Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany; Christine Kawa; Marco Winzker

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

performing a murder mystery based on hidden-profile-paradigm. The murder mystery task simulated a typical CSCL-session task in higher education,where an ad-hoc small-group of three students collaborate by pooling shared and unsharedknowledge into a common solution. This data-driven approach targeted to evaluate potentialdifferences in (a) task performance, (b) interaction-process quality, and (c) mental workloadbetween CSCL-sessions intentionally planned to be performed on a web-conferencing platformby the lecturer for didactic reasons but participants refuse to use webcam or microphone. Thegained insights should serve to define CSCL related policies and practices, which are conduciveto learning. Despite from theory and prior empirical findings

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Shanti Bhushan, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, students may take Heat Transfer and Thermo IIsimultaneously, though the suggested route is to take Thermo I in the 4th semester, Thermo II inthe 5th semester, and Heat Transfer in the 6th semester. Students typically take ESD in the 7th or8th (final) semester. Throughout 2020 until Spring 2022, Thermo I was relatively un-monitored,with multiple professors and multiple TAs teaching various sections. However, in the Spring2022 semester, the class was heavily directed. Three different instructors taught 3 differentsections. Two instructors (A and B) used nearly identical notes, while a third instructor (C) useda different set of notes. However, all three Spring 2022 instructors gave the same homework andexams, allowing for slight variation of exam

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Williams, Elizabethtown College; Elizabeth Dolin Dalton; Mark Brinton, Elizabethtown College

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

) C+ E2: Identify common op-amp circuits, find the output voltage (or gain) for several cascaded amplifiers. 1/3 of a B- E3: Find the analytical solution describing the voltage (and current) in a RC grade or RL circuit as a function of time. increase for E4: Use Mesh analysis to find V, I and/or P in complex circuits with multiple B each sources. additional E5: Use source transformation to simplify and then analyze a circuit to find skill passed B+ the V, I, P or a R. A1: Design an op-amp circuit project to transform input signal to meet A- specified output

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Michael Rocha, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

room experience were not told beforearriving to class that they would be executing an escape room. The sections were broken downinto three teams consisting of six students. Throughout the semester the students worked inthree-person lab groups. Two lab groups were combined to form six-person teams that wouldexecute the escape room. The students were authorized to use the textbook and class notes tocomplete the puzzles but were given everything that was required to solve the puzzles in theprovided folder and backpack. An image of the students participating in the MC364 escape roomare shown in Figure 1d and 1e. (a) (b) (c

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University; Sadegh Poozesh, Tuskegee University; Hang Song, Auburn University; Karen S. McNeal, Auburn University ; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

(22) studentsparticipated in the initial baseline survey. The intervention plans designed for buildingenvironmental behavior were implemented in Spring 2022. In the post and pre-surveys of theintervention semester, 25 and 22 students responded from a senior-level mechanical engineeringcourse.A pool of survey questions was developed to understand the following: a) Knowledge of sustainability, b) Attitudes and intended behavior towards sustainability, c) Willingness to pursue a sustainability career, and d) Perceived preparedness for a sustainability career. The essential goal of the intervention is to understand the role that the instructional approachplays in changing undergraduate students' knowledge, attitudes

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Digital Circuits, Architecture, Embedded Systems

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guodong Wang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Yanxiao . Zhao, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. Therefore, we use actual circuits to help students learnBoolean algebra and provide a concrete, hands-on approach to the abstract concepts introduced inlogic gates and Boolean algebra.At the beginning, when introducing students the concepts of AND, OR, and NOT, we usecircuits to show the associated operations in Boolean algebra as depicted in Fig. 1. (a) Y= A x B (b) Y = A + B (c) Y = A’ Fig. 1 Circuits showing three basic operations in Boolean algebra.Take Fig. 1 (a), the AND operation as an example. With the help of the circuit, students can easilyunderstand that the two switches are controlling the status of Y. When and only when both A andB are closed (status 1), the status of Y is on

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University; Betsy Pingen, Union University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

mechanism of a bubble blower but found Figure 2: a) Switch button designs inthat even though the electronics were working as Tinkercad, b) electronic modifications toexpected, the bubble blower did not function bubble blower, and c) final designproperly, as it had a mechanical “wiper” that © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023moved up and down with each trigger pull. The team then identified an alternative bubble makerwithout mechanically activated parts. Throughout the design process, the team iterated on multi-ple personalized button designs (Figure 2a), modified the bubble blower circuitry (Figure 2b),designed multiple stands, and arrived at a final working bubble blower

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Student Performance and Learning & Open-ended problems

