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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Debra Lasich; Barbara Moskal

Society of Engineers and Scientists (AISES),Asian Student Association (ASA), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and TheSociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). MEP provides these chapters withadministrative, financial and organizational support. The MEP staff meets with the officers ofeach of these organizations at the beginning of the year to provide guidance in the developmentof the organizations' goals and plans to reach those goals.C. Mentored Research ExperienceThe current project expands the opportunities that are already available to female and minoritystudents to include research experience. Each scholarship recipient spends five hours a weekworking with a research advisor on a project within his or her field of study

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer; Eric Kent McKell; David S. Kelley

design,usually not one of the major projects, so that they can see the relationship between theiroriginal sketch, their computer model, and the rapid prototyped part. In EDG II, studentsproduce a rapid prototype of their team design project. In this case students are not onlyable to see the visualization chain from sketch to computer model to part, but they canalso examine some of the assembly issues of their design. Within the assembly designsproduced in EDG II, the interface and fit between components can be simulated andtested.Pro/ENGINEER, I-DEAS, and Rhino are utilized in upper division manufacturing, plas-tics, vehicle design, and industrial design courses. The plan of the faculty within the ETDepartment is to integrate course projects to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John S. Klegka; Robert Rabb

several weeks of free or leave time that cadets are willing to trade for the opportunity toparticipate in an AIAD. AIAD participation is planned before the senior year when most of themilitary graduation requirements have been completed, and the cadet has taken more engineeringcourses (Figure 1). If possible, the AIAD project generates enough interest with the cadet that heor she continues to work on it and progresses it into a capstone project during the senior year.This early exposure and identification of a project allows the cadet to work on a two semestercapstone project if the AIAD partner provides a project of reasonable scope. Additionally, thecooperation with our AIAD partners and sponsors also allows more mentoring by true customers

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Leon L Van Dommelen; Yousef Haik; Namas Chandra

are satisfied with the chat box. There is probably not muchreward in being called to answer an active learning question and having to walk all the way to avideo conferencing computer to say that you do not know the answer. The separate link is also adistraction for the instructor.One of us (LvD) has religiously provided video-conferencing office hours using MSNetMeeting. So far, no students have made use of the opportunity. We believe this is due to thelimited number of true distance students and the trouble of installing, configuring and using thesoftware. We do believe video conferencing has significant benefits to offer and we plan topromote video conferencing more vigorously when we have more true distance students. At thattime we will

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

challenge and an opportunity. The authors share the view that engineering educationhas evolved to become more inclusive and responsive to stakeholders i.e. their constituency.As such engineering programs are becoming less isolated and not restricted to engineeringschools boundaries.A systems perspective brings a sense of inclusiveness into the design process. That is thesystem is composed of functional groups or subsystems that when brought together, all of theparts,(laboratories/classrooms infrastructure, human resources, teaching methods, constituenciesneeds, university mission and a business plan), interact /perform in a way that the outcomessought for the system, are achieved.The systems approach seems consistent with the accreditation criteria

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Sharfstein; Patricia Relue

or a return visit to the lab to view results so that they are able to plan it into their schedules. To alleviate frustration with experimental difficulties, several minor modifications have been made to the laboratory protocols. For PCR amplification of the gene, the number of thermocycles was reduced to allow completion within the laboratory period. A new plasmid was chosen that results in increased expression of β-galactosidase in the cultures. To decrease the time required for purification, the Page

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Harms; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

decision making by students.Residence staffing. Maple Hall is supervised by a full-time Hall Director. In addition, twoundergraduate staff members are assigned to each floor by the Department of Residence. One isthe community advisor (responsible for developing a strong sense of community on the floor).The second undergraduate staff member is the academic resource coordinator (responsible forensuring students have access to academic services and programs).ABE LLC Peer MentorThe ABE LLC also includes a live-in peer mentor, an upper-level ABE student who is housed onthe floor for facilitating activities that help to accomplish the LLC goals. This mentor isaccountable to the ABE LLC Coordinator (Dr. Mickelson) for training and planning. Peermentor

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ming Huang

all should have the ability to designand conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data-skills which are central to practice ofquality engineering. In this paper, we present the plan and implementation of a guided projectthat integrates the learning and application of the Taguchi Method into a hands-on productdesign and test optimization experience. Made popular by Japanese manufacturers, the Taguchimethod has since received widespread acceptance as the de facto standard technique to optimizethe process and quality of engineering in major industries such as automotive and aerospace.With the task of design and construction of a catapult as the context of activities, the projectserves as an ideal vehicle through which students can learn

