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Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

Modernizing Engineering and Technology Programs in the General Education Curriculum through Two-Way Teaching and Gamification Michael Korostelev, Ning Gong and Ralph Oyini Mbouna Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122, U.S.A.AbstractFor many undergraduate humanities majors, STEM courses comprise a small portion of theirgeneral education curriculum. As technology becomes so prevalent in the lives of students,engineering departments have begun offering their own condensed general education classes.Traditional engineering teaching methods must be altered to accommodate non

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Doug Kim

Teaching Wireless Communication Systems to Engineering Technology Students – A Practical Approach for Understanding Path- Loss Concepts Doug Kim Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Farmingdale State CollegeThe wireless communication is one of more intriguing topics for the students in electrical orcomputer engineering as well telecommunication programs as the industry has been growingvery rapidly. To effectively teach the fundamentals and applications of wireless systems inclassrooms, it is inevitable that the students need to be introduced to some advanced mathematicssuch as

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Rachel A. Brennan

A New Program in Sustainable Engineering (Year 1): Multidisciplinary Teams Design Innovative Water Treatment Technologies for Developing Coastal Communities Rachel A. Brennan, Ph.D., P.E. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAAbstractCurrently 2.5 billion people, over one third of the Earth’s population, are affected by waterscarcity and are without sanitation. The majority of humanity is concentrated in coastalcommunities: approximately half of the world’s population lives within 200 kilometers of acoast. In many developing countries, raw wastewater is discharged into coastal waters withoutbeing treated. These issues show a present and

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Harley Hartman; Anthony Derosa; Seth Klepper; Eduardo Rayner; Justin Stahl; Hansong Li

Exploring Collaborative Research and Development Opportunities, between Two Universities, for a Capstone Electromechanical Engineering Technology Course for a Microprocessor Controlled Hand Opening Assistive Device (HOAD)Edward M. Land, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Marcus, Penn State University and JHUVisiting Faculty member; Harley Hartman, Penn State University; Capstone Project TeamStudents, Penn State University, Anthony Derosa, Seth Klepper, Eduardo Rayner, Justin Stahl;Collaborating Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Hansong LiAbstractTo cooperatively and synergistically develop a purpose-built, Hand-Opening, Assistive Device,enabling a stroke victim or other neurologically injured

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Arthur Rozario; Zhenkang Yang; Abe Yang; San Peng; Qing Guan; Ying Dong; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

Incorporating EEG consumer technology and data analysis as entrepreneurially minded learning in a community college physics class for engineering-transfer majors Arthur Rozario*, Zhenkang Yang*, Abe Yang*, San Peng*, Qing Guan*, Ying Dong*, Sunil Dehipawala, Andrew Nguyen, Alexei Kisselev, Todd Holden, David Lieberman, and Tak Cheung CUNY Queensborough Community College Physics DepartmentAbstractBuilding up an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering curriculum is an important learningobjective and should start at an early stage. A typical community college engineering-transfermajor must take physics class regardless of their different interests in

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Ralph C. Tillinghast; Amelia W. Wright; Leslie A. Stevens

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) As Emerging Disruptive Technology in Focused Academic Areas Mr. Ralph C. Tillinghast Dr. Amelia W. Wright Ms. Leslie A. Stevens Stevens Institute of Technology Fairleigh Dickinson University Stevens Institute of Technology rtilling@stevens.edu awright@wmrhsd.org lstevens@stevens.eduAbstract – With the increased availability of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) the currenteducational market could undergo a significant change. As indicated by its title, MOOCsrepresent open, free or significantly reduced cost educational course materials. These educationalmaterials span from Pre-K through post

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William Lorenz; Ross Lee; Karl Schmidt; Pritpal Singh

A Unique Sustainable Engineering Master’s Program William Lorenz, Ross Lee, Karl Schmidt and Pritpal Singh College of Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 USA William.Lorenz@villanova.eduAbstractSustainability has become a mainstream issue for engineers working for multi-nationalcorporations, consulting organizations, non-profits and the government. Programs have beenestablished in many universities focused on this topic but tend to be limited in scope. Theytypically focus on life-cycle analysis, economic sustainability, sustainable supply chain,renewable energy, etc. However, there are very

