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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Yifeng Xu, San Francisco State University ; Alexander Carlson, ASPIRES Program; Julissa Rico Ruiz , ASPIRES Program; Karina Reyna; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College

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Recognition Award, the 2006 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society VLSI Transactions Best Paper Award, 2005 SRC Technical Excellence Award, and the Best Paper Award c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #27803 of the 2004 International Conference on Computer Design. He has served on technical program com- mittees of Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design, and International Symposium on Quality Electronics Design.Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Xiaorong Zhang received the B.S. degree in computer science from Huazhong

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Xi Zhou, Northern Arizona University; Fang Lei, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Delbert D Willie, Northern Arizona University; Andrew Chrysler, Northern Arizona University; Liangbo Xie, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Phillip A Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Jie Yang, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #27793The On-going Status of The 3+1 Dual Degree Program in Electrical Engineer-ing and Computer Engineering between Northern Arizona University andChongqing University of Post and TelecommunicationDr. Xi Zhou, Northern Arizona University Dr. Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Sys- tems at Northern Arizona University and is primarily focused on the NAU/CQUPT dual degree program. He completed his Ph.D in Material Science and Engineering in 2014 at Norfolk State University in Vir- ginia. Dr. Zhou’s research interests are in semiconductors and electronics. He

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Yongping Zhang P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ; Wen Cheng P.E.; Ahmed Elaksher P.E., Cal Poly State ; Xudong Jia, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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and opportunities that exist in the transportation industry, the US Department of Transportation(DOT) established various educational initiatives. One of these is the National Summer TransportationInstitute (NSTI) that aims at providing middle or high school students the opportunity to spend a fewweeks in a prominent accredited college/university, in which they receive a realistic college previewgeared at transportation related coursework. In summer 2018, under the theme “Modern Design Tools inTransportation Engineering: How to Prepare Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games?”, California StatePolytechnic University, Pomona (CPP) was selected as one of the four host sites for the NSTI program. Themain goal of the program was to motivate

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Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Paper ID #27797Impact of varying in-class time on student performance and attitudes in aflipped introductory computer programming courseDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, computer programming, and numerical methods. Paul’s current research interests involve studying the impact of technology in engineering

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Adrian Bituin, ASPIRES Program: Canada College & San Francisco State University; Krystal Kyain, Skyline College; Yardley Ordonez, Chico State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Wen Li Tang, San Francisco State University; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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the excitement of state-of-the-art research. Ascan be seen from Tables 1, the internship program helped participating students better understandresearch and science, and how to relate the theory to real-world problems and implement theresearch outcomes to tackle these problems. This learning exercise contributed to the increase ofstudents’ independency toward the goal of graduating mature, independent, informed, andglobally competitive STEM graduates. The program showed that even students with little or nobackground in engineering courses or research topics were able to succeed in the program andexperience the excitement of research. It also demonstrated that the ASPIRES program offers aneffective way to engage students from a community

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Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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five female undergraduate students who have hadengineering internship experiences and are currently enrolled at a Large Public Southwestern R1Institution. The research project described in this work-in-progress paper details the plans toaccomplish the following research objective: to document and describe the industry experiencesof female engineering undergraduate students in relation to their learning experiences back in theclassroom. The narrative stories, which have not yet been constructed until the IRB is approvedfor data collection, are guided thematically by examining the female students’ perspectivesbefore, during, and after their internship experience. This paper serves to explore how thediffering experiences of classwork and

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Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Masood Shahverdi, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles

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improving student success and has led a number of engineering education projects. He is cur- rently the Director of the First-Year Experience program at ECST (FYrE@ECST). He has also developed an open access, web-based audience response system (educatools.com).Prof. Adel Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles After finishing his BS in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles, Adel A. Sharif continued with graduate studies in Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Irvine. He earned his MS and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 1995 and 1998, respectively. Upon graduation, he accepted a postdoctoral position at Los Alamos National Lab, where he worked on

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podcasts and this paper contributes to that emerging effort, inparticular in the context of engineering education. This paper presents the author’simplementation of a team assignment to create a podcast about a topic related to one of theGrand Challenges of Engineering. Student teams researched a chosen aspect of a GrandChallenge; they collaborated to ensure a cohesive vision for the podcast; they prepared questionsand recorded interviews with guests; they assembled their individual segments into a cogentstructure depending upon the podcast genre selected by the team. The paper addresses bothpedagogical and practical aspects of the assignment and presents learning objectives andassessments. Additionally, ABET outcomes are considered. Finally

