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Track 2: Technical Session 5: From Barriers to Bridges: The GEES Program's Impact on Low-Income Master's Students' Success and Professional Development

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Ximing Li, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Keith Trahan, University of Pittsburgh; Tagbo Herman Roland Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

mentor, who serves as a guideand coach throughout the program. These mentors help scholars build networks, honespecific industry skills, and gain insights into practical engineering challenges.Another cornerstone of the GEES program is its structured mentorship approach, whichaddresses challenges such as low self-confidence and career uncertainty. Each student workswith a mentor to develop an Individual Development Plan (IDP) based on SMART (Strategic,Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound) goals, as proposed by Wosu (2016) [3].The IDP outlines clear steps for skill development, career exploration, and professionalgrowth, making the mentorship relationship goal-driven and supportive. Through regularmentor meetings, GEES scholars

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Brian Arnold; Jodi Reeves

use of each student’s name when calling on them (an easy task in an online chat where everyone’sname is displayed for easy reading) and even calling on the quiet ones when a question is presented tothe group can heighten engagement and risk taking. One of the primary keys to this method beingsuccessful is the instructor’s ability to read their students as individuals and as a group. The instructorwho can detect shyness, fear, discomfort or anxiousness in a student and address it in a way that allowsthe student to save face will win over the group and enhance participation. In the flipped classroommodel, if the instructor cannot deviate from their planned agenda for the meeting, it means that they arenot reading and adapting to their students

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Armineh Noravian; Patricia Irvine

problems allows studentsto gradually build the knowledge and skills that they need to deal with problems that aretechnically more sophisticated and ill-structured. Such a gradual approach provides students whodo not have a background with doing hands-on activities or tinkering (technical capital) andexperience in solving technical problems an opportunity to acquire it upon joining technical orengineering programs. Students in this study reported that technical content combined with theprocess of learning and applying knowledge to solve a problem was important. In fact, studentssaw processes such as planning, thinking in certain ways, learning how to learn on their own, anddoing research as important as acquiring technical knowledge. These kinds of

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bari Ma Siddique

navigating andinteracting with the website in real time, allowing to detect fraudulent or suspicious behavior.These tools send alert to phones when there is suspicious activity, allowing management to actquickly and prevent suspicious behavior from causing harm. Security personnel need to monitorregularly the host servers for malware, viruses, and other harmful software, and make sure theweb host system has procedure in place that includes daily scanning, detection and removal ofmalware and viruses on the website. One needs to certain that the host server has back-up systemto data back-up regularly, and has disaster recovery plan in place.5.13 PCI scans and system PatchExperts recommends quarterly Payment Card Industry (PCI) scans through

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Gharib, The University of Texas at Austin; Ahmed Elsaid; Abdulla Ali Al Dabbagh; Nayef Alyafei, Qatar University; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar

with students from public schools in New Orleans, where they conductedhands-on chemistry demonstrations and had discussions about STEM education. This, paired withself-reflection activities, helped students think and plan for their future in STEM fields, and this isespecially impactful given that they were in the k-8th grade age [11].In the work of Tomat (2020), the authors presented a STEM program focusing on inspiring thenext generation of STEM workers called “Chemistry Discovery,” which was a service learningoutreach program that was conducted by undergraduate students from the University of Arizona.During the program, the students aged between 11-14 years old watched live demonstrations ofreactions such as the clock reaction and luminol

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Brinley Boyett, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University

and compliance. To address this, future studies plan to collect data beyond self-reported surveys. For example, holding interviews with the students without their professor could allow students to openly and honestly share their experiences with AI in a relaxed setting without the worry that the professor could identify the student as was possible in the Canvas learning management system. Additionally, considering more concrete measures of learning outcomes such as student grade distributions could provide more evidence beyond student perceptions of learning environment. Creating scenarios in which students are asked to make decisions in real life situations involving AI tools could provide clearer

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

thenintentionally not propagate the uncertainties to calculated quantities. Either these students did notunderstand how to do the calculation, or they were willing to receive a grading penalty for omittingthe calculation. In future semesters, the author plans on adding a second class on uncertaintyanalysis after the first experiment, during which the instructor will work with students to perform theuncertainty analysis using Microsoft Excel. Showing how to practically perform uncertaintyanalysis, using their own experimental data, may provide students with the required confidence tocalculate uncertainty on their own.Improvements can also be made in the technical writing aspect of the course. The current iteration ofthe course does not include any

