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Computers and Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan S Sankar, Auburn University College of Engineering

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Paper ID #7467Serious Games to Improve Student Learning in Engineering ClassesMr. Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE) Pramod Rajan is in the doctoral program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn Univer- sity. He is a graduate research and teaching assistant. Rajan is currently working on developing serious games to improve student learning in engineering classes.Dr. P.K. Raju, Auburn University Dr. Raju is the Thomas Walter Distinguished professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. He is the co-founder and director of the NSF-funded

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oyebisi Samuel Oyediran; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.; Kayode Peter Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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provides a similar set offeatures. This work serves as an improvement to the earlier research and work done in thearea of mobile Laboratories under iLab.Keywords: Android, iLabs, mobile Service BrokerI. INTRODUCTIONOnline laboratories are experimental setups that can be accessed and performed over theInternet. With online labs, anyone can perform experiments from anywhere in the world atany time. Online laboratories have several benefits. By making labs sharable online, thenumber of users of online labs scale up dramatically, particularly with the fact that online labscan be performed round the clock with no need for a physical lab attendant present at the labfor each lab session. Hence with the rising cost of undergraduate laboratory

Conference Session

Online Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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middle school, high school, and community college students to expose and increase their interest in pursuing Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Astatke travels to Ethiopia every summer to provide training and guest lectures related to the use of the mobile laboratory technology and pedagogy to enhance the ECE curriculum at five different universities.Dr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. Jumoke Ladeji-Osias is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Depart- ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University. She earned in B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Yong Zhu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458

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. Page 23.417.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of A Mechatronics Studio Course in Mechanical EngineeringAbstract: This paper reports the development of a mechatronics studio course in MechanicalEngineering (ME) undergraduate program at Georgia Southern University. The course coversthree broad areas: mechatronic instrumentation, computer based data acquisition and analysis,and microcontroller programming and interfacing. This is a required 2-credit course in the MEprogram. The course is delivered in studio format for four contact hours per week with one hourof lecture and three hours of interactive session of problem solving and laboratory

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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time we expressed our concern that thelaboratory work retains a hands-on experience, which was made possible with the CPLDadapter module that we designed, that allows for the use of a breadboard. We were alsoconcerned that our students quickly learn to use the CAD tools, which was made possible withthe tutorial7 that we authored.For our recent work, new lecture material involving hierarchy, propagation delay, and thepresentation of a CPLD structure was developed. New laboratory material was also developedto make use of these principles. The tutorial was expanded regarding these new topics, so thetutorial is not only useful in getting our students using the CAD tools, but it now serves as anindispensable reference throughout the semester. Our

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Hans Nagl, Penn State Berks; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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State Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor in the division of engineering at Penn State-Berks. He got his B.S. from University of Mysore, his DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, his M.S. from Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. from Drexel University. He has worked in electronic packaging in C-DOT in India and then as a scientific assistant in the Robotics laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, India. He worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics and Virtual Reality. His research interests are in the areas of unmanned vehicles particularly flapping flight, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching with technology

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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, decorations and sometimes non-player characteristics (NPC) to strengthen the environment’s immersive characteristics. The‘Hammer’ map editor, which is part of the ‘Source’ SDK, can resolve this issue. The map editorallows game developers to create their own game maps (in our context, the assembly factory orassembly training laboratory).The game engine layer for the virtual assembly environment is laid out by ‘Lua’ scripts toflexibly code the mechanical parts and assemblies, by modeling software to construct precisemechanical parts, and by the map editor to build a customized and professional environment.Figure 1 shows the software that was applied to develop the virtual assembly environment

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

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design commonly encountered inindustry. The design of control systems incorporating programmable logic controllers andmicrocontrollers is covered along with accompanying laboratory work to reinforce courseconcepts. To integrate course concepts, practice team design skills and expose students toservice learning; students were required to complete a capstone service learning project. Thestudents worked in a large team effort to design, construct, test and deliver a Concrete CuringBox (CCB) for use in a high school STEM recruiting and enrichment program. This paper willdiscuss how the service learning program was constructed and integrated into the course, theobjectives of the service learning component and the results of the project. The CCB will