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Garrett M. Clayton; Allen Tan; Jordan Ermilio; Aaron Wemhoff

understanding of the detection depths possible and required for safe human habitation.GWHF’s interdisciplinary staff of experts is considered one of the best in the fields of EOD,ERW detection technologies and engineering research and development. Specifically relevant tothe present proposal is GWHF’s engineering staff, which carries substantial experience in theresearch and development of numerous demining related technologies, such as the DTWTempest8. Also related is GWHF’s EOD staff, which possess over 100 years of cumulative EODexperience and are considered some of the foremost in the field.3. PartnershipApproximately 3 years ago, authors Clayton and Ermilio were on a flight from Taipei, Taiwan toPhnom Penh, Cambodia with a group of 3 students

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Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

Integrating Project Management Knowledge Modules in Engineering Education Vijay Kanabar, Carla Messikomer, Boston University, Project Management InstituteAbstractA survey of twenty-two programs by Project Management Institute (PMI) in 2013 revealed thatthere is an opportunity to strengthen undergraduate project management (PM) education inengineering schools and colleges. In response to this need PMI sponsored a “for academics byacademics” global curriculum project to baseline undergraduate PM competency. This newcurriculum framework was launched in February 2015. It was the result of five exploratoryworkshops involving eight-five faculty as well as a

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Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

The Neglected Art of Sourcing in Engineering Education Alex Antunes, Angela Walters & Amanda Raab, Capitol Technology UniversityWe present methods for teaching schedule and cost delays in engineering projects as experientialteam learning within a classroom, without incurring unscripted schedule or cost delay to thecourse. Matching design and schematic specifications to a single vendor solution is a necessarybut rarely taught step in engineering. Engineers need parts, but most courses magically provideeither kits, chosen parts, or single-sourced components to speed student focus on the coreengineering topics. Sourcing of parts, however, involves real world process- and people-relatedissues that can add schedule and

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Peter Mark Jansson; Amal Kabalan

engineering design processes. Thecourse activities build student confidence, skills and exposure with 3-D modeling software(Solidworks®) and 3-D printing technology. This practice comes in the form of team-basedproject assignments from designing / building a ‘Pod’ for Digilent’s Analog DiscoveryTM ® tofunctional decomposition of a photovoltaic lamp where each team is responsible for theirfunctional component and integration with all of the other teams. The final project includes theidentification of an important global, societal, environmental and/or economic problem whiledesigning a small scale solution to some aspect of it. This meets an ECE curriculum need toenhance students’ awareness of and interaction with ABET outcome ‘h’ and provides one

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Russell Trafford; Linda Head

of “Clickers”. These devices, which weregiven to each student upon entering a class, would be used in in-class quizzes and assignmentsand allowed the instructor to see in real time how the students were grasping the concepts. Thefirst real use of a clicker system in the Freshman Engineering Clinic program was in the Fall of2007 in three sections of Freshman Clinic with three different professors. Overall the instructorsof the course found that while the technology did require some effort to integrate into theircoursework, the benefits of receiving instant feedback from the students far outweighed the fewminutes of setup and take down. The clickers used here at Rowan University were the i>clickerbrand basic remotes with 5 multiple choice

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Gary A. Gabriele; Edmond Dougherty

they can create personal, economic, and societal valuethrough a lifetime of meaningful work." The entrepreneurial mindset is defined throughthree main themes: Curiosity, Connections and Creating Value. The COE is working toform Engineers who are curious about our ever changing world, and the relationshipbetween it and the rapid advance of technology. Such curiosity will lead to newdiscoveries that can benefit society. By teaching our students to connect information, andideas from disparate sources to their own concepts, new insights will emerge. To educatestudents to meet the demands of a changing world we must also teach them to seekdiscoveries and solutions that create value for themselves, their families, their employersand society in

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Kenneth E. Dudeck; Joseph A. Ranalli

placement of the new graduates.BackgroundEngineering programs at the Pennsylvania State University College of Engineeringconsists of both engineering and engineering technology, and are available at the variouscampus locations across the commonwealth. Fifteen baccalaureate engineering majorsare available within the college of engineering. Students can begin their freshmen andsophomore years of study at one of the 19 commonwealth campuses located across thestate and then transfer to the University Park campus to complete their degree.Engineering technology students would complete an associate degree at one of thecommonwealth campuses, and have to option to either enter into the work force, orcomplete two additional years to earn a baccalaureate

