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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #32327Developing an Equally Effective Alternate-access Plan forVision-impaired and Blind Students Enrolled in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology CoursesDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nancy E. Study is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend where she teaches courses in engineering graphics and rapid prototyping, and is the coordinator of the rapid prototyping lab. Her research interests include visualization, standardization of CAD practices, design for 3D printing, and haptics. Nancy is a former chair of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University; Maria Javaid, Indiana State University

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Impact of COVID-19 on Engineering and Technology Course OutcomesAbstractStudent learning experience can be disrupted significantly if the plan of study changes suddenlylike it did due to the COVID-19 global pandemic in March 2020. The purpose of this paper is tocompare the outcomes of two courses at Indiana State University such as student grades, numberof students dropping the course, available resources, etc. before (pre-) and during (post-) thepandemic. The compared two courses are from two separate departments where one course isEngineering Economics and the other course is DC Circuits and Design. The course DC Circuitsand Design has both theory and

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Engineering Technology Potpourri

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Brian D. Tedeschi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia K. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nancy L. Denton P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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importance of lessening thebarrier of location and socioeconomics is important to continue to provide equal opportunity inSTEM.Educational System:Informal learning environments serve as supplemental classrooms for students across the globe.The types of supplemental programs have a diversity in focus interest and demographics. Thecontent is generally more applied and practically focused. The types of program directlyinfluence interest in STEM careers and boost self-efficacy in STEM based content. [4]The classroom education system has a curriculum dictated by state and federal educationalstandards such as Common Core. This leaves less time and flexibility to teach subjects outside ofthe planned semester. While students learn STEM in the classroom

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Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University

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Bachelor of Science inEngineering Technology (BSET) program at a higher education institution that has previouslygranted Bachelor of Science in Engineering degrees. The new degree program was launched inAutumn 2020 at the regional campuses of The Ohio State University, which have traditionallybeen feeder campuses.To prepare for a new and effective degree program, an assessment team was formed. Thecommittee was charged to develop a plan for program assessment by following the criteriadefined by the Engineering and Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of theAccreditation board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). Team members collaborated withfaculty and administrators to gather information about the curriculum and developed a plan ofaction

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Engineering Technology Potpourri

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Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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also a broad experience in the glass industry, specifically in fabrication of automotive safety glass. He worked for Vitro Glass Company for more than 19 years where he held different positions such as Process Engineer, Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, Production Superintendent, Manufacturing Engineer and Glass Technologist. During his time in the company, he co-authored two patents related to glass fabrication and glass coatings pro- cessing. Dr. Gonzalez is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and has participated in numerous process improvement projects. He has been trained as well in the Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) that he applied to solve complex problems. In the manufacturing operations field

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Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

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Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston

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east)Figure 1: Pictures of the bridge.Figure 2 shows the schematic of the bridge presenting the plan view, elevation, and a typicalcross section of the superstructure. The bridge has three continuous spans, 67-ft at both endspans, and 112-ft at central span. The transversal section shows five steel beams receiving a 7.5-in slab with a sidewalk at the east side and safety rails at each edge.Figure 3 shows the elevation of the steel beam and details of the splice, studs, and supports. Thebeams are continuous with variable cross section and symmetric with respect to the bridgecenterline. Close to the ends, the section is W36x135; at the supports the section is W36x230with a cover plate of 10”x7/8” welded at top and bottom flanges; the central

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Robotics and Advanced ManufacturingAbstractThis paper presents the curriculum, courses, laboratory modules and other student-centricactivities for a new Robotics Engineering Technology baccalaureate degree program which iscurrently being developed at Miami University. The new program consists of theory andlaboratory courses on industrial robotics, advanced manufacturing and automation systems, to bedelivered in a mixed format to support workforce development in the Southwest Ohio region. Inthis paper, we present the curriculum, course structure and planned evaluation methods of thenew RET program and discuss the challenges and opportunities that motivated us to develop theprogram.1. IntroductionRecent advances in robotics and automation have

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Yabin Liao, Pennsylvania State University; Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; Philip A. Jones, Pennsylvania State University; Shannon K. Sweeney, Pennsylvania State University; Susan Daigle; Adam Jeffrey Wielobob; Liyong Sun, Pennsylvania State University

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the literaturein pertinent capacities.BackgroundTo be effective, effort should be made to plan, deliver, and assess educational content [1]. Underthe best of circumstances, this can be a challenging endeavor. Education is something that ispracticed, as application can vary greatly between settings and population.The constraints of COVID-19 on education greatly upended much of the conventionalknowledge and practices used in education at all levels. Distance learning, alternative modalities,reduced class sizes, utilization of educational technology, and normalization of personalprotective equipment (PPE), are all examples of pedagogical changes that occurred at manyinstitutions.At Penn State Behrend, the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

