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Systems Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts

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University, New Taipei City, Taiwan since 2004, where he also served as the Dean of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2007 to 2009. Currently, he is the president of Tainan National University of the Arts. He has published more than 270 articles related to parallel computer systems, interconnection networks, path planning, electronic design automation, and VLSI systems design in journals, conference proceedings, and books. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing Computational Intelligence Curriculum Materials to Advance Student Learning for Robot Control and Optimization Tingjun Lei1 , Timothy Sellers1 , Chaomin Luo1 , Zhuming

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Systems Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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foster Systems ThinkingSkills in engineering students.Study participants were tasked to complete a scenario-based assessment proposed by Grohs et al. (2018)that focuses on systems thinking and problem-solving as engineers by responding to a scenario that,according to the authors, elicits students' goal definition skills. The scenario prompts (Prompts 5 and 6)asked students to formulate goals/objectives for this specific issue. Data was collected electronically andanalyzed following the guidance provided by the assessment tool rubric for evaluating students' ability toidentify short-term and long-term goals for technical and contextual aspects. We rated their answers on theexpectations of a successful plan and a draft idea,Results show that when

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Brennan, Tufts University; Mohammed Tonkal, Tufts University and King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Chris Buergin Rogers, Tufts University

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questions during projects 4 . Thestudents enjoy project-based learning classes, and it increases motivation to complete theassignment among students 5 . Though there are some set backs, as with any type of teachingapproach, researchers have addressed the various challenges in applying project-based learningwhen it comes to complex projects that requires multi-team collaboration and interactions 6 . Wetook into account these various issue in the process of developing our project.Tools DevelopmentIn general, implementing a systems engineering project requires using project management toolsto allow teams to plan, execute and monitor the project through its life-cycle. People haveadopted different methods to manage projects, including waterfall and

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. We rated stakeholder awarenessaccording to the rubric which rates a respondent’s ability to identify stakeholders across the groupcategories and the nature of engagement with the stakeholder.The results show that most of the participants (approx. 90%) scored high identifying more than one groupof stakeholders. However, a lower percentage (35%) of participants talked about collaborative interactionwith the different stakeholders and had trouble describing the process of planning a response to the problem.This study is contributing to laying out the foundation of our overarching project in which we are seekingto develop teaching content that focuses on systems thinking skills by providing a solid understanding ofthe current systems thinking

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Thompson, University of Connecticut; Matthew D. Stuber, University of Connecticut; Song Han, University of Connecticut; Abhishek Dutta, University of Connecticut; Hongyi Xu, University of Connecticut; Shengli Zhou, University of Connecticut; Qian Yang, University of Connecticut; Fei Miao, University of Connecticut; George M. Bollas, University of Connecticut

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thatcustomized learning, targeting specific systems engineering skillsets, can be achieved by eachsystems engineering student based upon offering an open and customizable course curriculum.Students can use their competency-based learning plans and social-media-recognizable badges tosignify their unique systems engineering competencies and learning outcomes achieved eitherthrough a four-course Graduate Certificate or a ten-course Master of Engineering programoffered by UConn. The competency definitions by graduate course can be used by graduatestudents to create a longer-term systems engineering professional development plan that supportslife-long learning.Keywords: competency-based learning, competency-based education, graduate education,workforce

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ramirez-Salgado, University of Florida; Eric Wright, University of Florida

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themselves; (4) differentiating between different typesof variables and relationships that form a system in terms of how some classes ofvariables/relationships may behave differently from others; (5) using conceptual modelsinformed by 1–4 to explain systems and specific behaviors of systems; (6) creating models forsimulating systems, particularly mathematically, although some consider this to be outside of thecore concept of ST; and (7) applying those simulation models for purposes such as learning moreabout how a system operates, testing hypotheses, and developing plans/policies for creatingchange in a system. Dugan et al. [4] conducted a systematic review of ST assessments in theengineering field and arrived at similar conclusions as [11]. However

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Drzymalski, Temple University

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populationinteractions but needed to justify how this would be accomplished. Responses included variouscombinations of mask mandates, percentage of retail closures and travel restrictions. Manystudents were initially concerned with only bringing down the death stock in the stock and flowmodel, however, this prompted a foreign student to share his experience of not being able to seehis family for three years, leading to a very valuable conversation about the effects of policymaking on the population.In both of these activities, the DEI component was not assessed directly as part of the coursegrade although future plans include incorporating this into the grading rubric. Anecdotally, therewere some very valuable learning moments for both the students and

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Systems Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamsnaz Virani Bhada, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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partnership that could lead to more innovation. Socially-literate and engagedengineers can better translate community concerns into practical action. When trust is builtbetween practitioners and community stakeholders, it can lead to unexpected pathways forintellectual and practical exploration.Finally, a vector that we can plan for but not control fully is the implications on communities.However, we obviously see benefits as were articulated above – more culturally andcontextually-appropriate interventions, better system design – as well as the capacity to developmore asset-based approaches to work in communities. So often community engagement isframed as a way of repairing deficits. By leveraging community voice in full participation withall

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Systems Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Oerther

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nursing as a STEM profession may create barriers to collaboration,professional growth, and research funding [19], the similarities among the professions ofenvironmental public health nursing and environmental engineering offer an opportunity forcollaboration in the area of STEMpathy – of the integration of STEM with empathetic, or caring,professions [20, 21, 22].According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (US BLS), job code 29-1141 describesthat, “Registered nurses [RNs] assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implementnursing care plans, and maintain medical records. [They] administer nursing care to ill, injured,convalescent, or disabled patients. [They] may advise patients on health maintenance and diseaseprevention

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Systems Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Gregory, The University of Arizona; Rick Steiner, The University of Arizona

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, reproduced from 21 • Independent study: students are encouraged to work outside of the classroom (alone or in groups)In this section, we describe how we have structured the course to leverage these different teachingstyles.3.1 Backwards DesignThe Backwards Design approach to teaching can be described as follows: “learning outcomes areidentified first, the evidence of how achievement of the results will be assessed is determinedsecond and, finally, the learning activities and instruction methods are planned, with the mainpriority being the students’ engagement through active learning” 21 . This can be implemented in aclassroom using the ‘Understanding by Design’ framework 22 . This approach has beensummarized in Figure 1, reproduced

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Systems Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Gregory, The University of Arizona; Alejandro Salado, The University of Arizona

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Model-Based Systems Engineering, pages 925–954. Springer, 2023. [8] Joe Gregory, Manu H Nair, Gianmaria Bullegas, and Mini C Saaj. Using semantic systems engineering techniques to verify the large aperture space telescope mission - current status. In Model Based Space Systems and Software Engineering MBSE2021, 2021. [9] Joe Gregory and Alejandro Salado. Implementing a Student Rover Design Exercise in the Digital Engineering Factory. In IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2024.[10] Joe Gregory and Alejandro Salado. Spacecraft Test and Evaluation using Semantic Web Technologies. In AIAA SciTech, Orlando, FL, USA, 2024.[11] Joe Gregory and Alejandro Salado. A Semantic Approach to Spacecraft Verification Planning using