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Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Caroline C Krejci

class is very applicable to real systems, it is not possible to for students to see the actual productionsystems working. This simulation will allow the first-semester junior level students to envision howthe theoretical mathematical models they are learning apply to production systems, thereby allowingthem to qualitatively view the system prior to making quantitative decisions, as expert problem-solvershave been shown to do. [4]The developed lesson was designed to supplement existing content in the course. Therefore, noadditional in-class time was needed to be devoted to the topics. The lesson was presented in a self-contained online Canvas module, so the faculty member only needed to make students aware of thelesson and make the

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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AbstractThis paper explores what elements and concepts should be included in a pre-college, widelyavailable digital course designed to better guide, inform, and prepare high school studentsinterested in pursuing a career in engineering. The purpose of the course is to provide a digitaltool for exploration by high school students and their advising network as they seek to gain abetter understanding of what an engineering education and career entails. As the investigationhas progressed, the potential benefit of developing separate courses for “guide and inform” and“prepare” is appearing. This paper will focus on the development of the comprehensive coursewith the understanding that there is potential for a separation by themes tuned to

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

programming course. Students often began their engineeringprogram knowing only that they were good at math and science, yet not knowing what anengineering career entails. As students may apply for a particular major as early as completion oftheir second-semester courses, weekly lessons exploring one of the many offered majors wasincluded as a component of their first-semester experience to drive informed decisions regardingchoice of major.The committee came forward in March 2017 with recommendations, which were immediatelyfast-tracked to support a fall 2018 rollout: • The first-semester course in engineering, for all students, was a newly developed computer programming course using Python and integrated various calculus and physics

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

mixed signals; even with a stated high level of interest, leadership developmentthere is often haphazard4. For example, none of the engineering graduates surveyed by Watson5were provided any formal training in leadership by their employers. As Kumar and Hsaio 6 cleverlyconcluded, engineers must learn “soft skills the hard way.” In academia, the situation hashistorically been little better. There is sparse room for leadership education in crowded curriculaat universities, and few engineering faculty members have the knowledge or skill for teachingleadership4,6. Unsurprisingly, there are significant deficiencies in engineering education for thesocial skills needed in the workplace7. It is generally accepted that students will have to

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

exploring rapidresponses by faculty to address issues associated with remote instruction and document effectiveinstructional practices. References[1] Andre, E., Williams, N., Schwartz, F., Bullard, C. Benefits of Campus Outdoor RecreationPrograms: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.2017, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 15-25.[2] Bailey, T., Alfonso, M. Paths to persistence: An analysis of research on program effectivenessat community colleges. Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation of Education. 2005.[3] Bauman, S., Wang, N., DeLeon, C., Kafentzis, J., Zavala-Lopez, M., Lindsey, M.Nontraditional students’ service needs and social support resources: A pilot study. Journal