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Marilyn Barger; Richard Gilbert

ETD 415Industry 4.0 Skills in Engineering Technology Technical WorkforceIndustry, at an accelerated pace, is injecting integrated technology subsystems and systems intotheir environments. Figure 1 presents tight bundles of these expansive technologies as industry4.0 technologies as identified by the Boston Consulting Group. These same technology sets havebeen adopted by the NSF (DUE 18-39567) future of work special project, “PreparingTechnicians for the Future of Work,” for insertion into the two-year technician preparation Fig. 1. Industry 4.0 technologies [1] Fig. 2. NSF ATE technology [3]degree programs within the technology groups as supported by the NSF Advanced TechnologicalEducation program (NSF-ATE) and

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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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Maurizio Manzo; Huseyin Bostanci

, especially in thefield of industry 4.0, but it has been applied also to other industry fields such as healthcare andconstruction [1-3]. The concept expresses the blending of virtual and real worlds to predictsystems behaviors based on data driven virtual products and verification [1], [4]. Programming isan important part of the digital twin concept [5].In fact, programming has becoming more relevant in our lives as we live in an immersive digitalage and is often associated to algorithmic thinking, which is not only a skill related to computersbut becomes something more general that can be applied to other fields [6], [7].Often, the class curriculum stays behind, despite different initiatives are suggested forimplementation such as the USA initiative

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John Irwin

, orincrease their wages.Results and DiscussionFour UP companies (Somero Enterprises, Inc., Pettibone, GS Engineering, Inc., & Glenn HyrkasLogging) participated in the fluid power training offered in spring 2022. The format of thetraining consisted of lecture and lab components totaling 20 hours, run as two sessions (4) hoursper day for one week. The morning session was conducted from 8am-12, and the afternoonsession from 1-5pm. This design was selected so that employees from the larger employer wouldnot be all out on training at one time. Therefore, they split their employees so that half attendedthe morning session while the others attended the afternoon session.Later in the summer, a second training session was offered in an all-day 8-hour

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Sabah Abro; Ken Cook

Board.This course is used as a tool to measure the attainment on two major student outcomes of theprogram. These outcomes are Outcome 9, which reads follow up product design, tooling &assembly processes, and Outcome 11, which reads communicate technically and efficiently inengineering presentations and reports. Capstone is one of the very important assessment tools ofthe curriculum.The final submitted senior project “book” should include 1. Assumed division name, logo, or trademark, etc. 2. List of team members with their title and responsibilities. 3. Autobiography of each member of the team. 4. Brainstorming notes, sketches, product ideas, etc. 5. Product/project timing using MS Project TM 6. Mission statement 7

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MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

periodically to ensure that the quality of the educational program ismaintained [1]. ABET provides multiple criteria for accrediting Engineering programs featuringProgram Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes.This paper focuses on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s (UPJ) EE and COEdepartments meeting ABET’s Student Outcomes, which “describe what students are expected toknow and be able to do by the time of graduation, relating to the knowledge, skills, andbehaviors that students acquired in the program”. [2] Specifically, this paper details UPJ’screative and unique approaches to meet ABET Criteria I: General Criteria for BaccalaureateLevel Programs, Criterion 3, Student Outcomes 2 and 4. Both of these Student Outcomes (2 and4) are

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Susan Scachitti; Daniel Suson; Maged Mikhail

ETD 345 STEM on the Road: The Soft Side of Recruitment Susan Scachitti, University of Dayton; Daniel Suson, Maged B. Mikhail, Purdue University NorthwestAbstractThere are many types of work that fall under the STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) umbrella that students often do not consider when making career choices.Manufacturing and healthcare industries, government, and philanthropic agencies are amongthose that continually push future generations to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. Asexposure to STEM careers expands, higher education recruitment and outreach