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Arezou Shafaghat, Kennesaw State University; Mohammad Jonaidi; Hoseoen Lee; Craig A Chin, Kennesaw State University; Ali Keyvanfar, Kennesaw State University

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individual learner's journey. As this approach continues to evolve and gain traction, it has thepotential to fundamentally reshape the educational landscape, making learning more engaging,relevant, and impactful for each student. On the other hand, learning styles are diverse andmultifaceted, representing the unique ways individuals engage with and process information. Theintegration of advanced data analytics, machine learning, and deep learning in educationalsystems provides significant insights into these styles, enabling the creation of more adaptive andpersonalized learning experiences. These technological approaches help educators and learningplatforms to cater to individual wants and enhance the overall effectiveness of the learningprocess

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ISAAC DAMILARE DUNMOYE, University of Georgia; VINCENT OLUWASETO FAKIYESI, University of Georgia; Wayne Johnson, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia

Paper ID #40933Work-in-Progress Study on the Impact of Study Sheet Quality on AcademicPerformance: A Case Study in an ”Engineered Systems in Society” CourseExamination.Mr. ISAAC DAMILARE DUNMOYE, University of Georgia Dunmoye Isaac is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student, in the College of Engineering, University of Georgia. His area of research focuses on students’ learning, cognition and engagement in virtual and online learning environments. He is interested in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodology research that are needed for proper design of instructional material, necessary for harnessing and experimenting

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University

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institution's website is the best, most264 accurate source.” Beck further went on to explain, “Oftentimes the community college websites265 are lagging in kind of the information being updated.”266 Finally, Peyton, a director for a national organization, discussed institutions which have had267 success in using text message platforms engage with and nudge potential transfer students. These268 higher-ed texting platforms are providing accurate information literally to students’ fingertips269 which may include answering admissions questions or advisor check-ins, send important270 application reminders and scholarship information, encourage social media participation, and271 send other important event and reminder information.272

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Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University

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with the L&L space and the individuals that comprise them. Weconceptualize the ESED culture as values and norms which prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion with an emphasis oncommunity engagement. Expectations for department members center around involvement in additional community-buildingevents and collaborations between other students and faculty. We choose to interview students rather than faculty in order tofocus on the strengths that students bring to graduate school and see in L&L rather than the resources provided by faculty.Our unit of analysis is the L&L space within the ESED department.We rely on Lincoln and Guba’s [20] conceptions of trustworthiness and credibility to consider the quality of our work.This study

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Hoda Ghassab, Tennessee Technological University; Priyanka Mahajan, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College

extensive students’ practice toimplement the strategy in various examples of flows relevant for a typical course in fluidmechanics suitable for the chemical engineering undergraduate or graduate level curriculum. Aftereach one of these exercises, students formally presented their solution approach and engaged in acollaborative discussion with classmates and instructors. Also, on few occasions, other facultyfrom the department and with expertise in fluid mechanics joined the discussion section andengaged in productive conversations with the students offering their perspectives. 1. The Kinematic of Fluid Flow helped me in gaining a deeper understanding of how fluids move and interact in various flow scenarios. It was interesting to learn

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Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University

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for engineering programs. This is a main premise uponwhich engineering and other ambassador programs have been established. One of the objectivesof these programs is to develop diverse leaders by equipping and empowering university students(the ambassadors) with advanced communication and leadership training, so that they may sharetheir passion and excitement about engineering and STEM with K-12 youth, the engineers oftomorrow [1], [2].There are several STEM ambassador programs in Georgia and beyond that have trained studentsto represent the university and college at on-campus events. The student ambassador program atthe University of Georgia is a program that has students who are trained and help promote thecollege of engineering at special

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Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

courseinstructors introduced the Arduino microcontroller and the Sparkfun Inventors Kit. Thisstrategic addition, in line with the principles of high-impact, project-based learning, followedlessons on repetition control structures and basic hardware programming. Students were thenchallenged to propose and execute projects in pairs, guided by the kit’s manual. Thisinnovative approach led to a significant boost in student engagement and performance.Building on this success, the course underwent further restructuring in the followingsemester. A focus was placed on developing Open Educational Resources tailored tointegrate project-based learning elements earlier in the course. The Sparkfun inventor's kitswere introduced within the first month rather than midway

