Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

, listening to and participating inclass discussion, group project work, and using the FBD app; among those who did not use theapp, women reported fewer gains in self-efficacy than men after these controls.Implications: Each year, more than 600,000 students enter engineering programs in the UnitedStates. These students plan to master a challenging skill set that requires them to understand howto model and analyze real world problems. Frustrating core course experiences can dissuadestudents from continuing to pursue an engineering degree and subsequent career. These findingsprovide emerging evidence that gamifying learning can be useful for all students taking statics,but particularly for women.Keywords: statics, women, self-efficacy, content mastery

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University; Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University

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Materials Division (MATS)

, students learning towear safety gear and practice melting and pouring techniques and successful pouring ofaluminum alloy billets. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. Photographs showing (a) the alloying elements weighed out for addition to the melt, (b) students aretrained and practice in full foundry safety gear prior to pouring their molten alloy, and (c) a student pouring molten aluminum into the mold.Thermomechanical process design and execution requires planning and teamwork to completeeverything in the allotted time period of 3 weeks (with the autumn break period built

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Mebougna L. Drabo, Alabama A&M University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

computerscience, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at Alabama A&M Universitydiligently designed and implemented the summer enrichment programs by integrating dataanalytics skills into nuclear energy and security projects. This pilot study has focused on: (1)designing the summer programs by adding data analytics components; (2) incorporating ProjBLthat promotes active student interaction, critical thinking, and problem-solving; and (3)conducting assessment and surveys to gather feedback from students. This section mainlydescribes the details of this pilot study.The team has followed the logic model in Figure 1 that has been established in year one in thisproject. First, the team plans and designs the major components surrounding our

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

and engage with seven othercase studies worked well within our given timeframe of nine weeks. We planned that studentswould dedicate three hours each week to this task over nine weeks. For larger classes, werecommend assigning students 6–8 case study discussions, assuming students have three hoursper week to work on the assignment. If less than nine weeks are available, adjustments to thetimeframes should be made accordingly. To help adjust to different scenarios, the followingequations can be used to adapt the approach. The crucial factor is how much time students haveto work on the assignment. We use hours per week (HW) in the following equations: 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

Conference Session

Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

devicesand controllers. Students often lack a system level perspective of automated systems and howeach component contributes to a system. Mastery of these concepts and skills is made even morechallenging by limited availability of equipment, limited lab time, and lack of system-levellesson plans. To alleviate these challenges and to make learning system integration conceptsaccessible, efficient, and interesting, interactive modules on sensors, programmable logiccontroller (PLC), and robot controller interfacing and case studies are being designed andevaluated. A group of 49 undergraduate students enrolled in a manufacturing automation androbotics course learners reviewed one of the developed case studies and provided feedback aboutits design and

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yljing Stehle, Union College

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Materials Division (MATS)

materialsscience lab experience at Union College, fostering creativity, engagement, and deeper learningamong students. 2. Project-based laboratory design At Union College, Materials Science Lab is planned weekly to reinforce studentunderstanding about the lecture content through hands-on experience in accordance with thelecture content. Therefore, all the lab content has a good match with lecture content. A detailedlist about lab content designed for book chapters can be found in Table 1 below. Table 1 Lecture content and matching lab content Chapter Lecture Content Original Lab content # 1 Introduction Lab safety &

Conference Session

Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huan Gu, University of New Haven

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

learned on one topic skillsets • Focus on the big picture of the problem • Help you practice how to layout the plan/strategy for problem solving

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Cleveland State University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

content into minimum rational work elements andthe precedence constraints that must be satisfied by these elements. A minimum rational workelement is a small amount of work that has a specified objective. A minimum rational workelement cannot be subdivided any further without loss of practicality. In addition, there arerestrictions on the order in which the work elements can be performed. These technologicalrequirements on the work sequence are called precedence constraints. The precedenceconstraints can be presented graphically in the form of a precedence diagram, a network diagramthat indicates the sequence in which work elements must be performed. This study involvedapplying the three heuristic algorithms to study process planning for a manual

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ean H. Ng, Oregon State University; Ganapathy S. Natarajan, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Chukwudiebube Atagbuzia, Oregon State University; Nathan Mast, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students toidentify themes that are of interest to traditional students and thus increase engagement inclassrooms. A semi-structured interview process and coding similar to the one done with NTESwill be conducted with traditional students.Finalize attributes and Leveraging NTES lived experienceUsing the results from both sets of interviews with NTES and traditional engineering students,we will finalize the attributes that both sets of students deemed of interest to them. The approachwe plan to leverage NTES lived experience is through the creation of a set of in-classcooperative learning activities as a proof of concept, then, developing the methodology to createsuch activities focusing on NTES lived experience that other instructors could use to

