Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aarti Narayanan, Magnificat High School; Ganapathy Narayanan, The University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

one Button Element is developed using Maplet command line approachconsisting of ‘Button’ element along with the ‘Label’ or ‘Text’ Element, as shown in Figure 2-A With(Maplets[Elements]); Maplets[Display] (Maplet( [ [“Hello World”, Button(“OK”, Shutdown( ) ) ] ] ) ); Figure 2-A: Hello World Maplet with one ButtonMaplet Example 2-B: ‘myMapletList’ MapletThe above Maplet Example 2-A can be rewritten in a more generic form of ‘myMapletList’variable as input argument to the Maplet command (as shown below in Figure 2-B), where‘myMapletList’ expression for this example is the same as the Maplet List consisting of

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

) __________ The primary constituents of the program are: Constituents Consulted on When Objectives (Yes/No) 1. _________________________ _______ _____ 2. _________________________ _______ _____ 3. _________________________ _______ _____ 4. _________________________ _______ _____ B. Program Outcomes in effect during the last AY – attach as Appendix 2 Last updated/reviewed by program faculty (date) __________ C. Program has an Assessment Plan – Attach as Appendix 3 a. Yes _____ No ____ Last updated

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

to five alternative answers,an indication of the correct answer, and an explanation. As soon as a question is contributed it isavailable in the “Unanswered Questions” section for other users enrolled in the course. Page 15.540.3Figure 1: Examples of the PeerWise interface. A) The main menu is divided into 3 sections: the questions that thestudent has contributed, the questions contributed by others that the student has answered, and the questionscontributed by others that the student has not answered. B) A list of all the questions the student has not answered isprovided and can be sorted by multiple features.“Unanswered Questions” are

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

]: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1967.[4] D. P. Ausubel and F. G. Robinson, School learning; an introduction to educational psychology. New York,: Holt, 1969.[5] J. Bruner, "Learning and thinking," Harvard Educational Review, vol. 29, pp. 184-192, 1959.[6] B. E. Cline, C. C. Brewster, and R. D. Fell, "A rule-based system for automatically evaluating student concept maps," Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 37, pp. 2282-2291, March 15, 2010 2009.[7] S. H. Harrison, J. L. Wallace, D. Ebert-May, and D. B. Luckie, "C-Tools Automated Grading For Online Concept Maps Works Well With A Little Help From "Wordnet"," in First International Conference on Concept Mapping, Pamplona, Spain, 2004.[8] D

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

withdrew from the class after census date which istypically in the second week of class. At the University of Texas at San Antonio, studentscan withdraw from a class up to the tenth week in a 16 week semester. The typical classsize is less than 70 students. Only 6 of the 24 classes had more than 50 students. The totalnumber of student is N.Table 1. Grades for ten instructors teaching 24 classes of engineering statics. Instructor Class A B C D F W N GPAW stdGPAW i1 1 3 4 4 1 5 3 20 1.65 1.66 i2 2 10 13 13 4 6 4 50 2.18 1.45 i3 3 3 5 7 0 2 2 19 2.16 1.42 i4 4 4 9 10 5

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Qiubin Zhao; Xingguo Xiong

equals to the bottom capacitance. If there is anon-zero external pressure, the top silicon diaphragm is pressed down so that the topcapacitance gap is reduced, as shown in Figure 2(a). As a result, the top and bottomcapacitance gaps are not equal any more. A control circuitry will sense this capacitancechange, and a certain DC driving voltage is applied between the bottom gold electrode on theSiC plate and the silicon substrate, so that an electrostatic force is generated to pull down theSiC plate to the middle of the gap, as shown in Figure 2(b). In this way, the top capacitance isstill equal to the bottom capacitance and the device works in a closed-loop mode. If theexternal pressure is large, the top silicon diaphragm deforms more, and a

