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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sarah Hatfield; Daniel Schultz; Kristen M. Donnell; Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr

design made from a dielectric substrate of printed circuit board, or PCB) was utilized, as it possesses the desired characteristics (resulting from size constraints) of planar geometry and a thin profile (toProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education accommodate multiple antennas in a linear array), the capability of operating at the frequency band desired, and a simple coaxial feed line [2],[3]. The PCB would be a double-sided copper clad FR-4 substrate; an inexpensive, widely available material with a low dielectric constant [4]. Simulation Using CST-MWS [5], the antenna was simulated, tuned and optimized to minimize the reflection coefficient (S11) within the desired bandwidth

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Hui Geng; Daryl G. Beetner; Yiyu Shi

width, 150 mm, Application,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory andwhich provides a theoretical floor of 1GHz. Reflection coefficient characteristics by Techniques, Vol. 59, No. 4, April 2011 frequency, comparing simulation vs. prototype

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert M. O'Connell

problem solving sequence consisting of briefindividual reflection on the problem in question, followed by team brainstorming andconsideration of alternate solution approaches, followed by interdependent and iterative work onthe agreed-upon solution approach.Assessment of learning: technical content ILOsAssessment of learning in the two electric circuit theory courses consists of assessing how wellstudents achieve, by the end of the course, both the six technical-content-related ILOs and theProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 5seventh, TBL-process-related ILO. Currently used

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds; Ed Pohl

Tycoon 2 as theparticular game because of its appeal to the age level of students we were targeting and becausethe game is interactive and players have to make decisions not only to solve current problems ,but also to avoid potential problems as the park goes through its day to day operation.Students were required to investigate industrial engineering strategies within the game tomaximize the Park Rating (PR) for the theme park that they built. The PR is a score assigned bythe game that reflects the quality of the theme park based upon how well the park is designed andoperated. In order to achieve a high park rating, student teams had to construct an exciting parkthat also catered to the needs of park visitors. The highest PR possible is 1000

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Bijaya Shrestha

augmented/replaced by peer-instruction activity, wiki posts. The number of regular exams is reduced to 2 from 4 one-hour long exams. The final exam is kept as usual.Learning outcomesThe results of this methodology are measurable improvements in the quality ofinstructions. It provides a metric that measures or reflects the degree of active learningthat has taken place in the course. Along with this, many of the challenges in teachingservice course, or any course for that matter, share certain commonalities. For instance,the lack of student engagement is often a common problem in many courses, service ornot. So, the return of this methodology generalizes to other courses as well. Thismethodology is based on the conviction that students when trusted

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

final courses to assure that pre- defined tolerances are maintained between the design and the build. In addition to reviewing the designs and measuring the courses, ASQ Wichita Section 1307 has provided judges for the event, built courses, and provided financial support for the Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge. Reward and RecognitionProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 11 Coaches and team members each receive a 1x8 LEGO® 4-brick name badge that includes his/her name, team name, Wichita State University, and the MINDSTORMS year (for example, MINDSTORMS Challenge 2012). T-shirts reflecting

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

with traditional laboratory equipment, the higher attrition ratefor the study group did not appear to be equipment related and therefore did not circumvent thestudy protocol nor invalidate the results for this pilot study.It has been shown that students exhibit differential learning styles which contribute to theircomprehension and assimilation of instructional information especially in a classroomenvironment with a single dimensional presentation format [9] [10]. In order to mitigate alearning style bias on the dissemination of the laboratory procedures, the laboratory assignmentswere provided prior to the laboratory exercise and contained both explanatory figures anddiagrams. Students had time to study and reflect on the assignment and to

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Shannon L. Servoss; Edgar C. Clausen

Education, Vol. 100, No. 3, pp. 540-573, 2011. 6. DeGraaff, E., Kolmos, A., “Characteristics of Problem-Based Learning,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 657-662, 2003. 7. Kolmos, A., “Reflections on Project Work and Problem-Based Learning,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 141-148, 1996. Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 11Biographical InformationSHANNON L. SERVOSSDr. Servoss currently serves as Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and holder of the Ralph E. MartinProfessorship

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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W.S. Khan; M. Ceylan; E. Asmatulu; R. Asmatulu

emissions from automobiles and factories in the form of carbon and nitrogen react with sunlight, they produce ozone.Life on Earth depends on sunlight. A part of sunlight is deflected by the outer atmosphere andscattered back into space. Some of it reaches the planet’s surface and is reflected upward again inthe form of infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation and regulate theclimate by trapping heat and holding it in the form of an envelope that surrounds the planet. Thisphenomenon is called the greenhouse effect. When the emissions of greenhouse gases fromvarious activities increases, the infrared radiation trapped and held will be greater, thus resultingin a gradual increase in temperature on the Earth’s surface