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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobing Hou, Central Connecticut State University; Shuju Wu, Central Connecticut State University; Karen Coale Tracey, Central Connecticut State University

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up-to-date networking technologies as well as relatedinformation technology areas is more favorable. Therefore, the faculty developed the newBachelor of Science in Networking Information Technology program with an updatedcurriculum.The faculty believe that a curriculum balancing both the theoretical and technical requirements isthe best for student’s career future and industry’s needs in a long run. The new degree program isunique in this aspect because it not only tries to expose students to new emerging technologiesand equipments through its updated curriculum and laboratories but also offers studentsfoundation and principles of system design and development. The department has been workingwith the industry to make sure that the curriculum

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso

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technology project had a high impact in the areas oftime management, engineering career awareness and planning, research methods and techniques,critical thinking concepts, and unit systems and conversions. From previous research we haveconfirmed the fact that engineering students with the demographics of The University of Texas atEl Paso prefer a class that uses technology.Finally, from the attitudinal survey, as a whole, the majority of the students were actively engagedin the different activities required to do the 3D technology project. Comments like the followingwere written on the open-ended questions of the survey: • Question 48. What new technical and engineering concepts did you learn from this project? o “I learned how to use

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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26.1656.10References1. Ritter FE, Baxter GD, Churchill EF. Foundations for Designing User-Centered Systems. London: Springer-Verlag; 2014.2. Baldwin H. Tech hotshots: The rise of the UX expert. CIO Magazine. 2013. Available at: http://www.cio.com/article/2389056/careers-staffing/tech-hotshots-- the-rise-of-the-ux-expert.html. Accessed February 2, 2015.3. Kowitz B. Hiring a designer: Hunting the unicorn. Google Ventures. Available at: http://www.gv.com/lib/hiring-a-designer-hunting-the-unicorn. Accessed February 2, 2015.4. Dinham P. Market may struggle to meet demand for IT specialist skills. itwirecom. 2014. Available at: http://www.itwire.com/it-people-news/enterprise-staff/66495- market-may-struggle-to-meet

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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personal engagement in assignments (3.69) o Provided personal satisfaction in completing assignments (3.68) • On a scale of 1 to 5, students reported that the labs in the course impacted their motivation and confidence for their capstone design project or career most in the following ways: o Increased self-directed learning skills (3.76) o Provided motivation for performing well in project tasks and responsibilities (3.67) o Influenced confidence that the design project or career is within their abilities (3.5)Open answer responses over all 3 semesters revealed a range of student thoughts andperspectives. The majority of the individual responses affirmed the course

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Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Dr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research

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Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Timothy Deloatch, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Jacob Bailey, University of Illinois; Bhuwan B. Khattar; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, Engineering IT Shared Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #12408Computerized Testing: A Vision and Initial ExperiencesProf. Craig Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Craig Zilles is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research focuses on computer science education and computer archi- tecture. His research has been recognized by two best paper awards from ASPLOS (2010 and 2013) and by selection for inclusion in the IEEE Micro Top Picks from the 2007 Computer Architecture Confer- ences. He received the IEEE Education Society’s Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Shanice Solomon, Clemson University; Sekou L Remy, Clemson University

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simulation. 2. To competently describe roles of significant tools involved in robotic simulation. 3. To demonstrate tangible application of simulation tools in an experiment. 4. To be able to identify which (if any) of the presented resources are of merit to their career aspirations or personal research.In this multidisciplinary class, mechanical engineering and computer science undergraduatesworked with computer science, Human-Centered Computing, and electrical engineering graduate Page 26.1768.5students. Instead of using actual robots, students used IaaS to simulate robots. The use of IaaSrequired little to no knowledge and

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Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dongdong Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Deniz Eseryel, North Carolina State University; Uzair Nadeem, Prairie View A&M University; Atiq Islam, Prairie View A&M University; Deron Arceneaux, Prairie View A&M University

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have little need for knowledge about environmental issues.11. Engineers have little need for knowledge about economics.*12. Engineers have little need to deal with questions about behavior that is morally right orwrong.13. Engineers have little need for knowledge about political matters.14. To be a good engineer requires an IQ in the genius range.15. Engineering is a poor career choice because job availability is dependent on defensespending.*16. Engineers need a great deal of inborn aptitude for science and mathematics.17. Most engineers have very narrow outside interest.18. Engineering is important to future US economic success in the world.*19. Engineers typically have very little common sense.20. A career in engineering would be

