Program
Chair/Facilitator/Speaker Prep Room - Bring your presentation prior to your session.
PC.01.3.82
Sunday 4 December 2022
09:00 - 15:00
AAEE Exec Meeting
PC-02.3.08/10
6 Hassall St, Parramatta
15:00 - 16:30
AAEE Early Career Academy Meeting (by invitation)
PC-02.3rd floor
6 Hassall St, Parramatta
17:00 - 19:00
Welcome Reception
PC-01.9.010/16
169 Macquarie St,
Parramatta
Monday 5 December 2022
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Coffee / Tea
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome to Country
Mr Nicholas Howie, BSc (Physics) Student, Western Sydney University
Opening Ceremony
Hon. Dr Geoff Lee MP, Member for Parramatta, NSW Legislative Assembly
Welcome Address
Prof Barney Glover AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University
PC.01.9.10/16
09:30 - 10:15
Keynote: Engineer of the Future - A Perspective
Prof Makarand (Mark) Hastak, Purdue University
Chair: Prof Michail (Mike) Kagioglou, Western Sydney University
PC.01.9.10/16
10:15 - 10:45 | Morning Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15
Concurrent Sessions
Session T1A: Oral Presentations
Chair: Sojen Pradhan
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
EDUCATIONAL SKILLS & CURRICULA
10:45-11:00
Teaching Complexity; moving between parametrics, paradigms and paradoxes
Warren A Reilly and Bonnie McBain
11:00-11:15
Representation of future-focused teaching capabilities in selection criteria used to recruit Australian engineering academics
Sarah Dart, Sam Cunningham, Alexander Gregg and Amy Young
11:15-11:30
Student feedback on aspects of curriculum design for blended learning environments to promote a ‘sense of belonging’
Antonette Mendoza and Anne Venables
11:30-11:45
Back to Experiential Learning in Mechanics of Structures at Swinburne University of Technology
Jessey Lee and Nicholas Haritos
11:45-12:00
Online Delivery of Solutions-Based-Learning Focused Tools for Engineers with Global Impact
Iain Collings
12:00-12:15
Initial outcomes of the redevelopment of an integrated systems engineering curriculum
Jenny Simmons, Jeremy Smith and Marnie Shaw
Session T1B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Jo-Anne Chuck
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
PROFESSIONAL SKILS & EMPLOYABILITY
10:45-11:00
Developing Analytic Thinking Skills in an Engineering Course using an Ethnographic Approach
Rein Vesilo
11:00-11:15
Investigation of Design Skills Attained Through a First-Year Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Project
Scott Wordley, Tony Vo, Michael Crocco, Steven Tong, Vivienne Gollings and Samuel Van Dort
11:15-11:30
Study into the Confidence – Competence Measures of Engineering Work Integrating Learning (WIL) Placement Students based on the Transferable, Innovative and Technical Skills Development
Vlatka Zivotic-Kukolj, Sherry Randhawa and Nasser Asgari
11:30-11:45
Future Engineering Graduate Skills for the Australian Department of Defence
Christopher Menezes and Hiyam Al-Kilidar.
11:45-12:00
International contextual reliability of the Empathy and Care Questionnaire: the Australian context
Melissa Marinelli, Sally Male, Elaine Chapman and Johannes Strobel
12:00-12:15
Modern teaching initiatives for the effective development of transferable and employability skills
Bandita Mainali, Vili Grigorova, Tohid Ghanbari-Ghazijahani, Simon Clark and Nicholas Tse
Session T1C: Oral Presentations
Chair: Steven Goh
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
COVID-19 & EDUCATION
10:45-11:00
Exploring Mechanical Engineering Student Perspectives of Academic Integrity During COVID-19
Jessica Deters, Margaret Webb and Maya Menon
11:00-11:15
Students as partners developing engineering professional practice learning resources in a post-COVID environment
Liam Ball, Rob McHenry and Siva Krishnan
11:15-11:30
Mostly Online Project-Based Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Matthew D’Souza, Arash Khatamianfar and Chamith Wijenayake
