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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luz Zithviani Gomez, The Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, The Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

can learn from existing literature on diasporic indigenousstudents in other spaces and disciplines (K-18 education, sociology, psychology, etc.). Therefore,the purpose of this literature review is to synthesize what has been done in other fields and identifyopportunities in which engineering can explore the needs of the Latine Indigenous diaspora withinthis field. This literature review will be guided by the following research questions 1) Whatresearch has been conducted on diasporic Indigenous students in U.S. education? 2) How does thisreview contribute to engineering education discourse about Latine students? This work has broaderimplications by providing a platform to study the diverse perspective of the Latine Indigenousdiaspora, which

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Assessment, Curriculum & Instructional Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne P Cooper PhD, Vanderbilt University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

categorized by Murray [1] inareas such as: • Adaptation: adjustment to the organizational culture • Collaboration: effective partnership with others • Communication: clear expression of ideas, thoughts, and solutions • Technical competence: knowledge about the technical domain • Context: knowledge about the organization • Maturation: general professional capabilities and • Socialization: connection with others for a purposeMore recently, Baukal, Stokeld and Thurman [2] highlighted the need for improved skills ininterviewing, project management, critical thinking, teamwork, communication, and lifelonglearning. While curricula have been evolving to close the professional skills gap for engineeringgraduates [3], there is still work

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Ejiro U Osiobe; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; David S. Allen, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

that engage children by allowing them to collect points. Additional areas include a store where points can be redeemed, a pet house where children can adopt companions, and a playground where they can interact with other players and their pets, making the learning experience both social and rewarding.IntroductionToday’s children are digital natives, growing up immersed in technology. Generation Alpha,born from 2010 to mid-2025, seamlessly integrates technology into their daily lives [1].Platforms like the Roblox Studio, a popular online game with more than 35.5 million dailyusers (including approximately 8 million children under 9 [2]), showcase this trend [2]. WhileRoblox offers immense potential for learning, many similar

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ECE-Student Learning and Academic Performance

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Mikhelson, Northwestern University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

markers were analyzed. First, results of anonymous surveys were reviewed.Second, anecdotal evidence was reviewed. Third, the success of students in the followup coursewas evaluated. Overall, the findings show that the course is effective in empowering the studentsto be independent designers who have valuable skills to industry.1 IntroductionCreating a practical course is a delicate balance. On the one hand, if it is too practical, studentswill only learn the tools presented and will not be able to generalize. On the other hand, if it is tootheoretical, students will know the foundations of practical tools but will have no practice puttingthat knowledge to use. Most classes in the ECE department at Northwestern University addressthis tradeoff by

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Laursen, University of Colorado Boulder; Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University; Kris De Welde, College of Charleston; Diana Ribas Rodrigues Roque, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and students in STEM fields.Prof. Ann E. Austin, Michigan State UniversityKris De Welde, College of CharlestonDiana Ribas Rodrigues Roque, University of Colorado Boulder ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Knitting the knitters: Building and sustaining leadership teams for equity-oriented institutional change Sandra Laursen, Ann E. Austin, Kris De Welde, & Diana RoqueIn recent decades, there has been increasing interest in systems change as a means to accomplishimportant improvements in the quality, inclusiveness, and equity of outcomes in science andengineering higher education [1]-[3]. This emphasis on systems change recognizes

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez, Universidad ECCI

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Paper ID #48995Be an entrepreneur: Empowering with Data-Driven DecisionsProf. Juan Sebasti´an S´anchez-G´omez, Universidad ECCI ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Be an entrepreneur: Empowering with Data-Driven Decisions Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez1*, Luz Adilia Giraldo Vargas y Viviana Giraldo Vargas2 1 Universidad ECCI, Bogotá, Colombia 2 Politécnico Grancolombiano, Bogotá, Colombia *Corresponding author: jusesago@gmail.comAbstractIn the

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachmadian Wulandana, State University of New York at New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz; Brandon Gardner, State University of New York at New Paltz

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

and lectures for the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz. He primarily develops curriculum for mechanical engineering laboratory courses, and is interested in promoting STEM education in local K-12 communities.Brandon Gardner, State University of New York at New Paltz ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Integrated Wind Turbine Blade Design Education: Combining Theory, Simulation, CAD, and Experimental Testing 1. IntroductionRenewable energy is becoming an increasingly popular source of electricity due to its eco-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. For instance, in October 2023, GovernorKathy Hochul announced the nation's largest-ever

