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David Satterwhite

still persist. When ChatGPT wasinitially released it was not unusual to receive student essays in EPO-125 which were notnecessarily plagiarized by ChatGPT but were not properly cited as a reference, but the contentwas so inaccurate or contextually incorrect that it clearly originated from ChatGPT. Figure 1 Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 465shows an excerpt from a student essay from the Spring 2023 semester. The essay objective wasto describe CFW (Central Fresh Water) cooling systems as they pertain to ships.The

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Nancy Sundheim

while maintaining student performance. Results from this grantare reported elsewhere [1]. But from this work, there emerged some activities that have proveneffective in the class room.Design for ManufactureWhen learning how to evaluate a design for manufacture, there are many guidelines studentsneed to know. While memorizing the nine pages of guidelines is not expected, the students doneed to become very familiar with them. Some example guidelines [2] include (1) Make parts with as many symmetries as possible. (2) When machining a component, it is best to restrict machining to one surface to avoid reorienting the component. (3) When injection molding, keep the main wall thickness as uniform as possible.Most are not difficult

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Melissa Symanski; Molly Pobiel

colleges and universities to the workplace, two talentand organizational development internal consultants conducted a 0–2-year employee experiencestudy, including focus group interviews, peer firm interviews, exit interview data, and experiencemapping workshops. Our findings indicated that new hires were struggling with three mainthemes: (1) imposter syndrome, (2) lack of assertiveness, and (3) generational stereotypes. Thesefindings offer engineering and education professionals insight into students’ challenges as theytransition from school to the workplace and how to mitigate them through mentorship andsupport. This paper examines the findings of the 0-2-year employee experience study andrecommends ways to address imposter syndrome, lack of

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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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Mauricio Torres; Ying Shang; Zakariya Al Hamouz

who attended internships as well as surveys conducted by IndianaTech among selected employers in the region.1. IntroductionIndiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) was founded in 1930 as the Indiana TechnicalCollege, offering an accelerated engineering degree to help graduates to entry engineeringcareers in industry during the Great Depression. Today Indiana Tech is a comprehensive non-profit university offering associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and undergraduate andgraduate certificate programs degrees. Indiana Tech is accredited by the Higher LearningCommission and is approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Learning.The Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences at Indiana Tech currently offersdegrees in

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Alok Verma; Vanicha McQueen; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Andrew Moore; Grace Komanduru

ETD 465 Development of Minors and Engine Simulation Laboratory to Meet Future Workforce Needs Alok K. Verma, Vanicha McQueen, Paul Potier, Irfan Khan, Andrew Moore, and Grace Komanduru Texas A&M University at GalvestonAbstractNinety percent of all goods are traded through oceans, and a significant portion of the world'sfood and energy security depends on ocean-related activities. This growth in worldwide tradeand associated developments in marine propulsion and navigational technologies havenecessitated improved crews' skills and capabilities [1], [2

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Alexander Wyglinski

ETD 335 Experiential PhD: A 21st Century Approach to Pursuing a PhD While Working in Industry Alexander M. Wyglinski Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionThe Experiential PhD experience enables individuals working full-time in industry tosimultaneously pursue a PhD degree either part-time or full-time on a topic that mayoverlap/supplement activities being conducted in their workplace. Such a doctoral experiencecan achieve multiple positive outcomes for the employee/PhD student, employer, and PhDfaculty advisor, namely (1) the employee

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Mahdi Yazdanpour; Leslie Ferrao; Biplov Ale

explore the potential of connecting the human brain toelectromechanical devices and pave the way for innovation and technological advancement inmodern industry. In recent years, there have been significant advancements in the field ofhuman-robot interaction and robotics, specifically in the integration of artificial intelligencealgorithms and natural language processing techniques within the context of industrialautomation, smart manufacturing, intelligent factories, and Industry 4.0 [1]. These developmentshave enabled industrial robots to understand and respond to human commands, leading to moreseamless and effective communication between humans and machines. This progress has openedup new possibilities for applications in various domains

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Mohammad A. Zahraee; Niaz Latif

ETD 445 Fostering Faculty Scholarship and Grantsmanship through Engagement Activities Mohammad A. Zahraee and Niaz Latif Purdue University NorthwestIntroductionPurdue University Northwest (PNW) is committed to applied research and communityengagement within its metropolitan region. PNW’s strategic plan focuses on significant goals oncommunity and regional partnerships. PNW is uniquely equipped to strengthen and enrich itssurrounding communities in ways that are mutually beneficial for internal and externalstakeholders alike [1]. These mutually beneficial

