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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Shuchen Cong, Carnegie Mellon University

students. The initial few weeks ofclass are often filled with short structured tasks to have all students exploring the topic overalland determining smaller problems that could be tackled during the semester. This can be doneindividually or in small groups. If needed, guests with essential knowledge may be invited tocome to class to present or answer questions. These have included faculty with expertise in theproject topic area or advisory panel members with background knowledge of the project. Oncethose smaller problem areas are identified, students (re)form into groups to identify researchgoals and tasks for the initial exploration.The second part of the class is filled with the smaller research groups completing research andanalysis. Scheduled

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Liangcheng Yang, Illinois State University

identifiedfactors largely influential in a student’s decision to work while studying. These factors includeinadequate parental contribution, low personal income and debt. The extent of parental financialcontribution to students was considered a particularly important factor in influencing a student’sdecision to work during their studies. A third of students who did not receive a monetarycontribution from their parents worked, but only a fifth who did receive a contribution wereworking during their studies [5, 6]. In general, dependent students with parental incomes of$60,000 or more are most likely to work up to 20 hours per week, while independent studentswith incomes of $25,000 or more are most likely to work 35 or more hours per week [7]. Upper-income

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Bhuvana Ramachandran, University of West Florida; Chathapuram Ramanathan, University of West Florida,; Mohamed Khabou, University of West Florida

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Sciences. Dr. Ramanathan is an American citizen of Asian Indian origin. Dr. Ramanathan was Co-Director, So- cial Work Theory and Practicum in the Context of India, Office of Overseas Study and School of Social American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #31920 Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - 48824, July 1991- to August 1992, and taught students from the Midwestern States of the USA. This was a very successful program. In 2013, Dr. Ra- manathan organized an overseas study for upper class undergraduate students and two faculty members

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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clients with their printing needs. Students who use ourservices most often are those requiring additive manufacturing to build prototypes or models fortheir capstone projects, entrepreneur business classes, and first-year engineering projects.Figure 1: Launch Lab maker space with AR/VR systems and 3D printersParticipation in Launch Lab is inclusive and dynamic. The group meets weekly to discuss newand ongoing business. Attendees include students, faculty, staff, and persons from outside ouruniversity. Everyone with an interest is welcome to participate in Launch Lab projects and toattend our meetings. A few founding faculty members provide a stable core of membership whilemost students, faculty, and community members participate when their