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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Dissecting 3D Printing for Engineering Design Process Education of High School Preservice Teachers Abstract 3D printing (3DP) has been becoming more and more popular throughout the education systemfrom Kindergarten to University. High school is a critical period for students to decide theirimminent university major selection which in turn will impact their future career choices. Highschool students are usually intrigued by hands-on tool such as 3DP which is also an importantcontributor to other courses such as robotics. The recent years have seen more investment andavailability of 3DP in high schools, especially Career and

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Erik A. Johnson, University of Southern California

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Technology Program for 2018-19 and 2022-23. Dr. Johnson was the recipient of a 2001 U.S. National Science Foundation ”Early Faculty Career Devel- opment (CAREER) Award,” the Junior Research Prize and Medal from the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (2005), and an Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award (2003) and a Dis- tinguished Alumni Award (2016) from the University of Illinois. He is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Johnson has served as the Chair of the ASCE EMI Technical Committee on Structural Health Monitoring and

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista Smith, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Port Hueneme ; Bridget Leana Davenport; Jason Faith Bickford; Leslie Abell; Sara Dooley

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

, anexperiment was performed where people viewed three Navy job descriptions in their respectiveSTEM fields and were asked their level of interest. This paper will show that women who do nothave a background in the jargon are less likely to apply on jargon-filled, STEM job descriptionsthan men. Conversely, when women have a background with the jargon, this paper will showthat these women have a higher interest in the jargon-filled job advertisements than men do.KeywordsDiversity, Jargon, STEM, Job Advertisements, Gender.IntroductionResearch has shown that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers aremale dominated [1]. Among first-year college students, women are much less likely than men tosay that they intend to major in STEM

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University; Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Min Jung Lee, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

professional persistence test. The academic persistence test answered thefollowing four questions on a 7-point likert scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7):1) I intend to major in an engineering field, 2) I plan to remain enrolled in the college ofengineering and technology over the next semester, 3) I think that earning a BS in engineering isa realistic goal for me, and 4) I am fully committed to getting my college degree in engineering.Professional persistence was measured on a 5-point likert scale, where 1 was definitely not and 5was definitely yes, where students in collaborations 2 and 3 answered the following questions: 1)Do you see yourself pursuing a career in engineering or engineering technology? 2) How likelyis it that you

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Nichole Ingram, University of Kentucky; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

as “other” such as biology, chemistry, business, computer science, safety, andcommunication, among others, has led to the evolving definition of chemical engineers. Theboundaries of this discipline have become grayer and allow for more interdisciplinarycollaborations and broader research interests, leading to impactful discoveries. The need for periodic review of processes is needed in all fields of endeavor, andchemical engineering education is no different. Curricula must change and evolve as the worldchanges and evolves to match the variety of applications and jobs/careers the students willundertake after completing their degree. These changes to the scope of chemical engineering canbe seen in the undergraduate education curriculum

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget Ogwezi, Ansys Inc.; Kaitlin Tyler, Ph.D., Ansys, Inc.; Navid Manai; Christopher Lee Penny

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

competitions inengineering can be taken on as an extra-curricular activity or included in the curriculum in theform of a group or senior project. Students work in a collaborative environment, often in groupsinvolving students from different disciplines, to design and build a specific product within a narrowtimeframe and budget that will satisfy certain criteria and perform competitively to completespecific objectives. These projects allow students to get hands-on experience in solving a range ofengineering problems like those they will face in their careers, while also gaining professionalskills that enable them to work with others as a team. It is this real-world problem solving andteamwork that makes student competitions an excellent place for

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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

reciprocate (behave) [31],[33].A resilient identity is adaptable and maintains a constant personal view, despite contexts thatthreaten the congruency of multiple identities and/or question the presence of the engineeringidentity, reinforcement of resilient identity development occurs in the presence of role models[16]. Role transition (exit and entry) is easier when multiple identities are considered as part ofthe resilient identity development. Resiliency is a key consideration in ultimately adopting anengineering identity, it forms the foundation for academic persistence by “mastering difficultiesthrough perseverant effort” [1]. It also enables engineers an opportunity to say they succeededagainst all odds through their educational career path to

