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Aaron Mattingly, The Pennsylvania State University; Lauren A Griggs Griggs, Pennsylvania State University

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through boththe University-wide and CoE Strategic Plans. In The Pennsylvania State University 2020-2025Strategic Plan, the university’s goals related to equity, diversity, and inclusion include to “foster aculture of respect and inclusion that values the experiences and perspectives of faculty, staff, andstudents” [1]. In alignment with this, Goal 1 of the 2020-2025 CoE Strategic Plan is to “grow apervasive, welcoming, equitable and inclusive culture and climate throughout the College’sstudents, faculty and staff that exemplifies the Penn State values” [2]. As a foundation of this goal,the CoE developed the Equity Action Plan, which contains specific action items for engagingstakeholders in the equity action process, with the goal of deepening

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Heather Lai, State University of New York at New Paltz; Anne C Balant, State University of New York at New Paltz

informal discussion to develop a plan for addressing each ofthe invested parties' concerns. After completing the discussion, students were asked to share theirimpressions of the experience.Outcomes of first offeringStudent Case Study PresentationThree students completed the course; two senior mechanical engineering majors and one juniorelectrical engineering major. The students worked individually to develop background material,then collaboratively presented their proposed solutions and engaged in discussion from theperspectives of their assigned roles. Students effectively gathered factual information fromprimary sources and used calculations developed in class to support their positions. They eachdemonstrated effective use of skills and

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Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University

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Research, 1979) and the development of more recentethical norms, this research project has been reviewed and processed by the author’s institutionalreview board (IRB). The author’s plan for this research is to utilize a mixed methods surveyapproach. Survey research has a long history in the realm of human subject research and has arelatively mature methodology associated with it (see, e.g., Sapsford, 2007). Mixed methods research involves both qualitative and quantitative data collection andanalysis (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018). The use of quantitative data analysis in engineeringwork is long and uncontroversial given engineering’s historical commitment to philosophicalprinciples of post-positivism. More noteworthy is the use of

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Robin Havens Tate, Penn State University; Casey J Fenton, The Pennsylvania State University; David Mazyck, Pennsylvania State University

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, short programs, or mini-skills are mainly asynchronous. SEDI has now leveraged itsfoundation of excellence and interdisciplinary faculty by expanding its ProfessionalDevelopment programs, and its micro-credential program plays a strategic role in Penn Statesuccess on many levels: One Penn State 2025 Guiding Principle Four, the College ofEngineering Strategic Plan Objectives 1.6 and 4.7, and the SEDI Strategic Plan Goal Three.This is a work-in-progress paper outlining SEDI’s first Schoolwide micro-credential offering tothe Higher Education marketplace from concept to development.Introduction:As has become evident, particularly over the last decade, education and training pedagogies anddelivery processes have changed dramatically. Currently

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Jeong Eun Ahn; Ying Tang, Rowan University

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are developingactivities to expose careers via hands on modules, videos, and presentations that are shared on aninteractive project website. Activities are also mapped in sync with the New Jersey ScienceStandards to aid educators with their lesson plans and development of course content.This presentation will focus on work conducted to date.IntroductionWater and wastewater utilities are facing workforce shortages due to retirements and inability toattract the next generation. The lack of a diverse workforce in these utilities is also of concern[1] - [3]. Therefore, the overall goal of the WaterWorks project is to aid in supplementing theneed for a diverse workforce for wastewater/drinking water utilities as the current workforce isreaching

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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at least they have a limitedunderstanding) what surveying engineering is. This has created enrollment challenges in manysurveying programs e.g., [4], [12], [27], [28]. It is worth mentioning that some surveyingprograms (undergraduate and/or graduate) that have developed online programs haveexperienced great success [29]-[31]. In our previous work we surveyed current students andalumni, focusing on the reasons why they selected surveying as a career and how they learnedabout surveying [12]. While the survey provided many insights that are useful in refining ourrecruitment plans, current surveying students and alumni provide half of the picture, becausethey have already selected surveying as a career. They were able to learn about surveying

