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Walter W. Buchanan; Ali Mehrabian; Alireza Rahrooh; M. Kudret Yurtseven

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Planning for a Health Care Technology Certificate Walter W. Buchanan Texas A&M University Ali Mehrabian, Alireza Rahrooh Daytona State College M. Kudret Yurtseven Izmir UniversityAbstractHerein will be described the planning to reactivate a Health Care Technology Certificate in theDepartment of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution in the College ofEngineering at Texas A&M University College Station. The

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Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Student Collaborative Group Work on Advanced Course Materials in an Introductory Physics Course for Engineering Technology Majors Vazgen Shekoyan and Sunil Dehipawala Physics Department, Queensborough Community College, CUNYAbstractWe studied the effect of exposure to physics topics beyond the expected course level on studentsin an algebra-based General Physics course. General Physics is a required course of EngineeringTechnology and Computer Technology programs at Queensborough Community College (QCC).During the study, same instructor taught two sections of the same

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Yu Wang; Farrukh Zia; Ohbong Kwon; Xiaohai Li

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Collaborative Instruction and Team Based Project Learning - An Effective Strategy to Conduct Technology Education Yu Wang, Farrukh Zia, Ohbong Kwon, Xiaohai Li Dept. of Computer Engineering Technology New York City College of Technology The City University of New YorkAbstractCollaborative instruction is a teaching model that involves multiple instructors for a common setof educational goals, which can integrate the strengths and shared interests of faculty memberswith different expertise and research focuses. Just in time teaching for

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Moses Tefe; Tara Kulkarni

meeting both the developmental skills desired byindustry and the diverse learning needs of the student population1 (Felder, 2003). The challengesthat confronts the new faculty then goes beyond a lack of adequate preparation at graduateschool to include a changing engineering pedagogy that embraces more innovative teachingpractices that include aspects of active learning, cooperative learning and the use of technology-based courses. In 1991 the National Science Foundation (NSF) began funding engineeringschools to initiate reforms to engineering education. This included the SUCCEED program thatinitially included eight institutions1. The primary focus of SUCCEED was the development andinstitutionalization of innovative teaching materials and

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Michael J. Davidson

mistakes? This discussionpresents the author’ s view on how to balance the use of software with the “ archaic” methods ofour ancestors in teaching structural engineering courses.Keywords: Structural Engineering, Software, EducationBackgroundWentworth Institute of Technology has been a fixture in Boston, Massachusetts for over 100years. The Institute has graduated hundreds of students in the civil engineering technology field(BSCET) and graduated it first class of students in civil engineering (BSCE) in August, 2014.The Institute is well respected for its hands-on approach to education. As a graduationrequirement, all civil engineering and technology students are required to have two – onesemester long co-op experiences. In an ever changing

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Leonard Anderson; Michael Davidson

External Collaborator/ Mentor Requirement for Senior Capstone Engineering Design Courses Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C., Michael Davidson, P.E.AbstractTo meet the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (EAC of ABET) curriculum requirement of a “major design experience” Civil EngineeringStudents at Wentworth Institute of Technology are required to successfully complete a Civil EngineeringCapstone Design Course during the final semester (summer) of their senior year. In groups of four to sixstudents, students develop, implement, and present a comprehensive, intra-discipline civil engineerdesign project. In the summer of 2014, the Faculty of the Civil

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Mahbub K. Ahmed; Kendra J. Ahmed; Md. M. Rashid; Scott McKay

of students with technology besides desktop computers, PDA’ s and cell phones are now alsobeing used in many institutes. A study [4] showed that a PDA-based quiz is more efficient compared to a paper-and-pencil basedone in terms of the time it takes to finish the quiz.____________________1Assistant Professor, Engineering and Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 9343, Building/ Office: Science 107 B, Southern Arkansas University,Magnolia, Arkansas, 71754 (corresponding author), Email: mkahmed@saumag.edu, Phone: (870)-235-42942Adjunct, Mathematics and Computer Science, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, Email: kjahmed@saumag.edu3 Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, 110 Falmouth Hall, University of Massachusetts

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Michael Geselowitz; John Vardalas

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference The Role of Undergraduate History of Engineering in the Formation of Engineers: A New Interdisciplinary, Experiential Approach Michael Geselowitz and John Vardalas IEEE History Center at Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the fall of 2014, the authors offered a new course on the pre-modern history of engineeringand technology that integrated traditional lectures in history with hands-on engineering labs.From writing on clay tablets, Roman arches, sundials, sand clocks, the students were given anopportunity to appreciate the challenges of problem solving in

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Corinna Fleischmann; Elizabeth Nakagawa; Tyler Kelley

the nation’s smallest service academy, the USCGA’s student body, of approximately 1000cadets, is tasked with the dual mission of earning a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and trainingservice ready Ensigns to commission in the United States Coast Guard. Due to this two-pronged 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conferencemission, cadets in the Civil Engineering program face challenging time constraints as they arerequired to complete an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)accredited CE curriculum in addition to military requirements