Conference Session

Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omaima Almatrafi, George Mason University; Khondkar Islam; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Karthik Nagappan, George Mason University; Aref Modanlu, George Mason University

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economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering.Mr. Karthik Nagappan, George Mason UniversityMr. Aref Modanlu, George Mason University Graduate Research Assistant Page 26.182.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015An Empirical Study of

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General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Monica Ignat Bot, Digilent; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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contest regions and worldwide events, over the last five years.The first question of the survey investigates how beneficial is the competition for the students’professional development and future career as engineer. The majority of the students’ commentsreflect their positive perceptions of learning new computer-based-tools, new technologies, andpresenting their projects in front of a professional audience.“I learned a lot while developing the project itself. It required getting used to a lot of new toolsand features. I now have a much deeper understanding of Xilinx FPGAs then before.”“I learned a lot about putting the software and hardware together. It was beyond theory”.“It was a nice experience to present an alternative to an industry solution

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andreas Karatsolis, MIT; Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha C. Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mollie Kaufer, Carnegie Mellon University; Stacie L. Rohrbach, Carnegie Mellon University

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career. For those participants, the need to use write effectively became clear in theirmind as a necessary condition to reach higher management levels. For this reason, it seems thatthe value of a learning environment like Practikon can be more significant for new entrants inthe workforce than it was originally conceived to be.The observation from the interview data is also supported by the analysis of the writingassignments that the participants were given for this study. The participants were asked to writebrief texts, primarily explanations of processes or presentation of technical information for layaudiences. Only one prompt was argumentative, aimed at making a case to the Director for thetimely implementation of a process.Analysis of the

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Data Analysis and Assessment

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaheh Molla Allameh, Purdue University; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Seungwon Yang, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in support- ing distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering.Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Krishna Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the School of

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Daniel Edgcomb, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Roman Lysecky, University of Arizona; Andre Knoesen, University of California, Davis; Rajeevan Amirtharajah, University of California, Davis; Mary Lou Dorf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award from the European Design and Automation Associa- tion (EDAA) in 2006 for New Directions in Embedded Systems. He received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in 2009 and four Best Paper Awards from the ACM/IEEE International Con- ference on Hardware-Software Codesign and System Synthesis (CODES+ISSS), the ACM/IEEE Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), the IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems (ECBS), and the International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services (UBICOMM). He is an inventor on one US patent. He has coauthored five textbooks on VHDL, Verilog, C, C++, and Java programming. His recent

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Magazine, vol. 15, no. 5, 2003, pp. 325.8 R. Schroeder, et al., “TQM in Education: Changing the Culture of Schools ” 1997; nsf.gov.http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=9712991. Accessed: 24 May 2010.9 Landis, Ray, “Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”, 2nd Edition, Discovery Press, 2000 Page 26.1773.14

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Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghavender Goud Yadagiri, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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’ math and science learning, it is of paramountimportance that their heightened interest to learn new concepts be employed to engage them tolearn fundamentals of computer programming. An early development of interest in math,science, and computer programming will enable students to remain interested in and excel inSTEM disciplines as they progress through the educational pipeline. Finally, introduction to andengagement with hands-on STEM learning will encourage students to consider and pursue Page 26.17.2STEM studies and careers.13,16In this paper, we consider the use of a blocks-based visual environment to demonstrate and teachrobot-programming

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Innovative Use of Technology I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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to access and edit theirnotebook at any time of day or night and could upload various forms of media to their website(videos, photos, Twitter feeds, etc.) that used to be a challenge to include in the paper version ofthe notebooks. In addition, instructors had unlimited access to the websites for grading,feedback, and evaluation purposes which was not possible when the notebooks existed in aphysical form. Another factor influencing the use of the new platform was that all students onthe project team would have access to the portfolio during their entire college career and afterthey graduate. This would allow them to showcase their robot in interviews with potentialemployers. These many factors were integral in enhancing the student

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Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

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my major and career. 3.80 4.24 4) I will stick with a computing problem until I have a solution. 2.92 3.92 5) I am good at solving problems that are ambiguous. 3.67 3.89 6) I am good at working within and contributing to a team. 4.25 4.77 7) I consider going into Computer Science major or minor. 2.21 2.80 Table 2: Mean Scores of the Surveysing outcomes, e.g., computational thinking, team work, critical and creative thinking in solvingambiguous problems, and learning from failure.4 Methodologies and Results4.1 Surveys for Students Self-evaluationThe modules were deployed in a CS 1 course in

