Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

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

)AbstractBackground: This virtual initiative, called Summer Engagement in Cyber UndergraduateResearch Experiences (SECURE), was established as a response to support students who mayhave lost summer internships and/or have financial hardships due to COVID-19. Several studentsin the program were NSF S-STEM scholars, a mix of computer engineering, cyber securityengineering, electrical engineering and software engineering students.Purpose/Hypothesis: The main question addressed by this initiative was whether we couldbuild a virtual undergraduate research experience that enabled students to apply their studies andknowledge similarly as they would in a traditional summer internship. Goals for the experienceincluded providing small-group mentoring as well as