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Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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for incorporatingcomputers into classroom activities is time10,11: time to learn the technology and time to modifylectures10. One suggested solution towards reducing the time requirement for incorporatingcomputers is to create and distribute lesson plans involving structured computer use12, whichprovide roadmaps for future faculty adopting technology. Similarly, reporting the experiences ofindividual instructors incorporating technology into their classrooms (e.g., 13,14) can result in a setof “best practices” that can be used by future instructors.In this paper, we take the latter approach and report on the experience of an instructor newlyassigned to teach in a computer-infused classroom (referred to as “new instructor” in this paper

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Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University

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program, we began working with our ACM studentchapter to develop a series of gaming-oriented events we call "Digital Carnivals". Over the pastfive years, these events have been supported by the Computer Science program, the StudentUnion Network, the office of Student Life, and three retention and recruitment grants awarded byNorthern Arizona University (NAU). These events have become an important recruitment toolfor our computer science program, attracting the attention of computer-savvy students fromacross campus. The fact that these events are planned and executed by the ACM club (i.e.,students themselves) has made the carnivals a strong retention mechanism as well: as studentsparticipate in the events they get to know other students in our

Conference Session

Online Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

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(Nikitina, 2009)7 ultimate goal Spend time thinking and planning your life and work so that you are not always in “crisis” mode (Cross, 2008)8 Page 25.911.3 Keep a journal of time use to establish a baseline of how time is being used Coach yourself with questions such as, “What is the best (Kane, 2007)9 use of my time now?” “If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first” (your “frog” is your biggest, most important task, uglier means bigger and more important) (p.2)10 (Tracy, 2007)10 “If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn’t pay to sit and look at it for

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC; Duc T. Nguyen, Old Dominion University; Melinda R. Hess; James A. Eison, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University; Glen H. Besterfield, University of South Florida; Corina M. Owens, Battelle Memorial Institute

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(http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu). He is the recipient of the 2011 ASEE Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2004 U.S. Florida Professor of the Year Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT). He has authored several textbooks on subjects such as composite materials, numerical methods, matrix algebra, and computer programming.Dr. Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida Ali Yalcin is an Associate Professor at the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department. His research interests include systems modeling, analysis and control, production planning and control, industrial information systems, data analysis and

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Brazile, University of North Texas; Kathleen Swigger, University of North Texas; Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North Texas; Brian Lee, University of North Texas; Brandon Nelson, University of North Texas

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scientists, there is an absence of software for the scheduling andmanaging of globally distributed student teams. The problems associated with managing coursesand course schedules in different locations is a formidable problem. The software described in thispaper attempts to meet this challenge. Although our software is used to support global softwaredevelopment student teams, we believe that it can also be used to support distributed learning Page 25.113.4teams in general.3. The IPC Architecture and DatabaseAs previously mentioned, the overall goal of the Instructional Planning Center (IPC) is toprovide a repository for information needed to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David N Raizen, UMES; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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responsible stewardship. This software can be used effectively to presentseveral important indicators in both the National Science Education Standards and the MarylandScience Education Core Learning Goals. In addition, efforts such as these can help to meetNASA's goals of Enhancing Environmental Stewardship and Educating the Next Generation andCreating a World-class Workforce, as stated in their 2010 Science Plan document8.To test the effectiveness of this software for this purpose, the authors devised and presented alesson plan to students in several secondary and post-secondary classes including tenth gradebiology, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade computer science, eleventh and twelfth gradeenvironmental science, and undergraduate marine botany

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University

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need was assessed by two events. At a meeting of the EET industrialadvisory committee, the need for employees proficient in FPGAs was expressed. In addition, thesoftware company Altium Limited expressed an interest in working with the EET program todevelop FPGA curriculum material for a university program.In the fall semester of 2011, the FPGA curriculum was used in an advanced digital logic course.Previously, programmable array logic (PAL) devices and generic array logic (GAL) deviceswere used. This course serves as a required course in the newly created embedded systemsemphasis area in the four-year undergraduate Electronics Engineering Technology (EET)program at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. It is planned to include the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Jaime Israel Juarez, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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examples to our database. Page 25.1494.8Phase 2: Implement the proposed learning module management system, design the web interface,develop the functions for different users, and test the system in targeted courses. To fully utilizethe modules and engage students in class activities, we also plan to revamp the teaching plan.More interactive exercises and quizzes will be defined in formats that can stimulate students’interests and assist collaboration (e.g. Jeopardy Game). Furthermore, we are incorporatingadvanced testing functions to the system. We anticipate that in the long run, the system can serveas a truly comprehensive online training/testing