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Artemio Cardenas, Pennsylvania State University; Maria Javiera de los Rios Escobar; Leticia Oseguera, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

identity (Sheppard et al., 2022). Our work usessurvey data from before and during the Covid-19 pandemic to compare changes in students’engineering identity and examine how students’ reported Covid-19 stressors were associatedwith engineering identity during the pandemic. Our work focuses on the first and second-yearexperience of engineering students, as these two years are critical to academic success andretention in the engineering field. During these transitional years, students begin to bridgeconnections to peers and faculty, develop motivational beliefs, and make career choices(President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2012; Oseguera et. al., 2019;Robinson et al., 2019; Jones, et al., 2010). The educational disruption

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University

organization [5], the Science and Education Director of a US Department of Energylaboratory heavily focus on fusion research [6] and a senior management officers at one of themost successful nuclear fusion start-ups in the US [7]. The latest high visibility of fusion as moreprivate capital starts getting involved has also produced a spike in the number of students enteringundergraduate physics and engineering programs interested in pursuing a career focused on nuclearfusion [8].Recognizing this shift, the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University has, aspart of a strategy to broaden the scope of its research and academics, started to offer courses gearedtowards students interested in pursuing a career focused on fusion rather than

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Using Research in Engineering Ed

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Wayne M. Johnson, University of Georgia; Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

were presented to the participants in the post-test to assess theirperceptions of EDC 2022’s effectiveness. A Chi square analysis was conducted on the number ofparticipants that either “Strongly Agreed” or “Agreed” compared to “Neutral”, “Disagree” or“Strongly Disagree”. The statistical significance was set at α=.05. The results of these questionsand the P-values are shown in Table 4. The majority of participants felt EDC increased theirdesire to pursue a STEM career and their knowledge of 3D printing at a statistically significantlevel. This result, in addition to the pre-post test results support the project’s goal of increasingthe technical knowledge of the students. The results were mixed regarding the number ofparticipants that would

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

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University

autonomy-supportive they are perceivedto be [19].Therefore, by understanding perception, not only can educators improve the curriculum andteaching methods for higher retention [24, 25], but also students can also have a positive identityto make career decisions [26] as well as achieve better mental wellbeing [27]. One of thepedagogical goals of the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program is to create a project-basedlearning environment that promotes intrinsic motivation among upper-division college students.Unlike traditional lecture-based classes, IRE students engage in open-ended problem solving byworking on industry client projects [28, 29]. This innovative approach to engineering educationalso lets us ponder if our students are truly

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Benjamin Lubina, Gannon University

students for an evaluation, let alone for their careers [18]. One compromise to this dilemmathat will be acted upon in this case would be to review near upcoming material in a general manner,focusing on key terms and concepts, the specifics of which will be experienced in the upcomingmodule, then apply the lecture in the module following the lectures. Nuanced material can bediscussed during the hands-on module as it is encountered. Class time is spent between a short“lecture” and a longer “laboratory” session. This method of education encourages connectionsmade to recently discussed material through real world practice, while avoiding the drop-off inattention and performance associated with a more traditional form of learning per class. The

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Engineering Ethics Division: Computing, Technology, and AI

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerrie Hooper, Florida International University; Trina Fletcher, Florida International University

Paper ID #37560An Analysis of Engineering and Computing Students’Attitudes to AI and EthicsKerrie Hooper Kerrie Hooper is currently an Engineering and Computing Education Ph.D. student at Florida International University. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Guyana in 2019 and then worked for two years in the industry as a Data Analyst & Systems Administrator, before pursuing her doctoral degree. Her research interests are in AI ethics, responsible technology in education, women’s careers in computing, and arts-based approach to STEM education.Trina Fletcher Dr

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tan, Texas Tech University; Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Changxue Xu, Texas Tech University; Jnev Biros

. Understand what “Engineers in Medicine” are. 18. Interest in starting a career in “Engineers in Medicine.” 19. Plan to pursue a PhD/MD degree. These 19-item survey questions explored five aspects of the teaching objectives. Focus of thequestions were as follows: Questions 1-6 - background research skills. Questions 7-8 - criticalthinking and ideation. Questions 9-12 - project management and teamwork. Questions 13-16 -technical communication skills. Questions 17-19 - interest in medical engineering. The pre-course and post-course survey data was used to evaluate the self-efficacy of students in theabove-mentioned five learning outcomes. The difference between the pre-course and post-coursewas an indicator of the skill/interest improvement. In