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Linda Laird; Ye Yang

Building The Two-Way Bridge:A Software Engineering Master’s Program for Liberal Arts Graduates Abstract Recent reports have highlighted an urgency of developing and retaining a homegrownworkforce in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), especially historicallyunderrepresented groups, such as women, due to global competition for science and engineeringtalent. While scientists and engineers typically start their careers with enrolling in a bachelor’sprogram in a STEM field in a four-year college, some go into STEM in other ways, especiallywith the intervention of higher education institutions and federal agencies. In another word, someindividuals employed

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Sunil Dehipawala; George Tremberger; Wenli Guo; Eva Hampton; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

, and wealth dynamics via theFokker Planck equation. The introduction of a client’s request in terms of pictures and graphicsare essential to keep the student cognitive load within his/her capability. The related numericaltasks with Excel software technology have been observed to reduce the anxiety of physicsconcepts encountered by community college pre- engineering physics students. A humanitarianapplication in the area of voice pattern analysis in the context of victim-offender mediation, atopic in computational social justice, is also discussed.I. IntroductionQueensborough Community College in New York City has an active Service Learning Pedagogyacross various disciplines including physics; and we have taken the service learning

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Sunil Dehipawala; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz; Chantale Damas; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

dual-task learning 4. A NEA Higher Education Journal article in 2008 by Charles J. Abaté(professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at Onondaga Community CollegeNew York) summarized the learning situation as follows 5.“When I use the term “multitasking,” I refer to an attempt by individuals to engage in severaltasks in rapid linear succession (rather than simultaneously) where at least one of the tasks is aconceptual learning activity……Thus, when a person is distracted, habitual learning actuallytakes over from declarative learning. In this sense, the two types of learning appear to competewith each other. And because procedural learning is more limited in applicability thandeclarative learning, it is “inferior” learning, to

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Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

collaborative workdo make for an integrative student learning experience that is different from other schools.Rapid pace of change, encouraged by technology, has shifted engineering education to be lessdependent on direct memorization of facts and more dependent on integrated skills includingcollaboration, creativity, interdisciplinary understanding, and the ability to communicate to teammembers with diverse backgrounds.4 This conviction about learning is the core of NexusLearning approaches. Applied to engineering education, this approach is transformative toSTEM teaching because, at its pedagogical foundation, is the assumption that students areprofessionals the moment they enter their program and should be challenged accordingly. Forundergraduate

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William E Kelly

Engineering Ethics ­ The NAE Online Ethics Center is a   Resource for Doing More    William E Kelly   Adjunct faculty member , Sustainability  Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering  George Mason University     Abstract The NAE Online Ethics Center (OEC) has extensive resources for teaching and learning engineering ethics and more recently responsible conduct of research.  With funding from the National

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Anita Singh; Dawn Ferry

having astrong communication and teamwork skills, which the current capstone courses address,engineers are required to have a broader perspective of the unmet needs that concern theirprofession such as social, environmental and economic issues. This is a global concern, whichhad a major influence on the revision of national accreditation criteria for engineering programsthereby shifting emphasis away from “what is being taught” to “what is being learned”2-6. Byproviding more project based learning experience involving the problem identification process inengineering courses, we can better train engineers to work in industrial settings by being betterprepared to finding opportunities where technology can be used to solve problems

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Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

in their C21 skills. Observations and rubrics used by customers from thethree museums, instructor and teaching assistants have also shown improvements in students’C21 skills. Activities such as communicating and collaborating with customers with limitedengineering knowledge and refining design decisions based on feedback and performance, aresimilar to how engineers work in the industry. Incorporating such style in engineering pedagogycan help better prepare students for the workforce.IntroductionSeveral national reports have drawn attention to the need for qualified science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates for the advancement of innovation inSTEM.1,2,3,4,5 The need is not only to increase the number of STEM graduates

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Danai Chasaki

of the freshman yearcan allow for education of the freshman students so that engineering analytical tools can quantifywhat is already understood in a qualitative sense.II. Project ThemeThe theme of the mini-project is Cyber Crime Scene Investigation; we will recreate a moderncrime scene scenario – a technology savvy criminal breaks into a corporate organization’s Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universitypremises, cracks passwords, obtains access to sensitive information, but luckily leaves tracesbehind - and have students form teams with rotating roles. Some teams will assume the“hacking” role and the rest will be on the “defensive” side.The main objectives of this course are:• Students

