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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Scheiner, Florida State University; Micah McCrary-Dennis; David O Olawale, Dept of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Okenwa I Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

undergraduates (RETREAT) program and also the Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored internship (DREAM) program at the High Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) from 2010-2012. He currently focuses his research efforts on innovative sensor systems and multifunctional nanocomposites.Dr. Okenwa I Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Okenwa Okoli is Professor and Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the Florida- A&M – Florida State University College of Engineering. He has worked extensively in the development of affordable and functional composite manufacturing technologies for which he has received several awards. With the increased utilization of composites in critical structures

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng.); Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Women in Engineering

Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Drexel, among others. In collaboration with other College of Engineering faculty and staff she co-teaches a sequence of classes for the Paul Peck Scholars Program. Alistar received her B.A. from Drew University and Master’s from Duke University.Dr. Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.) Alisa Morss Clyne is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with a courtesy ap- pointment in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Clyne is director of the Vascular Kinetics Laboratory, which investigates integrated mechanical and biochemical interactions among cells and proteins of the cardiovascular

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

development of a novel first-year engineering mathcourse, EGR 101 Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications. Taught byengineering faculty, the course includes lecture, laboratory and recitation components. Using an Page 24.1258.2application-oriented, hands-on approach, the course addresses only the salient math topicsactually used in core engineering courses. These include the traditional physics, engineeringmechanics, electric circuits and computer programming sequences. The EGR 101 coursereplaces traditional math prerequisite requirements for the above core courses, so that studentscan advance in the curriculum without first completing

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoonjo Jo Jo Lee, University of Missouri; Matthew Paul Simones, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri; John C. Kennedy, University of Missouri; Hakan Us; Philip F. Makarewicz, University of Missouri; Janese Annetta Neher, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute-University of Missouri Columbia; Mark A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Nuclear and Radiological

understood. Chiefamong these technological hurdles is the use of continuous processing of spent fuel to removefission products while the reactor is online [1]. The voluminous literature on molten salt reactors mostly dates to the 1960s era. Notably,in the U.S. the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was an 8MW(th) reactor that was designed primarily to study the technical feasibility and safety of usinga molten salt based fuel and coolant. In addition to demonstrating the practicality of a moltensalt reactor, the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment also addressed issues of on-line refueling, fuelmakeup, and salt chemistry. Towards the end of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, andcontinuing after its shutdown, research

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Technology

upper-level MET courses areemployed by CMU. The workload formula for the CMU faculty is 60% teaching, 20% scholarlyactivity, and 20% service. The teaching component is eight courses per year. CU-Boulderreimburses half of the salary of one of the three CMU faculty members.CMU Laboratory Technician - A one-third time laboratory technician dedicated to first andsecond year courses as well as the MET Program is employed by CMU.CMU/CU-Boulder Administrative Assistant – A half-time administrative assistant hasresponsibilities for the ME portion of the program and is employed by CMU. CU-Boulderreimburses one quarter of the salary of the administrative assistant to CMU.Note that the monetary exchange for shared employees between the two institutions is

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

concrete block weight must also be considered. Because thestrength of the K’nex pieces and connections is unknown, the rods and specificconnections were tested in the laboratory as shown in Figure 6. Page 24.1335.6Figure 6. The testing of K’nex rods and specialized connectionsWeek 4 – Finalize Engineering. The connection design and structural system waspartially developed by trial and error. The students were provided with buckets of K’nexrods and connectors and encouraged to experiment with different configurations (seeFigure 7). The connection designs were particularly critical because K’nex toys were notintended to suspend blocks of concrete. The

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology/CINVESTAV

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #10272A Teaching Model for Teaching Deaf/Hard of-hearing and Hearing Studentswith Course Accessibility and Real World Product DesignMr. Gary W Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Gary Behm is an Assistant Professor of the Engineering Studies department and Director of the Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory at RIT/NTID. He is a deaf engineer who retired from IBM after serving for 30 years. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He managed team members in delivering the next generation

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene L. Harding, Purdue University

