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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Behr; Christine Masters

in class actually used.” • “The overall ability to project our class work on paper to a functional lab experiment was most beneficial. My learning was further aided through use of a well designed software program that made it easy to calculate forces and moments.” • “It (MechANEX) applies very directly to what I am learning in class, what I’m doing for homework, and what I am being tested on.” • “It was extremely beneficial to have an opportunity to visualize work I had done in class and see what I read in the book. I now have a greater understanding of the relationship of the resultant force-couple system and the resultant only model.” • “It reinforced the concepts in class and also some more

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Donald P. Visco, University of Akron; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School; Ryan Thomas Pavlovsky

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

property. This approach is usually much more cost effective than runningexperiments. Once predictions have been made, experiments might be conducted to verify thevalidity of the projected behavior for targeted substances. Extracting information from a QSPRis one such CAMD strategy that enables this form of advanced computationally aided decisionmaking.The web applets are an embedded element of the broader lesson plans which apply the Legacycycle pedagogy. The Legacy Cycle is a strategy that uses challenge questions to promote studentdriven inquiry. While the Legacy Cycle concept is explained in detail elsewhere 12, the basicelements include: 1. The challenge – a statement or question that provides an objective and motivation 2. Generation

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2011-1723: WHAT IS CURRICULA 2015?Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott is a professor emeritus in engineering technology at the University of Dayton and a fellow of ASEE. He is the author of four textbooks for the mechanical design field. He also works with the NSF- sponsored National Center for Manufacturing Education and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers as the leader of the SME Center for Education. He is a member of the ASEE, SME, and ASME.Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Professor of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering. His interests include Automation, Robotics, Project Management, and Design. Most recently he was part of the team that developed the Curriculum 2015

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Booth Gleghorn, Purdue University,Minority Engineering Programs; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Academic Boot Camp. Students were expected to secure their coursetextbooks and materials and do their best to keep up with the assignments for the duration of thefive week period. The Engineering Academic Boot Camp included mentoring opportunitiesbetween participants and faculty, corporate partners, undergraduate and graduate students aswell as team building activities across cultures. All participants completed a cross-disciplineteam-based engineering project as a part of the overall Engineering Academic Boot Campexperience. Students would receive a final GPA calculation at the close of the camp, howeverstudents do not receive course credit for their participation in the Engineering Academic BootCamp.ResultsThe Engineering Academic Boot

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Gradually, as Page 22.1308.3the importance of software engineering topics was recognized, treatment of software engineeringconcepts filtered into undergraduate programs. Sometimes these concepts were woven intocourses in computer engineering and sometimes they were treated in computer science courses.As more experience was gained with software engineering courses within computer sciencecurricula and computer engineering curricula, it was recognized that it took a differentexperience to educate a software engineer1. Education of a software engineer requirescoursework and applied project experience that goes beyond what can be added to a

Conference Session

WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen G. Villa, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, it is likely they will not be retained12. In recent years, engineering educators havetried to engage students through learning communities, team projects, and cooperativeeducation5,12.Although most female engineering students experience a male-oriented environment, many havesucceeded in this environment. Some studies address female engineering students‗ experiences incollege; however, little attention has been focused on determining the elements that facilitatesuccess in this environment, especially the role of the culture in their retention.Methods and ProceduresThe methodology used in this study was exploratory and descriptive with the intent to identifyand describe how cultural considerations shape the experiences of college women

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Miguel Pelaez, University of Cincinnati; Mark Schulz; Christopher Huth; Vesselin N. Shanov, University of Cincinnati; Donglu Shi, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

to Nanoscale Science and Technology and Experimental NanoscaleScience and Technology and provide students at UC with an outstanding educational experiencein nanoscale science and engineering. The new and existing courses support UC studentsparticipating in the Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Revolutionizing MetallicBiomaterials in which UC partners with lead institution North Carolina Agricultural andTechnical State University and the University of Pittsburgh. They also address the need for atechnologically advanced workforce in the areas of nanomaterials and nanotechnology asexpressed by Ohio's Third Frontier Project 1 and Deloitte Study 2 and by employers in UC’sinternationally acclaimed mandatory co-op engineering program. All four