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Pejman Akbari, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona ; Brad Kevin Thomas, Electro Mechanical Systems Engineering Technology; Christopher John Tait, Cal Poly Pomona; Colby Stark

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ofEngineering. Electromechanical Engineering Technology (EMET) Department as one of theundergraduate engineering programs incorporates theory and practice in a learning-centeredenvironment. The EMET program prepares students for careers in industry and emphasis is placedon application of engineering principles in solving real world problems. Successful students aftergraduation often find various opportunities in manufacturing, design, and many other related areas.After completing core courses, the EMET students are eligible and required to take a few electivecourses during their junior and senior years. These elective courses are specifically designed tohelp the students develop skills that are of use to industry. In other words, the elective

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Zoe J. Wood, Cal Poly; Enrica Lovaglio Costello, CalPoly; Aaron W Keen, California Polytechnic State University; Christian Eckhardt, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

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 installations and performances, as well as designers of interactive  narratives and experiences.  Within the context of this growing industry and students’ need, we  choose to more carefully examine students’ interest in creating a joint academic program  between technology and art.    Related Work and Foundations of CIA    Programs focused on the integration of engineering and art for the purpose of interactive  entertainment are not new.  Some of the older successful programs include, Carnegie Mellon’s  “Integrative Design, Art and Technology’ program, USC’s “Interactive Media & Game  Division”, Clemson’s “Digital Production Arts” and

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Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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orientationthroughout the project, teams complete a series of debriefs / performance critiques related tothe written documents, oral presentations, and team interactions.Other engineering programs may develop similar strategies to close the preparation gap at theirown institutions. Once they decide what knowledge students need (e.g., how to make groupdecisions, how to mediate conflict, how to develop a team-first attitude), they can designexercises that allow students to practice the requisite skills and abilities. These exercises maybe developed with the assistance of colleagues from communication, business, or engineeringmanagement. Once students complete these exercises, they can be given needed feedback. Byproviding iterative practice, engineering faculty

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He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles

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. Background Information Flipped classroom design and teaching of the lower division major related circuit analysiscourse “ME 2040 – Circuit Analysis for Mechanical Engineers” is part of the project “PromotingActive Learning Strategies through the Flipped Classroom Model in STEM Gateway Courses”,which is funded by the First in the World program of the U.S. Department of Education. Thisproject aims to build student-centered solutions into gateway STEM courses, including pre-calculus, calculus, and physics, as well as several fundamental engineering and computer sciencecourses. In fact, the exploration for effective teaching of ME 2040 has never stopped, multipleiterations of redesign have been performed. These modifications were mostly focused

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Lily Xiaolei Chen, California State University, Los Angeles

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detail,correspondingly.1.1. Plan for specific learning outcomesAt the early stage of course planning and designing, the following questions were asked: • What should be the teaching goals and learning outcomes of this course? • What are the components that should be included/covered in the curriculum to achieve these goals/outcomes? • What are the best teaching approaches to achieve these goals/outcomes?The exploration started with the first question. Since the new course is planned to helpstudents develop a practical and technical understanding of concepts related to humanfactors in fire protection, in course planning stage, an official document from SFPE(Society of Fire Protection Engineer), “Draft of the SFPE Guide to Human

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Christine E King, University of California Irvine

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, where she focused on wireless health monitoring for stroke and pediatric asthma. Her current research is on engineering education, specializing in pedagogy strategies to promote learning in design-build-test courses, including senior design, computer programming, and computer-aided-design courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing Effectiveness of a Ground Rule System for Group Work in Large Engineering CoursesAbstract:Group work has become common practice in engineering education, as it allows students to learnteamwork skills while applying them to the course material. In particular, group work allowsstudents to develop relationships among

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Ricardo Jesus Colin, San Francisco State University; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Danny Daneth Ceron Garcia