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Aerospace

different types of electronic warfare. 2. Analyze and design several antenna systems. 3. Analyze and predict RF propagation characteristics under various conditions. 4. Describe the function and operation of a range of military systems. 5. Apply a variety of EW techniques and characterize their effectiveness in different operating environments.Although there were several homework assignments and quizzes during the course, the toolsused for summative assessments were three midterm exams, a comprehensive final exam, and asubset of the laboratory exercises.Objective one was evaluated using questions from exam one and the final exam, with a classaverage of 82.3%. No changes were recommended. The second objective was assessed withboth exam

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deeksha Seth, Drexel University; John Joseph Carr Jr., New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences; Angela D. Wenger, New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences ; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; James Louis Tangorra, Drexel University

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College Industry Partnerships

Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #9959Prof. James Louis Tangorra, Drexel University (Eng.) James Louis Tangorra received the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1989 and 1990, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA in 2003. He was a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1996, and served in the U.S. Navy reserves from 1997 to 2007. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Bioinstrumentation Laboratory, MIT, from 2004 to 2007. Currently, he is

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Farrah Fayyaz, Purdue University; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

considerable effort to develop pedagogical techniques inorder to teach CTSS courses more effectively. Various pedagogical techniques have been tried,such as the "chalk-and-talk" lecturing style [1], teaching continuous-time concepts beforediscrete-time concepts [2], or vice versa [3], developing signals and systems concept inventories[4], using MATLAB ™ [5-7], instituting hardware-based signal processing laboratories [8], and P Pusing LEGO™ MINDSTORMS NXT platforms for signal processing experimentation [9].Despite all the efforts, conceptual learning of the course content still remains to be a challenge.Without a better understanding of the educational challenges associated with this course, anyattempts to improve student learning

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Romania

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Manufacturing

beoptimized, usually through designed software packages for modeling, analysis and optimization.In the last two decades there have been significant advances in renewable energy technologies,as well as increased demands for engineers and technicians trained in these areas, requiringinnovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educate students to work in this rapidlydeveloping industry and to help professionals become acquainted with these new technologies.However, the pace of change in education curriculum is growing exponentially due to legislativechanges, financial or administrative constraints. Engineering education moves into the twentyfirst century charged with an environmental agenda due to response to wider changes in thesociety

Conference Session

Capstone & Senior Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Kristina Rojdev, NASA; Daniel Carrejo, NASA; Anthony J. Colozza

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Engineering Technology

(ESET) in conjunction with their Mobile IntegratedSolutions Laboratory (MISL) accepted this challenge, and over the course of 2013, several undergraduate students in aCapstone design course developed five wireless DC Smart Plugs for NASA. The wireless DC Smart Plugs developed byTexas A&M in conjunction with NASA’s Deep Space Habitat team is a first step in developing wireless instrumentation forfuture flight hardware. This paper will further discuss the X-Hab challenge and requirements set out by NASA, the detaileddesign and testing performed by Texas A&M, challenges faced by the team and lessons learned, and potential future work onthis design.IntroductionNASA has been focusing on deep space missions, and new technologies are necessary

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

practice and constructive feedback in four activities: (a) reading oftechnical articles for form and content, (b) weekly group meetings where students give shortpresentations on their progress, (c) the formal presentation of a poster at the end of the semester,and (d) writing a technical paper for potential submission to a conference. The writing of thetechnical paper is what the author dubbed a “stretch goal” – something that is a desired goal butis dependent on the progress of the research. Page 24.1023.3The students also were required to keep a laboratory notebook to help them acquire skills inrecording their results and to encourage them to

Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); KETKI GHAISAS, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

investment, maintenance andreplacement costs as the renewable sources can complement each other. However the evaluationof the correct type of renewable energy system needs to be done so that the system needs to beoptimized, usually through designed software packages for modeling, analysis and optimization.In the last two decades there have been significant advances in renewable energy technologies,as well as increased demands for engineers and technicians trained in these areas, requiringinnovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educate students to work in this rapidlydeveloping industry and to help professionals become acquainted with these new technologies.However, the pace of change in education curriculum is growing exponentially due

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

-levelcourses, the lab managers distribute the appropriate lab equipment to the remote sites at the startof the semester. Remote student laboratory check-offs are typically handled by faculty andstudent alone via webcams and web conferencing software during scheduled office hours.Next we sought to improve office hours for distance courses through the use of webconferencing software and pen-tablet technology which allowed students and faculty to write onthe same electronic piece of paper.4 With the growth of the program, we expanded our use oftechnology to allow real-time troubleshooting of lab equipment/work and the assessment ofhigher-level design projects at a distance.5After spending the last several years about improving distance course logistics

