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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle P. Kelly, Michigan State University; Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University ; Xiangxiu Zhang; Kristen Sara Cetin, P.E., Michigan State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and those that occur in thefield. Professionals within the engineering industry encounter problems which are described as ill-structured [1], wicked [2, 3], ill-defined [4], complex [5], or workplace [1]. While a diverse use ofterms are employed, with varying amounts of use, all share similar meanings. That is, they describeproblems which do not have defined correctness in solutions (no right or wrong answers), are noteasily described, lack defined rules, and often necessitate iteration to generate a final solution. Alternatively, the sorts of problems that are commonly experienced with engineeringclassrooms are “Engineering Classroom Problems.” These problems are often presented by thecourse instructor in a manner such that the

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Anna Wolff; Pat Burnett, Whatcom Community College; Anna Fay Booker; Tran M. Phung; Mei P. Luu; Seth Greendale

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

currently serving as the chair for the Washington Council on Engineering and Related Technical Education (WCERTE).Anna Fay BookerTran M. PhungMei P. LuuSeth Greendale ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Development of an Integrated Place-Based Learning Community for First-Year Precalculus Level Engineering StudentsIntroductionStudents from historically marginalized backgrounds – especially low-income students, studentsof color, and/or first generation in college – disproportionately place below Calculus level mathand are often underprepared for direct entrance to an engineering baccalaureate degreecurriculum [1] [2]. This equity gap may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tolulope Ibilola Ogundare; Rebecca Kassa, University of Kansas; Omar Maali, City of Lawrence, Kansas; Brian Lines, University of Kansas; Jake Smithwick, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

control, and reduced productivity are some of the implicationsof having unskilled workers in construction [11], [13], [16].Although the potential talent pool (the young graduates) possesses the education to take on thesepositions, they do not possess the mastery, job experience, and training to deliver and sustain theindustry’s expectations, particularly specialty trade contracting firms [1]. [27] found out that sitesupervisors with more job experience have better knowledge to overcome obstacles, meet up withclients’ expectations, and optimize project outcomes.To augment the gap in the skills needed in craft trades, [10] reported that opportunities should bemade available for the current workforce to acquire training in skills that affect job and

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University; Caitlin Anderson, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Efficacy of a Peer Mentoring Program for Underrepresented First-Year Students at a Predominantly White InstitutionIntroductionThe structure of higher education in the United States often favors the norms and values ofmajority populations, as well as those with family members who have previously navigated thepostsecondary system [1]. Moreover, the field of engineering represents a discipline in whichpolicies and practices that privilege White men are particularly entrenched [2]. For this and othersocially-constructed reasons, engineering programs tend to retain and graduate Black, Hispanic,and Native American students at disproportionately lower rates than their White peers [3

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Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Kostolansky, Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

navigate team dynamics [1], [2]. Positiveaffect and motivation have been proven to correlate with learners’ ability and desire to engage inlearning [3], [4]. Recent literature in the learning sciences expands on this evidence bypositioning affect and motivation as epistemic [5]. That is, the emotions that engineersexperience in the doing of engineering are themselves entangled with acts of building knowledgein engineering. By necessity, learning engineering must also attend to learning how one feelswhen doing engineering [6]. Therefore, the learning that undergraduate students engage in is aninherently emotional, or affective, process. For example, undergraduate students mightexperience frustration as they struggle to understand concepts, pride as

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Self-Regulation and Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel Astudillo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Jorge Baier, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Sofía Helena María Olmedo Saavedra, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

statisticallysignificant, both from the sense of belonging and mattering towards mental well-being, and fromit towards academic self-regulation. This implies that there is an indirect effect from the sense ofbelonging towards academic self-regulation.Keywords: Sense of belonging, Sense of mattering, well-being, self-regulated learning,Engineering educationIntroductionIn higher education, attention to students’ mental health has grown in recent years [1]. Inengineering education, some work has begun to emerge on student well-being [2], but there isstill much work to be done. The role of stress within engineering culture has not been fullyexplored in the literature [3], despite the stress experienced by engineering students [3]. Thisparticularly affects women and

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Natalia M. Rodriguez; Daniel Guberman; Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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

Scale Plus (G.L.S2+ ) consists of 12 questions with a six-point Likertscale: 1 - not at all (I am not aware of or do not recognize this behavior), 2 - low degree (I amonly aware of and recognize this behavior), 3 - somewhat low degree (I cooperate or comply withthis behavior if required by others.), 4 - somewhat high degree (I recognize the value of and preferthis behavior), 5 - high degree (This behavior is an important priority to me), and 6 - very highdegree (This behavior is natural to me, is habitual to me, and embodies who I am) (Center forInstructional Excellence, 2023). Additionally, the instrument has one open-ended section fordetermining the relevant experiences and behaviors of the respondent. The instrument focuses onsix factors