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Yang Yang, Kansas State University; Craig Wanklyn P.E., Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

andAlaskan Natives) in STEM disciplines in the state of Kansas and to significantly increase thenumber of underrepresented minority students graduating with STEM baccalaureate degrees inthe state of Kansas [1]. The project is led by Kansas State University, a large land grant researchinstitution. The alliance institutions included newly added Wichita State University and fivecommunity colleges, Barton Community College, Dodge City Community College, DonnellyCollege, Garden City Community College, and Seward County Community College, all of whichare minority-serving institutions with two-year programs that are transferable into STEM majorsat Kansas State University and/or Wichita State University.As a well-established alliance, we have focused on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jens-Uwe Kuhn, Santa Barbara City College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, challenges, and lessons learned fromthe first two years of the CC-PRIME project.IntroductionSanta Barbara City College (SBCC), a public community college and Hispanic ServingInstitution on the Central Coast of California, is leading the CC-PRIME project, a collaborativeeffort between SBCC and the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), a local 4-yearinstitution. The project is leveraging advanced cleanroom facilities at the university and inputfrom local industry partners to build training pathways to meet demand for local job-readycleanroom technicians.[1], [2], [3], [4] In addition to building out pathways for local communitycollege students to obtain jobs at the technician- or operator-levels with local semiconductorindustry partners, the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

higher education, understandingtheir role in shaping diverse pathways into engineering is critical for building a more inclusiveand innovative future workforce.Acknowledgments This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 2044258. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.ReferencesAndrews, J., Clark, J., Thomas, M., & Wang, J. (2021). The impact of university makerspaces on students' self-efficacy and belonging in engineering. International Journal of STEM Education, 8(1), 1–13.Carlone, H. B., & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding

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Tools, Identities, and Personality in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Elizabeth Nortz, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Student Division (STDT)

elements effectively and creating content tailored to both students andinstructors.IntroductionThe majority of engineering undergraduate programs lack sufficient guidance on social andethical responsibility in the field of engineering. Both the U.S. National Academy of Engineeringand ABET accreditation emphasize the necessity to embed ethics and social responsibility toaddress ethical, global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic impacts [1]-[3] Researchhas consistently demonstrated the value of sociotechnical awareness in engineers. For instance,engineers must prioritize public well-being and ethical responsibilities in their work [4]-[8],understand the societal impacts of engineering solutions [9]-[12], and challenge cultural normsthat

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.D

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Friday Emmanuel James, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Nathan H Bean, Kansas State University; Michelle Friend, University of Nebraska - Omaha; David S. Allen, Kansas State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

demonstrating the potential of data-driven methods to enhance students’ learning outcomes. The findings highlight the importance of fine- grained analytics in understanding behaviors of novice programmers, thereby paving the way for adoption of such tools in existing educational management systems. This research underscores the impact of integrating analytics into programming education by bridging the gap between raw coding data and actionable insights.1 INTRODUCTIONIn the field of Computer Science Education (CS Ed), programming assignments and projectsplay a crucial role in fostering students’ problem-solving skills, computational thinking, andcompetence. However, for many students, particularly inexperienced ones, programmingcan

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Will Tyson, University of South Florida; Geeti Anwar, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

demanding fields, and informs their aspirations for STEM careers.Responses from 39 community college transfer students, gathered through in-depth interviewsand focus group discussions, reveal that the scholarship provides support in various areas,including academic choices, community and social engagement, and providing motivation andpersistence. Additionally, the S-STEM scholarship informs participants' future aspirations byoffering personal and professional development, educational and research opportunities, careeropportunities and access to resources and informational support. Participants highly value thescholarship's role in shaping their career trajectories in the STEM field and contributing to theiracademic success.1. IntroductionThe demand

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Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Herring, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

influencers to the metacognitive action of help-seeking resulting in internal conflict during a recursive HSB decision process. Additionally,results emerge casting HSB as a must-learned skill for engineering students. Gender and ethnicconcerns are discussed.IntroductionHelp-seeking behavior is of particular importance when evaluated against the requirements forABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). Graduates from ABETaccredited institutions must have: “an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, andengineering; an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; an ability tofunction on multi-disciplinary teams; …and an ability to engage in life-long learning”1(p41). Inorder to achieve these objectives

