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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Julius J. Marpaung; Jeff Burke; Josh Weibling

At the University of Houston, we focus on hands-on learning in our curriculum. We begin byintroducing Arduino and Matlab in our freshmen introductory level course, ECE 1331: Computerand Problem Solving. In spring 2016, students have the opportunity to program Arduino usingMatlab in conjunction with an LED matrix to design a game as other institutions [1-4] have alsoused Arduino in their classrooms with great success. Although Dr. Marpaung has received apositive feedback in regards to using a Zumo bot in classroom [5], he believes that he can alsoenhance students’ hands-on learning experience by offering them a different set of projectsinvolving an LED matrix. Lab Assignments Laboratory assignments are

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Lin Lin

Hands on Education in Integrated Curriculum Lin Lin University of Southern Maine1. Introduction:It has been demonstrated by numerous studies that the combination of theory and hands-onexperience is a critical component of engineering education [1]. To teach engineering studentshow to design an experiment, preform a test, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions, etc. arecritical. Hands on laboratory experiences can be delivered in various ways. They are eitherintegrated into courses that contain both lectures and lab components or offered separately as labcourses.Traditionally, mechanical engineering programs offer 2 or 3 mechanical lab

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Rajarajan Subramanian; Grady F. Mathews IV

learners andinstructors) is a key factor which defines the success of online education3.But unfortunately, engineering courses such as that are in need of laboratories, team works,construction site visits, field personnel’s technical presentations cannot be offered through onlinemedium. The physical interactions that are needed in the laboratories and construction sitescannot be offered by the online courses. Such collaborations of educational institutions withindustry and Government are necessary for Civil Engineering program’s success. UndergraduateEngineering students love to have hands-on experience for the most of the courses in theirCourse curriculum. The instructors who teach courses that are complemented by laboratoriesreceive high grade

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala; Kimberly Riegel; George Tremberger; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

are advocating the use of shame and/orpride to activate their emotion.The analysis of linear graphical data includes the technique of extrapolation where the negativeintercept on the x-axis is of interest. One example is the finding of Absolute Zero using thenegative x-axis intercept value when extrapolates from a linear graph of pressure (y-axis) versustemperature (x-axis) in a first year physics laboratory class. One can criticize that anextrapolation to the range of -273 C using measurement data from the range of dry ice (around -78C) to water boiling (100C) is a poor technique; and the similar method of “y-intercept dividedby the slope” would not do better. A critical thinking analysis would demand a student tounderstand the inclusion of

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

methodologicalapproach to the assembly of the building’s envelope, materials and systems. The integration ofbuilding code requirements, life safety, accessibility, building energy systems, structure,construction, and materials are central to effectively achieving design intent. Knowledge fromMaterials and Method of Construction I and II, Energy in Buildings and Graphics are applied tospecific drawing assignments. A residential Type V construction, and a commercial Type II orType III construction, building project will be advanced, resulting in a set of constructiondocuments. Note: This course includes a required laboratory designed to provide extra time forthe studio experience.”3Prior to joining Farmingdale State College, the author was an architect and

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ralph C. Tillinghast; Edward A. Petersen

andmentor them. For students with less demanding aspirations Picatinny has experienced significantsuccess with its STEM Video Competitions. Students create short STEM related videos fordistribution on social media sites. Winning students receive prizes like cameras or GoPro’s.Virtual Science Challenges9 & Internet Based Outreach, while lacking the impact of personalinteractions, can demonstrate effectiveness when other options are not available, as when livingin remote locations with no STEM professionals available for hundreds of kilometers. iii. ToursSchool Field Trips to meet scientists and engineers in their actual laboratories have caused ahigher percentage of participating students to desire STEM careers than other individual types

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Benito Mendoza

On Using Simulators and a Hybrid Approach for an Internetworking Technology Course Benito Mendoza | bmendoza@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Computer Engineering Technology New York City College of TechnologyThis paper presents an implementation of a hybrid course in advanced computer networksfocused on internetworking technologies. Professional networking equipment is expensive andsetting up a big enough networking laboratory can be costly. To overcome this problem, thecourse makes use of online and offline computer networks simulators that help the students topractice the concepts and skills required to obtain a

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Oludare Owolabi

knowledge andconceptual understanding to real-world problems or situations where the instructor directs andfacilitates learning [1]. According to Wurdinger and Carlson, 2010, [1] the classroom,laboratory, or studio can serve as a setting for experiential learning through embedded activitiessuch as case and problem-based studies, guided inquiry, simulations, experiments, or art projects. Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUAccording to University of Texas at Huston, Learning Sciences [2] when students are givenopportunities to learn in authentic situations on campus or in the community like those providedin internships, field placements, clinical experiences, research and service-learning projects