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Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

thinking and reflection on their work's impact. This study emphasizes the needfor comprehensive education and training tailored to scientists and engineers to address complexsocietal challenges effectively and responsibly in their professional roles.Keywords: social responsibility, engineering ethics, engineering formation, undergraduateresearch, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)1. IntroductionSociety is facing challenging problems that threaten both the present and future of justice, peace,sustainability, and the overall well-being of humanity. Given that the responsibility of scientistsand engineers implies a duty to address those challenges for society [1], how could research-intensive universities prioritize transformative

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Esther Jose, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

engineering faculty members to choose their paths. In this regard, we aim to assess rolemodels (media or real-life individuals) that influenced the current engineering faculty members’identity development. Our research questions are: 1) What kind of role models did currentengineering faculty members have while growing up? 2) How do these beliefs and experiencesabout role modeling vary across gender and race/ethnicity? 3) Do existing engineering facultymembers consider themselves as role models? and 4) How often and in which areas doengineering faculty members believe they support the growth of their students as role models?To answer our research questions, we collected faculty members' responses through an ongoinganonymous survey of engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 4: Engaging Authentic Engineering Practices

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine M Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University; Ashwin Krishnan Mohan, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

,to bring cultural assets and funds of knowledge to inform meaning making within familiarcontexts, offering opportunities for them to be valued members of a learning community(Calabrese Barton & Tan, 2018. 2019).K-12 teachers help students forge meaningful connections to their lives, their communities, andthe society they live in. Table 1 outlines how this principle might manifest across grade spans.Table 1: Situating the Problem (YES, 2023) Situate the problem in a societal context: Students engage in real-world engineering challenges that expand their horizons while connecting to their lives, communities, and cultures. Activities begin with narratives that demonstrate how engineers shape our world by solving problems. Lower elementary

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Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Musab Kazi; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Justin Merchan; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Background/MotivationStudents from low-income backgrounds (hereafter referred to as low-income students) have highaspirations, drive, motivation, and interest in attaining college degrees [1]–[3], yet, they are alsomore likely to have attended underserved primary and secondary schools and therefore morelikely to be underprepared for engineering studies in higher education [4], [5]. The financial needto complete higher education in the field of engineering is high for these students [6]. However,it is not the only variable necessary for their success. Aside from financial support, low-incomestudents may need academic, professional, social, and emotional support [7]–[9]. Without thesesupports, low-income students are more likely to leave higher

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Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Matt Parsons, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

engineering education.IntroductionThis paper explores sociotechnical education as an antidote to the narrow technical specializationtypical of most contemporary engineering education. Sociotechnical frameworks forunderstanding engineering practice have been common in science and technology studies (STS)for decades [1] and are increasingly found in discussions within engineering education spaces [2,3, 4, 5]. In fact, sociotechnical approaches to engineering education are even being adopted bydisciplinary engineering faculty in traditional technical engineering courses, often throughcollaborative initiatives driven by faculty with training in or exposure to STS [6, 7]. This work iswidely reported through scholarly venues such as ASEE’s Liberal

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi C. Manimaran, Department Chair, Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University; Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

ABET’s Criterion 4 CI [11] states, "The program must regularly useappropriate, documented processes for assessing and evaluating the extent to which the studentoutcomes are being attained. The results of these evaluations must be systematically utilized asinput for the program’s continuous improvement actions". To accomplish the CI requirements,the department followed four strategies that encapsulate the faculty efforts toward CI.The four strategies were: (1) Department faculty, led by the main author of this paper, developeda 3-year schedule of assessment and evaluation, two Student Outcomes (SO) each year in arotating cycle. (2) Documented evidence of implemented action items (2019-22) demonstratingthat the results of student outcome

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Engineering Grand Challenge (NAE) or United Nations(UN) Sustainable Communities Goal. Through this process, the student teams develop aprototype to address a problem associated with an NAE or UN global challenge.20, 21 The teamsengage in societally relevant engineering design and problem solving processes in a makerspaceenvironment and complete a four component team project consisting of: (1) a multimedia projectpitch, (2) a scientific project report, (3) a team presentation, and (4) a physical prototype toaddress their selected challenge using design and problem solving principles and frameworksthrough their work within the makerspace. Figure 1 illustrates the process and its components.Student sampleThe students included in this engineering

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Rizk, Duke University; William Ross Denton; Roxana Haas

