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Alyssa Ball; Jacob Holmes; Brandon Crisel

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Developing and Implementing ePortfolio Coursework to Leverage Engineering Students’ Skillsets for Improved Career Development Alyssa Ball, Jacob Holmes, and Mr. Brandon Crisel University of Arkansas Department of Industrial EngineeringAbstractThe Biggadike ePortfolio research team was presented with the goal of improving careerdevelopment strategies for students within the University of Arkansas College of Engineeringthrough high impact practices that will aid students’ abilities to competitively search forinternship and job opportunities. This research began with determining stakeholders and keyneeds of the project

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Heather L. Walker; W. Kent McAllister; Michael W. Mourot; J. Robert Dean; Greg Nesmith; Edgar C. Clausen

Engineering Alumni Student MentoringProgram to provide much-needed help for chemical engineering Ph.D. students in obtainingindustrial employment. As in 2021, the program utilized departmental alumni as mentors andemphasized career path identification and professional development for the students. The 12undergraduate and Ph.D. mentoring circles averaged four mentoring events during the Fallsemester, followed by a Program Review and Celebration over ice cream sundaes in February.The undergraduates received resume feedback and tips on preparation for the Career Fair andlearned about a variety of careers that are available for chemical engineers. They also learnedabout the importance of soft skills on the job and ways to stand out to employers. The

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Kaylee Cunning; Joseph Tighi; Braden Olson; Nitish Bastola; Isabela Bueno; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Jessica Deters

environmental implications. This paper presents a case study of anundergraduate research experience aiming to demonstrate how early research engagementopportunities can enhance students’ engineering education and shift their career trajectories.Furthermore, it is shown here how sustainable engineering research plays a vital role in attractingundergraduate students to research, transforming students’ identities, and contributing tostudents’ development of research and interpersonal skill. It is concluded that UREs create aunique opportunity to integrate undergraduate students into research, enabling interdisciplinaryexploration that bridges knowledge gaps while fostering critical thinking, adaptability, and aholistic understanding of sustainable

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Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Ranil Wickramasinghe

experiences and mentoring that emphasizespreparation for a career in STEM. The center has regularly hosted a Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) program and has recently extended these efforts to include non-traditionalcommunity college students as part of a separate Research Experiences and Mentoring (REM)program. The REM program includes a time-intensive research experience and further mentoringsessions during the following academic year only possible for local students [1]. Through acollaboration with Upward Bound, a program that hosts rising high school (HS) seniors on theUniversity of Arkansas campus, an opportunity was identified to extend these research andmentoring efforts to HS students.The program seeks to provide the HS students

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Sanjay Tewari

resources, site development, lighting, HVAC, andappearance. The practicing engineers from these companies, through their involvement, providevaluable feedback to the faculty and students that enriches the overall experience gained in thecapstone design course. This feedback helps improve student performance on their projects andprovides them with additional tools to carry forward into their engineering careers [4].Internships and Co-opsInternships and co-op programs facilitate a seamless transition from academia to the engineeringprofession by offering students immersive industry experiences. Such programs provideopportunities to work alongside experienced engineers, exposing students to real-world projectsand industry practices. These experiences

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Nathaniel Van Devender; Michael Hardesty; Rohit Dua

insaneramblings of a madman,” as well as to Dr. Rohit Dua for his ever-present mentorship.References[1] MIT OpenCourseWare, "Lec 1 | MIT 6.450 Principles of Digital Communications I, Fall 2006," 28 April 2009. [Online]. Available: https://tinyurl.com/4wsauunpNathaniel Van Devender will graduate in 2024 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He plans towork in the Electrical Power industry for his career but favors a myriad of other disciplines ashobbies. He has been overheard saying “the day I stop learning is the day that I die.”Michael Hardesty is a first-generation college student and will be graduating in spring of 2024with a BS in Electrical Engineering, a Computer Engineering minor, and an Automation minor.He is currently working at John Deere

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Hunter Flodman

safety concepts, the better equipped they will be tohave a successful career in industry, academia, government, or any other career path they chooseto follow.Workshop ImpactsIn 2021, 145 faculty that attended industry sponsored CCPS faculty workshops between 2016and 2020 responded to an online survey via email invitation. When asked if attending theworkshop prompted them to add process safety content into a course they teach, 87% responded © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceyes. When asked if workshop content was added to a course they taught, 91% responded yes.Eighty eight percent indicated they had recommended attending a faculty

