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Meeting Materials Science & Technology 2020
Symposium Curricular Innovations and Continuous Improvement of Academic Programs (and Satisfying ABET along the Way): The Elizabeth Judson Memorial Symposium
Presentation Title COVID-19 has Worked to Prepare Our Students for Tomorrow’s Industrial World
Author(s) Robert Allen Kimel
On-Site Speaker (Planned) Robert Allen Kimel
Abstract Scope The coronavirus disease of 2020 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted engineering team-based project work and in-person presentations significantly. At Penn State University, a junior design course, MATSE 492W, requires teams of junior students to propose a project using materials to address one of the NAE 14 Grand Engineering Challenges or one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through the research design and proposal writing, the teams must present a white paper and a full proposal to a group of outside alumni investors to sell their ideas. In response to the coronavirus crisis quarantine, a significant part of the teamwork and presentations were handled online. This presentation will discuss the solutions developed to support online teamwork and formal presentations. Additionally, I will discuss the need for continued synchronous virtual presentations and improvement in team dynamics that results from the preparation for these kinds of presentations.

OTHER PAPERS PLANNED FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM

ABET Related Topics: Program Criteria for Materials, Metallurgical, Ceramics Engineering Programs
ABET Related Topics: Preparing for an ABET Evaluation – Common Issues
ABET Related Topics: Recent Changes in ABET Engineering General Criteria
Comprehensive Review in Graduate Admission – Implementation and First Outcomes
COVID-19 has Worked to Prepare Our Students for Tomorrow’s Industrial World
Introdutory Comments: Curricular Innovations and Continuous Improvement of Academic Programs (and Satisfying ABET along the Way): The Elizabeth Judson Memorial Symposium
Outreach and Recruitment Activities of Undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering Students
Outreach, Admission and Laboratory Experience: Comprehensive Review in Graduate Admission – Implementation and First Outcomes
Outreach, Admission and Laboratory Experience: Metallurgical Lab Experience through the Development of a Metal Additive Manufacturing Process
Outreach, Admission and Laboratory Experience: Outreach and Recruitment Activities of Undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering Students
Preparing for an ABET Evaluation – Common Issues
Recent Changes in ABET Engineering General Criteria
Remote and Virtual Instruction: Online Delivery of a Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory Course
Remote and Virtual Instruction: Capstone Meets Pandemic; Experiences of Students and Mentors Working through the COVID-19 Lockdown
Remote and Virtual Instruction: COVID-19 has Worked to Prepare Our Students for Tomorrow’s Industrial World

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