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Mohamed Zeidan; Ahmad Fayed; Mehmet Bahadir

technological changes [1]. Engineering educators are working to address the challenges facingengineering education. For example, they are developing new curricula and teaching methodsthat are designed to improve student retention and diversity. They are also working to developpartnerships with industry to ensure that their students are learning the skills they need to besuccessful in the workforce [2-4]. The rapidly changing industries in our current era arecontinuously seeking for a flexible and dynamic workforce that can quickly adapt to changes inthe markets and technologies [5].Over the years, there has been a lot of research into the causes of the gap between whatengineering students learn in school and what they need to know to be successful in

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Jiayue Shen; Daniel Jones; Kazi Imran; Xiang Wang; Weiru Chen; Lanju Mee

, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared to enter the workforce and contribute to developing IoT-enabled mechatronic systems.Overall, the integration of IoT in the mechatronics lab prepares students for Industry 4.0,empowering them to design and optimize IoT-driven mechatronic systems and contribute to theevolving field of modern engineering.1. IntroductionAs a multidisciplinary field, mechatronics has emerged as an essential component of modernengineering systems. It involves the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computerengineering to design and develop intelligent systems that perform complex tasks efficiently. Inrecent years, mechatronics has gained significant attention in MET programs as it offers a uniqueapproach to teaching

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Afshin Zahraee

show promise to become long-term benefits withcontinuous improvement and greater commitment with industry.This paper looks at that involvement a step further in not only involving industry with a studentin capstone project, but allowing the student to use an existing technology in combination withresearch to create a new, efficient technological application in construction. These benefitsinclude: 1) increased employment opportunities, 2) better preparedness of recent graduatesentering the workforce, and 3) greater student confidence in their future and within their field.Introduction and BackgroundA capstone project gives students the opportunity to showcase knowledge and skills learned overtheir career, whether that be through coursework

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Bhavana Kotla; Lisa Bosman

Interventions in the Engineering Classroom: Definitions, Benefits, and ChallengesAuthorsBhavana Kotla, Purdue UniversityLisa Bosman, Ph.D., Purdue UniversityIntroductionInnovation, design, and entrepreneurship are economic drivers promoting competition andgrowth worldwide, many of which would only exist with well-established continuousimprovement. Entrepreneurship is a field of study that involves discovering, evaluating, andexploiting opportunities [1], and thus, an entrepreneurial mindset can be described as theinclination to discover, evaluate, and exploit opportunities [2]. To stay a leader in the globaleconomy, innovative pedagogical interventions are needed to promote an

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Brian P. Murphy

andapprenticeships that will support it. The US Department of Labor clarifies that apprenticeshipscombine paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare workers for highly skilledcareers [1]. This literature review aims to reveal how to improve the educational opportunitiesfor current and future technicians in clean energy industries with a focus on the author's homestate of New York. New York State ranks among the top five states for green transition, such asthird by the US Green Building Council, and second in the US News & World Report, whichlooks across three dimensions: environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors, and climate-change contributions [2].This topic is essential now as 2023 finished as the hottest year in recorded

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Chris Rennick; Sophie Nasato; Samantha White; Mary Robinson

motivation than their male peers, but that eventswhich are designed to be welcoming to gender-diverse participants can increase their intrinsicmotivation.1 IntroductionCo-curricular STEM-focussed events like hackathons are growing in popularity at universitycampuses worldwide, however, there have been few examinations of differences in participationrates at these events based on student identity. This paper investigates motivational differences indifferent student populations when participating in hackathon-type events to better understandhow these events are serving the diverse student populations in engineering programs. It is wellunderstood that motivation influences the intensity, quality, and persistence of learning instudents [1]. Self

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Cindy Rottmann

unconsciously, socialized into a field with familiar cultural norms. Ilearned that positivism was a straw man; that “rational technicism” signalled instrumental ratherthan transformative intentions; that leadership marked privileged status for the promotion ofmale teachers in a feminized profession [1-5]; and that private research funding was ethicallyquestionable. From one month to the next, I entered a field where positivism was alive and well;rationality and “technical” work were the gold standards, leadership was marked by an invertedsocial hierarchy promoting women “up and out,”[6]; and industry partners functioned as a keysource of research funding. I found myself on the other side of a disciplinary fissure, exchangingwords like “transformation

