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Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam; Siddharth Alagiri; Pedro C. P. Cupertino; Daniel I. Chikwendu; Adam C. Lynch

/reference/appendix-j-semp-content-outline/. [Accessed: Jul. 30, 2024]. 2. Walden, D. D., Shortell, T. M., Roedler, G. J., Delicado, B. A., Mornas, O., Yip, Y. S., & Endler, D., Eds., INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2023. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 3. Deloitte, "Digital Transformation Model," Deloitte. [Online]. Available: https://www2.deloitte.com. [Accessed: Jul. 30, 2024]. 4. INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, "INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook," INCOSE. [Online]. Available: https://www.incose.org. [Accessed: Jul. 30, 2024]. 5. MITRE, "MITRE Systems Engineering Guide," MITRE. [Online]. Available: https

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Theresa M. Swift; Robert S. Woodley; Keith Miller; Erik Swanson

N. T. Garavito, “A Swot (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) evaluation of university student-staff partnerships in co-creating educational resources, peer support and research within STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) subjects,” Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 5(2), pp. 161-170, 2015.[6] J. Barbay, J. Simmonds, A. K. Nishida, and M. P. Ribeir, ““Teaching is learning”: pedagogical material created and evaluated by students,” 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Erie, PA, USA, 2016, pp. 1-5.[7] B. S. Bloom, M. D. Engelhart, E. J. Furst, and W. H. Hill, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook 1

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Charles Baukal

Practice: A Topic for Engineering Research and Instruction, Journal of Engineering Education 83(3), 231-236, 1994.[7] Jonassen, D.H. Engineers as Problem Solvers, Chapter 6 in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, edited by A. Johri and B.M. Olds, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.[8] Kober, Linda, Reaching Students: What Research Says About Effective Instruction in Undergraduate Science and Engineering, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2015.[9] A. Karabulut-Ilgu, S. Yao, P. Savolainen, and C. Jahren, “Student Perspectives on the Flipped-Classroom Approach and Collaborative Problem-Solving,” Journal of Educational Computing Research 56(4), 513-537, 2018.[10] B. Lahidji, “Competencies in

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Nosakhare I. Idiaghe; Jessica Deters

improve the approaches used in theapprenticeship model of research, ultimately benefiting both students and mentors. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceReferences[1] Boyer Commission, “Reinventing undergraduate education: A blueprint for America’s research universities,” Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, Room 310, Administration Bldg, 1998. Accessed: May 01, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED424840[2] M. Healey, F. Jordan, B. Pell, and C. Short, “The research–teaching nexus: A case study of students’ awareness, experiences and perceptions of research,” Innov. Educ. Teach

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Clancy Milam; Chinmaya Joshi; Stephen Pierson; Han Hu; Ying Sun

2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceMeasurement of Out-of-Plane Thermal Conductivity Using Steady-State Heat Conduction Clancy Milam a, Chinmaya Joshi a, Stephen Pierson a, Han Hu a, Ying Sun b a Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701b Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221Abstract:Most engineering students only have a basic understanding of thermal properties, such asinsulators having low thermal conductivity, but never look any further into them. This lack ofunderstanding results in them not knowing how to measure these

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Hamzah Mousa; Margarita O. Genes; Adam C. Lynch

- Addressing the company structure and market: in this part students were asked to write a company description that covers the product and service, problems they will be solving, targeted customers, unique value propositions – why are you better? Market analysis that shows the industry and its economic sector. b) Part 2 - reverse engineering the product and implementation plan: the second part of the plan covers the product “portable blender”, in which students provided facility layout, a simulation of the factory flow, CAD model design. As mentioned in section 2.4.4 students in this part were asked to deliver an element or two (2) of the DMAIC six sigma every week alongside part of

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Heather L. Walker; Daesoo Kim; Edgar C. Clausen

