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EED Panel Discussion: Exploring Career Paths in Academia— Learn, Network, and Thrive

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize community vision with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED): Best of Works in Progress

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grayson Rice, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Concept MapsAbstractThis paper describes a work-in-progress study investigating the use of concept mapping forassessing students’ conceptual knowledge over a semester in a biomedical engineering modelingcourse. The concept maps are used to evaluate the evolution of students’ skills in developingmathematical models that describing biological systems and students’ specific contentknowledge as they complete problem-based learning projects. As students gain experiencedeveloping mathematical models to answer open-ended problem-based learning questions, wehypothesize that their conceptual understanding of mathematical modeling and of the biologicalsystems studied will increase. This improved conceptual understanding is reflected by conceptmaps with

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renukadevi Selvaraj, The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chennai, India

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Pedagogy and Psychology, Training Technology, Instruction Design, Soft Skills, Gender Studies, Student Guidance and Counselling, Mentoring, Emotional Intel- ligence, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Yoga, Mudras and Healing techniques. She has Coordinated more than 250 short term and overseas programmes. She Coordinated the M.Tech(HRD) programme of the Institute. She has trained more than 300 international teachers and administrators. She is Offering a course on MHRD SWAYAM Platform, covering 19,500 learners in 4 batches. She has Completed 5 doctoral Dissertations in Engineering Education. She has guided M.Tech (HRD), MCA and Overseas Trainees’ Projects. She has published around 30 papers in Journals and presented sev

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 2: Completing the engineering and computer science transfer pathway: Transfer students’ post-matriculation experiences through a four-year institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Michael Grote, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janice Leshay Hall, Florida International University ; Hannah Glisson

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

the past 12 years. She has a BS and MS in Civil Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and is a registered Professional Engineer.Dr. Dustin Michael Grote, Virginia Tech Dustin M. Grote holds a PhD from Virginia Tech in Higher Education Research and Policy and currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is currently involved in several NSF-funded projects spanning undergraduate and graduate STEM education. His interdisciplinary research agenda includes graduate funding in STEM, transdisciplinary, experiential and adaptive lifelong learning, undergraduate education policies, systems thinking, organizational change, broadening participation in

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Engineering School, then as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in 2019. Her research focuses on sensors, combining organic materials, including polymers and biological cells, with conventional devices.Dr. Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park Vincent P. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects

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Reviewing Methods for Educational Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

participant, but they will also gatherpersonal documents and observe their actions to fully understand their experience. In the caseof education, narrative analysis can be used to understand a group of students' experiences in acertain class, project, or discipline.Kellam et. al's [13] study expands on Polkinghorne's [20] narrative analysis and analysis ofnarratives by testing three data synthesis methods specific to engineering education research.The first method, thematic analysis, is focused on interpreting data to produce themes relatingto the topic of interest. In this method, the researcher's themes are embedded throughout thepresentation of the narrative, providing the reader with a clear depiction of the researcher'sinterpretation. The second

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - GIFTS

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus P.E., Auburn University; Jessica Bowers, Auburn University - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

each member. • Value continuous learning. • Be responsive to a variety of training formats. Technology • Ability to adapt to new and emerging technology. • Use technology ethically and efficiently to solve problems and accomplish goals. • Manage projects from beginning to end. • Define and clarify roles, objectives, and processes. Leadership • Coach others on performance improvement. • Understand how to motivate others and delegate responsibilities. • Work productively with others

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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

hop-inspired pedagogics and its intersection with design thinking, computational media- making, and integrative curriculum design.Sabrina Grossman, Georgia Institute of Technology I am currently a Program Director in Science Education at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrat- ing Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), which is a K-12 STEM outreach center for the university. I am working on several exciting projects inc ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Music, Coding, and Equity: An exploration of student and teacher experiences in decoding messaging and discussing equity with the Your Voice is Power curriculum

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shayna Earle, McMaster University ; Liza-Anastasia DiCecco, McMaster University; Dakota M Binkley, McMaster University; Muhammad Arshad, McMaster University ; Andrew Lucentini, McMaster University ; Gerald Tembrevilla, McMaster University, Mount Saint Vincent University; Bosco Yu PhD, P.Eng, McMaster University, University of Victoria

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Materials Division (MATS)