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

these areas, creating a challenging environment particularly forunderrepresented engineering students. To combat this issue, a video and activities weredeveloped to emphasize teamwork and inclusion. The video was created by two students whohad taken the course in the previous year. It presented background information, mindful teachingabout inclusion, some discussion of the students’ personal experiences in the course, and anintroduction to the activities. The three activities that were developed were (1) a communicationgame, which allowed students to practice clear and respectful communication, (2) a teamworkand collaboration game, which aimed to show that each member of a team had somethingvaluable to contribute, and (3) a reflection and

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Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University, Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson, Montana State University, Bozeman

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

are more likely to leaveengineering and other STEM fields than their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts [1-3]. Thisattrition is attributed to reasons that stem from a culture and climate in STEM that is hostile toand invalidating of minoritized sexual and gender identities [4-6]. Engineering and other STEMfields have been clamoring to diversify their ranks for the past several decades on the promisethat a diverse workforce is more innovative and better positioned to solve complex, socialproblems. Removing these systematic barriers to LGBTQ people’s participation in engineering isessential for these fields to meet their goals to broaden participation.In this paper, we advance a conceptual framework to understand how heterosexism andcissexism

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Self-Advocacy, Sense of Belonging, Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Construction Management Education Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Maria Lilley, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

disorders anddecreased physiological health is well known [1-3]. Yet, evidence-based practices of supportsystems specifically for graduate students from historically marginalized communities to reducethe effects of climates of intimidation are not common. Indeed, researchers have found that suchstudents “would benefit if colleges and universities attempted to deconstruct climates ofintimidation [4]” and it has also been shown that teaching underrepresented minority studentsempowerment skills can improve academic success [5]. Self-advocacy originates from the American Counseling Association (ACA) and theLearning Disabilities (LD) communities for effective counseling that promotes academic successand is based on a social justice framework [6

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shauna N. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Philip Goldberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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

questions measure the constructs as intended by the authors. However, themajority of validation studies in engineering education do not look at how items function forsubgroups of learners, particularly different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups [1]. Evenframeworks designed to improve the validity evidence provided regarding an assessment’s score,still leave out evaluations of fairness [2]–[4]. To gain a better understanding of how wellengineering assessment contexts are reflective of the diverse experiences of engineering studentsin the U.S., this work-in-progress paper explores the contexts of concept inventories from asociocultural perspective. The purpose of this WIP paper is to identify contexts that are used in three

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

offering a minor or specialized courses, incorporatingentrepreneurial mindset (EM) elements into existing courses, running student competitions thatfocus on ideation and value creation, providing physical spaces to support EM development, andso on. At the University of New Haven, we employ both curricular and extracurricular activitiesto foster EM in students including integration of EM in specific courses in all four years ofstudents’ programs, a few competitions held throughout the academic year, a living learningcommunity with a focus on EM, and an entrepreneurial engineering certificate. These activitiesare summarized in Figure 1. Extracurricular activities are offered to all in the same manner butare optional. Through these activities

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Dalka, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Devyn Shafer; Brianne Gutmann, San José State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

members, administrators, and staff hold positionsthrough which they have authority to determine policies and enact practices within academicinstitutions, students also have the ability to drive change. Student-led change is often sparkedfrom the ground up and benefits from students' perspectives and enthusiasm. These changes caninclude the building of new, inclusive, student-centered spaces to continue to move the workforward.In typical Engineering and Science educational systems, students often are not givenopportunities to build skills outside of narrowly defined, technical domains [1]. Experiences thatencourage students to engage in social justice and activist work are crowded out in manytraditional STEM programs. Oftentimes, spaces to

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lucian Alexander, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

developed for the new student outcomes, which was preparedto ensure clarity of the student work evidence [1]. In a similar manner, Pejcinovic describes anextensive system of criteria and performance indicators that were adopted for an electrical andcomputer engineering department [2]. The faculty of a new engineering program at Angelo StateUniversity posited that a highly structured and clear assessment program is necessary for successin seeking initial accreditation, including the subdivision of SOs into clear and unambiguousparts for measurement of outcomes [3]. Other engineering faculty have described the substantialreliance on design courses for determination of student outcome attainment [4, 5]. The objectiveof this Work-in-Progress paper is

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianina Morales, University of Pittsburgh and Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile; Rene Alejandro Noel, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

possibilities of thestudy with the audience.IntroductionIn STEM and Engineering in particular, calls for change in faculty’s pedagogical practices havebeen argued and supported by reflections on societal and professional shifts [1], [2], research onstudents’ learning [3], [4], and the imperative of improving the experience and persistence ofundergraduate students [5]. Faculty development programs centered on teaching practices arepivotal for the success of transformational initiatives. They promote faculty engagement instudent-centered instructional practices [6], i.e., methods and strategies that foster students’ activeinvolvement in knowledge construction and problem-solving, broadly known as active learning.Teaching practices convey the learning

