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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Paige Evans, University of Houston; Peter Weber

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course on EDP will be purposefullyintegrated with an in-depth discussion of 3DP. The approach is to dissect a 3D printer’s hardware,explain each component’s function, introduce each component’s manufacturing methods, describepossible defects, and elucidate what works and what does not. This has at least four benefits: 1)PSTs will know what is possibly wrong when a printer or printing process fails, 2) PSTs will learnmore manufacturing processes besides 3DP that can be used to support engineering designprototyping, 3) PSTs will know how to design something that can meet the manufacturingconstraints, i.e., can be actually fabricated, and 4) reduce errors and frustrations caused by faileddesign and failed prints which happen frequently to novices

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K.S.A. Dinesh Kumar, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Janardhanan Gangathulasi, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Shanmuganeethi Velu, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India

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and directions ahead in theprofessional development programme.Challenges in faculty upskilling:Upskilling faculty members in pedagogy and technology tools could be complex andchallenging. Techno-pedagogical training provides faculty members with the skills requiredto design and deliver effective instructional materials and activities with the means adoptedby the students. At present, the focus of upskilling is in four major clusters (a) contentknowledge; (b) pedagogical knowledge; (c) pedagogical cum technical content knowledge;and (d) technology cum pedagogical knowledge, as shown in figure 1. Content knowledge Techno

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maham A Godil, Purdue University West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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educational environments forDr. Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dhinesh Radhakrishnan is a research scientist in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023How do engineering attitudes of learners who are displaced change after exposure to a relevant and localized engineering curriculum?IntroductionEngineering education, and STEM education more broadly, has long been recognized as acritical field for addressing global challenges and promoting economic development [1].However, access to relevant engineering education remains a major barrier for many learners,particularly those who have been

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew M. Grondin, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Michael I. Swart, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Arushi Renschler Pandey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Katherine Fu, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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vehicles, structural elements in building designs, bone scaffold designs in biomechanics, and ahost of other applications. However, conceptualizing torque can often be difficult resulting innumerous misconceptions when solving engineering problems.In engineering education, knowledge acquisition traditionally stems from a formalisms first (FF)pedagogy that mastery of mathematical and scientific formalisms (i.e., symbolic notations ofequations, diagrammatic representations, technical jargon, etc.) is required before successfulapplication of that knowledge. In essence, the procession of learning and conceptualdevelopment requires knowledge and mastery of these formalisms before exhibiting competencyin application and practice. Nathan [1] showed

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AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan

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motivationAerospace engineering is not exempt from its social responsibility, as is seen through the issuesof space resource mining, orbital debris pollution, the military-industrial complex, space tourism,and space territorialization. Current engineering education not only disconnects students fromtheir social influence as practicing engineers but perpetuates injustices by denying theirdestructive effects within a supposedly meritocratic culture [1]. Only focusing on the technicalcomponents of an engineering role assumes that the social responsibility lies with others in theirfield, for example people in leadership positions or activists. However, if within aerospaceengineering everyone assumes others hold the responsibility then no one believes they hold

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mireia Perera-Gonzalez, Northeastern University; Shiaoming Shi, Northeastern University

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highlighting the importance of identifying optimized academictechniques and adequate integrity training to improve students’ experience and performance.These results highlight the need to investigate and understand factors potentially contributing tostudents’ elevated Turnitin similarity scores to achieve the goal of helping students from allbackgrounds to succeed in their graduate studies. Preferred presentation format: “Lightning talk”IntroductionAdvances in technology can facilitate how education increases students’ knowledge and skills[1],but can also offer a means to practice dishonest behaviors[2]. Plagiarism, the use of other’s workor ideas without proper reference to the author, hinders education and raises an important ethicalissue[3

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Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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. Thiscommittee was formed in the spring of 2022. A few virtual meetings occurred in the spring of2022 during which time the members were advised and discussed the upcoming overarching tasksand goals.Over the summer of 2022, each committee member was individually tasked with providing a 1-2page write up of what topics they felt should be covered in the new course and the justification foreach topic, keeping in mind the new constraints of time per week and credit hours. Each committeemember did this individually without contribution from other members in order to not bias anyone.Prior to the fall semester, the committee chair combined the contributions of each committeemember into one document. Although no comments were disregarded in the initial

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ramirez-Salgado, University of Florida; Eric Wright, University of Florida

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, 2023 Measuring Systems Thinking Using Stealth AssessmentAbstractAs technology advances and databases grow larger, people require high-level skills to processinformation effectively [1]. To address complex problems while maintaining a comprehensiveview of the situation, one valuable competency is Systems Thinking (ST). ST is a systematicapproach that allows individuals to navigate different levels of a system without losing sight ofthe big picture [2]. For instance, software development involves numerous components,including user needs, environments, change management, performance metrics, budget,workflows, and more. A systems thinker must understand the causal relationships between thesecomponents to provide a comprehensive and

