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Technical Session 7 - Paper 6: Lived Experiences of African American Engineering Students at a PWI Through the Lens of Navigational Capital

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Ashley Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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between the conferring of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degrees to minoritized groups at four-yearpredominantly White institutions (PWIs) and the number of STEM faculty that representminoritized groups [1], [2]. The Morrill Act of 1862 established engineering as a major atinstitutions currently known as PWIs. From the very conception of the engineering collegiateculture in 1862, minoritized groups have been ostracized and unwelcomed. Engineering as amajor was not created with Communities of Color in mind. Studies have shown that a diverseengineering faculty contributes to improving access and success of diverse students [3].Considering this, it is important to address the effects of the lack of minority

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 5: Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process in Computing Can Be Made More Equitable

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Monique S Ross, Florida International University

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participation in computing through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the academy and industry; 2) discipline-based education research in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields. She uses her scholarship to challenge the perceptions of who belong in computing. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process in Computing Can Be Made More EquitableAbstractMedia and literature frequently describe the need to increase the number of workers in computingto meet growing demands and

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 4: Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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further study.Keywords: Undergraduate, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, EngineeringIntroductionIn an effort to address this issue of persistence for undergraduate students majoring inengineering and taking general chemistry, typically one of the pre-requisite courses taken duringthe first two-years on campus, we have developed a career-forward laboratory curriculum that isdesigned to support persistence. A career-forward curriculum targets the long-term goal ofpersistence—the personal capacity of students to continue towards an academic goal—byframing experiences with the content, context and specific skills of working in the target careerfield. Created as an extension of an earlier reform of the recitation component of chemistrycourses [1], this

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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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Education, 2022 Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New ProgramGood afternoon, and thank you for joining us today as we discuss our lessons learnedand outlook for a new program developed to increase underrepresented minoritystudent applications to STEM graduate programs, called A Step to the Doctorate. (Tothe reviewers: The final version of this PowerPoint would/will include photos fromthe program; participants signed a photo waiver.) 1 ▪ Who We Are

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Stefanie Paige Hines, West Virginia University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

University (WVU) is a cohort-based integrated Engineering Bridge Program designed for non-calculus ready first-yearengineering students. During COVID times, AcES encountered challenges in recruitingunderrepresented students. We realized that the recruitment method needed to be modified toattract them. After applying new recruitment methods for 3 weeks, AcES participants werediversified, resulting in 30% female, 20% underrepresented minorities, 30% low-income, and20% first-generation in the cohort. Our research aims to (1) analyze AcES enrollment data beforeand after applying the new recruitment strategy, (2) conduct surveys to understand theeffectiveness of different recruitment methods in diversifying the cohort, and (3) devise a plan toimprove

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Madison Jeffrey, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation

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Diversity, Works In Progress

MichiganIntroductionPeer assessments are commonly found across classrooms that have a focus on small-grouplearning and, occasionally, are used to influence the grade a student receives in the course. Thepractice of using peer assessment is common because of its use in assessing an individual’ssuccess and performance [1-3]. When peer assessment is used as a tool to determine theacademic efforts of a student, it is important to understand the implicit processes that impactsuch decisions [4]. This paper is concerned with identifying trends in peer assessments that arerelated to the race and gender of the rater and ratee involved.Others have studied this question with mixed results concerning the potential role bias may playin impacting ratings and how bias can

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Raymond Eugene McGinnis Jr., Christian Brothers University; Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University

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and Technical Drawing TechniquesIntroductionThis Work in Progress Paper discusses the importance of freehand sketching and technicaldrawing skills for students studying computer aided drawing. Freehand sketching involvesdrawing without any measuring instruments and is accomplished using only pencil and paper.Technical drawing uses drafting equipment including T-squares, drawing triangles, and acompass. Freehand sketching has been shown to be important because it connects students’ handmovements and their mental thinking ability. Freehand sketching is also a quick and easy methodof communicating ideas via graphics. Freehand sketching has been shown to be helpful inproviding quality design solutions [1]. With the

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Raymond Eugene McGinnis Jr., Christian Brothers University; Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University

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andtheir ability to learn AutoCAD after already learning MicroStation. A second survey wasadministered to former students (second through fourth-year students) to gain their perspectivesas well.Constituency SurveysThe first survey was administered to students who took CE 111 in the Fall of 2021. Table 1summarizes the data from the fourteen responses and Table 2 summarizes comments collected. Table 1. Results from Survey One (Students Enrolled in CE 111 in Fall 2021). Survey Item Results Very Prepared: 0% Well Prepared: 29% “Preparation provided by CE 111

