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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, & Curriculum Design Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Donna M Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Donna Riley is Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education and Professor of Engi- neering Education at Purdue University

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ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

activity has been conducted once a semester in the Iron Range Engineeringprogram since the Fall 2017 academic year and twice a semester in the York College ofPennsylvania program since the Fall 2018 academic year.Feedback was collected via student surveys, student and faculty reflections. Preliminary analysisof student feedback and faculty reflections indicates increased learner engagement, enhancedreview of technical content and a different type of learning experience. Faculty reflections alsonoted that the activity helps students to self-identify those concepts they had successfullymastered and those needing more review. This activity has brought value to the overall learningprocess and will continue to be used to improve teaching and student

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Charlemagne Manuel, University of Michigan Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Richard James Clancy, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

aboutethics-related issues. These methods have been used to explore regional differences in valuesfrom obituaries, folk conceptual dualism, and the authorship and organization of texts, forinstance, but not the ethics-related views of engineering students.[1]–[3]Data for analysis comes from free-response, reflection questions about topics interspersedthroughout readings on global engineering ethics. These are hosted on https://cgae.sjtu.edu.cn, awebsite used for a semester-long, two-credit hour course on engineering ethics, “GlobalEngineering Ethics,” at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute(UM-SJTU JI), a foreign-Chinese educational venture in Shanghai, China. Versus fixed-response, multiple choice questions

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ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Proper element selection can make a modelsolve quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy. Improper element selection can affectthe solution time and final results. This paper also outlines the FEA result reportingrequirements and suggests methods used to develop meaningful post processed plots tobest visualize results.The assessment results from a student self-reflection survey of the industry relevantrequirements of the FEA course support the intended course competencies and studentoutcomes. The student responses to the open ended question for the “biggest takeawayfrom the course” show that the highest frequency of response is that FEA is important,there are important steps, and that FEA is an incredible, effective, and helpful tool

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Anat Caspi P.E., The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology; Heather A. Feldner, University of Washington; Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Shawn M. Rundell, University of Washington; George Zatloka, Design Research Consultant; Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, and the focus on a participatorydesign approach, which involves the end-users in every stage of the engineering design process.In other words, projects are co-designed for people with disabilities, by people with disabilities.Each of the first two offerings of the two-quarter HuskyADAPT accessible design course had anenrollment of approximately 20-25 undergraduate and graduate students, and at least 65% ofstudents were engineering majors. In addition to design journals and weekly reflections,assignments include team presentations in class and a poster at the end-of-quarter inclusivedesign showcase, where needs experts and the public also attend.The projects we select for the accessible design course (1) can be completed in two 10-weekquarters

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

implementingtheir designs, industrial engineering students learned from their mechatronics counterparts, thusengaging in PL. In addition, the student pairs that were able to finish the lab quickly were requiredto help the students that had problems implementing their designs thus engaging in PPPL. Allstudent pairs had to write lab reports providing the working designs, the problems theyencountered, and the solutions they devised. In addition, each student had to include two self-reflection paragraphs (part of closing the experiential learning feedback loop) about what theylearned and what they liked. A students’ questionnaire, test grades, lab reports, and lab designswere used as evaluation and assessment instruments. Student lab reports (qualitatively

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

rather than aprofile reflecting degree of preference for multiple interacting patterns, and also in that LMLemphasizes the learner’s capacity to use his/her patterns strategically to adapt to differentlearning expectations instead of merely seeking compatible learning conditions. The processbegins by having students take the Learning Connections Inventory (LCI). Responses to theLCI’s 28 statements about learning preferences, using a Likert scale ranging from Always toNever Ever, yield a profile of the extent to which an individual utilizes each of four types ofpatterned learning processes, listed below with some of the key preferences characterizing eachpattern: ‚ Sequence (organization, planning, order, structure) ‚ Precision

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Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

); ‚ Field scouting with hand held GPS, SPAD METER, etc.; ‚ Environmental monitoring; ‚ Aerial imaging using a variety of platforms (UAV, robotic helicopter, etc.); ‚ Advanced software in image analysis and GIS. AE ROStudents will get anopportunity to actively Students reflect on their learningexperiment with