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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course requires no textbook, the instructor makes available to students a“Handbook on Writing and Presenting” they have compiled and directs them to other writingresources, such as the Write@UGA Guide to Writing Resources (discussed further below) andthe Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).A new standalone, communication-intensive undergraduate course called BIOE 2100 TheBioengineering Professional PersonaUpon arrival at UGA in 2019, the Technical Communication Lecturer proposed a standalonewriting course in partial fulfillment of the initiative’s requirements and also to provide adedicated vehicle for engaging with students in a writing-and-presenting space. Onecomplicating factor, however, was the initiative’s stipulation that “the requirement

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Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

well as to analyze and interpret data c Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) h Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context i Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j Knowledge of

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University

metacognitive learning tasks, i.e., peer review or case-based discussions,can promote effective development of both self-regulation to organize own learning and co-regulation to learn from others. For example, in our study, the results revealed that STEMstudents considered feedback of others while participating in peer review research-basedactivities. On the other hand, non-STEM students pay attention to the ideas of others duringcase-based activities. Understanding how these approaches in courses impact studentmetacognition may inform the design of the inquiry-based courses.References[1] D. R. Garrison, and Z. Akyol, “Toward the development of a metacognition construct for the community of inquiry framework,” Internet and Higher Education, vol. 24

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Elizabeth Zanin Flanagan, Clemson University; Kassidy Y. Maron, Clemson University; Angelina Cotto, Clemson University; Isha Vishal Raj, Clemson University; Ben S. Fields, Clemson University; Elijah Austin Wilbanks, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

backgrounds, andwere pursuing distinct academic trajectories. It is clear that each researcher has not foundthemselves on the same exact page, as our unique experiences continue to shape ourinterpretations and applicability of each code. Contrary to the famous statement “Great mindsthink alike,” our experience in qualitative coding suggests a new perspective. Student researcherKassy, highlights that “In our classes, we were paired with classmates, and collaborated in anattempt to come to a consensus of codes. Collaboration was essential, as it was evident that weall think differently when it comes to coding, even with the guidance of the codebook.” In ourcase, great minds think differently, but are collaboratively engaged and are receptive

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Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

tosustainability for engineering students. Some students may prioritize environmental protectionand sustainability as core values, driven by their political associations. Such students may prefercareer paths that align with their values, such as working in renewable energy, environmentalpolicy, or sustainable engineering. Overall, individuals who prioritize sustainability may choosecareers that align with their values and views on environmental issues and seek out opportunitiesto make a positive impact in their communities and beyond. This study aims to investigate theextent to which political affiliations are associated with undergraduate engineering students'sustainability-related career choices.There is a growing body of research that suggests that

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Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Jerzy W JaRomczyk; Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Elina LeFebvre; George Tan, Texas Tech University; Mai Dao, Wichita State University; Andrew Tapia, University of Kentucky

ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Speaker Nonverbal Unintentionality: An OpenPose Intervention for Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering programs require students to demonstrate communicative competency with a broadrange of audiences across different rhetorical situations. For example, engineering entrepreneurscommonly seek funding for ideations and innovations using a presentation to potential investors.The presentation intends to convince investors to financially commit to the investmentopportunity. Therefore, communication skills can positively or negatively impact the evaluationof the product or technology. Of particular importance is how a speaker manages physicaldelivery (i.e., nonverbal

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Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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rate, and graduation time needed are significantly better compared totheir peers. This study shows that, the scholarships and various academic supports provided tothe talented but financially needy minority students had significant impact on student success,retention, and graduation.1. IntroductionIn an increasingly competitive and technology driven global economy, the future prosperity ofU.S. to succeed depends in a large measure on a STEM educated workforce. During the nextdecade, U.S. demand for scientists and engineers is expected to increase four times compared toother occupations [1],[2]. Yet, only 32% of undergraduates in the U.S. receive their degrees inSTEM while the corresponding figures for Japan, China, and Germany are 55%, 59

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George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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No. 1 in the state as the top “Best Value College,” with graduates earninghigher salaries than those from any other in-state college.According to Mississippi State University website [7], “The university currently is engaged inthe development and implementation of several campuswide initiatives, including a new strategicplan, strategic enrollment planning, comprehensive branding update, and advances to the campusmaster plan. At the core of these wide-ranging efforts is a focus on student success, with MSUreorganizing its services under a new Center for Student Success. A more robust First-YearExperience program, additional freshman pathway courses, and an enhanced Learning Center foracademic performance. The Strategic Enrollment Planning

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Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

]. Student participation in extra-/co-curricular has been associatedwith multiple benefits such as retention and graduation, leadership and professional developmentand engagement [6], [7].Looking more in depth at the impacts that internships could have on students, literature suggeststhat internships can inform and influence college students’ post-graduation plans and careerdecisions and goals in a positive manner [8] as they give students the opportunity to applyengineering skills they have acquired through their studies. Internships also, usually, have highimpact on students’ innovation self-efficacy, engineering task self-efficacy [9], and innovationinterests [10].Preparing student populations with the essential career ready skills should be of

