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Basile Panoutsopoulos

  u VS dt L dt LC LCThe solution is examined for three cases: an over damped, a critically damped, and an under dampedcase by changing the value of the resistor R.Over damped solution   0 :  uC  U S  U1e s1t  U 2e s2t Critically damped solution   0 : uC  U S  U1  U 2t  e st 1 Central Connecticut State University, School of Engineering and Technology, Departmentof Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050.Basile.Panoutsopoulos@ccsu.edu2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference

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Franco Capaldi

Development of an Online Statics Homework System Franco Capaldi1Since the late 1990’s, there has been an explosion of web based platforms for the submission and grading ofhomework. There are many advantages to online homework submission including (1) students obtain immediatefeedback, (2) they can be used to randomize questions and eliminate blatant cheating, and (3) they can be used toprovide just in time tutorials and information when needed. Many online homework systems such as WebAssign,CAPA, and Blackboard offer a wide range of question types such as multiple choice question formats, fill in theblank, and numerical answer evaluation. However, in the field of engineering, obtaining the

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Richard Harris; Hameed Metghalchi; Claire Duggan; Emanuel Mason; Rachelle Reisberg; Deepti Dutt

, deeptidutt.a@gmail.com2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference University of Massachusetts LowellReviewed Paper April 27-28, 2012Workforce, but only 3.2% of the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) workforce. Hispanics comprised9.2% of the overall workforce and 3.0% of the SET workforce.Today‟s engineers need more than simply technical skills. They are expected to be top-producing team players withexperience in working and communicating across racial, ethnic, and gender boundaries. The Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) explicitly recognizes the need for diversity in training institutions [9]. Asa

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Edwin Schmeckpeper; Ashley Ater Kranov; Steve Beyerlein; Jay McCormack; Pat Pedrow

scenarios, the students are asked to determine the most important problem/s and to discuss stakeholders, impacts, unknowns, and possible solutions. Finally, after the discussions have concluded, trained faculty raters use the analytical Engineering Professional Skills (EPS) rubric to measure the group’s performance associated with the entire set of ABET professional skills. The EPSA method is flexible, easy to implement, and can be used at the course or program level for teaching and measuring engineering professional skills. EPSA Discussion Prompts The discussion prompts direct the students to imagine that they are a team of engineers working together for a company or organization on the problem/s

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David Kazmer; Katie Bardaro

States, individual states have primary authority over their publiceducational systems. Here, legislatures also perform economic analysis regarding the needs of their constituents and 1Professor and Associate Dean, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts USA 01854; david_kazmer@uml.edu 2Lead Research Analyst, PayScale, Inc., 542 1st Avenue S, Suite 400, Seattle, Washington USA 98104; KatieB@payscale.com2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference University of Massachusetts LowellReviewed Paper April 27-28, 2012the allocation of

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Brian Savilonis; Kent Rissmiller

Great Problem Seminars: Engaging First Year Students in Project-Based Learning Brian Savilonis,1 Kent Rissmiller 2In the early 1970’s, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) promoted project-based learning to the core of itsacademic program. At that time, WPI redesigned its graduation requirements to include two required projects [2].One project is undertaken within the student’s major field of study is completed during the senior year. A secondproject is usually completed during the junior year and challenges students to work on an interdisciplinary problemat the interface of science, technology, and societal needs [4]. For both projects, effective teamwork is a key skillemphasized

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David O. Kazmer

successful program development occurred due to thecooperative strategy employed and careful consensus building during early concept formation. Conversely, thefailures occurred due to the lack of a cooperative strategy employed during the early development of the failedprograms: either the vision was not sufficiently well articulated or the collaborator(s) were not sufficiently engagedto develop and advocate for a shared vision. In other words, clarity of vision is not sufficient; process matters.Keywords: Engineering administration, experiential learning, program development, wisdom. Circuits & Sensing Design & UTeach

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Olga Lepsky; Michael Werner

“SCIENCE$”. Each path from the root to a E $6leaf traces out a suffix whose starting pointis stored in the leaf. To search for a E N C E $4substring start at the root and try to trace it $7out staying within the tree, i.e. the substring“C” occurs at positions 2 and 6 in the text. I E N C E $3 N C E $5 S C I E N C E $1 $8 The next step is compaction. Strings of edges with no branching are compacted to a single edge labeled by asubstring of the text rather

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Ethan Danahy; Morgan Hynes; Leslie Schneider; Danielle Dowling

a number of instructionalapproaches using the aggregation tool, develop complementary tools, and authentically engage teachers in theinquiry process by asking them to partner with us on the design of InterLACE’s software. REFERENCES[1] Barron, B.J.S., Schwartz, D.L., Vye, N.J., Moore, A., Petrosino, A., Zech, L., et al, “Doing WithUnderstanding: Lessons From Research on Problem- and Project-Based Learning,” The Journal of the LearningSciences, 7, 1998, 271–311.[2] Bell, P., and Winn, W. “Distributed Cognition, by Nature and by Design,” in Theoretical Foundations ofLearning Environments, D.H. Jonassen and S. Land (eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2000.[3] Brown

