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Fall 2023, she began co-teaching Auburn University’s Engineering Orientation (ENGR 1100) course to all first-year students, teaching approximately 1300 students yearly. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 GIFTS: Restructuring a First-Year Engineering Course to Introduce a Variety of Technical Communication ActivitiesMotivation Over the past few years, the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn Universityhas been working to restructure the curriculum of the first-year engineering sequence, starting withthe Engineering Orientation (ENGR 1100) course. This course meets once a week for 50 minutesand is a required 0-credit hour Pass (S)/Fail (U) course taken by all
? What are some challenges of implementing secure embedded systems? How confident are you in your ability to identify and fix vulnerabilities in embedded system s/w? How confident are you in your ability to secure embedded systems from cyberattacks?Knowledge What aspects of cybersecurity for embedded systems do you feel most comfortable with?Improvement What aspects of cybersecurity for embedded systems do you feel least comfortable with? How can this lab be improved to help students learn more about cybersecurity for embedded systems? (Only Post-Lab Survey) 2. Reading Material: Purpose: The reading material titled "Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Embedded Systems" is provided
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problems given in Figs. 1a, 1b & 1c as developed in Blackboard (instructor view) – Dynamics of MachinesFigure 1d shows the Question Set as developed in Blackboard. There are two question sets: Q 1has two problems out of which one will be delivered to a student and Q 2 has only one problemthat will be delivered to every student. One might ask why not put two problems in Q 2 too, onefor each of the alternate problems (given in Fig. 1a & 1b)? The answer lies in the wayBlackboard works. If there are two problems in question set 2 one for each problem in questionset 1, then those may (or will) be mismatched as there is no control over which problem(s) aregiven from the set. It is quite possible that all students may get the same problem in
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require external sponsors, but cybersecurity is in high demand, and many privateorganizations could be interested in sponsoring specific projects.ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe research was sponsored by the Army DEVCOM Analysis Center and was accomplished underGrant Number W911QX20D0002. The views and conclusions contained in this document arethose of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies of the Armyor the U.S. Government, either expressed or implied. The U.S. Government is authorized toreproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes, notwithstanding any copyrightnotation herein. REFERENCES[1] S. Furnell, H. Heyburn, A. Whitehead, and J. N. Shah, "Understanding the full cost of cyber security
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their overall experience with a sense of belonging and theirplans to continue pursuing an engineering or computer science degree. Further, we plan to trackhow their performance in their math courses changes as they progress through the calculussequence so that we may modify the math preparation given during the summer bridge programto better support their continued academic performance. Our future analysis will provide furtherinsights into future curriculum modifications, such as exploring essential problem-solving andteamwork skills, as these are critical factors for long-term success in STEM fields.References[1] M. Ashley, K. M. Cooper, J. M. Cala, and S. E. Brownell, “Building Better Bridges into STEM: A Synthesis of 25 Years of
intimidating to first-year students transitioning tocollege. The study shows that the role of Teaching Fellows as upperclassmen mentors creates asupport system that encourages a sense of belonging and self-esteem in first-year engineeringstudents. The data shows that the more students interact with their Teaching Fellows, the highertheir sense of belonging and self-esteem they feel. With intentional incorporation andencouragement for greater interaction, peer mentorship programs like Teaching Fellows cancreate learning environments where students feel supported, encouraged, and ready to embark ontheir academic journey.References[1] A. Chester, L. J. Burton, S. Xenos, and K. Elgar, “Peer mentoring: Supporting successful transition for first
“What further topics do you feelyou should know about to be more effective in your peer leadership position(s)?” and “What is adiversity related topic or question you have always been curious about but are not sure how toask about?” 24 students completed this survey, and it took them an average of six minutes.Focus Groups were conducted in two different formats. The first format included scheduledMicrosoft Teams virtual meetings that students could sign up for. The primary researcher andprogram manager meet students in that space, gain consent for use of the transcription tool bystudents, and proceed to ask specific feedback questions. The second format includes those samequestions being put into a survey format (open ended) for students who
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if you, cometell me. But I never investigated, or I never thought about perhaps, how their lived experiences areinfluencing…their performance in the classroom or outside the classroom in skill[ed] settings.[S]o, if I'm being frank, it was not at the forefront before…coming and learning within thisprogram.” This reflection illustrates how the PDS promotes intentional consideration andunderstanding of students’ diverse needs and challenges.Faculty also described how the PDS equipped them with practical tools to create/implementinclusive classroom practices, many of which they had not considered before participating in PDS.For instance, one participant shared, “I did include a positionality statement and…a slide about meat the beginning of my
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ethnically diverse student body than the FTFY students.Providing support for students to increase their engineering skills and adjust to campus life hasbeen a primary focus of the program.To help ease the transition by addressing the three issues discussed above, Cal Poly’s College ofEngineering created the Summer Transfer Student Jump Start as a bridge program to help orientand prepare new transfer students to our institution. This program, which has been running forthree summers, brings small groups of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Computer Science (CS)students to campus for an early summer coursework experience. In this program, students enrollin an orientation course, major specific course(s), and participate in a weekly hour-longmentoring
Anderson [11].However, over time, terminologies used in ToC have been varied and inconsistent. In ourpresentation (Figure 1), the following terms are defined thus [13]: 1. Stakeholders group: the targeted beneficiary of the desired change. 2. Stakeholders need: the identified benefit(s) currently eluding the stakeholders group. 3. Impact: the ultimate long-term end-result that will satisfy the stakeholders’ need. 4. Outcomes: what needs to happen (in medium-term) to trigger the impact. 5. Outputs: the change that must happen (in the short-term) to trigger the stated outcomes. 6. Activities: actions that must be taken to achieve the stated outputs. 7. Inputs: resources needed to execute the activities 8. Pre
Sameh, YasserEthman, Kaddah, S. S., & Badr, B. M. (2023). Modelling and Design of Motor Drive System forElectric Motorcycles. https://doi.org/10.1109/mepcon58725.2023.10462395[6] LeBel, F.-A., Pelletier, L., Messier, P., & Trovao, J. P. (2018). Battery Pack Sizing Method -Case Study of an Electric Motorcycle. 2018 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference(VPPC), Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2018 IEEE, 1–6. https://doi-org.ezproxy.shsu.edu/10.1109/VPPC.2018.8604955AppendixThe appendix contains additional construction and assembly photos of the vintage motorcycleelectric conversion.Appendix 1. Construction of battery supports.Appendix 2. Construction of custom subframe assembly.Appendix 3. Construction of controller
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