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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Nasser Alaraje; Scott Kuhl; Michael Meyer; Mark Kinney; Mark Highum

representatives anddisplaced workers who need to retool their skills. This paper introduces a new approach forIndustrial Robotics in electrical engineering technology (EET) programs at Michigan Tech andBay de Noc Community College. This initiative between Michigan Tech and Bay de NocCommunity College is intended to demonstrate and test an effective approach for teachingemerging topics of Industrial Robotics in electrical engineering technology (EET) programs atboth the university and community college levels. The curriculum and software developed in thisinitiative will match current industry needs and will provide a replicable model for the EETprograms across the country.Workforce NeedIn 2014, ManpowerGroup surveyed nearly 40,000 employers across 41

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expression,communication skills, technical skills, self-confidence building, computation skills, engineeringfundamentals, organizational skills, leadership skills, planning skills, professional ethics, andengineering judgment. Even though the main intent of a Capstone design course is to provide theskills and attributes mentioned above to senior engineering students, majority of the students donot demonstrate these skills in their Capstone design courses. It is the authors’ strong beliefs thatexperiential learning model should be incorporated much earlier in an engineering curriculum inorder for the students to experience engineering design process and design skills, supported bythe recent findings by Conger et al.8. According to Kolb6, “Learning

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Susan C. Schneider

how an instructor can potentially modify existing assignments foruse with CPR. The results of a “practice CPR” assignment are used to highlight which areas ofthe CPR assignment preparation need to be given close attention in order to achieve meaningfulreviews.KeywordsWriting Assignments, Calibrated Peer Review, undergraduate laboratory in electricalengineering, memo writingIntroductionWriting exercises have been included in the upper division electrical engineering laboratorycourses since the beginning of our program, typically in the traditional form of the weeklylaboratory report. In the late 1990’s, influenced by an increasing exposure to the concepts ofWriting Across the Curriculum (WAC), Write to Learn (WTL), and Writing in the

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Daniel Bullock; Edward Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

/assembled by undergraduate students. Openings in the plasticenclosure were machined by a benchtop CNC mill which was programmed and operated by ATUundergraduate students.Procedures - Mini-Laboratory ExercisesThe Mini-Laboratory will be integrated into the curriculum in the Fall 2015 semester. Tomeasure its effects on student electric circuits knowledge, a structured evaluation program willbe utilized. The students will be separated into two groups such that each group has anequivalent average overall GPA and an identical number of electrical engineering, mechanicalengineering, and physics majors. One group will perform laboratory exercises utilizing the mini

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Lisa Anneberg; Luo Suyun; Zhang Hui

States and ChinaOverviewLawrence Technological University [LTU, 1] and Shanghai University of Engineering Science[SUES, 2] were founded in 1932 and 1978, respectively. These specific particular datesrepresent two unique timeframes in the two countries where farsighted individuals implementedtheir “dream of preparing students for leadership in the new technical era into reality.” [1] Themotto of LTU is ‘Theory and Practice”, while SUES “integrates classroom-based learning withwork-based learning.”[2] Our two universities share similar student populations, mission/vision,and leadership.In fact, the vision of LTU is "To be a pre-eminent private technological university producingleaders with an entrepreneurial spirit and global view." Likewise, SUES

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Semih G. Yildirim; Stuart W. Baur

-based learning, architectural engineering, building technology, hands-onlearningIntroductionHands-on learning experience is highly desired in architectural engineering curriculum tomaintain longer retention of desired knowledge. To create an active learning environment istargeted and an educational model is developed for this purpose1. Building components’ designis the main application field of this model, since competency on this subject is necessary forarchitectural engineering students which is based on architectural materials and methods ofbuilding construction. The educational model has been already formalized2 and improved3 inMissouri S&T Architectural Engineering Program. The components of the educational modelcan be summarized in

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Jing Pang

Harmin and Melanie Toth, “Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today’s Teachers”, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, Alexandria, Virginia, 2007.5 Sagini Jared Keengwe, “Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning”, IGI Global Book Series: Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2015.6 Guoping Wang, “Principles and Practices: Multisim in Teaching Digital Systems Design”, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Illinois/Indiana and North Central Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2006.7 Shawki Areibi, “A First Course in Digital Design Using VHDL and Programmable Logic”, Proceedings on 31st ASEE/IEEE