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Delgado Jr., Penn State University; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Penn State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

alter assessments to give students some choices over how they want to be assessed.Thirdly, we learned that participants would use concepts and suggestions from the book and thebook club meetings in the future. For example, they intend to incorporate check-ins with students,display pictures before the start of class that are calming, and centering, and reach out to studentsfor their picture contributions also. Furthermore, participants will use methods to decrease studentstress (e.g., providing ample practice exams). Most importantly, all participants plan to emphasize‘compassionate challenge,’ engagement, and becoming comfortable with uncertainty.Fourth, we learned that participants wanted changes made in the engineering community to

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cris Robert Exum; Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

sensors are compromised.For the proposed solution, we need to add actuation and automation to trigger the start and stop ofthe pump based on the readings of the water level sensor. We plan on using an enginko WirelessActuator [17]. This device can receive the necessary commands over LoRaWAN network, fromPITON based on predefined and automated heuristics. Sensors will also be installed in the fueltanks to monitor the diesel fuel levels as well as to help model the optimal operational cycle forthe pump. The pump present on the farm is a legacy model, so preserving fuel is also a priority ofthe end solution. The actuator should take in data from both sets of ultrasound sensors and switchon and off according to the automation algorithm.The

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 10

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lara Perez-Felkner, Florida State University; Ciera Fluker; Tarik J. Dickens; Chelsea Armbrister, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

synthesize and identify patterns observed to date in how student background is associatedwith engineering identity and career plans, from 60+ students participating in mentored materials engineering research across fivecohorts. Using individual and focus group interviews to investigate intersectional experiences of students, we engage engineering students’counter-stories in context, from a critical, social justice perspective attending to multiple axes of identity. Across our analyses, we findevidence that stable and consistent support fosters and sustains engineering identity, sense of belonging, and career ambitions.Implications are offered with respect to programmatic, research, and policy directions. Keywords— External evaluation, Inclusivity

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roshina Babu, University of Utah; Praveen A, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Kerala

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

transferability component in engineering learningThe learning modules designed across the program create a well-structured layered knowledgesystem. The fundamental courses provide a proper learning background for the broad domain ofstudy. They take the learner through the various diversified knowledge modules, which address awide level of civil engineering knowledge spanning from simple components of the builtenvironment to large infrastructural systems. The learning levels are designed for the sequentialdelivery of knowledge modules like system planning requirements, design for both the geometryand material, operation and maintenance, and end-of-life cycle and disposal. The curriculumexpects the student to use the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaowen Gong, Auburn University; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Thaddeus A. Roppel, Auburn University; Chih-hsuan Wang; Melody L Russell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Design and Development: Framing Engineering as Community Activism for Values-Driven Engineering”; Co-PI of NSF CISE ”EAGER: An Accessible Coding Curriculum for Engaging Underserved Students with Special Needs in Afterschool Programs”; co-PI of NSF INCLUDES: South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM, Co-PI of NSF CE 21 Collaborative Research: Planning Grant: Computer Science for All (CS4ALL)). Dr. Marghitu was also PI of grants from Center for Woman in Information Technology, Daniel F. Breeden Endowment for Faculty Enhancement, AccessComputing Alliance, Computer Science Collaboration Project, Microsoft Fuse Research, Altova Co., and Pearson Education Publishing Co. Dr. Marghitu has mentored over one

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Michael Cross, Norwich University; Ali Al Bataineh, Norwich University; Toluwani Collins Olukanni; Majd Khalaf, Norwich University

Project and Teams Week 2 Work with partners on own time (Brainstorm, set norms, discuss work plan) Week 3 Lab devoted to project Spring Break Week 4 Work with partners on own time Week 5 Special University Event Lab devoted to project Week 6 Evening project presentationsStudents were assessed on their team presentation (delivery, organization, use case, and visuals),solution design (down-selection process, component selection, software developed, schematic),and self-reflection. When introducing the project to the teams, in addition to detailing thetechnical requirements for the project deliverables, the instructors encouraged the students tocommunicate with their partners