- terials science instructor for the Engineering 1 program at McMaster University. He was also one of the lead project developers for the first-year multidisciplinary project-based learning course (ENG 1P13). Dr. Yu’s pedagogical approach focuses on experiential learning, collaborative learning, gamified learning, student-centred education, and design-led materials science education. Dr. Yu joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the U. of Victoria in September 2022 as an Assistant Professor. He leads a research group (”Hybrid 3D”) that leverages additive manufacturing to develop new generations of hy- brid materials that are lightweight, recyclable and highly tunable to solve global sustainable development

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

getting started with learning how to best recruit for the program. The second year,we targeted many of the same recruitment avenues, but expanded our efforts as well. All ofdepartments offer some type of first year seminar, and these instructors were contacted and askedto advertise the program. We supplied a sample email they could send out, as well as a slide ortwo in case they wanted to make an announcement in class. Additionally, we asked all of thedepartment chairs to include an announcement in department emails that are routinely sent out totheir students.I also identified physics instructors teaching the introductory sequence and asked them toadvertise the program. Because I attended some physics courses as part of another project, I

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Robin Havens Tate, Penn State University; Casey J Fenton, The Pennsylvania State University; David Mazyck, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

. To date, Holon IQ projects the 2025 micro-credential and online education market “mid-COVID” to be $117 billion with a 17% compound annual growth rate. At present, Penn State’s revenues in this area lag our competitors markedly. We will need innovative cross-channel marketing campaigns that is a new paradigm for our academic communications staff. These communication skills include websites, landing pages, email, digital marketing, event marketing, print media, videos, communications, mass SMS, and social media expertise. 4. Pathway: non-credit to academic credit. According to UPCEA, 347 academic institutions are evaluating a pathway program. 75% of these are four-year bachelor’s programs. Key

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International Division Technical Session 6: Monitoring, Evaluating and Research

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Dang, Purdue Engineering Education; Kirsten Davis, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brent Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

supportingengineering students in developing global competency, some universities have sought to makeglobal experiences more accessible for engineering students by offering courses on globalengineering topics.Global engineering courses can take several different forms and cover many different topics. Onecourse format that has grown in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic involves globalvirtual teams, where engineering students work on design projects together with students atuniversities abroad. Several studies have found positive learning outcomes of this type of course[7]-[10], although such courses require a lot of effort to implement and run the risk of allowingthe technical content to overshadow intercultural learning [9], [11]. Other approaches

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sara Schley

? 2 Our study utilizes the methodology of focused ethnography (Wall, 2015), following thelead of previous ethnographic work in engineering education (e.g., Stevens et al., 2013). Focusedethnography uses multiple modes of data collection—such as interviews, targeted observations,and images—to perform a thorough investigation of a context familiar to the researcher(Knoblauch, 2005). As part of the larger, ongoing project, in this study we interviewed 21 self-selectedengineering faculty members (including non-tenure track faculty as well as tenured and tenure-track professors) at a large research-intensive institution in the American Southeast about theireducational background and career trajectory, their teaching philosophy, their

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Engineering Ethics Division: Perspectives on Engineering Ethics Education

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie Pinkert, University of Central Florida; Steven Kuebler

: An Interview-Based Study of Ethics FrameworksAbstractUnderstanding institutional leaders’ perspectives on ethics frameworks can help us betterconceptualize where, how, and for whom ethics is made explicit across and within STEM relateddisciplines and, in turn, to better understand the ways developing professionals are enculturatedtoward responsibility within their disciplines. As part of an NSF-funded institutionaltransformation project, our research team conducted interviews with academic leaders about theframeworks of ethics in their home departments, programs, and fields. This paper reports on aseries of eleven (11) interviews whose content describes the perspectives of disciplinary leadersfrom biology, chemistry, computer science

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Garcia; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Torres-Catanach; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Crystal Cholewa; Karla Ayala Mendoza

Paper ID #37847A Strategic Curriculum Design for an IntroductoryEngineering Course to Encourage Self-Empowerment ofMinority StudentsVictor Manuel Garcia (Research Associate) Victor Garcia holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Victor is currently a research civil engineer at the US Army – Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. He leads research projects sponsored by the US Department of Defense that focus on improving the design and construction practices for military transportation installations. Victor has been also collaborating with UTEP faculty on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Maher, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University; John Kevern, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Kathleen O'Shea

have shown during the pandemic and publicize it to both Fellows and their on- and off-campus community stakeholders; plans are underway to expand the project website (https://sites.google.com/view/kcure/home) to include this material.Additionally, both interview results and KCURE team members’ experiences have emphasizedthese realities: (3) KCURE Fellows have needed and continue to need much more ‘hands on’ mentoring from team personnel than previously anticipated. Our data analyses revealed that the dominant strategy KCURE Fellows used to cope with the unanticipated transition was to seek or create support systems. To do this, they turned primarily to their peers and

