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74    Embedded Data Logging System Satbir S. Sekhon, Albert Rendon, Samuel Gomez and Dr. Reza Raeisi California State University, FresnoIntroductionIn the work place there come many times when one needs to compete alongside others to reach agoal or complete a project. In this course by formulating a real world project a relationship wasestablished with a local company to improve existing products for them. Two groups of studentswere given the same problem statement and specifications

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Jin-Lee Kim; Tang-Hung Nguyen

category 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Novice (S=1) Apprentice (S=2) Proficient (S=3) Exemplary (S=4) (a) Fall 2009

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that a bicycle frame is not a truss and, therefore, probably cannot be analyzed assuch. Three methods are then employed to prove or disprove this hypothesis: analytical,experimental, and numerical. T ru ssMe mbe rs b ue J oin ts T 4 5mmS GB( top ) S GA

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skills, and inadequate or ineffective academicadvising and mentoring. In 2009, Cañada College, a federally designated Hispanic-servinginstitution in the San Francisco Bay Area, received a National Science Foundation Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant to develop a scholarshipprogram for financially needy community college students intending to transfer to a four-yearinstitution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field. In collaboration with the College’sMathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program – an academic, personal,and professional support structure has been designed and implemented to maximize thelikelihood of success of these students. This support structure aims to

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Entrepreneurial Certificate Program through Science and Technology. The Technology Interface, Fall 2007, pp. 1-11.[7] Dawson, S. N., Coonce, A. M., & Cox, L. J. (2010), Recycling System for the Cupcake 3D Printer. Critical Design Review, School of Engineering, Mercer University.[8] Dorf, R. C., & Byers, T. H. (2008). Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise. McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, New York.[9] Gaspar F. C. (2009). The Stimulation of Entrepreneurship through Venture Capital and Business Incubation. Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 396-415.[10] Hisrich R. D., Peters, M. P., & Shepherd, D. A. (2008). Entrepreneurship. McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition, New York

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Ricardo Medina; MURAT OKCAY; Gustavo Menezes; Arturo Pacheco-Vega

  47    equation may affect the results obtained by experimental data, in which such assumptions are often not valid. Equation (1) relates pressure changes to changes in velocity and elevation. In general, the value of the constant in the Bernoulli equation is different on different streamlines. The streamlines in the experiment can be observed qualitatively by tracking the particles flowing with the fluid (water). Figure 2 shows a 3-image sequence captured 1/30 s apart. In this sequence it is possible to notice the movement of particles, as highlighted in Figure 1. PIV uses the position at different

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Youngwook Kim; Jagjit Singh

,” IEEE Potentials, vol. 16, pp. 23 - 26, Jan. 1998.[2] S. Chang, N. Mitsumoto and J. W. Burdick, “An algorithm for UWB radar-based human detection,” IEEE Radar Conference, pp. 1-6, May 2009.[3] S. Chang, R. Sharan, M. Wolf, N. Mitsumoto and J. W. Burdick, “UWB radar-based human target tracking,” IEEE Radar Conference, pp. 1-6, May 2009.[4] Jacob Bryan and Y. Kim, “Classification of human activities on UWB radar using a Support Vector Machine” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Toronto, ON, July 2010.[5] Jacob Bryan and Y. Kim, “Classification of human walking styles on UWB radar using a Support Vector Machine” URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, ON, July 2010.Biographical InformationYoungwook Kim: Young W. Kim

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 vmpp vmppDifferentiating (1) gives   v  iRs   1  R  di   di  v   isat e t     s    (10) dv  v v dv  t  t   This gives   v mpp  i mpp Rs  i sat  vt