11:30-11:45
Attracting new students to study surveying
Craig Roberts
11:45-12:00
Studying the COVID-19 Impacts on Engineering Education
Kamrun Nahar and Justine Baillie
12:00-12:15
Adaptation of learning and teaching a general engineering subject in epidemic
Peter To and Daniel Christie
12:15-13:15 | Lunch Break - HDR Student Networking
PC.01.4.68(LS)
13:15-14:00
Keynote: Integrated Curriculum Design & Development: Creating opportunities for future-proofing engineering education
Prof Emanuela Tilley, University College London
Chair: Prof Sally Male, The University of Melbourne
PC.01.9.10/16
14:00-15:30
Concurrent Sessions
Session T2A: Oral Presentations
Chair: Karen Whelan
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
DIGITAL TOOLS IN EDUCATION
14:00-14:15
Facilitating Scalable Vivas through Purpose-Built Software
Cornelius Paardekooper, Joshua Flynn, Ashleigh Kirkland, Dylan Cuskelly and Alexander Gregg
14:15-14:30
MATLAB Grader for Flexible Automated Assessment and Feedback in Large-Scale Engineering Subjects
Huey Yee Chan, Lionel Lam and Raquel De Souza
14:30-14:45
Scalable Vivas: Industry Authentic Assessment to Large Cohorts through “Debate Club” Tutorials
Ashleigh Kirkland, Cornelius Paardekooper, Joshua Flynn, Dylan Cuskelly, Elena Prieto-Rodriguez, William McBride and Alexander Gregg
14:45-15:00
A proposed methodology and reflection for the use of concept maps in fundamental fluid dynamics
Agisilaos Kourmatzis, Yvette Debergue and Peter Lok
15:00-15:15
YouTube vs the status quo: Why distribution platform matters for student engagement with lecture videos
Jaryd Giesen, Sarah Dart, Elena Prieto-Rodriguez, Dylan Cuskelly and Alexander Gregg
15:15-15:30
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T2B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Ben Taylor
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
DIGITAL TOOLS IN EDUCATION
14:00-14:15
Integrating sustainable development into a first-year project-based learning engineering course
Nicola Brown
14:15-14:30
Creating Graduates with SDG Attributes through Engineering Ethics Education
Xi Jin and Adrian Kelly
14:30-14:45
Mapping Sustainable Development in Engineering Curricula
Naomi Bury, Chris Honig, Sally Male and David Shallcross
14:45-15:00
Learning of sustainable infrastructure management through individual and network level (virtual presentation)
Chamila Gunasekara, David W. Law and Sujeeva Setunge
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T2C: Oral Presentations
Chair: Simon Howell
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
14:00-14:15
Hybrid Mode Implementation of Engineering Laboratory Education in Digital Communication Systems
Thomas Huang and Zihuai Lin
14:15-14:30
Online Interactive learning experience – Virtual Laboratory based experiments in engineering
Harisinh Parmar, Arti Siddhpura, Milind Siddhpura and Indumathi V.
14:30-14:45
Finding Answers to Student Questions in Engineering Textbooks through Machine Learning
Jake Van Heekeren, Samuel Cunningham and Wageeh Boles
14:45-15:00
The Integration of Augmented Reality Technologies in Engineering Curriculum
Khaled Takrouri and Benjamin Simpson
15:00-15:15
Introducing Remote Design Studios: A conceptual reflection
Raj Sharma, Ben Taylor and Travis Frame
15:15-15:30
Balancing Outcomes: Implementing invigilated online exams in an Engineering curriculum
Haider Al Abadi, Kurt Ambrose and Elsuida Kondo.
15:30-16:00 | Afternoon Tea Break - Indigenous Engineering Book Launch
PC.01.9 (open space)
16:00-17:30
Concurrent Sessions
Session T3A: Oral Presentations
Chair: Tom Goldfinch
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
INDIGENOUS & CULTURAL ENGINEERING
16:00-16:15
Study of faculty staff undertaking an on-Country experience to bridge western engineering and Indigenous worldviews – Research design
Claire Dixon, Jade Kennedy, Juliana Kaya Prpic, Melitta Hogarth, Martin Tomko and Sally Male.
