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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Tania Martinez; Amado Flores-Renteria; Jasmine Flores; Jolani Chun; Cheng Chen; Hezareigh Ryan; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Amelito G. Enriquez; Albert Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

. This research project was a learning experience in enhancingcollaboration, organization, time management, and technical writing skills.The CIPAIR program was very successful in creating opportunities for community collegestudents to engage in advanced academic work that develops research skills and applies conceptsand theories learned from their coursework to real-world problems. The program has also helpedstudents in solidifying their choice of major, improving preparation for transfer, enhancingstudent self-efficacy in pursuing careers and advanced degrees in engineering, and acquiringknowledge and skills needed to succeed in a four-year engineering program. The program hasalso provided context to their study of engineering – a strategy that

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Thais da C. L. Alves

sizing, financing,and the organization of labor to build the project. The problems tackled on the technical side ofthe GEC proposal directly address NAE’s Grand Challenges related to solar energy,infrastructure, and personal learning as students seek solutions to the problems at hand.Meanwhile, as the technical side of the GEC proposal takes shape, students are encouraged tonetwork with industry professionals in meetings promoted by NECA, participate in trainingsessions, and reach out to their campus and local community to develop the outreach portion oftheir projects. The outreach side of the proposal opens new doors to the students as they meetindustry professionals and see how engineering activities take place in their community, and helpthe

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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.................................................................................................................................. 314Rehabilitation Robotics and Assistive Technology Experiences for Engineering Technology .... 323Attentional Demand, Encoding, and Affective Payoff of Context-Rich Physics Problems ......... 333RFI Discussion Forum .................................................................................................................. 344A Proposed Individualized Electronic Monitoring Sensor to Track Sleeping Patterns and Improveits Associated Health Outcomes ................................................................................................. 352The Paradigm Shift of Coursework Development through Industry Partnership: An Account ofthe Development of a Course in Structural Engineering Masonry Building Design ................... 360Flexible and