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osman Yasar, The College at Brockport - SUNY; Peter Veronesi, The College at Brockport - SUNY; Jose Maliekal, The College at Brockport, SUNY; Leigh J Little, The College at Brockport - SUNY; Sounthone E Vattana, The College at Brockport - SUNY; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

’ packedschedules it would risk compliance with local and state-mandated curriculum. Technology can be used tospeed up this interdisciplinary learning but it needs training of teachers to teach content in pedagogicallyappropriate ways, thereby requiring a close integration of technology, pedagogy, and content as shown inFig. 1. Recently, a theoretical framework, namely technological pedagogical content knowledge(TPACK), has been developed by Mishra & Koehler36 to address challenges of T, P, and C integration.Practicing teachers have been offered professional development (PD) to help them deploy appropriatetechnologies in the classroom, stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, and assess efficacies ofdifferent pedagogical approaches.10, 33 But, due

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Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

toengage with each other to debate and discuss their respective understandings of the designproject and different design concepts, and be able to co-construct a shared meaning that willcreate a coherent product. This is different from the collaboration required of routine work.Students in these types of projects cannot simply subdivide the projects into smaller individual,independent tasks that can be reassembled into a coherent whole as that is not the way in whichdesign happens.1 Design teams need to be able to leverage the individual perspectives andunderstandings of the team members to develop, as a team, a collective understanding of andrelationship between the interdependent components of their work. Thus, the concept of asingularity of

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Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Brian Harding, Texas A&M University; Peter C. Montagna, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

record for safety. According to theBureau of Labor Statistics, there were two injuries requiring medical treatment beyond first aidper 100 workers in chemicals manufacturing in 2013. This compares to a rate of 4.0 injuries per100 workers for all manufacturing, and a rate of 3.5 injuries per 100 workers for all of the privatesector.1 There were an average of 1.4 fatalities in chemical manufacturing per 100,000 workersin 2013, compared to 2.0 for all manufacturing and a rate of 3.2 overall.2 Chemical companiesclearly place high emphasis on worker safety and health.As we know, however, the chemical process industries also pose risk. The hazards of chemicalprocesses include toxic material releases, fires and explosions. These hazards have resulted

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional

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Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L Sullivan, Rice University; David Daniels, DREAM - Achievement Through Mentorship; Imani O. Butler, Rice University; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

on an individual volunteer. The VFI has been demonstrated to have ahigh degree of internal consistency and stability (Clary & Snyder 1999: 157).Adapted Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) The VFI has been adapted for use with DREAM mentors and Head Mentors, and was shownto be internally consistent in a previous study (Bautista-Chavez et al. 2012). The adaptedversion used for this study is included in the Appendices. The VFI contains a total of 48 items. Items 1-47 are statements, and respondents are asked toindicate, on a numerical Likert scale, the extent to which they agree with each statement, where 1is “strongly disagree” and 7 is “strongly agree”. Each of these 47 items falls into one of threecategories: Motivation, Outcomes

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Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering Ethics

, governmentregulators, community members etc. [1], [2]. In many situations, the interests of the differentstakeholders might not be aligned [1], [3]. While this is made glaringly obvious in prominentcases such as that of Keystone XL pipeline, off-shore oil drilling, and fracking, conflicts amonginterests are also present in local projects such as the multiple viewpoints and debates around theconstruction of a light rail line (Purple Line) in Maryland [4]. Even seemingly “good” ideas suchas the production of solar cells for promoting solar energy in lieu of fossil fuel energy can placethe interests of different communities in conflict such as balancing one community’s increaseddemand for alternative energy sources with the negative impact of the toxic by

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Kastner, Mississippi State University ; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Information Technology (NCWIT) AspireITprogram.Over the course of the 4-night (middle school) and 5-night (high school) programs, camperswere invited to participate in voluntary survey and interview research. This paper analyzes asmall portion of the data from 65 participants in order to better understand (1) participants’motivations for applying to a residential computing camp, (2) participants’ access totechnological tools and education prior to the camp, and (3) participants’ desired access tocomputing education at the end of the camp. Such knowledge is integral to the increasing amountof computer science education initiatives across the nation, such as President Obama’s recentlyannounced Computer Science For All initiative.1BackgroundComputing is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Laurie Moore, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter); Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Andreea Mihaela Fintoc; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Calvin Ling, Stanford University; Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, VentureWell; Anna K Breed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

senate, and is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford UniversityDr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Helen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of