16:15-16:30
Seeding new SPACEs: Six principles to guide reflection as we embed Indigenous perspectives into engineering courses
Ruby Michael, Jennifer-Leigh Campbell and Julie Crough
16:30-16:45
Building the Cultural Capacity of Engineers in Aotearoa, New Zealand: A Students Perspective
Teresa Poli
16:45-17:30
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T3B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Sarah Dart
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
16:00-16:15
Identifying threshold concepts in engineering mechanics: a Delphi study
Carmen Wardle, Andrew Valentine and Sally Male
16:15-16:30
Disciplinary Specific Communication and Literacy for Engineering Students
Gabriela Jakubowicz and David Curtin
16:30-16:45
Student perceptions of introductory design activities
Simon Howell
16:45-17:00
Influences to student engineering identity development
Amy Young, Les Dawes and Bouchra Senadji
17:00-17:15
What can we learn from narratives? Unpacking engineering stories from the periphery
Wenqian Gan, Anne Gardner and Scott Daniel
17:15-17:30
The Potential of Active Demonstrations on Student Learning: A case from a Civil Engineering Classroom
Mathew Thomas
Session T3C Oral Presentations
Chair: Andrew Busch
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
16:00-16:15
Evaluation of contemporary e-learning tools and platforms for tertiary education
Aziz Ahmed, Grace A.L. Kennedy, Robyn Coman, Emmanuel Boateng, Marcella Bernardo Papini and Mehrdad Amirghasemi
16:15-16:30
The Sustainable Homes Challenge: Pedagogical and employability benefits and challenges of participating in an interdisciplinary applied design project
Emma Heffernan, Leela Kempton, Clayton McDowell, Pabasara Wanniarachchige, Kanchana Wijayawardena, Tillmann Boehme and Timothy Mccarthy
16:30-16:45
Early Career Academics Transition into Engineering Education Research: AAEE Winter School Case Study
Tina Baradaran, Saeed Shaeri and Lionel Lam
16:45-17:00
Design and preliminary evaluation of an educational escape room for teaching TRIZ
Robert Ross and Richard Hall
17:00-17:15
Sew what? Introducing an engineering textile fabrication project
Kathy Petkoff, Veronica Halupka and Scott Wordley
17:15-17:30
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Tuesday 6 December 2022
08:30 - 09:30
Registration and Coffee / Tea
09:30 - 10:15
Keynote: Engineering education and the citizen scholar: How do we teach what we do not yet know?
Prof James Arvanitakis, Forrest Research Foundation
Chair: Prof Yang Xiang, Western Sydney University
PC.01.9.10/16
10:15 - 10:45 | Morning Tea / Break
10:45 - 12:15
Concurrent Sessions
Session T4A: Oral Presentations
Chair: William McBride
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
10:45-11:00
What unicorns, black swans and red herrings tell us about engineering education futures: A case for futures thinking in curriculum design
Lynn Berry and Gina Saliba
11:00-11:15
The invisible author? Factors impacting authorial presence in professional engineering written reports
Claire Simpson-Smith
11:15-11:30
The BeLongEng Project – protocol and baseline data for a prospective longitudinal cohort study of engineers in Australia and New Zealand
Enda Crossin, Sarah Dart, Anne Gardner, Katharina Naswall, Fleur Pawsey, Jessica Richards and Gerard Rowe
11:30-11:45
An Australian University Comparison of Engineering Laboratory Learning Objectives Rankings
Sasha Nikolic, Thomas Suesse, Rezwanul Haque, Ghulam Hassan, Sarah Lyden, Sarah Grundy, Scott Daniel, Sulakshana Lal and Marina Belkina
11:45-12:00
The Unconventional Strength towards STEM Cohort
Christophe Camille et al.
12:00-12:15
MUSIC algorithm for Young Mathematicians
Raveen De Silva, Amir Antonir, Aleksandar Ignjatovic and Chamith Wijenayake
Session T4B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Bouchra Senadji
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
PROFESSIONAL SKILS & EMPLOYABILITY
10:45-11:00
Integration of Entrepreneurial concepts into Engineering degrees: A Systematic Literature Review
Sojen Pradhan, Saeed Uz Zaman Khan and Aleksandr Litvinov
11:00-11:15
Exploring a Civil Engineer’s Career Optimism
Sonia Reis, Jonathan Bunker and Les Dawes
11:15-11:30
The Progression and Development of Graduate Attributes in Undergraduate Students and Graduate Engineers
Jai Khanna and Aidan Bigham
11:30-11:45
Evolving role of the lecturer in employability learning of students
Iresha Ranaraja, Margaret Jollands and Abhijit Date
11:45-12:00
Industry Engagement through Strategic Partnerships
Joshua Devitt, Jim Morgan, Anne Gardner and Anthony Kadi
12:00-12:15
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T4C: Oral Presentations
Chair: Bandita Mainali
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION
10:45-11:00
Engagement and Empowerment of First-year Engineering Students Through A Passion-based Assignment
Ali Lalbakhsh
11:00-11:15
High School Environment and Gender Diversity in Engineering: A Review of Academic Publication
Mahsa Shirmohammadi, J. Paige Little, Phani Kumari Paritala, Jyoti Sharma and Prasad Kdv Yarlagadda
11:15-11:30
Can engineering education be altered to improve gender equality within STEM workplaces?
Paige Webley
11:30-11:45
“I’m really in charge of my own future”: A Single Case IPA of the Engineering Identity Development of a Black Male Engineering Student
Jerrod Henderson, Le Shorn Benjamin, Ricky Greer and Jared Davis
11:45-12:00
Design and Evaluation in STEM outreach: a case study of a High School Program to increase female participation
Elena Prieto-Rodriguez et al.
