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Frank G. Jacobitz; Thomas F. Schubert

Compact International Experiences: Two-year Reflections on Short-term Study-abroad Elective Engineering Courses Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas F. Schubert Department of Engineering, University of San DiegoAbstractIn response to an effort by the home institution to internationalize the curriculum as well asstrong student desire for engineering international studies, compact international experience(CIE) courses were developed. The efficacy of delivering such engineering electives as study-abroad, short-term courses is described through the experiences gained by repeat offerings inJanuary 2013 of two distinct three-semester-unit courses in

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Milica Markovic

) designed for this purpose.Subsequently students write their own code to visualize animated forward, reflected and totalvoltages and currents on a transmission line. To demonstrate use of electromagnetics as a Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 584fundamental discipline of electrical engineering PCB design and fabrication is introduced.Agilent's ADS is used to design microstrip lines, lumped element and transmission line impedancematching circuits. Agilent’s 3D planar Method-of-Moments software

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Xiaomin Jin; Xiao-hua Yu; Xiang-Ning Kang; Guo-Yi Zhang

limitation for lightemissive devices is the light trapping due to the device layers’ low critical angle. The majority ofthe light generated has few angles of escape and is reflected back within the device instead ofescaping. The solution of above problem is the following: the emission surface can be patternedwith a transmission diffraction grating that allows more angles of escape via Bragg diffraction.Incident light at the surface would be scattered at the emission surface instead of being simplytransmitted or reflected. In addition, it has been shown that the same patterning can also apply to Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American

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Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Nazmul Ula

engineering career. Each construct was assessed using a scale that allowedstudents to reflect on the five activities previously listed, i.e. selecting the project, defining theproject requirements, setting the project schedule, determining the deliverables (e.g. reports,presentations, etc.), and determining the project-grading criterion.Students selected their preference for each item using a sliding scale from zero to 100, where 0 =instructor-defined and 100 = student-defined. The questions were designed to identify studentpreferences in defining the various design project activities and if any differences aroseregarding their conceptions of engagement, learning, and their interest in pursuing anengineering career. Post-conceptions were recorded

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Kurt McMullin; Thalia Anagnos; Jan Hustler; Nancy Thomas

comparable amount of time forindividual reflection, would have resulted in far less than this 100-hour threshold. Thus, theProject Management team in consultation with the IHE college administration determined that awiser investment of their limited resources would be to strengthen the skills of the engineeringfaculty who were directly involved in the project, and having that enhancement transfer to othermembers of the college through peer-to-peer interaction.Over the course of the project, changes in pedagogical skills of the engineering faculty wereobserved2, 3, 6, 7: 1. Use of pre-test evaluations to monitor student skills prior to instruction. 2. Improved use of data collection and evaluation of student learning. 3. Changes in educator

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Pamalee Brady; James Guthrie

parts,Figures 1 and 2.Figure 1. Completed “suspension” bridge. Figure 2. Loaded “beam” bridge.The teams and groups will compare what they have accomplished. Did the designs reflect whatthe clients requested? Did the construction reflect the drawings? It is hoped that the elementaryschool students will be encouraged to enroll in the after-school program.After-School Program. The after-school program is envisioned to be two 90 minute long twosessions that will lead to the sandcastle competition. The after-school sessions will have twocomponents, additional lectures and activities that describe the design and constructionprofessions and industry. This will be an opportunity to present simple engineering concepts andsupplement their

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Thomas M. Korman; Hal A. Johnston; Lloyd Crask

at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo to educate civil andconstruction engineering students.Introduction and BackgroundExperiential learning is learning through reflection on doing, which is often contrasted withdidactic learning. Experiential learning is related to, but not synonymous with, experientialeducation, action learning, adventure learning, free choice learning, cooperative learning, andservice learning. While there are relationships and connections between all these theories ofeducation, importantly they are also separate terms with separate meanings.Experiential learning focuses on the learning process for the individual (unlike experientialeducation, which focuses on the transactive process between teacher