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizabeth Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Tessa Luzuriaga; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

required for theirfuture careers (like creativity and innovations), while at the same time they are faced withexpectations of correctly solving complex problems with a single answer. This contradiction isdisplayed when you ask professors what their expectation is of their students and what studentsthink is expected from themselves. Engineering professors expect innovative solutions tocomplex problems with answers that depend on the context. Students see the right or wronggrade with penalties for thinking creatively [8].The absence of a student's creativity stems from the classroom environment and professors’methods of teaching that are out-of-date and lack the creativity demanded from students. In astudy where gamified learning was implemented in

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Harkness, University of Florida

nuclear engineering field (non-majors). 5. Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze future career opportunities in nuclear engineering (majors).For the Summer 2021 offering of the newly developed course, several efforts were made toadvertise the course to non-majors. These included outreach on social media, email listservs, andmeeting with first-year advisors to discuss how the course could apply to some of their students.Information provided highlighted that the course did not require any science or math backgroundbeyond the high school (secondary) level. The goal was to remove any barriers to a studentthinking this course might not be a good fit for their educational background.Course Framework and DeliveryTo achieve the prior

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Gregory Kelly, Pennsylvania State University

communication [34].Engaging FamiliesYES recognizes that the support of youth’s families and broader communities are critical tofostering youth’s positive identity development and confidence. A review of the literature andwork with experts helped the team to identify promising goals and practices for working withfamilies. These include: 1. Help families understand that engineering is all around them. 2. Honor families’ knowledge and experiences. 3. Engage families as co-creators and problem solvers. 4. Provide support for families to advocate for their children’s STEM learning and possible careers in STEM. [34]These goals drove the creation of a set of family-facing resources and strategies. Throughout theunit, educators are encouraged to use

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Asghar, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Anika Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ebenezer Ewumi, Washington State University; Candis Claiborn, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

work explores the effects of mobile educational technology, online learning and distance education; metacognition and self-regulation, and contemporary engineering practice on engineering student learning and professional identity development. Angie graduated from the United State Military Academy at West Point with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She later earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in engineering education at Utah State University. In 2021, Angie's research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to critically examine the professional formation of undergraduate student veterans and service members in

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LEAD Technical Session 1: Fostering Leadership Identity Development and DEI in Engineering Students and Professionals

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Chan; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto

Chair of the ASEE LEAD division.Emily Moore (Dr) Dr. Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. Before becoming a professor in 2018, Emily spent more than twenty years as a professional engineer in industry, first with the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and then with Hatch Ltd. Emily's teaching and research interests include engineering leadership, systems thinking, and equity in engineering education and practice.Dimpho Radebe (PhD Student) Dimpho Radebe is a PhD Student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include engineering culture and identity, engineering careers in the public sector, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Donovan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Paula Jensen, Texas Tech University; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

and evaluatedthe students' self-efficacy in the program regarding engineering, math, career goals, and feeling ofinclusion.DemographicsThe C&A program has been continuously supported by three different grants, two NSF S-STEMawards, and a local foundation grant since the Fall of 2010. Collectively, the three grants haveserved a total of 134 scholars in five different engineering programs. The six-year graduation rateshave been between 75% to 80% compared to the overall campus graduation rate of around 50% inthe ten years of this program. Nine C&A scholars have pursued graduate degrees followingcompletion of the B.S. degree.TypologyA total of 96 Culture and Attitude scholars from both the first and second S-STEM grants havecompleted the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cromley; Joseph Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

work focuses on mentorship, mental health, and retention for STEM students and faculty. He was awarded the 2020 NAGAP Gold Award for Graduate Education Research to study engineering faculty perceptions of graduate student well-being and attrition. Before studying education at UIUC, Joseph earned an MS degree in Physics from Indiana University in Bloomington and a BS in Engineering Physics at UIUC.Karin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

authors within science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) library collections? This paper provides a case study of one STEMlibrarian's attempt to augment traditional acquisition methods using social media mentions andimprovements in use of existing tools to increase historically underrepresented groups' representationwithin the university's library collection for STEM.User accounts on two social media platforms (Twitter and LinkedIn) were used to curate a set of accountsthat represent or regularly discuss works of non-fiction in the STEM areas or about the career progressionof STEM professionals that are written by or about persons historically underrepresented in STEM. Datasources included: ● social media mentions of books or

