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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. Given the shift in thenature of problems and solutions, there is an opportunity within Systems Engineering fortransforming into a transdisciplinary discipline [1], [2]. Sillitto et al. [55] describes SystemsEngineering as a “transdisciplinary and integrative approach to enable the successfulrealization, use, and retirement of engineered systems, using systems principles and concepts,and scientific, technological, and management methods”. According to Rousseau [3],transdisciplinarity can be used as a powerful problem-solving technique that brings in patternsand perspectives by crossing disciplinary boundaries and creating a holistic approach. Extendingthis definition, transdisciplinarity in systems engineering would mean going beyond

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida; Andrea Goncher, University of Florida; Mengyu Li, University of Florida

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, background, and trendsin systems-thinking as well as how systems thinking can be assessed. We then present our preliminarystudy that utilizes an existing tool in an engineering course and discuss how the evaluation processprovided insight into student understanding.Systems Thinking Background, Definitions, and TrendsSystems thinking is a set of tools for observing the interrelations among system components and theunderlying complex relationships [1], [2]. It has been characterized as a rich language by Senge [3] fordescribing interrelationships and the deeper patterns lying behind the events and the details. It can bedescribed as the dual ability to understand systems and analyze circumstances, questions, or problemsfrom a systems perspective [4]–[7

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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H. Bryan Riley, Clemson University

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Systems Engineering

significant impact and endeavored to purchase adequatequantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies during thepandemic. Increased demand soared and manufacturers worked diligently to meet demand. Thisdisease caused a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), that hasinfected more that 4.2 million people and killed over 550,000 worldwide since mid-April 2020.Experts from the John Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center (CRC) state this harmful virus isconsidered as one of the most lethal pandemics since the Spanish flu of 1918.[1],[2]COVID‐19 may preferentially infect individuals with cardiovascular conditions and isconsidered more severe to subjects than those involved in serious auto crashes which is

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; Natalie Green, Michigan Technological University

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conjecture at this point. Introduction and Background In 2005, the Journal for Engineering Education (JEE) fielded a special issue focused on The art and science of engineering education research which was drawn largely from a report by the National Academies (The Engineer of 2020). The bottom line of the NAE report [1], and the JEE special edition [2] was that change is hard, but that undergraduate engineering programs must have the ability to change to meet societal needs. It is now 2021, sixteen years after The Engineer of 2020 concept introduction. Our professional disciplines have come through a pandemic, and we all have changed in the face of strong, and sometimes mandated

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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and supporting both formative and summativeassessments. The fundamental strategy was to migrate previously developed learning materials 8to the OLI platform while developing supporting assessments. The OLI module has two “units”:unit one covers a conventional introduction to the product development process, whereas unit twofocuses on fundamental definitions in systems engineering along with the importance of applyinga systems thinking mindset. Figure 1 shows the student view of the unit that deals with theproduct development process, and Figure 2 shows the unit on systems thinking and systemsengineering. As can be seen in the figures, the learning objectives are displayed along with allmodules associated with each unit. It is important to

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kelley E. Dugan, University of Michigan; Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Systems Engineering

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Systems Thinking Assessments: Approaches That Examine Engagement in Systems ThinkingWhile systems engineers rely on systems thinking skills in their work [1], given the increasingcomplexity of modern engineering problems, engineers across disciplines need to be able toengage in systems thinking [2], [3], including what we term comprehensive systems thinking.Comprehensive systems thinking is a holistic problem-solving approach wherein connections andinteractions between constituent parts of the problem and the immediate work, stakeholderneeds, broader contextual aspects (e.g., social and political) and possible impacts over time areidentified and included

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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inprogress, we shared our initial framework to explore the systems thinking cognitivecompetencies of iGEM participants, open coded the content of one of the wikis, and presentedsome preliminary evidence of the competencies. Through continuing research, we will furtherexplore systems thinking in biological systems design by analyzing the remainder of the sixteams’ wikis. 1. Introduction The design of biological systems has gained attention as an opportunity to solve society'sproblems by envisioning new environmentally friendly bio-products or developing lesscontaminant alternatives. A biological system may be defined as whole living entities, or theirparts, that have biochemical processes in common such as growth, respiration, self

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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science on student learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Building and Revising an Assessment to Measure Students’ Self-Efficacy in Systems Thinking Mark D. Bedillion1*, Cassandra M. Birrenkott2, Marsha C. Lovett3, Karim H. Muci-Kuchler2, and Laura O. Pottmeyer3 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University 2 Mechanical Engineering Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology3 Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Technology, Carnegie Mellon University

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Technology (ABET) accreditation criteria forengineering programs that took effect in the 2019–2020 accreditation cycle [1] reflect an increasedemphasis in having engineering graduates that are prepared to participate in the development ofcomplex products and systems.The wide array of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) desired in engineering professionals isevident in references such as the Engineering Competency Model jointly developed by theAmerican Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) and the US Department of Labor (DoL),the CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate) Syllabus 2.0 proposed by the CDIO organization,and the U. S. Department of Defense Systems Engineering Career Competency Model [2-5]. Someof the listed KSAs [2-5] highlight