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Multi-robot Communication for Education and ResearchAbstractMulti-robot communication is a key technology in modern robotics education and research.Applications such as search and rescue, exploration, mapping, reconnaissance, and remote datacollection may all benefit from robot teams or swarms which rely on multi-robot communicationtechnology. Based on the importance of this technology, our objective is to develop and evaluateeducational resources to introduce multi-robot communication into the undergraduate experienceusing low-cost hardware and software tools. Using XBee radio technology (Digi International),educational resources, design challenges, and laboratories have been developed to

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Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles H. Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Paper ID #5810Experiments for a Freshman Engineering Computing CourseDr. Charles H. Forsberg, Hofstra University Dr. Forsberg is a professor emeritus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY where he taught lecture and laboratory courses primarily in the thermal/fluids area of mechanical engineering. He is currently active in the Energy Engineering area. Page 23.575.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experiments for a Freshman Engineering Computing

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Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

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implemented - and studied how students used - online videodemonstrations related to solid modeling software instruction. The latter found better learningoutcomes in those students who watched more of the videos during the semester. In addition,video-taped Electrical Power and Machines lab experiments had been used as a virtual substituteexperience for distance learning students, and it was concluded that the video-taped laboratory wasas effective as the traditional laboratory in attaining the desired course outcomes, while thestudents’ overall evaluation was very positive9. Secondly, recorded videos of entire lectures or else short video clips of lecture-relatedmaterial (e.g., topical summaries or illustrative demonstrations or solving

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Theodore Paul Dani; Ankita Sahu; Nathan Marshall LeBlanc

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-DEAS, or SolidWorks. Other math tools such as MatLabSimulink, MapleSim, etc., are also available to study planar mechanism kinematics. Finally, thestudents in India used the available laboratory experimental apparatus to verify some of thetheoretical calculations. The performance metric is a final report that included the learningoutcomes and recommendations for further work.Introduction and literature reviewThe Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) of the course are: 1. Apply the integration of the fundamental concepts of rigid body kinematics in relative motion, solid mechanics and computer aided engineering through computational and design tools. 2. Apply fundamental mechanics principles to the kinematic, dynamic and fatigue

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan Gregory Turner, Georgia Southern University

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, controller design and its implementation isillustrated using a physical system in the laboratory setting. The students’ survey response on theintroduction of FPGA based controller implementation in the course is mostly positive.I. IntroductionThere is a wide-spread interest in field programmable gate array (FPGA) based implementationof controllers in industrial applications1-5. FPGAs consist of reprogrammable gate array logiccircuits and offer flexibility, reliability, and high-speed parallel execution1,2,6,7. TraditionallyFPGA courses are offered in programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)8-10. Tobetter prepare the engineering students in FPGA technology, especially those in control systemsarea, there is a need to introduce FPGA

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Laut, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Paper ID #6150Exposing Middle School Students to Robotics and Engineering through Legoand MatlabMr. Jeffrey Laut, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Jeffrey Laut received his B.Sc. degree from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 2009 and his M.Sc. degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2011, both in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where for the 2011-2012 academic year he was a teaching fellow in their GK-12 program. Laut conducts research in the Dynamical Systems Laboratory, where his interests include controls

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Yanning Yu, Northwestern University

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 (44  participants)  and  Fall  2012  (34  participants).    The course met twice a weekfor 80 minutes and included a weekly 170 minute laboratory. A theoretic course narrative (seethe appendix) framed learning within the context of innovation and efficiency and expandedupon the following intended learning outcomes for the course:• Develop an efficient command of the basic information, procedures and methodology needed to understand the mechanical behavior of an object under loading.• Develop the ability to use your knowledge in innovative ways.• Improve your competencies needed to participate in a knowledge organization.Mechanics concepts covered included an introduction to stress and strain; 2-d and 3-d rigid bodyequilibrium

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Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University

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Paper ID #7904Work-in-Progress: Design of an Online Learning CoachDr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Dr. DePiero began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. His research interests include