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is the Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. She has a master’s of arts degree in education and human development, specializing in educational technology leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She has worked extensively in the design of as- sessment tools for course methods and activities. She is a Faculty Development Consultant with previous experience in instructional design, and the instructor

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

pedestrian design, operations, for a section of a transportation experiences with and planning transportation problems. transportation concepts to create a facility. 2.2 Able to explain terminology and traffic impact1.2 Complete level of relationship common/classic analysis project. service analysis for between transportation 4.2 Integration of basic freeway components of the engineering complete streets segment. transportation problems (i.e. principles in1.3 Complete signal

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

include socio-cultural issues in mathematics education and various equity topics in STEM fields. She has served as a Lead or Co-investigator for multiple educational research and evaluation projects. She published more than 30 articles in scholarly and professional journals world-wide and authored seven book or monograph chapters. Page 25.368.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Critical Review of Research on the Role of Social Engagement in Engineering Students’ Retention and Academic Success Sandra L. Dika and Jae Hoon Lim

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

. stashed dry erase markers)for such loss occurrences. Depending on the classroom size, traditional whiteboards should havesufficient real estate to allow for students to visually see more of the delivered material at a giventime. If the classroom does not have a fixed projection system, then there was the addedinconvenience of arranging, transporting and setting up projection equipment.Tront (2007) found that electronic homework submission was typically difficult for engineeringstudents since much of what was to be submitted consisted of not just text but mathematicalscript and sketches intermingled with text along with the occasional picture. He noted thatseveral tablet-based tools available do offer students more flexibility in producing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Chris North, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

visualization to design, develop and assess a cyberlearning tool thatadvances personalized learning and helps students develop deep and broad conceptualknowledge. The proposed visualization tool, the “adaptive concept map,” overcomes theproblem of map shock by providing the user control over the quantity and level of detail ofinformation displayed, thus providing a means for navigating content in a manner that isadaptable to their personal cognitive load needs. In this paper, the authors present the progressthat has been made in this project thus far. Specifically, the development of a course-wideconcept map for an entire Statics course and a description of the software development processare presented.1. MotivationThe continued success and growth of

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

program (Space Based InfraRed System). Since 2006, Boyd has not only been involved in performance analysis and sensor characterization, with a number of technical publications featured in various conferences both internal and external to the company, such as CalCon and MD-SEA, but has also managed technical teams and is currently Deputy Integrated Project Team Lead within the SEIT (Systems Engineering Integration and Test) organization. Furthermore, to address his passion for leadership and community building, he kickstarted a chapter of Connect1NG, a professionally recognized yet non-traditional development program focused on engaging and assimilating new employees to the workplace. He is currently one of three

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

inheritance. Of course,networking abilities and stability also play an important role, but object orientation enablescompletely new ways for code reusability and increases the efficiency of applicationdevelopments in control programming. As it is not efficient to implement the whole applicationfrom scratch for every new project, it is important to encapsulate functionalities in classes forreasons of reuse. Depending on the concrete device, by means of these classes (or interfaces),generic functions such as specific communication protocols or easy access to specific devicescan be realized. These existing classes can (if necessary) be modified or extended and then beintegrated into the application.Hence, notable potentials result for industrial

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Elif Ozturk, Texas A&M University; Joshua Johnson, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

platforms; it should represent expertise that is adaptive. Lang et al., note thetransferability of CAD expertise based on procedural knowledge 4.This work represents the first step in a project to examine the adaptive nature of CAD expertise and itsrole on modeling behavior. This work assessed an adaptive expertise instrument that has been used tocapture the adaptive expertise of students at two universities as well as several practicing engineers.Later the instrument will be used to relate general adaptive expertise to CAD-specific adaptiveexpertise and modeling procedure. The overall goal is to examine how to better train students andimprove the adaptive nature of their CAD expertise.Routine versus Adaptive ExpertiseExpertise is the ability to

