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Joseph A. Donndelinger

Engineering and Computer Science Building) while taking GBEC. In 2016, GBEC class sessions were also held in the Rogers Building. In 2017, however, GBEC Figure 1: Rate of Return Infographic Generated in Class sessions were held in Baylor’s Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. GBEC attendanceIn Assignment 3, students developed retirement plans for statistics showed significant improvement even thoughhypothetical

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Jorge Leon; Angie Hill Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom

the degree program currently seen related to the content beyond advanced technologies.being developed at TAMU. Further, a brief assessment of The curriculum for the MSET at Wayne State Universitythe potential job market awaiting the graduates from this [4] incorporates problem solving skills with communicationprogram, as well as the expected student demand was and project management. The Purdue University onlinepresented. Future work includes continued refinement of Master of Science in Engineering Technology program [1]the curriculum and other program details by drawing upon emphasizes more general objectives such as “design andthe best attributes of currently offered similar programs. guide

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Vijaya Gopu; Ayman Okeil; Roger Seals

scope and amount of content judged to be necessary for aPanel of SHM experts drawn from academia, state meaningful educational experience, the project adopted adepartments of transportation, and private practice. “flipped classroom” type approach. That is, in advance of aGuidance in assessment of the outcomes was provided by classroom discussion session, students reviewed the contentan external evaluator from a major university. Technical modules online that were provided in both PowerPoint andand

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John R. Clegg; Kenneth R. Diller

independent skill, instruction on student engagement. With student students will transfer it to technical contexts outside disengagement as the response variable, the observation of the domain where they originally developed it; categorical variables and the following numerical variables 3. Challenge-based instruction enhances student were included for control purposes (class number, time). The growth in innovative thinking by increasing in-class entirety of every class session was observed, qualified, and engagement, offering frequent and diverse formative recorded (2130 minutes total). assessment, and promoting metacognition; and 4. Following challenge

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Steve E. Watkins; Nancy M. Ostin

Best Practices of Honor Societies Steve E. Watkins1 and Nancy M. Ostin2 1 Missouri University of Science and Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Rolla, Missouri 65409 USA 2 IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 USA E-mail: steve.e.watkins@ieee.org and n.ostin@ieee.org Abstract service learning initiatives, and general engagement for Academic honor societies are widely

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Sarah Seraj; June Young Park; Michael Pieratt

Teaching Engineering Ethics in the Classroom through a Town Hall Meeting Activity Sarah Seraj1*, June Young Park1, Michael Pieratt2 1 Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 301 E Dean Keeton St, Stop C1700, Austin, TX 78712 2 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, CA 92064 *E-mail: sarahseraj@utexas.eduAbstract nature of their projects, even a small mistake or misstep in Engineers often contribute to projects that impact many their work can endanger the health