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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lin Wang; Si Ma; Haifeng Yan

Developing a Practicum Plan for Undergraduate Students in Railway Design and Operation Major of Transportation Engineering Lin Wang, Si Ma and Haifeng YanSchool of Transportation & Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaAbstractBecause of the increasing complexity and advancements in the area of railwayindustry, there is a growing demand for graduates to be specialists with systematicviews, specialized skills and innovative abilities. This paper presents an overview ofthe present typical arrangements of practicum curricula in railway design andoperation major in transportation engineering education for the rapid development ofrailway industry in China

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Fred Guzek; Kathy Brockway; Troy Brockway; Sue Guzek

and culturalacclimation units. Post travel individual projects encouraged students to apply appropriateproject management techniques to the development of plans for international projects in eachstudent’s area of interest.IntroductionIn the spring of 2012, a team of four faculty members created, organized, and taught a course inInternational Project Management. This course was created using best practices from fourpreceding study tours. By merging an innovative course delivery method, varied facultyperspectives, a diverse student group, and a stimulating study abroad component, the facultyteam has broadened the perspectives of students in STEM and other curricula, and foreverimpacted students’ views of their roles in the world.The faculty

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Scott Bell; Tim Frey; Angie Miller; Eugene Vasserman

 Developed quality lesson plans for programming activities Used art/music context for learning programming2  Took over most of the teaching by week 4 Utilized pair programming3, 4  Received field service credit Thumb drives with Scratch allowed work at home  Majority of teaching by week 4 Pairs developed a final project of their own design  Post-camp interest in using Scratch in future jobs  Less afraid of programming concepts

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Amaka Waturuocha; Laura Ford; Christi Patton Luks

teaching assistantships. Whenpreparing to become a professor, it is important to look at the big picture and the final goal. Thiswill largely shape the preparation process. The type of institution (community college, small 4-year college, or research based PhD granting university) and the type of position (tenure track ornon-tenure track) sought are some of the important factors. After extensive literature searchabout the various options available for an academic career, the primary author of this paperdetermined that she would prefer to pursue a tenure track position at a research university. Inorder to prepare for such a position she formulated a plan with the assistance of her mentors.Preparing for a Career in Academia: A Personal PlanTutoring

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Ramazan Asmatulu

WSU students.These assessment studies showed that more than 95% of freshmen students who joined thenanotechnology training sessions during these last two semesters indicated that they planned onremaining in their current programs in the following years. As a result, this study shows that thenanotechnology education is one of the major options for keeping freshmen students in theirprograms.Keywords: Freshmen Students, Retention and Success, Nanotechnology, Hands-on Experience.1. Introduction1.1 MotivationRetention and success rates of freshmen students at Wichita State University (WSU) are one ofthe most important measures of performance. Although a number of different programs in thecolleges have been implemented to increase retention and

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Tom C. Roberts; Shagun Sharma

tuition rates.In the mid-1990’s the Dean’s Office worked with electrical and computer engineering faculty to createand implement a one hour sophomore level required course “DEN 275: Introduction to Personal and Pro-fessional Development” – enrollments increased. The course content was designed to meet ABET a-kcriteria. Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) included: Understand and apply personal and professional development concepts in leadership, teamwork, and continuous quality improvement. Learn about and apply the basic concepts of several personal assessment tools. Practice technical writing and oral communications skills. Develop a personal plan for improvement.Civil engineering soon followed and

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John L. Krohn

is responsible for specifying the experiment to be performed including all details. The course instructor acts only as an advisor for these labs.The intention of this methodology is to move the students from participating in the experimentspurely at a “technician” level; following provided procedures, taking specified number and typeof data, to a more involved “engineer” level in which they participate in the experiment planning,study the background theory, and have input into the conduct of the experiment. When carriedout in this manner, there would seem to be little question that this lab course was giving students“the ability to design and conduct experiments”. In order to successfully achieve the goals of

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Jessica Barnett; Erin Ogle; Kevin Garman; Kayla Wehkamp; Chris Shultz; Breanna Stout; Eric Spurgeon; Chloe Boudreaux; Philip Barnes; Phil Mahoney; Alison Cioffi

design.INTRODUCTIONThe Fountain Wars Design Team from Kansas State University utilized the experience gainedfrom previous competitions, particularly from the 2012 campaign, and applied that to this year’stasks. However, especially the aesthetics display, the team planned to introduce a new set ofideas that will keep the competition as exciting as ever. This year, the Kansas State team choseto work with a unique theme in hopes to set them apart from the rest: “Pirates of the Prairie.”DESIGN OBJECTIVESThroughout the design process, the team has invested a significant amount of time planning thedesign, especially the pair of technical tasks. While there were several minor design objectives,the major goals were to make the design efficient to build, technical tasks

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Charles McIntyre

: Construction Terminology and Accreditation, Ethical Dilemmas, Resume and Career Plan, Engineering and Tech Expo (visit and summary paper), Professional & Trade Organizations, and Guest Speakers.MethodologyThe basic methodology for the development and delivery of the revised CM&E 111 is presentedbelow.  The author attended the ACCE2 Mid-Year Meeting held in Phoenix (February 2012) to discuss first-year construction management courses with construction management program directors at the Baccalaureate Program Chairs Meeting. Approximately forty- five (45) ACCE accredited schools were represented at this meeting. The program chairs approved a request for a survey to collect first-year construction management course

