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Enrique Barbieri; Burak Basaran; Driss Benhaddou; Navdeep Singh; Vassilios Tzouanas; Balan Venkatesh; Weihang Zhu

ETD 435 Teaching Applied Mathematics in ET to Increase Student Engagement & Success in EngineeringEnrique Barbieri, Burak Basaran, University of Houston; Driss Benhaddou, University ofHouston, Alfaisal University; Navdeep Singh, University of the Pacific; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston – Downtown; Balan Venkatesh, Weihang Zhu, University of HoustonAbstractThe modern student-disengagement crisis is thought to be partly due to the COVID-19 pandemicof the last three years. However, many student disconnection reports date back several decadesand recognize a

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Athula Kulatunga; Ajith Wijenake

electronic-based motor drive allows us to achievethis goal under various sailing conditions.Fundamentals to Comprehensive Curriculum DevelopmentTraditional electrical engineering technology (EET) or electrical and computer engineeringtechnology (ECET) programs add two to four courses to provide the skill needed for e-mobilityand renewable energy areas [4]. If the focus is e-mobility, a course in power electronics, electricdrives, and electric powertrain would be ideal. If three courses are not possible, a beginner’scourse in power electronics and a comprehensive electric powertrain course would be sufficient.If renewable energy is an option in the program, an electrical power system course and arenewable energy integration course would suffice. In

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Kim Gaines; Caleb Allen; Johnica Mitchell; Shirley Walker-Herrington

engineering technology instruction. The grant project has anoverarching goal of improving student engagement and learning outcomes of first-time in college AfricanAmerican engineering technology (Electrical and Computer, Mechanical, and Nuclear) students, and allengineering technology students in general. Grant activities commenced October 1, 2021, and the grant team ispresently taking steps to procure a contractor for the construction of a VAR lab. Additionally, the grant team isdeveloping a program of study specific to dual enrolled students within the college’s service area that will leadto a college credential at the Technical Certificate of Credit award level.PurposeThe VARiETy grant initiative seeks to demonstrate improvement in academic

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Marilyn Dyrud; Hadi Alasti; Maurizio Manzo; T. Sean Tavares; Paul McPherson; Margaret Phillips

suchefforts as brochures, listings of engineering technology programs and career opportunities,surveys of support materials for teaching engineering technology (reference and audio-visualresources), and studies of ET graduates [1]. As funding increased, projects changed, movingfrom listings, publicity brochures, or surveys to more focused studies; for example, MohammedAbdallah’s “Proof of Concept: A Novel On-Line Learning Approach for Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology,” is an early exploration (2014) of what we now call “remotelearning” [2].The ProcessMini-grants are currently awarded on a two-year cycle, and the process is relatively painless.Criteria include division membership and a proposed project that can benefit the

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Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; John Irwin

-readiness and self-efficacy during their enrollment in HCPP. Primaryresearch questions, research design and methodology, overall discussion of the experimental results,as well as conclusion and future directions are also included in this paper.2. Examination of Students’ Change-Readiness and Self-Efficacy across Different Time PeriodsThe goal of this project is to conduct a pretest/posttest and longitudinal study design to examinehow student skill development outcomes change over time by measuring student self-efficacy,change-readiness, and intent to persist. These measures serve as a tool to better understand theexperience of ETS students in engineering technology hands-on disciplines who are academicallytalented and financially

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Saeed Foroudastan

year.The team members and faulty staff have been graciously awarded with several design-specificawards. Some of these design awards include: Design Achievement Award, OutstandingWorkmanship Award, placing in the top 10 overall, Sprint Award, Placed First in Solar Slalom,Visual Presentation Award, Sportsmanship Award, Outstanding Electrical System DesignAward, placed third and fourth in Best Technical Report and Technical Display, OutstandingDrive Train Design, and Outstanding Hull Design Award [6]. The MTSU Solar Boat project haswon over 30 awards, which give a great sense of pride for the program members. These studentscontinue to work hard and dedicate many hours to this project [6].3. Materials Chosen1. Hull: The Middle Tennessee State

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Mohammad Moin Uddin; Keith Johnson; Craig Leendert

theuniversity care about them—view them as people with tight budgets, jobs, and families—andwant them to succeed in the class. Increasing access and fostering a greater sense of belongingmakes students want to stay enrolled and graduate.OER in E/ET ProgramsOER history dates to 1994, when an NSF grant led by James Spohrer resulted in the creationMERLOT to identify and provide access to mostly free, online curriculum materials for highereducation [7]. Rice University’s Connecxions (now OpenStax) and MIT’sOpenCourseWare project were seen as the first two recognized OER project, though the openeducation movement predates this event with roots in open source, open and distance learningand open knowledge. David Wiley coined the term open content in 1998 and

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Benjamin Gaston; Ramy Harik; Kuis Alva; Jesse Warren

importance for the future of industry, especially as implemented by regional industrypartners. A substantial component of this effort at MTC involves developing curriculum andhands-on experiences designed to familiarize Engineering Technologies students with Industry4.0 concepts such as monitoring, collecting data from, and interacting with both real andsimulated manufacturing processes remotely, through a cloud computing infrastructure. MTCfaculty have started working on the development and outfitting of a dedicated classroom wherestudents can learn about smart manufacturing principles of connectivity, virtualization, and datautilization [1]. In this paper, we present the work done to accomplish the objective of creating thededicated classroom and