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Gang Feng

, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, Louisville, KY, 2010.7. Kuzmar, A., A look at the current status of teaching statics online. In Seventh LACCEI Latin American andCaribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, San Cristóbal, Venezuela, 2009.8. Missildine, K.; Fountain, R.; Summers, L.; Gosselin, K., Flipping the classroom to improve studentperformance and satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Education 2013, 52 (10), 597-599.9. Goodwin, B.; Miller, K., Evidence on flipped classrooms is still coming in. Educational Leadership 2013,70 (6), 78-80.10. Leung, J. Y. C.; Kumta, S. M.; Jin, Y.; Yung, A. L. K., Short review of the flipped classroom approach.Medical Education 2014, 48 (11), 1127-1127.11

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Michael S. Lehman

Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, in collaboration with Brian Slocum, Figure 3: Lehigh’s Creativity and Innovation Lab Managing Director of Wilbur Powerhouse and other TE faculty.Also within the Wilbur Powerhouse is the Lehigh University Additive Manufacturing Lab. The3D printing technology in this lab, available to students in the TE program as well as others inthe Lehigh community, include a Stratasys Objet 30 Pro, Stratasys Dimension 768, 3D SystemsProJet 650, FormLabs Form1+, 7 MakerBot Replicator 2s, 1 MakerBot Replicator 2X, 1Makerbot Gen 5, and 8 Ultimaker 2s. Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference

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Ellyn A. Lester; Linda M. Thomas

Strategic Responses to Cyclical Environments: An Entrepreneurial ImperativeEllyn A. Lester, Assoc. AIA Linda M. Thomas, JD, PhDConstruction Management Program Program Director, Construction ManagementCivil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Civil, Environmental and Ocean EngineeringSchaefer School of Engineering and Science Schaefer School of Engineering and ScienceStevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of TechnologyEngineering education centers on accreditor-mandated core knowledge. The skills andknowledge required to tackle engineering problems are the focus. Only recently has engineeringeducation expanded to include the liberal arts and

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Jessica L. Isaacs; Anthony Bellezza; Vicki Brown

Sports Concept Design: An Entrepreneurial Co- and Extra- Curricular Activity 1 Jessica L. Isaacs, Ph.D.; 1Anthony Bellezza, Ph.D.; 2Vicki Brown Ph.D.;Widener University: 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2Department of Civil EngineeringAbstractA new special topic course and an extracellular activity were created in Spring 2014 within theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at Widener University aiming to introduce students tothe process of designing and development of new technologies. Students were asked to develop anew sports-related application for an existing sensing system by Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) andcreate an elevator pitch to sell their idea. Seven

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Anurag Purwar; Pranav Korrapati; Q. J. Ge; Xin Ge

pathwayto innovation and enables realization of the true benefits of the democratization of manufacturingand programmable electronics.9 AcknowledgementThis work has been financially supported by a TALENT grant42 from Stony Brook University’sTeaching, Learning and Technology (TLT) Program and a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technol-ogy (IITG) award1 to the PI Anurag Purwar and Co-PI Jeff Ge and Patricia Aceves.References1 Purwar, A., Ge, Q. J., and Aceves, P., 2014, “Freshman Design Innovation: SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG), $60,000, State University of New York (SUNY)”, .2 The National Academy of Engineering, 2005, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engi- neering Education to the New Century, The National

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Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

Implementing a Flipped Classroom Approach to Cybersecurity Education Aparicio Carranza CUNY – NYCCT, Department of Computer Engineering Technology 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA acarranza@citytech.cuny.edu Casimer DeCusatis Marist College, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics 3993 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA casimer.decusatis@marist.eduAbstract—The growing number and variety of computer security threats has led to an increasedinterest in cybersecurity education, and the exploration of novel approaches to

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Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

 centered on our Environmental Center and two new majors ­ Managing for Sustainability and Environment Engineering. The Bucknell University Green Fund (​ www.bucknell.edu/GreenFund​ ) was recently established to provide start­up funding for sustainability projects proposed and implemented by students, faculty, and staff. The relationships between these ecosystems and the innovation ecosystem are growing and show great promise.   There have also been several ties to local, regional and national groups. KEEN and the SBDC have already been mentioned, but Bucknell has also fostered ties to the Department of Community and Economic Development, Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeast

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Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

Teamwork Efficacy, Attitudes and Interest: Insights on Their Relationships Kara Vance, Abdullah Konak, Sadan Kulturel-Konak Penn State Berks Gül Okudan Kremer Penn State University Park Ivan Esparragoza Penn State Brandywine AbstractStudents’ professional skills, such as teamwork, global awareness, ethics, and creative problemsolving, increase their likelihood for success throughout their education and career paths,especially in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM