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Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Katie Johanson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Richard Carroll Sinclair, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College

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grounded by the mutual mentoring model (Yun et al., 2016) conceptualframework offered an in-depth understanding of the potential efficacy of goal-match mentoring.Deductive data analysis strategies established by Stake (1995) were utilized to examine theinterview data. Three themes emerged on the potential efficacy of goal-match mentoring: (1)Identifying a career goal prior to the beginning of the mentoring match requires deep reflectionon behalf of the mentee and promotes goal accountability; (2) The mentoring relationshipquickly blooms as the nature of the mentoring need is identified early in the process; and (3) Theexpertise of the mentor is swiftly leveraged for the maximum benefit of the mentee. Thesefindings reveal the value of mentoring

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Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

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Heather Doty, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware

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positions off the tenure track grew from around 47% to 61% [1]. This trend is notablebecause of the potential ramifications for higher education, some of which are related to workingconditions for faculty off the tenure track. For example, many non-tenure-track (NTT) facultyare hired on a per-course basis with little to no job security, low pay, and limited access toresources such as office space [1]. Yet, NTT faculty teach over 50% of the student credit hours at4-year institutions in the U.S. [1]. It is clear that NTT faculty play a significant role in fulfillingthe educational missions of U.S. institutions of higher education in spite of sometimes difficultworking conditions.In part because of these concerns, a growing number of universities have

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Usman Naeem

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Industrial Engineering

optimization, aritificial intelligence, and engineering education. His email is ebisa.wollega@csupueblo.edu and his web page is https://www.csupueblo.edu/profile/ebisa- wollega/index.html. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 HyFlex, Hybrid, and Virtual Synchronous Teaching in the Engineering Classroom: An Autoethnographic Approach Lisa B. Bosman1 (lbosman@purdue.edu), Ebisa Wollega2 (ebisa.wollega@csupueblo.edu), and Usman Naeem3 (u.naeem@qmul.ac.uk) 1 Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, USA 47907 2 Colorado State University Pueblo, 2200 Bonforte

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International, Ltd.; Ron Bonnstetter

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is to only accommodate an exclusive population of studentswhile the less conventional students are forgotten and left behind. Instead, we show howIoT can be used to bring the outlier students into the system. IoT can also be used toprovide substantial educational assistance. IoT creates opportunities for vicarious andvirtual inclusion. IoT is the tool, and now is the time to build an education system for allstudents, not just those that fit academia’s cost-efficient model of mass education. Thepaper includes cases where IoT is being successfully used to democratize education.Keywords: Education 4.0, Industry 4.0, IoT, Remote learning, Inclusive education.1. Introduction: Inclusive and Exclusive EducationPerhaps the term “inclusive education

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Ramyani Sengupta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anthony E. Sparkling, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction Engineering

incorporating newtechnology during educating young minds cannot be ignored. Due to the limitations of computersand handheld screens, namely storage issues, non-user-friendly interfaces, etc., more advancedtechnical equipment are gradually becoming a part of K-12 and undergraduate education [1]. Newwearable devices (Google Cardboard, Microsoft HoloLens, Oculus headsets, etc.) have introducedAugmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) into classrooms globally. While this technologyis mostly used in safety and training modules in CM [2], studies have begun to look into the effectsof AR and VR in CM education, often through virtual interaction like ‘creating’ or ‘building’elements of project sites [3], or also through interaction and collaborative

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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Shruti Misra, Unviersity of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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adaptations. However,these adaptations may have come at the cost of students' mental health. By shedding light onstudent experience of the capstone during the pandemic, this study acknowledges the resiliencestudents have displayed during a crisis, while recognizing that the cost of such resilience mustnot be neglected.IntroductionIn March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic[1], which necessitated preventative measures such as social distancing and forced many highereducation institutions to close campuses, abandon traditional practices of in-person classes andrapidly switch to remote learning environments. Consequently, students had to adapt to their newand unprecedented learning environments in very