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embedded systems, wearable technologies, neural-machine interface, and cyber-physical systems.Ricardo Jesus Colin, San Francisco State University Ricardo Colin is currently a junior in San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, majoring in Computer Engineering. His research interest includes embedded systems and wireless technology, and hopes to pursue a position which will enable him to use his STEM skills.Mr. Alex David, San Francisco State University Currently a student at SFSU in the Embedded Electrical and Computer Systems program. Focusing on real time embedded machine learning and cloud/edge computing.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille S. Johnson, San Jose State University

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Paper ID #27845Progress on Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Growth Mindset and Be-longing Interventions in a Freshman Engineering ClassDr. Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University Dr. Jinny Rhee is the associate dean of the College of Engineering at San Jose State University. She oversees all aspects of the undergraduate programs in the college. Her research interests include admin- istration of programs supporting student success, in addition to thermal management of heat and power systems. Dr. Rhee received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University (1995).Prof. Camille S. Johnson, San Jose State University

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Michael Gee, Canada College; Anthony Akash Lal; Alex E Hercules; Tyler Sheaves, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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automation of complex integrated circuit workflows and low- level device architecture. Each Summer since joining NeCRL, he has assisted in the ASPIRES Summer bridge program which aims to assist first-generation college students, in underrepresented groups, study- ing STEM fields, transition from community colleges into research roles at four-year universities. Tyler has been a researcher at NeCRL since 2016 and will be graduating with a Masters in Embedded Electrical and Computer Systems in Fall of 2019.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines

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Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Maciek Czyz

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studentresponses to problems where a decision (would you approve this mission?) followed acalculation. High intuition was indicated by making the correct decision through accuratereasoning. Our previous work suggests that engineering intuition may be best discernible through“stretch” problems. A “stretch” problem is one that requires information beyond the problemstatement but is related to prior knowledge which is easily found by other resources such as theinternet or a textbook [7]-[9]. We have not performed a study to determine if this tool willenhance student’s learning, but previous studies on virtual experiments have shown learninggains [10]-[13].Issues with developing intuition often first arise in the decision regarding what problem to use

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David A Trevas, Northern Arizona University; John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #27892Improving Machine Design Instruction by Developing Computational DesignToolsDr. David A Trevas, Northern Arizona University Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, 2016-present. Visiting Assistant Professor in Engineering at the University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas), 2015-16. Held various positions in mechanical engineering and computer programming at Exxon Production Research, University of Texas Medical School, Halliburton, Baker-Hughes, GE Oil & Gas, and Cooper Power Sys- tems.Dr. John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University Dr. John Tester is a Professor in

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Camaryn Elizabeth Chambers, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Alidod Ghazvini; Lisa Marie Kusakabe

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BackgroundAdmission to engineering and computer science programs in the United States is often basedlargely, if not solely on traditional measures of academic achievement such as standardized testscores (e.g. SAT and/or ACT), high school grade point average, high school rank or postsecondarygrades from community college or university.1 Unfortunately, studies have shown that thesemeasures may be poor predictors of academic success in most disciplines;2 moreover, preliminaryanalysis of data collected in this project show that SAT may predict only about 10% of the variancein students’ self-reported Grade Point Average (GPA), while a group of ten Non-Cognitive andAffective (NCA) factors taken together predict 26% of this variance.3 We are exploring what

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. Linking University activities to real-worldapplications and cutting-edge technologies, as a research-informed service-learning project, resultsin engaging, attractive, and rewarding experience for the students. 2. Research-informed projects for engineering students In this section, examples of multidisciplinary research-informed projects for graduate andundergraduate engineering programs are introduced, particularly related to the fields of dynamicsand mechatronics. The aim of the research-informed activities is to train the students in engineeringand preparing them for solving the 21st century engineering problems in industry and contributepositively to the society. Research-informed undergraduate and graduate projects allow studentsto gain

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Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLO; Julia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health

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collaborate withengineering dynamics students in order to analyze quantified data related to the kinetics andkinematics of juggling trials. By allowing for this collaboration, both kinesiology students andengineering students were able to avoid a “one-way lecture” style of learning, and were able toexperience a more active learning method [2]. The goals of our project were to (1) observe theeffects of exposing undergraduate kinesiology students to motion capture technology in order tograsp concepts of motor learning, (2) allow kinesiology students to review numerical andgraphical kinematic data of juggling trends, and (3) give engineering students the opportunity touse data from a real life situation to calculate kinematic and kinetic