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California San Diego; Yu Li, University of California San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California San Diego; Xuan Emily Gedney; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

impact on deep learning andperceived advantages or disadvantages of participating in them. 2. MethodsIn this study, we investigate two courses for which we designed and implemented explanatorylearning activities for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) students: Course A(Statics and Introduction to Dynamics) and Course B (Solid Mechanics I). The two courses weretaught by the same instructor. There are three types of explanatory learning activities designedand implemented among the two courses: written homework prompt, group video assignment,and oral exams with descriptions as following:2A. Written Guidance prompts on homeworkWritten guidance prompt questions refer to guidance prompt text questions in addition to thetraditional homework

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

student work presented, theiteration row vector average is [3.0 4.3 3.5 4.3]. The average total number of steps, includingwithin multiple block-step iterations is 15.0. Collectively and qualitatively, not many iterations arerequired for what appears to be very good curve fitting, that implies numerical answers to thesystem ID problem directly within MATLAB. As a side story, one positive effect that often occursin this lab is a fun and friendly competition amongst the teams to see which team’s result overlapstheir experimental data the most. All in the name of oscillator dynamics, where students learnpractically about concepts like natural frequency and the damping ratio! a. Student team A with [1 3 1 3]. b. Student team B

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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

havevariable input numbers such as voltage sources and resistors. Students are asked to solve forvoltage, current and/or power in circuits, and the numbers change for each question. Figure 1shows and example problem using automated assessments for this course. The quizzes arestructured this way so students can focus on mathematical modeling and evaluation processrather than getting the correct numerical results for one set of input values. Fig. 1 illustrates anexample of this quiz structure. (a) (b) (c)Figure 1: Analog circuit assessment, (a) circuit schematic with variable inputs, (b) question oneusing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University; Timothy Reeves, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine Hendricks Belk, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

4.57 4.4 5.4 a a 4.2 5.2 (a) (b) 4.0 5.0 Pre-Camp Pre-Sophomore

Collection

2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Soyoung Kang, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Per G. Reinhall, University of Washington; Kathleen E Kearney, University of Washington; Jonathan T.C. Liu, University of Washington; Jonathan D. Posner, University of Washington; Erin Blakeney, University of Washington; ERIC SEIBEL, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

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Diversity

helpful). Note: the shift to remote learning occurredmidway through Y2.Expected and Completed Project OutcomesWhen the spring surveys were administered during the last class meeting of the year, studentswere asked to report on the likelihood to participate in certain activities related to their capstoneproject (e.g., submit a patent application, submit an IRB application, etc.). Response optionsranged from unlikely, neutral, likely, already in progress, or completed. Table 4 shows theresults of a subset of responses to the statements and the changes in the in-progress or completedstatus for each milestone from Y1 to Y2 and from Y1 to Y3. The full set of responses is shownin Appendix B, Table 3. Note that Y1 is a pre-pandemic baseline year in

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University; Bryanne Peterson; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Cassandra J. McCall, Utah State University; Desen Sevi Özkan, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

methods in STEM education assessment topromote inclusivity, engage learners, and empower underrepresented and marginalizedcommunities. Such research can then inform future pedagogical practices, curriculum design,evaluation plans, and resource allocation to contribute to a more inclusive and diverse STEMlearning environment and resultantly, the future STEM workforce.ReferencesBattel, K., Foster, N., Barroso, L. V., Bhaduri, S., Mandala, K., & Erickson, L. (2021, October).“We Make the Village”-Inspiring STEM Among Young Girls and the Power of CreativeEngineering Education in Action. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.Bevan, B. B., Barton, A. C., & Garibay, C. (2018). Why broaden perspectives on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Umair Shakir, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew James P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

]. Another, theSurvey of Engineering Ethical Development (SEED), measures ethical knowledge (e.g.,knowledge of the NSPE code of ethics) [17]. Other examples include the EERI, the ESIT, DIT-2,and the Survey of Ethical Reasoning (SER) which measure ethical judgment [18]–[21]. Whilethese quantitative measurement instruments can be useful, such measures can be challenging toimplement [13]. Specifically, the measurements are (a) inflexible in that they cannot be adjustedto account for one’s learning context, (b) purely quantitative and thus fail to elicit students’views in their own words, and (c) prime students to focus on certain ideas, thus activating extantschema [22] while foreclosing other possible responses. For example, if an instructor aimed

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Shohana Iffat, Farmingdale State College (SUNY), NY, USA

, instead of aregular quiz, students are asked to submit a one-minute paper [9] to summarize whatever theylearnt. The weakest points [9] in that lecture could be asked to summarize too. These activitieswill be considered as low-stakes assessments. The instructor evaluates individual’s weeklyperformance from the quizzes. The graded quizzes are returned to the students and a briefdiscussion is conducted based on the common misconceptions. For the low-stakes assessments,instructors may re-explain the challenging parts of that lecture. (a) (b) (c) Figure 1: Stress-strain relationship of a mild steel specimenIllustrations of this methodSample of guided notes and