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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V. Sanchez Padilla, Virginia Tech; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Albert Espinal, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

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ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN).Albert Espinal, Escuela Superior Polit´ecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 ` Stakeholders’ Perceptions about an Undergraduate Engineering Program Accreditation Process in Ecuador: Exploratory Work in ProgressBackgroundAccreditation of an engineering program allows a university to show that its program meetsspecified quality criteria in relation to teaching strategies, assessment methods, curricula, andresources [1]–[6]. Although institutions, such

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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recycling, reusing, reducing, andrethinking, and it is defined as designing materials for durability, reuse, remanufacturing, andrecycling to keep products, components, and materials circulating in the economy [1].Deconstruction is one of the circular economy methods for faster recovery of building products,parts, materials, and components to minimize environmental impact and maximize economicvalue through reuse, recycling, repair, and remanufacture [2]. For proper deconstruction ofbuilding components, buildings need to be designed for disassembly. Some of the key principlesfor designing the building for disassembly include: (a) proper documentation of methods andmaterials used for construction such that it can be utilized during deconstruction; (b

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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Carl Boyet; Levi Savercool; Hylie Jane Holloway

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engineering course. Two upper-level students were selected to lead theSI sessions while providing peer mentorship and community engagement for the first-yearstudents. The faculty teaching both courses worked together with the peer mentors to develop aplan for the SI sessions.This paper will detail the SS Program and analyze the performance of the students in their firstquarter at the university. Data from common exams given in their precalculus and engineeringcourses will be used to examine the effectiveness of the program.MotivationFirst-year engineering students are at-risk for high attrition rates [1], [2]. Social issues,independence, adapting to a new environment, foundational knowledge, and other factors havebeen determined as possible

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Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University

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demonstrated as a way to combat poverty and elevate the status of women byMuhammed Yunus and the Grameen Bank. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.Since then a large number of microfinance organizations have arisen. More recently, internetbased microfinance has broadened the participation of both borrowers, who may live in remoteareas, and lenders, who may now be private individuals, investing through organizations such asKiva or Zidisha.History of MicrofinanceMicrofinance was practiced as early as 1720 as a means to alleviate poverty in Ireland, includingbefore and after the famine [1]. Microfinance proliferated after the success of the Grameen Bankin Bangladesh. Started as a project in 1976 by Yunus, the Grameen bank has grown to

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Jeong Eun Ahn, Rowan University

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nations water/wastewaterworkforce. All four components are designed to excite the next generation to pursue careersrelated to the needs of the water/wastewater industry. There is a dire need for a new diverseworkforce as the current workforce is reaching the retirement age. We are partnering with areaschools, water and wastewater utilities and non-profit organizations to expose careers via handson activities, videos, and presentations. Activities are also mapped in sync with the New JerseyScience Standards to assist educators also.Introduction: Water and wastewater utilities are facing workforce shortages due to retirementsand inability to attract the next generation [1-2]. The lack of a diverse workforce in these utilitiesis also of concern

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Lopez, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso

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nuisance flooding in urban neighborhoods.Dr. Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Ivonne Santiago is a Clinical Professor of the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Santiago has a combined experience of over 20 years in the areas of water quality, water treatment and wastewater treatm ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 1 How Active Rainwater Harvesting may help Reduce Nuisance Flooding: Flood Analysis and Social Barriers to Adoption Introduction

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Drzymalski, Temple University

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profession leaving them at a disadvantage [1] [2][3]. They argue that what is needed is the ability to design and function in a diverse, globalenvironment and that many are graduating with skills that are often in conflict with workplacerequirements leaving them ill-equipped to be a fully functioning contributor.As an example, we teach students to research the problem during the engineering design process,before developing potential solutions. This research typically consists of only those elementswhich relate to the engineering specifications of the problem and the subsequent requirementsand constraints developed are measured via engineering equipment or tools. On the other hand,the practice of engineering can be considered a web of socio-technical

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AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Juhyun Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Plomin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Luisa-Maria Rosu, I-STEM, (Illinois Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education Initiative; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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classrooms enhances studentfoundational knowledge, hands-on capabilities, and overall engineering design aptitude.Integrating hands-on activities into massive open online courses (MOOCs) could increasestudent access to more real-life learning opportunities. This paper reports on instructor(s)experiences while developing and implementing an introductory rocketry course with bothonline and hands-on components intended for high school and early collegiate students.IntroductionFrom 2016 to 2021, the space industry grew by an estimated 18.4% [1] with nearly half of thegrowth occurring in 2021. The demand for work in the space and defense industry is high. Yet,many young students still do not see a place for themselves in the industry, especially

