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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Equity and Ethics in Engineering-I

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Innovation In Teaching - I

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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suggestions for improvement. Based on the results of this research, the projectshould be expanded to incorporate content for other courses and possibly even other universities.An Augmented Reality Mobile application can be a supplement to traditional lecture materialsand allow independent learning, which can be especially useful during a pandemic. However, myresearch showed that the map and augmented reality portion of the app were less highly ratedand not as important as the practice mode which could be completed without walking aroundcampus.1 IntroductionDuring the best of times, computer science is thought of as difficult to instruct and to learn1,2 anddropout rates in introductory computer science courses are high2. Teaching today is made

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Case Studies

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aimee Tai Chiem, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christianna Bethel

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development of consumer products and systems, thus makingeffective ideation practices crucial for these students. We formed five groups of varying gendercompositions–two predominantly male, two predominantly female, and one of balanced gendercomposition–with approximately five students per group. In total, we recruited 24 students across5 teams. To control for expertise and experience in brainstorming as well as mechanicalengineering knowledge in general, we also formed groups of students who were all within 1 yearof each other in terms of academic process (e.g., 1st and 2nd year only, 2nd and 3rd year only).Participants met in the author’s personal Zoom room and data was collected via audio recordingof Zoom meetings. Each group was given the same

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Virtual Engineering

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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data indicates a positive impact on student attitudes and engagement with thecontent. This project is supported by NSF grant # 1912047.IntroductionVirtual reality (VR) has rapidly moved from being an expensive novelty to an easily accessibletechnology making inroads into a variety of domains including the military, scientific,entertainment and training domains. A timeline of the development of VR is given in [1], [2], [3]which traces the changes in technology from stereoscopic viewers to the current very powerfulstandalone VR headsets providing highly realistic immersive experiences. In recent years, thevisual immersion is being augmented by the ability to interact with the virtual environment usingwands or controllers and even fingers. In

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Student Success and Interactions

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Adam Steven Weaver, Utah State University; Jack Elliott, Utah State University

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Education student at Utah State University. His M.S. research is in fluid dynamics including the application of PIV, and his Ph.D. work examines student collaboration in engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Disambiguation of Large-Scale Educational Network Data Introduction Social Learning Theory (SLT) suggests that social interactions have the potential topositively impact learning [1]. Research has produced evidence of these positive effects inmultiple aspects of engineering undergraduate students’ learning, including their retention rates[2], critical thinking skills [3], and

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Supporting Transfer Pathways

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

. Thereare forty four on line questions6 (these are not opinion survey, but questions regarding therespondents reactions to certain situation) students need to response. The results returnedare based on two dimensions (e.g. Active and Reflective) in one to eleven (1-11) scale. Ascore of 1-3 indicates fairly balanced on the two dimensions. A score of 5-7 indicates amoderate preference of one dimension of the scale, any score above 7 points a strongpreference for that dimension of the scale.DataThe followings are the data composed from the summary results obtained by the students.The percentages are rounded off. Active Reflective 9-11 5-7 1-3 1-3

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Artemio Cardenas, Pennsylvania State University; Maria Javiera de los Rios Escobar; Leticia Oseguera, Pennsylvania State University

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hypothesize thatthe pandemic may play a role in decreasing engineering identity from the first to the second year.Engineering Identity Theoretical Framing The theoretical framework guiding this study is Carlone and Johnson’s (2007) ScienceIdentity Model, which has been used by other scholars to examine engineering identity (Godwin,2016).Figure 1: Carlone and Johnson’s (2007) Science Identity Model Three interrelated dimensions comprise disciplinary identity: social performance ofrelevant disciplinary practices, competence –understood as having the knowledge andunderstanding of the discipline–, and recognition, which includes both self-recognition andrecognition by others as a member of the disciplinary field (Carlone & Johnson, 2007

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Isabella Huang; Qianwen Zhao, Stevens Institute of Technology; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Long Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