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Clayton J. Hahola, Montana State University; Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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purposes, the program has defined four competencies that providegreater specificity to Outcome #6. Competency 1 calls for students to be able to “Develop anexperimental plan to answer a specific question or test a hypothesis.” Competency 2 requiresstudents to have the ability to “Collect data appropriate to the experiment or test.” Competency 3requires students to be able to “Analyze data collected using appropriate methods.” And finally,Competency 4 requires students to “Draw appropriate inferences from analysis results toimprove processes.”To improve student achievement of these competencies, lessons in Statistical Process Controls(SPC) and Design of Experiments (DOE) were designed and added to the ETME 415 – Designfor Manufacturing and Tooling

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Riem Rostom, Indiana State University; Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University

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of skills and knowledge and end with documenting and presenting their work.The project engineering design stages include literature review, problem formulation andanalysis, project planning, creating design alternatives, evaluating and selecting the best designalternative.During each of the project engineering stages, challenges are compared and analyzed. Project-related challenges were ranked the highest for all comparisons performed. The study also showedthat two out of the five student outcomes were harder to achieve and faced higher challenges.When comparing how each of the course evaluation methods helped to reduce the identifiedchallenges towards each student outcome, it was found that the project-related assignmentscontributed the

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Engineering Technology Potpourri

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Gregory Lyman, Central Washington University; Rowdy A. Sanford, University of Idaho; Jeff R. Wilcox, Central Washington University; Timothy L. Sorey, Central Washington University

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and Automation As program faculty began researching existing robotics platforms and software toimplement in these courses, it became immediately apparent that a wide gap exists between whatwe define as “robotics toys” and “industrial robotics.” The realization of this educational chasmsparked an entire new set of pedagogical challenges and research. This paper chronicles ourjourney from concept to initial implementation.Pedagogical ApproachCurriculum development for the RAM course sequence began with an overall plan of increasingpedagogical complexity throughout the course sequence. The idea started with a progressionfrom simple robotics fundamentals in the introduction course (ETSC 277), to more complextopics in the advanced course

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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, renewable energy and micro-manufacturing. His current research interests include robotics, CIM, sustainable manufacturing, micro machining and engineering and tech- nology education. He has published several papers in these areas in various national and international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries, manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning, and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of ASEE and SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.Dr. Jesus

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Chen Xu, New York City College of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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adjust to the distance learning mode include: a) decomposition of the course context into three modules and clear specification of the corresponding learning objectives of each module; b) combination of different technologies to create friendly and inclusive learning environment; c) frequent assessment of students' performance via online quizzes/tests; and d) carefully- designed laboratory assignments via MATLAB simulations that are able to demonstrate the entire feedback control process. A comparison of students' performance under the traditional face-to-face learning mode and the new distance learning mode is conducted. Based on assessment results, we will evaluate the effectiveness of our current teaching methodology/plan developed

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

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Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Chulho Yang, Oklahoma State University; Young Bae Chang P.E., Oklahoma State University

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, industry feedback, and the challenges involved during the process indetail from the engineering technology perspective. It also includes discussion on the twodifferent tracks for earning the MSET degree with a flexible selection for the research focus area.This paper will add value to the technology programs planning to develop a new MEROcurriculum in the future.1. IntroductionThe US Department of Labor projects an increase in the number of engineers in the USA from1.68 million to 1.82 million by 2026 [1]. The fastest-growing demands are in Data Science andMachine Learning, and Mechatronics and Robotics. The term ‘Mechatronics’ is expanding itshorizon due to the current digital disruptions in industrial automation. Starting with a concept

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Susan Herring, Bucks County Community College; Tracy Timby, Bucks County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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, and extracurricular endeavors that prepare students forindustry. We will share our successes and challenges within our call to action to engage students in a remote worldand to enhance their educational experience through innovative instructional techniques. As K-12 schools, colleges and universities abruptly shut down in early March of 2020due to the unexpected and rapid onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and administratorshad to quickly plan to continue instruction from a widely different perspective. Bucks CountyCommunity College (Bucks) and Drexel University (Drexel) implemented engagement strategiessuch as synchronous remote teaching, asynchronous online teaching, hybrid instruction, andcollege-wide engagement strategies

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Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Lorrington A. Hamilton, New York City College of Technology; Luis Alberto Aponte, New York City College of Technology; Sergey Drabkin, New York City College of Technology; Mauricio Cardenas, New York City College of Technology

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. The timeline The timeline is clearly illustrates an The timeline is defined and developed. understanding of loosely defined and 2. Use Project The details are individual task lacks a clear Management Lacking a defined comprehensive; it requirements, understanding of Techniques for timeline. represents a plan with a potential bottlenecks time requirements Completion high probability for

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STEM Issues

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology

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further develop and achieve success. c. The mentor engages in active listening with the mentee, provides timely and constructive feedback, recognizes that communication styles differ, and works with the mentee to accommodate their personal communication styles. d. The mentor reflects on and accounts for the biases and assumptions they may bring to a mentoring relationship and acknowledges and accounts for how their background might differ from the background of their mentees. e. The mentor helps the mentee to set career goals, develop and refine plans related to career goals, develop a professional network, and access resources that will be helpful in their professional development. The mentor also recognizes

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STEM Issues

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Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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arm that worked in tandem with targeted conveyor belt system.This project is expected to enhance applied research efforts to reduce the overall operation andhandling costs of an autonomous material transportation systems. Students initially planned todesign a fully autonomous conveyor belt system that would be flexible enough to beimplemented in any industry regardless of the materials being handled, however due to thecomplexity of the system and limited semester course hours, a prototype conveyor belt with alimited robotic sorting system was built using all 3D-designed and printed materials in theengineering technology laboratories.Although senior students have already completed machine language, network theory andcomputer architecture

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STEM Issues

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Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Sarah Tan, Michigan Technological University

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both from Michigan Tech. Her research program involves using complementary methods (e.g., statistical modeling and analytics, psychological assessment) to evaluate how individual differences are important and impact behaviors at a cultural, social, and behavioral level. She has served as a project evaluator in the multiple NSF funded projects. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 S-STEM Student Reflections and IDP ProcessIntroductionStudent reflections and using individual development plans (IDPs) for mentoring have been anintegral part of an NSF S-STEM project focusing on students pursuing baccalaureate degrees inEngineering

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Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Kevin Myles, Texas A&M University; Zach N. Adelman, Texas A&M University; Madhav Erraguntla, Texas A&M University; Mark A. Lawley, Texas A&M University; Eun Jung Kim, Texas A&M University; Joseph Louis Burgi; Kevin Price, Texas A&M University; Keith Fritz, Texas A&M University; Dakotah Hawke Stalcup; Zhihao Pan, Texas A&M University; Zachary Stokes, Texas A&M University ; Blaine Wilson Harris, Texas A&M University; Fernando Aguado, AIM-N; Carter B. Wheat, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Gavlick, AIM-N; Maxwell Macauley Martin; Hunter Street, Texas A&M University; Sungkeun Kim; Xuan T. Dang

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effort ofconducting research on Vector-borne diseases and Mosquitos is planned to be continued. TheIoT monitoring system can perform data collection, including environmental data related to themosquito breeding sites. The researchers have worked for the development of the customizedIoT system for mosquito researchers. In order to expand the impact, research and teaching effortshave been integrated. Three capstone projects have been created in Fall 2020. They havedesigned a mobile weather station, a Raspberry Cluster server, and a water sampling drone formosquito research. These capstone projects concluded in Spring 2021. It was found that therewere synergies in creating projects in a common theme. Three teams had significant differences.It

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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Samia Afrin, East Tennessee State University; Ty Reeves, East Tennessee State University; Levi Myers, East Tennessee State University; Kyle Davis, East Tennessee State University; Noah Benjamin Dowell

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of ergonomics in the industry has become significantly important nowadays, especiallyfor designing a workstation. The purpose of ergonomics application in industry is to make the workplacebest fit for the workers to ensure their comfort and safety. It impacts the workers’ satisfaction, reduces thenumber of injuries and production rate. To maximize the safety and productivity of a workingenvironment, an ergonomic approach must evaluate every aspect of the workplace and appropriatelyimplement rules, guidelines, and plans. This paper addressed an injury risk in the manufacturing industryand proposed multiple solutions to resolve injury and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. The injuryrisks include bare skin exposure to sparks while grinding

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Remote Instruction/COVID-19 Strategies

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Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton; Carson Lee Running, University of Dayton

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more diverse/reliable educational system.The movement to online teaching has taken on many different forms. Some institutions haveadopted a fully online instructional approach, while others provide a blended learning type, usingsupportive systems and implementing tools such as Moodle, Blackboard, Atutor, and CanvasLMS,among others. Effective online class is important for achieving institutional goals of both teachingand learning in higher education. Previous research on e-learning was mainly conducted with anin-depth focus on certain e-learning dimensions such as technology, faculty, support, pedagogy,readiness, management, ethics, evaluation, planning, and institution [3]. This paper investigatesZoom’s breakout room application and its effect

