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Operations of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program During a Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Virtual Conference

Publication Date

July 26, 2021

Start Date

July 26, 2021

End Date

July 19, 2022

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Page Count

20

DOI

10.18260/1-2--37546

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https://peer.asee.org/37546

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427

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Jeremy Straub North Dakota State University

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Jeremy Straub is the Director of the NDSU Institute for Cyber Security Education and Research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the North Dakota State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Scientific Computing, an M.S. and an M.B.A. and has published over 40 journal articles and over 120 full conference papers, in addition to making numerous other conference presentations. Straub’s research spans the gauntlet between technology, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences.

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Abstract

COVID-19 dramatically changed research experience for undergraduates (REU) programs during the summer of 2020. Given the uncertainty about the ability to conduct future REU programs onsite amidst a pandemic of unknown duration, it was decided to undertake the development of a model for online-based REUs and evaluate it using the evaluation tools that have been applied for some time to onsite programs. This paper presents the REU program at North Dakota State University during the summer of 2020 and its assessment. An overview of the program, as it ran in 2020, is provided. This is compared to the way the program operated in prior years as an onsite program. Specific changes that were made and their impact on the equivalency of the program to prior years are discussed. The approach used is presented as a model for potential use by other programs in the future.

Straub, J. (2021, July), Operations of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program During a Pandemic Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37546

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