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeline Polmear, Vrije Universiteit Brussels

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

ethicseducation and ethics educators are supported.Introduction and BackgroundEthics is an integral part of engineering, a profession that serves public welfare and operates atthe intersection between the natural and built environment. The university experience is criticalin developing professional and societal responsibility as future engineers learn both contentknowledge and professional socialization. Faculty members are crucial in these processes as theyinfluence engineering education through their course instruction and informally through theirrole as socializing agents [1]. Faculty members and students both shape and are shaped by theirenvironment. Within the academic environment, culture provides a way to view the values,decisions, and norms of a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5: Exploring and Re-Examining Ideas in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev M. Kavale, Arizona State University; Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

consistencies as well as variations between the key terms generated for each Cand the opinions of the participating KEEN legacy leaders. These findings reinforce the necessityof building a literature-based grounding for the 3Cs framework to benefit stakeholders withinand outside the KEEN community.IntroductionEntrepreneurship has gained importance in engineering education as it provides the opportunityto develop the skills needed to address the complex problems faced by today’s society [1]. It hasalso been recognized as an important field for growth with significant investment from theNational Science Foundation through the National Center for Engineering Pathways toInnovation (Epicenter) program [1], its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program [2], and the

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Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matilde Luz Sánchez-Peña, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Anne M. McAlister, University at Buffalo; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Douglas B. Samuel; Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Xinrui Xu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering students to make informed academic and career choices in their late adolescence and early adulthood. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Stigma of mental health conditions within engineering culture and its relationto help-seeking attitudes: Insights from the first year of a longitudinal study 1. IntroductionColleges and universities are trying to keep pace with the increasing mental health needs of students.However, it has been documented that students’ attitudes towards seeking help are still a barrier to the useof available resources, and such attitudes vary across student subpopulations, with engineering studentsbeing less likely to seek help for mental health conditions (MHCs) than

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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)

increased complexity.MotivationA concept map is a visual tool used to organize and represent knowledge. Developed in 1972based on the constructivist pedagogy of Ausubel [1], a concept map is a hierarchical diagram thatshows the relationship between different concepts, ideas, or other pieces of informationoriginating from a key concept. Concepts are represented by nodes, and the relationshipsbetween them are represented by lines or arrows that contain a linker word or phrase thatdescribes that relationship [2]. Concepts increase in specificity as they progress further awayfrom the key concept. Arrangement of a series of related concept-links in a hierarchical chainrepresents a domain of knowledge. The relationship between different domains of

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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

’ skillsin designing courses that are welcoming and effective for all students [1]. A definition ofdiversity from The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project course material is given as:“Individual differences (e.g., personality, prior knowledge, and life experiences) andgroup/social differences (e.g., race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin,and ability as well as cultural, political, religious, or other affiliations).”This same source defines inclusion as:“The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity—in the curriculum, in the co-curricular, and in communities (intellectual, social, cultural, geographical) with whichindividuals might connect—in ways that increase awareness, content knowledge

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Cartuche; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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other. The groups are Ecuadorian civil engineering students at Universidad SanFrancisco de Quito, a private liberal arts university considered to be the best universityin Ecuador. The survey was translated into Spanish to better understand the users. Theresults supply relevant information about how students perceive aspects of culture anddifferences that were created by Covid-19.IntroductionCulture plays an important role in shaping our identities and how we interact with theworld around us [1]. For Hofstede culture is what we call unwritten rules about how tobe a good member of society or a group [2]. In recent years, there has been an increasedfocus on understanding the role of culture in engineering education, particularly in theUnited

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York, Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York, Binghamton

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

developing future educators; students who have completedthe program can serve as undergraduate course assistants (UCAs) where they help studentsduring their first-year engineering classes and have opportunities to develop and teachworkshops on additional engineering topics. From an overall perspective, the first-year programappears to be successful at achieving its goals; however, a more detailed analysis of thedemographics in the program could elucidate areas in need of improvement.Strength tests are commonly used by companies for team and personal development purposes.One such test is the High5 Test, which combined theoretical and empirical approaches into onetest to ensure both conceptual validity and real-world applicability [1]. It outputs five

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliana Danesi Ruiz, The University of Iowa; Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa; Phillip Deierling

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

industry. His research and teaching interests are in advanced manufacturing, industry 4.0, machine learning & vision, and autonomous robotics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work-In-Progress: Integrating hands-on exploration into an undergraduate robotics and automation classIntroduction For many students to have a positive educational experience in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes, it is frequently important to have students engagemeaningfully with theoretical, often abstract concepts through active learning-based hands-onexperiences [1]. This hybrid pedagogical technique in which abstract concepts learned in classare paired