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the nature of work inengineering professional settings. In terms of implications, educators need to be mindful of howengineering design courses are planned and would benefit from incorporating mindfulnessepisodes within the lesson when students transition to tasks that require empathy. Thesemindfulness sessions may vary in length and research has shown that short sessions ofmindfulness lead to positive impact and improved self-awareness (Nolte et al., 2022).Making empathy visible in engineeringAlso in the review, scholars have highlighted that discrepancies in the ways we conceptualizeempathy impacts educators’ sense of its utility in their courses. These discrepancies may stemfrom how we understand the purpose of engineering work and the

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Chinedu Okonkwo, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Roy Uzoma Lan; Ibukun Gabriel Awolusi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jiannan Cai

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Diversity

constructioncurricula, ensuring that graduates are ready to meet the fast-evolving demands of the industry. Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Copyright © 2025, American Society for Engineering Education 3 Literature ReviewThe Evolving Role of AI in the Construction IndustryThe construction industry has embraced digitization at varying degrees of maturity, with artificialAI increasingly recognized as a pivotal driver of innovation in project planning, cost estimation,and quality control (Holzmann & Lechiara, 2022). This

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Chludzinski, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering; C. Virgil Solomon, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

-speed camera testing is planned, to verifythe belt operates at the expected diameter in low range, verifying the ratio.The predicted and experimental torque output results for primary spring P4, with 60 lbf/instiffness and 3in original length, in combination with 125g per flyweight arm, and a 22.5 lbf/inlinear and 0.21 lbf in/deg torsional stiffness secondary spring, are given in Figure 6. A shift inthe engine RPM is present, as a lower engine RPM is present in the predictive model for theequivalent torque value experimentally. This result is consistent across the various combinationsof springs and flyweights tested. Figure 6: Torque Comparison for P4 Spring 125g per ArmThe torque results are based on the published torque

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Shuyu Wang, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

real-world problems. The researchers used “wicked problems”,problems that are complex and require multiple perspectives from academic and non-academic stakeholders to create innovative solutions [28], as the starting point of students’projects. In Germany, Kuentzer et al. [36] asked the students to design a simulation-basedvehicle platform, evoDash, which was used in real life.Other approaches include using simulation systems or projects, such as a simulationexperiment system to train students to solve engineering problems related to wind power [3].Sherris et al. [31] simulated a case study in their workshop series that simulated a communitystakeholder so that students could create an action plan based on the simulated scenario.Overall

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Auguste, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Shelly Lynn Miller, University of Colorado Boulder; Joseph L. Polman, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

complex array of coding categories, and planned addition of interviews withindividual posters who can provide feedback about the accuracy of our interpretations of theparalinguistic elements in the context where they are being shared. Future work will also includeat least one other type of STEM-related community of practice, so that we can look for similar ordifferent patterns between the types of communities of practice. Another possibility for futureanalysis and consideration is whether and how the multimodal nature of emoji, hashtags, andimages combined with text affords unique opportunities for signification of membership inmultiple communities in these dense utterances that are social media posts [15].ConclusionIn this study, we examined the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherri M. Youssef, The Ohio State University; Amanda Singer Nault, The Ohio State University; Carter James Huber, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

, “Problem Formulation in Planning and Design,” Manag. Sci., vol. 29, no.6, pp. 639–652, 1983.[32] T. B. Kashdan, P. Rose, and F. D. Fincham, “Curiosity and Exploration: FacilitatingPositive Subjective Experiences and Personal Growth Opportunities,” J. Pers. Assess., vol. 82,no. 3, pp. 291–305, Jun. 2004, doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8203_05.[33] S. Youssef, M. E. Ita, and R. L. Kajfez, “Student Comprehension of and Growth inCreating Value with an Entrepreneurial Mindset,” presented at the 2023 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Baltimore, MA, Jun. 2023. Accessed: Feb. 05, 2024. [Online].Available: https://peer.asee.org/student-comprehension-of-and-growth-in-creating-value-with-an-entrepreneurial-mindset[34] S. D. Streiner, C. A. Bodnar, K. Mallouk

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Nancy K. DeJarnette; Ruba S. Deeb; Jani M. Pallis