Conference Session

Research Methodologies – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; David S. Ancalle, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kennesaw State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

claims are better established throughnon-empirical methods such as reviews of literature on the instrument’s development, which occurred aspart of the instruments’ development, or evaluation of the measured constructs against the learningobjectives of our course. To evaluate evidence supporting our three claims for each instrument, weorganized the paper around the following research questions, with the related claim in italics: 1. How well does our data fit with prior CSSE results and characteristics of good measurement? (a) How well do our data align with the established factor structure? (fit) (b) How well do our data show appropriate measurement range? (reliable) (c) To what extent do demographic variables affect fit and

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

them.They have not given them the recognition due, as for example, studies in the US by L. B.Barnes [4], Scotland by T. Burns and G. Stalker [5], and England by M. B. Youngman, R.Oxtoby, J. D. Monk and J. Heywood [6]. It is argued that the story (case study) that Binghamand Hames tell lends strong support to this view [7]At the same time, such models challenge the idea that technological literacy is a subject thatought to be in the curriculum since they ask the question “what does it mean to be literate intechnology? Technological literacy as conceived here is not a particular discipline of studybut a skill that enables a learner to bring together different components of knowledge andskill in the solution of technological and scientific problems

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

Details a. Identify the loan length. b. Identify the frequency of payments (usually monthly) c. Identify the disbursed date. d. What is currency loss, and how is it covered by the partner.5. Click on Field Partner (the agency on site, making the loan, collecting interest) a. Search for them on the web and add their mission statement. b. Identify the Average cost to borrower (for this Field Partner) Explain what PY (portfolio yield) and APR (Annual percentage rate) mean, depending on which one is listed for this loan. c. Explain what is meant by return on assets, and identify ROA for this organization.You can just edit this file and turn it in. EGR 461

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COED Programming Education 2: Instructional Approaches

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy James, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Colab file that covers the “continue” keyword in Python. Thisshould closely match the delivery of content in the lecture slides and videos, as seen in Figure 2. Fig. 1. Colab content on the "continue" keyword Fig. 2. Lecture slide content on the "continue" keywordIn the self-paced version of the course, an instructional Colab notebook was shared with thestudents two times each week (available in Appendix B). In the instructor-led version of thecourse, lectures were delivered two times each week via Google Meet, recorded, and shared withthe students along with the slides (slides and recordings available in Appendix B). Both courseshad live Q&A sessions at the end of each week.5

Conference Session

Formation and Development of Engineers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

graduatein six-years, and we view this as a positive and important finding. Regardless of when a studentwas admitted to a program, the likelihood of graduating in six-years did not change. Thisindicates that college administrators might be able to use programs like the one described in thispaper to help manage college enrollments without impacting graduation rates. Moreover, therewas no ill-effect noted based on URM status or gender. Researchers could scale up a similartype of study and investigate program matriculation timing across numerous institutions to see ifa similar type of pattern is observed.References1. B. L. Yoder, Engineering by the numbers: ASEE Retention and Time-Graduation Benchmarks for Undergraduate Engineering Schools

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Lemke, Bethel University; Gabriel Michael Hjelle; Zachary Erickson

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Figure 1: diagram (A) and photo (B) of the holography apparatus.After successfully teaching this lab for the first time, we wanted to further investigate thesystem’s sensitivity to torsions and rotations. A few different experiments were tried and aresummarized here. First, as shown in the middle panel of Figure 2, we introduced only a verticalrotation of the metal beam by clamping it in the middle and applying a point load to the end.Rotation is not something a strain gauge can sense, since it uses the deformation of a metal foilto generate its signal (namely, a changed electrical resistance). In this setup, the small rotation isreadily determined, and produces evenly spaced and perfectly vertical fringes. With 4 fringesacross the 10 mm of beam

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

, no. 3, pp. 471–493, Sep. 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11218-013-9222-x.[8] E. Seymour and N. M. Hewitt, Talking about leaving, vol. 34. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1997.[9] K. L. Tonso, “Engineering Identity,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 267–282. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139013451.019.[10] E. S. Abes, S. R. Jones, and M. K. McEwen, “Reconceptualizing the model of multiple dimensions of identity: The role of meaning-making capacity in the construction of multiple identities,” Journal of college student development, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1–22, 2007.[11] G. L. Downey and J. C. Lucena, “Knowledge and professional identity in engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Matas, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

and Arts students’ search processes. We mayexpect that undergraduate students experience cognitive complexity with more advanced searchtechniques, like proximity searching, truncation, wildcards, or Boolean expressions, for example.However, analysis reveals that undergraduate students experience cognitive complexity in basicelements of library research: a) deciding which terms to use, b) knowing if they are searching inthe right place, c) examining each article to weed out less relevant articles, and d) evaluating thequality of a source. Our findings reveal a sizable disconnect between what librarians may expectare basic elements of the search process and what students experience as cognitively complex.Introduction As public internet