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Nada Veskovic, Lehigh Carbon Community College

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Works In Progress

Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work in Progress: Success and Retention Strategies for STEM Gatekeeper Courses in a Community CollegeIntroductionStudents encounter many challenges in their first year, including adjusting to the collegeenvironment and taking demanding courses. These challenges manifest in poor retention rates.Recent statistics at our institution show that the one-year retention of full-time first-time enteringstudents is 57% [1]. The likelihood of students quitting a major or dropping out of college issignificantly increased when they fail a course [2]. This project is being developed to addresshigh course failure rates by tackling some of the obstacles to success that students face.The

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Rui Li, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

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is active in the American Society for Engineering Education and is the Webmaster for the ASEE First-Year Programs Division and the First-Year Engi- neering Experience Conference. He is affiliated withthe Transportation Engineering program in the NYU Civil and Urban Engineering Department. He is the advisor for NYU student chapter of the Institute for Transportation Engineers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work-In-Progress: Using CATME in Team Development of One-Semester- Long Open-Ended First-Year Engineering Student Design Projects Rui Li1, Jack Bringardner1 1 Tandon School of

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

multiplegenerations about a significant historical event: the beginning of Westward Expansion. Initiallydeveloped for use in a text-only environment, this simulation was designed to present studentswith active learning experiences involving those migrating along the Trail [1]. The game allowsa player to outfit a wagon and then lead a small party on a 2000-mile trek while being cautiouswith supplies, keeping a good travel pace, and learning how to cross a river. While thiseducationally-focused game has achieved near cult-like status, it has also generated complaintsconcerning the lack of representation of those outside of the provided white male protagonistavatar [2]. Although the most common complaint involves the stereotypical portrayal of NativeAmericans

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Technical Session M4C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Clodagh Reid, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Gibin Raju, University of Cincinnati; Niall Seery, Technological University of the Shannon

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Workshop: Introduction to Adaptive Comparative Judgement: A Holistic Assessment tool for Design Problems Clodagh Reid1, Sheryl A. Sorby2, Gibin Raju2, Niall Seery1 1 Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, Technological University of the Shannon 2 Department of Engineering Education, University of CincinnatiAbstractThis workshop is an interactive session where participants will experience an excitingapproach for holistically assessing design problems, Adaptive Comparative Judgement(ACJ). ACJ is an adaptive software tool that can be used by students and faculty to assessstudents’ work holistically and reliably. This tool can be used to reduce the grading

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Technical Session S2B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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selecting the rubber duck that“quacks” to them. The scavenger hunt gets the students out from behind their computers,introduces the students to an industry practice, and opens the door to future assignments ondebugging techniques. The scavenger hunt covers a wide variety of topics, including (1)mathematical expressions, (2) mod operator, (3) integer math, (4) switch statements, (5) ifstatements, (6) increment/decrement, (7) for loops, (8) while loops, and (9) do-while loops.Typically, the scavenger hunt beings in the classroom. The instructor ensures all teams havestarted the scavenger hunt and then “disappears” to the final location. The scavenger hunt couldtake students on a journey of their college/university to become more familiar with

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Technical Session S1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Courtney Lynch, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Lennon Rodgers, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Workshops

developed or implemented on a larger scale.Electronics ModuleThis electronics module is presented as phase 2 of integrative rapid prototyping hands-onmodules delivered during the lab portion of a first-year engineering course. Products containingelectrical components have increased exponentially and will likely continue this trend [1]. Ourfirst-year students need these skills to not only keep up with this trend, but also to safely andeffectively incorporate electronics into their prototypes. This module also contributes to theinnovative active learning concept to promote deeper learning [2]. By creating a hands-onimmersive experience, it allows students to make connections between engineering concepts thatcan later be applied to future novel and

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Stephanie Zegers, Elizabethtown College ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity

multiple sub-groups since a student has multiple identities based on these sub-group definitions. The class consisted of: 12 first-generation and 28 continuing-generationcollege students, 11 students from historically marginalized populations in STEM (women andpeople of color) and 29 from historically privileged populations in STEM, 3 female identifyingand 37 male identifying students.Communication skills were broken down into several sub-skills and had explicit instruction andactivities around strengthening those sub-skills. The students assessed their self-efficacy aroundthese communication skills at the beginning and end of the seminar though a Likert scale surveyon the following statements: 1. I am able to build my social capital