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PCEE Session 3: Robotics and Design Competitions

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J Carroll, Saint Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, Saint Louis University

project competitions [1-7], which rangein level of scope and complexity. Balsa wood bridge competitions, for example, have beenaround for decades and are the “go to” engineering outreach activity, particularly for civilengineering programs, used to introduce students to engineering. They are fairly simple to runand can easily reach over 100 students. However, balsa wood bridge competitions are now facedwith the ever-growing popularity of other competitions related to robotics and rockets, and mostrecently drones. Competing with more flashy activities can make it difficult to attractparticipants, and even volunteers, especially if competition dates overlap. The traditional balsawood bridge competition simply requires students to build a bridge and

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LEES 6: Writing & Communication

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

literary history of science and technology. She has served twice as the chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering and Society (LEES) Division of ASEE and received that division's Olmsted Award for outstanding contributions to liberal education for engineers. Her current research projects focus on humanistic education for engineers as a system that transcends particular courses and institutions; the interdependence of ethics, communication, and STS in engineering; and establishing a collective identity for the diverse community engaged in teaching and researching engineering communication.Michael Alley (Professor of Teaching) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Miller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Higbee, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

experiences with clinical practice, and broadening of stakeholder perspectives. Exposure to “Engineers rarely get clinical experience actually watching the use of a device in surgery. With this medical devices experience, I have a better understanding of the end purpose of devices.” “As biomedical engineers we not only learn fundamentals but we learn processes and in operation is an Clinical extremely important process. …Seeing this process first hand will allow me to visualize how the projects I processes work on will fit into these steps.” “…I will consider pediatric patient access/use of devices such as catheters.” Stakeholder “I will be thinking about devices that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Alfred Owusu-Ansah, Michigan Technological University; Shari Stockero

Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Facilitating Conditions for Engineering Faculty Technology AdoptionAbstractThis paper summarizes the preliminary results of an NSF project funded through the Directoratefor Engineering, Engineering Education and Centers. One of the main project goals is developingan understanding of the factors that support or inhibit engineering faculty technology acceptance.As essential gatekeepers in the process of the formation of engineers, engineering facultydetermine which technologies engineering students learn and adopt during their engineeringstudies. Faculty members’ ability to adopt new and relevant engineering technologies

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Campbell Bego, University of Louisville; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Keith Lyle

ConsiderationsAbstractThe focus of our current National Science Foundation (NSF: IUSE Award #1912253) project isthe degree to which spaced retrieval practice, as compared to massed, increases performance onan end-of-semester exam in 10 different STEM courses (e.g., engineering, chemistry, biology).This paper presents an intermediate analysis examining the psychometric properties of theretrieval-practice exercises in two specific courses. The critical question is whether thepsychometric properties of the exercises differ depending on whether they are spaced or massed.Preliminary results indicate that spacing does not consistently affect reliability of items, but canimpact item difficulty.IntroductionA focus in engineering education is identifying effective

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xumin Liu; Erik Golen; Rajendra Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

an appropriate data science curriculumaccessible to non-computing majors with little or no programming background. This project tooka two-prong approach to address such a curriculum: (1) a Web-based Data Science LearningPlatform was developed to offer such students hands-on practice with processing and analyzingdata without needing to write code, and (2) a Data Science Curricular Module for teaching datascience concepts in both an existing Computer Science Principles course and a follow-on DataScience Principles course. The paper also discusses initial experiences with deploying thecurricular module at Rochester Institute Technology.IntroductionLearning data science has become commonplace in many disciplines and the related curriculum isin

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ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Monique Ross, Florida International University

and self-sufficient in the research process fromconcept to publication. The attention to the differences between doctoral and postdoc needs helpsinform Hugo’s expectations for trainees. For grad students, being able to wrap up their research project, be able to think through a problem, design an experiment, things like that. Postdoc, I want them to see... How they can formulate a problem, how they can move toward development of proposals, because paper writing and all of those things. They are more responsible compared to a graduate student. I will be more hands-off dealing with postdoc when it comes to writing a paper, so they will be responsible for more of its components. But one thing that’s