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Pitts, Northeastern University; Steve McGonagle, Northeastern University; Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

be an effective leader. Through reflection and self-assessment, the Gordon Candidates begin to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, preferred styles, biases and potential blind spots. Customized development plans and regular mentoring sessions serve to increase the Candidates’ ability to perceive and effectively deal with the range of personalities they face within diverse teams. For example, conflicts created by the contrasting personal styles of individual team members can be mitigated with appropriate empathy, coaching and direction.  Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes to Successfully Lead Engineering Teams: The next level targets the development and mastery of best practices

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christel Heylen, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven; Jos Vander Sloten, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

christel.heylen@mirw.kuleuven.be 2 Jos Vander Sloten, Faculty of Engineering, Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Technical communication and technical writing are important skills for the daily work- life of every engineer. In the first year engineering program at KU Leuven, a technical writing program is implemented within the project based course ‘Problem Solving and Engineering Design’. The program consists of subsequent cycles of instructions, learning by doing and reflection on received feedback. In addition a peer review assignment, together with an interactive lecture using clicking devices, are incorporated within the assignments of the

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Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

level of frustration. Additionally, based on the undergraduate reflections, itappears that they understand the overall goal of the project: inspire the participants, withoutoverlooking the benefits that this type of activity provides to their own personal and professionaldevelopment. This has been observed in several of the reflections submitted. A couple ofexcerpts that attest to this statement follow. Reflection 1: “The first item that can be reflected upon is how this activity provided a learning experience for the college students themselves. It may seem like this day is mainly for the younger students, but it is prepared for mostly by college students. This allowed students an opportunity to understand how

Conference Session

Design and the Community

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt

been used to evaluate the course itself and the benefits of differentproject types. Because FCQs and the departmental ABET survey are completely anonymous,differentiation between different project types is not possible; thus results from these evaluationsare not included in this paper. The evaluation tools allow the students to reflect on theirexperience and provide feedback. Additional evaluations were completed by project mentors.Each evaluation method used to draw conclusions about the course is briefly described below.Service Learning Papers. For the first time in Fall 2004, students were asked to reflect on theirservice learning experience in a full class discussion (2 hours) followed by 3 to 8 page writtenessays. Based on numerous

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Atchison, Drexel University; Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

made sketches. Each set of blocks on the graphic organizer represented onecomplete panel for the novel. Most students ended up with between 20-30 panels in theirfinal novel. A post activity writing reflection was used to assess the student’s opinion of thegraphic novel activity, attitudes towards science/engineering and what they thought theylearned from the activity. The rubric used to analyze the writing reflection (Appendix 4)and the students’ self-assessment is compared to the assessment of the final product.Results: Initially all four grades were assigned the project but the 5th grade class was notable to complete the assignment in time for inclusion in the results. However compliancewas 83% for the rest of the population. Table 1

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

engineers can do to make positive change. We can take aleadership position through developing a new paradigm that better reflects the modern world.An Emerging World ViewThe new paradigm I’ll describe is already evident to some extent in certain engineeringdisciplines and in the recent literature, including the new accreditation criteria, but it has not yetbeen adopted comprehensively nor in its most visionary sense.Ecology has taught us that the world is all about connections and is an incredibly complex webof systems and subsystems, both living and nonliving. If we ignore or misunderstand theseconnections, then at best our designs are suboptimal, and at worst are dangerous and lifethreatening. Emphasis on a piece of a problem can obscure the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

that geology would be onenatural science that would be a typical choice for civil engineers. Support for a third sciencebeyond physics and chemistry is also reflected in the civil engineering program-specific criteriafor ABET accreditation, which requires that civil engineering programs include at least one basicscience other than chemistry or physics.Context for Course DevelopmentThere are currently no geology faculty members at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Rose-Hulman). However, the Department of Civil Engineering (CE Department) has always stronglyfelt CEE students should be able to learn geology as a science elective, and has thus worked hardto see that geology is available to students at least once each year. The institute has

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Student

) Expertise Area of Study Content and Context Area of Study Content and Context Learning Theories Learning Theories Personal Champion Supportive of Professional Success Reflective Reflective Supportive of Professional Success Optimistic Optimistic Open-minded to Research Paradigms Professional Invested in Engineering Education Invested in Engineering Education Access to funding Connection to relevant networks Familiar with navigating