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Jacob Cox; Jason Cody; Jesse Fleming; Matthew Miller

student’s overallexperience, satisfaction, and confidence with the course. Many entry-level students arrive at college undecided as towhich major they want to pursue. Our assertion is that if we can improve these factors for all of our students, thenwe can improve the percentage that chooses to pursue a STEM-based major. We further seek to learn whetherseating assignments can affect a student’s interest and perceived level of difficulty within the course. REFERENCES[1] M. T. Carlisle, T. Wilson, J. Humphries and S. Hadfieldand, "RAPTOR: a visual programming environment for teaching algorithmic problem solving," ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2005.[2] F. D. Becker, R. Sommer, J. Bee and B. Oxley

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Jani Pallis; Neal Lewis; Ravi Mishra; Navarun Gupta; Arthur McAdams; Richard Yelle

intheir final semester(s): a two-semester (6 credit) thesis option, or a one to two semester (3-4 credit total) Master’sproject. A technical capstone course is an alternative to the Master’s project in the Technology Managementdepartment. These courses are fairly typical of most graduate engineering programs in the U.S. The thesis optionentails a research project. The Master’s project may be research or application-based, but is done by a studentworking alone with an advisor. The technical capstone course focuses on the creation of a business plan, but lacksthe time needed for student teams to create prototypes, and has not led to commercialization of any productconcepts. More than 150 graduate engineering students take these courses each

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James A. Lee; Michael J. D'Agostino

sustainability. Also, thesystem creates valuable concrete products that have provided new entrepreneurial opportunities to support studentclubs via the sale of these items.Acknowledgements: The Authors would like to thank Ray B. Henderson, Technical Service Manager of EssrocCement, for designing the four part initial separation system discussed in this paper.2012 ASEE Northeast Section Conference University of Massachusetts LowellReviewed Paper April 27-28, 2012 REFERENCES[1] Kosmatka S, Panarese W, Kerhkoff B, (2002), Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures 14th Edition

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Keith M. Gardiner

. 4. Cardwell, D., “The Fontana History of Technology,” Fontana Press, London, UK, 1994. 5. PBS Masterpiece , Downton Abbey, details at www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html 6. See, for example: “Visionary Manufacturing Challenges for 2020,” National Academy Press, Washington, 1998; also “Manufacturing Education Plan: 1999 - Critical Competency Gaps, Industry Updates Competency Gaps among Newly Hired Engineering Graduates," Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI., 1999. [Also relevant “The Engineer of 2020” (NAE 2004) and ASEE Prism, Jan. 2005.] 7. Gardiner, K. M., and Korin, S. B., “Furthering the Integration of Manufacturing,” 3rd Conf. Improving the Productivity of

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Valeria Matinuzzi; Danielle Peterson; Sean Iacobone; Salah Badjou

://www.euronet.nl/~jonkr/, Ron Jonk-. "Phenylalanine." University of Maryland Medical Center | Home. Web. 08 Dec. 2011. .[21] "Improved Cycling Time-Trial Performance after the Ingestion of a Caffeine Energy Drink." Www.fiu.edu. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.[22] Ivy J.L. et al., Cycling time trial performance improved by ingestion of a caffeine energy drink, International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 19, 61-78, (2009)[23] Kiang, Kylene. "Alcohol, Red Bull Mix May Lead to Death." The Michigan Daily. Web. 6 Dec. 2011.[24] Mayo Clinic Staff. "Caffeine Content for Coffee, Tea, Soda and More." Web. 8 Dec. 2011[25] Mets MA, Ketzer S, Blom C, van Gerven MH, van Willigenburg GM, Olivier B, Verster JC. Positive effects of Red Bull

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A. Ieta; R. Manseur; M. Hromalik

; Exposition, 2010.[12] Jeanne Christman, and Eric J. Alley, “A Hands-On Approach to Demonstrating Hardware/Software Tradeoffs in an Embedded System Design.” Annual Conference & Exposition, 2011.[13] S. G. Northrup, “Work in progress - development of a two-semester introduction to electrical engineering hybrid design Studio.” Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, pp. S2C-6-S2C-7, 2007.[14] Kenneth A. Connor, Craig J. Scott, Mohamed F. Chouikha, Adam M. Wilson, Adrianna Anderson, Yacob Astatke, Frederick C. Berry, Dianna Newman, Judith E. O'Rourke, Thomas D.C. Little, and Don Lewis Millard, “Multi-Institutional Development of Mobile Studio Based Education and Outreach.” Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cullen A. Jones

318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary (ACI 318M-11),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2011, 503 pp.[2] Felder, R.M., and L.K Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” EngineeringEducation, V. 78, No. 7, Apr. 1988, pg. 674-681.[3] National Concrete Masonry Association, “Allowable Stress Design of Concrete Masonry Lintels,” TEK 17-1B, Herndon, VA, 2001, 4 pp.[4] Tarr, S. M., and Farny, J. A., Concrete Floors on Ground, EB075, fourth edition, Portland CementAssociation, Skokie, IL, 2008, pg. 47-90.[5] Wight, James K. & James G. MacGregor, Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics & Design, fifth Edition, Pearson PrenticeHall, 2009, pg. 218-221.Cullen