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Refining Manufacturing Education Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi; Anthony Moretti, Robert Morris University

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Paper ID #42596Integrating Soft Skills into Technical CurriculumDr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Dr. Arif Sirinterlikci, Ph.D., CMfgE is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (SEMS) at Robert Morris University (RMU). He holds BS/MS degrees (both in Mechanical Engineering) from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He was involved in the ASEE Organization in the years between 2003 to 2011 as a Manufacturing Division Officer, also

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Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Suzanne S. Hicks, Middle Tennessee State University

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Master's Engineering Management ProgramAbstractMany graduates with strong engineering management skills enter the workforce, yet they oftenlack the soft skills our industry needs. Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) Master ofScience in Professional Science (MSPS) program in Engineering Management has incorporatedthese desired soft skills into its core curriculum. This cross-disciplinary program providesMiddle Tennessee with the best-educated and well-trained scientific workforce. The program wasawarded the U.S. Department of Education's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need(GAANN) grant for Engineering Management (2019-2022), which supported nine students witha stipend, full tuition, and fees.In 2023, the MSPS program completed a

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Advancing Equity in STEM Academia: Insights and Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amani Qasrawi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

. Further, summer camps offer students exceptional opportunities to engage inlearning experiences, explore advanced technologies, establish meaningful connections with like-minded peers, and better understand future career choices. Therefore, given the benefits ofintervention via summer camps and the lack of research in the identified geographical region, thisresearch aimed to determine the impacts of summer camps developed on a previously publishedframework to determine if the intervention enhanced the participant's STEM and soft skills,knowledge, future career, and educational choices of female students from R-ISD. Theparticipating students were subjected to a pre-test to determine the baseline at the beginning of thesummer camp. A post-test was

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Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Stephanie Nicole Bartholomew, University of Southern California

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clips on topics related to life after graduation andnavigating early career issues; the videos range from slightly over one minute to six and a halfminutes. The total time of the videos is under forty-two minutes.The videos present a variety of alumni speakers and deliver content on a range of areas ofstudent curiosity. The video topics include: 1) trying out different things; 2) making use ofresources; 3) what to look for in a job; 4) internships and growth opportunities; 5) networking; 6)does a dream job exist?; 7) tackling problems at work; 8) beyond the technical: soft skills; 9)work-life balance; 10) career pivots; 11) women in engineering; and 12) diversity in theworkplace (see Figure 1). Most videos feature more than one speaker. The

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Buten, University of Michigan; Jack Boomer Perry, University of Michigan; Cindy Wheaton, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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students were referring to was not clear it was kept as a separate code under communication ratherthan coded as interpersonal or written communication. Also, students would occasionally include the termprofessional or “soft” skills to refer to all of the skills. These instances were coded as “General.”FindingsParticipants contributed a myriad of professional skills to each activity system category. The objectivecategory contained the most skills at 18, followed by work division (14), team members (11), tools (10),rules (9), and community (6) as shown in Table I. The numbers in the table represent the number ofdiagrams where students had written the skill in connection with a specific activity system category. Thenumbers are only used to represent

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pallavi Singh, University of South Florida; Luis Miguel Quevedo, IEEE Educational Activities; Grisselle Centeno, Florida Southern College; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Liliana M. Villavicencio, University of South Florida

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-lish laboratories and curricula that are not only in sync with current industry requirements butare also adaptive enough to accommodate future advancements.Adoption and implementation of the presented tools will ensure that the next generation ofSTEM workers displays a blend of technical skills, soft skills, and digital capabilities neededdue to rapid technological advancements and constantly changing work environments of thesemiconductor industry.INTRODUCTIONThe teaching-learning landscape has undergone swift changes, spurred by the pandemic, lead-ing to the rise of virtual learning, new semiconductor global initiatives, and the advent of Indus-try 5.0. As Stuchlikova [13] predicts, knowledge gained during a degree may become outdatedby the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gordon Stewart, Roger Williams University; Maija A. Benitz, Roger Williams University; Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Charles R. Thomas, Roger Williams University

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prompt, with a few providing only a briefsentence.Student responses were coded into four theme areas, including the engineering design process(EDP), soft skills, tools, and applications. Within these theme areas, more specific topics wereidentified. The EDP theme includes general mention of the EDP, as well as more specificcomponents such as iteration, prototyping and testing, and gathering information. Under theumbrella of soft skills, topics include teamwork, communication, and time management. Studentresponses also contained mentions of specific tools that were taught over the course of thesemester, and these fell into the categories of organizational tools and CAD modeling. Finally,the theme area of applications was broken into the two areas

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Empathy, Psychological Safety, and Leadership in Engineering Design