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AJ Almaguer

 would also like to thank our mentoring professors who have dedicated their time and expertise in teaching us how to teach effectively, the after school directors for providing us with a place to teach, as well as our community partners for providing us with funds, materials, and a location for our mentor training workshop. And finally, we would like to thank the rest of the BEAM staff for devoting their time efforts to make BEAM a success. References[1] Dorph, R., Goldstein, D., Lee, S., Lepori, K., Schneider, S., Venkatesan, S. (2007). The status of science education in the Bay Area: Research brief. Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley; California.  [2] Mason, C.L., Kahle, J.B., & Gardner, A.L. (1991). “Draw‐A

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is also a Registered Professional Engineer and LEED AccreditedProfessional with over ten years of professional experience in program and project managementof facilities, engineering, and construction projects.BibliographyBeheiry, S. M. A., Chong, W. K., Haas, C. T. (2006). “Examining the Business Impact of OwnerCommitment to Sustainability.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(4),384-392.Gruenther, K., Bailey, R., Wilson, J., Plucker, C., and Hashmi, H. (2009). “The Influence ofPrior Industry Experience and Multidisciplinary Teamwork on Student Design Learning in aCapstone Design Course.” Design Studies, 30, 721-736.Johnson, B. T., and Gunderson, D. E. (2008). “Educating Students concerning Recent Trends inAEC: A Survey

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Wayne C. Pilkington

of this technology in engineering educationprograms should not continue. These resources will become far more ubiquitous in the nextseveral years as tools improve, as server storage capacity continues to become more affordable,and as network bandwidths and infrastructure expand.References1. Green, K. (2010, October). 2010 National Survey of Information Technology in U. S. Higher Education. The Campus Computing Project. Retrieved from http://www.campuscomputing.net/sites/www.campuscomputing.net/files/Green- CampusComputing2010.pdf2. Kolowich, S. (2009, November 9). Fans and Fears of Lecture Capture. Inside Higher Ed., Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/09/capture3. Smith, S., Salaway, G., Caruso, J., (2009

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Mohammad N. Amin; Pradip Peter Dey; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Gordon W. Romney

project is appropriate for a graduate program, and the students’ learning from the project classes reflects the program mission and program learning outcomes. References1. Acharya, S. (2010, October 19). Access to mobile networks available to over 90% of world population 143 countries offer 3G services. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Newsroom, Press Release, Geneva. Retrieved December 1, 2010 from http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/39.aspx2. World Population. (December, 2010). US & World Population Clock. US Census Bureau. Retrieved December 24, 2010 from http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html.3. Teltscher, S. (2010, December). “Global mobile statistics 2010: all quality

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Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

growth inSan Diego.Advances in Science and Engineering (S&E) are ever more critical for the U.S. to maintain itsposition of leadership in STEM and keep its competitive edge in the global marketplace5,15, yetthe “new” American dilemma is ever more urgent in the 21st century, given that minorities remainseriously underrepresented in science and engineering, while they are also the most rapidly growingsegment of the population4. As reported in a 2010 report, Expanding Underrepresented MinorityParticipation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads5: Underrepresented minority groups comprised 28.5 percent of our national population in 2006, yet just 9.1 percent of college-educated Americans in science and engineering

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Stacy Gleixner; Elena Klaw PhD; Patricia Backer

, American Society for Engineering Education  142 1. P. M. Fearnside, “Global Warming and Tropical Land-Use Change: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biomass Burning, Decomposition and Soils in Forest Conversion, Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Vegetation”, Climatic Change, 46(1-2), p. 115-158, (2000).2. “The Revised 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines”, http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gl/invs1.html3. P. M. Cox, R. A. Betts, C. D. Jones, S. A. Spall and I. J. Totterdell, “Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model”, Nature 408, p. 184-187 (2000).4. M. Asif and T

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Author wishes to express his gratitude to undergraduate students who kindly participated in this study. References 1. Barbuto, J. E. (2000). Developing a Leadership Perspective in the Classroom. Journal of Adult Development , 7 (3), pp. 161-169.2. Brown, L. I. (2001). A Meta-analysis of Research on the Influence of Leadership on Student Outcomes. PhD Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.3. Cramer, S. F. (1994, Fall). Assessing Effectiveness in the Collaborative Classroom. New Direction for Teaching and Learning (59), pp. 69-81.4. Grow, G. O. (1991, Spring). Teaching Learners to Be Self-Directed. Adult Education Quarterly , 41 (3), pp. 125-149.5. Hersey, P., Angelini, A. L., &