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Jim Herold; A. Zundel; Thomas F. Stahovich

follows a strict andneat spatial organization; each FBD component is directly followed by all equations that refer toit, clearly showing the solution steps the student followed to reach his or her final answer. Thesecond solution instead lacks strict spatial organization, reflecting perhaps, a poor mastery of thesubject matter; there are several FBD components, several which are redrawn, and the equationsare written in a disorderly fashion. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 484Figure

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Cheng Chen; Jose Valdovinos; Frank Sanchez; Nelly Avramova; Hector Santillano; Robert Hartsock

topics. Under the supervision, the students have contributed to two peer-reviewedconference publications to demonstrate the success of this project engaging undergraduatestudents into engineering research.AcknowledgementThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation under the award numberCMMI-1227962.The author would also like to acknowledge the support from the CaliforniaState University Wang Family Faculty Award and San Francisco State University PresidentialResearch Award. Any opinions, findings conclusions and recommendations expressed in thispaper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference

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Taufik Taufik; Dale Dolan

reflected mainly by thenumber of power electronics companies who have participated in on-campus career fair at CalPoly and who have recruited electrical engineering (EE) students with specifically power Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 81electronics background. Such demand in turns spurred significant growth of interest among EEstudents at Cal Poly in power electronics as indicated by the steady increase in the number ofstudents enrolled in power electronic courses2.At Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Antonella Sciortino; Lisa Star; Tesfai Goitom

. Engineering problems are similar everywhere in the world and they are solvedaccording to the physical and mathematical principles at the foundation of engineering science.However, each solution should reflect the unique cultural and societal environment in which it isimplemented.Ideally, young engineers should be exposed to the global issues involved in the engineeringprofession while they are still in school. Unfortunately, due to the high number of unitsnecessary for graduation compared to other programs, many engineering programs don’t havethe flexibility to accommodate additional courses that would provide students with the globalengineering perspective necessary to advance their careers. Furthermore, financial constraintsmay prevent many

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Danyang Li; Qiao Zhen; Albert Gordon; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Marcos Turquetti; Mohammad N. Amin

, faculty, students, andemployers are assured that the graduates are proficient in analytical, technical and criticalthinking skills. They have a sense of professionalism that is instilled with a strong set of values Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 295    essential for success in the wireless communications field. This program reflects current andfuture industry needs, and graduates from the MSWC program are trained and prepared toassume a leadership role in the field. The MSWC program

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Alex Dekhtyar; Anya L. Goodman; Aldrin Montana

improvement of ourapproach for the Spring 2013 offering.1. IntroductionBeyond higher education, computer science has always been an interdisciplinary field. The vastmajority of software serves purposes outside of the pure field of computing, and thus, buildingsoftware has always involved software developers collaborating with customers who came froma wide range of fields. At the same time, this interdisciplinary nature of the field, best expressed as “we build softwarefor everyone’s needs”, finds scant reflection in computer science education. Traditionalundergraduate computer science (CS) curriculum emphasizes technical proficiency, problem-solving skills, and breadth within the field of computer science, leaving learning about the Proceedings

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Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Rafiqul I. Noorani

BFigure I. One of the ‘winning’ bottle opener designs. A) 3D CAD image from the design intent document indicating various features, and B) the final CNC milled part.Research MethodsOur study consists of a one-phase analysis regarding students’ conceptions of the design andmanufacturing project. Students were asked at the end of the course to reflect on and respond totwo open-ended questions regarding their conceptions of learning design and manufacturing: 1. Describe what you learned about design and manufacturing as a result of working on the bottle opener design project. 2. Describe the aspects of the bottle opener design project that you most and least liked and why.The questions were designed to identify general

