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Mary M McCall M.A., University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

Paper ID #44620Developing Teamwork Skills Across the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumMs. Mary M McCall M.A., University of Detroit Mercy I taught Technical Writing and Business Communication at the university and community college level for more than 30 years before retiring in May 2023. My current focus at Detroit Mercy continues to be the Embedded Technical Writing Program for Mechanical Engineering, now in its seventh year.Dr. Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy Nassif Rayess is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy. He was part of the efforts to introduce entrepreneurially

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Yingxiao Song, Muskingum University

rubric, employing a quality scale ranging from 0(Unacceptable) to 3 (Exceptional), is utilized to assess students' technical writing skills[4]. ThisProceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 4Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Educationrubric is bifurcated into two main sections: a) Report Mechanics: This aspect of the rubricfocuses on the structural and presentation quality of the report, including the organization ofcontent, aesthetic layout, adherence to the specified format, and the correctness of spelling,grammar, and punctuation; b) Report Content: This section delves into the substantive elementsof the technical report. Evaluated components include the abstract or

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Claudio Freitas, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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pedagogy in FYE.Introduction According to Chatman [1-Pg. 19], narrative is essentially a way of organizing text. Thenarrative structure must be brought to life through various forms: in writing, as seen in storiesand events; through spoken words and acting, as in plays and films; in drawings, comic strips,and actions; and even in music. Recognizing its potential to convey stories, scholars begun toexplore narrative as a powerful tool to enhance teaching and learning experience. The applicationof narrative pedagogies, also called story-based pedagogies, spans extensive research over thelast decades [2], [3], [4]. While recent studies still explore the potential of narrative an storytelling ineducation [5], [6], [7], little is known is terms

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Chan-Jin Chung, Lawrence Technological University; Joshua E Siegel, Michigan State University; Mark Wilson, Michigan State University

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covered in lectures, often with an associated exercise,included computing fundamentals and detailed technology implementation specifics. Topicsincluded: Linux, Git, GitHub, VS Code, Robot Operating System (ROS), Python, ComputerVision, OpenCV, Deep Learning (DL) Libraries, Object detection using YOLO, robotic controlloops: perceive, plan, control; embedded computing, traffic and intersection managementstrategies, Localization and Mapping, Communications and networking technologies, V2Xconnectivity and applications[17]. Non-technical sessions covered careers in academia, readingand writing academic papers, presenting, and effective communication. Key activities includedProceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section ConferenceCopyright © 2024

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Nicole Becklinger, University of Southern Indiana

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students eligible to take the survey for each semester of thestudy can be seen in Table 1 below. The list consists of four courses taught multiple timesbetween Spring 22 and Fall 23. The first course listed is Engineering Fundamentals. This is anintroductory course that is required for all engineering majors. The course teaches thefundamentals of engineering problem solving using Microsoft Excel and MATLAB. The courseis intended for first-year students, although in practice many of the students come in with enoughtransfer credit to have sophomore status their first year. In Fall, two sections of the course weretaught by the author. The second course listed is Experimental Design and Technical Writing. Asthe course name implies, this course teaches

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Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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on graduate school bridge programsincluded a number of STEM-focused programs, but there were also some bridge programsfocused on the humanities or social sciences, such as [9]. As the focus of this paper is on STEMbridge programs, these types of bridge programs were not included in the analysis, although thewriting-based nature of that program could be useful in some ways due to the writing demands ofgraduate school.FindingsMost of the bridge programs described did not indicate how many students were enrolled in theprograms. Those exceptions that did report the number of students typically indicated that therewere small cohorts of students, with the study reported in [7] indicating that program size rangedfrom 3 students in a cohort to a

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Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Gustavo Adolfo Sanchez, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Educationaddressed the U.S.'s projected aviation maintenance worker shortage of 800,000 people over thenext two decades from different perspectives.Course OrganizationThe CST course is designed for 16 weeks of classes to cover the materials established on thesyllabus. The CST course had five components 1. Lectures, 2. HODAs, 3. Writing assignments,4. Exams, and 5. Semester-long project. During the first part of the course, the students wereintroduced to concepts such as critical thinking, systems archetypes thinking, and mental modelsin the lectures. At the beginning of the semester, the students were introduced to the final projectrequirements, and teams were established with students from diverse cultural and educationalbackgrounds. During the first eight

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Reza Harirforoush, Cleveland State University

theeducational experience and preparing students for real-world challenges in engineeringapplications. The introduction of design-based learning approach to the literature occurred in the early 21stcentury by Doppelt9. Research indicates that the approach can enhance the learning outcomes ofengineering students10-11. While there is an integration between PBL and the design-project-basedapproach, it’s important to emphasize that the design project approach primarily focuses onaddressing design problems. This method utilizes PBL to enrich students’ learning experiences,specifically concerning on design, and manufacturing processes, leading to the creation of tangibleproducts or solutions. Notably, engineering design is recognized as a fundamental

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Nicholas Brown, Western Michigan University; Johan Fanas Rojas, Western Michigan University; Alyssa K. Moon, Western Michigan University; Ali Alhawiti, Western Michigan University; Pritesh Yashaswi Patil, Western Michigan University; Parth Kadav, Western Michigan University; Kira Hamelink, Western Michigan University; Wendy R. Swalla, Western Michigan University; Zachary D. Asher, Western Michigan University

offering.Specifically how the course was intentionally developed to include practical applications ofindustry-standard writing and to center student learning with regular feedback and practice. Next,we break down the core concepts for autonomous vehicle engineering across engineering andcomputer science disciplines. We address the issue of prerequisites and how the class conceptswere ultimately organized and how existing university research and computer labs were utilized.Lastly, we also discuss group dynamics and techniques for ensuring course project teams havediverse majors. Our results section is primarily composed of survey results from our third courseoffering. We show the evolution of skills from the mechanical engineering students and thecomputer

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Claudia M Fajardo, Western Michigan University; Ghazal Rajabikhorasani, Western Michigan University

: Ghazal.rajabikhorasani@wmich.edu Dr. Claudia M. Fajardo Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49009 Email: claudia.fajardo@wmich.eduAbstractActive learning is a key component of effective engineering education. Within MechanicalEngineering curricula, many courses provide rich platforms to engage students through activelearning strategies to promote effective retention of theoretical concepts. Hands-on laboratoryactivities are one example. At Western Michigan University (WMU), the course Introduction toInternal Combustion Engines is offered every fall semester as

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Eric McKanna, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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student to progress through, the gamefeatures extremely helpful simulation and labeling tools that allow students to perform real-timeexperiments and debugging, all without needing to write a single line of a hardware descriptionlanguage. Figure 2 shows how wire has a flowing color depending on whether it is high (green) orlow (red). For colorblind users, the game also has moving segments that pass through the activewires, while the inactive (low) wires are static. All components operate on the same clock, and thegame provides a clock counter that students can increment to observe changes based on dynamicinputs. In the component development sandbox, the game also provides a delay score, a gate score,and a critical path highlight.Decoder

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

related content (i.e., lectures, homework assignments) intheir traditional curricular courses (i.e., reaction engineering). The introduction of new content orthe proposal of new courses always face the constraint of the limited availability of time in awell-packed traditional curriculum. Chemical engineering students at our institution follow arigid sequence of six pillar semester courses after the common first-year engineering courses.These pillar courses provide for the career fundamentals (mass and energy balances,thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reaction engineering, process control and processdesign). These lecture courses are reinforced with simultaneous specific laboratory courses. Thecurriculum is enriched with additional mathematical