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Bhuvana Ramachandran, University of West Florida; Chathapuram Ramanathan, University of West Florida,; Mohamed Khabou, University of West Florida

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encouraged to pursue careers in engineeringand technical fields. Historically, most women who paved the way for others to enter theseprofessions neither had the opportunities nor support on their side. Nevertheless, they introducedseveral initiatives that created opportunities for other women by “shaking up the world of sciencein all sorts of groundbreaking ways” [1]. In the past few decades, there is overwhelming evidencethat women are underrepresented in engineering worldwide [7], [8]. On average, women constitute“less than 10% of engineers worldwide, so they stand out of most engineering crowds” [9]. Presently, STEM disciplines attract fewer female students compared to other majors dueto low interest in STEM related subjects while at

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Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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for the U. S. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years of experience teaching mathematics, statistics, computer science, and freshman engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first year engineering students with a high- quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and academic support to facilitate their transition to university life and to prepare them for success in their engineering discipline majors and future careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exploring the

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Liangcheng Yang, Illinois State University

dependent students receive support from their parents, limiting their need to work,whereas upper-income independent students fall into that income category precisely becausethey are working. As one might expect, younger dependent students work less than olderindependent students [7]. A more recent survey of 1,182 undergraduate students in Englandshowed that 68.1% of students took jobs due to the need of “pay for social, leisure or luxuries”,while the needs for “career related experience” and “degree related experience” counted for only15.6% and 8.9%, respectively [8]. The changes in student’s lifestyle and consumptionpreferences play a significant role in making the employment decisions.How working during their university studies affect student

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Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Shuchen Cong, Carnegie Mellon University

managerassignment is given to a particular doctoral student because of their expertise in the project topicor potential analysis. For example, for the project addressing lead hazards, one project managerwas doing dissertation work on water distribution systems involving lead policy and brought awealth of information on lead regulations, while the other project manager was skilled with GISand data management skills (but knew nothing about lead). However, it is often the case that theassignment is “random” – a student needs to complete the requirement in a particular semesterdue to upcoming ABD status or extensive field work and travel in a future semester. Regardless,the assignment serves for them to learn skills needed for their future careers which will

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Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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Community: Launch Lab Case StudyAbstractSTEM students’ mastery of the knowledge, skills, and abilities within the silo of their academicdiscipline does not necessarily correlate to their early career success. Students who have becomeaccustomed to providing the “one right answer,” solving a problem using the “one correctapproach,” and collaborating only with peers in their major, may struggle to apply themselvesafter graduation. Unlike in school, in the workforce, performance will require context for howone’s work fits within the complex multi-faceted project-based goals of their organization.Furthermore, technical employees must be able to effectively communicate and collaborate withdiverse experts from other disciplines, such as business and the

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Natalie Grace Bowen, Central Michigan University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

mathematics in order for them to becollege- and career-ready. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for secondarymathematics aim to have students practice applying what they learn to real-world scenarios andproblems, while also emphasizing communication, collaboration, problem solving, and criticalthinking skills, similar to the NGSS [2]. Currently, many K-12 science classrooms are faced with challenges when giving studentsreal opportunities to do science involving true inquiry and hands-on learning, especially in high-minority enrollment schools, as they face underfunding and under resourcing, and haveincreasingly less access to certified science teachers [3]. This project, a mobile multifunctionalweather station, utilizes a fairly simple

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Jeremy G. Roberts, West Virginia University

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compare with existing data and betterunderstand the Generation Z students’ conflict resolution style, which will help engineeringeducation become better prepared and orientated toward new generations of students on campus.IntroductionThis paper describes the course material design aiming to address the teamwork challenges in aproject-based engineering course in a first-year engineering program at a Carnegie R1 rateduniversity.The course objective of the “Engineering Problem Solving I” is to prepare students for anengineering career by providing opportunities to apply mathematics to solve engineeringproblems, acquire team working skills, practice written and verbal communication skills,enhance problem solving and design skills, and use a computer