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Civjan, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Samantha Wojda, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Shannon Roberts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Promise McHenga; Nicholas Tooker; Esha Uddin, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Hannah Wharton, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Sophia Chang, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Lia Ciemny; Jacqueline Thornton; Wayne P. Burleson; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts Amherst

the core engineering technical curriculum, rather than separate topics withoutcontext of analysis or the design process. An example used as guidance was an ASEE paperentitled “From Sacred Cow to Dairy Cow” [1]. Several classes in the college were alreadyimplementing concepts of DEI, RJ and SJ into the curriculum by a variety of methods, whetherindividual lesson plans, projects, or re-evaluating messaging and terminology used. The intent ofthe Dean’s RJ Curriculum Challenge (CC) was to formalize a program to empower and engagefaculty in modifying their own curriculum, to highlight those who took these initiatives, and topromote discussions among faculty. Our key marker of success is the level of facultyengagement.The ProgramThe program rollout

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Mechanical Engineering 1

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Kidambi Sreenivas, The University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Alec Blade

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36603Development of a PIV system for a Junior Level Fluid Mechanics LabDr. Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaProf. Kidambi Sreenivas, The University of Tennessee ChattanoogaMr. Alec Blade ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Development of a PIV system for a Junior Level Fluid Mechanics Lab Alec Blade, Kidambi Sreenivas, and Chuck Margraves The University of Tennessee ChattanoogaAbstractThe purpose of this project is to enhance students’ understanding of fluid

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Communications and Ethics

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Morgan Green, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36608Integration of Discord Application as a Communication Tool inUndergraduate Engineering CoursesMs. Morgan Green, Mississippi State University Morgan Green is an Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education, where her research is focused on the develop- ment and assessment of professional skills in engineering students. Other areas of interest and research are engineering education outreach and the application of hands-on learning in engineering students. She is the founder and Director of Project ENspire, an

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

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Howard L Richards, School of Engineering, University of Central Oklahoma

reluctant to accept drastic changes. Theseinstructors will furthermore be right to urge caution. If change is slower or less sweeping thanexpected, graduates must still have the skills to find jobs in engineering. Even if the change is asfast and sweeping as expected, graduates must understand the nature of the problem and thenature of the solution – in particular, what might go wrong, how sensitive the solution is tovarious assumptions, and how they might change the problem statement to make the solutionmore robust.However, the curricula can be nudged to give greater emphasis to features that already existwithin engineering, such as project management. Requirements engineering [26] is usually partof a software engineering curriculum, but all

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

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Xinyu Zhang Ph.D, P.E., West Virginia University; Li Wang; Lynette Michaluk, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Isabel Perez, West Virginia University; Clayton Scott Hammond, West Virginia University; Ian Bush; Ryan George Cao

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Diversity

Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements and survey and interview protocolsin Fall 2022 via an Honors business core course that uses service-learning projects with local oron-campus partners on event planning, research, procedures and policy updates, and social mediacampaigns to achieve student learning and comprehension of business concepts. Facultydesigned an IRB-approved research study and guided a business student team to design surveyand interview protocols and distribute the survey as course project tasks. A former AcES studentreceived a NASA fellowship to further the research in Spring 2023. A research faculty memberfrom the Center for Excellence in STEM Education that aims to break the cycle of poverty inWV through equitable STEM education

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lani Draper, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #36533Lessons Learned: Boosting Faculty Development ServicesDuring a Global PandemicLani Draper (Instructional Designer) Lani Draper, Instructional Designer for the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, serves engineering faculty by managing course design projects and providing support to faculty through one-on-one consultations, presenting workshops, and developing online training and tutorials. She has over 18 years of experience in Higher education in libraries, web development, instructional design, and distance learning, where she has offered workshops and classes to undergraduate

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffani Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yael Gertner, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nancy Amato, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Adrienne Gulley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jancie Harris, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mahesh Viswanathan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

from this opportunity [1] and [2]. Our graduatecertificate fills this opportunity gap by leveraging students' unique backgrounds and experiencesto broaden the participation of computing professionals.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has demonstrated a need for a larger U.S. workforce incomputer science. As a result, there has been a rise in coding bootcamps, MOOC certificates,and micro-credentials to gain access to computing. According to the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment in computer and informationtechnology occupations is projected to grow 11% by 2029, much faster than the average for alloccupations. Within computer and information technology occupations, the employment ofsoftware