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Duval-Couetil, PhD Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA) Purdue Polytechnic Institute Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation natduval@purdue.edu1. IntroductionThe entrepreneurial mindset is defined as the “inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploitopportunities” [1]. Developing the entrepreneurial mindset is not only important for individualswanting to start their own businesses, but also for those wanting to add value creatively to thecompany they work for, or their personal life. Moreover, the entrepreneurial mindset is critical insolving complex social issues. Within higher education, educators across

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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Laura R. Murphy, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Thanina Makhlouf, University of Michigan; Eytan Adar; Sophia Brueckner, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

[1], [2]. A key emphasis in people-focuseddesign approaches is empathy [3]–[5]. Empathy is viewed as necessary to understand people’sexperiences and incorporate their perspectives into design decisions. To be effective, empathyrequires more than knowing about the user. Rather, the designer has to relate to the user andunderstand their feelings, experiences, and perspectives [6]. A co-creation design processincludes stakeholders as partners in generating ideas [7], but when working on designsindependently, deep empathy is often challenging. In concept generation, engineers exploremany potential solutions to a problem through sketching and describing multiple ideas [8]–[10].Unfortunately, there is little evidence on how engineers keep people

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Danny Luecke; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College ; Paula Comeau, North Dakota State College of Science; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Karl Haefner; Alexa D. Azure, United Tribes Technical College

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discussions of: 1) critical activities that may have influenced student reactionsand outcomes; 2) impact on instructors and learning objectives; 3) suggestions forfuture strategies will be presented and described.Dedication:As authors, we are a collection of Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators andresearchers ranging from decades of experience to a graduate student that have cometogether through a pre-engineering collaborative. We live and work on the Land of theOceti Sakowin (Dakota, Nakota, Lakota), Anishinaabe, Nueta, Hidatsa, and SahnishPeoples. We honor the land as sentient, alive before us and continuing after us.Introduction and Background: The nature of the SARS-COVID-2 pandemic has sent ripples across educationalsystems on a global scale

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Xiaomei Wang, Texas A&M University; Changwon Son, Texas A&M University; Farzan Sasangohar, Texas A&M University; Jukrin Moon, Texas A&M University

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COVID-19 are estimated at 21 trilliondollars in 2020 alone, which is nearly equal to the annual U.S. GDP in 2019 [1]. The COVID-19pandemic also impacted social aspects of daily lives including educational, political, andreligious activities [2]. Specifically, in university classrooms, the COVID-19 pandemic restrictedtraditional face-to-face delivery of educational content. Such restrictions have enforced highereducation institutions (e.g., colleges and universities) to seek alternative ways to deliver thecourse contents while maintaining their quality. Many institutions in the U.S. opted for offeringvirtual classes using internet-based platforms.However, such rapid transformation into virtual education precipitated by the pandemic has yetto be

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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Amy Fritz, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University; Atindra Jha, Stanford University

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Electrical and Computer

measurements to the system, that the task would become significantlymore difficult. It turns out that the added complexities did not decrease performance and, in somecases, enhanced student performance. Finally, we investigated whether we could effectively usemeasurements as a proxy for thought process. Our results point to significant overlap betweenmeasurement patterns and final reasoning given.BackgroundSince troubleshooting is a type of problem-solving, we follow the universal list of expert problem-solving decisions across the STEM fields identified by Carl Wieman’s physics education researchgroup [1]. Several relevant to our research include determining what information is needed andcomparing predictions to data to draw appropriate conclusions

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Collins N. Vaye, Florida International University; Viyon Dansu, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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teaching capacities of educators in sub-SaharanAfrica is one of the most effective ways of improving the state of education, and indirectly,the quality of life of Sub-Saharan African citizens [1]–[3]. Consequently, effective teacherdevelopment requires an intimate knowledge of the current state of teacher development inthe subcontinent. This study was motivated by a recognition of that need. We begin with anexplanation of the current state of human development in sub-Saharan Africa. Then weremark on efforts that have been directed towards improvement. We comment on the successreports so far but establish why proper consideration needs to be given to this topic in orderfor constituting countries in sub-Saharan Africa to fashion their socio