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

engineering design through project oriented capstone courses.” Journal of Engineering Education, 86, pp.17-28, 1997.[2] C. Dym. “Teaching design to freshmen: style and content.” Journal of Engineering Education, 83, pp.303- 10, 1994.[3] S. Campbell and C. L. Colbeck. “Teaching and assessing engineering design: a review of the research.” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 1998.[4] P. H. Gregson and T. A. Little. “Design contests for teaching electrical engineering design.” International Journal of Engineering Education, 14, pp.367-74, 1998[5] B. M. Olds, B. M. Moskal, and R. L. Miller. “Assessment in Engineering Education: Evolution, Approaches and Future

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

continuedinterest in serving as productive contributors in our continuously changing world. These firstyear engineers demonstrated that they are up to the challenge.Appendix A: Four phases of Technical Project Management2Phase I - Conception PhaseActivity 1: Select the Project a. Choose a Project – Brainstorm with others to choose a project b. Select one of the proposed projects or suggest another project. Come up with a concept first formulated in the mind of one or more persons. It may be a concept that can be designed or developed immediately, or it may require further study.Activity 2: Organize a Team a. Choose 2 – 4 class members/TeamActivity 3: Initiate conception Phase Documents a

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

continuedinterest in serving as productive contributors in our continuously changing world. These firstyear engineers demonstrated that they are up to the challenge.Appendix A: Four phases of Technical Project Management2Phase I - Conception PhaseActivity 1: Select the Project a. Choose a Project – Brainstorm with others to choose a project b. Select one of the proposed projects or suggest another project. Come up with a concept first formulated in the mind of one or more persons. It may be a concept that can be designed or developed immediately, or it may require further study.Activity 2: Organize a Team a. Choose 2 – 4 class members/TeamActivity 3: Initiate conception Phase Documents a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-166: INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND EDUCATIONHoward Eisner, George Washington University Page 15.738.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND EDUCATIONAbstract This paper explores innovative approaches to both the engineering design process as well aseducation regarding engineering design. First, the engineering design process is discussed as adistinct two stage procedure involving (a) architectural design, and (b) subsystem design. Thesteps in these two stages are articulated and examined. Innovative aspects of the engineeringdesign process are then discussed in terms of some of the ways of “thinking outside the box

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

received her S.B. and S.M. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Sc.D. in Medical Engineering from the joint Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She teaches the required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumentation and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences.Robert Roemer, University of Utah Robert B. Roemer is currently a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He received his B.S

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; Dennis Silage, Temple University; Michael Baginski, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

plates, as shown in Figure 1(b). (a) (b)Figure 1: (a) Configuration of rectangular conduction plates with a uniform charge distribution(b) actual electrostatic defection platesThe intentionally vague specification of the task is to calculate the vector electric field at anarbitrary location P(x,y,z) for a specific uniform charge density S. The width X1 and length Z1of the rectangular plates, the angle and the charge density S are randomly assigned to eachstudent to avoid direct duplication of the results.The course learning objective is to effect the translation of a problem to an engineering analysisto be solved by discrete summation, rather than integration, and to formulate a

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

M. Nazrul Islam

Student Involvement in the Class M. azrul Islam Email: islamn@farmingdale.edu Security Systems, State University of New York at Farmingdale, 2350 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale, New YorkAbstract: The main objective of teaching is to get the students learn the topic and train them for real life.Different Professors employ different techniques and methods to teach a class. Most of their focus is tomake the lecture interesting, illustrative and elaborate. But it actually does not matter how much effort aProfessor puts to developing the lecture materials if the audience is not paying attention to the lecture.The

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

comprised 79%of the course. All students enrolled were Hispanic. 79% of students reported a family income of$60,000 or less. An interesting statistic is that only 21% of the students responding had Englishas a first language.Table 2 contains the evaluation of student performance. Student performance was classified aseither exceptional, effective, acceptable or unsatisfactory. These levels of performance Page 15.1185.7correspond to approximately A-level, B-level, C-level or failing-level of performance. Ingeneral, students performed at a high level, either exceptional or effective. For the learning goalof applying appropriate statistical and graphical