) My passion is in building robots and intelligent machines to help tasks in challenging environments. My research interest lies in modeling, sensing, control and design of robots. I have experiences in telemanip- ulation, kinematic modeling and calibration, force control, continuum robots, and robotic hand designs. The applications that I am mostly interested in include robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, and remotely operated manipulation tasks. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Design Project of an Open-Source, Low-Cost, and Lightweight Robotic Manipulator for High School Students Isabella Huang*,1 , Qianwen Zhao*,2

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Alireza Dalili, Farmingdale State College - SUNY

council (HCPO) [1] lists a varietyof functional medical packaging innovations such as transdermals (used for nicotine, fentanyl,morphine, birth control, etc.), auto-injector and injector pens (used for insulin), inhalers (used forbronchitis or asthma). (a) (b) (c) Figure 1: Functional Medical Packaging (a) Transdermals (b) Auto-injectors (c) Inhalers Compliance prompting packaging has offered patients and caregivers the visualconfirmation of daily dosage that has been taken, a reminder of the disease being treated and areminder of why the drug is important. While all of these are passive features, they are criticalcommunication. Data collected by the HCPO shows that such packaging

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Carmen Cheng; Steven Rotolo, Northeastern University

through “agility drills” which come in countless forms, includingjumping and cutting actions. As with most athletic drills, various pieces of equipment can beutilized to assist in training. One such tool, commonly used by soccer players, is the agility ladder(fig. 1). Exercises with an agility ladder can be described as a repetitive series of in-and-outmovements between rungs. It is most often used by athletes and trainers, but has found its wayinto elderly homes, schools, and physical rehabilitation centers. Figure 1: A standard agility ladderThe agility ladder is already well established in the sports realm. Several studies, conducted onathletes ranging from club badminton players from Dindigul city sports clubs

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Daniel Blessner, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

1included in any first semester trigonometry or pre-calculus course. Formuladerivations will not be included, and knowledge of radian measure will beassumed. It will contain the appropriate number of fully worked exampleproblems. Students will use a calculator to calculate the first three terms of thePower Series Expansion for each transcendental function. For example, they willnot use the calculator SIN button to determine the sine of say 30 degrees. Thispaper is intended only as a learning resource for engineering students and math andengineering educators.Part 1 - For Educators ONLY (Trigonometric Function Section)Initially, the trigonometric functions are defined as the following, from a standardright triangle shown below in Figure 1. This form

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Preethi Chandran, Howard University; Arlene P Maclin; John Harkless; Courtney J. Robinson, Howard University; Hassan Salmani; Sonya T Smith, Howard University; Gloria Washington, Howard University; Hessam Yazdani, University of Missouri

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Best Practices of an Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program Mohsen Mosleh1, Preethi Chandran2, John Harkless3, Arlene Maclin1, Courtney Robinson4, Hassan Salmani5, Sonya Smith1, Gloria Washington5, Hessam Yazdani6 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2Department of Chemical Engineering, 3Department of Chemistry, 4Department of Biology, 5Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University, Washington DC 6 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MOAbstractUndergraduate research experience (URE) in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology (STEM

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Zone 1 Conference Pedagogical aspects of teaching nuclear fusion engineering basics M. Nieto-Perez, J. P. Allain Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractOver the last 5 years there has been a significant increase in the visibility of nuclear fusion as animportant technology to aid in the transition to clean and sustainable energy production. Althoughthe technology is not mature enough for commercial deployment yet, the field is rapidly movingfrom a basic science field to large projects that require engineering professionals from

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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

iteration of the course (Autumn 2022), we incorporated nine labs toreinforce core learning outcomes in addition to the six project-based labs during the latter half ofthe semester. These labs used a different approach to better engage students with the material.We required students to conduct calculations to predict circuit behavior, simulate the circuit inMultisim, analyze and compare simulated results to calculated results, build the circuit, andfinally measure its behavior using lab equipment. This hands-on approach enabled students topractice lecture material and connect theoretical concepts to real-world situations. Specifically, Lab 1 provided a foundation in using the benchtop multimeter and powersupply, while Lab 2 delved into the