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Jesus Acosta-Iriqui; Eniko T. Enikov

engineering fields. However, onewoman student participated in the second year of the program and one cancelled her participationin year three. Several women students participated in the program during its four year. Studentsindicate that special outreach efforts were made through women in engineering groups.Expanding the participation of women in the program was major accomplishment.Students should be asked to perform some summative activity to reinforce their learning.While the experience of participating in the program was clearly beneficial for the students, theywere not asked to reflect upon their experiences to help formalize what they learned. During thesecond and third year, returning students were asked to give presentations to peers

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Jin-Lee Kim

familiar with theconcept of building assessment, gaining a clear understanding about sustainable developmentand sustainable construction, and help students understand the relationships betweensustainability and building materials, building forms, and building systems, using BIMtechnology. The visualization approach using BIM will enable students to implement high-performance green building strategies to explore how the buildings would be “greened.”AcknowledgmentThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE-1140941. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National

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Jeffrey Ashworth; Samer Shaghoury

andfollow-on performance reflect valid techniques but seem limited by the dimensions andperformance parameters given in the initial aircraft description. Some aircraft parameters werenot available in published form before the course began so these were measured from aircraftdrawings or assumed from similar aircraft. These assumptions in initial conditions andsomewhat limited application to full-scale aircraft contributed to most of the differences in thedata plots. However, the close agreement is very encouraging to the student groups andstimulates interest and understanding of the course material and follow-on design course.In order to give the students the best possible chance at predicting aircraft performance, theinstructor will contact

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Jeffrey Georgette; Brian Self; James Widmann; Kathryn Bohn; Eric Wang

-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions in EngineeringDynamics. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. Laws, P., D. Sokoloff, and R. Thornton, Promoting Active Learning Using the Results of Physics Education Research. UniServe Science News, 1999. 13.2. Prince, M. (2004) Does Active Learning Work: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Engineering Education, pp 223-231.3. Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking, How People Learn: Body, Mind, Experience and School. 2000, Commission on Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Research Council

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Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

4150 8 TowerCo 3295 9 Mobilitie 2586 10 Verizon Wireless 1400 Total: 88512Note: American Tower Corporation”s tower count reflects only domestic structures. Thecompany owns additional towers internationally. Its most current total tower count isapproximately 38,000 6.There is a stark difference between the structure of the American wireless industry and its safetyrecord versus that of the rest of the world. International benchmarks are more difficult to

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Tina Smilkstein

a reflection of how they're doing in lab in general and how much they should be contributing to the lab”. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 438 “Great idea because more people try to keep up with the actual lab work instead of leaving it to lab partners to have the understanding”. “I really like the pre lab write up. It really helps me come into the lab more prepared. Even though I hate the extra work. They really do pay off because you know exactly

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Tammy Yut-Ling Chan; Gustavo Borel Menezes

, students in the Winter 2012 thought the instructor failed to give them timely feedback(Q4, Question 4), which was caused by serious issues with using Moodle. The universitylearning center was still troubleshooting issues with Moodle at that time, including problemswith students and instructors uploading and returning assignments. The Moodle optional surveywas given to determine how much Moodle affected students’ opinion of the ME 419 course.Some students in Winter 2012 also commented that the instructor needed to more clearly presentthe material by giving more lectures and teaching programming mechanics, which were not theobjectives of the course as outlined in the syllabus. Such comments reflect that some students donot enjoy active learning

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Amelito G. Enriquez; Denise Hum; Christine Woo; Brandon Price; Danni Redding Lapuz; Anna Camacho

minority students and the success of Math Jamin enhancing their academic performance are reflected in the increase in enrollment in transfer-level courses since the program was initiated. Although enrollments in STEM transfer-levelcourses have increased for all student groups and for all STEM areas, the rates of increase aresignificantly higher among minority students, especially for engineering, mathematics, andphysics where minority student enrollment has traditionally been lower due to inadequate highschool preparation in math.The success of Math Jam has prompted Cañada College to institutionalize the program. Beyondthe duration of the three-year Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program grantthat funds the Math Jam, the College will