,https://sustainability.uark.edu/academics/minor.php, accessed July 15, 2024.[3] Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), AASHECampus Sustainability Hub, https://hub.aashe.org/browse/types/academicprogram/#charts-panel,2023, accessed January 17, 2024.[4] L. P. Ford, J. Brennan, H. Chenette, J. L. Cole, K. D. Dahm, D. L. Silverstein and S. Ward,“How we teach: chemical engineering electives,” Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 2024, paper 41217.[5] H. L. Walker, K. B. Walters and E. C. Clausen, “Development of an introduction tosustainable engineering course as a chemical engineering elective,” Proceedings of the 2024ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seyram Kwame; Jay McAllister III

heights,” Computer, vol. 28,no. 7, pp. 27–34, Jul. 1995, doi: 10.1109/2.391038.[2] M. M. North, S. M. North, and J. R. Coble, “Virtual reality therapy: an effective treatment forpsychological disorders,” Stud Health Technol Inform, vol. 44, pp. 59–70, 1997.[3] B. O. Rothbaum, L. Hodges, S. Smith, J. H. Lee, and L. Price, “A controlled study of virtualreality exposure therapy for the fear of flying,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 1020–1026, Dec. 2000, doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.68.6.1020.[4] Hart Research Associates, "It takes more than a major: employer priorities for collegelearning and student success," Liberal Education. Vol. 99, April 2013.[5] S. Carlson, “How colleges prepare students for the work force

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Kasey L. Moomau; Jessica Deters; Emily Fitzpatrick

. Burack, and M. Hoover, “Transforming STEM outcomes: Results from a seven‐year follow‐up study of an after‐ school robotics program’s impacts on freshman students,” School Sci & Mathematics, vol. 122, no. 7, pp. 343–357, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1111/ssm.12552.[6] “LEGO® Education SPIKETM Prime Set 45678 | LEGO® Education | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US.” Accessed: Aug. 05, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-education-spike-prime-set-45678[7] Ramsey, L. R., Betx, D. E., & Sekaquaptewa, D. (2013). The effects of an academic environment intervention on science identification among women in STEM. Social Psychology Education, 16, 377–397.[8] R. M. Hughes, B. Nzekwe

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Marlon D. Matilla

. [Online]. Available: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2021- 03/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans-2020-2025.pdf. [Accessed: Feb. 5, 2024]. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceArticle on Foundation Website[13] "Nutrition for Children's Brain Health," Pediatric Brain Foundation, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/nutrition-for-childrens-brain-health/. [Accessed: Jan. 17, 2024].Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlesArticle in Professional Journals[2] I. S. Mohajeri, N. B. LaFleur, and A. P. Sigrist, "Nutrition and the Aging Brain: Implications for Cognition and Mental Health

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: Jul. 30, 2024].9. PricewaterhouseCoopers, "Digital Value Transformation," PwC. [Online]. Available: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/business-transformation/enterprise- strategy-value/fit-for-growth-solutions/digital-value-transformation.html. [Accessed: Jul. 30, 2024].10. Vaska, S., Massaro, M., Bagarotto, E. M., & Dal Mas, F., "The digital transformation of Business Model Innovation: A structured literature review," Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, 2021. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.539363.11. Walden, D. D., Shortell, T. M., Roedler, G. J., Delicado, B. A., Mornas, O., Yip, Y. S., & Endler, D., Eds., INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2023.12. Wang, K., Zhang, Z

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Jose L. Vega; Michael W. Mourot; Edgar C. Clausen

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Preparing PhD Students for Jobs in Industry Jose L. Vega,a Michael W. Mourotb and Edgar C. Clausenc JVegaSolutions,a Sinclair Group,b University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical EngineeringcAbstractMore than 70% of engineering PhDs now plan to pursue business or industrial careers asopposed to careers in academia. In an effort to better support these students, the University ofArkansas College of Engineering developed a one-hour course devoted to career preparation andsuccess. The focus of the class was on finding the right job and then succeeding at the right job.The

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Saurabh S. Singh; Adam C. Lynch; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