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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. Details ofLIFT's impact on the self-efficacy outcomes of the Summer 2023 STEMTank participant cohortare given in a complimentary paper [10].A challenge for STEMTank 2023 planners was to incorporate a VE with UCU into the pre-existingcomplex STEMTank structure, a project that emphasizes the LIFT strategy and engages highschool students in an open-ended college-level engineering project. This integration built upon thescholarly literature that provides guidance on successful approaches to facilitate VE integrationinto STEM programs for high school cohorts. Ownes & Hite studied Project Based Learning (PBL)in the context of global collaboration through virtual interactions in a K-12 setting. Their 3-weekPBL intervention engaged U.S., French, and

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Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University

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students feel that the courses they aretaking in their first year significantly contributed to their engagement in college life. However,only 50% of them believe these courses assisted in deciding their major or gaining a betterunderstanding of engineering. Approximately two-thirds of the students think these coursesenhanced their math abilities, communication skills, and preparation for engineering courses,while 43% believe the courses positively impacted their science knowledge.The survey reveals that extroverted students express higher satisfaction levels regarding gaininga better understanding of engineering and deciding on a major (60%) compared to introvertedstudents (47%) based on the courses taken in their first year of college

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Steven Wright, Georgia State University

new entrants.Ethical Challenges in Technology AdoptionEthical failures concerns are often raised after technological failures, but they can equally ariseafter technological triumphs. The digital transformation of society builds on a succession oftechnological triumphs by engineers in computing, communications, artificial intelligence etc.,but exposes ethical concerns in areas such as privacy, social equity, exacerbated powerconcentration etc. Rapidly scaling technology adoption can also lead to a period of rapid job lossthrough automation as the economic impact of the technology adoption ripples through thebroader economy. Product design choices can also impact the user throughout the productlifecycle with constraints on the user’s rights to

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Adam Kaplan, Kennesaw State University; Jayhyun Kwon, Kennesaw State University

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withattending office hours, suggesting the need for instructors to actively work on creating inclusiveand welcoming environments. The findings underscore the importance of addressing thesebarriers through strategic scheduling, changing perceptions, and fostering inclusivity in officehour environments. Additionally, the study highlights the need for further research on factorsinfluencing inclusivity and student stress during office hours, particularly in the context ofdifferent demographic groups, providing valuable avenues for future investigations.Li et al. [3] examined the impact of different communication methods (asynchronous versussynchronous) on student-faculty interaction outside the classroom, focusing on informationsystem courses with over

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Ruba Alamad, Kennesaw State University; Garima Banerjee, Kennesaw State University

learning environment to learners.Students' performance is collected and compared to the performance of students beforeimprovement for the same course. Analysis shows that performance increased by 19.3%. And thenumber of students that score less than 70% or less in the final exam is reduced by 69.1%. Students'feedback is also collected, and results indicate that students are more engaged and delighted withthe learning experience.Introduction:Online education is growing in numbers, and universities are expanding their online courseofferings. Online courses are gaining popularity due to their flexibility and availability, but theyoften need more interactivity. One main challenge in such courses is maintaining students'engagement and motivation [1

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Sylmarie Davila-Montero, The Citadel

, lists,dictionaries, logic and branches, loops, functions, and data visualization.To actively engage students in hands-on exercises during this introductory programming class,the Micro:Bit is integrated into the second half of the class curriculum. The Micro:Bit, shown inFigure 1, is a user-friendly and cost-effective tool that doesn't require extensive technicalexpertise, making it accessible to first-year undergraduates. This compact device can bepowered either via USB from a personal computer or by battery. With functionalities like LEDdisplays, buttons, sensors, and wireless communication, the Micro:Bit's hardware iscomplemented by a user-friendly integrated development environment (IDE), as illustrated inFigure 2 [5]. The diverse

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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having student participants understand moreabout the cultural and global contexts of the program location. To examine the impact of theprogram on participants’ global competency, a subset of validated Likert scale questions wereasked on both the pre- and post-program surveys. Competencies reviewed included perspective-taking, adaptability, awareness of intercultural communication, student’s engagement (withothers) regarding global issues, interest in learning about other cultures, respect for people fromother cultural backgrounds, and global mindedness (Cunningham et al., 2014). Overall, the datareflects a positive shift in student awareness of and openness to engage with the globalcommunity from before to after participating in the MOM