). Oftentimes inschools, an attempt to focus on STEM can lead to actually ‘siloing’ science and math as separateentities. Teacher preparation, until most recently, did not include the integrated subjects ofSTEM, which was not only true at the 7-12 grade levels, but especially true at the elementaryand early childhood levels. The lack of effective teacher training for STEM content and theNGSS negatively impacts K-12 students as they lack positive engaging hands-on experiences inSTEM education that is very motivational. Prepare and Inspire [1] states that “we must inspire allstudents to learn STEM and, in the process, motivate them to pursue STEM careers.” There is adirect link between teachers’ self-efficacy in their ability to plan and facilitate

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu; Kim Trenbath; Jason Schmidt

provided the impetus for doing a project and the final goal, but theprofessor had to scaffold the students’ work to ensure they did not “wait until the last minute”and leave the project incomplete.The degree to which professors tailored the challenges to their contexts increased across differentyears of professors’ implementation. For example, one instructor mentioned having students inprevious years who “[had] not been able to come up with their own ideas” in response tochallenges. As a result, the instructor decided to have “projects pre-planned for the students.” Bypredetermining the project topic and identifying solutions for students to pursue, the instructorcould overcome barriers of student comprehension, increase the relevance of the

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2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Owen Terry Crocker, University of California, San Diego

the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Owen Terry Crocker, University of California, San Diego Owen is a third year undergraduate at UC San Diego, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Physics. Owen worked on literature review, data analysis, and writing the manuscript. Owen is also an instructional assistant, having taught in ”Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Design” and ”Statics and Introduction to Dynamics” courses. They are also a team lead in Human Powered Submarine at UCSD, leading the design and construction of the submarine’s hull. Owen plans to continue their study in a graduate Mechanical Engineering program at UCSD and hopes

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Povinelli, Syracuse University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Conference Session

Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

Collection

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)

institution. In an odd coincidence, the deathof a non-student then took place at the U.S. East campus a couple of weeks later. The survey was launchedat U.S. East on October 24, which the team believes affected response rates at the sites as well (~5%). Thelaunch of the survey at U.S. Midwest was re-scheduled to the beginning of the Spring 2023 semester, andwas launched on January 23, 2023 with more satisfactory response rates (>10%). For Year 2 of our datacollection, we plan to maintain the different timing for data collection between institutions, but we willensure that for both data collection periods (Fall 2023 for U.S. East, and Spring 2024 for U.S. Midwest) weoffer the survey as early in the semester as possible to maximize response rates

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

consideration to alternativeperspectives.Human-Centered design was described as vital for ethics and considering the value of designs inrelation to engineering [26, 65]. Contextualizing problems was important for thinking about thebroader impact of designs on others and for finding more inclusive solutions [65, 66]. Oneparticularly creative approach to developing such skills, and thinking about the needs of others,was curricula established around “alien-centered design” [67]. Students were tasked withthinking about “a new, inter-galactic student exchange program planned with students from theplanet Xenos” in two courses. As part of the process, students in one of the courses applied moretraditional design methodogolgies to learn more about their

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna N. Griffith, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas, Dallas; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Patrice Nicole Storey

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Diversity

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

] • Lack of clarity on tenure/promotion [7], [14] • Higher expectations and less networking [7] • Tenure system structure [19] •Personal concerns 3 Family issues (parental status, childcare, caregiving, household responsibilities, family planning) [5], [14] • Low self-confidence [12]Not specified

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Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Schumacher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sonali Joshi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jina Kang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Eric Shaffer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Nijaid Arredondo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brandon Mark Buncher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rajan Patkar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Zine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Alfredo Caballero, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alexandria Tucker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mireille Tan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher Vistian, Physics Outreach at Illinois Through New Technologies

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Conference Session

ERM: Let's Talk about Tests! (Tests Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

strategies for implementing an equity mindset. One examplestrategy is for examiners to recognize that implicit bias is most active when we are rushing, andthus, should take a moment before each exam to consider their own mindset, as well challengeany assumptions they might be making during the exam (e.g. assuming that a student isstruggling to answer a question because they did not study). Each module in the asynchronoustraining concludes with self-assessment questions, which IAs were required to complete. Thedepth of the responses to the questions suggests that IAs developed foundational knowledge ofhow implicit biases may show up in oral exams, and that they were able to apply what theylearned by giving specific examples of how they planned to