12:00-12:15
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarksx
12:15-13:30 | Lunch Break - AAEE AGM – AGM will start at 12:30pm
PC.01.9.29
13:30-14:15
Keynote: Graduating Engineers with structural integrity: rethinking how we talk about academic integrity
Prof Cath Ellis, The University of New South Wales
Chair: A/Prof Anne Gardner, University of Technology Sydney
PC.01.9.10/16
14:15-15:45
Concurrent Sessions
Session T5A: Oral Presentations
Chair: Rosalie Goldsmith
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
14:15-14:30
A Pilot Study; Academic Interpretation and Student Sights on the Quantitative Tool
Shahnaz Mansouri, Jonathan Li and Julia Lamborn
14:30-14:45
Adopting an integrated inclusion practice: Preliminary findings and reflections
Jeremy Lindeck, Scott Daniel, Karen Whelan, Leandra Rhodes-Dicker, Tania Machet, Eva Cheng, Nick Brown, Timothy Boye and Tanvi Bhatia
14:45-15:00
Supporting the Transition to Engineering Education Research: Growing the community through the AAEE Winter School
Keith Willey, Rosalie Goldsmith, Tania Machet, Scott Daniel, Anne Gardner and Greet Langie
15:00-15:15
Student Reflections on Experiences in Curriculum Design
Ethan Farrugia, Tania Machet, Timothy Boye, Roger Hadgraft and Elizabeth Tomc
15:15-15:45
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T5B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Sasha Nikolic
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EMPLOYABILITY
14:15-14:30
Microcredentials as a pathway for the digitisation of engineering degrees
Euan Lindsay, Mette Møller Jeppesen and Lisbeth Ramonn Vesterheden
14:30-14:45
Why do students choose to study engineering?: Insights from a large-scale institutional survey
Simone Long, Sam Cunningham, Sarah Dart, Chrystal Whiteford and Les Dawes
14:45-15:00
Redesigning Software Architecture and Design Curriculum to Promote Professional Skills Among Software Engineering Students: An Experience Report
Eduardo Oliveira and Andrew Valentine
15:00-15:15
Virtual work integrated learning (VWIL) implementation for improving student professional development in a remote learning environment
Alicia Shih, Peter Neal and Sarah Grundy
15:15-15:30
Building educational pathways for tomorrows workforce: Factors influencing children’s decisions regarding STEM careers?
Charlene Willis, Daniel A. James, Keane Wheeler, Jeff Parker, Jim Lee and Mohammad Al-Rawi
15:30-15:45
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T5C: Oral Presentations
Chair: Renee Smit
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
14:15-14:30
Creativity in Mechanical Design: Using the Peer Lens to Identify Creativity Traits in Students
Paul Briozzo, David Lowe, Anne Gardner, Rod Fiford and Keith Willey
14:30-14:45
Transferring PhD Research Outcome into Tertiary Teaching Laboratory in Electrical Engineering Education
Trinh Kim Tuyen, Jiewei Feng and Nemai Karmakar
14:45-15:00
Exploring students’ perceptions of engineering design through their professional identity development and creativity
Callum Kimpton, Terence Ewe, Kathy Petkoff and Nicoleta Maynard
15:00-15:15
Students experience of simulated workplace environments as a WIL model
Sojen Pradhan, Carmel Foley, Alan Parr and Victoria Wells
15:15-15:30
Next Generation “Living” Laboratory for Engineering Education and Engagement
Andy Nguyen et al.
15:30-15:45
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
15:45-16:15 | Afternoon Tea Break
16:15-17:00
Round Table Discussion: Women in Engineering
Panel Members: Jane MacMaster (EA), Anne Gardner (UTS), Karen Whelan (QUT) & Olivia Mirza (WSU)
PC.01.9.10/16
18:00-22:00
Conference Dinner
AAEE Awards Ceremony (including Robin King in memoriam by Prof Elizabeth Taylor)
Novotel, Parramatta
Wednesday 7 December 2022
08:30 - 09:30
Registration and Coffee / Tea
09:30-11:00
Concurrent Sessions
Session T6A: Oral Presentations
Chair: Enda Crossin
PC-01.3.29 (LS)
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
09:30-09:45
Exploring emerging engineering identities: the potential of possible selves
Renee Smit, Ashish Agrawal, Paul Ashwin and Benjamin Goldschneider
09:45-10:00
How to support Student-focused Learning by incorporating Quiz Based Approach combined with Pre-recorded Lecture Materials Vlatka Zivotic-Kukolj and Sherry Randhawa
10:00-10:15
Discipline-wide Study of Threshold Concepts and Capabilities
Paul Beuchat, Glenn Bradford and Gavin Buskes
10:15-10:30
Multidisciplinary project-based learning and teaching in universities: Does it work?