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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objectives sought by K-16educators. It includes a collection of learning experiences to engage students in earth science,physical science, and engineering design through the context of earthquake engineering.Learning resources include presentations (lectures and conference), research posters, researchpublications, videos, simulations, software for download, classroom lesson plans, and recordedwebinars. In addition, several online classes are available for students at the undergraduate orgraduate level[7].Engagement Through a Course Management SystemTo offer online courses and certification without needing to implement an entire secure contentmanagement system (CMS) from scratch, NEEShub developers integrated the free open sourceMoodle CMS software

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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. Collaboration would allow students to work together to explain complex problemsmore easily. Individualized tutoring and assessment and drill-down capability allow a student towork one step at a time. By doing this, a student can master the simpler concepts beforeproceeding to more difficult concepts in a way that will allow quicker and fuller learning andunderstanding.The Kno tablet was a planned device with the idea of replacing paper textbooks central to thedesign. The two different versions included one or two large 14.1 inch touch and stylus enabledscreens which were hinged together to look similar to a book. The Kno would have allowedconnection to a Bluetooth keyboard for quick typed note-taking. There are a significant numberof textbooks

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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7. design and implement software systems using OOD techniques 8. generate clear, consistent, and reasonably complete documentation of a software system 9. be able to use computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools 10. develop basic software test plans and reports Page 25.1257.4 11. work effectively as part of a team 12. apply simple quality project monitoring techniques 13. describe the purpose and goals of the SEI Capability Maturity Model Figure 4 Initial SE2890 Course Outcomes Table 1 SE2890 Initial Course

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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wasinterrupted by a technology malfunction. This malfunction occurred during the second phase ofthe training module, while the participants were role-playing as instructors and students.Interestingly enough, the three respondents whose usability scores dropped after the secondsession all belonged to that session. This might suggest that although this type of training moduleseems effective when it comes to training faculty members, it is extremely sensitive to and canbe negatively impacted by technology malfunctions.The evaluation data collected and analyzed thus far has been helpful for informing future traininginitiatives. The Instructional Technology team now plans to conduct this study with a largergroup as well as across different training classes

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cyber Defense and Exploitation IThis course discusses the hardware/software tools and techniques associated with the protectionand exploitation of computer systems and networks. Students learn how to design and build asecure network including numerous networking services offered by most organizations inpreparation for the CDX, which is described in more detail in Section 3. Emphasis is placed onthe planning and designing of the services and infrastructure. Course topics include the DoD andUSAF policy and doctrine associated with the protection of communication resources, intrusiondetection systems, firewalls, honeypots and honeynets, span of control and accessibility, and use

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Donald Wellman Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology; Dazhong Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sungshik Yim, Georgia Institute of Technology; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Educator (Ing-Paed IGIP).J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology Lane Thames is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in electrical and computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He obtained his B.S. in computer engineering with Highest Honors in Dec. 2003 followed by his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering in May 2006, both from Georgia Tech. Thames is currently planning to defend his dissertation during the Fall of 2011. His core research is centered around three primary thrusts: distributed active-response firewall systems and architectures enabling globalized Internet security, detection of computer and network attacks using computational intelligence and hybrid intelligence systems, and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Param C Adhikari, Youngstown State University; Sanket Aryal, Youngstown State University

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CFD code enable undergraduate engineering students toperform CFD analysis of heat and fluid flow problems providing better understanding of heatand fluid properties, and their phenomenon. Using CFD simulation tool in undergraduateresearch can significantly improve the understanding of various fluid flow phenomena asstudents are able to visualize the flow domains using the simulation for different boundaryconditions. We describe an innovative plan for the development, implementation, and evaluationof an effective curriculum of CFD intended as an elective course for undergraduate andintroductory course for graduate level students. The curriculum includes learning objectives,applications, conditions, exercise notes with a proposed course

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College

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. Department of Education’s Office of Planning,Evaluation, and Policy Development4 concluded that: “classes with online learning (whethertaught completely online or blended) on average produce stronger student learning outcomesthan do classes with solely face-to-face instruction.” This is confirmed by the findings of asurvey of academic leaders that found that over two thirds believe online courses are “just asgood as” or better than traditional courses1. Furthermore online instruction offers manyadvantages over traditional classroom instruction in terms of cost, convenience, accessibility, andlack of variability in the instruction received by the students. For these reasons, it is expected thatonline instruction will continue to gain ground not only

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University

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therequirements to better reflect user needs, etc. Table 2. Common Genres in Software Engineering 4 Definition of a SE problem User guide Program requirements Test plan Design document Test report Code and comments for software Technical report Developer guide Installation and maintenance documents Table 3. Social Network Support for the Program Requirements GenreMany of the activities that we described in this paper (posting status updates, posting andanswering questions, and directed collaboration) can be used to support communication thatoccurs within each of the genres found in Table 2. For instance, consider Table