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University; Steven Matthew Cutchin, Boise State University; Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles

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instructions within computer programs that direct how theseprograms read, collect, process, and analyze data. We use the term bias to refer to computeralgorithms that systematically discriminate against certain content, individuals, or groupswithout a sound basis [1].As automated systems become an integral part of many decisions that affect our daily life,civil rights, and public discourse, there is concern among social scientists and computerscientists about the presence of bias in machine learning and big-data algorithms. A body ofwork has appeared in popular as well as scholarly literature addressing algorithm bias. In2018, then visiting assistant professor at the University of Southern California, Safiya Noble[2], who also holds a faculty

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

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Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University

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Engineering Libraries

diversity and inclusion in one-shot information literacy classesIntroduction Many academic departments in higher educational institutions rely on their libraries tooffer Information literacy (IL) classes. Librarians typically design the content of their IL classesin consultation with the teaching faculty members. The content may include topics on avoidingplagiarism, strategies for reading a technical paper, finding relevant resources, evaluation ofinformation sources, and general library orientations [1]. These sessions can be taughtsynchronously and asynchronously. Regardless of the content and discourse platform, these ILclasses are typically one-shot classes that are forty-five to ninety minutes long. As

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Computers in Education 9 - Technology 1

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Efthymia Kazakou, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Yamuna Rajasekhar, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Roman Lysecky, University of Arizona; zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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800universities have submitted 90 million times. Our homework activities are integrated intoweb-based interactive textbooks. Such a homework activity is a sequence of progressively moredifficult levels. A student must complete the first level's question to move on to the secondlevel's question, and so on. Each level contains numerous same-difficulty questions, one ofwhich is randomly selected when the student arrives at a level. A student's submission isauto-graded, and the student receives specific and immediate feedback to the given question andtheir submission. If the student answered incorrectly, then the student can try again on a newrandomly-generated question of the same difficulty. Our homework activity philosophy is: (1)randomized -- each

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Jeffrey Collins; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University; Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University

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praised by students and department for his outstanding teaching and research excellence. To supplement his teaching and research, he has been involved in numerous professional societies, including ASCE, ACI, ASEE, ASC, ATMAE and TRB. His research output has been well disseminated as he has published thirty journal papers and thirty-nine conference papers. His research interests are 1) Creating Innovative Sustainable Materials, 2) Structural BIM Integration, 3) 4D/5D BIM, 4) Virtual Testing Lab, 5) Innovative Construction Demolition, and 6) Carbon Footprint Analysis on Roadways.Dr. Jeffrey CollinsGiovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University Giovanni Loreto is an Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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required to meet thedemands of the future. A comprehensive examination from the national reports [1] of suchprograms summarized five themes over the past 40+ years that include: the approaches used,policies implemented, establishing institutional culture and climate, information and knowledgegenerated, and investments made. These key features demonstrate the increasing awareness andpurposeful actions needed to encourage increased and successful engagement from racial andethnic minorities, women, low income students and other non-majority identities. Engineeringcolleges began offering support services to students who were underrepresented in engineeringand responded by developing minority and/or women in engineering programs that featuredembedded

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Lauren Drankoff, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton; Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton

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current studies only have a short-term timeframe of 1 to 2 years of data formeasuring the effects of mentoring programs on women engineers. However, the University ofToledo conducted a long term 5-year study focused on improving the retention rates of women inengineering [3]. The study discussed the University’s programs focused on supporting women inengineering through mentoring programs, job rotations, communication workshops, and projects.The study also measured retention rates from the women between their first and second year. Italso used a survey to measure the students’ satisfaction with the programs at the end of the yearshowing the mentoring program receiving the highest rating. The results showed the programsdid increase retention rates