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Daniela Galatro; Ya-Huei Chin; Bradley Saville

in different courses, including fundamentals [1],introduction to industrial case studies [1], life cycle assessment (LCA) [2], and use of greenengineering tools and computer-aided tools in chemical process design [3]. When clustering theseintegration strategies, they fall into the Body of Knowledge for green engineering in chemicalproduct and process design, which includes three elements [4]: (i) framing the challenge (e.g.,emissions, risk, and life cycle analyses, and environmental legislation), (ii) assessment and design(e.g., applying general principles at unit operation scales), and (iii) system perspectives (e.g.,integration of materials and energy flows among various unit operations) [4]. While traditionalengineering education is based

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Darren Singh; Raafat Khankan; Yousaf Ijaz; Damith Tennakoon; Mojgan Jadidi

Towards Development of an Interactive Mobile Application for Teaching The UNSDG D. Singh1, R. Khanakan1, Y. Ijaz1, D. Tennakoon1, M. Jadidi1,* 1 Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Canada * Corresponding Author: mjadidi@yorku.caAbstract In aim of a better, inclusive, accessible, and safer future, educational institutions are committedto integrating the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into their curriculumdesign and course delivery. Traditionally, a plain literary review of these goals has been adoptedby educators. This tends to leave students wondering what a realistic scenario would look like, andhow they would approach an

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Evalyna Bogdan; Heather Jean Murdock; Nadine Ibrahim

The Flood Resilience Challenge serious game to teach complex socio- environmental issues in engineering: Extended abstract 1. BACKGROUNDFlooding represents Canada's most frequent and expensive hazard, with its effects anticipated toescalate due to climate change and alterations in land use. Conventional engineering methodsexcel in addressing straightforward, linear issues, rather than wicked problems such as floodingand climate change [1]. Flood risk management cannot be tackled solely with technicalengineering strategies alone because it is embedded in complex social and political issues, andthere are many stakeholders with differing, and often competing, perspectives and interests.Engineers

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Fernando Altamura; Alice Cherestes; David Titley-Peloquin

variations of this formative assessment strategy in different settings,ranging from low-stakes quizzes in large (~150 students) first-year physics and calculus coursesto midterm examinations in smaller (~50 students) organic chemistry courses. Figure 1: Group part of a two-stage organic chemistry midterm examThere are several known benefits to the two-stage collaborative approach: ▪ Small group work encourages collaboration and helps develop a sense of community within the cohort. ▪ The group portion of the assessment is a form of peer tutoring, as stronger students help weaker ones. This is beneficial for all students involved.Low-stakes two-stage collaborative quizzes can be scheduled early in the term. We have

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George Weinschenk; Koenraad Gieskes

-increased levelof engagement and interest in the exercise.Introduction / Motivation:Ethical considerations have been a part of the engineering and computer science professionssince their creation. Organizations like The Corporation of the Seven Wardens, its United Statesbased offspring, The Order of the Engineer, and National Society of Professional Engineers allhave had strong commitments to ethics in engineering for nearly a century. [1] [2] [3] TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has ensured the inclusion of ethicsas a part of undergraduate engineering and computer science programs with the topic beingpresent in their Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and Assessment since their implementation in1996 in EC2000, [4] with more

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Ioana Tiu; Koenraad Gieskes

face challenges inengineering majors and encounter wage discrepancies in the workforce, despite their demonstrated aptitude,is paramount.Figure.1: Statistics Taken from Eurostat on the Male-to-Female Ratio in Different Professions (Morera et al., 2019)Numerous studies have delved into the unique experiences of female students in comparison to their malecounterparts. Research indicates that female students encounter higher rates of gender harassment, (definedas any intimidating, offensive, or hostile behavior that disrupts their academic pursuits or campus comfort)particularly within STEM environments (Rincon et al.,2016). These hostile climates surroundingstereotypical assertions of female inadequacy deepen gender divides, ultimately hindering

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J. Y. Janet Lam

Impact of lecture recordings in a post-COVID environment Ji Ye Janet Lam, University of Toronto1 IntroductionThe recording of lectures that are given during in-person teaching of on-campus courses has beena growing topic of study since before the COVID-19 pandemic [1]–[3]. The explosion in onlinelearning and increased digitalization of teaching is clear to anyone involved in education through2020–2022. In response to the sudden need for online learning, many (if not most) post-secondaryinstitutions invested in online educational technology [4], [5].As post-secondary institutions returned to in-person learning, the option to attend class virtuallyremained an option for some institutions [6], [7

