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== <span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Strategy 2: Reward students for pursuing their personal development goals&nbsp;</span></span> ==<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Tactic:&nbsp;</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">* Allow formation of groups to define their own problem statement for an extra credit semester-long project that applies the theoretical principles learned in class on a topic of interest of the students</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">* After 4 weeks of accelerated instructional lectures that cover all the fundamental theoretical principles of the class, the project is released. As a result, the students will be able to apply theoretical principles taught in class on a project that lies within an area of interest to them, ensuring that they visualize the curriculum of the class as a stepping stone in achieving their personal goals</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">** Giving the students the opportunity to define their own problem statement will trigger their curiosity to explore the material to a deeper level of understanding</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">** The group project will foster a collaborative culture instead of the competitive culture that is present in most classroom environments, that will extend beyond the group project module to the lectures, recitations, written assignments etc</span></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1c10d2c-7fff-b03b-a20f-8e9a65ba875b">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Owner:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Stefanos Charalambous</span></span></li></ul>