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Joshua M. Sanchez; Ethan Weems; Han Hu

theintegration of numerical simulation modeling into traditional mechanical engineeringcoursework along with the implementation of field-driven design approaches in design-centricclasses. Despite being commonplace throughout professional environments within industry andacademia, undergraduate engineering students often have little to no exposure to computationalmodeling techniques without taking elective courses or pursuing academic research. Bypresenting traditional theory alongside numerical simulations illustrative of coincident content,students are provided multiple approaches to a given problem that serve to enhancecomprehension of core material while gradually developing a marketable skill that can be usedthroughout an engineering career. Further

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Kristine Q. Loh; Moumita Dasgupta

curricula to ensure non-STEM majorsbuild well-rounded science literacy foundations for their diverse career prospects. However,many students who enroll in non-STEM programs may experience science anxiety, decreasingtheir confidence to succeed in STEM courses. The root of this anxiety may stem from myriadsources, from poor experiences in middle or high school STEM classes to anxiety arising fromsocietal barriers due to the different identities a student may hold.Yet, Udo et al. found that enrolling students in an interactive, introductory physics coursedecreased science anxiety for non-STEM majors [1]. While Smith et al. found that most non-STEM majors enroll in STEM courses to fulfill a major requirement, they also found that

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Carson Emeigh; Austin Griswold; Rumayel H. Pallock; Jaideep Sahni; Morgan Schake; Udochukwu Anuta; Jessica Deters; Sangjin Ryu

How does what you learned in this course compare to what you’ve learned in courses with a traditional format (i.e., lectures and exams)? o What challenges did you face during the course? How did you overcome those challenges? • Have you been able to apply what you learned to your research? If so, how? If not, can you foresee applications in the future? • Did the course impact your perspective about how engineering graduate courses should be taught? If so, how? If not, why not? • Has this course impacted your future career plans and/or your preparation for your future career plans? If so, how?Across the reflection questions, students reflected on the role of themselves, their peers, and theirinstructor in the learning process

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Ian Popp; Claudia Smith; Heather Walker

visits with a presentation and activity. Future work will expand the scope ofthe project to include online resources for rural schools.KeywordsUndergraduate Student Poster, Chemical Engineering, K-12 Outreach, Engineering EducationIntroductionDemand for engineers continues to grow. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the demandfor chemical engineers is projected to grow by 14% from 2021 to 2031. This outpaces theprojected 5% growth of the rest of the field of engineering and the growth rate of all occupationsin the US [1]. To meet this demand, engineering needs to be promoted at all levels of education.Early engineering education is important in the development of future career goals. Studentsneed to develop a strong background in math in

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Adam C. Lynch; Gary Brooking

, Process, Output, Customer) could be used again (i.e., transferable) in everyfuture engineering project. Additionally, they believed that the skills developed, such as criticalthinking, effective communication, and problem-solving strategies, would be valuable in theirfuture engineering careers. The hands-on experience gained through the Integrated Project teamframework them with a solid foundation for approaching real-world design challenges.4.0 DISCUSSION4.1 Interpretation of Results4.1.1 RQ1, Connections Collaboration and networking are indispensable aspects of entrepreneurship. The KEENEntrepreneurial Mindset emphasizes the significance of connections by encouraging students toengage in interdisciplinary teamwork and

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Yuva M. Tammineni; Talha Khan; Rajeev Nair; Yimesker Yihun

benefit from an entrepreneurial mindset by being encouraged to thinkoutside the box and acquire a propensity toward action. Bridging the gap between the classroomand the workplace with real-world applications, projects, and partnerships with businesses, andpromoting teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration to model the kind of multidisciplinarywork that is common in real-world engineering projects is the key to their overall success.Collaboration with business leaders that includes linking up with established businesses to exposestudents to real-world engineering challenges and career options is another vital part for thestudents’ continued success.Instructors of engineering courses could incorporate an entrepreneurial spirit into their