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Hager; Jacques Lesenne; Dominique Saintive; Richard Devon

could be overcome, a larger problem developed in trying to coordinateinstitutional calendars. In hindsight, more detailed preparation should have been done in thesummer of 1997 to prepare for the collaboration. This must include an explicit and detailedsharing of the calendars, student schedules, laboratory availability, vacation and holiday dates,and so on. We initially overlooked most of this and simply made a verbal understanding that thestudents would be getting together on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Page 3.13.5a Roughly the equivalent of US associate degree Industrial Engineeirng Technology students.Initially, we had planned to have the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Agogino; Ann McKenna

, and a description of the problem you were trying to solve. Explain in Page 3.350.5 the memo how your team came up with the design and why you chose to make it 5 the way you did. If your design worked, explain why you think it worked and if it didn’t, explain what your plan would be to fix it so that it will. Also, describe in the memo what your contribution to the team was.Examples of student memos are shown in Figures 2 and 3. Almost every memo wasaccompanied by a sketch but the sketches are not included due to space considerations. Thesetwo memos are

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Shane Henderson; Leslie A. Olsen; John Birge

subdisciplines such as engineering economics,operations research, inventory control, logistics, route planning, and location analysis. Instead ofsurveying a list of topics, the course provides some basic background on financial decisionmaking and then requires students to work in teams on public-policy oriented case studies. Thecase studies require students to apply technical tools in a "real-life" context, derived from actualconsulting experience; to deal with the ethical, social, political, and communication issuesinherent in real situations; and to communicate the results of their analyses to both managerialand technical audiences. The paper will describe the class, two cases, and the integration of thewriting component; provide a sample syllabus

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Virleen M. Carlson; Susan C. Roberts; Kathryn A. Hollar

theyears are:1. Have a vision of where the program should be in five or ten years. Vision is important not only at the inception of the program but as it grows and evolves. Every year we look forward, making changes based on the needs and comments of our audience, but we also periodically look back at where the program has been. A global self-evaluation every five years7 gives us an idea of how challenges were faced in the past, reminds us to plan for future challenges, and is essential for the success and continuity of the program.2. Identify concerns of the target audience (TAs). As we have demonstrated throughout this paper, our program has been built on suggestions and comments of participants. This commitment to incorporating

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Doepker

of the responsibilities for the faculty mentors are: 1. Provide technical guidance to students for obtaining needed theoretical or applications information. 2. Work with students to establish a plan, identify deliverables and develop a schedule. 3. Follow up with students to assure they are on schedule and will meet deliverables. 4. Assist in preparing students for oral presentations. 5. Understand the context within which the projects must be performed. 6. Ask questions. 7. Serve as a guide on the side for document preparation and scheduling. 8. Provide ideas after students have had a chance to develop concepts and brainstorm. 9. Provide feedback regarding

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Ware; Charles F. Yokomoto

steadily toward closure, and perception describes a preference forthings being open-ended, remaining open to changes. Thus, judging types are said to likethings settled, decided, and planned, and perceptions types are said to like things open-endedand flexible, and they like options and the freedom to adapt as they go. Each individual usesboth judgment and perception, but generally, one is preferred.2.2. Forming Personality Types from the Four ScalesThe four scales, each with two poles, result in sixteen different personality types, each indicatedby a set of four letters, such as ISTJ, ENFP, ENTJ, etc. The ISTJ personality is one who Page

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Butz

to choose whatever action is deemed appropriate. The problemthen becomes: given that a student may do a finite number of things, can the expert systemanalyze what is going on and what tutoring a student needs on what topics? Because this paperis written as the project is developing and well in advance of its presentation, it will be * Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’sDivision of Undergraduate Education through grant DUE #9752417. Page 4.271.1concerned with the planning associated with the implementation of the expert system. Thepresentation will demonstrate the system.2. Interactive