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo

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complex challenges in their professional context that requireboth technical and social competencies and include providing clean water, the ethics ofdeveloping AI, engineering better delivery of medication, and preventing nuclear terror [1]. Toeffectively solve these complex problems, engineers have to rigorously and adeptly applytechnical skills and soft skills such as communication, collaboration, and empathy [2]. Soft skillsare widely recognized as having increasing importance for employment, career success, andprofessional and personal satisfaction in modern engineering workplaces [3].Empathy is a critical soft skill, focused on building emotional intelligence [2], [4], [5], [6], andhas many definitions in the literature [7]. This work is

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marla Hilderbrand-Chae, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Adam St. Jean, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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their graduatestudent/post-doc mentors. Part I presented interns with difficult STEM lab-specific communication scenariosand served as prompts for individual, and then small group brainstorming. Ideas were shared out with the wholegroup and discussed. In part 2, each grad student/post-doc mentor was told to deliver a scenario to 2-3 internswho could then work together to develop a response. Table 1 in the Appendix lists the small groups scenariosand the soft skills the reasoning for their inclusion. This communication workshop was designed to not onlyoffer communication skill-building for the interns, but also to provide grad student/post-doc mentors withinsights for future interactions with their PROPEL interns.PROPEL Program Evaluation - The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jung Won Hur, Auburn University; Cassandra Thomas, Tuskegee University; Li Huang, Tuskegee University; Xiao Chang, Tuskegee University

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academically gifted, low-income Black students to earnCS degrees in four years and pursue careers in the field of CS. In the spring of 2023, wesuccessfully recruited and retained the first cohort of six talented students (i.e., S-STEM scholars).In the fall of 2023, we recruited a second cohort of five students.Throughout the past year, we provided a series of mentoring and professional developmentopportunities to the S-STEM scholars, fostering their personal and professional growth. Some ofthese opportunities were extended to the entire university to maximize the program’s impact. Keyactivities included career mentoring, technical skill development (specifically in Pythonprogramming), soft skill development, undergraduate research, and high school

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; AIRTON EIRAS; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto

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Universidade de S˜ao Paulo. Professor of Physics at Mau´a Institute of Technology, since 1994 and President of Teacher’s Academy at the same Institution. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of Modeling and Communication Skills through a Project- Based Learning Approach in the Physics Laboratory.This evidence-based practice paper aims to analyze the development of physics modelingcompetences and soft skills among second-year students in Engineering courses. The mainobjective is to implement the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach during the ExperimentalPhysics class. The students were divided into teams of four members, and each team wasallowed to choose a scientific paper on

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MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

development of soft-skills and attributesvalued by the student and future employers or graduate schools. Mentors will also interact withscholars at CAM activities. They will submit documentation on these activities for assessmentand tracking progress. Faculty mentors also meet annually to discuss and review their efforts.The CAM Project Management Team will also investigate the impact of these mentoring andgroup-based activities on faculty workload. It is noted that each faculty member of the CAMProject Management Team will devote 1 month of his/her 9-month annual contract to thisproject.Peer mentoring is recognized as a best-practice strategy for promoting college student success(Collier, 2017). Undergraduate mentors may provide student-relevant

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicente Valenzuela-Riquelme, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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-dominatedenvironments and pursuing male leadership models. Figure 1. Critical engineering skills for facing challenges and seizing opportunities.Significant disparities become apparent when discussing gaps between industry demands andthe skills possessed by engineering graduates. Previous studies have identified criticaldeficiencies in areas such as effective communication, teamwork, management and decision-making, ethical leadership, and social responsibility within the engineering field. Engineersoften encounter challenges applying these soft skills in dynamic work environments,underscoring the pressing need to address these discrepancies during academic training.The ability to communicate effectively and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams is

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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mentioned that more guidance and resources were needed to help them to improve their project report, especially on the solution design, safety risk assessment, and cost-benefit analyses, as well as on some non-technical skills, such as writing skills and research methods.In response to student feedback and drawing upon insights from the community cultural wealththeory and the pull learning strategy, the course was redesigned in 2023 fall semester,transitioning to a "student-centered" approach. The lecture topics comprise textbook topics andproject support, as shown in Table 3. Project support includes lectures specifically designed tohelp students with their projects, mainly focusing on soft skills, writing skills, and

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, leadership, and conflict resolution, constitutes essential soft skills 1crucial for their future careers (Scott-Ladd & Chan, 2008; Gantasala, 2015; Ostafichuk et al., 2020;Adham, 2023). By gaining experience via team collaboration, students can prepare themselves forfuture collaborative projects in the workplace, helping them navigate multidisciplinary working stylesand contributing to increased motivation (Pardo-Garcia & Barac, 2020). Furthermore, it promotespeer-to-peer learning (Maccabe & Fonseca, 2021), enhancing mutual understanding through sharedefforts (Volkova et al., 2021). Therefore, it is essential for educators to guide and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Urszula Zalewski, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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evaluation plan was informed by best practices in internships [12] andlessons learned from the service learning literature [10]. The plan includes surveys of students'interests, reviews of their journals, evaluation of their solution by the community partner, andstudent learning assessments.Student Understanding of Service LearningIn response to questions about the definition of service learning, students often made aconnection to developing skills in the STEM field. “My definition of service learning is learning soft skills through service, and reflecting upon experiences in service. Service-learning allows for the development of much needed soft skills in STEM fields. I think service learning reminds us of our motivations in