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. Given the shift in thenature of problems and solutions, there is an opportunity within Systems Engineering fortransforming into a transdisciplinary discipline [1], [2]. Sillitto et al. [55] describes SystemsEngineering as a “transdisciplinary and integrative approach to enable the successfulrealization, use, and retirement of engineered systems, using systems principles and concepts,and scientific, technological, and management methods”. According to Rousseau [3],transdisciplinarity can be used as a powerful problem-solving technique that brings in patternsand perspectives by crossing disciplinary boundaries and creating a holistic approach. Extendingthis definition, transdisciplinarity in systems engineering would mean going beyond

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland

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Software Engineering Division

widespread in industry, however it is not widespread incomputer science education. According to a corporate survey, the 13th Annual State of AgileReport[1], “97% of respondents report their organizations practices agile development methods.”This development process is a missing skill set for most computer science undergraduatesentering industry. Given the nature and scope of most coursework, undergraduate computerscience students naturally learn to develop using a waterfall design process which is an antithesisto agile software development processes. Studies have shown that active learning promoteslearning[2], so this work integrates active techniques to completely focus the course on thereal-world engineering process using agile methods. Ultimately

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Kathy Ann Gullie, Gullie Consultant Services LLC; Krishna Bista; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University

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, team workbook, annotated writingplatform, engaging videos, and live scenarios audio clips, among others. According to Despain,2020 [1], multiple studies have found that only 20% of the impact of training comes from actuallylearning the information while 80% comes from reinforcing that information. One of the mostimportant considerations for an effective training program is how the curriculum is reinforced onceit is learned. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which swept all activities from its normalcy acrossthe globe, a virtual training was organized for ETA-STEM team members consisting of facultyand graduate assistants in six participating disciplines at the authors institution. In a systematicreview by Gast et al., (2014) [2], several studies

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Rachel F. Perlman, Stony Brook University; Kimberly Bell, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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community among new graduate students in a COVID world prompted the developmentof a two-week virtual orientation program for engineering and applied sciences graduate studentsat a research university. Despite the complexity of multiple time zones, technology challenges, andthe virtual space, the program sought to accomplish three goals: (1) community building amongstudents; (2) intellectual engagement with faculty in the home departments; and (3) careerdevelopment as a foundation for their overall graduate school experience. Participants (N=350 MSor PhD students) were introduced to support services (e.g., health and counseling, ombuds) andstudent organizations, attended workshops on digital literacy and technology tools, gainedperspective from

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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Elizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University ; Gavan Alexander Sarrafian, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

understand what activities a mechanical engineer undertakes in a typical job.Because of the lack of research that outlines the specific activities an engineer does, a supporting frameworkof design activities was used to guide the coding. The structure developed through the 1995 content analysisstudy of engineering textbooks conducted by Moore et al. was used as the initial coding scheme. Thedefinitions of the initial ten design activities can be seen in Table 1.After coding a sample set of job descriptions with the Moore et al. design activities parameters, severalcategories were added to the coding schema to describe engineering activities that fell outside of the initialcategories. These categories were Other, Management, Conduct Tests, Maintain

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida; Andrea Goncher, University of Florida; Mengyu Li, University of Florida

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, background, and trendsin systems-thinking as well as how systems thinking can be assessed. We then present our preliminarystudy that utilizes an existing tool in an engineering course and discuss how the evaluation processprovided insight into student understanding.Systems Thinking Background, Definitions, and TrendsSystems thinking is a set of tools for observing the interrelations among system components and theunderlying complex relationships [1], [2]. It has been characterized as a rich language by Senge [3] fordescribing interrelationships and the deeper patterns lying behind the events and the details. It can bedescribed as the dual ability to understand systems and analyze circumstances, questions, or problemsfrom a systems perspective [4]–[7