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Chun-Hsing Ho; Nyawa Allieu

, Instructional Pacing, Student LearningIntroductionBackground of courseThis paper is to present teaching strategies used to adjust course delivery method andinstructional pathing in order to immediately reflect student learning progress and addressfeedback from student surveys. CNST 112 is the Construction Communications class at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is the second major specific class that students in theArchitectural Engineering (AE) and Construction Management (CM) majors take when theyenter the College during their freshman year. It serves as a fundamental course that teaches entrystudents in the AE/CM majors all required skills that they will utilize in their college career. Thisincludes communication skills to help with

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Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen A. Cerda; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

Conferencewith expert-led online sessions and in-person (or virtual) collaborative group activities to ignitethe passion for STEM among middle- and high schoolers (Figure 4).In-person workshops enriched with immersive experiments and hands-on projects solidifytheoretical knowledge and connect it to real-world applications, inspiring participants to envisionexciting STEM career opportunities. To ensure equal access to resources, each student willreceive a customized STEM kit.The advantages of a hybrid STEM camp are manifold. For one, it bridges the gap between virtualand in-person participants, fostering collaboration and networking among students from differentgeographical locations, including those from various countries and regions, thereby enriching

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Mirit Shamir; Matthew Sanderson; Rebecca Cors; Nathan Hendricks; Stacy Hutchinson; Prathap Parameswaran; Melanie M. Derby

performs interdisciplinary research that transcends agriculture, engineering,and economics and his research is supported by funding from federal agencies and privateindustry.Dr. Melanie M. DerbyDr. Melanie Derby is an Associate Professor at Kansas State University and holds the Hal andMary Siegele Professorship in Engineering. Her research focuses on heat and mass transfer andthe Food, Energy, and Water Nexus and has been sponsored by NSF, NASA, ASHRAE, ONR,and industry. She currently directs the KSU NRT, which focuses on interdisciplinary FEWresearch and graduate education. Dr. Derby is a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award, KSUCollege of Engineering Outstanding Assistant Professor Award, and ASME ICNMMOutstanding Early Career Award

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discussed.Curriculum DevelopmentOur goal is to help students to live their academic and career lives with a handy tool – AI.However, AI is such a huge and complex subject that we are not able to cover every aspect. Ourplan is to start from a simple yet widely spread technology: deep learning. As shown in Fig. 1,students will gradually master the power of deep learning through a 4-course journey. Figure 1 Curriculum of AI education at UCADeep Learning IntuitionIn the course of Robotics 2, the students will spend two weeks to integrate an AI poweredfunction to their own robots. Object detection is a computer vision task for locating instances ofobjects in images [6]. It is one of the most notable beneficiaries of deep learning, yet

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Shiseido Robinson; Mirit Shamir; Amy Betz; Beth Montelone

allianceincludes six partners: Barton Community College, Dodge City Community College, Garden CityCommunity College, Seward County Community College, Donnelly College, and Wichita StateUniversity. The alliance initiatives include focused and enhanced recruiting; development ofdetailed transfer guides; training for admissions personnel and academic advisors; studentenhancement programs such as student research opportunities, internships, math immersion, andalternative spring break; a focus on career counseling; formal and peer tutoring; andimplementation of improved student tracking.The poster will discuss how members of the KS-LSAMP have established recruitment andretention activities aimed at serving the needs of underrepresented students including

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Preston Ward; Michael Hempel; Hamid Sharif

students, disabled students, as well as students who cannot fit a lab into a fixedschedule. It also enables online education institutions and hybrid degree programs to integratelaboratory experiences that would otherwise not be possible. This enables students of suchprograms to be far better prepared for their future careers and supports inclusion efforts byenabling and promoting lab access for students with disabilities. For example, since such labs areno longer a space with significant distractions, students with ADHD or who are on the autismspectrum will find a far more suitable and adapted experience through VR teleoperated labs.Conclusions and Future Work In this paper, we are presenting our design and implementation of our VR-driven

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Julia L. Morse; Tim Bower; Eduard Plett

-State Salina Campus undergraduate experience theme underscored the ability to "provide undergraduate degree programs that are relevant, effective (high impact learning), accessible, and valuable."Approach to New Curriculum DevelopmentThe basic approach to development of the new RAET curriculum was along the following lines: 1. Build on a strong core of existing engineering technology instruction and experiences included in the mechanical, electronic, and computer system curriculums. 2. Develop and refine student learning outcomes appropriate to career and industry expectations. 3. Match existing and additional courses to student learning outcomes. 4. Refine the course list to the exact 120 credit hours

