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This paper, from Michael Jones of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, covers privacy and security issues at a small university. The paper identifies security and privacy strategies already in place, explores how these are dealt with in different departments procedures,...

This report, from Wayne W. Welch of the University of Minnesota, studies the impact and sustainability of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program. Specifically, the paper focuses on a model developed in relation to sustainability success. The model is composed of...

This resource, provided by Florida State University, is a report of an online focus group that was created by the Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways That Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband project. The goal of this National Science Foundation Advanced Technological...

This tutorial is provided by National Instruments and includes information on analog circuits. Topics covered include Basic Analog Circuits; Analog Sampling Basics; Sampling Quality; Windowing: Optimizing FFTs Using Window Functions; Dithering, Layout, and High-Quality Components: Tools to Decrease...

This tutorial is provided by National Instruments and covers the basics of analog sampling quality. Topics include Resolution, Measurement Sensitivity, Accuracy and Example Accuracy Calculation, and Difference between Precision and Accuracy. The page also includes a video demonstration on analog...

In this 4-page interview, IWITTS’s Executive Director Donna Milgram shares proven strategies STEM educators can use to recruit and retain more women and girls to their STEM courses. Milgram points out some common misconceptions about the best way to recruit and retain more female students to STEM,...

This 33-page paper, written by Susan Payne Carter and Brian J. Miller, discusses transition assistance for Veterans in the United States. "This paper analyzes which active duty enlisted U.S. soldiers are most likely to apply for Unemployment Compensation benefits and offers recommendations for...

This 11-page paper, provided by the American Society for Engineering Education, discusses the creation of an innovative framework from the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) NSF Math/Science Partnership at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This...

This paper, written by Hugh Herr and Marko B. Popovic, provides a comprehensive study of human walking that focuses on whole-body rotational behavior. The researcher used a 16-segment human model and data on gait from human participants to examine segmental contributions to whole-body angular...

This short article reviews the different types of questions that can be effectively asked in class to promote active learning, with particular relevance for the engineering classroom.