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Joshua Halpern, Prince George's Community College and LibreTexts; Nadene Houser-Archield, Prince George's Community College; Neeharika Thakur; Scott D. Johnson, Prince George's Community College; Scott A Sinex, Prince George's Community College

collegestudents to conduct research at NASA. It set the stage for our community college to be a partnerin a large Department of Education grant for open textbooks. That funded creation of over 60additional free and open textbooks now housed in the college commons on LibreTexts [43]. ByFall 2022, these OER books were used in over 1,000-course sections, impacting over 15,000students.Among the OER textbooks built are Introduction to Engineering for Engineers and Scientists[44], General Physics [45, 46] and Calculus [47]. To improve them we are currently buildingonline formative and summative assessment into the textbooks. Figure 3. General Chemistry for Engineers daily pageviews from Google Analytics.Following on the principles used in creating the

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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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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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revealed many available guides and articles onDfM, including breakdowns of key principles. University curricula offer some coursesspecifically based on this concept and limited opportunities to practice DfM and observe howdesign changes affect manufacturability and environmental impact. A gap identified in theseresources is the connection between designing for manufacturing and sustainability.Generative Design: Research on current generative design resources revealed content on thetheoretical foundation and concept of generative design and its use in prototyping andlightweighting. Universities are inhibited by limited access to generative design software,preventing hands-on learning.Challenges for Future Module and Content DevelopmentThe main

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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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Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University

developingengineers who are aware of and engaged with the ethical dimensions of their work, educatorscontribute to the creation of a workforce that values and serves societal interests. Our goal ofpresenting our project as a work in progress to this conference is to garner discussion and feedbackon our design prior to project implementation furthering iterative research design andstrengthening our approach to student learning.This project brings coupled ethical-epistemic analysis from the field of philosophy and reflectivepractice from the field of cognitive design theory to the field of engineering education. This early-stage, exploratory project will study the effectiveness of leveraging adapted existing pedagogies(reflective practice) alongside new

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Charlotte Gottilla, University of Delaware

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project managers (PMs)from each international team and a research project. The chapter is advised by two facultymembers and one graduate student, who oversee technical decisions, provide projectmanagement support, and coordinate group finances for international travel and constructionexpenses. International projects are also advised by technical mentors in industry who approveconstruction plans and accompany students during travel.Project overviewThe chapter’s work in Malawi has been active since 2014, with six borehole wells drilled in fourrural communities in the Sakata region outside Zomba. There are also plans to partner with twoadditional communities over the next five years. EWB-UD’s work is coordinated through a localnon-governmental