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse J. French, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

process, with a one-semester design project 5. Introduction to engineering problem solving with an introduction to principles from circuits, statics, and thermodynamics (Eide et.al. 4) 6. Introduction to engineering thinking and engineering skills (Stephan et. al.-Thinking Like an Engineer 5 )Our goal became to combine the best of each approach while focusing throughout the course onthe question, “What do engineers actually do?” Previous studies by Trevelyan and others haveserved to define what an engineer does in the course of executing their professional duties6. Acomposite list of tasks that engineers tackle became central to the goal of introducing as many“real engineering tasks” as possible into the course. These tasks were

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

” bill to congress as well as administers many of the environmental and energy laws. Organizations, special interests groups, and even entire industries are spending a large amount of money on lobbyists in order to influence politicians to support particular legislation. The nuclear industry, which spent some $71,405,955 lobbying Capitol Hill in 2004, would get $7.37 billion in tax breaks and projects, including federal funds to construct a $1 billion nuclear plant in Idaho. After a bill is passed, the EPA is then authorized to implement the law by creating regulations that apply to individual, business, state or local government. A study by the nonpartisan General Accounting Office last year found that Vice President Dick Vice President

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

lectures providedstudents the opportunity to learn about current research and projects being conducted inGermany. In addition, the tours included hands-on learning, where students not only receiveddemonstrations of machinery and robots, but also were allowed to test some of the equipment inthe laboratories. The demonstrations enriched learning for the engineering students because theywere not only able to hear and see technology, but they were able to experience it, too. All toooften, students recognize technology, but don’t quite understand and appreciate it. The E3program took students out of the classroom and into the environment where technology is beingused, researched and developed. This created an environment rich for learning and

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

development of novel materials for biomedical/biological applications and energy integration. Projects in her laboratory include thin film and nanofiber material growth and characterization for biocompatible RF and energy harvesting devices; nanolaminated materials for thermal energy storage; and nanofiber filters, sensors, and channels. Currently, she is advising four undergraduates, two M.S. students, and five Ph.D. students. Her expertise/laboratory capabilities include chemical vapor deposition (CVD); atomic layer deposition (ALD); electrospinning; material/film characterization: AFM, XRD, SEM, TEM, C-V measurements, and FTIR; and device fabrication: sensors, capacitors, inductors, filters, and detectors, working at

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Albert, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. In other words, the projected regression line based on thebaseline data for t=7 is 39.99% (b0+b1 (T)) and based on the post-intervention data is 54.96%.The difference between the two phases, then is 14.98% (54.96-39.99%). Similarly, from Table 3,it can be seen that the level change for Student Group 2 was 18.14%The slope change coefficient from Table 3 for Student Group 1 is 0.91. This value indicates thatthe value of the slope between the baseline and post-intervention phase changed by 0.91. Thismeans that the slope in the post-intervention phase is equal to the slope in the baseline phase andthe observed slope change which is equal to 1.26 (0.352+0.91). This indicates that with eachsubsequent test, the proportion of hazards recognized

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Elizabeth Bristow P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

reinvigorate the country’s university system. Part of that effort has been theestablishment of the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA); a four-year, bachelor degreegranting institution modeled after the military academies of the United States. Two of the primarydegrees offered by NMAA are in Civil and General Engineering. In the summer of 2009, facultymembers from the United States Military Academy (USMA) traveled to NMAA to serve as mentors for thebudding Academy.This same principle applies beyond Afghanistan. There is a continuing need for engineering expertiseand education in Nicaragua, India and elsewhere. Engineering faculty and students today can expect towork on projects far beyond the borders of their home countries, in settings