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John I Messner, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University

moment delivered in one of multiple formats, including presentations, a discussion, videos, orinteractive content. Sometimes we select topics that are relevant to the class session, e.g., cement burnswhen discussing concrete or crane safety when discussing construction site planning. But other times weselect general safety, health or wellbeing topics of importance to the students. Examples include CPR, activeshooter safety, bicycle safety, drowsy driving, and stress management, to name a few. Figure 1 includessample slides from two safety moments. The top slides are focused on a building industry related topic, laddersafety, while the bottom slides are a more personal topic, cooking safety and fire hazards associated withcooking on a stove, a

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Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology

, facultyproductivity, student success rates and resource allocation. As a large four-year public institution,our institution serves a diverse student body where more than 60% of students are considered aseconomically disadvantaged. In our department (comprising 1728 students and 128 faculty), weare currently using data-driven decision-making to gain deeper insights into the needs ofstudents, faculty and staff. Such planned and implemented data-driven strategy has transformedthose insights into student success – retention and enrollment. Another area that data-drivenculture has benefitted is in creating an unbiased environment (between faculty-student,administration-faculty, and chairperson-faculty), where collaboration and communication hasbecome easier.The

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Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown

clear path to the water below could berealized. The longer track allows the lifeboat to freefall closer to the surface of the waterprompting a safer system because of the safer splashdown (Veitch, 2007). Students utilizedSolidWorks and Excel to complete the design in alignment with the reports on the failure of theopen lifeboat design along with the inoperable launch mechanism (Pacana et al., 2022). Studentsinitiated the development of the test plan which included the consideration of potential failuremechanisms including an excessive bending moment causing detrimental deformation to thetrack and loss of access to gravity which may prevent the launch. In the report that the students critically read through, they learned of an

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Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Haibin Liu, Northeast Normal University

my responsibilities are (R)(0.925). • I would like to be certain about how much authority I have (R)(0.605). • I prefer clear, planned goals and objectives for my job (R)(0.569).Risk Acceptance items include the following: • I am comfortable working on subjects I do not know well (0.950). • I enjoy going against the rules and doing things I am not supposed to do (0.583). • I am comfortable taking action without the knowledge/approval of my superiors (0.567). • I am comfortable with ambiguity in job assignments (0.437).Opportunity SeekingSuccessful entrepreneurs can seize opportunities [15]. This ability may occur in three differentways: (i) opportunity recognition, which involves identifying an existing opportunity

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Buket D Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ausit Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

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research publication or be invited to be an author with an ENG/CS faculty member.2.3. Grading PolicyStudents submit their assigned work to Canvas each week. Late assignments will receive a 5% deduction per day late.If a student has difficulty completing tasks on time, the graduate student and instructor discuss a plan to help thestudent. We use the following points for the learning objectives mentioned above.Table 1. Introduction to Scientific Research course assignments and grading policy Learning objective Assignment Points/Total points Scientific method Hypothesis

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Sean Knecht, Penn State University

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. In this work-in-progress paper, I describe a possible instructor-student level solution tothese observed issues. The methods by which the solution was developed and those to evaluatethe efficacy are described, followed by the observed results and discussion, and finally someconcluding remarks and future plans for this potential solution.Methods: As part of Penn State College of Engineering Leonhard Center-led EntrepreneurialMindset for Innovative Teaching (EMIT) Academy, I developed a potential solution to the issueand piloted it in my Fall 2022 Multidisciplinary Capstone course. Idea generation for theproject/skill mismatch issue were developed resulting in two promising potential solutions: 1)assigning students a personal

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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collaboration Minotaur Launch ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #40494Vehicle Feasibility Study, turning minotaur missiles into low orbit launch vehicles and leading to success-ful launch of the OSR-5 satellite * Unmanned Aircraft Evasive Maneuver Mission Re-planning AlgorithmDevelopment with MITRE * Taiwanese Disaster Recovery Plan Modeling with Lockheed Martin * NewProduct Development Process Re-design with Applied Materials * R2-D2-inspired Lab Assistant Droidand C-3PO-inspired Telepresence Walking Droid showcased to top members of the Obama White HouseOffice of Science and Technology Policy, at NASA

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Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University; Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University

encouraged by the positive response it received for its initial run.While it is unclear if future instructors will continue with this specific application as an extendedproject, design-based laboratory, these instructors are encouraged by the teams’ efforts, learning,and project results. We know now that encouraging students to think about renewable energy(especially early in their academic career) can play an important role in molding positiveperceptions regarding renewables and building sustainability values and attitudes. Socialpsychology theories such as the Theory of Planned Behavior [9] and the Value-Belief-Normtheory [10] suggest that attitudes strongly predict behaviors and increase their salience. Our hopeis that early student engagement