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois he was on the faculties of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and

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Simulation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah

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earlier in our students’ academic career bymaking complicated engineering theory more accessible. The resulting database of simulation usage data has been effective in detecting andresponding to usage patterns of successful and unsuccessful students, allowing for iterativedevelopment of educational material. For example, ensemble averages of mouse location forsuccessful and unsuccessful attempts in a spectrophotometer simulation revealed thatunsuccessful students did not understand the need to properly calibrate. Student study habits andproblem solving strategies also are evident in such data. Finally, we have found usage trackingdata to be effective in improving user experience; for example, we detected attempts to interactwith non

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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humanoids, emotion,teaming, ethics, machine learning, natural language processing, robot control, safety, userinterfaces, user-centered design, social behaviors, the Uncanny Valley, and HRI metrics.Murphy et al. states that one challenge in creating such a course is identifying a cost-effectiverobot and case studies to illustrate these key principles of HRI2.The HRI Young Researcher Workshop was part of the inaugural ACM/IEEE Conference onHuman-Robot Interaction (HRI’06)3. This workshop provided a means for young HRIresearchers to present their current research and provide students with the opportunity to presentwhat they feel are challenges to a career in HRI. This allowed for the formation of collaborativerelationships across disciplines and

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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program for several disciplines. It has a calculus and physics pre-requisites and is typically required early in the students’ academic career. A key part ofmastering the concepts in this course is the integration of a laboratory component to demonstratereal world application of the concepts presented. The laboratory assignments typically involve abreadboard, resistors, capacitors, inductors, operational amplifiers, function generators, powersupplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes. Due to the required laboratory assignments, there weresome challenges in transitioning from bench top lab instruments to laptop virtual instruments andthese will be discussed.The motivation for this paper was to examine the efficacy of offering an electrical

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Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Mariana Silva , University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and

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Software and Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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mid-career employees and military personnel [4]. In order that the onlineeducation is at least equally effective (if not better) than face-to-face education in traditionalclassroom in all aspects such as academic quality, rigor and outcomes, appropriate teaching toolsmust be developed to suit the online teaching / learning media. In this regard, we believe the casestudy based education is one of the superior tools to deliver an equivalent laboratory experiencefor the online students!The process for developing case studies in described in section 2, a fully developed case study inthe domain of software testing is presented in Section 3, the instructions and teaching notes aregiven in Section 4, pedagogy and educational outcomes are discussed

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General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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initially need a lot of help with Step 1. Step 2 is not difficult, but studentsneed to be encouraged to not go with the first idea. This seems to be best developed in studentteams. That is, it is easier for several students to come up with alternate plans than one studentworking on his or her own. Students generally have little trouble with Step 3, but often forgetStep 4. In instructional settings, this step is important because each problem will contain at leastone lesson. Doing the work, but not identifying the points to be learned is simply a waste of time.Another important aspect of Step 4 is checking the reasonableness of the answer. Finally,developing the habit of carrying out Step 4 is beneficial in an engineer’s career because it assiststhe

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Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammadjafar Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Ilkhomjon Amanov, Eastern Michigan University

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classes. His research interests are in interdisciplinary fields such as information security in automation, robotics and unmanned systems. He was a vice president of IEEE student’s branch at Eastern Michigan University and has served as a referee for ASEE conferences. Dr. Esmaeili can be reached at mesmaeili1@udayton.eduDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Ali Eydgahi started his career in higher education as a faculty member at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute in 1985. Since then, he has been with the State University of New York, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Eastern Michigan University. During 2006-2010, he was Chair of the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, Founder and

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Simulation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie L. Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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future careers. Students within this course are provided simulated experiencesworking within the program, then are challenged to apply the skills they learned in the simulationto solve a real-world application. This simulation experience allows students with limited priorexperience with using Microsoft Excel to become familiar with the software in a low-riskenvironment, while allowing students with more extensive experience to quickly move throughthe simulation refreshing their skills in the interactive simulation environment. The simulationalso allows each student to gain individualized hands-on training with Microsoft Excel thatwould not otherwise be practical in a class with over 300 students. The results of this study showthat students are

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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