylvania

) spatial mapping of urbanizationcharacteristics.The pedagogical assessment of these projects derive from the final reports/assignments for each course,as well as end-of-semester surveys that evaluate the students’ engagement with the project, includinghow they view their role within this broader project.IntroductionProject based learning (PBL) is a type of experiential learning in which students are presented with acomplex problem(s) that could have multiple feasible solutions and are tasked with developing a plan orproduct that addresses that problem. A lot of emphasis has recently been focused on integrating PBLexperiences into the undergraduate curriculum, particularly with an interdisciplinary component [1 – 3].Incorporating PBL into courses

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ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University

educate more well-trained cybersecurity professionals forprotecting the Nation’s critical infrastructure. An effective cybersecurity professional shouldpossess technical knowledge and skills to identify weaknesses in an organization's informationinfrastructure and implement adequate preventive measures. For example, the responsibilities ofan information security analyst include security monitoring and analysis, incident response,intrusion prevention, and penetration testing. According to an estimate from the U.S. Bureau ofLabor, the employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 31 percent from2019 to 2029 - a growth rate much faster than the average for all occupations [1]. Hence, it hasbecome an urgent task to educate more

Conference Session

ERM: Identity Impacts (Identity Part 2)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Yang, Stanford University; Joseph D Towles, Swarthmore College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Sara Atwood, Elizabethtown College

to explore various career paths to access to professional networks that would haveotherwise been unattainable. In particular, minoritized students gain critical mastery experiencesthrough engineering internships, which then increases their engineering self-efficacy andsignificantly guides their future engineering career decisions [1]–[3]. However, internshipexperiences are not equally accessed by all undergraduate engineering students [4], as it is firmlyestablished that minoritized students may encounter institutional barriers to career resources andbe stymied in their professional careers by structural inequities, leading to lower senses ofbelonging and uncertain professional identities [5]–[7]. In particular, within engineering,first

Conference Session

Manufacturing Workforce Development

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado Boulder; Greg Vanderbeek, University of Colorado Boulder

classroom. (Waldorf, 2016)At UNIVERSITY, the incorporation of GD&T into the classroom began with a recommendationfrom the UNIVERSITY’s industrial advisory board in addition to interviews with severalcompanies both locally and nationally. The recommendations stemmed from students not havingadequate GD&T and machine shop skills for both designing and manufacturing products upongraduation. Based on these recommendations, UNIVERSITY redesigned a traditional fieldsession course into a successful 1) online and 2) ‘hands-on’ scaffolded approach to teachingGD&T and machine shop skills to engineering students with the goal of translating theseteaching modules into modules for the current workforce development.Throughout the past year, over 23

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DEED Technical Session 5 Design Teams

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eaton, University of Southern Maine; Asheesh Lanba, University of Southern Maine; Jeremy Qualls; Warren Ziegler, University of Southern Maine; Daniel Fransiscus, University of Southern Maine; Tyler Werner, University of Southern Maine

technological gap, the University of Southern Maine has developed a CubeSatdesign competition targeting grade 6-8 and 9-12 students to engage participants in collaborativeSTEM learning. In this program, teams of 1-15 students from school districts across Mainecreate a unique science or technology demonstration mission and use the engineering designprocess to design and build a CubeSat meeting the mission requirements under cost, performanceand time constraints. Teams are judged on their mission success and ability to communicateresults to a broad audience. Teams are provided learning workshops in the design process,computer-aided design, computer programming and fundamental science during the competition.Methodologies, outcomes and assessment tools are

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, Utah State University; Kurt Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

. Department of Education. Thesurvey focuses on nine major categories: applied academic skills, critical thinking skills,interpersonal skills, personal skills, resource management skills, information use skills,communication skills, system thinking skills, and technology use skills. ECE professionalengineers were asked to rank skills on a 1-5 Likert scale where “one” is not important and “five”is vital. They also were asked to rate the degree of preparedness upon graduation for the sameskills on a 1-5 Likert scale.This paper highlights the perspectives of 45 ECE professionals regarding the required skills ECEgraduates should possess upon graduation and how vital these skills are. The results of the surveyhighlight the gap between the level of

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3- Multi- and Inter-disciplinary, Collaboration, and Engagement in Practice

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Meyer; Laura Weiss; Meris Longmeier; Sathya Gopalakrishnan, The Ohio State University; Donnelley Hayde; Mingqi Cai, The Ohio State University