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Adam C. Lynch; Amber Williams

and financialgoals’ and 4) to enhance students’ career preparation.Design / Method: Our study sample consisted of 182 students enrolled in 6 engineering classes Thesepaired teams were grouped into Squads with a unifying product, a “drill.” Each course examinedcomponents of the drill, performing design analysis within their subject matter. The one graduatecourse developed a Business Plan to launch a startup business to manufacture and assemble allthe components of the drill.Results: Integrated Projects were piloted in the Spring semester 2023. Since each Squad hadconsistent deliverables, like a project team charter, coordination between classes was simplifiedand information shared via a Squad leader, the project coordinator for a

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Stuart Berntein

2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceExploring the Critical Need for Interpersonal Skills in Engineering Students Stuart Bernstein University of Nebraska © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceAbstractInterpersonal Skills for Engineers (ENGR 100) is a course designed to provide all students in theCollege of Engineering (COE) an opportunity to learn the non-technical skills that will be criticalto them throughout their careers. For years, the college’s industry partners commented that ourstudents were highly proficient technically but lacked the personal skills that make a greatemployee

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Yimesker Yihun; Lena Lamei

educational leadership. She is alsoserving as a member of the academic integrity committee, students’ career development, and theVice Chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Carolina University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023

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Joel R. TerMaat; Kristopher J. Williams; Christopher D. Wentworth

replicate such acomplex network of factors at other institutional types.References[1] ASME, “Ethics in Engineering,” 2023. https://www.asme.org/about-asme/governance/Ethics-in-Engineering (accessed Aug. 22, 2023).[2] ASCE, “Code of Ethics,” 2020. https://www.asce.org/career-growth/ethics/code-of-ethics (accessed Aug. 22, 2023).[3] C. G. Schneider, “Making Excellence Inclusive: Liberal Education and America’s Promise,” Lib. Educ., vol. 100, no. 4, 2014.[4] E. M. Lang, “Distinctively American: The Liberal Arts College,” Daedalus, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 133–150, 1999.[5] J. R. Rest, S. J. Thoma, and M. J. Bebeau, Postconventional moral thinking: A neo-Kohlbergian approach. Psychology Press., 1999.[6] J. R. Rest, D. Narvaez, S. J. Thoma

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Yimesker Yihun; Lena Lamei

, team building, mind conditioning, toxicleadership, executing effective leadership in higher education and organizations, online learning,and hybrid work environment. Dr. Lamei’s educational and professional background is incommunications, business development, management, and educational leadership. She is alsoserving as a member of the academic integrity committee, students’ career development, and theVice Chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Carolina University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023

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Kaycie Lane; Logan Perry

that is a senior-level civil engineering elective, one thatclass that is a senior-level required environmental engineering major core requirement, and oneclass that is a senior-level design course currently required for both majors. Because almost allstudents were seniors, it was therefore unsurprising the majority of students have had prior © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceexposure to the design factors at some point in their academic career, although it is notable thatexposure is not happening in formative classes prior to senior-level courses. Students felt morecomfortable with the five key design factors in related to water and

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Rebecca Kassa; Ibilola Ogundare; Brian Lines; Jake Smithwick; Kenneth Sullivan

projectmanagement: Literature review and content analysis. Journal of Civil Engineering Education,147(4), 04021010.[21] Alshammari, F., Yahya, K., & Haron, Z. B. (2020). Project Manager’s Skills for Improvingthe Performance of Complex Projects in Kuwait Construction Industry: A Review. in IOPConference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 713, No. 1, p. 012041). IOPPublishing.[22] Aitken, A., and Crawford, L. 2009. “Senior Management Perceptions of Effective ProjectManager Behavior: An Exploration of a Core Set of Behaviors for Superior Project Managers.” InPMI Research Conference, Warsaw.[23] Hölzle, K. (2010). “Designing and Implementing a Career Path for Project Managers.”International Journal of Project Management, 28(8), 779-786.[24