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandini Sharma, The University of Texas at Austin; Jeffrey W. Treem, University of Texas at Austin; Megan Kenny Feister, CSUCI

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

technology infrastructure consistently demanded intensive and collaborativeproblem solving, the scientific research pursuits it enabled were often considered personal in thecontext of day-to-day work. We found that a) while being physically present in the lab withothers was crucial to lab work, lab members largely perceived their work as independent andresearch goals as personal, b) though asking questions was considered a marker of learning, labmembers tried to address technological failures individually before approaching others, and c)staggered work schedules made it difficult to share knowledge about technological failures.These findings suggest a tension between interdependent and independent work practices whichare facilitated by situated

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sánchez-Peña, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

0.00 0.20 0.07 0.00 Interaction 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.03 0.04 0.28 -0.05 0.04 0.16 Interaction 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.04 0.03 0.14The analysis of model 1 presented in table 1, revealed that socioeconomic status is significantlyassociated with student wellbeing, b = 0.12 (SE = 0.02), (p < 0.05). Similarly, schools’ meansocio-economic status and school type were found to be significantly correlated with wellbeingwith b = 0.00 (SE = 0.00), (p < 0.05) and b = 0.20 (SE = 0.08), (p < 0.05) respectively. Theresults also found that the schools’ urbanicity status was also significant b = -0.08 (SE = 0.03),(p< 0.05) and explained a good

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

proposed for themselves. Only 11 percent of students had Proposed Grade Students in Course to be brought down to a lower final grade based on the A 35.2% instructor’s assessment of the breadth and depth of their A-/A 7.4% portfolio and overall body of work; in comparison, the A- 20.4% instructor used their reserved discretion to bring 28 B+/A- 9.3% percent of students up to a higher grade than proposed. B+ 3.7% B/B+ 1.9% It should be noted that of the 54 students in the course

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 10: Identity & Belonging 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordyn M. Wolfand, University of Portland; Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Christina Ivler

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

examined more closely, the data suggest there are some differences in students’ self-reported engineering identity across demographic groups. There was a significant difference inrecognition across genders in the Pre (p=0.045), Post 1 (p=0.011), and Post 2 (p=0.007) surveys(Figure 4). Due to only one student identifying as nonbinary, gender was compared only betweenfemale and male. (a) (b) (c) (d) Figure 4: Median scores for pre (Pre, 𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 = 𝟐𝟒, 𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 = 𝟕𝟒) and post (Post 1, 𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 = 𝟐𝟐, 𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 = 𝟔𝟑) service-learning project and end-of-first-semester sophomore year (Post 2

Conference Session

Student Assessments and Tests

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chinedu Alexander Emeka, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; David H. Smith IV, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

assessment scores and 10% of the grade came from the lower of the two assessment scores. This was the policy used in course B. This policy offers more potential for students to improve their grades from taking the second-chance exam, but their grades could go down.We considered two research questions related to the grading policies:RQ1. Do students prefer a particular grading policy? Why?RQ2. How does the choice of grading policy affect student studying, anxiety, and willingness to take second-chance exams?We explore these questions through a quasi-experimental study where we administeredsecond-chance testing in two similar courses, but varied the second-chance grading policies used.Afterwards, we surveyed students about their

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Barbara Sobhani; Veronica Corral Flores; Victor Andersen

successes of the pilot and are ready to expand the program. We would like todouble the size of our cohort, increase the student financial support for participation and providemore dedicated mentoring for the students. Of the first two cohorts, 80% have remained in SpaceGrant for additional project experience, some moving into project leadership roles. COSGC staffcurrently run the program and mentor the student teams and projects. The plan for AY 23-24 isto expand this mentoring to include near peer mentors in the next cohort. We will also beimplementing a pre and post assessment of student STEM identity.REFERENCESAtkins, K., Dougan, B. M., Dromgold-Sermen, M. S., Potter, H., Sathy, V., & Panter, A. T. (2020). “Looking at Myself in the Future

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

-life balance due to the overwhelming nature of their stress coming from manyangles [8]. These results further indicate that high-stress engineering graduate students deal withsubstantial external and internal pressures to maintain high performance by neglecting basictenets of self-care, such as consistent sleep schedules or time off from work.As participant 5summarizes, “Getting a minimum grade of a B is a ridiculous ask of master's [sic] students.”RQ2 - What methods of coping do students depend upon to persist in engineering graduateeducation?The most frequent themes applied to low-stress students’ responses (n = 8) were Escapism andWork-Life Balance - Positive (Table 3). These codes appeared together in two cases.Table 3. Theme applications