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Diana Vasilica Pop; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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homeuniversities.Last but not least, the use of online experiments in online engineering learning environmentsenhances learning activities. In engineering education, the experimental part (and not onlysimulations) of courses should be increased. What students need is a plan for testing theexperiment under various conditions. Because of the need to repeat experiments, laboratorytime in traditional labs is often quite limited. However, students can work in remote labs 24hours a day and seven days a week, so the opportunity to gain access is greater than intraditional hands-on labs.Bibliography 1. M.E. Auer, I.Grout, K. Henke, R.Sfaric and D. Ursutiu, “A Joint Master Program in Remote Engineering” International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), Vol

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Whitston, University of South Alabama; Adam Thomas Moore, University of South Alabama

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students by performing the task of simplification and explains the process would facilitatetheir understanding.The organization of this paper has Section 2 giving the background of Boolean Algebra, whileSection 3 discusses the initial solution, followed by the current solution and the steps used towrite the program along with the reasons for the programming language selected. The userexperience with the current version of this program is discussed in Section 4 with the authors'conclusion in Section 5. The paper concludes with Section 6 with the authors' plans for thefuture. Appendix A contains the Boolean Theorems used.2. Background: What is Boolean Algebra?Students uninitiated to the concepts of Boolean Algebra are often shocked to discover that

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Hon Jie Teo, Virginia Tech; Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Asta B. Schram, Virginia Tech; Monique S. Dufour, Virginia Tech

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, researchers suggest that educatorsshould not be restricted by the linearity of traditional communication media in planning ordelivering instruction.The extensive use of technology by the Net generation is well established. There is no doubt thatthe ownership and use of devices, such as MP3 players, cell phones, laptops, gaming consoleshas increased dramatically in the past 20 years. The most active users of these devices are youngteenagers and young adults18, 19, who are described as digitally literate, always connected anddesiring contact, social, visual, experiential and needing immediate responses23. Two studieswere conducted at the University of Massachusetts with the purpose of assessing students´internet use and comparing the results24. The

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso ; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso

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perceive learn-ing more in a class that uses technology. In summary, the use of the iPad maintained student’s aca-demic performance at the same level for the most part and there was a highly positive impact ofstudent’s perceived value of using an iPad in the classroom, which positively affected the class-room environment.FUTURE WORK Future work planned for year three of this ongoing research should expand to following areas:development of applications for the iPad on the more complex engineering topics to increase class-room performance as shown from the Exam II results. Other aspects are the digitalization of thecourse textbook and implementation on the iPad platform, which could greatly impact the studyhabits of the students. An adjustment to

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University

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designedproject.The concept of detecting abnormal behavior of computer users was first introduced by Andersonin 19801. He published a paper, Computer Security Threat Monitoring and Surveillance, anddefined that an attack was a specific formulation or execution of a plan to carry out a threat. Heclassified a threat as a deliberate unauthorized attempt to access information, manipulateinformation, or render a system unreliable or unusable. Since then, a variety of taxonomyschemes on grouping attacks into categories have been proposed. For example, in 1987 Denning2classified abnormal patterns of system usage into eight categories: attempted break-in,masquerading or successful break-in, penetration by legitimate user, leakage by legitimate user,inference by

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance Kinney P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Min Liu, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell A. Thornton Ph.D., P.E., Southern Methodist University

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tosucceed in an online course. The concern about individual motivation echoes theliterature about issues with online education2. However, both groups agree that theredoes not seem to be a higher rate of students withdrawing from online courses.Other survey results are supported by interview responses, with the topics of schedulingand planning as critical to success in online courses and issues such as student-studentand student-faculty interaction named as potential hurdles. However, one issue raised bystudents as an advantage of online courses was the increased ability to review materialsfor homework or prior to exams, whether online lectures or written materials, than mightbe available in a face-to-face course.Several survey items indicate that

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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utilizedfor providing education and research facility for Mechanical Engineering students at sophomoreor higher levels. In future, it will be open to multidisciplinary teaching and research with otherdisciplines within the newly formed College of Engineering and Information Technology atGeorgia Southern University. It is also being planned to extend the lab facilities, with additionalsupport and in collaboration with other colleagues in the College, as a potential REU (ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates) site.References[1] Brainard, J. (2011). As budgets tighten, big science gets a new opportunity to make its case, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2011.[2] National Academy of Engineering (2011). Educating the Engineer of 2020

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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planning to be?” Other 11 “no one understands us” “I just want a better life...” “math class is like philosophy class for engineers” Table 1. Main findings and example tweets from each category from the first stage data analysis4.2 Second Stage Data AnalysisFrom the first stage of data analysis, we found that the major theme is students’ complaining Page 25.615.12about