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Luka Baramidze, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University

improvements, the main advantage of this version is the automation capability.Measurements for versions 1 through 3 of the device were made manually and were not onlyvery time consuming but in previous versions still had opportunity for there to be greater concernof possible human error in portions of the protocol that had yet to be automated. Our researchteam had received feedback from reviewers of our academic publications as well as otherprofessionals which have kept us in a continuous improvement modality. To minimize thesecriticisms in the future as well as to eliminate as much opportunity for human error as possible,one of the core objectives for this research project in the past few years has been to minimise thehuman input into the system – in

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology

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technology to fully develop the idea.There is often exists a dialogue between the mind and the other senses during the process ofcreating something tangible.A summary of these stages of creative expression can be reduced to: 1. Imagination of creator 2. Technology to implement creation 3. Physiology of viewerFor painting: 1. Creator’s Imagination 2. Paint 3. Observer’s VisionFor music: 1. Creator’s Imagination 2. Musical Performance 3. Listener’s HearingCommonly, feedback is required between the creator and the technology, such as the composerand the keyboard. This can have higher levels of complexity, such as a musician workingthrough a music producer and musicians for a particular venue. The same is true in the fine arts,where

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Saravanan Gurupackiam, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

addressing a committee thatconsists of faculty members and industrial advisory board members with different technicalexpertise. The presentation should convince the committee of the technical adequacy of theirdesign and merits of their proposed changes/improvements. It is your responsibility to make surethat each member of your group will have adequate (equal) time for presentation. Eachindividual member of your group will be evaluated for presentation and the grade is based onindividual performance, not group performance. Table 1. Rubric for Evaluation of Student Presentations Rating Scale Evaluation of Presentation 1 2

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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Diversity

describes someone with a deep andaccessible subject knowledge of their field [6] but who may struggle to apply their expertisemore broadly and in different contexts. A seminal work describing these differences between AEand routine expertise was provided by [5] in which two expert historians were studied and thecharacteristics of adaptive expertise identified.Based on a contemporary literature review, four characteristics of an adaptive expert wereidentified by Fisher and Peterson in 2001 [7]. These four identified constructs of adaptivenesswere used to develop a framework for the assessment of AE: (1) multiple perspectives, (2)metacognition, (3) goals and beliefs, and (4) epistemology. An important distinction here is thatthe authors of this

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

then compared with corresponding angles measured with agoniometer.Background: Physical therapy (PT) affects millions of people every year who wish to regain thefunctional use of a part of their body. PT and occupational therapy (OT) can be costly, and apatient with or without insurance can end up paying out of pocket for therapy sessions. The costscan exceed one hundred dollars a session [1]. This can create a significant financial burden forpatients and society. Patients, insurance companies and health care providers all have a stake intracking therapy progress and patient compliance with OT and PT. In particular, functional hand motion and grip are important for independent living andquality of life. Often a sufferer’s main

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Oluwadamilola Ajayi, Penn State Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

and can be adopted in learning environments for valuable hands-onexperience.RHIL presents the opportunity to test industry-grade equipment in power protection systemstudies. Liu et al. [1] modelled the inverse time-overcurrent characteristics of an ABB relion relayin Simulink and tested the performance on a microgrid simulation model, executed on a real-timesimulator. The validation of relay performance was carried out through comparison with resultsfrom a physical ABB relion relay under same fault conditions in the RHIL environment. Similarto the work done in [1], authors in [2] used an Opal-RT signal amplification interface to connectthe real-time simulator to an external SEL-351 Protection System, to perform experiments onovercurrent and

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Raymond K.F. Lam, The City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Merlinda Drini; Guozhen Tony An, CUNY Queensborough Community College

prepare local underrepresented students and filling the skillgaps for many companies. The apprenticeship program is a new pedagogical approach tocombine traditional learning with training during working process to help students getmentorship and professional training for the targeted areas. The apprenticeship program alsoprovides students earn and learn during program and could obtain a fulltime position fromsponsoring company upon completion the program [1].The Dimon Fellowship was founded for supporting faculties in CUNY community colleges tobecome leaders in expanding and strengthening apprenticeships programs in NYC area. Themajority of students in CUNY community colleges are low-income and underrepresented, whichgives them multiple barriers

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Alexa Joelle Prince, Penn State Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider, Cornell University Systems Engineering; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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students within STEMfields. Upon participating, students are challenged to develop business ideas, think creatively,work collaboratively, and adhere to tight deadlines. They may experience increased confidence,a greater awareness of diversity, and an increased entrepreneurial spirit resulting from theseprograms. Due to the flexible nature of many design challenge ideas, students are also given theopportunity to expand their cultural knowledge to address global issues. McKenzie [1] proposesthat participating in these programs has been linked to higher success rates, higher employment,higher profits and sales, and greater firm entry. Kwong et al. [2] note that they may also discoverneeds in their own community that they might be inspired to address