Ann Dadich, Sky Hugman, Marina Belkina, Karen Yevenes, Diana Jefferies, Ali Hellany, Jennifer Kumar, Liwan Liyanage, Leo Zhang and Kejun Dong
10:30-10:45
Evaluating In-house Work Integrated Learning Experiences Using the Business Model Canvas
Jeremy Lindeck, Timothy Boye, Olivera Marjanovic and Trish Dimasi
10:45-11:00
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session T6B: Oral Presentations
Chair: Euan Lindsay
PC-01.3.39 (LS)
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
09:30-09:45
Current best practice, support mechanisms and experiences of project-based learning
Iresha Ranaraja, Sarah Grundy, Guien Miao, Nick Brown, Marina Belkina and Tom Goldfinch
09:45-10:00
Attitude and Challenges in Collaborative Learning among Engineering Students
Carlo Gabriel, Juvenel Mark Rosario, Abdul Rehman, Orland Basas, Johans Claudine Ufano and John Denn Sinlao
10:00-10:15
Teamwork in Engineering Education: Student attitudes, perceptions, and preferences
Abishek Sekhar, Asmar R. Bin Mezalan, Sarah Grundy and Peter Neal
10:15-10:30
Identifying effective strategies for integrating emerging technical concepts in a first-year engineering course
Hua Chai, Inmaculada Tomeo-Reyes and Jayashri Ravishankar
10:30-10:45
The magic of partnering with students to create transdisciplinary STEM curricula
Mariam Darestani, Christopher Jones and Tai Peseta
10:45-11:00
Influence of new transition and retention strategies at Western Sydney University
Mohammad A Alim, Zhong Tao, Surendra Shrestha, Ataur Rahman and Nariman Saeed
Session T6C: Oral Presentations
Chair: Helen Fairweather
PC-01.3.69 (LS)
ENGINEERING FOR CHANGE
09:30-09:45
Refinement of a Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Capstone Design Course Roger Chen, Markus Pahlow and Alexandra Ross
09:45-10:00
Exploring a tertiary civil engineering curriculum program to envision engineering education for sustainability (EEfS)
Laura Gutierrez-Bucheli, Alan Reid, Gillian Kidman and Julia Lamborn
10:00-10:15
Humanitarian Engineering Curriculum Development: A pioneering cross-School collaboration at Western Sydney University
Spyros Schismenos, Garry J. Stevens, Leigh Sheppard, Lynn Berry, Ana Rodas, and Surendra Shrestha
10:15-10:30
Continuing the Journey: Engineering Mathematics and Students Making the Connection in Covid 19
Antony Dekkers, Roland Dodd, Nadine Adams and Clinton Hayes
10:30-10:45
Exploring the Position of Humanitarian Engineering in Australia
Nick Brown, Jeremy Smith, Scott Daniel and Cris Birzer
10:45-11:00
Session Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Session W6A: Workshop
Facilitator: Aleksandr Litvinov
PC-01.4.23 (LS)
EGINEENIRNG EDUCATION
09:30-11:00
Simulating a process of empathy in engineering courses: Insights from the entrepreneurial context
Aleksandr Litvinov
Session W6B: Workshop
Facilitator: Bradley Horton
PC-01.4.33 (LS)
DIGITAL TOOLS IN EDUCATION
09:30-11:00
Using A.I. in your classroom: Taking the step with MATLAB and Simulink
Bradley Horton
Session W6C: Workshop
Facilitator: Emma Heffernan
PC-01.4.55 (LS)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
09:30-11:00
Embedding Sustainable Development Goals in Engineering Curriculum
Emma Heffernan and Leela Kempton
Session W6D: Workshop
Facilitator: TBA
PC-01.4.68 (LS)
DIGITAL TOOLS IN EDUCATION
09:30-11:00
Gamified learning platform you should use: Factorio mod for first year engineering
Chris Honig and Claude Metz
11:00-11:15 | Morning Tea Break
11:15-11:30
AAEE2023 Announcement: Chair, AAEE2023
Closing Remarks:
Prof Michail (Mike) Kagioglou, Dean, School of Engineering, Design & Built Environment, Western Sydney University
PC.01.9.10/16
Thursday 8 December 2022
09:00-13:00
ADLT Network Meeting
PC-02.3.08/10