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Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut

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Chemical Engineering

method of GBL that has come to the forefront recently is gamification, or the application ofgame elements to a non-game context11. The idea behind gamification suggests that if activitiescan be made to feel more game-like, participants will feel more engaged by them and will bemore likely to participate11,12. The game elements also give participants additional ways toengage with a certain activity, either through the aesthetic of the game elements or through newproblems to solve. Many of the common elements of games that gamified scenarios use invarious capacities are shown in Figure 1. The specific game elements used in any given contextcan vary by application, as gamification is a tool that can be applied to multiple contexts;however, there is

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A Virtual Community of Practice for Developing and Implementing Evidence-based Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph De-Chung Shih, Stanford University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

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Chemical Engineering, Materials

innovations and research-based instructional strategies, 1, 2, 3, 4yet most engineering faculty continue to rely on traditional methods of delivery in their courses. Over a decade ago, Felder et al.5 explained that the gap between the current state ofknowledge and the practice results are due to the perception and reality that good teaching is notvalued in terms of career advancement. The authors made a compelling case for the need to cre-ate a positive campus climate for good teaching. Further research has shown that many facultywho attempt to implement research-based instructional practices (RBIS) stop using them whenthey encounter challenges or barriers.2 These include lack of class time, lack of instructor time,lack of rewards or recognition

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

only what motivates women (and subsequently what is likely to Page 26.543.4prompt them to leave the profession), but also what is unique about these motivations whencompared to male engineers at similar times in their careers.MethodsFor this analysis, 11 men and 11 women were interviewed during 2010. All interviewees earnedtheir first engineering degrees between 2000 and 2006. This analysis is part of a larger study(described in Figure 1) that began with a screening survey designed to elicit basic demographicinformation and completed by 630 participants from three different higher education institutions.From this screening survey, target

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11920STEM Collaboration Assessment Leading to Curriculum Changes and GreaterLong-Term STEM EngagementDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, ethical business practices in which engineersengage, and broader aspects of the influence of engineering and technology on society. Ethicseducation should therefore encompass both microethical issues and macroethical issues.Microethics has been defined as “ethical decision making by individual engineers and theinternal relationships of the engineering profession” while macroethics has been defined as “theprofession’s collective social responsibility and the role of engineering in societal decisionsabout technology.”1, pg. 68 The various professional codes of engineering ethics are focused onmicroethical issues, including designing for public safety, whistle-blowing, conflict of interest,and integrity of data. Macroethics moves into a broader

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 13: Equity in Action - Identity, Mentorship, and Inclusion

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

impact of theLMP on student retention rate. The results from a chi-square test show that there was astatistically significant improvement in retention with students who participated in the LMP asmentees, compared to those who did not participate. A t-test shows a positive associationbetween students’ participation in the LMP and their GPA. In the current study, the survey andinterview results indicate a shift of behavior towards the development of STEM identity forstudents who participated in the LMP.The research questions for this study are: 1. How does participation in the LMP influence the development of STEM identity among the mentees? 2. What specific factors within the mentorship program contribute to the academic

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Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibukunoluwa Eunice Salami, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

” [1, p. 1]. Statics is a core pre-requisite course for subsequent engineeringcourses such as dynamics and mechanics of materials, the combination of which is a critical partof the engineering curriculum [2]. Simply put, an understanding of statics is crucial for successin more advanced engineering courses. However, prior research highlights that engineeringstatics can be particularly challenging for students and can hinder their progress towardgraduation [3], [4], [5]. Students with low grades often have to retake the course, which hasdirect impacts on retention in engineering programs [6].Prior research examined instructors' perceptions of the high rates of D, F, and W grades in anengineering statics course at an R1 Midwestern University [7

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Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly Parkinson, Utah State University; Emma Mecham, Utah State University; Fawn Groves, Utah State University; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE). She is deeply committed to advancing equity, particularly in providing access to safe drinking water and promoting clean transportation solutions as catalysts for social mobility. Through her work, she actively advocates for these causes and engages her students in hands-on learning experiences at local, regional, and international levels. Dr. Santiago’s expertise spans four key areas: 1. Equity and Environmental Impacts of Clean Transportation and Electrified Infrastructure: Dr. Santiago ensures that the voices of community partners are heard and incorporated in decisions regarding the placement of electrified infrastructure. Her work includes modeling greenhouse gas