Inquiry. American Psychologist, 34, 906-911. - References - Scientific ResearchPublishing,” www.scirp.org.https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers?referenceid=2132981 (accessed Jul. 30, 2024).[5] K. Hartley, “The Use of Comprehension Aids in a Hypermedia Environment: Investigatingthe Impact of Metacognitive Awareness and Epistemological Beliefs,” Journal of educationalmultimedia and hypermedia, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 275–289, Sep. 2003.[6] B. K. Hofer, “Dimensionality and Disciplinary Differences in Personal Epistemology,”Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 378–405, Oct. 2000, doi:https://doi.org/10.1006/ceps.1999.1026.[7] J. A. GREENE, R. AZEVEDO, and J. TORNEY-PURTA, “Modeling Epistemic andOntological Cognition

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Kimberly J. Cornett

communication) with performance indicatorsthat can be concretely assessed to ensure student’s mastery of the overall program outcome. Theperformance indicators include students’ ability to consume and critique communication,generate effective communication artifacts, and document design work through an engineeringnotebook. Four developmental, analytic rubrics were adapted to measure the students’achievement of the performance indicators. Portfolio are used as a source of formativeassessment and motivational feedback source for students.KeywordsCommunication, assessment, analytic rubrics, engineering notebooks, portfolioIntroductionResearchers have found that engineers spend 55 to 60% of their workdays involved in variousforms of communication [1]. ABET

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Julia L. Morse

this first-year experiment with HyFlex offerings, but these students all were successful in completing thelearning outcomes with performance similar to their in-person classroom peers.One element that requires additional development for online student support is formativeassessments and self-checks for HyFlex students who are not available to interact with theinstructor during in-person class meetings. More robust self-checks and efficient formativeinstructor interactions should be designed for independent learning activities.References[1] Beatty, B. J. (2019). Hybrid-Flexible Course Design (1st ed.). EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/hyflex.[2] Talbot, R. (2017). Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty. Stylus

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Mirit Shamir; Jonathan Aguilar; Rebecca Cors; Ryan Hansen; Nathan Hendricks; Gaea Hock; Stacy Hutchinson; Prathap Parameswaran; Matthew Sanderson; Melanie M. Derby

. Understanding FEW stakeholders 3. Identify potential research partnerships 4.Interdisciplinary teamwork, and 5. Understand potential career pathways: government, academia,industry. Then we calculated the mean student rating for each skill. Figure 1 offers a summativedepiction of student ratings for how well the NRT program supported development of the fiveskills. All cohorts rated the NRT program similarly for each skill, with a grade at or near 4.0,which is a ‘B’. These results indicate that the NRT program provided support for students’ skillsdevelopment to carry out high quality interdisciplinary research, communicating with diverseaudiences, understanding FEW stakeholders and understanding potential career pathways.Figure 1: Student NRT grades for

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Adam C. Lynch; Ridge Towner

Handbook: A Guide for System LifeCycle Processes and Activities (4th ed.). Wiley.[24] Boehm, B. W. (1988). A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement. ACMSIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, 11(4), 14-24.[25] Beck, K., et al. (2001). Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Agile Alliance.[26] Schwaber, K., & Sutherland, J. (2017). The Scrum Guide. Scrum Alliance.[27] Beck, K. (2000). Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change. Addison-Wesley.[28] Martin, J. (1991). Rapid Application Development. Macmillan.[39] Kim, G., Humble, J., Debois, P., & Willis, J. (2016). The DevOps Handbook: How toCreate World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations. IT RevolutionPress.[30] Beck, K. (2002). Test

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Robert S. Woodley

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference Failure Mode: An Engineering Capstone Case Study of Educating Despite Failures Robert Woodley1 1Associate Teaching Professor: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri USA; rwoodley@mst.eduAbstractIn the modern engineering curriculum, the highlight of the students’ careers is the capstone classwhere they get to show off their abilities. However, the greatest learning tool they experience isfailure. Capstone projects can be challenging. In this paper, a case study of five