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Lucas Stefan McCauley; Aaron James Picard; Daniela Maria Broaf

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other healthcareprofessionals. At home, mobility evaluations after treatments or injury can often be up to thepatient. Humans innately have biases and errors when they make decisions, which can translate toevaluations of their patients and themselves. Many mobility evaluations rely on a set of criteria,such as gait, balance, strength, and many other criteria. A professional is meant to run throughthese and come to a conclusion regarding the ability of the patient and their mobility [1]. At homepeople will either not go to a doctor post injury or be told to return at a certain subjective point.The key to all of this is the subjective involvement of both scenarios. The next steps in recoveryare often recommended based upon this data, meaning

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Felix F. Udo-Eyo, Temple University

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project or group work. The attributes of an effective teamwork experience considered for thestudy were grouped under the following headings: goals, purpose, role, communication,interdependence, performance, and conflict resolution. Six project design teams and elevenlaboratory groups were used for the studies. Each team or group had four to six members. Thequestionnaire administered to the students is shown in Table 1. To assess the internal consistencyof the test items in each of the categories, Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was determinedusing the following equation: 𝑘𝑘 �1−∑𝑘𝑘 2 𝑖𝑖=1 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦𝑖𝑖 � 𝛼𝛼 = �𝑘𝑘−1

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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important insights of thissurvey greatly advance our knowledge about student perceptions related to surveying and assistin recruitment and marketing efforts to create pathways into surveying engineering.Keywords: Surveying engineering, broadening participation, increasing awarenessIntroductionSurveying in the early years (1800-1850) was mostly taught through apprenticeships andformally in mathematics departments [1]. In later years, surveying was taught in civilengineering departments. The average number of surveying credits in civil engineeringdepartments was about 14.3 in 1930s [2] and declined to 5.5 in 1960s [3], and then to only 2.1credits in 2010s [4]. The reduction in surveying credits was the result of the need to make roomfor other courses

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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

notoriouslydifficult for the students to understand [1]. Some students will be able to perform the analysisand manipulate the equations describing the geometry concepts by applying general algorithmicsolutions without the ability to visualize them. They are struggling to understand how geometricequations are represented within a physical space and this becomes even more difficult when westart to consider them in 3D. More advanced operations such as projections, dot and crossproducts may also be quite difficult to visualize, plot and predict. This ability to model complexsystems using an FBD (Free Body Diagram) and system of equations is the enabling skillset forsuccessful mastery of fundamental mechanics courses. Students are often required to visualizeand

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering EthicsIntroduction and a Brief Literature Review The safety and security of the public rely on the professionalism of engineers. As notedby the National Society of Professional Engineers (2022), “the services provided by engineersrequire honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of thepublic health, safety, and welfare” (para. 1). Given these considerations, it is not surprising thatsome – though certainly not all – engineering disciplines feature professional licensure with aneye towards safeguarding the public (National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying, n.d.). In this spirit, engineering program accreditor ABET (2021) has prescribed astudent program outcome for

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Michael Fosmire, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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motivate students to explore and become proficient information foragers. We take ahypothetical raccoon making the rounds to secure resources for the day, visiting a variety ofpatches, like berry bushes, a fenced garden, a garbage dump, or a storm sewer (see Figure 1).Students are asked to think about the effort involved in extracting needed resources, the qualityof the resource, and the variety or unique kinds of resources available in the patch. Figure 1: Forager exploring their ecological environmentStudents then explore some different resources, like standards, patents, material properties, andscholarly databases, and report back on the characteristics they found and what they might beused for (see Figure 2). Students are asked