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Student Division Technical 4: Student Experience & Competencies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Chi-Thien Le, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #36981Work in Progress: Exploring Digital Competency Integrationin Primary and Secondary EducationBrandon Chi-Thien LeSunay Palsole Sunay is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Engineering Remote Education for Texas A&M. He has more than 20 years of experience in the academic technology arena and over fifteen years of experience in distance and online learning. Over his career, he has helped a few hundred faculty from varied disciplines develop hybrid and online courses. He has also helped plan, build and manage successful online programs in nursing, education, engineering, leadership, and cybersecurity

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ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katey Shirey, eduKatey LLC; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, an inductee into the Bouchet Honor Society, and received the prestigious NSF CAREER award. Homero serves as the VT Engineering Education Chair for Equity and Inclusion, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Incoming Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of Táchira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, and Engineering Education (PhD) from Virginia Tech.Katey Shirey (eduKatey STEAM Education) Dr. Katey Shirey’s work stems

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Gamification

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chang Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Dongji Feng, Auburn University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

CS education at all levels by a focused ap- proach to increase the computing pipeline by getting students interested in STEM disciplines and future technology careers. One of these initiatives is the iAAMCS (Institute for African American Mentoring in Computing Sciences) & STARS Alliance (starsalliance.org) with programs in K-12 outreach, community service, student leadership, and computing diversity research.Mr. Dongji Feng, Auburn University Dongji Feng a passionate NLP Ph.D. candidate working with Dr.Santu in BDI Lab . His interesting areas are Information Retrieval(IR), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and related evaluation metrics. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Casey Violette Haskins, University of Oklahoma; Brian M McSkimming, University of Oklahoma; Jahnavi Dirisina, The University of Oklahoma; Jude A. Okolie, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, The University of Oklahoma; Allison Quiroga, University of Oklahoma

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Full Papers

more connections and partnerships across the state with public, private, and career tech high schools as well as clearer Figure 1. Graphical representation of the OU College 2+2 or 2+3 programs with of Engineering Strategic Goals for 2020-2025. community colleges. We are heavily investing in visitingprospective college students in their home communities

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S6C: Full Papers - Cannot Have Too Much Math!

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Tena L. Roepke; Karli Katterle; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado Boulder

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Full Papers

Boulder. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee Jul 30 Full Paper: Where’s the Math? A Case for Reconsidering Math in K-12 EngineeringIntroduction“[We wanted them to] experience the fun side of engineering, and we weren’t selling what all ofengineering actually requires.” – administrator about his high school’s STEM curriculum [1]It is indeed important for students to have “fun” in engineering, particularly those in lowergrades who have yet to cross engineering off their potential career pathway list. Yetmisrepresenting the significance of mathematics in K-12 engineering may give students a falsesense of what engineering

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ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje

financial support and an ecosystem of high-impact curricularand co-curricular activities to increase the success of academically talented students.The COF-IMPRESS-C team will leverage student-centered strategies and academic support, suchas undergraduate research, faculty/peer mentoring, and academic success sessions to enhanceacademic and personal success. The project will facilitate the recruitment, retention, andmatriculation of scholarship recipients, provide them with access to a continuum of student supportservices, resources, and opportunities for professional growth, and prepare scholarship recipientsfor graduate school or careers in computing. COF-IMPRESS-C will facilitate dual-enrollment ofstudents in the Honors College, allowing an

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Computers in Education 5 - Modulus 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicolas Leger, Florida International University; Bruk Berhane, Florida International University

learning and applying these tools in their work. 2Literature Review MethodologyBased on the primary author’s curiosity on the subject of numerical and computationalmethods in undergraduate engineering education, he distilled this question: Whatchallenges and opportunities have been identified in existing scholarship for advancingteaching and learning numerical and computational methods in undergraduateengineering education? From that question, the following keywords were utilized forour initial search: “students’ learning / computational OR numerical methods/job ORprofession OR career/ education OR college or university.” Then the keywords wereentered in

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akmal Zakwan Bin Zulkifli, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Farhan Ali, Nanyang Technological University

anengineering career. In addition to the role of educational institutions, parents play a pivotal rolein encouraging and influencing their children towards certain career paths. Additionally, parentsalso play an important role in shaping positive attitudes within their children towardsengineering, and their supportive actions towards a child’s engineering education may help todevelop the child’s competencies in engineering. Therefore, this current study intends to provideinitial empirical evidence of parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards engineeringdisciplines. Our overarching research questions in this study are: To what extent are parents ofSingaporean students from primary to secondary levels aware of engineering? And what are