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Kwak, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

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in the VR environment. This work-in-progress paper will analyze the use of digital tools in the architectural design process andevaluate the validity of the tools as pedagogical content in an architectural design course.IntroductionThe rise of remote learning and working during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests that varioustypes of immersive software can be adapted to the architectural field. [1] The platforms thatfoster virtual collaboration are defined below. • Virtual Reality (VR): This technology refers to a digitally generated simulation of a 3D environment that can provide the user with an immersive experience with special electronic equipment as shown in Figure 1.1. Typically, the VR headset covers the user’s

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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changes have been gradual over manyyears. The only evidence of better student understanding is anecdotal. This paper is more of a“how-to” guide, not a study measuring the success of a pedagogical method.Data Graphic DesignData graphics expert Edward Tufte explains that well-designed data graphics should show largedatasets in a small space and in a coherent way, enabling the reader to compare different piecesof data without confusion. [1] If the design of the data graphic causes the reader to be confused,then the graphic should be redesigned.One way to display production quantities for multiple products over time is to stack the data sothe largest value is the sum of all other values. This graph from Visual Capitalist stacks the steelproduction of

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raissa Seichi Marchiori, University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama; Sepehr Khorshid, University of Alabama

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professionals isleading universities to adapt their curricula and provide adequate BIM training for the next-generation professionals. The senior design class is a core course for last-year students in manyArchitecture, Civil, and Construction engineering programs. Students are given opportunities towork on a real building project through multiple class activities, BIM software, and lectures bypractitioners. The goal of this research was divided into two parts: 1) Evaluate the teachingmethods for delivering BIM topics in a senior design class. A questionnaire survey was distributedto students; 2) Fill the gap about the need for more research to be conducted on the solutions forimplementing BIM in the AEC industry. The existing research may have

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein, University of Maryland, College Park

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restrictions and lockdown from 2020-2022 inmany of the populated cities of the world. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore students (UMES)students in 3 undergrad courses (Introduction to Environmental Sciences; Biology for Honors students; andEcology) and 1 graduate course (Teaching STEM at K-12 schools), and summer-exchange undergraduateengineering and high school interns had the opportunity to research the effects of Covid-19 pandemic onair quality for selected overpopulated cities in the world. The data collected were from March 2020through summer of 2022. The objectives of integrating this research in STEM education are: a) tofind a correlation among air quality parameters because of Covid-19; b) to analyze the effects ofthe pandemic on CO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Shibaura Institute Of Technology, Japan; Gabriele Trovato, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan; Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

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Educational Reform and Research Activity. She obtained a Ph.D. in English Literature from Chiba University in 2002. Her current main research interests are: 1) how including humanities courses in an engineering education curriculum can help students to gain flexibility, and an appreciation of equity, and a greater richness of ideas; 2) finding and solving the systematic issues impacting the effectiveness of engineering education, specifically in the context of project-based learnings; and 3) assessing the impact of interdisciplinary engi- neering project-based learnings. Below are her recent presentations at international conferences: WERA 2022, APAIE 2022, IIAI DSIR 2021, IIAI DSIR 2020, WERA 2019. She obtained the

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Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhiyi Liu, University at Buffalo; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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theory tounderstand how they construct and develop their engineering and professional identities. Thedata used for this study was secondary and gathered by a large state research university in 2020.A positioning analysis of undergraduate engineering students’ PDS reflections on co-curricularexperiences (i.e., technical work and research) indicates that the students build their engineeringidentities primarily in the process of positioning themselves as: 1) an engineering intern; 2) aresearch assistant; and 3) taking up agentic positions related to successfully completing the tasksand future career goals. Storylines show how individual students take up their responsibilitieswithin a particular context in co-curricular activities. The results also

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jonathan Cuevas-Ortuño, Tecnologico de Monterrey; J. Reyes Angulo Cedeño, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Agustin Perez Araos, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Marco Antonio de Luna

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evalu-ate how motivated a student was during the model and its usefulness. The results suggestthat using CBL maintains students’ interest in Lean concepts. The model has also shownan acceptable percentage of Lean projects reaching the goal established by the company(63.24%). The proposed model can be replicated easily; however, the student’s motivationresults might not be generalized.Keywords: Challenge-based learning, Lean Thinking, Educational Innovation, Higher Edu-cation, Industrial Engineering, MUSIC Model of Motivation.IntroductionThe development of a country is mainly based on the type of industry it has. Mexico has5,153 assembly companies that provide 2,689,209 direct jobs nationwide [1]. Moreover,Mexico has many Small and Medium-sized

