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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Adel Setoodehnia; Andrew Pantaleo

1 Understanding Physics Concepts through Project Based Learning Adel Setoodehnia (Student) and Andrew Pantaleo (Instructor) Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ and interdisciplinary education. The Union County Magnet Abstract— Project Based Learning has been researched and High School is one of fifteen schools in New Jersey awardedpracticed at many high schools as well as colleges. Union

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Holly T. Frederick

1 Pedagogical Advantages of a Multi-phase Undergraduate Laboratory Project Holly T. Frederick, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA ‘noun’ and idea based syntax to a ‘verb’ and action based [2].Abstract— A four phase laboratory project has been developed The ideas can be applied to different disciplines and even toand used in an undergraduate environmental

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Russell Woleslagle; Brian Swartz P.E.

> REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR PAPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (DOUBLE-CLICK HERE TO EDIT) < 1 A Bridge in Panama: Case Study of Messiah College Project-Based Learning Russell Woleslagle and Brian Swartz The IPC formalizes a mechanism by which Engineering Abstract— The Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and students can complete an internship with the CollaboratoryApplied Research offers unique collaborative project and receive academic credit for the work accomplished. Theopportunities for

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pritpal Singh; Maria Virginia Moncada

Challenges in managing joint senior project design work between Villanova University and Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (UNI) Nicaragua Pritpal Singh Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 Maria Virginia Moncada Dept. of Electronic Engineering Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria Managua, NicaraguaAbstract:Over the last year, Villanova University students have been engaged in joint senior project

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

Capstone Design Assessment and Student Motivation Tristan Ericson, Scott Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering type of project is the design and build of a car to complete in Abstract— This paper presents the ongoing the Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Collegiatedevelopment of student assessment strategies, and how they Design Competition (FSAE)2.affect student motivation and satisfaction, in a mechanical While there is some overlap, the first semester of theengineering capstone course sequence. The capstone sequence

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alisa Morss Clyne

- continuous periods of time in university research labs due tomicrofluidics, and bio-inspired robotics. Each module was the cooperative education schedule.inspired by a real-world task, and students completed hands-on Problem-based learning (PBL) is ideal for integratinglaboratory projects as part of each module’s learningprogression. Through this course, student co-operative education biomechanical engineering classroom, laboratory, andexperiences, and biomechanical engineering senior design cooperative education. In PBL, the process is student-centeredprojects, we will improve education of biomechanical engineers

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Seri Park

initiatives (i.e., The proposed course redesign is intended to 1) implement Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commissioninverted classroom that will allow more interactions between [DVRPC] Choices and Voicesinstructor-students during actual classroom setting, 2) to (http://www.dvrpc.org/ChoicesAndVoices) etc.)expose civil engineering students to real-life professional  Effectively utilizing library resources to further analyzescenarios through the preparation of project cost/benefit current economy situation (i.e., homework assignment thatestimate by reviewing various engineering construction plan covers inflation time-series

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Kanti Prasad

curriculumalong state-of-the-art facilities in VLSI design and fabrication. 1 1. Introduction“Theory   without   practice   is   Utopia   and   practice   without   theory   is   superstition”   has   been theguiding beacon in imparting the instructions by the author all along. It is because of this reasonthe VLSI design laboratory was established simultaneously with the development of VLSIDesign courses (16.502/16.470). In 1984, only text book available was Mead and Conway andDLAP was the prime tool for the experimental layout and simulation. The projects werefabricated at M2C, and were tested at UMASS Lowell using LV 500 tester.Full use was made of

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Shanelle M. Harris; LeeRoy Bronner

]. As shownBig Data, Cyber Security, Human, Social, Culture, Behavior in Fig. 1, the process flow is project selection, project(HSCB), Urban Resilience and Sustainability, there is a need for planning, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance.new research methodologies. The purpose of this research is thedevelopment of a methodology to address and analyze large The objective of the SDLC is to ensure a high quality productcomplex systems. The System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is is delivered while reducing inherent risk [2].a standard methodology used to analyze and solve system

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Abdullah Konak; Gül E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan E. Esparragoza

ofEngineering graduates. In fact, the lack of professional skills in pedagogical initiatives.project teams has been identified as one of the top contributors tothe high failure rate of complex engineering projects. As a Beard et al. [3] suggest that an assessment plan to evaluateresponse, academic programs have incorporated professional curricular efforts that aim to integrate professional skills intoskills in their curricula, which led to the challenge of assessing the programs should include standardized rubrics for targetedrelevant student development appropriately. This paper proposes courses in addition to comprehensive exit