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Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a graduate student, Rudolpho Azzi, who happened to be an experienced teacher, thegroup worked to assemble a research program and teaching laboratory in behaviorism at theUniversity.15This work was deemed a success, and Bori and Keller were invited to take their work to theUniversity of Brasilia, Bori to create a new department of psychology, and Keller to continue onas advisor. With the university’s doors yet to open, they had the time and space to plan. It was inthe course of designing from scratch an introductory course in experimental psychology that thegroup came up with PSI. Pressed to be experimental in form as well as content, the group beganconsidering how their knowledge of behaviorist principles could be applied to the

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Sean J. Creighton, SOCHE; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard K. Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Director, Maggie leads the SOCHEIntern Program, which employs nearly 300 students an- nually in cooperation with local government and small businesses, as well as the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The program provides high impact experiential learning opportunities for students while generating economic benefit and enhancing community sustainability. Her work improves the efficiency of programs that support member institutions and increase the success of more than 120,000 students in southwest Ohio. Maggie has also provided guidance and leadership in the creation and evolution of regional initiatives such as the Dayton Water

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

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Computing & Information Technology

technological devices cease to function, andvehicles drop from the sky like flies. The city is now in darkness, except for fires from thequickly accumulating accidents (see Figure A3). One falling aircraft damages the city wall,creating an escape opportunity for Lloyd, who ventures out into the fog (see Figure A4).Outside the city, the terrain seems bouncy, plastic as if manufactured, and unnaturally flat.Eventually Lloyd encounters a large, intimidating wall that stretches in all directions, with anentrance to a building called the Cypress Laboratory, which will be the main focus of the game(see Figure A5). Peering inside the laboratory, Lloyd

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha E. Grady, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ryan Christopher Reuer Gergely, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Student

assistants. At many universities, teaching assistants are employed to lead discussionsections, provide grading assistance, and provide laboratory assistance. The purpose of thisreport is twofold: 1) To describe perspectives of engineering teaching assistants on incorporatingnon-traditional teaching methods and 2) To propose methods that minimize the perceivedbarriers reported by engineering teaching assistants.An online survey was chosen as the assessment method to describe perspectives and practice ofengineering teaching assistants. The use of surveys for assessment in engineering education is a Page 24.1372.2common practice.4 This method was

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Capstone & Senior Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Quinn Alexander Parnell; Turki Arif Aldulaijan, Michigan Technological University; Kerry O'Conner

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Engineering Technology

retaining interested students is theemphasis on applied laboratory experience. The program has a solid record of career placementamong employers who are seeking graduates that are productive upon entering the workforce.The university as a whole has maintained a placement rate of over 95% in recent years in spite ofthe difficult economic times. All School of Technology faculty members have a minimum ofthree years of industrial experience, which enhances the ability of the School to access industrysupport and place engineering technology graduates. The faculty members have a strongcommitment to the integration of practical laboratory experience with engineering technologyfundamentals.Capstone Course DescriptionIn the past several years EET program in

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosrow Ghadiri, San Jose State University

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Electrical and Computer

59% passage rate from theprevious year’s traditional face-to face lecture class. Fall semester 2012 flipped classroominstruction was augmented with enhanced content and problem-based learning in Spring 2013,resulting in a passage rate of 87%, while the content of the course nearly doubled. For Fall 2013,an in-class laboratory segment using National Instruments myDAQ was added to the Spring2013 version of the course to include the hands-on approach. The passage rate of 91% wasachieved. It appears that adaptation of high quality MOOC content using a blended approach inconjunction with a highly structured, in-class team-based, problem-based and hands-on approachcan produce significant benefits in effectively improving student learning and

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

students may enjoyopportunities to reinforce course topics through hands-on learning, such as what would be foundin classroom laboratories. Others might benefit more from practice problems that allow them toreinforce course topics through problem solving. Providing a plentiful variety of choicesbenefits students in picking and choosing how they might best learn course concepts7.Third, course concepts should be designed to encourage interest, and thus, stimulate intrinsicmotivation among students. Providing course materials and activities that are applicable andmeaningful to students’ future coursework and/or careers encourages students to becomeinterested in course topics because they are closely related to future goals. Fourth, studentsshould