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

will be required. Maple source codeswill be provided and can be downloaded from the project web server.The second module is in planning and is to be developed in the Spring semester of 1999.It addresses the selection of a potential location of facilities in a geographical area. Such aproblem is often referred to as the facility location problem. This class of problems canhave several objectives but the most common one is to reduce the total transportation costand the delivery time. When the distance measure used is Euclidean distance, finding anoptimum solution to the problem involves finding partial derivatives and then solving aset of equations to locate stationary point(s). We have recently solved a real problem inlocation for a company and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jordan Cox; Alan Parkinson

properly sequence content and learning of skills. No graphics were involved, and mostinformation was entered using codes. Mann and Kitchens (1990) describe the development of acurriculum management system for mathematics for the Indianola Public Schools. The programwas used primarily to develop individual plans of study for students, perform assessment, andproduce reports of student progress. Carter (1995) discusses the potential of InformationManagement Systems to “allow for the unobtrusive and automatic acquisition of data describing thekey operations associated with the interlocking cycle of relationships between curriculum,instruction, and assessment” for use in Australian schools. The idea is not to control all activitiesbut to “direct them

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert K. Tener; Vincent Drnevich

, again at Rose-Hulman, and AAHE has scheduled its second conference on assessment forJune, 1998. Page 3.433.3Through these and other contemporary communications, the full intent of ABET Criteria 2000and the range of effective means for carrying it out become increasingly clear. Profound amongthese realizations is the imperative that each assessment means and method must be directlylinked to, and specifically selected to measure outcomes from, the stated objectives of each CEdepartment's individual program. A widely adopted and respected guide to developing outcomes 5assessment plans (Rogers and Sando

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter W. Fisher; Carol Crowley; Connie Kubo Della-Piana

analysis that was planned for the math class wasabandoned. OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCESThe goals of the common project were: to strongly link math and English to engineering in the three course cluster, to demonstrate the multi-disciplinary nature of real problems, to insure that all students understood all of the issues of the project topic, to promote critical thinking, to improve writing skills, to provide students with practical math applications, and to demonstrate the importance of written communication in engineering.All of the goals were met to some degree except strong linking with math and providing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Amazon ; KENNETH OHNEMUS, Amazon; Jessica Blackburn; Anshul Mittal, Amazon; Yan Dong, Amazon; Savannah LaFerriere; Robert Pulvermacher; Marina Dias, Amazon; Alexander Gil; Shahriar Sadighi; Neerav Kumar, Amazon

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

. Thereare five well documented stages of team development (forming-storming-norming-performing-adjourning) as illustrated in Figure 1 per Tuckman [35] who indicated these phases are allnecessary and inevitable in order for a team to grow, face up to challenges, tackle problems, findsolutions, plan work, and deliver results. Over time team effectiveness increases as the team beginsto norm. We have found that integrated (where different roles are specialized but the members ofthe team interact in planned and controlled ways), diverse, and complementary teams (where teammembers are not just integrated but also complement each other) [36] are the most effective andcan achieve the performing stage more quickly. Many sources discuss the typical roles

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raissa Seichi Marchiori, The University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

. This approach seeks to equipfuture construction engineers with the practical skills necessary for success in their careers and tomeet the industry's demands effectively.IntroductionEducation plays a pivotal role in teaching planning. A well-structured teaching method not onlyfacilitates knowledge transfer but also encourages students to challenge their preconceptions andmotivates them to learn [1]. When it comes to engineering education, there are unique peculiaritiesdue to the specific competencies required in this field. Engineering education is characterized bya distinct design in most curriculums [2]. The aim is to cultivate interdisciplinary-minded andhighly talented practitioners possessing innovative thinking and problem-solving

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophia Koop; Thomas Omwando, Simpson University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

DevelopmentGoals. In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution for 2030 that included SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs). These SDGs have prompted changes to the engineering field to solvethese broad issues by increasing the capabilities and capacity of engineering through theinvolvement of young, student populations. It also prompts a change in engineering education tofocus more on sustainability in the curriculum [18].One final solution is the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Strategic Plan. The NSF hassupported multiple engineering education programs, such as Engineering Research Centers(ERCs) as well as the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). The main goal of theseprograms is to support research opportunities for students in

Conference Session

ML and Generative AI Tools and Policies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Amin Amirlatifi, Mississippi State University; Shahram Rahimi; Subash Neupane, Mississippi State University; Sudip Mittal

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

develop an app formobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android devices, for instance. In those situations, andin future online development, we would allow users to establish an account to log in to the system,and the bot would “remember” the conversation with the user, and be better prepared to give morespecific information. We are also planning on developing training functionality to teach users someof the basics of “prompt engineering” to better engage with the bot.After identifying into the four major groups, the user then can ask questions at a prompt. Our initialbeta version had limited information covering 4 of the largest engineering departments on campus,but we have now expanded it to cover nearly 50 academic departments. We further