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David Lanning; Jim Helbling; Wahyu Lestari

fields oflearning. Student satisfaction is high with the current form of the Aerospace Engineering summer campprogram, and the instructors are dedicated to bringing a strong, positive experience to the high schoolstudents, with the aim of generating interest in STEM-related opportunities. The summer programs alsoAcknowledgements Funding for the development of a portion of the course materials from one of the   instructors of the summer camp was based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0837009. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not

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their personal feedback on the effectiveness of the USB-Tablet in improving theirlearning was positive. However, to further study its effectiveness and to verify the benefits ofinstruction more case studies with larger sizes are needed. Furthermore, the impact andeffectiveness of USB tablets in classrooms needs to be evaluated using a control group that usesthe traditional teaching techniques and an experimental group that uses tablet technology.References[1] Biswas, S., “Teaching Courses with Tablet PC: Experiences and Student Feedback”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2007, Honolulu, HI.[2] Mathews C.P. and Khoie, R., “Assessing the effectiveness of Tablet PC-based instruction

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Collin Heller; Brian P. Self

 for Engineering Education  83   underlying misconceptions may still exist in the material. By allowing students to developmodels and practice problem-solving applications, these misconceptions can be exposed andcorrected.One of the ways to promote problem solving is through the use of MEAs, which were originallydeveloped in the mid 1970’s to understand how students studying mathematics develop and useproblem-solving thought processes. Rather than focusing students towards a singular answer,MEAs encourage the development of a problem-solving strategy

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Jennifer Van Donk; Justin Lekos; Sarah Baker; Kevin Yamauchi; Adam Paicely; Brian P. Self; A. Matthew Robinson

October 14, 2010, from http://odysseyteams.com/programs/helpingHands2. LEGS For All. LEGS For All . Retrieved January 19, 2011, from http://legsforall.com/projects/kneeproject.php3. Hansen, A. H., D. S. Childress, and E. H. Knox. "Prosthetic Foot Roll-over Shapes with Implications for Alignment of Trans-tibial Prostheses." Prosthetics and Orthotics International 24.3 (2000): 205-15. Print.4. Carberry, A., Lee, H.S., Ohland, M.W. (2010) Measuring engineering design self-efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education. 99(1): 71-79.5. Guay, F., Vallerand, R. J., and Blanchard, C. (2000) “On the Assessment of Situational Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: The Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS)”. Motivation and Emotion. 24(3

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Amelito Enriquez

college engineering (WECE) project, Cambridge, MA.5. Davis, C-S. & Finelli, C.J. (2007), Diversity and Retention in Engineering, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, v2007, n111, p63-7.6. Derlin, R.L. & McShannon, J.L. (2000), Faculty and Student Interaction and Learning Styles of Engineering Undergraduates, Retrieved May 10, 2008 from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/89/1d.pdf.7. Goldberg, J. & Sedlacek, W. (1996), Summer Study in Engineering for High School Women, Maryland University, College Park, Maryland.8. Pantano, J. (1994), Comprehensive Minority SEM Programs at Santa Fe Community College, Paper presented at the Annual International

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Shoba Krishnan; Ruth Davis; Marco Bravo; Melissa Gilbert

for their support. Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  184 References 1. Davis, R. E. (2005). Community-Based Learning Develops Diverse Engineering Workforce. In W. Aung, R. Altenkirch, T Cermak, R. W. King & L.M. S. Ruiz (Eds), Innovations 2005: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research. pp. 7-16, Arlington VA, iNEER/Begell House Publishing. 2. Mattern, N., & Schau, C. (2002). Gender differences in science attitude-achievement relationships over time