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Nadir Yilmaz P.E., Howard University; Hyung D. Bae, Howard University

requirements. Generative design tool helps students to have a new way ofdesigning engineering part which can be much lighter and/or simpler than the counterpartsdesigned by human engineers. And the design based on the tools can give inspiration inoptimizing the existing parts. More and more parts can be optimized with generative design toolsavailable on the market combined with the addictive manufacturing and students are prepared toexploit this relatively new technology for their future career. Figure 4 and Figure 5 show twodifferent bracket designs using Generative Design. 4 Figure 4. Bracket designs by Generative Design (Photo credit: 3D Printing Media

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Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College of Flint; Athanas Mutani Manyama, Baker College

local schools, participating as advisory board member at local schools, member of the JEF Grant Committee, and presenter at the Career Exploration and STEMM programs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Computer Analysis of Structures for Architectural Technology StudentsABSTRACTArchitectural technology students at our institution, Baker College Flint, Michigan, USA, opt forone of the two career pathways- a two-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree or afour-year Bachelor of Science degree (BS). The AAS degree gives graduating students theopportunity to join workforce, or the BS program (usually at the junior

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Jacob Allen Poremski, Geneva College; Christopher Charles Jobes P.E., Geneva College

Paper ID #32026Synthesis of a Correcting Equation for 3 Point Bending Test DataMr. Jacob Allen Poremski, Geneva College Jacob A. Poremski is currently an undergraduate student at Geneva College. He is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Concentration in Mechanical Engineering) and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. He has worked as an Apprentice Product Engineering Intern at Kennametal INC during the summers of 2018 and 2019. I am interested in the mechanics side of mechanical engineering. More specifically, I seek to pursue a career that deals with the design, optimization, and

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

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abilities are at the Algebra II level. The two-credit study skillscourse is designated ENGR 2100 and meets twice per week for 50 minutes. A list of topicscovered in the course is shown in Table 1.Table 1: Major topics of ENGR 2100 Reading Syllabi Study Time and Time Management Using the Learning Management System Common Student Mistakes Understanding the Academic Calendar Changing Habits Life Factors in Success Procrastination The Learning Cycle Setting SMART Goals Characteristics of Expert Learners Getting Involved – Student Organizations Working with Professors Preparing for Career

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Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University

examples allowing them to interface with technology from an intellectual propertyperspective. This paper highlights not only patents, but also trademarks and trade secrets.1. IntroductionIntellectual Property is important to future engineers because they will not only be the Creators,Designers, and Developers of Intellectual Property, but also the Managers and Users ofIntellectual Property. Not only will they need to conceptualize what intellectual property is, butthey will need to become familiar with their rights in regard to intellectual property. In fact, intheir future careers, engineers may be confronted with contracts that have intellectual propertyspecific agreements. For example, a company may want to retain intellectual property rights

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Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

discussed in this paper.IntroductionBoth senior cornerstone (elective) and capstone courses provide excellent opportunity to show-case students’ final program outcomes and applied research experiences of an academicdepartment and the university as a whole. Cornerstone courses include specific program relatedelectives or they could be free electives. In either case, they provide ultimate academicexperience to students at the end of their academic career. Capstone courses build up on thelearning outcomes from previous courses they take at undergraduate level. Students arechallenged to innovatively design, analyse, develop and test their ideas – in simple terms, fromconcept to production. According to Tomorrow’s Professor Postings on Teaching and

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V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; Kakan C Dey P.E., West Virginia University; David Martinelli, West Virginia University; John Deskins, West Virginia University; Julia Daisy Fraustino, West Virginia University ; L Christopher Plein, West Virginia University; Md Tawhidur Rahman, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Abhik Roy, West Virginia University

benefit from reviewing and supportingengineering work and working alongside engineers to broaden the scope of their work by gettinga more in-depth understanding of the technological and engineering constraints of the open-ended engineering problem and the potential solutions.Economics: Economics offers the students an additional and valuable set of rigorous analyticaltools that aid in understanding a wide array of social phenomena that they observe throughouttheir careers. The example of developing an emissions permit–trading market offers a perfectillustration. Here we face an engineering and economic problem in the form of an inefficientlyhigh level of industrial emissions into the atmosphere. By bringing the economic way of thinkingto this