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 11 Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Dugan, University of Michigan; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Charlie Michaels, University of Michigan; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Ann Verhey-Henke, University of Michigan

sense of new information in the context of what stage they are inand the information they already have, especially when new information conflicts with orcontradicts existing information. The integration of new information into a process may requirereturning to a previous stage. Gumienny, Lindberg, and Meinel [94, Sec. Introduction] havedefined information synthesis as the “practice of integrating, organizing, filtering and evaluatingexternal information [in the design process]” and highlight its importance for both understandingstakeholder needs and solution limitations.Research MethodsStudy Goals. This initial exploratory study is part of a larger research plan that aims, in part, toexplore how engineering student designers interpret the role

Conference Session

Statics Fanatics 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick; Michael Anderson, United States Air Force

compare the previous course’s finalproject with the new final project. The methods and tools used to ensure the new course andlesson objectives align with the course assessments, the institutional outcomes, and subsequentcore engineering courses will be described. Preliminary findings from the assessment data willbe presented, and plans for a more robust assessment of the changes will be discussed. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & ExpositionBackground & MotivationThe mission of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is “to educate, train and inspiremen and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Forceand Space Force in service to our Nation [1].” This mission sets the

Conference Session

PCEE Technical Session 8: Engineering Design in Elementary School

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Skinner, University of California, Santa Barbara; Danielle Harlow

and MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. As MOXI’s first Director of Education, Skinner created the philosophical vision for the department, mapped out a five-year strategic plan, and developed a full slate of informal and formal education programs. Skinner’s current role in education research focuses on training informal STEM facilitators and engaging museum visitors in the practices of science and engineering. He is the principal investigator on three National Science Foundation grants with UC Santa Barbara, where he is also pursuing doctoral work in education research. Skinner’s science research experience includes marine science fieldwork along the Northern California coast; plasma physics

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Civil Engineering Division - Integration of Engineering and/or Technical Rigor with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Pauline Muljana

11-20 Hours planned for studying per week 2-4 5-7 2-4 2-4 5-7 Course grade 77.75 87.17 91.99 66.86 76.70 (in % and letter) (C+) (B+) (A-) (D) (C) Spring 2021 GPA 2.94 3.40 3.58 1.89 3.41 Overall CPP GPA 3.18 3.34 2.97 2.65 3.02Note. M is mean; (SD) is standard deviation.Figure 3 shows the grades for Midterm 1, Midterm 2, and the final course grades. Student 1, withnotes scoring the second highest (M = 3.90), improved the grade the most as the class progressedfrom

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Smyser, Northeastern University

seems to indicate that hands-on activities, while difficult to createduring remote classes, are still highly valued by the students. Virtual and remote learning seemsto work reasonably well for subjects that are already highly computer dependent such asmechatronics and electrical engineering concepts. Courses which rely on measuring physicalquantities or interacting with non-electronic equipment seem to have mixed success in goingcompletely virtual. Success in these courses relies heavily on instructor knowledge of virtualpedagogy and time for planning and developing online tools. Teamwork among students alsoneeds to be carefully managed to allow for complete engagement of all students. Virtualactivities also require sensitivity to disparities

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Evensen, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

three “Physics Pause Days” into the schedule, with each the day before afinal re-take. No new material would be covered on these days, and the only plan was to reviewmaterial and answer questions relevant to the four “last chance” quizzes. This gave students thechance to catch up and successfully addressed their “pacing” concerns from the first semester.Specs grading courses (see references) take different positions on the number of re-takes astudent is allowed. Some instructors allow unlimited re-takes, while others allow only one. Inmy first semester I allowed four, with the fourth coming at the student’s convenience or no laterthan the final exam period. This failed on multiple fronts. Not only did it involve far too muchgrading and quiz

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

, though it is not a direct application of the NSF PUI definition [30]. It is asimplified version of the institution classification scheme used by Slocum and Scholl [1].Additional quantification by location and institutional specialization was performed.4.3 Curricular InvestigationsUtilizing publicly available course plans and course catalogs at the previously identifiedinstitutions, the degree to which a student in a CivE program could specialize in EnvE topics wasanalyzed. Additionally, a curricular comparison between accredited EnvE PUIs was compiled.5. Results and Discussion5.1 Frequency of EnvE PUI Programs and ABET AccreditationOut of the 83 ABET accredited EnvE programs in the US, 75 are located within doctoral-degreegranting institutions