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Kapil Gangwar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

findings in future publications. These findings can also beextrapolated to encompass students’ GPA, Co-op opportunities, job availability during Co-ops,and post-graduation salaries. To achieve this, we plan to conduct a survey of junior and seniorstudents to understand how the proposed curriculum has impacted their ability to think creativelyand provide solutions that are verified and justified to the best of their engineering judgment.6. Work Cited:[1] J. E. Froyd, P. C. Wankat, and K. A. Smith, “Five Major Shifts in 100 Years of EngineeringEducation,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 100, no. Special Centennial Issue, pp. 1344–1360,2012, doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2012.2190167.[2] E. Constans and J. Kadlowec, Using a Project-Based Learning Approach to

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

activities and sustaining engagement across different teams requiredmeticulous planning and facilitation. Adaptations were made based on student feedback andobserved outcomes, including clearer instructions, adjustments in task complexity to matchstudent abilities, and the introduction of structured reflection sessions. Continuous refinement ofthese activities has contributed to their improved effectiveness and better alignment witheducational objectives.Limitations & ConsiderationsImplementing active learning strategies often poses challenges for engineering educatorsunfamiliar with these methods. Faculty members encouraged to adopt active learning may haveconcerns and mixed reception of teaching innovations [36]. Some faculty members

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Matthew Schnell; Kathryn Newton

technologies to solveproblems. Equally important is the ability of students to be able to financially analyze theseinvestments to not only procure funding, but also to ensure that the investment itself is viable.Through this knowledge, students increase their company’s performance while advancing theircareer prospects. We seek to assess the effectiveness of the course using formative andsummative evaluations of the first offering.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Dr. Adam Barragato and Dr. Elizabeth Beese for theirsubstantial contributions to the building of our Brightspace page, the hosting and editing of thepodcasts, planning efforts, and assistance with brainstorming and design choices. The two wereinstrumental in the construction of

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Alok Verma; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Andrew Moore; Vanicha McQueen; Sepideh Maleki

, stand out among theeight growth areas. The rising usage of intelligent systems for ship management, operation, andpropulsion is an example of this trend. The US Coast Guard is expected to adopt this approachsoon and mandate that an ETO man all ships in US waters. At present, no higher educationinstitutions, including the seven maritime academies in the US, provide a degree or training ETD 355program for electro-technical officers. The Marine Engineering Technology Department at theGalveston campus of Texas A&M University plans to develop this program in collaboration withthe Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Program from the main campus in

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2024 CIEC

Authors

David Labyak; Scott Wagner

apply this knowledge andutilize Michigan Tech’s Material Science Department pilot-scale metal/steel processing facilityby updating the sensors and data collection capabilities. This analysis of process (big) data, withtechniques such as machine learning is intended to help produce highly capable manufacturingand mechanical engineering technology engineers for the steel industry.Key Factors of Holistic Safety is a unique one-credit course that is scheduled as two hours oflab-based instruction. The course is currently offered in-person but is planned to be Online in thenear future. This course was developed in conjunction with Ross Controls and DonaldEngineering. Ross Controls engineers and manufactures safe, energy efficient pneumatic

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Teddy Ivanitzki; Ashok Agrawal

enhance the working relationship betweenthe Postdoc Fellow and their host company to ensure specific goals and plans were met by allparties, ii) All reports included the Fellow’s improvements made while working with the hostcompany as well as a detailed description of how the host company was actively working tofurther the postdoc’s professional development within industry.Increasing Participation with Interdisciplinary ExpertiseInterdisciplinary expertise was one of the significant factors in finding appropriate candidates forhigh-tech startup companies. An extensive amount of time was spent finding appropriatecandidates with outstanding credentials to advance the project goal of increasing the participationof underserved populations. Some of

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Gary Mullett; Lara Sharp

very active in the ASEE serving on its EngineeringTechnology Council and on the planning team for the Engineering Technology Leadership Institute. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education