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers in evaluating landscapes as sites for structures. b. (Lesson 2) Students will be able to identify and explain the role of geotechnical engineers in evaluating landscapes to decide how and where to build foundations for structures. 2. Design challenge: choosing sites and preparing foundations a. (Lesson 1) Students will be able to identify factors affecting whether a site is a good choice for building a structure and explain why these factors are important. b. (Lesson 1) Students will be able to identify and explain ways that a structure is affected by its site. c. (Lesson 2) Students will be able to explain the role of pier foundations in anchoring a building, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

who did not take the junior Page 15.384.2nanosystems laboratory course).I. IntroductionNanotechnology education is evolving from the inclusion of a broad freshman/sophomore leveloverview courses to greater depth leading to certificates, concentrations, and minors. _ hasdeveloped a complete B. S. level Nanosystems Engineering Degree. Details of the structure ofthis program have been delineated in the literature1,2. The approach utilizes a common freshmanengineering sequence, a nanosystems specific sophomore introductory course, and a junior levelnanosystems seminar course. Pre-existing graduate microsystems engineering courses areutilized to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Peter S. Rourke

, with the center of the arc described as a relative distance on theI and J axes. G02 is used for clockwise rotation, G03 for counter-clockwise. Line N0050 in figure one isan example, cutting the upper arc on the capital B. When the program coding is complete theverification software will display the cutter moving along the path. Figure 1 shows the completed toolpath takenm from the software.If it is possible to cut the part on a small gantry or similar, inexpensive CNC machine tool, it will add tothe overall experience. If one is not available, this type of activity may become an outreach opportunityto an engineering institute willing to share their equipment. Figure 2 shows a completed block cut on a3-D Techno-Isel gantry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; James Hagarman, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

Gogotsi — Professor of Materials Science & Engineering in Drexel’s College of Engineering and Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute (DNI). Dr. Gogotsi’s research is focused on the fundamental and applied aspects of synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials (nanotubes, nanodiamond and nanoporous carbons), ceramic nanoparticles (whiskers, nanowires, etc) and composites. Dr. Gogotsi has extensive experience with NSF-funded education and training programs including an IGERT Ph.D. training program and an RET teacher training program, both of which are focused on nanotechnology.Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University Dhruv Sakalley received a B. S. degree in engineering from

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

F F = = B A B A F section of cable, F F F F

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

these uses. It’spossible for student A to register a partnership with student B, while student B says (s)he’spartnering with student C, for example. These discrepancies need to be resolved manually. Insigning up, there’s no way to enforce a limit on how many students (or teams) can sign up for thesame topic. I tried using a Google spreadsheet, identifying particular cells as the “slots” for aparticular topic. But some students overwrote each other’s entries, or placed their names in cellsadjacent to the specified cells, because the specified cells were already taken. Page 15.1177.14Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

student learning. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University Sherrill B. Biggers is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He has over 29 years of experience in teaching engineering mechanics, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials at two universities. His technical research is in the computational mechanics and optimal design of advanced composite structures. He developed advanced structural mechanics design methods in the aerospace industry for over 10 years. Recently he has also contributed to

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jim Fischer; Claude Kansaku

74 Work in Progress: An Applied Mathematics/Software Engineering Co-Development Project to Dynamically Predict High-Altitude Balloon Position Using Quasi Real-Time Data Jim Fischer, Claude Kansaku Mathematics Department/Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department Oregon Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThis paper describes work in progress of a software engineering/mathematics multi-disciplinarydevelopment project in support of student ballooning. The National Space Grant Student SatelliteProgram1 incorporates high-altitude balloon launches as the

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech; David Bailey, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Thomas Walker, Virginia Tech; Steven Lee, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