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Jimmy Hulton; Matthew Hutchinson; Tyler Aitken; Tin Nguyen; Libby Osgood P.Eng.

exploratory format,and the definition of success changed from counting the number of certifications to focusing onstudent learning and engagement. The student instructors’ experiences as teachers have shiftedhow they act as students, as they now notice the pedagogical practices of their instructors.Ultimately, empowering students as teachers in co-curricular programs benefits both studentsand student instructors, and lessons learned are offered to implement similar programs.IntroductionCAD is an essential part of learning in engineering, but it has been shown that many graduatingengineering students lack the requisite knowledge of CAD basics [1]. At the University of PrinceEdward Island, CAD is a small component of an over-prescribed first-year

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Juliette Sweeney

support systems.This paper increases our knowledge regarding Canadian graduate engineering schools byidentifying realities parallel to formal admission practices, describing institutional culture, andanalyzing graduate students’ perception of support systems. It concludes that informaladmission practices should be acknowledged to widen access, that institutional cultural changeregarding DEI is problematic and support resources could be improved to better serve allgraduate students, particularly women and other under-represented groups.IntroductionThe proportion of women in graduate engineering programs remains stubbornly low. WhileCanadian medical schools achieved gender parity in 1995 [1], the proportion of womengraduating from graduate

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Junnan Cao

effective assessment for faculties whoare under their tenure tracks. The instructors can adjust the teachings correspondingly and improvethe course materials in the following semesters based on results from the course evaluations tocontinuously benefit the students during teachings. Students can also feel engaged into theireducation experience, interactions between them and the instructors through providing thefeedback and comments [1], [2]. The institution will benefit numerously from the courseevaluation as well since it will help the staff and administrators get more insights into theinstructors’ growth and better assign the working and teaching loads. It is also a method for theinstitution to show their cares to their students learning

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Kai Zhuang; Dimpho Radebe; Mojgan Jadidi

at the intersection of art and engineering, with the belief that there istremendous value in having students engage with art, technology, and the act of engineering atthe same time. In this short paper, we will describe three pedagogies we have developed, andpresent six reasons we have gathered through our experience with these pedagogies in supportof bringing more art into engineering education.Pedagogy 1: VIVID StorytellingComics are a communication medium and art form that combines the captivating nature of visualart with the organized structure of written text to craft compelling narratives. In the pedagogicalsetting, comics can be uniquely accessible and engaging, but requires significant time investmentand artistic skills to craft

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Katherine Abrey; Maddy Cronin; Deanna Malone; Libby Osgood P.Eng.

of the ethical implications.IntroductionPlanning, implementing, and evaluating short-term international humanitarian trips, as thestudent leaders and participants on the trips, provide ample opportunities to question theappropriateness of these experiences. The most prevalent questions are whether these projectshave a sustainable and long-lasting impact on the communities and whether they are genuinelybeneficial for all stakeholders [1]. In their article, “International Humanitarian Engineering: WhoBenefits and Who Pays,” the authors explain, “an international engineering placement in amarginalized community for an academic credit is neither intrinsically good or bad. Reflectivethinking about who benefits and who pays is critical” [2]. This

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Libby Osgood P.Eng.; Christopher Power

each reflectionchanges with the design process.IntroductionAdopting a self-reflective practice promotes critical thinking and develops meta-cognition toallow practitioners to become aware of their thoughts and patterns of thinking[1]. Essentially,reflection promotes the action of thinking about one’s thinking [2]. It is the core of life-longlearning [3], which is identified as an essential attribute of an engineer [4]. In order to practicelife-long learning, a person must be able to identify their deficits and make a plan to acquire themissing knowledge or skills. The awareness that comes with the practice of reflection enables theperson to realistically and bravely assess their gaps for continued growth [5]. The adoption of agrowth-mindset

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Lisa L. Greenwood; Megan Hargrave; Yewande S. Abraham; Sumita Mishra; Jennifer L. Schneider

standards in real-world contexts. Moreover, the study proposes an expansion ofthis approach to civil engineering and cybersecurity-related programs, emphasizing the broaderimplications for workforce preparedness and infrastructure resilience. By highlighting theimportance of standards education and offering a replicable model for curricular integration, thisstudy contributes to advancing standards literacy initiatives within higher education and drawsattention to their role in shaping the future engineering workforce.IntroductionStandards form the foundation of many technologies and processes used in daily life. They helpmanage safety, security, and risk across countless industries and activities [1]. In simple terms,they are documents that