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Brian Sandford

Hispanic population intheir native Spanish language. This is especially relevant if not profound in consideration of theHispanic immigrant populations in the U.S. from Central and South America who principallywork in the construction and service industries in America. In the fall of 2010, an email inquirywas sent to all construction management students at Pittsburg State University (PSU) todetermine student interest in a Spanish for Construction course. The inquiry produced a majorityof positive responses from students and resulted in the development of a Spanish forConstruction course offered for the first time in the spring of 2010 in the College of Technologyat PSU. The course has been offered every semester since its inception and has moved

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Timothy Burg; Pamela Mack; Ian Walker; Richard Groff

strategies, such as use ofdepleted uranium bullets. Unfortunately, whether or not we seek the information to makecomplete choices and demand to have our choice recognized, the decisions will happen bydefault. Thus it is imperative that members of a highly functioning, sustainable society bemotivated to seek to understand the source and implications of new technologies and collectivelymake “good” decisions about adoption of those technologies.This need for science and technology savvy citizens has been recognized by most universitiesand integrated into undergraduate curriculums. Whether this curriculum thread is named“Science, Technology, and Society”, “Culture, Science and Technology”, or “Science andTechnology in Society” (STS - the designation

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Luis Rodriguez; Gail Coover; Dalelia Davis; George Johnson; Oumar Kaba; Angela Frey; Andrew Pham; Amihan Huesmann

mathematics, science and engineeringexperience revolving around a common topic, for example: energy, to be studied from theirrespective points of view. This is an integral part of the student experience and is used not onlyto show the students the interdisciplinary nature of research in STEM disciplines but also to setthe tone in terms of expectations during the workshop. Pre-assessment and post-assessment iscarried out to evaluate conceptual understanding.The communication and study skills class has an emphasis on career and academic majoradvising. Pre-assessment and post-assessment are carried out by means of essays intended tomeasure writing and composition skills. During the eight weeks, students engage in independentprojects such as developing

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Stuart W. Baur; R. Joe Stanley

struggle with in the PLTW curriculum? The participants indicated math, science andvocabulary as the largest area most students seem to struggle with (48.7%). A second area thatstudents struggle with is problem-based learning (12.1%), followed by course documentation inthe form of an engineering notebooks (10.6%). Fifth, as seen from Question 5, instructorsindicated that time to teach the PLTW course curriculum (29.3%), accommodating for studentbackgrounds (23.6%), and course preparation time (20.7%) were the most difficult aspects ofteaching PLTW courses. Sixth, from Question 6, students tend to struggle with requisite math,science and vocabulary backgrounds (48.7%), project-based learning (12.1%), and coursedocumentation including engineering

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Christopher M. Moore; Semih G. Yildirim; Stuart W. Baur

parameters of cargocontainer homes parallel those of standard home construction methodologies (cold formed steelframing/light wood framing) and from a structural standpoint, cargo containers are an effectivebuilding material. This paper aims to discuss the design parameters of cargo container homeconstruction and an educational application of the concept. Problem-based learning (PBL)methodology was applied in order to create a discussion group. Building types were handed-out,scaled model and poster presentation were prepared by teams according to defined designparameters. Educational activity is evaluated by survey and critical points are determined toimprove.Keywords; Cargo container, problem-based learning, architectural engineering, reuse

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John Mirth; Andrew Findley

the integration ofart and engineering, the more creative those students will become.The course was open to all students. Because Rose-Hulman is an Institute of Technology, allstudents are enrolled in STEM majors, with the majority of these being engineers. Courseenrollment included students from all grade levels (freshman-senior).One important aspect of the course is that the course was offered from an art perspective, pullingin examples of engineering to reinforce topics in art, rather than creating an engineering course 2 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Zone

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R. Joe Stanley; Stuart W. Baur

Evaluation of High School Pre-Engineering Curricula through Missouri University of Science and Technology Student Survey Responses R. Joe Stanley, Ph.D. and Stuart W. Baur, Ph.D., A.I.A.AbstractProject Lead The Way (PLTW) is an example of a STEM education program that providesstructured curriculum to promote college preparation in these areas. There have been severalstudies that show the benefits of PLTW courses for K-12 students in the preparation for highschool students on statewide and national exams, high school academic performance, collegelevel academic performance in particular areas of study, high school student engagement, andother areas. This study examines the impact of PLTW courses on Missouri S&T