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Jeff Cunion; Brigitte Barbier

Business Department Head) buy-in No faculty buy-in. Resistant Freed23(Former Tarleton Slow, incremental rollout into faculty due ta added work and Business Department Head) courses curriculum change Barnes & Ferguson22 Wilson & Lindoo24 Curriculum development Stewart, Gable, Andrews, Use SAP Alliance curriculum costs Rosemann & Chan4 Students do not understand Barnes & Ferguson22 Incorporate an overview/review business processes, of ERP systems in courses integration, and terminology with SAP

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Sheima Khatib; Roman Taraban; William Lawson

results suggest that students achieved meaningful gainsin the context of the FE course. A major element of this success that remains unknown in the presentstudy concerns details of the classroom and out-of-class activities that precipitated the observedgains. Therefore, an important goal for future research is to gain more information regarding the FEreview curriculum implemented by the instructor. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering EducationSimple ratings in the present study revealed significant change as well as stable performance traits instudents

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; John Irwin; Adrienne Minerick

andmodifications in order to stay tuned with current industry needs. Fanuc has a strong record of hiringMichigan Tech students and has expressed an even stronger interest for graduates with an advancedmechatronics degree.Kaufman Engineered Systems (KES), is the largest in the U.S. integrator of Fanuc roboticssolutions. For over 70 years, KES has been a pioneer in complete line automation. The companyhas a reputation for single-source convenience, responsive service, and unmatched equipmentperformance. KES has been an advocate of Michigan Tech for many years. They havedemonstrated continuous support for the undergraduate robotic curriculum development in theEET program. KES has expressed a significant demand for mechatronics specialists with skillsthat are

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Abhaya Datye; Marina Miletic; Jamie Gomez; Eva Chi; Sang M. Han; Catherine Hubka; Yan Chen; Vanessa Svihla; Sung Kang; Heather Canavan

. Seebauer, A. Tillman, and T. Vogel, Integrating TeamBased Design Across the Curriculum at a Large Public University. Chemical Engineering Education, 2014. 48(3): p. 139-148. 5. Shaeiwitz, J.A., W.B. Whiting, R. Turton, and R.C. Bailie, The Holistic Curriculum. Journal of Engineering Education, 1994. 83(4): p. 343-348. 6. Clark, W., D. DiBiasio, and A. Dixon, A project-based, spiral curriculum for introductory courses in ChE: Part 1. curriculum design. Chemical Engineering Education, 2000. 34(3): p. 222-233. 7. Hirt, D., Integrating design throughout the ChE curriculum: lessons learned. Chemical Engineering Education, 1998. 32: p. 290-295. 80ABHAYA DATYEDr. Abhaya Datye has been on the faculty at the University

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Zachary Brounstein; Elizabeth Armistead; Murali Duggina; Pallavi Sharma; Nathan Jackson

. The multi-discipline nature of the projectallows students to apply theoretical knowledge in these areas to an applied technology, which haspotential to allow the students to retain the knowledge and skills.This project was working towards developing electro-thermal MEMS actuators that could becontrolled via a specific amount of input voltage. As such, the largest objective is the fabrication ofthe MEMS devices. Over the course of three sessions in a cleanroom setting, the electro-thermalactuators needed to be monolithically integrated onto silicon wafers with precise handling so as toalign all the thin film layers with minimal resolution error (<5 μm).The design for the electro-thermal actuator and its corresponding finite element modeling

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Roy Issa; Reinhard Puffing; Emad Manla

audiences, anABET learning outcome criterion. This collaboration was very valuable in bridging the gap in theengineering curriculums between the United States and Austria. IntroductionThe purpose of this pilot project was to increase undergraduate and graduate students’ interest atWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in research on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in areasof agricultural and surveying applications. This project provided the students with the opportunityto learn how to manage an international project and to work on a global team by collaborating withinternational students from another foreign institution. This pilot project was the start of Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE

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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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John Carrell; Joshua Cruz; Stephanie Kuzmack

. IntroductionTraditionally, the humanities have played a limited role in STEM education1; yet, there are naturalconnections between the humanities and STEM, which may be used to deepen students’ educationalexperiences2, 3. In the exploration of these links and modes of learning, the Texas Tech University(TTU) Honors College has developed an interdisciplinary curriculum that incorporates both the artsand the humanities and STEM. Unlike other iterations of this technique, namely STEAM, wherearts are included to help promote more creative problem-solving and innovative thinking, thisapproach uses the arts and humanities as the foundation and impetus for STEM learning. Thisapproach has been coined Humanities-Driven STEM (HDSTEM). HDSTEM provides studentsbenefits that

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

” method that can be applied.This poses a significant challenge to new institutions/programs that have embarked on the process ofapplying for ABET accreditation. Each program/institution has to develop its own methodology orprocess8,9,10 for meeting the ABET requirements based on the resources available at its disposal.Successful ABET accreditation of an institution of higher learning requires several years of priorplanning and preparation11. It must have a strong up-to-date curriculum that meets internationalstandards, qualified faculty and staff in sufficient numbers, teaching and laboratory facilities, andstrong institutional support. It must also put in place a clear, well-defined, and implementableprocess for assessment and evaluation of

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Olga Lavrova; Satish Ranade

Statechallenging research opportunities. University (NMSU). Dr. Ranade directs NMSU’s First and foremost, we must continue to motivate students to Electric Utility Management Program funded byconsider power engineering as a career through what we do in electric cooperatives and utilities. His teaching andthe classroom. That is our job, and our commitment is to research are in electric energy systems, including renewable energy integration, electric machinemaintain an outstanding and exciting teaching

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Kenneth Van Treuren

faculty can help by recognizing students at risk, referring them to thecounseling center.Educational Recommendations for ImprovementMoore et al. suggest that, for iGens, integrate more active and problem-based learning in theclassroom.17 This seems to be a trend nationwide. Faculty should help students extract answersfrom an ocean of information. iGens can be overwhelmed with what they find on the internet.Assess them often and provide feedback. This is what iGens expect at the university and in theworkplace. Also, increasingly important in the academic curriculum are opportunities to be creative, Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico