Conference Session

Refining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi; Anthony Moretti, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

six individual skillmodules covering skills such as dependability, responsibility, independence, persistence,integrity, and ethics. The main goal is to create multiple opportunities to teach and reinforcesoft skills within the regular technical curriculum in the high schools. This paper discussesthe integration of the soft skills modules into the technical curriculum developed viaexamples, and outlines its potential uses in this engineering department’s curriculumincluding its manufacturing engineering program. The paper concludes with a discussion ofthe implementation of this project and provides some preliminary feedback from theparticipating high schools and reflections of the authors. It also includes future workopportunities such as

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Pablo Rodriguez Verde

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

senior designproject allowed the students to achieve the course learning objectives, including designing formanufacturing, learning modern manufacturing tools, and conducting ethical design/designingfor the environment.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Hunt and Hunt Ltd. for their generous support of this series ofsenior design projects.References [1] A. Chamas, H. Moon, J. Zheng, Y. Qiu, T. Tabassum, J. H. Jang, M. Abu-Omar, S. L. Scott, and S. Suh, “Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol 8, Iss. 9, pp. 3494-351, 2020, doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06635 [2] United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Suzy Gorospes Marzano, Sr Manager of Industry Development, SME; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Neil Littell, Ohio University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

is analyzed here to help understand the differencesfrom the original Four Pillars (also see Appendix B Table of Abbreviations). The # 2 “Personal Effectiveness” knowledge block has six added topics, and others are changed or combined (see Table 1). Knowledge is deleted from this list and the added topics are: • Presentation skills • Emotional Intelligence • Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness (DEI) • Social Responsibility • Ethics • Innovation and CreativityTable 1: Personal Effectiveness (block 2) Topic Changed to Combined with Interpersonal Skills Professional skills - Interpersonal Skills Lifelong Learning and