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Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nisha Raghunath M.S., Oregon State University; Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University; Christopher A. Sanchez, Oregon State University

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effort proceeded in 3 distinct phases.Phase 1. Survey of Industry Professionals In the first phase, a panel of engineering educators with expertise in both electrical andmechanical engineering compiled a list of 32 possible mechatronics-relevant skills (e.g., electriccircuits, microcontrollers). A group of industry professionals (N = 11) was then surveyed andasked to confirm the relevancy of these skills to normal job-duties within the mechatronics field.All industry participants were initially identified via nominations from the advisory board for theNSF project, and were then sent an email soliciting their participation in this survey. Of the 11surveyed professionals, six respondents were from companies employing more than 200 people

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ashlynn S. Stillwell, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign

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teaching science-policy communication in engineering courses.IntroductionFrom recruitment through graduation, a phrase engineering students hear multiple times is that“engineers are society’s problem-solvers”. Yet, traditional engineering training often does notexplicitly address the connection and interdependence between engineering work and publicpolicy [1] or more broadly societal needs [2]. Taking the example of environmental engineering,research has supported development of public policies for the protection of human health, whileat the same time, new research is undertaken because of the need to comply with legislation. Acharacteristic example of this engineering-policy interface is the high engineering activity (inboth academia and industry

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo

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develop a better understanding of the technical content, societal andeconomic impact of the proposed solution, while supporting the students’ preparedness andreadiness for the workforce.IntroductionThere are numerous recent scholarly works examined the way in which the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN)’s mindset is enhancing the students’ engagement and skills invarious engineering courses, like Material Science [1], or Mechanical Design or StructuralAnalysis [2, 3, 4], or Fluid Mechanics [5, 6, 7, 8] or across engineering curriculum [9, 10, 11, 12,13].In all instances, the authors found that the inclusion of an entrepreneurship education, aspromoted by KEEN, and further support the engineering students’ readiness for the

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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juliana Martins Philot, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia - Brazil; Barbara Lutaif Bianchini, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - Brasil; Eloiza Gomes, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia - Brazil; Gabriel Loureiro de Lima, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - Brasil; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto

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Group.Dr. Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto Undergraduate in Physics (1983), master in Science (1989) and phd at Education (1998) all of them from Universidade de S˜ao Paulo. Professor of Physics at Mau´a Institute of Technology, since 1994 and President of Teacher’s Academy of the same Institute, ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Elaboration of a Contextualized Event for teaching eigenvalues and eigenvectors in the Control and Automation Engineering programIntroductionResearch in Mathematics Education, for example, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] have explored thesubject of Linear Algebra

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ERM: Engineering Identity: (Identity Part 1)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meena Thiyagarajah, University of Florida; Kent Crippen, University of Florida; Bruce Carroll, University of Florida; Tracy Johns, University of Florida

undergraduate…I went to talk to a professor in the electrical engineering department. He made it very clear: He was not interested in having me in his department. On deciding to become an astronaut: ‘I really needed to see’ people like Sally Ride do it first On fighting discrimination in the workplace: ‘These were people who didn’t know me at all’ Fig. 1. Interview excerpt [34] with the CNBC featuring Astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa who logged 1,000 hours in space and served in NASA as the Director of the Johnson Space Center. She was the first Latino and second woman to serve in this capacity [34].As a panacea to the ongoing diversity problem, we propose to explore multiple identities.Identity is a precursor variable to motivation that leads to

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neal Lewis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage

example. Morebroadly, we are examining how annuities can be best evaluated as an investment.Annuities are often sold by insurance companies but are also widely offered through brokeragefirms [1]. They are widely recommended as a low-risk investment, primarily as guaranteedretirement income [2]. The people who buy annuities are usually looking for guaranteed incomefor life, as a hedge against outliving their savings and investments [3]. Social Security benefitsfill a similar need, and a good class exercise is asking how large an annuity purchase needs to beto match those benefits.Annuities can be used as a continuity example when teaching engineering economics. Annuityincome estimates are publicly available and can be looked up by students. This

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Computers in Education 1 - Programming I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabeel Alzahrani, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

changes in real student programs in our course. The study showedabout 32% of students in the initial leaps group, and 5% in the gave up group, which we manuallyconfirmed as actual cheating. Furthermore, 24% of initial leap students and 47% of gave up studentssubsequently solution hopped. We plan to make our drastic change detection tool available to the CScommunity as a free web tool.IntroductionA common form of cheating on programming assignments involves a student initially trying, thenstruggling, and eventually giving up and copying a solution from elsewhere.  Regarding such cheating,Malan [1], who teaches Harvard's CS50, notes "All too often were students’ acts the result of late-nightpanic".  Fig. 1 provides an example from real code