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Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

written and in-person/oral communication skills, though in-person/oral communication skills do not improve to the same extent as written communications.This demonstrates that an intensive, stakeholder-focused civil engineering communication coursecan be effective in training students for entry into engineering practice and prepares them forinteracting with a range of stakeholders in civil engineering projects.IntroductionToday, the practice of civil engineering encompasses more than a sound understanding of statics,fluid mechanics, and linear algebra. Sustainability, cross-disciplinary knowledge, projectmanagement, and other skills are critical for today’s engineering graduates to be competitive in aworkplace that can range from global to hyper

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Kevin C. Dittman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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. Theimplications of this research are far-reaching, offering a roadmap for educators and students tothrive in a rapidly changing technological landscape.Future research in this area could delve deeper into the specific challenges and best practices forteaching project management in the context of generative AI. Additionally, longitudinal studiescould examine the long-term impact of project management education on the careers ofengineering graduates, shedding light on the benefits of integrating these skills into engineeringprograms. Finally, research could explore innovative teaching methods and technologies thatenhance project management education, keeping pace with the evolving field of generative AIand project management.References[1] K. Frankle, “Five

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Guozhen Tony An, Queensborough Community College; Dugwon Seo; David Mannes, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Raymond K.F. Lam, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

Paper ID #40818Promoting Successful Technical Apprenticeships: Aligning Industry andEducation Needs to Improve Employment Outcomes for Community CollegeStudentsDr. Guozhen An, Queensborough Community College Guozhen An is assistant professor of the Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Com- munity College of CUNY. He received BS in Computer Science from Jilin University in China, MA in Computer Science from Queens College CUNY, and Ph.D in Computer Science from the Graduate Center of CUNY. He worked as researcher at SONY, AOL, and CUNY, and also has many years of teaching ex- perience at Queens College, York

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Christian Jay St. Francis Clarke, Penn State University

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Paper ID #40862Augmenting Critical Thinking Skills in Programming Education throughLeveraging Chat GPT: Analysis of its Opportunities and ConsequencesDr. Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Abdullah Konak is a Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Penn- sylvania State University, Berks. Dr. Konak also teaches graduate courses in the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations program at the College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State World Campus. Dr. Konak’s primary research interest focuses on modeling, analyzing, and optimizing

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

that needs more and continuous efforts from educators, researchers, and policymakersto push the integration of OERs into the college curriculum.Recommendations for successful OER Integration in the First-Year Experience include providingtraining and support to faculty members to increase their awareness of OERs and help themintegrate these valuable high-quality resources effectively into their courses; establishing clearcriteria for evaluating the quality of OERs and create a repository of recommended OERs for first-year courses; offering resources and support for students, including technology access, to ensurethat all students can benefit from OERs; fostering partnerships with other institutions andorganizations to share best practices and