, math education, musicology, chemical/biomolecular engineering,material science, soil science, and theater) developed research communication outputs for thepublic by creating: 1) an individual video presenting their research through the lens of theirdiscipline alone; and 2) a convergent video where they collaboratively discussed their researchwith others in their cohort around a common theme, integrating all of their disciplinary lenses.Using a panel of respondents (n = 2,938) procured through Qualtrics, and purposefully recruitedto create a diverse sample in age and racial/ethnic background, the research team randomlyassigned respondents to watch one of three video treatments: one individual video, multipleindividual videos, or a convergent

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Shelby Tillema, University of Colorado Boulder

(CGIW) wasadministered to measure students’ shift in: 1) Innovation Self-Efficacy, 2) Innovation Interests,and 3) Innovative Work. The results generated from this survey showed the students’ increase ininnovation self-efficacy as a result of the design of K-12 STEM projects. The findings will haveimplications for assisting engineering educators to adopt futuristic designs into their engineeringcurricula, understand how to encourage innovation self-efficacy in students for their futurecareers, and understand how student projects focused on teaching promote innovation self-efficacy.Keywords: Innovation Self-Efficacy, K-12 STEM projects, environmental engineering,augmented realityIntroductionEducation for innovation in engineering is a central

Conference Session

LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheila Gobes-Ryan, University of South Florida; Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Elizabeth Vicario, University of South Florida; Walter Silva Sotillo, University of South Florida; Victor Ventor, University of South Florida; Ardis Hanson

 through the experiences of three of the faculty teaching the course, a TAwho has been grading student deliverables for several semesters, and an educational practicespecialist assisting with the course. The paper also discusses practical course challenges, andhow our understanding of the AAC&U rubrics and their use has challenged and enriched ourapproach. Our paper also discusses the learning outcomes possible for integrating writingassignments into a quantitative course. These include 1) clarifying the role of this vital core topicin students' professional futures, 2) developing student competencies in reading datarepresentations, 3) learning to read and interpret problem statements to devise quantitativestrategies for addressing questions

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Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandrasekhar Radhakrishnan; Yuting Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

inspection analysis is employed to help students appreciate the merits andlimitations of each approach. In-class active learning techniques are used to illustrate implicationsof device non-idealities. The change in curriculum also necessitated the creation of newhomework assignments and exams. This paper will present the changes in curriculum, illustrationof teaching methodology using example topics, discussion on student assessment, and studentperception of the course. It will be shown the material covered is more advanced in nature and atthe same time student perception of the course has remained consistent.1 IntroductionDuring the Spring 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters, the junior level Electronic Circuits course(ECE 342) at University of

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Student Division Technical 4: Student Experience & Competencies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Vaughn, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Sheima Khatib, Texas Tech University

solving program [1]. Sincethe development of the McMaster program, engineering educators have continued to exploredifferent methods to employ to both make their teaching more effective and facilitate studentlearning. There are many different approaches and models to aid educators [1]-[5]. This studyidentifies problem-solving strategies that students proposed to change in future problem-solving,after completion of problem-solving review activities in a course that prepared them for theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. This research was carried out by qualitatively codingstudent replies to weekly survey questions asking them if and how they would change theirstrategies for the next week and complementing those data with Likert-type responses

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ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Fragoso-Diaz; Billy Gray, Tarleton State University

science andmathematics courses, thereby creating a gap in student’s preparation for lab work. Graduatingengineering students, not having the industry needed hands-on training in lab work, negativelyimpacted many companies. Eventually, that resulted 4-year programs called applied engineeringor engineering technology [1]. Even though 4-year programs in engineering technology areknown to have been around for more than 50 years, there is a lack of research in the engineeringeducation literature on engineering technology [2]. To that issue, we add the student retentionproblem and the need for more research about the factors that play a role in making programssuccessful at retaining and graduating more students.The problem of student retention in

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - PBL with Control Theory, Writing, ABET, and Shaping Ethical Worldviews

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Michelle Miley; Corey Pew, Montana State University - Bozeman; Beth Shirley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Stephanie Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman

Faculty Fellows Program1. Introduction Technical communication skills are highly valued in engineering[1]. Practicing engineersspend a large portion of work time writing or speaking; however, feedback from industryindicates a lack of communication skills in many engineering graduates[2]. To produceengineering graduates with the communication skills necessary to be successful in the modernworkforce, engineering curriculums need to improve how communication skills are taught. Themovement towards more effective teaching of communication skills to engineers has resulted inopportunity for collaboration with communication experts[3, 4] and the launching of WritingAcross the Curriculum (WAC) or Writing in the Disciplines (WID) programs[5-7]. One