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Jennifer S. Brown, Clemson University; Marshal Fasika Rice, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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STEMM that was also representative of thedemographics of those who completed the pre-screening survey, and then their self-identified“most influential” mentors were invited to participate in separate interviews to triangulateperspectives on their mentoring relationship. No two mentees shared the same mentor, and noneof the seven mentoring pairs came from the same doctoral program. Roughly half of the menteeswere Women of Color (including two Black women, one Asian woman, and one Latina), and halfshared the same race or ethnicity as their mentors. Other identities that were represented includedfirst-generation college students, international graduate students, members of the LGBTQ+community, and neurodivergent women. In slightly over half of the

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Karen N Nix, Auburn University ; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University

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by a focused approach to increase the computing pipeline by getting students interested in STEM disciplines and future technology careers. One of these initiatives is the STARS Alliance (starsalliance.org) with programs in K-12 outreach, community service, student leadership and computing diversity research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Southeast Section Conference Game-Based Immersive Learning for Education: Empowering Autistic High School Students to Address the Growing Cyber Threats in K-12 SchoolsAbstractThe U.S. government has made cybersecurity one of its top priorities in light of recent

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Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

, “Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study,” Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2020.[3] A. Makhmalbaf, “Impact of Open Educational Resource on Improving Learning Performance of Students”, 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland.[4] L. Fischer, J. Hilton, T. J. Robinson, and D. A. Wiley, “A multi-institutional study of the impact of open textbook adoption on the learning outcomes of post-secondary students,” Journal of Computer High Education, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 159–172, Dec. 2015.[5] J. L. H. Iii, D. Gaudet, P. Clark, J. Robinson, and D. Wiley, “The adoption of open educational resources by one community college math department

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University

engaged in interactions with each other.Question 3: Differences based on course modalities: There is a significant difference betweenthe answers of the in-person and virtual students for all three categories and in cognitivepresence between domestic and international students as shown in the graphs below.These differences can be explained by the types of learning environments where virtual studentsmight have less teaching presence while in-person students did have more in-class interactions.This suggests that the virtual design of the research modules requires more interactiveopportunities with their course instructors and peers. Our findings showed that internationalstudents perceived higher cognitive presence in shared environments than

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Andrew Jeremiah Lance, Francis Marion University; Gregory Michael Mocko, Clemson University; Venkat Jaya Deep Jakka, Clemson University; Rahul Sharan Renu, Francis Marion University

(NIST), Johnson Controls Incorporated, and US Army TACOM / GVSC, Michelin, The Boeing Company, South Carolina Department of Commerce, and Fraunhofer USA Alliance. He serves as the ME Department Capstone Faculty Coordinator, working with industry partners and students to address design and manufacturing challenges. In addition, he leads a multi-university student project focused on distributed design and manufacturing of UAVs. He is the Associate Director of Education and Training at the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Center and Director of Exter- nal Engagement for the Virtual Prototyping of Autonomy-Enabled Ground Systems (VIPR-GS) Center at Clemson University.Venkat Jaya Deep Jakka, Clemson UniversityDr. Rahul

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Evelyn Abagayle Boyd, Clemson University and Colorado School of Mines ; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, JMP2 LLC; Bridget Trogden, American University

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as a corporate structure: lessons learned through CEDCAbstractClemson Engineers for Developing Communities (CEDC) is an engaged service-learning pro-gram open to students of all majors. The course is modeled around a corporate business structurewith students holding roles as program directors, project directors, functional directors, projectmanagers and group members. The organization is currently working on fifteen projects involv-ing global stakeholders including regions throughout the United States, Haiti, Colombia, and Ec-uador. This study focuses on the educational outcomes for students who held leadership positionsin the program. Rooted in Professional Socialization Theory, ten interviews were conducted withCEDC student

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Philip Lee, University of Kentucky; David Parsley, University of Kentucky; Nelson Kudzo Akafuah, University of Kentucky

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recruiting components from 2-year technical colleges and 4-year28 universities. Through strong collaboration with advanced manufacturing industries in Kentucky,29 we find an inventive way to engage with industry partners to bring hands-on and experiential30 learning projects to students in the Fujio Cho Department of Engineering Technology at the31 University of Kentucky. Based on extensive hands-on training, a new curriculum is designed to32 solve practical problems at its center to prepare the future workforce. Most importantly, a new33 curriculum supports not only disadvantaged student groups but also more diverse and34 underrepresented student groups than other programs in the Pigman College of Engineering35 (UK-COE).36 Demand