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5: Self- Efficacy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Luke Morrison, University of South Florida; Chris S Ferekides, University of South Florida; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

engineering practices, primarily focusing on team-basedactivities to promote professional engineering communication, along with helping students createa qualification plan to develop their undergraduate and professional goals in engineering. TheTRUE Capstone projects focus on preparing students for professional engineering problems byincorporating industry partners into the project decision process in order to identify real-worldproblems and solutions for the Capstone teams.In accordance with the RED ideology, a group of students, mentored by an engineeringeducation researcher, decided to apply Participatory Action Research (PAR) to study the role ofnew changes in the department. In this paper, we present the investigation led by one of

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam W Davidson, Duke University; Kip D. Coonley, Duke University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

students enjoyed and highly valued their experience. Teachers were supportiveand recommended expanding the program to other schools.We adapted a college-level lab experience to make it more accessible to high school students andenhanced the campus tour to provide them with a holistic view of university life. We have foundthat the key takeaway from this initiative is the ease and success of the endeavor. Our programrepresents a new contribution to pre-college engineering education by providing high schoolstudents with hands-on exposure to engineering concepts and a glimpse into life as collegestudents. Our future plans include making this an annual event, expanding it to other schools andstudent communities, and improving non-lab activities to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Douglas Jahnke, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

skills.The PRA-TTSI team will primarily collaborate with four local high schools. Additionally, theprogram will be promoted through regional robot competitions and the Annual Science Fair heldin the County. The PRA-TTSI team aims to enroll ten students into the program during the 3rdyear of the grant period. Furthermore, the recruitment efforts of the PRA-TTSI program willspecifically target women, low-income individuals, and traditionally underrepresentedminorities, as outlined in the detailed plan provided in Table 6.Project TimelineThe departments of admissions, financial aid, academic support services, as well as theengineering and technology department will collaborate to ensure compliance with the NSF-ATErequirements for the program. The

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and Human Resources (EHR) and the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)called for increased accessibility to and diversity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields and STEM education to include marginalized and underrepresented people1. In the NSF2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Strategic Goal 1 aims to broaden the participation of the "Missing Millions" orunder-served, underrepresented, and marginalized populations to fully participate in STEM2. Furthermore,the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) is charged by the UnitedStates Congress to advise NSF to increase the full participation of women, historically underrepresentedracial and ethnic populations, and neurodiverse individuals

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Loke, Nanyang Technological University; Jeffrey D Radloff, SUNY, Cortland; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

: whatperceptions and attitudes related to AI usage contribute to PSTs‘ consideration of it as aneducational tool? Implications are provided in the ensuing discussion.Qualitative FindingsFirst, we analyzed the 26 empirical studies to better understand PSTs’ perceptions of AIintegration into STEM education. This qualitative analysis focused on identifying PSTs’perceptions, experiences, and challenges in considering adopting and implementing AI withinSTEM lesson plans. The results revealed several unique themes that are summarized below.Opportunities and Concerns in AI-integrated STEM educationThe first theme that emerged was the collective agreement among PSTs for more proactive useof AI tools in teaching methodologies. According to Kannan (2022), for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rahman Tashakkori, Appalachian State University; Jennifer R. McGee, Appalachian State University; Cindy Norris, Appalachian State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

seminars provided them with new information about career fieldsor topics in their career or helped them learn about something they knew nothing about.Comments across the years about these seminars included: ● “Helped clarify my plans for the future.” ● “It was really helpful to see professors who went through similar struggles and took time to get into their field. They gave advice that meant a lot as well.” ● “They introduced interesting new concepts that are beneficial to my career.” ● “Being able to create connections with people outside of my major. In the pumpkin demo, we were able to interact with our presenter and learn some cool stuff at the same time.” Students who indicated that the various seminars were useful

Conference Session

The Best of Computers in Education Division (COED)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yutong Ai, University of Michigan; Maya Baveja, University of Michigan; Akanksha Girdhar, University of Michigan; Melina O'Dell, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

understanding of threads and sockets, by utilizing resources such astutorials and articles. Make sure to revisit the project specifications multiple times, understanding the overarchingstructure and then processing the individual components involved. You could draft a development plan includingevery major step. Start with establishing communication between Manager and the Workers via sockets. Then, buildupon this facility while keeping in mind the need for infrastructure to work on your other tasks seamlessly. Masteringmodularity and sticking to good design principles like SOLID and DRY could enable you to successfully earmark thefault tolerance feature for the last phase of your project. Start the project in the exact order that components havebeen