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Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

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Jeunghwan Choi, Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University

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time on task did not necessarily yield a better score. It is assumed that theadditional data to be obtained in the near future (i.e., Spring Quarter data) will allow the authorsto clearly gauge whether total time on task correlated with the final score students received for agiven Quarter. Additional work is also planned to review historical data on recurring projects tosee if it provides any additional information.IntroductionThe senior students at Central Washington University’s Mechanical Engineering Technologyprogram are required to complete a year-long Capstone requirement through Senior Project (SP)I/ II/ III. During Fall quarter (SP I) the focus is on design, where students work on the design andanalysis of their project. Analysis also

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Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Hayri Sezer, Western Carolina University; Yang Zhang, Western Carolina University; AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University

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to all undergraduate students enrolled indegree programs within the School of Engineering and Technology. These questions weredeveloped in coordination with the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness at WCUand included several questions derived from the National Survey of Student Engagement COVIDModule, which was to be subsequently administered across the entire student body [9]. Studentswere asked to self-identify their major and year within the program (freshman, sophomore,junior, senior). The survey covered a broad range of topics including course modality, supportservices, facilities, safety, and instructor attitude and behavior. This paper focuses on a subset ofthose questions related to student opinions on learning

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Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

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Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; William Tanner Ursell, Sam Houston State University; Shelby Amber Spradley

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01 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT MM/DD/YY REMARKS 1 _ _ /_ _ /_ _ ... PROJECT PLANS AND DETAILS 2 _ _ /_ _ /_ _ ... 3

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New Directions for Engineering Technology

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Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida

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SequenceWe examined two of the students’ assignments after they mastered core skills in CAD-CAM inTinker-CAD.The first assignment, ‘House’, we examined how ‘Correct Modeling’,‘Correct Camera Use’,and‘Sufficient Transformation of Primitives’ were exhibited by students’ submitted assignments.Figure 6: Example of a TinkerCAD created house produced by a student from the CAD-CAMsequence.The intent of the assignment is for students to use the combined skills noted previously to producethe exterior of a model home using a single-story plan. Students were expected to use theirmodeling skills to appropriately shape construct the visual appearance of a house to motivatestudents to model towards sufficient complexity away from supplied geometric primitives.The

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University

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some of the positive aspectsand what could be improved. The setup is well suited for the pandemic when all classes had tobe held remotely. There is work planned to gather more extensive feedback from students tofurther study the learning impact of this course.The author of this paper will be very glad to share the resources (PowerPoint slide deck,worksheets, experiment writeup, quizzes, projects, instructions videos etc.) developed with anyfaculty that wants to adopt the course on their university. (Please contactrungun.nathan@yahoo.com).References1. Arsenault, J., et al. “Integration of sensors into secondary school classrooms” in Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference. 2005.2. Mahonen, P., E. Meshkova

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Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

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Mert Bal, Miami University; Farnaz Pakdel, Miami University

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-organized; the instructor was very in depth and allowed for a ton of Q&A. Overall great information on the topic of the course” ● “Hands on labs” ● “It was beneficial to learn to use the software and be able to actually see the operation of several different 3-D printers” ● “Learning the history and the future of 3d printing. I didn't know there is different types and methods of 3-D printing. I thought it was helpful in knowing because it could be a business venture in the future”As we continue offering this course, we will develop new materials and modules to deliver to thestudents. We also plan to collect and publish more formal assessment data with a standardgrading protocol in future iterations of the lab activities to

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STEM Issues

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Hadi Alasti, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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interfaces betweenlegacy robotic devices and the environment or the other machinery in work area. Wireless sensorplatforms that can sense the changes in work environment share their sensor observations withthe robot control system by storing the information over the cloud. A replacement for the robotcontrol system that has networking capability can read the sensor’s data from the cloud andcontrols the motion of the robot, accordingly.This in-progress project was implemented in four phases that will be discussed throughout themanuscript. These phases are i) planning for the required sensing and communication, ii) designapproach for data storage and visible cognitive computation, iii) using an industrial hardwareplatform with networking facilities

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Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

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Nasser Alaraje, University of Toledo

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brings together computing academic programs that are offered through theCollege of Engineering and programs in the Jesup Scott Honors College, an inclusive and uniquecollege designed around high-impact educational practicesThe paper will address first year project activities including the COF-IMPRESS-C recruitment,and advertisement plan to first-year and community college transfer students. The paper will alsoaddress the student eligibility and selection process, the recruitment of the first cohort scholars,and finally the orientation program.I. Research Background:Research shows that the impact of financial aid on retention is more significant in STEM programsthan in other degrees because STEM degrees often take longer to complete [1