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Chika Winnifred Agha; Rebecca Atadero; Amir Hedayati Mehdiabad

. A. (2014). Culture of disengagement in engineering education? Science, Technology, & Human Values, 39(1), 42-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243913504305Cech, E. A., & Finelli, C. J. (2024). Learning to prioritize the public good: Does training in classes, workplaces, and professional societies shape engineers' understanding of their public welfare responsibilities?. Journal of Engineering Education, 113(2), 407-438.Conlon, E. (2023). Engineering ethics, social theory and how we might do better!. In Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities: Have Their Conversations Come of Age? (pp. 221-243). Cham: Springer International Publishing.Diduch, C., MacIsaac, D., Haralampides, K., & Wilson, B. (2012

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Pedro Cordeiro Povoa Cupertino; Anubhav Pant; Yuto Minami; Ami Goto; Kubeshavarsha Kalithasan; Adam Carlton Lynch

was not uniform. Somestudents adopted the MBE format with minimal distress, whereas others were uncomfortablewith the lack of an overt step-by-step process. Instructor feedback at every step in the designwas most critical to development. The interaction of learning styles, experience, and peer-to-peer contact affected how the students reacted to fundamental engineering behaviors.ABET RelevanceIn recent years, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) [5]established a list of seven core competencies to ensure that engineering graduates are well-prepared for professional practice by the time they graduate. These competencies are presentedin Figure 1. Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Annual

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Abigail Neering; Mitchell Keck; Julia Reyna; Natcin Sorensen; Travis Price; Randy Hurd

inalmost every industry that relies on engineering components or equipment. They are written byexperts with knowledge and expertise in a particular field. ​ Sources for Engineering Codes and StandardsASME standards: https://www.asme.org/codes-standardsASTM standards: https://www.astm.org/Standard/standards-and-publications.htmlISO and ANSI standards: https://asq.org/quality-resources/ansi-standardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology: https://www.nist.gov/Sustainability Outcomes ● ​ An ability to recognize ethical and professional codes of conduct in engineering design. ● ​ An ability to comprehend the interconnection between environmental, social, and economic systems in relation to sustainability

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, 2017. [9] Tony Wright and Susan Hamilton. Assessing student understanding in the molecular life sciences using a concept inventory. ATN Assessment, 2008.[10] Margherita Bernabei, Silvia Colabianchi, Andrea Falegnami, and Francesco Costantino. Students’ use of large language models in engineering education: A case study on technology acceptance, perceptions, efficacy, and detection chances. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 5:100172, 2023.[11] Vassilka D Kirova, Cyril S Ku, Joseph R Laracy, and Thomas J Marlowe. Software engineering education must adapt and evolve for an llm environment. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, pages 666–672, 2024.[12] Marian Daun

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andresearchers are turning to emerging technologies and pedagogical frameworks that blend technicalinstruction with creativity, curiosity, and value creation—hallmarks of the entrepreneurial mindset. Thispaper presents a scalable approach for integrating AI-assisted multimedia tools, specifically Camtasia,into engineering and STEAM education to foster the development of an entrepreneurial mindset alignedwith the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) framework.Leveraging AI tools such as ChatGPT, DALL·E, and text-to-speech technology AI software, educators andstudents can rapidly generate engaging instructional scripts, visuals, and voiceovers. These elements aresynthesized into compelling narrative-driven learning modules using Camtasia. This

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Randy Hurd; Sulabh Khadka; Dustin Grote

. 2 INTRODUCTION In 2024, the College of Engineering and Technology at Weber State University (WSU), aregional teaching university in the western United States, developed a STEM-focused andtuition-free summer bridge program to benefit students in the local community who have beenhistorically underrepresented in STEM fields. The summer bridge program seeks to supportinstitutional objectives of growing enrollments, community engagement, increasing access inaddition to attracting students to academic programs within the college of Engineering andTechnology (Lenaburg et al., 2012). Several measurable goals were created to guide the designand implementation of the summer bridge program including

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Rachel Cloud; Spencer MacLaughlin; Adam Lynch; Ridge Towner

. Langstrand, ‘Lean in the supply chain: a literature review’, Management and production engineering review, vol. 3, pp. 87–96, 2012.[10] G. P. Jadhav, S. B. Jadhav, and A. Bhagat, ‘Six sigma DMAIC literature review’, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 117–122, 2015.[11] D. W. Baker and W. Haynes, Engineering statics: Open and interactive. Daniel Baker and William Haynes, 2021.[12] B. Dupen, Applied Strength of Materials for Engineering Technology, 25th ed. Independently Published, 2023.[13] D. Roylance, Constitutive equations. 2000.[14] ‘Modeling with PDEs: Using the weak form for equation systems’, COMSOL. [Online]. Available: https://www.comsol.com/support/learning

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Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam; Adam Lynch

entrepreneurial mindset to adapt to the world that is rapidlyevolving. With a curiosity mindset, individuals can explore trends that are emerging and use thefindings to challenge traditional solutions, replacing them with innovative solutions. Proactiveengagement between engineers not only allows for the adaptation towards newer technologies but alsoimproves personal growth in addition to creating future engineers that can positively contribute totheir respective fields [1].Psychology and neuroscience research shows that curiosity is an important factor in decision-makingwhere individuals are motivated to develop solutions to existing problems. As a foundation ofcognitive aspect, individuals who have a curiosity mindset are motivated in seeking new

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Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu; Kim Trenbath; Jason Schmidt

sabbaticals, or were indirectly connected through participation in other nationallaboratory competitions. These professors found that their values and research interests alignedwith the goals of the real-world problem-solving projects, particularly in addressing energy andenvironmental challenges through transformative science and technology solutions to promotesecurity and well-being. As one professor expressed, “The mission…[is] very strong with me.”The ethos of modern scientists and engineers encompasses technical and social challengesaffecting individual people and places all the way to the global community and environment. Theunderlying values driving the competition were important to instructors because they unite socio-technical concerns and

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Katherine Nielsen

Title: Discussing AI: Patterns of Classroom Collaboration2025 Conference of American Society for Engineering Education, Rocky Mountain SectionAuthor: Katherine NielsenAbstract:The benefits and risks of face recognition surveillance, autonomous weapons, and superintelligence call out for civic discourse that goes beyond internet polarization. The threecollaborative discussion formats I outline in this paper invite students to step into greaterresponsibility for their participation in these important topics. I situate these discussion formswithin the scholarship of teaching and learning, describe some of the key procedures andprinciples in their design, and share how I implemented them in classroom discussions aboutArtificial Intelligence