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Riham M Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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) suggests that in terms of student comprehension, using only a well designed fullyautomated online course is as effective as traditional classroom/textbook/lab instruction51. Theeffect size for future more advanced ITSs incorporating the above mentioned capabilities isexpected to equal or even exceed the effect size of one-on-one tutoring.Bloom’s effect size however does not take into account the much smaller cost of ITSadministered courses, nor does it take into account the fact that it requires on average less timefrom the student to go over an ITS course as compared to the total time required to travel toschool, attend lectures, perform laboratory experiments, do homework assignments, go to officehours, study for exams, take exams, and other

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

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University. Dr. Smith’s work experience includes being a contract employee at AT&T Bell Lab- oratories, performing surveying work for the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, and summer internships at the Atlanta Gas Light Company and Sandia National Laboratories. In addition to Georgia Southern, he has taught at Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M and Tuskegee Universities. His research inter- ests include fuzzy logic, control system design and intelligent systems. He is a member of ASME, ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. Page 23.531.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya T Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Shonda L Bernadin, Georgia Southern University; Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Remote Laboratory to Enhance Engineering Technology Education”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, June 2011.7. Goeser, P.T., Flett, A., Kriske, J. and Panter, C. “MatLab Marina: Web-Based Tutorials for Teaching Programming Concepts using MATLAB”, American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Annual Conference, Starkville, MS, April 2012.8. Gottfried, B.S., “Teaching Computer Programming Effectively Using Active Learning”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997.9. Chyung, S.Y., Moll, A., Marx, B., Frary, M. and Callahan, J., “Improving Engineering Student’s Cognitive

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Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University; Sheikh Khaled Ghafoor, Tennesse Technological University; Kassy Moy Lum

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.). Page 23.1396.8   Figure 4. Partially Expanded node of Chapter 2 (Laplace and Modeling Review) with Equations  Figure 5. Partially Expanded node of Chapter 4 (Time Response) with Equations Additionally, a Wiki to support programming activities using the MCU is hosted (e.g., athttp://matlab-nsfwiki.csc.tntech.edu/) and contains the following content: 1) Labs (including an introductory laboratory on the toolkit and Matlab toolbox) 2) Help files 3) Pre-labs (including pages on pre-requisite programming constructs, such as I/O, decision-making (if/else or switch), loops (for, while) and arrays) 4

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Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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Department. Her current research interests focus on technology in engineering education, human com- puter interaction, educational data mining, and scientific visualization.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech Professor Dr. Chris Williams is an assistant professor with a joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the director of the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory and the co-director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Innovation-based Manufacturing. His joint appointment reflects his diverse research interests in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), design methodology, and

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Man Wang, Michigan Technological University; Jun Tao, Michigan Technological University; Chaoli Wang, Michigan Technological University; Ching-Kuang Shene, Michigan Technological University; Seung Hyun Kim, Michigan Technological University

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], topology-based [4], partition-based [5], and illustration-based [6]visualizations have been presented. To design FlowVisual, we focus on integration-based flowvisualization as it is most widely used in practice. For integration-based flow visualization,particles or seeds are placed in a vector field and advected over time. The traces or field-linesthat the particles follow, e.g., streamlines for steady flow and pathlines for unsteady flow, depictthe underlying vector data.Teaching the core concepts of fluid dynamics has not significantly changed over the years. Onlya few published works have discussed some recent advances. Hertzberg and Sweetman [7]designed a flow visualization course to focus on studio/laboratory experiences for mixed teamsof

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Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Clayton E Price, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Longitudinal Evaluation of a GIS Laboratory in a Transportation Engineering Course”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 137(4), 2011, pp. 258-266.6. Byrne, B.M. (2001).”Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS. Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming”, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2008.7. Cho, M.H. “Online Student Orientation in Higher Education: A Developmental Study”, Educational Technology Research and Development, 60(6), 2012, pp. 1051-1066.8. Chyung, S.Y., Moll, A.J. and Berg, S.A. “The Role of Intrinsic Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, and E-Learning Practice in Engineering Education, The Journal of Effective Teaching, 10(1), 2010, pp. 22-37.9

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Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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