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 14

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deana Delp, Arizona State University; Maria Dixon, Arizona State University; Crislana Rafael, Arizona State University; Jacob Underwood, Arizona State University

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students are generally excited to talk about "what" they're doing in engineering. This helps open up the conversation for us to talk about soft skills. Leading with soft skills can cause them to disengage.” o “In order to engage effectively, it is imperative to plan and prepare a "skeleton" of a lesson plan which enables me to ask the right open ended questions in the correct sequence with follow up questions to supplement. Having an open ended conversation tends to engage the mentees more. Also, I tend to be as objective as possible so the mentees know I am not being judgmental, rather I am providing sound advice that they can choose to use if they believe it will be functional to them. If not, we

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

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Management Curriculum for Workplace Readiness: Developing Students’ Soft Skills,” J. Manag. Educ., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 80–103, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1177/1052562917703679.[17] C. G. P. Berdanier, “A hard stop to the term ‘soft skills,’” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 14–18, 2022, doi: 10.1002/jee.20442.[18] M. Caeiro-Rodríguez et al., “Teaching Soft Skills in Engineering Education: An European Perspective,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 29222–29242, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3059516.[19] N. Y. Madjar, B. Huey, and L. Shor, “Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineering as a Major,” 2016. doi: 10.18260/p.25852.[20] S. González-Pérez, M. Martínez-Martínez, V. Rey-Paredes, and E. Cifre, “I am done with

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University

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further improve teamwork efficacy. Policies shouldalso focus on developing interdisciplinary teams and soft skills. Encouraging engagement withURP alumni as well as the industry can provide current participants with networkingopportunities, career advice, and insights into the long-term benefits of URPs. Finally, researchcan be demanding, therefore, providing mental health support and stress management resourcesfor students participating in URPs can help students maintain a healthy work-life balance.Keywords: undergraduate research, teamwork, collaborative learning, group developmenttheory, engineering education, URP, research program, NSF, REU, Tuckman1. Introduction1.1 Undergraduate Research Programs (URP)Undergraduate Research Programs (URPs

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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engineering majors and the subsequent careerpathways of students after graduation has gained concern as studies reveal that many engineeringstudents do not continue into engineering careers, despite a global need for them. Decreasedengineering self-efficacy, lack of engineering identity, and low perceived levels of careerpreparedness have all been shown to play a major role in the loss of potential engineers. Topromote more confidence and improve students’ success in engineering careers, many degreeprograms have explored the incorporation of entrepreneurial engagement and the development ofstudents’ “entrepreneurial mindsets”. Entrepreneurship in engineering curriculum promotes thedevelopment of soft skills, business knowledge, and the ability to

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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano; Vincent Liu, Brandeis High School; Justin Jin; Parker Olkowski; Yu-Fang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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framework's impact relied on servicehours, outreach scales, and feedback collected during the summer camps.The analysis confirmed the framework's effectiveness in enhancing students'technical and soft skills, sustaining their interest in STEM, improving teamperformances, and fostering an inclusive community for collaboration. The LPSframework offers students flexibility in developing their skill sets and has beenproven to be sustainable, transformable, and scalable for integration into K-12thengineering curriculum and extracurricular programs.IntroductionRobotics has been identified as an interdisciplinary field encompassing electrical components,computer vision, mechanics, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence [1-5]. Innovation inrobotics

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; H.H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong; Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong

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extra-curricular activities, are crucial forenhancing students' employability [10]. Regarding preparation programs, Hero suggestsintegrating collaborative projects that simulate real-world industrial collaborations [11], whileWats recommends enhancing students' soft skills, including communication, teamwork,leadership, and problem-solving, through workshops and training programs [12].Additionally, Hu recommends enhancing students’ ability to apply theoretical knowledge toreal-world problems via pre-collaboration research projects and pilot studies [13]. To enhancestudents’ exposure to industrial practices, Burns and Chopra advocate establishing internshipsand cooperative education programs with industry partners, a strategy shown to be

