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Fay Berig, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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challenges allows organizers toproduce a best-practice approach and enhance educational and personal performance amongparticipants. Opportunities for growth, learning and improvement lie within the obstacles andchallenges of innovation and pitch competitions. Further research will explore the best practicesorganizers utilize when dealing with these challenges while planning and running ICPs.AcknowledgmentThis research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant (DUE (2120936).Any opinions and findings expressed in this material are of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the NSF.References[1] D. P. Price, "Introducing University Pitch Competitions: An Analysis of the First Five Years," Journal of Higher

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Royce A Francis, The George Washington University; James P Ferguson, The George Washington University

possibility for engineering judgmentsconstructed in well-designed writing assignments to improve critical thinking capabilities.Background and Literature ReviewImproving critical thinking, is considered an urgent need because engineering graduates are oftenconsidered deficient in these skills upon entry to the workplace. Claris and Riley (2012) discuss this“situation normal” where engineers often possess strong logical thinking skills, but may not possess theskills or disposition to think critically about engineering problem construction and framing, powerrelations, and other social dimensions shaping engineering practice. However, recent findings of Ford etal. (2021), Lutz and Paretti (2021), and Gewirtz and Paretti (2021) suggest that recent

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Pooja Thakkar Singh, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Debra Ann Pothier, Autodesk, Inc.; Anand Sethupathy, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Geraldine Gooding, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; David Soukup P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Jarrett Reich, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Morgan Lamarre, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; James Stewart Warrick

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engineering program has an industry advisory council and provides opportunities for students to conduct team-based research and design projects. • A university in Minnesota is an ABET accredited program specifically for students transferring from a community college or the equivalent. The program prepares students through coursework in the context of co-operative, work-based learning where students work closely with industry partners on design projects in their last two years. • A team of faculty at a university in New Jersey recently received a prestigious national award for their innovative practices. They developed an immersive digital game to be used as an educational and training tool to help students

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Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University

approachesPhase 1: Integration of ethical-epistemic analysis within the undergraduate research environment.For this phase, I will study 5 students per semester across 2 semesters within the undergraduateresearch environment. These students, majoring in any domain of engineering, will investigate theethically complex topic of climate change adaptation, focusing on qualitative thematic coding ofclimate adaptation plans for 15 megacities.The training regimen for participating students comprises a multi-step thematic analysis, adheringto established best practices [34], [35]. The process initiates with familiarization with the climateadaptation plan texts, facilitated by transferring these documents into the Atlas.TI software forsystematic analysis. Drawing