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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University; Qing Li, Iowa State University; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Rebecca Mort

effectiveness and sustainability of CoPs have beenidentified, including motivation to share information and willingness to collaborate (Bates,2016). Kimble & Hildreth (2008) provided a review of CoPs in education with practitionerexperience. Buysse et al. (2003) examined the CoP model as a framework for integratingeducational research and practice. Technology also provides a wide range of tools that cansupport CoPs (Wenger, 2011). The extensive research on CoPs provided a solid foundation onwhich to build the GAPS program. After identifying the approach we wanted to use to frame ourwork, we began examining literature related to teaching or integration of project managementskills into the curriculum. This investigation serves as the purpose of this

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Allegra Frickel, Iowa State University

experienceProject OverviewThe Summer Engagement in Cyber Undergraduate Research Experiences (SECURE) programwas a virtual undergraduate research program offered during summer 2020 for electrical,computer, cyber security and software engineering students who may have lost internshipopportunities due to COVID-19. The objectives of the program were to support studentsfinancially, professionally and socially and engage them in research-oriented trainingexperiences. Projects covered a wide range of topics, including topics that students may havebeen unfamiliar with. With ongoing support from peers and mentors, students made substantialprogress or completed projects. In culmination of the program, students created a poster tohighlight their progress and showcase

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Shan Jiang, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Qing Li, Iowa State University; Rebecca Mort, Iowa State University

Critical Thinking, Project & Time Management, andStatistics Analysis (Figure 1). A significant finding was that Project & Time Management(PTM) was rated among the highest in both categories. Students were not mistaken. Majorcompanies such as GE, DuPont, Boeing, and Dow also recognize this critical skill and have theirown PTM training for new hires. Though students understand that professional skills are crucialfor working in industry and desire to prepare themselves, professional skill training is oftensidelined due to a lack of resources and faculty buy-in. The training is not commonly embeddedin STEM graduate curriculum either. Figure 1. Survey results: skills ranked by ISU graduate students from four departments.There are many

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Katherine Gisi, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Phillip H Jones III, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

, Mu, An, & Chen, 2018). Webots has a curriculum based on thee-puck robot. Analysis and feedback of this curriculum has show that Webots has potential tocreate an educational and explorative environment (Guyot & Rohrer, 2011)2.4 The Robot Operating SystemThe Robot Operating System (ROS) is a light, open-source framework developed to standardizeinternal and external communication between robotic components (Quigley, et al., 2009). Itconsists of a group of libraries and packages for building reusable, language-independent robotapplications. It utilizes peer-to-peer communication of specified nodes such as publisher,subscriber, service, and client nodes. It runs on top of a Linux Ubuntu operating system.Extensively used throughout

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

environments and promotes creative need-based designs (Crain & Tull, 2004).Reissman et al. (2017) also proposed a new capstone course for Mechanical Engineering studentsat the University of Dayton, which emphasizes the application of physics-based and data miningtoward open-ended project prompts. Peter Idowu (2004) presented a study about the pre-capstonecourse at Penn State Harrisburg to solve the lack of clarity students have in developing projectideas. In this study, researchers concluded that a pre-capstone course enabled students tocommunicate effectively. Elvin Shields (2007) studied the effect of capstone engineering designexperience in fostering creativity. Various methods and techniques can assess students’ creativity. For example