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Wunderlich

; ModelingPhysical Systems". The first case study is a required semester project; the second case study is alecture example. The third case study is also from a course taught to juniors and seniors inComputer Engineering and Computer Science at Elizabethtown College ("Digital Design andInterfacing"), and is taught as a lecture example with students given the opportunity to buildNeural Network hardware during the laboratory part of the course.II. Case study #1: Mobile robots in a constrained space1) Define problem: The following problem was assigned to three groups of four students in thecourse: "Simulation & Modeling Physical Systems" at Elizabethtown College: 1"Program a real-time controlled mobile robot to seek a light source in a four-foot by four

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Janice Margle

toreturn your rental deposit. Management companies forget about you once you are gone. Try toretrieve your deposit before you leave. It will save you time and money.Is It Worth It? The real question is “Is it worth it?” Only you can make that decision. Last spring whenI had to choose between a local engineering firm and relocating to Texas to work for IBM, Idecided that spending the summer with IBM was more important than money, proximity tohome, or the nature of the research project. I trusted my gut feeling, and I came away with oneof the best summer experiences of my career. Write down your goals. Do your homework. List the pluses and minuses. Then, askyourself, “Will I break-even?” If so, there is no doubt. Go!!Future Study

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Fithen

Engineering Design Project, May 2000 Page 6.1093.63. Jaeco Orthopedic, “Products Catalog” 214 Drexel, Hot Spring, AR 71901Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationBOB FITHENBob Fithen is an assistant professor at Arkansas Tech University. He received his B.S. in MechanicalEngineering from Louisiana Tech University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&MUniversity, and his PhD in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech University. He spent four yearsworking at General Dynamics, Fort Worth and a total of five years

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain; Soon-Seng Tang; Louay Chamra

Session 1520 The Use of MathCad in a Graduate Level Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Course Louay M. Chamra, Stephen T. McClain, and Soon-Seng Tang Department of Mechanical Engineering Mississippi State UniversityAbstractIn a graduate level two-phase flow and heat transfer course taught at Mississippi State University(MSU), students were encouraged to use MathCad for their projects and homework. Threeexample problems, the theory of the solutions, the MathCad solution, and student insightsrevealed about the problems are presented. The example

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Fereydoun Jalali

, MEE, and PhD in Electrical Engineeringfrom North Carolina State University at Raleigh, North Carolina. He has taught a variety of courses in digitaland linear systems and in electromagnetic-related topics in both EE and EET programs, with a present interestin the application of innovative approaches to teaching "difficult" topics and to laboratory and project activities. Page 6.1121.5“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert King; Joan Gosink

engineering projects and products. The Page 6.712.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationcourses (MEL I, MEL II, and MEL III) are taught in sequence in the sophomore, junior andsenior years to facilitate implementing a complex set of educational objectives.To encourage the development of open-ended problem solving skills, the MEL courses avoid thestep-by-step procedures presented in traditional laboratory courses. In these types of courses,students can just go through the motions to get the information necessary to “fill

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

design and mechanics areas includingstatics, dynamics, kinematics, machine design, and robotics to animate mechanisms referred inthese books. Additionally, this courseware can be a good resource for design projects to reviewexisting designs and stimulate new design ideas for practicing engineers and engineering Page 6.60.3Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationstudents. Moreover, it can assist the general public (including students in K-12) with a curiousmind as an animated "how things work" reference

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hank Regis; Gaby Hawat

fifteen years in the Navy as an EngineeringDuty Officer, during which time he earned a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Navy PostGraduate School in Monterey, California. He obtained his Professional Engineering license in that state. Hank hasalso worked in the oil industry and shipyard industry as a project manager and taught high school physics. Page 6.789.4 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

(due to the limitation of the study to one group’s cycle through one experiment), itis a very important work that begins building the bridge between engineering education andqualitative educational research.In 1996, Karen L. Tonso published two papers in the Journal of Engineering Education from herdissertation work in engineering classrooms2-3. As far as I can determine, her dissertation is thefirst in the United States to use engineering education as the “culture” for an ethnographicdissertation project. The significance of her work is discussed in more detail in a later section ofthe paper.II. Qualitative ResearchQualitative research can complement, verify, expand, and deepen the conclusions of ourtraditional quantitative methods. It may