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Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley

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Chemical Engineering

capstone design and laboratorycourses. The course runs as a one-semester, stand-alone course (not coupled to a complementarytechnical or laboratory course) with assignments ranging from laboratory reports, design reports,resumes, cover letters, interviews, technical presentations, and project proposals tocommunication with lay audiences. This paper takes a case study approach to examine theevolution of the laboratory report assignment over the course of three semesters. We found thatincorporating additional authenticity into laboratory report writing assignment motivated studentengagement and learning. Midterm and final course evaluations are used as data to reflect on theeffectiveness of three iterations of the assignment:· Fall 2011: Common

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

; Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationOnce all engineering technology students in the leadership class completed their JuniorAchievement exercise, they submitted a short report reflecting on their experience whileaddressing specific questions. In the report, they addressed the behavior of the children in theirteams, their motivation and their learning. They reflected on special behaviors that promoted ordistracted from teamwork. Finally they examined leadership principles that they learned fromtheir research in influencing the behavior of the children. They presented the report to the classin the presence of the president of Junior Achievement organization. Students’ comments about the exercise

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

ABET Criteria and Continuous Process Improvement David Elizandro, Jessica Matson, and Jane Fraser Tennessee Technological University/Colorado State University--PuebloAbstractThe ABET 2000 Criteria shifted accreditation emphasis from prescribing a curriculum toarticulating characteristics of a strategic management processes to administer programs and aminimum set of Program Outcomes for accredited programs.There have been broad interpretations of the ABET 2000 Criteria by programs seekingaccreditation. Similarly, governing professional societies have taken different approaches toarticulating Program Criteria. The recently approved 2005-06 Criteria reflect the first iteration incontinuous

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charla Triplett; Eugene Eckstein

solidify communication networks with the local and nationalcorporations and industry professionals. Weekly email and telephone contact keeps the networkalive and functional. Many continuing contacts (face to face meetings, conference presentations,workshops for students, faculty and staff) have been used to build value though networkconnections.Much has been learned in recent years about optimizing the Alliance. Flexibility has always beena key issue and the Alliance has evolved to reflect the needs of its constituents. The mostpressing questions needed to be answered first, how find all the opportunities, what the bestmethod of distribution would be for each university, and finally what could be done to removebarriers for students interested in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Baillie

knowledgeto be learnt.‘Through the course of history, questions relating to how knowledge is formed have becomeseparated from different domains of knowledge – of whatever kind.’ (Bowden and Marton1p285).For the purpose of this paper we will consider an intimate relation between learning and knowingor becoming knowledgeable about something. It is my belief that enabling engineers to reflect onthe knowledge they negotiate and on the process of negotiation itself, they will be able to helpstudents live the spirit of discovery. What students will learn within the University will then bemore akin to how to be an engineer, rather than how to pass exams.Certain educational researchers take the perspective that teachers need to help students think andreflect

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

strength of the relationship between exerciseparticipation and self-esteem. In a study which analyzed the responses of 427 subjects (61% ofwhom were female) to a battery of normative instruments, it was determined that physical self-worth accounted for 30% of the variance in self-esteem for the female sample of respondents.When combined with social self-concept, physical self-worth accounted for 42% of the variancein self-esteem regardless of gender. Interestingly, male respondents reported that they exercisedat higher intensity and for longer periods than females, perhaps reflecting a differentialsocialization of males and females regarding involvement in sport and physical activityparticipation. These results reinforced our desire to counter the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter

equations. Students learnthe concepts of the plane wave, wave reflection and transmission, boundary conditions, andpenetration depth. These principles are then applied to waveguides, antennas, and free spacewave propagation. The final subject of the course is an introduction to RF communication links.Basic communication system architectures are presented and the concepts of noise, signal-to-noise ratio, and link budgets are introduced. This paper will discuss the course curriculum andthe laboratory in detail.Introduction In today’s industry where many electronic systems operate at increasing frequencies, anunderstanding of fundamental electromagnetics is becoming not only a desired trait but also arequirement for the entry-level engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Walker; Patrick Devens

students and no group specific indicators of varying performance have been identified. • Afro-American freshman engineering students parallel the overall student performance at a lower total SAT level. The lower group average SAT scores are reflected in the group grade performance. However, it appears that “pockets” of these students respond well to targeted support programs that attempt to ameliorate the academic and social struggles common to all students. • Hispanic freshman engineering students tend to follow overall student norms but display large variations in performance. This is attributed to the limited number of Hispanic students used in the study. As a result, no general