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Liyong Sun, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jun Zhou, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Zhiyuan Yu

survey and post-lab survey for students. This paper presents the implementation of thelab, lab report deliverable, and the results of students’ survey. Several common issues in thestudents’ lab reports are also addressed.IntroductionThe thermodynamics course for Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students at PennState Erie had been delivered by lectures only. This course focuses on properties,thermodynamics laws, power cycles, and refrigeration cycles. Many students find studyingthermodynamics challenging. This challenge occurs globally according to many researchers [1-4]. One reason for this issue is that thermodynamics has many abstract concepts that somestudents find difficult to understand. Adding a lecture of lab component may help

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Ashley Lytle, Stevens Institute of Technology; Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

Delaware. She received her Bachelorˆa C™s of Engineering (2001) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and her MS (2004) and PhD (2006) in Mechanical Engine ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Measuring adaptiveness among college students and working professionalsThe concept of adaptive expertise (AE) describes individuals with both deep content knowledgeand the ability to apply this knowledge more broadly in practice. Four characteristics of adaptiveexpertise have been identified in the learning sciences literature, specifically: 1) multipleperspectives, 2) metacognition, 3) goals and beliefs, and 4) epistemology.Within the realm of education, engineering programs are

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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

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quite different from theoretical engineering degrees. Inunderstanding the ET student, it is helpful to note that the National Academy of Engineeringdocuments that [1] the emergence of Engineering Technology as an academic discipline can betrace to the mid-1950s for 2-year associate degree (and 1960s for the four-year bachelor’sdegree), when curricula in traditional engineering programs began to focus more heavily onadvanced science and mathematics coursework and de-emphasized hands-on lab work. Theauthor has observed that the prototype ET student of the past several decades has toolingexperiences, confidence and enthusiasm for hands-on technical applications and works hard toobtain enough math skills to be effective in their academic program

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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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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their roles in curricular interventions. In particular, student innovation competitionshave long been essential to STEM education [1]. Research suggests that student competitionsprovide many benefits and experiences: experiencing teamwork [2], peer interactions andleadership, promoting creativity [3], gaining self-efficacy and enthusiasm, building a growthmindset, working on real-world applications, accessing informal mentorship, and connectingwith employers [4-6]. It is crucial to practice some skills, such as leadership within a technicaldomain, and participation on an engineering competition team is a popular activity in this regard[7].Another objective of student competitions is to foster an entrepreneurial and innovative mindsetamong

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

questionnaires were distributed to the students at the beginning of the first class foreach course. A sample questionnaire is attached in the appendix. The questionnaire has twoparts; the first part has the teaching methods, and the second part has the assessment methods.The student’s input data from the questionnaires were collected from five different courses andthey were tabulated in the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. A picture of it is included in theappendix. The mean, median, and mode were determined by using the spreadsheet formulas andconclusions were drawn based on the statistical parameters (Mean, Median, and Mode). Thefollowing tables show the data from the five different courses that were taught in two semestersat this institution.Table 1

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Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown

mode and effect analysis: About FMEA.Bartolomé, E., & Benítez, P. (2022). Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to improve collaborative project-based learning: Case study of a study and research path in mechanical engineering. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education. 50(2), 291-325. doi:10.1177/0306419021999046National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). (2017) Sinking of the US Cargo Ship El Faro, Illustrated Digest.Pacana, A., & Siwiec, D. (2022). Method of determining sequence actions of products improvement. Journal of Materials, 15(63), 1-21Veitch, B. (2007). A comparison of three types of evacuation systems. Naval Engineers Digest, 115.Xu, Z., & Dang, Y. (2020

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jacquelyn Huff, Pennsylvania State University

learning. Each of these components are detailed in the sections below.Two-Week Maker project:This project builds on an existing project that focused on connecting hand graphics, machining,and 3D printing [1]. We saw this project as an excellent opportunity to introduce students toCAD in a way that exhibits the importance of CAD in the making of the final product. Theproject starts with students completing dimensioned multiview hand drawings for four distinctparts that become a “character” when assembled. While students could bring their dimensionedhand drawings into the shop to support them in constructing the wood components, we use thisopportunity to introduce CAD as an alternative method for creating dimensioned drawings. Asthey model their

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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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