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Melissa Symanski; Molly Pobiel

incommunication styles and technological preferences, which can lead to misunderstandings witholder colleagues [1]. For example, others may unfairly characterize these cohorts as entitled,overly reliant on technology, or lacking in commitment. Concurrently, these cohorts may holdbiases against older generations, such as perceiving them as technologically challenged orresistant to change [1]. Such stereotypes can hinder effective communication and collaboration,stifling the potential for intergenerational knowledge exchange and mentorship.This study found that generational biases and misunderstandings were present in the younger andolder generations. For example, when we reported the themes from the employee experiencemapping sessions to SGH leaders, they

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Serdar Celik

students. Some ofthe skills that benefit from debate sessions include oral communication, timing, decision-making, handling pressure, logical thinking, and taking strategic actions.There are numerous studies in literature focusing on debates in education for a widespectrum of disciplines including engineering. Kennedy [1] investigated the impact ofclassroom debates on students. They were asked to rate their knowledge on the selectedtopics and to identify their stance before and after multiple debates in the class. It wasobserved that between 31% to 58% of the students changed their opinion on the selectedtopics after watching the debates. After the completion of all debates, students wereasked if they would consider instrumenting debates as an

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Alexander Wyglinski

ETD 335 Experiential PhD: A 21st Century Approach to Pursuing a PhD While Working in Industry Alexander M. Wyglinski Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionThe Experiential PhD experience enables individuals working full-time in industry tosimultaneously pursue a PhD degree either part-time or full-time on a topic that mayoverlap/supplement activities being conducted in their workplace. Such a doctoral experiencecan achieve multiple positive outcomes for the employee/PhD student, employer, and PhDfaculty advisor, namely (1) the employee

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Marilyn Barger; Richard Gilbert; Sidney Martin

. The “identity management”module emphasizes personal and employer system login credentials and authentication strategiesfor multiple or tiered levels of the organization’s personnel and company proprietaryinformation. It also emphasizes the importance of holding these data in secure and separatelocations and employing robust backup processes.The last six technical competencies in Table 1 are needed in many situations with scenarioswithin the operations of an industrial facility. When a cyber threat, attack, or event occurs inthese environments, a team composed of technical and information/cybersecurity personnel isrequired to obtain a satisfactory resolution. The technical team will provide detailed informationon how equipment data is

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Maurizio Manzo

, ‘Session 18-3 Technology in Engineering Education: Using FLUENT Software to Evaluate and Solve Computational Fluid Dynamics Problems’, 2008.[4] P. A. López, J. J. Mora, F. J. Martínez, and J. Izquierdo, ‘Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models in the learning process of Hydraulic Engineering’, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 252–260, Jun. 2010.[5] H. K. Navaz, B. S. Henderson, R. M. Berg, and S. M. A. Nekcoei, ‘A New Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Thermal/Fluid Sciences - Courses in Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Compressible Flow’, Mechanical Engineering Publications. 157, 2002.[6] W. Jeong and J. Seong, ‘Comparison of effects on technical variances of

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Jungwon Ahn

. iii) incorporating necessary equations and calculus while minimizingcomplexity.In this light, the utilization of end-of-semester case study presentations in fluid-thermo coursesoffers several benefits. Throughout the semester, instructors prioritize applied fluid-thermoconcepts. In addition, it allows students to study deeper into topics of interest, includingconcepts, equations, applications, and emerging technologies. Moreover, students gain valuableinsights from peers’ presentations while receiving feedback and detailed explanations frominstructors during Q&A sessions. Additionally, these presentations inspire the development ofnew labs for continuous course improvement in subsequent semesters. The survey and courseevaluations results

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Sidney Martin; Marilyn Barger; Catherine Davis

ETD 345 Industry Advisory Board View on Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity and Other Topics Sidney Martin, St. Petersburg College; Marilyn Barger, FLATE; Catherine M. Davis, St. Petersburg CollegeAbstractThe purpose of this investigation is to have industry members (members 88, responses n=36) inWest Central Florida answer the following questions about participating on the engineeringtechnology advisory board: 1. Employer expectations of the cybersecurity skills needed for engineering technology graduates. 2. Determine the hiring needs of the local engineering technology

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Jiayue Shen; Daniel Jones; Kazi Imran; Xiang Wang; Weiru Chen; Lanju Mee

cases, the instructor would wrap up the session by discussing those unobservedtheoretical concepts.At the end of the program, the students were assigned to design an IoT-based mechatronicsystem capable of performing a specific task for their term project. The available project optionsinvolved creating a control system for a robotic arm, a line-tracking vehicle, a vending machinedispenser system, an autonomous obstacle avoidance vehicle, and other projects with comparableaims. The specifics of the projects and evaluation criteria will be reported in the future.4. Student Response and Potential ImprovementsThe course is rated 4.6 out of 5. The feedback for the course has been generally positive, withstudents finding Arduino programming to be a

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Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon

ETD 505BackgroundThe Pacific Northwest (where UWT is located) is not only known for its sprawling, lush forestand superb natural beauty, but it is also known for its thriving technology development, bustlingports, abundance of distribution warehouses, and expansive aeronautical manufacturing facilities.The area is home to Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Boeing, SpaceX, and Blue Origin, to name justa few. However, what most people don’t realize is that Washington State has an ongoing deficitin technical talent. Each year, there is a significant shortage of new engineers, computerscientists, and information technology professionals to fill positions in the region’s high techsectors as shown in Figure 1 below. Thus when a new regional campus of UW