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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F.T. Fisher; R.S. Besser; K. Sheppard; C.H. Choi; E.H. Yang

projects. It is based on understanding of nanotechnology and its applications to astudies that indicate that students’ sense of the importance of broad undergraduate student population. This goal isresearch increases significantly when they participate in addressed through an undergraduate nanotechnology programundergraduate research experiences. For the research-track wespecifically incorporate support and mentoring mechanisms that involving newly developed courses and curricula which arehave been proven to optimize the effectiveness of these accessible for all engineering students within our standardundergraduate experiences. Through these

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Hong Li; Ashwin Satyanarayana

issues. Computer programming is growing beyond theAAS Degree 60 Credits development of standalone applications that run on aBusiness and Liberal Art 26 Credits single desktop computer. Students will need to learn howMajor requirement 34 credits distributed as follow: to write applications that run on the web, across differentCST4800 Project Management 3 networks, and on mobile devices, etc.CST4801 Special Topics 1Workplace Component In the current database module students learn databaseCST 4900 Internship or

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carla D. Wheaden

events, precipitationand humidity, UV exposure, and extreme temperatures areamong the factors that will be considered in determining thelife span of the panels. Research has begun for the development of a model todescribe the degradation rate of a radome stationed in Guam.Weather data for the area has been collected as well as agedpanels for strength testing after exposure to the elements. Theelement of focus for my project is wind. Fig. 1. Probability Density Function for Maximum Wind Gust Speed II. WIND EVENTS IN GUAM In the initial stage of my project, I developed a probabilistic III. FATIGUE MODEL BASED ON WIND EVENTSmodel of the

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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JERRY-DARYL FLETCHER; LeeRoy Bronner; Yacob Astatke

S tudies show that the demand for professionals in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields is increasing, with a projected increase of 11.35% [1]. Here inEngineering Education (ASEE) cataloged several strategies the U.S., the jobs of the future are STEM and the demand forand practices for retaining engineering and technologystudents in American universities, however, none of the professionals in STEM fields is projected to outpace the supplyinstitutions were a

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Velma Latson; Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Daryl Stone

, werestudents access the MOOC content through the Coursera Non-STEM majors without prior computer programmingwebsite. The MOOC contained video lectures, quizzes, knowledge. The first day of class, an overview of themini-projects, the CodeSkulptor compiler, practice research study was explained. Participants were offered aexercises all of which taught the concepts and topics to small incentive for consenting to participate in the studycreate programs using Python. as well as completing both surveys. A few students chose to opt-out of the research study and some chose to switch The LMS, Blackboard, consisted of the following

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Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Quincy Brown; Velma Latson

improved the teachers’ understanding anddelivery of the new technologies. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pipeline. In recent years, much attention and funding has been directed Index Terms— broadening participation in computing, to broadening participation in computing. In this section, wecomputer science education, K-12 teacher training, professional cite prior (and ongoing) projects and programs that havedevelopment for K-12 teachers endeavored to better prepare the technology component of the pipeline by offering

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo

— against placing unknown CD media in their computer (whyhigher application—which represents application, but only if does potentially malicious code have access to informationinformed by analysis, evaluation, and creation. that could cause harm?), and it urges them not to trust links A project at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory devel- in emails (why is the source of information being presented tooped a series of computer-security awareness training materi- the user not always clear?). In the economy of individual endals, and they posited that their training exercises Bloom’s first users—who consider the benefit of following security

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Solderitsch

will cause the LEDs on the selected device toresearchers working in a distributed manner on device blink once. This is the default way of viewing Device status –development, deployment and monitoring with an API (not yet clicking the Network icon (12) will return to this view. Clickingwell-documented unfortunately) to create cloud-based services of the Device Info (13) icon allows more fine-grained examinationtheir own. Researchers have the ability to participate directly in for all of the deployed devices and offers the ability to set andthe development of the open source project including the inspect device variables including LED state and sensor readings.provision of advanced security features

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Xuejun Qian; Seong W. Lee

. consumption, many effective analysis tools and simulation software were utilized, such as DOE2, eQUEST (Quick Energy Simulation III. Scientific Methodology Tool), Energy Plus, and TRACETM 700 etc. TRACETM 700 (Trane Air Conditioning Economics) software is a load design-and- energyA significant goal of this project is how to reduce a commercial analysis software program that helps building designers to optimizebuilding’s energy consumption by using design of experiment the building’s envelope, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning(DOE