2|Pagehas a 2.4 GHz (802.11 b and g) and 5 GHz (802.11a) radio. Each access point in the classroomis connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet edge switch. The switch has a 1000 Mbps connection to thebuilding distribution switch.Theoretically, the available bandwidth in the room is 54 Mbps per radio. Realistically, we canonly achieve about half of that under perfect situations. This is because of the half duplexoperation of the radios, overhead in packet headers and 802.11 control messages. Therefore, eachradio (2 per WAP) can provide approximately 25 Mbps under ideal circumstances. Thisbandwidth is shared by all clients associated to the radio.The goal of the classroom wireless design is to achieve an environment that provides the mostefficient use

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Hyman, University of Missouri; Jim Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri

conducted by Dr. Borgford-Parnell, a co-author of this paper.The evaluation and assessment plan is intended to provide the necessary data and analysis to: (a)make improvements to and inform the effectiveness of the project-based curricular andassessment components in the participating courses, (b) develop and improve the new Design Page 15.339.5Management and Design Synthesis and Implementation courses and their integration activities,(c) improve the processes by which participating instructors are supported, and (c) describe(summatively) the level of success of both the overall project and it’s individual components inorder to facilitate adoption and

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

benoted that the total amount of funding may not be a direct indicator of the faculty and graduate Page 15.225.3student effort promised for each project.A Sample CaseAt a basic level we can consider a department with five pending proposals. Proposal Funding ($) A $ 124,000 B $ 211,695 C $ 665,644 D $ 4,225 E $ 50,000

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Yong Pei, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

defines the transmitted waveforms anddemodulates the received waveforms. Software radio has led the trend in the wirelesscommunication arena to design and build wireless communication systems using reconfigurablesoftware rather than fixed hardware. We see this as an opportunity for STEM educationinnovation by bringing in this new technology within a limited budget. Figure 2. (a) USRP software radio board; (b) Current teaching lab setup.At Wright State University, in the past several years, we have experimented in our undergraduatewireless communication course (EE421) with off-the-shelf Universal Software Radio Peripheral(USRP) boards7 that support GNU software radio8 for course laboratories. Figure 2(a) shows apicture of a USRP board

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aezeden Mohamed, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

is taken in designing the projects to ensure that they are firmly grounded in engineeringsystem design. In this course they learn to build their circuit on a basic breadboard, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Basic controller (a) Breadboard with a sample IC chip (b) Ribbon CableA typical electronics project is the design of a controller for a model 3-story elevator. Unlike the otherprojects, all materials are provided for the circuit building project. A typical breadboard assembly is shown inFigure 2. This is usually connected to either the top or bottom two rows on the board to supply GND+6Vthrough the student’s breadboard to the elevator main power bus. Students wire their IC pins to the ribboncable that connects the controller

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology; Pao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology; Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

been tabulated in Table 3. Page 15.1327.6 Table 3 the distribution of participants in each universities University Freshmen Sophomores Total A 111 77 188 B 83 88 171 C 80 74 154 Total 274 239 513 Among them, University A is a public university of technology while University B and Care private institutions. Most students enrolled in technical

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and thepower rails for the amplifier. We again note that many non-major (as well as freshmen major)students quite often forget to power the amplifier in the laboratory. This is a very typical mistakethat should be explained in class from the very beginning of the amplifier topic. The samestrategy is applicable to a push-pull transistor amplifier.Fig. 1. Current flow in a non-inverting amplifier operating in a) push mode, and b) pull mode.The path of the load current is marked in bold. The same concept applies to the push-pulltransistor amplifiers (when studied in class). Page 15.1048.33. Basic semiconductor (diode) theory - is it difficult

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, GSU

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

skill students are expected to acquire from the program to prepare them to achievethe program educational objectives”. The following outcomes were approved by the IAB andEET faculty:General skills EET students are expected to possess upon completion of their course workinclude: (a) An appropriate mastery of the knowledge, skills and modern tools of electrical and electronic engineering technology including an ability to use computers and computer-aided design tools effectively. (b) An ability to apply relevant knowledge to achieve feasible and practical results, while also adapting to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. (c) An ability to plan and conduct