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doing” and one of the core values of “servicelearning”, the service learning project evaluates the quality of instruction by integrating the state-of-the-art technologies in an interdisciplinary project. It addresses Cal Poly Pomona’srecognition of its responsibilities to the community and the importance of applying andadvancing sustainable practices in our campus classrooms. It also provides a welcomingenvironment for prospective students to learn about Cal Poly Pomona.College of Engineering at CPP has Outreach Offices responsible for community developmentand outreach programs. The outreach programs enhance the College of Engineering’scommitment to support underserved populations by recruiting and graduating increased numbersof historically

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Obispo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Laboratory Course Development for Biomedical Signals and SystemsAbstractWe have developed a MATLAB-based set of laboratory experiences for junior levelundergraduate students in Biomedical Engineering that focuses on integrating foundationalknowledge outside the discipline in to a systems analysis focused set of exercises. BiomedicalEngineering curricula tend to focus on a breadth of topics and require the development ofsignificant foundational knowledge outside of core program courses. This often leads to programsequences where students don’t interact with major specific courses until their junior year.Students, at

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Mohammad N Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Shatha Jawad Jawad, National University

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courses can be integrated into the curricula ofcomputer science, engineering, and related programs to address future workforce developmentissues. A multifaceted strategy for boosting enrollment, retention and successful graduation inquantum computing is proposed in order to address workforce development issues because weneed to succeed in the tough competition we are facing from other countries.INTRODUCTIONA well-designed workforce development plan supports all aspects of an educational system andpropels the economy forward by providing learners with skills that are in increasing demand [1].New technology based economies with emerging engineering and computing tasks need adiversified work force with innovative problem solving skills. The

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, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. Due to thechallenging nature of the topics, ME 4061 had become a bottleneck course for many students.In recent years, the mechanical engineering program at Cal State LA has experienced explosivegrowth in undergraduate enrollment, growing from 234 students in Fall 2007 to 890 students inFall 20181,2. This led to increases in class size and limited student interactions with faculty3.Furthermore, the majority of mechanical engineering students at Cal State LA come fromsocioeconomically disadvantaged families and are often the first in their families to attendcollege. Many hold part-time or full-time jobs to support their education and family. Theircomplex lives result in suboptimal learning environments and

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, pp. 115–127, 2009.[15] D. E. Hammond and C. Shoemaker, “Are there differences in academic and social integration of College of Agriculture Master’s students in campus based, online and mixed programs?,” NACTA J., vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 180–188, 2014.[16] B. Simunich, D. B. Robins, and V. Kelly, “The impact of findability on student motivation, self-efficacy, and perceptions of online course quality,” Am. J. Distance Educ., vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 174–185, 2015.[17] “Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines,” Washington, DC.[18] S. J. Guastello, Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics: A Systems Approach, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2014.[19] N. Sclater, Learning analytics explained. New York, NY

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Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Rich Yonts, Teradata; Benjamin W Cashman, National University; Richard S. Clark, National University ; Brett Nieman

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Paper ID #27872BLOCKSCRIPTS – A BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSITY TRAN-SCRIPTSDr. Ronald P. Uhlig, National University From 2010-2014, Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig was Dean, School of Business and Management, National Uni- versity, La Jolla, CA. He returned to the faculty of the School of Engineering and Computing in 2014 as Lead Faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program. During 2005-2010 he served the School of Engineering and Technology in multiple positions including Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, and Lead Faculty of the Master of Science in Wireless Com- munications

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://www.asethome.org/mathfoundations/tmd/. Applications of Turing Machines in otherfields were discussed using different representations. Software design tools based on statechartsproposed by David Harel have been very popular for modeling dynamic aspects of software.Statecharts are simplified Turing Machines presented in a graphical notation that is appropriatefor explaining software design and development features in an intuitive way.INTRODUCTIONExcept in highly selective colleges, most engineering and computing programs struggle withmathematics readiness problems and offer developmental (or remedial) math courses. Variousstudies have examined declining mathematics readiness of first-year college students andsuggested different types of remedies [2, 10, 40

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Paper ID #27796Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Com-petitionsDr. John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Oliver is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and the director of Computer Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His field of expertise is in computer architecture and system performance analysis with a growing interest in cybersecurity. His teaching activities focus on embedded systems and digital circuit design.Cassidy Elwell, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo c American Society for