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Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University ; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luis Odicino, Claremont Colleges Library

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Mines, she was the Engineering and Computer Science librarian at the United States Naval Academy and a contract Reference librarian at the National Defense University. She earned her MLIS from the University of Denver in 2011.Mr. Alexander Luis Odicino, Claremont Colleges Library American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Building Curriculum for Instructors to Address OER Accessibility as STEM LibrariansAbstractIn 2021, the Arthur Lakes Library at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) developed theAccessibility Course for Education (ACE) to provide training on accessible course content forfaculty creating Open

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Wesley Carpenter, The University of Akron

place in the latteryears of a 4-year MET program, this research can provide a baseline understanding of how METstudents approach design problems so better strategies can be developed to provide appropriatescaffolding as design skills are taught throughout the program.Introduction Mourtos emphasizes the importance of engineering design by considering design as theheart of engineering [1]. Design capstone experiences have been a staple of engineering andengineering technology programs and are excellent tools for bringing practical engineering intothe curriculum [2], however, typically such projects have been in the final year of typicalundergraduate program. Recently however, a resurgence in first-year, or cornerstone engineeringdesign

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Emad Y Tanbour, Eastern Michigan University -School of Engineering

, thermo-fluid andenergy systems, and devices that introduce a new problem-solving approach or innovate acapability that improves people’s life. Students are allowed to select from a set of department-proposed and industry-sponsored projects. Students work in teams of three to five members,depending on the expected scope of the capstone project. The establishment of the 1500 squarefeet VR Lab in the College enhances the access to research tools in VR field for both teachingand research, hence fulfilling one part of the priorities of the College. The VR Lab attractedexternal equipment funding that facilitated expanding the three-wall system into 4-wall system.The Mechanical Engineering program is a fairly new program and is growing very rapidly. It

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Holly Maribeth Plank, University of Pittsburgh

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: education as the practice of freedom (New York, NY, Routledge).4. Meija, J.A., Revelo, R.A., Villanueva, I. & Meija, J. (2018). Critical theoretical frameworks in engineeringeducation: An anti-deficit and liberative approach, Education Sciences, 8 (158), 1-13, DOI:10.3390/educsci80401585. Gunn, C. J. (2021, March), Aiming for a System that Provides Closer to 100% of a Student’s Needs Paperpresented at 2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference, University of Toledo, Ohio. https://peer.asee.org/363336. Gunn, C. (2000, June), Utilizing Co Op To Further Liberal Education Within Engineering. Paper presented at2000 Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. 10.18260/1-2-88287. Friere, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum

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Jason Berberich, Miami University; Gary Robert Rudemiller, The Paper Science & Engineering Foundation at Miami University; PATRICK JAMES DIXON PE, PMP, DPAS

ConferenceCopyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering EducationThe following provides a detailed overview of the SASI workshop and intern program includingstudent and employer feedback. We believe that the approach of preparing students for targetedinternships can be applied to other fields and at other institutions.Course Structure and ImplementationSASI is the result of a more than two-year effort to create a platform to prepare engineeringstudents to enter the Industry 4.0 manufacturing environment. The curriculum for this workshopwas developed by Pat Dixon of DPAS Inc and included academic content in the classroom coupledwith hands-on application of this content in engineering labs. Pat graduated from the Miami PaperScience and Engineering program

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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EM’s integration into the engineering curriculum are that itreinforces technical concepts (especially in design-related topics), helps promote greaterinclusion within the profession, and develops a mindset oriented towards problem-solving,empathy, creativity, and valuing the expertise of others. 10 The KEEN Framework’s“mindset+skillset” approach presents EM as a competency geared towards graduates creatingvalue for their organizations and communities in successful and rewarding engineering careers. 9To succinctly put it, EM is CBE.KEEN’s approach also benefits the development of computing professionals. Researchinvestigating the EM of engineering and computer science students did not report any differencesbetween these two groups.11 The