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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makerspace and university staff should encourage human resourceprofessional in the hiring practices.While recent research (Chambers et al, 2023) has recognized the soft skills and technical skillsstudent staff gain as a result of working in academic makerspaces, hiring processes and practicesshould purposefully include these in the competencies they assess in staff candidates.Given the high turnover of university staff, it is imperative that university staff are involved in thehiring practice to ensure the institutional knowledge is preserved as the space.Finally, while student staff are recognized as important innovators in university makerspaces;ensuring they are equitably hired into inclusive spaces is the responsibility of institutions and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine G. Herbert-Berger, Montclair State University; Thomas J Marlowe, Seton Hall University; Vaibhav Anu, Montclair State University; Stefan A Robila, Montclair State University

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An Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Montclair State University, Dr. Anu co-directs the Software Systems lab at the Center for Computing and Information Science.Stefan A Robila, Montclair State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024K-12 Teachers and Data Science: Learning Interdisciplinary Science through Research ExperiencesAbstract: Data science is now pervasive across STEM, and early exposure and education in itsbasics will be important for the future workforce, academic programs, and scholarly research inengineering, technology, and the formal and natural sciences, and in fact, across the fullspectrum of disciplines. When combined with an emphasis on soft

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ankunda Kiremire, Louisiana Tech University; Kevin A Cherry, Louisiana Tech University

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ingeneral [5], [6]. Student engagement in the classes, and interest in the curriculum is alsoimproved by the cultural relevance of the data employed in Datastorm events [3]. The Datastormevents also allow for students to engage in both collaborative and controlled competitiveenvironments which allow them to hone the soft skills they’ll need to navigate the workenvironment. The Datastorm system also provides a much needed supplementary educationalevaluation tool for instructors of Computing based majors [4].MethodsDatastorm involves pitting small teams of students in public competitions against each other tosolve custom designed programming challenges in real time. These challenges involve the use oflarge data sets obtained from selected local

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

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research skills but also soft skills likecommunication, teamwork, and time management. The combination of practical research andtheoretical learning prepares students for future academic and professional pursuits.3. Educational SeminarsEach seminar is carefully structured to cover key aspects of research that are vital for anyaspiring researcher. These sessions delve into a range of topics, each chosen for its relevance andimportance in the field of research. The seminars begin with an introduction to the ResponsibleConduct of Research Training, a crucial topic that lays the foundation for ethical researchpractices. This training encompasses various aspects of research ethics, including datamanagement, conflict of interest, collaborative research

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Eric Jorgenson, East Tennessee State University

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. 2. Create generalized lesson plans for methods in recovery, separation, and purification of bioproducts, and a certificate in industrial cleaning, sanitization, and sterilization. 3. Develop a series of soft-skills and career readiness modules in conjunction with the Niswonger Foundation and BioBuilder. 4. Implement lessons and develop modules suited to non-traditional and non-matriculating students. 5. Prototype modules suitable for integration into a four-year degree in bioengineering or biomanufacturing. 6. Implement a nexus between our educational programs, the ETSU Research Corporation, and local and prospective industry. 7. Identify the effectiveness of the proposed scope of work on student learning

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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elana Goldenkoff, University of Michigan; Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan

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accompany its advancementand deployment. While some students feel equipped to handle these challenges, the majority feelunprepared to manage these complex situations in their professional work. Additionally, studentsreported that the ethical concerns involved in the development and application of technologieslike AI is often not included in curricula or is viewed as “soft skills” that are not as important as“technical” knowledge. Although some students we interviewed shared the sense of apathytoward these topics that they see from their engineering program, most were eager to receivemore training in AI ethics. These results underscore the pressing need for engineering educationprograms, including graduate programs, to integrate comprehensive ethics

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Chris Cagle

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fornumber writing and the handling of significant figures, alongside comprehensive treatment ofunit conversions and dimensional analysis. Additionally, the course teaches practical Excel skills,including techniques such as data sorting, filtering, and basic statistical computation, as well asthe creation of charts and graphs.Furthermore, students are introduced to logical functions for data analysis, and are equipped withthe tools of goal seek and solver for the analysis of linear optimization challenges.Complementary to these technical competencies, the course also addresses a suite of soft skills,including an introduction to artificial intelligence and navigation of library resources withemphasis on academic integrity, plagiarism avoidance

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reem Khojah, University of California, San Diego; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of California, San Diego; Isgard S. Hueck, University of California, San Diego

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skilldevelopment. We appreciate the participation of industry partners towards optimizing theeducational experience, including professional preparedness of bioengineering undergraduatestudents and the engagement in continuous program improvement.References[1] Hadgraft, R.G., & A. Kolmos (2020). ”Emerging learning environments in engineering education”, Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 25:1, 3-16, DOI: 10.1080/22054952.2020.1713522[2] Hirudayaraj, M., Baker, R., Baker, F., & M. Eastman (2021). “Soft skills for entry-level engineers: What employers want”, Education Sciences, 11, 641-675. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100641[3] Kolmos, A., & J. E. Holgaard (2019). “Employability in Engineering Education: Are