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2024 CIEC

Authors

H. Bryan Riley

paramount and thus the results do not satisfy the right-hand-sides asa standard requirement, ChatGPT results can be very confusing to the novice student who isattempting to learn to solve simultaneous equations for the first time. To further explore thestudents’ reception and awareness of ChatGPT, we designed a survey using Qualtrics. Thesurvey was administered to approximately 32 first-year STEM students and the questions areprovided in appendix B. In this plan of study, students will subsequently migrate to differentmajors such as mechanical, nuclear, electrical, industrial, and manufacturing technologyprograms having the knowledge and confidence to solve simultaneous equations. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; Song-Lin Yang; David Labyak

service, mental service, community building activities, and honorsprograms, to enhance student academic performance and mental well-being. More conclusiveinsights will require time as our program expands and engages more scholars. As for futurestudy, we plan to delve into the transition of our students into the workforce and their subsequentcareer outcomes and make a comparison with those following traditional engineering transferpathways.1. IntroductionSuccess in academics and career is shaped by a multitude of factors, among which students’perceptions of their preparedness for school and their expectations play significant roles [1], [2].Previous research has indicated that transfer students in the S-STEM Engineering TechnologyScholars (ETS

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Alexander Wyglinski

components, a unique and transformative graduateexperience for industry practitioners seeking to pursue a PhD degree should be feasible.Based on the author’s experiences with respect to the development and implementation of theWPI Experiential PhD framework, which started in July 2021, the following steps should betaken when planning to implement an Experiential PhD framework at their academic institutionwith the caveat that all universities possess their differences and several of these steps may needsome level of adaptation:Step 1 – Identify/Communicating With All Internal Administrative StakeholdersA university is not operated by one single monolithic administration but rather by numerousbusiness units with very focused mandates. It is important

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mahdi Yazdanpour; Leslie Ferrao; Biplov Ale

, including healthcare, manufacturing,autonomous vehicles, and home automation, where human-robot collaboration plays a crucialrole in enhancing efficiency and productivity. While our previous work primarily focused onindoor path planning for humanoid robots [2], [3], this paper explores the intersection of AI withrobotics to address smart industrial automation and its transformative impact on modern Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 445manufacturing practices in the context of Industry 4.0. Our area of research focuses

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mohamed Zeidan; Ahmad Fayed; Mehmet Bahadir

chemistry may have difficulty understanding and following standards that specify material requirements for corrosion resistance.4. Approaches and MethodsIn this paper, the authors are proposing a variety of approaches to address the challenges ofteaching engineering standards to students. These ideas were generated based on discussionswith educators, industry partners and alumni. Few of these approached were partially applied inengineering technology classes at Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these approachesare planned to be introduced for future classes and programs. The approaches suggested here canbe implemented over a sequence of courses or within a single course. These methods should alsobe adjusted to fit the students’ level

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Rachel Koh, Smith College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

analyzing theirfailures and how they respond to those failures. We will explore expanding the Failure Mindsetsurvey to incorporate existing surveys designed to assess risk tolerance, and survey allparticipants at the start and end of each semester. We plan to collect data on the first open-endedquestion at the start of the semester and develop a coding system to systematically score thesequalitative responses.References[1] Psychology today staff, “Growth mindset.” Available at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset (Accessed Aug 14, 2023).[2] KEEN, “The KEEN framework - providing learning outcomes for students.” Available at https://engineeringunleashed.com/framework (Accessed Aug 14, 2023).[3] KEEN, “Entrepreneurial mindset

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 3 - Diversity

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

project so far, and the plan for the next week. Reportsare sent to all faculty mentors at least 1 hour before the meeting. At the meeting, one representativeof each project gives a short verbal report addressing problems, breakthroughs, and the state of theproject. The faculty found this format to be successful because students get to know all the programfaculty since they are all engaged with all program projects. In addition, the same format is adheredto in the Senior Design Project course. Furthermore, all student participants are required to presentposters and PowerPoint presentations at university-wide STEM research symposia that areorganized every semester.Project History The eVTOL UAV project theme started in 2014 when a student

Conference Session

Advancements in Sustainable Manufacturing Practices

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayder Zghair, Southern Arkansas University; Noah Wesley Bretz, Southern Arkansas University; Jeffrey Sumner, Southern Arkansas University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

up when done on an industrial scale. For me, this highlighted a need to consider sustainability and emissions in all designs and solutions that I create. In addition, I am planning to begin my master's degree in mechanical engineering in the fall, and having experience in conducting research will benefit me greatly as I enter a research-oriented graduate program.”As an educator evaluating student learning outcomes, nothing more than seeing how students feel confidentabout their knowledge and excited to put their skills and tools to use at the first possible opportunity isreflecting that we are contributing to workforce excellence in the 21st century.5. ConclusionIn conclusion, manufacturing engineering and