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Patrick Connolly, Robert Morris University; Madyson Orlando-Jepsen , Robert Morris University

@mail.rmu.eduAbstractEducational Robotics (ER) is a field of study that possesses the ability to inspire and educate thenext generation of engineering students. Over its fifty-year history, educators and researchershave shown the ability to meaningfully engage students in a variety of STEM topics viaestablished ER tools and methods. To that end, it is necessary to survey this area of study inorder to understand what platforms and methods are currently used; and to investigate theirimpacts on students. This survey will show how embracing Educational Robotics can have apositive impact on students at the secondary education level. It will investigate how prolificallyERs are used as part of a curriculum, in co-curricular roles, and in extracurricular clubs. It willalso

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Arabia. Thus,the total number of ABET accredited B.S/A.S. programs focusing on manufacturing in the U.S.is only 45. Without addition of new programs, this count could be even smaller. The author isaware of recent program closures in his vicinity including Community College of the AlleghenyCounty (CCAC)’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology A.S. program as well as YoungstownState University (YSU)’s newly opened B.S. Manufacturing Engineering program. While theauthor’s program in B.S. Manufacturing Engineering had 139 students a few years ago, thatnumber now stands around 20. On the contrary, schools like Brigham Young University (BYU)has seen enrollment figures approaching 200 students.Most of the major U.S. institutions with ranked Industrial

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; John Andrew Keith, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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and application of computational chemistry toward basic and applied studies for renewable energy and sustainability, and in 2017 he received and NSF-CAREER award. He also has interests in curriculum development for enhancing access to engineering curricula, and he currently serves on his school-wide DEI advisory committee. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022A Diversity Index to assess college engineering team performanceA Diversity Index for assessing college engineering team performanceAbstractWe have developed a Diversity Index (DI) to better quantify the impact of eight traditionallyunderrepresented demographic categories in chemical engineering

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Colin K Drummond, Case Western Reserve University; Matthew L Moorman, Case Western Reserve University

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the more common clinicalproblems, such as (a) intravascular volume during resuscitation, (b) optimum ventilator tidalvolumes delivered to diseased lungs, and (c) assessment of injured tissue viability at surgery, arepresented as engineering problems in the context of actual bedside utility. Mathematical modelsare utilized for quantitative analysis of these clinical principles. These clinical correlationsenable synthesis of basic engineering concepts around applications in medical practice. Studentsdraw upon prior training in biophysics, anatomic structure and function, and mathematicalmodeling of physiologic systems. Blending engineering and clinical concepts in this fashionexpand student’s medical expertise.Curriculum FrameworkThe curriculum

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Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

engineering profession. This Work inProgress paper describes research being done as part of an NSF-funded project, WritingAssignment Tutor Training in STEM (WATTS). The method is designed to improve feedbackwriting tutors without technical backgrounds give to engineering students on technical reports.Students in engineering programs have few opportunities to develop their writing skills. Usually,composition courses are part of the general education curriculum. Students often see thesecourses as unrelated to their majors and careers [2]. Ideally, writing support should be integratedthroughout a program. Since WATTs capitalizes on existing resources and requires only amodest amount of faculty time, it could enable engineering programs to provide

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Emad Y Tanbour, Eastern Michigan University; Suleiman A. Ashur, Eastern Michigan University; Ann Blakeslee, Eastern Michigan University

writers [9].Approaches to teaching writing to engineers vary widely across colleges and universities.Technical writing can be introduced in the Introduction to Engineering courses in the first year[10], in the Capstone courses in the senior years [11], or in courses students take in theirsophomore or junior year [12]. Another approach is integrating or embedding the writing skillsin major courses across their engineering curriculum [13] [14]. This scaffolding approach hasbeen utilized in several schools and has contributed to more successful engineering education,especially with attention to writing and communication [15] [16].In a conference panel discussion, Corneal et al. said that students could be trained in writing byworking with