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Kayode D Dunkel Vance, Howard University, USRA NAMS Student R&D Program; Nadir Yilmaz, Howard University

to findviable alternatives [1].Finding alternative fuel solutions for aviation, in particular, provide unique challenges as theymust possess certain properties to enable aircraft flight over long distances. In order to beconsidered as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), alternative fuels need to have high energy contentwith good flow characteristics and possess particular levels of thermal stability. One approach tomeeting such properties is to blend carbon neutral biofuels with petroleum, which also hasshown positive effects in reducing the CO2 emissions of current engines [1]. As such, if industrycan achieve high enough levels of biofuel production, engines could be designed to run offmostly biofuel, allowing for an increasing scale of

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Paul F. Penko P.E., Baldwin Wallace University

component for energy storage and are increasingly importantfor powering automobiles, trucks, tow motors, and tools and equipment such as lawn mowersand bicycles. Thermoelectric generators are and have been employed in spacecraft and could findterrestrial use in waste-heat recovery. 1The course consists of seven segments in the following sequence: 1. Solar cells/panels 2. Batteries 3. Fuel cells 4. Wind turbine generators 5. Hydro turbine generators 6. Thermoelectric generators 7. Thermionic and geothermal power generation.In the last segment, thermionic and geothermal power are only briefly covered for lack of time.Geothermal systems are used mainly for the heating and cooling buildings and

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Margo Miller, University of Mount Union

interdisciplinary teams, applying hands-onexperiential learning to solve complex problems. Student design solutions focus on effectivenessof function, and creativity in problem solving. Aesthetic and design goals consider societal,industrial interests and/or needs. Presentation of the overall course structure, the projects andexamples of student work is given. Comments on what the instructors learn from co-teaching acourse outside of their disciplines is presented to aid in future interdisciplinary design coursedevelopment.BackgroundInterdisciplinary design in the context of engineering considers the collaboration acrossengineering disciplines or technical areas.1 The interdisciplinary design approaches may aid inthe development of complex systems

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Robert Michael, Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University; Mark Keith Kurchena

enhancedperformance. Finally, students are engaged in production, marketing and web-site developmentafter the product is finalized. The design project supports ABET Student Outcome 5 and 7:Ability to function effectively on a team, and Ability to acquire new knowledge.1. Introduction: This paper reports on a multi-year, industry-sponsored engineering design project involvingthe design and development of a column guard used to protect storage racks from forkliftimpacts. The project was used to support four separate undergraduate senior projects spanning atime-period of four years and involving 16 mechanical engineering students. This paper detailssome of the work completed by the senior-project groups for the first two years. The end-resultis a patented

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

, especially in first yearengineering courses, teaching inclusive, collaborative and productive behaviors for working inteams composed of people with diverse backgrounds is challenging [1]. For students frommarginalized or minority populations, many interventions focus on preparing them to workwithin a majority-focused and sometimes unwelcoming culture [2]. Supported by NSF funding, ateam of researchers investigated a different approach. They infused existing engineering andcomputer science curriculum with small, but impactful, changes or additions to help studentsdevelop inclusive professional identities. That project approached diversity holistically,including different life experiences, demographic characteristics, personalities, and problem

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

learning to compute with LabVIEW. This paper will describe twoapproaches to Monte-Carlo integration, provide examples with code for their implementation,compare run times and offer some conclusions in the next sections.Monte Carlo IntegrationIn general, Monte Carlo methods predict outcomes of various phenomena through games ofchance. While these methods have been around for a long time, the work of John von Neumannand Stanislaw Ulam, along with the development and proliferation of the modern computer, has Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1 Copyright © 2023, American Society for Engineering Educationadvanced these techniques and promoted them to research tools1. Georges

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University

, Animations, Online teaching 1. INTRODUCTIONThermodynamics is a pre-requisite for heat transfer and advanced thermal engineering classes. This coursewas originally taught by the course instructor (author) in traditional manner which covers the coursematerial from the text book and solve problems on white board. Every semester nearly 16% to 20% of theclass either fail the course or receive a D and repeat the class. Statistics from the traditionally teaching stylealso indicate that on an average 25% of the students in thermodynamics receive a C grade. Studentsattending this course are sophomore level students and they lack knowledge in real world applications.Hence the present study describes the use of display