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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Alexa Joelle Prince, Penn State Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider, Cornell University Systems Engineering; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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) Grant (DUE 2120936). Anyopinions and findings expressed in this material are of the authors and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the NSF.References[1] D. McKenzie, "Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition," American Economic Review, vol. 107, pp. 2278-2307, 2017.[2] C. C. Y. Kwong, P. Thompson, and C. W. M. Cheung, "The Effectiveness of Social Business Plan Competitions in Developing Social and Civic Awareness and Participation," Academy of Management Learning & Education, vol. 11, pp. 324-348, 2012/09/01 2012.[3] S. Kulturel-Konak, "Overview of Student Innovation Competitions and Their Roles in Stem Education," in 2021 Fall

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Stephanie Zegers, Elizabethtown College ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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. One prevalentobstacle is their social capital deficit. According to Lin, social capital is defined as “theinvestment in social relations with expected returns in the marketplace” (p.19, 2001). This socialcapital deficit can appear for undergraduate engineering students in the following ways: (a) lackof access to social supports for career planning, (b) lack of awareness or comfortability withseeking support from university resources including faculty and career centers, and (c) lack offamilial emotional support for their career path (Martin, Millers & Simmons, 2014). This socialcapital deficit can result in degree completion failure, underemployment, and lower lifetimeearnings. Providing the students with explicit instruction on

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Rafic Bachnak P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Peter Idowu P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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essential component of a comprehensive learning experiencein engineering and engineering technology programs. This paper describes a set of softwaresimulation exercises that were developed to complement the materials covered in a powersystems analysis course. The exercises ranged from writing simple MATLAB programs thatperform computations and graph results to more complex and practical applications. Feedbackfrom students indicate that the exercises were successful in achieving the course objectives butthere is room for improvement. Future plans include expanding the simulation exercises toinclude induction motors and the smart grid. The final project was well-received by students andis expected to continue to exist in a similar