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Stephanie Goldberg, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

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-classmaterial.The ICC would sit in on all classes and meet with instructor before and after class, as needed.The ICC and instructor will spend time prior to the beginning of the semester to develop acohesive plan for embarking as a team on this endeavor. It will be important for the instructorand ICC to present themselves as a team.With an increasing population of students in our program who are underrepresented in theengineering field, it is recommended that significant impact can be made by recruiting an ICCwho has experience in supporting underrepresented students in STEM areas.ICC Role in the Classroom The logistics of the freshman circuits course, as well as alltechnical courses in our program, are favorable to having an effective ICC. There is a

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Jennifer Shaffer Brown, Clemson University; Emma Katherine Buell, Clemson University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A High, Clemson University

from Clemson University and plans to graduate in May of 2024. Her major is civil engineering with a concentration in water resources. Her primary research interests include transfer students and graduate student development.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Stephanie Cutler has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She is an Associate Research Professor and the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center at Penn State.Dr. Karen A High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education department and joint appointments in the

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Zhiqing Lu; Herschel Pangborn; Katie Fitzsimons

their skills and their reported used of the online resources developed for the multi-course kit.Not all participants used the resources available on the website, so we conducted this analysisover the entire data set and over the 86 students who reported using the web resources. Questionsfrom the survey with significant correlations to the website use are shown in Table 5. We foundthat website usage had a negative correlation with analyzing data, oral communication, andworking with tools to build/fix things. As a result, we plan to expand the content on the website tosupport these topics. The main purpose of the website is to support the multi-course kit across theTable 3: Results of Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation with Self-Reported Usage of

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Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University

manydisciplines. Aware of this trend, the department of Nuclear Engineering has included within itsstrategic plan the offering of a fusion engineering track.One of the first steps towards achieving this is the curricular design of a course aimed as anoverview of the many engineering aspects of magnetic nuclear fusion systems. Topics such asfusion power calculations, plant energy balance, magnetostatic calculations, microwaveengineering, neutronics and plasma-material interactions are introduced to the students. Topromote student engagement, the course was developed on a highly engaging online platform(TopHat), and the course included experiences aimed at connecting the knowledge gained in classwith real systems. These experiences including coding using

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Adomas Povilianskas, Penn State University, ESM ; Henrietta R Tsosie, Pennsylvania State University

) Perspective use ofcontent within VR/AR space.Assessment of effectiveness planning Initial testing of the technology tools was conducted during EMCH 211 (Statics) officehours by the instructor of class section consisting of 100 students. An invitation for voluntaryparticipation was encouraged and 4 students participated in this preliminary study. Initialassessment included interactive 3D visualization of vector mathematics problems and a momentcouple example shown by the instructor on a computer tablet while explaining the topics. Thequalitative assessment of student’s satisfaction and perceived benefit was conducted via aninformal conversation. This allowed improving the current implementation of content byadjusting the 3D model features

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Andrew ONeill, Pennsylvania State University Electrical Engineering Department; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University

asked for comments on the course one student had the following to say: ”The student-led research reports expand the scope of the course dramatically. Virtually every student found a different niche for the applications of spectroscopy. Almost every class has some sort of hands-on activity where we could see the day’s topic in action.”It is worth noting that when the semester began, the student quoted above chose to drop anothercourse in favor of this one for the ”unique educational opportunity” it provides.In addition to that, students have been observed instructing each other on topics and addressingquestions on their own. Each class they develop a plan together to assemble the experiment of theday. At the time of writing

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Joanna F. DeFranco, Penn State University; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Robin Havens Tate, The Pennsylvania State University; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University

. Financial Aid Assistantships (typ.) Corp. tuition plans & self funded Time to Complete Varies, 5–6 yrs avg from BS Varies (5 years with 3 cr/sem) Residency Required Yes, min. 1 year 5 days Master’s Required No Yes (not “master’s along the way”) Departments/Majors Traditional engineering Customized and interdisciplinaryDiscussion and ConclusionThe online D.Eng. supports several strategies related to Penn State’s strategic initiatives: • Transforming Education: Providing an opportunity for advanced study to professionals whose interests lie more in applied research and practice will expand the realm of research