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2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

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Susan Mitchell, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Katharine Cole, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Anupam Joshi, UMBC

supplement their major with thecomputing minor. The second are students who will define new interdisciplinary majors rootedin computing using UMBC’s Individualized Study (INDS) program in which students follow acore curriculum and a set of approved courses from a variety of disciplines. These two groupscover a large number of students interested in computing but not wanting to be computer sciencemajors.3. Piloting of the First Computing Minor CourseThe first course in UMBC’s planned computing minor is a variation on the existing ComputerScience I course required for majors but restricted to non-majors. It is a four-credit course thatincludes a hands-on laboratory component. Both versions of the course use the Python languageand cover the same

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2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

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Claire VerHulst, Johns Hopkins University; Karen Borgsmiller, The Johns Hopkins University

full credit for bridges that hold 3 kg. To accomplish this feat, studentsexperimentally determine material properties of spaghetti, use a virtual lab to design a truss, andprototype and build their bridges to test on the final day of the course.This paper discusses the implementation and outcomes of the spaghetti bridge competition andits role within the pre-college survey course. Based on survey results from an external evaluator,the course significantly increases students’ understanding of the variety of work that engineersperform. Students also report increased confidence in their ability to evaluate problems they havenever seen before and design and build a structure without a detailed plan. Importantly, they alsoreport that they are more

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2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Lehman; Jeffrey Daniel Chiampi II, The Pennsylvania State University; Jason Robert Kepner, The Pennsylvania State University ; Luke Jacob Kepner; David Neilson

main steps followed in this study for the development of the 360-videos andthe contribution from each discipline. The surveying faculty and students were involved in allstages of the project, such as planning and executing the lab tasks and in general providing inputto ensure that correct educational information is conveyed. Communications students provideduseful input in video planning and filming such as keeping video length short, positioning ofcamera and surveying instruments, and planning for lighting conditions. In addition, theyoversaw video editing with contributions from the surveying students and faculty. The civilengineering faculty and students helped with filming and narration; in addition, they filmedadditional videos tailored

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2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

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Abigail R Brown; Barbara Cerefin, Rowan University; Lauren Gallo, Rowan University; Sarah Ramsey, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

example quotes.Table 2: Themes of Students’ Selves as Learners with Example Responses Theme Description Example Quote Time Discussion of using planning, “Although the work is more difficult compared Management - scheduling, and other to high school, I very quickly found how to Positive organizational techniques. deal with it. The key is to stay on track of (TM+) everything, and to not procrastinate. Once I realized that this was the key to doing well, I implemented this, and stayed as