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Kirk D. Kimery; Robert C. Murphree; Osman A. Martinez; Kevin R. Lewelling

load current and rapid decreases in speed disable the H2 drive for 90 s. The process of designing/constructing a drive to replace the H2 started Fall 2012; thisdrive will operate with a 380 V bus voltage while supplying 160 A for 20 s and 220 A for 3 s.Currently, a 1st generation BEV motor drive has been successfully tested with a 100 V bus.Tests conducted at a 380 V bus voltage have shown limited success; unexpected heating hasoccurred, leading to thermal runaway. Plans have been made to address this issue with a new380 to 18 V DC/DC converter needed for IGBT drivers and adding liquid cooling. This project built a bridge between local business and UAFS in motor development andspecialized powertrain parts as ABB Baldor has

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Julia L. Morse

creating videosdemonstrations and put those online so that students could watch them outside of class (a“flipped classroom” technique). However, this would not completely solve the problem ofperceived irrelevance, but rather, just push it into a different timeslot.As we considered student comments, we had to admit that the emphasis on the lab assignmentsdid, indeed, look a lot like “shop class” assignments, emphasizing the completion of a part withintolerances. We required students to interpret process plans, fill out dimension check sheets, andchoose and record their feeds, speeds, and depths of cuts, but the emphasis was on the completedpart. If the part was successfully made to specification, there was no need for the student toconsider and

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

train the selected high school students.2.2 Hands-on Nanotechnology ExperienceIn the present study, we invited 10 high school students, and trained them in Spring 2013semester. The research plan was to fabricate several nanomaterials, and test and evaluate theirperformances with the high school students. The nanotechnology training activity was the firstsuch endeavor, and unique to WSU, the State of Kansas and the entire Midwest. We haveconducted 10 different experiments for the high school students in the following areas: Week 1: Magnetic nanoparticles fabrication and characterization Week 2: Ferrofluid fabrication and characterization Week 3: Carbon nanotubes nanocomposites fabrication and characterization Week 4: TiO2

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Russell Feldhausen; Scott Bell; Daniel A. Andresen

simple calculations for our simulator, and plan to improve the model used for futureversions. This was not a big problem with this program, but more accurate models would allowfor more in-depth uses of the simulator. We also felt that more time with the students would havebeen extremely useful. The time restrictions made our discussions and student exploration of theapplication very abrupt. In the future, we will try to find a way to increase this time so that we canmore effectively engage students and allow them to explore the material on their own.SummaryThis was a very practical, every day application of high performance computing. By using sucha common centerpiece for our demonstration, we felt students were able to grasp the implicationsof

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Md. Mamunur Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed; Khalil Dajani; Jobaidur Rahman Khan; Haider Bhuiyan

the college level continues. To evaluate classroom teaching performance, themost prevalent assessment tool that is currently being used is the end of semester quantitativestudent evaluation. In this evaluation scheme, students respond to a number of questions throughnumerical ranking. These questions are divided into two categories. Through Category 1questions (i.e., whether student are prepared for class or if they are intellectually challenged bythe course plan), students evaluate themselves. Based on their feedbacks, a numerical index,known as the Student’s Self-Evaluation (SSE) Index is calculated. A higher index value typicallyindicates a higher level of the students’ satisfaction. Through Category II questions, a teacher’sperformance

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David C. Paulus; Daniel M. Settlage

anywhere, anytime,” Journal ofOnline Education, January 2005.[2] Richardson, J.C., and Swan, K., “Examining Social presence in Online Courses in Relation to Students’Perceived Learning and Satisfaction,” Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks , Vol. 7, No. 1, 2003, pp.68–88.[3] U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, “Evaluation ofEvidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies,”Washington, D.C., 2010.[4] Moore, J.C., “Elements of Quality: The Sloan-C Framework”, Needham, MA. Sloan-C, 2002[5] Jamieson, S., “Likert scales: how to (ab)use them,” Medical Education, Vol. 38, 2004, pp. 1217-1218.[6] A Mayadas et al., “Online education today,” Science 323

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Charles E. Baukal; Lynna J. Ausburn; John E. Matsson; Geoffrey L. Price

. It is important for me to: Focus on the end Think of a variety result and then set up of ways of learning a plan with such the material. things as schedules and deadlines for learning it. You are a Navigator You are a Problem Solver You are an EngagerProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 13 Groups of Learners NavigatorsDescription: Focused learners who chart a course for learning and follow

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Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

to express a computation without introducing any artificial sequentiality? • How dependences among operations can be used to structure special software organizations to carry out the computation efficiently on a parallel computer?We intend to use the lessons we learn and the outcomes of students’ experiences throughout thecourse to develop further strategies for developing ideas for introductory parallel problemsolving computer science courses.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education4. Course OverviewThe best way to equip students with a rich set of experiences in parallel programming is to givethem a chance to work with many types of parallel applications. We plan to

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Madhulika Srikanth; Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu

.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 14. http://distancelearn.about.com/od/distancelearning101/a/Cheating-In-Online-College- Classes-A-Virtual-Epidemic.htm - accessed on 30th May 2013. 15. McCabe, Donald L., Kenneth D. Butterfield, and Linda Klebe Trevino. "Academic dishonesty in graduate business programs: Prevalence, causes, and proposed action." Academy of Management Learning & Education 5.3 (2006): 294-305. 16. Digital Exams on the ipad - http://speirs.org/blog/2012/2/6/digital-exams-on-the- ipad.html - accessed on 30th May 2013. 17. Harding, T. S., Mayhew, M. J., Finelli, C. J., & Carpenter, D. D., "The theory of planned behavior as a