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Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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GrantNo. 1644119. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] J. Kruger, and D. Dunning, “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in RecognizingOne’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments,” Journal of Personality and SocialPsychology, vol. 77. pp. 1121-1134. 2002.[2] A. Duckworth and P. Quinn, “Development and validation of the Short Grit Scale (GRIT-S),”Journal of Personality Assessment. vol. 91 no.2, pp.166-74, Feb. 2009.[3] A. Duckworth, C. Peterson,M. Matthews, and D. Kelly, “Grit: Perseverance and Passion forLong-Term Goals,” Journal of Personality and Social

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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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women and theywere warmly encouraged to pursue education. Several researchers encouraged female students bymotivating them. They believed that women who wish to take up engineering work must not getdiscouraged by the initial difficulties and the absence of well-defined openings and thatopportunities will emerge in time [31]. Starting in 1979, more women have been enrolled in highereducation than men in the United States. However, this proportion is not reflected in the field ofengineering. On June 19, 1964, the United States passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964prohibiting employment discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, and national origin.This act made it possible for an increase in the number of women in the

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

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practices for evidence-based decision making.8. Establish Standard Intellectual Property AgreementsFinally, the authors feel it would be good practice to have a small number of varying IPagreements for the projects. The length and complexity of these agreements should fit withinpredefined categories reflecting the nature of the project for which they are to be used for. Forinstance, a lengthy convoluted legal document should not be used for small student projects, asthis will turn a lot of prospective parties away from participating. These agreements should alsoaddress FERPA as well, in regards to sharing students project work in the future. Someuniversities have developed brief FERPA waiver forms for students projects.ConclusionIn conclusion