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Sigrid Berka

TU Braunschweig, followed by a six-month internship in a German company follow below: 1. Computer Engineering & German dual major: From summer internship at Sensata Technologies (Attleboro, MA) to research at the Institute for Communication Networks at TU Braunschweig (Fall semester) to six-month internship at IAV (Gifhorn, Germany) In the summer of 2014 the student interned at Sensata Technologies (a company that develops sensors to ensure the safety in automotive, household, medical and other applications). He worked in the MSG division (microfused silicon strain gauge) on a graphical diagnostic tool for a differential pressure sensor based in Matlab. By the end of the summer he had a better understanding of what car

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Kathryn Schulte Grahame; Diane Schilder; Christos Zahopoulos

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Can Real-life Projects in Engineering Classes Result in Improved Interest and Performance in Clean Energy Careers? Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Diane Schilder, Christos Zahopoulos Northeastern University/Evaluation Analysis Solutions, Inc. / Northeastern UniversityAbstractWith funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Northeastern University has beenoffering the Early College Experience (ECE) program to Boston Public high school seniors withthe goal of increasing their interest in Clean Energy careers. The ECE program has provided highschool students the opportunity to take a college-level Engineering Design course that

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Frank Caserta; James McCusker; Bo Tao; Gloria Ma

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference CAN WE USE A MATLAB APPLICATION TO IMPROVE STUDENTPERFORMANCE ON TRIGONOMETRY OF 3-DIMENSIONAL VECTOR PROBLEM SOLVING? Frank Caserta, Jr.1, James McCusker2, Bo Tao1 and Gloria Ma1 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 2 Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology Wentworth Institute of Technology Abstract3-Dimensional vectors are a basic concept for electrical and mechanical engineering andcomputer science students. To improve the performance of

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, G. Prasad, D. Coyle, and T. McGinnity, "A recurrent quantum neural network model enhances the EEG signal for an improved brain-computer interface," in Assisted Living 2011, IET Seminar on, 2011, pp. 1-6.Hussain AlHassanAlHassan is a PhD candidate in Computer Science & Engineering. He received a diploma inComputer Technical Support from Al-Ahsa College of Technology, Alhassa, Saudi Arabia. HisB.S. is in Computer Science from Western Oregon University (WOU), Monmouth, OR, US, andhis M.S in Computer Science is from Saint Joseph’ s University (SJU), Philadelphia, PA, US.Navarun GuptaDr. Gupta is the Department Chair of electrical engineering, and also holds the position of ChairElect of American Society for Engineering Education

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Hussain AlHassan; Navarun Gupta

International Workshop on, 2011, pp. 64-67.Hussain AlHassanAlHassan is a PhD candidate in Computer Science & Engineering. He received a diploma inComputer Technical Support from Al-Ahsa College of Technology, Alhassa, Saudi Arabia. HisB.S. is in Computer Science from Western Oregon University (WOU), Monmouth, OR, US, andhis M.S in Computer Science is from Saint Joseph’ s University (SJU), Philadelphia, PA, US.Navarun GuptaDr. Gupta is the Department Chair of electrical engineering, and also holds the position of ChairElect of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He received a M.S. in Physicsfrom Georgia State University (GSU),a M.S in electrical engineering from Mercer University,and a PhD in electrical engineering from Florida

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Ashwag G. Battarjee

2015 ASEE Nor theast Section Confer ence I mpr oving Global Healthcar e by Focusing in Quality Ashwag G. Battar j ee Department of Technology Management, School of Engineering, University of BridgeportAbstr actGlobal health care can be improved through the use of sound quality management strategies.Health care quality is defined as the ability of the facilities to provide safe medical care topatients and achieve the anticipated health outcomes. The main quality aspects in healthcareinclude: patient safety, effectiveness, patient centered services, the ability to provide health careservices to

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2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Teaching an Undergraduate Electromagnetics and Antennas Course Using A Hand-Held RF Analyzer - Engaged Learning Paul B. Crilly Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320AbstractThis paper describes an experiential learning concept to teach undergraduate electromagneticsand antenna theory using a hand-held RF analyzer and other basic laboratory apparatus. Theanalyzer contains both an RF source and spectrum analyzer. The RF source serves to enableSWR measurement for stub matching, measuring cable losses, detecting cable faults, cablelengths, and such

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the project management office in the front end of innovation. International Journal of Project Management , 408-421. 8 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference4. Baban, H., & Mokhtar, S. (2010). Online Document Management System for Academic Institutes. Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering , 315-319.5. Bernroider, E. W., & Ivanov , M. (2011). IT project management control and the Control Objectives for IT and related Technology (CobiT) framework . International

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Junling Hu; Ruoxu Jia; Xiao Huang; Xingguo Xiong; Kai-tak Wan

