Cody Mischel - Impacts of implementing up-to-date industry problems on

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Betul Bilgin, Cody Mischel, James Pellegrino, Lewis Wedgewood, Vikas Berry
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE, 2022 Aug 23

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Bilgin, B., Mischel, C., Pellegrino, J., Wedgewood, L., & Berry, V. (2022). Impacts of implementing up-to-date industry problems on engineering identity development. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. ASEE.

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Bilgin, Betul, Cody Mischel, James Pellegrino, Lewis Wedgewood, and Vikas Berry. “Impacts of Implementing up-to-Date Industry Problems on Engineering Identity Development.” In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition. ASEE, 2022.

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@conference{betul2022a,
  title = {Impacts of implementing up-to-date industry problems on engineering identity development},
  year = {2022},
  month = aug,
  day = {23},
  journal = {2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition},
  publisher = {ASEE},
  author = {Bilgin, Betul and Mischel, Cody and Pellegrino, James and Wedgewood, Lewis and Berry, Vikas},
  month_numeric = {8}
}

The chemical engineering curriculum has not evolved as fast as the expansion of the chemical engineering field into very diverse areas such as pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, nanoparticles, and food products. Practicing engineers need to acquire knowledge and broader skills that go beyond what is typically taught in chemical engineering (CHE) programs. To adequately address this problem, we aim to bridge the gap between academia and industry by implementing up-to-date industry problems into a sophomore course on" Mass and Energy Balance" and introducing industry mentors to students.

Through this proposed intervention, we explore the broad research question: How effective is the proposed approach in impacting professional identity formation and promoting industry-related competencies? Doing so involves addressing related questions such as:(1) what is the understanding of these applications and their impact on students in terms of interest, knowledge of applications, and professional identity formation?(2) What is the relationship between students’ identity and course performance and assessments?(3) Is there a significant impact of the proposed approach on underrepresented groups especially women?