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses - Labs and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Brandy Louie Serrano, Florida International University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Systems, Energy Conservation and Alternate Energy Sources and smart grid power system design and optimization.Prof. Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University Dr. Mohammed is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and is the Director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory at Florida International University, Miami, Florida. He received his Master and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He has performed research on various topics in power and energy systems in addition to computational electro- magnetics and design optimization in electric machines, electric drive systems and other low frequency environments. He performed multiple research projects for

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Educational Research and Methods

Student- Centric Learning), promoting Leadership in Sustainability and Management Practices. He is also an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy ef- ficiency of IT Equipment in a Data Centers. Before his teaching career, he had a very successful corporate management career working in R&D at Lucent Technologies and as the Director of Global Technology Management at Qualcomm. He initiated and managed software development for both the companies in India. He holds MS in Engineering and MBA degrees. Page 24.140.1 c

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Joshua Schmidt, Brigham Young University; Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

rise to a new idea or a modification of an existing abstract concept. 4. Active Experimentation– The learner applies them to the world around them to see results. Figure 1 – Adapted from Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (Kolb, 1984)11Experiential learning is not a new approach within engineering education as it is a commonmethod utilized within technical courses utilizing laboratory experiences to provide students“hands on learning”. However when it comes to developing leadership within engineers, toooften a lecture-based approach is utilized. Most college instructors teach through lecturesbecause that is the way they were taught and where they are most comfortable or they just have

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

and education aimed at reducinglosses from earthquakes NEEScomm, the headquarters for NEES located at Purdue University,operates a network of 14 earthquake engineering laboratory sites located at universities acrossthe United States, which can be used for testing in-place or through the Internet. NEES providesspecialized equipment to the civil engineering community such as shake tables, geotechnicalcentrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, unique large-scale testing laboratories, and mobile andpermanently installed field equipment 4.The goal of the study described in this paper is to determine users’ practices and perceptions ofthe attributes of the NEEShub based on their current experience. The guiding research questionfor this study is: How do

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

opportunities for vetting new ideas, providing updates, and sharing points of pride. b) Group meetings: The chair meets monthly for coffee/dessert with untenured faculty as a group. In addition to the chair’s mentoring, there is much peer mentoring and learning that takes place at these meetings. The chair also meets with groups that are formally defined or informally emerge periodically throughout the year. These groups may be focused with a desire to try something new in the curriculum, in our laboratory facilities or be focused on a research proposal/initiative. The chair’s role might be to help with brainstorming creative ideas, help to surmount roadblocks, make connections in or outside of the department

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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First-Year Programs

, knowledge of domain, intellectual style,personality, motivation, and environmental context. Creative performance ensues from aconfluence of these six elements.6-8 Introduction to Chemical, Food, and EnvironmentalEngineering Design is a 3 credit required course for CE, FE, and EE. Course content andclassroom activities are divided into two, 75-minute sessions (Concepts, and Laboratory) perweek. Students have three different facilitators (an instructor and two teaching assistants).Course main goal is to introduce students to the Engineering Method, this is accomplished byfocusing on six course objectives: self-regulation, communication, working cooperatively andcollaboratively, problem solving, modeling, and quality. Introduction to Chemical, Food

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

computer modeling techniques. Dr. Leitch is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TB, and Chi Epsilon and is a registered PE in Texas and Indiana and a LEED Green Associate.Dr. Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University Dr. Issa is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University. He joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2004, a year after it started. Since joining the de- partment, he has been in charge of the enhancement of the Thermal Sciences Laboratory. His background is in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Robert B. Reese, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 24.1216.2In addition to its pedagogical role, this library also serves a practical role in providing studentshands-on experience using microcontroller peripherals in the course of their laboratory exercisesand also scales to enable students to employ multiple microcontroller peripherals in the course oftheir capstone design experience. This library has been used since late 2008, and Google Analyt-ics numbers for the library’s website give 84,000 visits since January 2009, with approximately52% of these visits originating from within the United States.2. BackgroundSweller’s Cognitive Load Theory5, 6, 7 (CLT) provides a framework for understanding why stu-dents learn (or do not learn) new concepts and problem solving strategies. CLT focuses