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Thomas Limbaugh, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division

timeapplying software engineering practices in Zoom breakout meetings. Asynchronous studentscompleted the course materials on their own after viewing video lectures. Both groups ofstudents answered online survey questions about their perceptions of the effectiveness of thecourse activities and their personal levels of engagement with the course materials. Their levelsof engagement were monitored during the semester.Course DescriptionA junior level software engineering course, CIS 375 (Software Engineering 1), offered by theComputer and Information Science (CIS) department is organized as a 14 week, four credit-hourcourse. This is a required course taken by all computing majors in the CIS department whichincludes: Computer Science (CIS), Software

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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education, gender issues, women in engineering, students' perceptions,educational innovationIntroductionParticipation of women in the engineering industry is meager, and their under-representation inengineering remains despite the industry's efforts. Attracting more women into the field has notyet been achieved, and their participation is still judged as insufficient by several authors [1].This fact is reflected initially in the low number of women enrolled in careers in the engineeringarea. If we specifically analyze the construction sector, it is not effective to push more women toenter these careers since the percentage of women employed in construction is proportional toincome. The probability that they will finish the degree and serve the

Conference Session

Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

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Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., The University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Y. Torres-Catanach, The University of Texas at El Paso; Dawn M. Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yajaira Mejia, The City College of New York; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Jorge E. Gonzalez, City University of New York, City College; Joseph Barba, City University of New York, City College; Fenot Aklog, Teachers College Columbia University; Fred Moshary, City University of New York, City College; Jeff Sivils, El Paso Community College; Yasser Hassebo, The City University of New York, LaGuardia CC

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Professoriate (HAGEP) grant in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. The HAGEP grant promotes the expansion of Hispanic doctoral students to faculty at community colleges or teaching intensive universities. Dr. Sivils received his B.S. in microbiology from Tue University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), worked in the biotechnology field before returning to UTEP to receive his Doctorate in Toxicology, where he studied the compensatory mechanism resulting from the loss of the multi-drug resistance transporters 1 (MRP1). He attained a Post Doctoral position at UTEP where he collaborated in the discovery and development of small molecules used for the treatment of prostate cancer.Dr. Yasser Hassebo, The City University of New York

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Yewande S. Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bilge Gökhan Çelik, Roger Williams University; Max Frasier Spaan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Natalie Mansson

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Construction Engineering

techniques within virtualsettings.Keywords: Active learning, virtual education, construction scheduling and planning, constructionmanagement, undergraduate educationIntroductionStudents benefit from improved problem solving and critical thinking skills when active learningis employed. Active learning approaches also promote student engagement and facilitatecollaboration. These approaches have been implemented in various Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, enhancing students' thinking and retention ofmaterial [1, 2]. A study at Auburn University showed sixty-eight percent of the students believean active learning environment enhanced their learning. The same study revealed that eighty-twopercent of the students feel their

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Valentina Ferrer, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University

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Construction Engineering

SI tools, not only in residential or commercial construction, but alsofor infrastructure projects. The objective of this research paper is threefold: (1) to examine theefficacy of the applied PBL activity in terms of improving students’ knowledge and ability towork with FEP and SI tools, (2) to assess the student’s perspective on the convenience ofcoupling FEP and SI, and (3) to determine the student’s level of interest towards FEP and SIwithin construction management (CM) curricula. To achieve these objectives, this researchapplied a Problem Based Learning (PBL) activity and assessed 45 undergraduate and graduateCM students at a Hispanic Serving Institution. The PBL activity enhanced students’ knowledgeon FEP for SI projects and could

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University Chicago; Vincent Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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, with everyengineering course taught with active learning, using a version of the U.S. Air ForceAcademy’s minimal lecture style [1-3]. Within every 50 minute course period, the first ten tofifteen minutes are devoted to reviewing fine points of the homework as a minimal lecture. Theremaining course period time is devoted to collaborative and problem-based learning (PBL)[4], as active learning has been shown to increase student performance [5-8] and enhancestudent motivation [9].BackgroundPBL is “an instructional method where relevant problems are introduced at the beginning ofthe instruction cycle and used to provide the context and motivation for the leaning thatfollows” [10]. PBL leads to improved performance and long-term knowledge retention