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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Suzanne Keilson

PERSONAL REFLECTION ON A SUMMER EXPERIENCE TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS Suzanne Keilson skeilson@loyola.edu Loyola University Maryland 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210Abstract: This paper presents personal reflections on an experience of just a few days of teaching high school andmiddle school girls over the summer in a STEM outreach program. The program is intended to stimulate curiosityand excitement about college in general and education and careers in STEM in particular. This paper intends topromote a deeper conversation about the

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hong Li

andexercises, they learn how best to approach the problems described in the case. With case-basedteaching, students develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading anddiscussing complex, real-life scenarios.When teaching a programming language course, I often found that students lost focus andinterest when I introduced syntax or structure and sometimes the students got confused withoutknowing what they are used for. In the summer of 2012, I joined the CityTech’s effort ofdeveloping a series of case-studies in teaching different subjects.A story with the title of “A ‘Gooey’ Situation” is based on an article from the New York Times,“Accord Reached Settling Lawsuit Over BP Oil Spill” By JOHN SCHWARTZ, Published:March 2, 2012. The

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton

found it to be verysuccessful. We decided that the students should pick their own projects based on their personalinterests, with the thought that students usually provide extra effort and enthusiasm when thesubject is of their choosing. This also allows them to review the materials that they have learnt inprevious courses taken as part of the Alternative Energy and Sustainability minor and reflect onwhich topics they enjoyed most. However, there will indubitably always be a small number ofstudents who try to find an easy topic. Therefore, when allowing students to choose their owntopics, we developed a list of possible topics, including community outreach projects with theUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Phipps Conservatory, and

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Aiman S. Kuzmar

Caskey, “Learning Outcomes in Intensive Courses”, Journal of Continuing Higher Education, Volume 42, No. 2, 1994. 7. Carrie Johnson, “Faculty Speak on the Impact of Time in Accelerated Courses”, Journal of Continuing Higher Education, Volume 57, No. 3, 2009, p149-158. 8. Ann Marie Fauvel, “Reflections on an Interdisciplinary Community-Based Team-Taught Adventure”, Journal of Continuing Higher Education, Volume 58, No. 1, 2010. 9. Jan Pritchard, and Jane Mackenzie, “The Variation in Academics’ Experiences of Teaching in an Intense Study Center Compared with their Traditional University Setting”, Journal of Higher and Further Education, Volume 35, Issue 3, 2011, pp. 339-353. 10

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raju Shrestha; Paul Cotae

the number of bit errors divided by the total numberof bits in the transmitted signal. The transmission loss or information loss in underwater wireless communication isaccompanied by various physical and technical factors which we discussed in an introduction.Besides being channel noisy, underwater wireless communication is affected by surface duct,surface reflection, sound propagation characteristics, bottom bounce etc. Information loss is induced by passing signals via a noisy channel. In our work, conditionalentropy is used to quantify the information loss induced by passing pseudorandom sequencesthrough an underwater channel system. Information loss can mostly be expressed as thedifference of mutual information. The information loss

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mustafa Yasin Yenice; Valbona Bejleri

morerandom variables are cointegrated if each of the series is themselves non-stationary, and theyhave a long run equilibrium relationship among the variables [15]. The purpose of theCointegration tests is to determine whether a group of non - stationary series is cointegrated or not. We have to examine whether or not there exists a long run relationship between variables (stableand non-spurious co-integrated relationship) that based on ADF test resulted as non-stationary timeseries. [16] Engle and Granger introduced the concept of cointegration where economic variablesmight reach a long-run equilibrium that reflects a stable relationship among them. The co- 𝑦 𝑡 = µ + Δ𝑦 𝑡−1 + ⋯ + Δp 𝑦 𝑡−𝑝 + 𝜀 𝑡 ,integration equations are

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph Belton; Ahmet Zeytinci

duration and become a more permanent dwelling.Design Parameters:Each unit shall be fabricated to accommodate an average family of six – two adults andfour children. • Each unit shall have sleeping accommodations • Group assembly space to accommodate living and dining functions • Bathing and hygiene facilities. • Each unit shall be configured to reflect its expansion capabilities.Assumptions: • There is no central sewer and potable water system available. • Potable water will be delivered by truck in situations were there is no public water delivery system. • Toileting facilities will be environmentally friendly systems -- Dry pit, Ecolet units or Clivus Multrum system.Climate: • Haiti has a tropical climate