CFDModuleUserGuide.pdf 26. S. Shiaffino and A.A. Sonin, Molten droplet deposition and solidification at low Weber numbers, Phys. Fluids, 9, 3172-3187 (1997).Junling Hu 9 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section ConferenceDr. Junling Hu is an associate professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering at theUniversity of Bridgeport. She received her B.Eng. in Thermal Engineering in 1996 and M.Eng.in Thermal Engineering in 1999 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology andPh.D. from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2005

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trainees include specialized courses, a weekly seminarseries, formalized co-mentoring for each student, an internship requirement, and outreachactivities. More details about this program are described in 1. Here we describe how thisprogram was implemented and report on metrics of success.ImplementationParticipants were chosen in a highly competitive application-based process from among studentsalready admitted to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoralprograms at Northeastern University. Selection criteria included research proposal quality andrelevance, scholastic ability, motivation, and professional accomplishments. The Nanomedicine

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visual qualities. The PSNR of stego videos is above 55 dB. In each video frame, theembedding capacity is 246 Kbits, and can increase up to 405 Kbits without any noticeabledegradation in the visual quality.References1. Yuh-Ming, H. and J. Pei-Wun. Two improved data hiding schemes. in Image and Signal Processing (CISP), 2011 4th International Congress on. 2011.2. Mstafa, R.J. and C. Bach. Information Hiding in Images Using Steganography Techniques. in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1), 2013 Zone 1 Conference. 2013.3. Mstafa, R.J. and K.M. Elleithy. A highly secure video steganography using Hamming code (7, 4). in Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), 2014 IEEE Long Island

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Gazi Murat Duman; Elif Kongar

12 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conferenceoperations specialist and analyst in one of the biggest 3PL companies in Istanbul, Turkey. He gota MSc. in Information Technology from Southern New Hampshire University (2010). He is nowpursuing his Ph.D. in Technology Management in University of Bridgeport. His recent workexperience in industry for the past six years includes analyzing and designing logistics and supplychain operations and consulting, testing and implementing logistics management and assetmanagement systems. His current fields of interest are emerging technologies in supply chain andlogistics management and decision support

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John E. Patterson

7-10, 2010 5 Markell, L. G., & Hudson, J. (1985). Solar Technology. Reston, Virginia, USA: Ruston Publishing Company, Inc.; A Prentice-Hall Company. 6 NREL. (2014). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Retrieved from http://www.nrel.gov/ 7 Solar Isolation. (2012). Solar Isolation. Retrieved from http://solarinsolation.org/ 8 IPC (2009 International Plumbing Code). (2009). Chapter 5, Water Heaters. International Code Council, Inc.: Country Club Hills, ILJohn E. Patterson, PhDAssistant Professor at Norwich University in the David Crawford School of Engineering- CivilEngineering – Focus: Construction Management Heriot-Watt University, Doctorate of Philosophy from The School of the Built Environment

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Md. M. Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed

:“ The civil and environmental engineering (CEE) department is committed to providing anatmosphere for learning that respects diversity. As a faculty member of CEE, I am fullycommitted to diversity and to making decisions without regard to race, creed, religion, nationalorigin and other factors. I am commited to equitable treatment and non-discriminatory policies.”3.18 Consider including a formal code of conduct for your students to sign. A formalcommitment from the students about conducts during class fosters mutual understanding andrespect between the students and instructor. As electronic technology such as cell phone andlaptop computer has become widely available, chances of their misuse during a class is alsoincreased. Syllabus should

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, PhDAssistant Professor at Norwich University in the David Crawford School of Engineering- CivilEngineering – Focus: Construction Management Heriot-Watt University, Doctorate of Philosophy from The School of the Built Environment Clemson University, Masters of Science, Construction Science and Management Clemson University, BS in Industrial Education, Major: Vocational Education, Minor: Building Construction & Industrial Maintenance Piedmont Technical College, Associate in Industrial Technology, Building Construction Technology 9 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Naser M. Alajmi; Khaled M. Elleithy

2015 ASEE Nor theast Section Confer ence Selective For war ding Attacks Detection in WSNs Naser M. Alajmi and Khaled M. Elleithy Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA nalajmi@my.bridgeport.edu, elleithy@bridgeport.eduAbstr actWireless sensor networks (WSNs) are susceptible to the most security attacks. Limited capacityof sensor nodes accounts for the security attacks on WSNs. Applications such as militarysurveillance, traffic surveillance, healthcare, and environmental monitoring are impacted bysecurity attacks. Hence, researchers have created various types of detection approaches

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Felipe Pait

The Cor dial Scientist Felipe Pait, Universidade de S Paulo May 2015Abstr actUsing the concepts of agency, voice, and authority 2, which lie at the foundations of learning, weargue for the necessity of unpreparing lectures, in opposition to the usual push towards moretechnologically sophisticated methods for preparation and delivery of content.Keywor dsGlobal experiences; disprepared lectures.Agency, Voice, Author itySeveral are the ways of teaching; and 3 are the foundations of learning: agency, voice, andauthority 2.Agency is perhaps the most immediate to the engineer: the learner needs to make herself