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

team tolearn to come to a consensus as to what issue they would like to address, and howthey plan to address it. At the end of the year the students participate in a capstoneevent where they can share with others their process. According to Cathryn BergerKay, M.A., there are five Stages of Service Learning. “They include: Inventoryand Investigation, Preparation and Planning, Action, Reflection andDemonstration”. 8 All our STEM Tech Clubs follow this model.The SISTER mentors and professionals facilitating the groups tie the issue ofconcern to the students various level of curriculum. They share their enthusiasmand knowledge of STEM education and opportunities. The school administratorswork with the groups, as well as teachers to help with this

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

tool aims to provide students with asafe, virtual environment in which they can: i) learn about their team effectiveness and teamissues, and ii) practice methods to improve on identified areas of weakness before trying themwith their teammates. This on-line tool will serve as a one-stop, on-line portal through whichstudents can access self-reflections and feedback from peer-assessments across different projectteams and track their improvement across different years of their degree. A description of theproposed tool design is provided herein.2. Pedagogical Foundations of the ToolAs discussed above, a student-centred and personalized approach is required to teach team-effectiveness due to the range of student proficiencies. Given the focus of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc A. Mesmer; Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

the course and instructor continually improve, each team is required to completea midterm evaluation of the course and the instructor. [2] contains a copy of the midterm courseand instructor evaluation form. Each team is required to discuss the answers to the questions andtry to reach consensus. If consensus is not reached then the team makes it clear that the answerdoes not reflect the entire team. Each team submits its evaluation electronically, so that the teamremains anonymous. This method of requiring the team to reach consensus helps precipitate themost widely perceived positive and negative aspects of the class and the instructor. (This courseevaluation method of using team consensus is similar to one used at the first year

Conference Session

Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Lopez, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

cannot be a prerequisite for ABC 101 because then there would be no way to takeeither of them. This makes the graph abstraction both directional and acyclic. Within this representation,the number of credits for each course is reflected by the node size. The course level graph abstraction can allow for the scheduling of one’s term and visualizing howcourses interact with one another. However, these dependencies rely on the accuracy of the prerequisiteswhich could have been established years prior and the courses and, more broadly, the curriculum couldhave changed since. For example, students may be encouraged by their adviser to take ABC 103 and ABC104 in the same term. From the graph abstraction, this need is not clear perhaps because ABC 103

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yael Gertner, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin Cosman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

the first chapter and reinforced in eachfollowing chapter [3]. When teaching a course that fosters both process and content mastery, carefulattention must be paid to problem-solving processes, which require a conceptual understanding. Previousstudies have shown that several factors lead to success in problem-solving such as student interest in theprompts, clear explanations, and engaging in reflective practices [1].In order to measure students’ attitudes toward a course, we leveraged findings from two related studies,where students were asked to answer a questionnaire with 60 questions related to disposition that was takenfrom the following validated instruments: the Index of Learning Styles[4], the Growth Mindset Scale[6],and sense of

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia; David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Sonia J Garcia, University of Georgia; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

course viaZoom, called “ACTIVA tu Speaking (AtuS).” The USGA students spoke Spanish whileMexicanUG students spoke English. The students jointly chose two projects, performednecessary research, and designed prototypes to meet the design needs of their respectivecommunities. This course was not originally conducted as an engineering educationresearch project; thus, this is a retrospective summary. Using a promotional video thatthe USGA students produced about the course and the course reflection paragraph thateach USGA student wrote, we performed a word frequency analysis. Based on the wordfrequency analysis, we conclude that the students’ identification as engineers increased,students connected their academic engineering to real-world problems