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Chinese institutions to further generalize and buildon the research in cross-cultural settings.References1. Greene, J. D. (2014). Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap between Us and Them. New York: Penguin Books.2. Haidt, J. (2012). The Righteous Mind. New York: Vintage Press.3. McGinn, R. E. (2003). “Mind the Gaps”: An Empirical Approach to Engineering Ethics, 1997-2001. Science and Engineering Ethics, 9(4), 517–542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-003-0048-34. Rest, J. R., & Narvaez, D. (1994). Moral Development in the Professions: Psychology and Applied Ethics. Hillsdale, NJ: Taylor & Francis.5. Villegas de Posada, C., & Vargas-Trujillo, E. (2015). Moral Reasoning and Personal Behavior: A Meta- Analytical Review

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Matthew R. Williams, Case Western Reserve University; Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Colin K Drummond, Case Western Reserve University

“jurors”in deciding the outcome of the case.While the aim of this work is to provide moot court exercises intended for biomedicalengineering students, the overall framework and approach are applicable to other fields ofengineering as well.  All branches of engineering are prone to legal and regulatoryentanglements, and having some experience with the concepts involved would benefit all noviceengineers.  For those exercises, cases could be modeled from this approach, but with differentsituations and pertinent standards and regulations applied.The process of introducing moot court cases into the classroom is characterized by several levelsof intended student engagement.  We have established the following three-step process (see Fig1): 1

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Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Donald V. MacKellar Jr., Gannon University; Tenger Batjargal

, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Email: batjarga001@gannon.edu3I IntroductionThe concepts and applied pedagogical approaches to expose and engage engineering students totheir field of study through programs leveraging hands-on, project-based, teamwork/leadership,cross/multi-disciplined teams, and career preparation concepts have been well documented in FIE,IEEE, and ASEE papers and deployed in Universities as electives, senior design, and curriculumcore courses.The curriculums such as Montgomery College development of a freshman based multidisciplinarydesign projects [1], indoctrinates these students to the challenges of product development andcontinued STEM education. Supporting this cradle-to-graduation concept, Tufts

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Josh Landel, The University of Toledo; Ethan Dunham, The University of Toledo

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American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Developing Power Cycles Simulations for an Applied Thermodynamics CourseAbstractAs part of the rigorous curriculum for the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students,laboratory courses supply a critical part of the engineering education through hands-onobservation, measurement, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, technical reporting,teamwork, and others. When the access to hands-on laboratory activities was abruptly interrupteddue to COVID-19, there was an immediate need 1) to find practical computer simulations, and/or2) to develop new simulations, both in support of the theory discussed during

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

student, undergraduate and graduate, in designcompetitions related to intelligent and autonomous vehicles.IntroductionThe rapidly changing engineering technology and the needs of the global workforce in the 21stcentury compel engineering programs at universities across the world to adapt their curricula toprepare graduates for the new reality. The adaptation can be the restructure of courses intraditional subjects and/or the adoption of entirely new courses with content tailored to educateand train the student with the latest industry-approved tools thereby preparing each of them tofunction effectively in the engineering industry. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning(ML), deep learning (DL), and the internet-of-things (IoT) have been

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Laurene Sweet, LeafBridge of UCP Cleveland; Alisa Jones, UCP of Greater Cleveland-LeafBridge Alternative Education Program; Colin K Drummond, Case Western Reserve University

understand the unique challenges the individuals faced when accessing thecurriculum. This co-curricular approach not only allowed for the university students to discussbiomedical engineering theory, but to take the theory and apply it in real time. The universitystudents engaged in peer-to-peer instruction which encouraged constructive feedback on faileddevelopments within the design process and created opportunities for students to analyze eachother’s work and apply a new strategy to the design. When students have the opportunity to learnfrom one another, student engagement and conceptual learning is increased which directlyimpacts a student’s ability to solve novel problems [9].The non-profit alternative educational program team members benefited