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Justin Fausto; Benjamin Cuebas; Preston Carroll; Rohit Dua

showcase theapplication versatility of the 555 Timer in different modes, include Monostable, Astable, andBistable circuits. Each mode has a hardware interface that can be used to adjust the operation ofthe 555 Timer allowing for a full interactive experience. The user can observe the differences inthe internal working of the 555 Timer for the implemented applications. The built product is aneducational and engaging interactive board which uses LEDs and OLED displays to describe theinternal functionality of a 555 Timer and its application versatility. The undergraduate researchconcentrated on building skills in circuit design and product development.KeywordsUndergraduate Student Poster, Electronics, 555 Timer, Experiential Learning, Integrated

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Mollie Petersen; Emily Fitzpatrick; Chloe Mann; Jessica Deters

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Identification of Midwest Engineering Student Cross-Cultural Experiences Mollie Petersen, Emily Fitzpatrick, Chloe Mann, & Jessica Deters University of Nebraska – LincolnAbstractThis study investigates undergraduate student perspectives on which of their life experienceshave helped them strengthen their cross-cultural competence. A survey was administered to 272students in a first-year interpersonal skills course at a large, land-grant university in the Midwest,focusing on their personal experiences related to intercultural competence development. Ananalysis of qualitative, open-response data identified that friends

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Jennifer Glenn; Kathryn Weinland

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Cross-Disciplinary Usage of Kahoot to Enhance Classroom Teaching Dr. Jennifer Glenn, Dr. Kathryn Weinland Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USAAbstractThis study investigates using Kahoot, a gamified learning platform, to enhance classroomteaching in both engineering and psychology courses at Oklahoma State University. Theresearch focuses on the impact of Kahoot on students’ short-term recall, perceptions of learning,and post-course satisfaction. The researchers surveyed 208 undergraduate students who weretaught traditionally and with Kahoot. Analysis of the survey data showed a significant increasein

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the practical implementation ofthese concepts in an undergraduate course, APEN 441, at Wichita State University, wherestudents developed a Three Statement Financial Model as part of a semester-long project.Keywords: Decision Analysis, KEEN 3Cs, Creating Value, Startup1.0 Introduction Decision Analysis (DA) and the KEEN 3Cs (Curiosity, Connections, and CreatingValue) are essential frameworks for making informed and effective decisions. This paperexamines these concepts through their practical application in a manufacturing startupcontext. The study is based on a project from the undergraduate course APEN 441,Analysis of Decision Processes, at Wichita State University.2.0 Methods The methods section outlines the integration of

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Alyssa J. Ball; Brandon Crisel

creation software applications, and interactedwith stakeholders and industry representatives to determine the optimal creation andimplementation methodology, allowing the portfolios to gain traction and aid students in theircareer development, as well as the most effective means of integrating the curriculum intostanding courses without disrupting the current course schedule. We implemented thecoursework for two consecutive semesters, improving documentation iteratively throughout thesemester and between implementations, and is preparing for a third iteration of studentcompletion of the portfolio creation coursework. As we have examined students’ experienceswith the creation of the portfolios in the past two semesters, they are considering

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Emily Fitzpatrick; Jessica Deters

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Engineering Effective Conversations: Developing an Interview Protocol to Uncover Engineering Students’ Preconceptions of Statics Emily Fitzpatrick and Jessica Deters University of Nebraska - LincolnAbstractQualitative interviews are crucial in educational research for understanding studentpreconceptions and thought processes. This paper details the development of an interviewprotocol aimed at investigating student perceptions of Statics, a foundational engineering course.Initial findings showed that gathering student preconceptions was challenging, compared to theiractive perceptions and experiences. To

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Laura P. Ford; Janie Brennan; Heather Chenette; Matthew Cooper; Kevin Dahm; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D.; Luke Landherr; David Silverstein; Stephen Thiel; Troy Vogel

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Organization of Transport Topics in Chemical Engineering Curricula Laura P. Ford, Janie Brennan, Heather Chenette, Matthew Cooper, Kevin Dahm, Jacqueline Gartner, Luke Landherr, David Silverstein, Stephen Thiel, and Troy VogelUniversity of Tulsa/Washington University in St. Louis/Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology/North Carolina StateUniversity/Rowan University/Campbell University/Northeastern University/University of Mississippi/University of Cincinnati/University of Notre DameAbstractThis paper presents results from a preliminary survey of