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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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AHMED HUSSAIN; Nizar Tayem; Jamal Nayfeh; Samir El-Nakla

conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.b.1 Identify and describe experiment goals, related theoretical concepts and resources to be used.b.2 Execute a systematic and structured experiment with organized data.b.3 Analyze and critically interpret data using appropriate tools.b.4 Draw meaningful conclusions and produce a high quality technical report.Outcome c: An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinrealistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability.c.1 Define requirements specifications (scope) and constraints for the component or system to bedesignedc.2 Develop a feasible design to comply with

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Ryan Campbell; Danny Reible; Roman Taraban; Jeong-Hee Kim

help improve engineering students'understandings of the implications of their work, especially the ethical, sociotechnical, andsustainability challenges. One example of an "artful method" we employ is Visual ThinkingStrategies (VTS),[1] a technique originally created for museum contexts that uses visual art todevelop observational skills, critical thinking, and communication skills. The objectives of ourproject are to (1) develop an innovative, transformative pedagogy and curriculum for graduateengineering education using methods seldom found in engineering curricula, (2) assess and evaluateits effects, and (3) disseminate our findings, experiences, and materials. We provide here anoverview of the DREAM project, discuss some of our approaches

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Ian Gravagne

tech companies widely panned for employing “offending”algorithms in its employment practices [4] – founder Jeff Bezos requires his executives tocommunicate via long narrative memos, not PowerPoint bullets [5].)Narrative has been the predominant mode for conveying the human condition throughout history.Perhaps it is time for engineering curricula to compliment ethics and communication training withsome exposure to narrative and story-telling, so that graduates will know how to imagine, look for,and communicate about the impact of rapid technology deployment on individual lives. This is notan entirely new concept; humanitarian engineering and “appropriate technology” initiatives attemptto comprehend and address needs and injustices for the

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Amir Karimi; Randall Manteufel

2018-19 accreditation cycles minor changes (underlined). Applicable beginning in the 2019-20 accreditation cycleImbedded in Criteria 3 and 5: Engineering design is the process of devising a system,Criterion 3. … within realistic component, or process to meet desired needs andconstraints such as economic, specifications within constraints. It is an iterative, creative,environmental, social, political, decision-making process in which the basic sciences,ethical, health and safety, mathematics, and engineering sciences are applied tomanufacturability, and convert resources into solutions. The process Engineeringsustainability

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Arthur Pachachura; Vedansh Patel

. As of January 1st, 2020, Trusted World used Trusted Inventory to fulfill 1,811orders containing 175,478 items, including 135,579 meals, valued at an estimated total of $270,133.95.The EPICS ApproachUTD EPICS runs on a combined lab-lecture approach where students attend one hour of guided classroomstudy and one hour of lab, supported by their client and technical mentors.The classroom portion of EPICS focuses on elements of engineering relevant to projects, covering conceptssuch as the design process, ethics, professional communication, project management and leadership. Studentslearn how to apply engineering practices toward the design of community-based projects as well asfundamental interpersonal skills. Overall, lectures help students

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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John Carrell; Joshua Cruz; Stephanie Kuzmack

engineering students at an all-female college. As part of thecurriculum, these women designed toys to teach students about technology. Students reported thattheir understanding of the design process and the relationship between engineers and society wereincreased as a result of project participation. Many more examples exist that illustrate howhumanities may be used with STEM to support students as they explore engineering and scientificprinciples 19-22.In summary, empathy and ethical reasoning are often an afterthought for STEM students 5. Teamteaching among humanities and STEM instructors can encourage the development of empathy andsoft skills 23 through instructional modeling with team-teaching. The HDSTEM course titled “War,Machine, Culture, and

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

programs was phased in asstudents completed the pre-engineering sequence or transferred from junior colleges to enroll inthe programs. The civil engineering program initially shared all lower division generalengineering courses with mechanical engineering, including fundamentals of engineering,computer aided-drafting, statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, engineeringeconomy, and engineering ethics. Civil and mechanical engineering also shared the fluidmechanics course. There was also a partial alignment of the civil engineering materials coursewith the existing materials course for mechanical engineering and engineering technologystudents in order to share lab activities and resources.Civil engineering also initiated three

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Kenneth Van Treuren

-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--andCompletely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us, discusses 10 topicsthat show disturbing trends with this generation: 1) Growing Up More Slowly, 2) SocialMedia/Internet Dependence, 3)Virtual Relationships, 4)Mental Health/Insecurity, 5)BeingIrreligious, 6) Isolation/Safety and Community, 7) Income Insecurity/Work and Work Ethic, 8) Sex,Marriage, and Children, 8) Diversity/Inclusivity, and 9) Politics. Who are iGen students? Are iGenengineering students different? What can be done to prepare iGen students to enter the workforce?Feedback from industrial advisory boards is that the current generation lacks skills such as workexperience and face-to

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

classified and tabulatedparticipants’ translation of the verbal and figural problem representations into free-body diagrams,correct identification of problem assumptions, accurate expansion of key equations, and monitoringthe problem solving process through checking. Taraban et al. showed that these and relatedprocesses were able to distinguish more- vs less-skilled problem solvers.Recent advances in machine-assisted text analysis have created new opportunities for teachingengineering students and for analyzing their data. Introduction of art and humanities intoengineering curricula [4], team problem-solving, critical analyses of ethical dilemmas, and otherforms of text-based qualitative data are emerging in engineering classrooms. Other

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Olga Lavrova; Satish Ranade

. Traditional Power and Renewable Energy. appropriate computer methods to analyze new problems they will encounter in their future professional life;; Traditional power applications have long been signaling an (3) to evaluate students’ assignments honestly and fairly;alarm that currently employed workforce is ageing [1,2] and (4) to help them to develop broader skills, such as criticalthat hiring of younger workers is problematic. The problem is thinking, efficient communications, and ethical views;not unique to the US, and is echoed in other countries around (4) and to motivate students to stay interested in pursuingthe