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Virtual Instruction and Collaboration
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Nina Magpili
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Computers in Education
Paper ID #12380Facilitating Team Processes in Virtual Team Projects Through a Web-BasedCollaboration Tool and Instructional ScaffoldsDr. Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University Pilar Pazos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. Her main areas of research interest are collabo- rative work-structures, virtual teams and team decision-making and performance.Ms. Nina Magpili Page 26.754.1 c American
Conference Session
Software and Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah
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Computers in Education
Paper ID #13868An Integrated Project-Driven Course in Computer Programming for Me-chanical Engineering StudentsProf. Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She primarily teaches freshman design and programming courses.Prof. Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah Stephen Mascaro received the B.A. in Physics from Houghton College, the B.S. in Mechanical
Conference Session
Simulation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anindya Roy, Johns Hopkins University; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University
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Computers in Education
science course in a materials science and engineering program. The course guidesstudents to apply computational tools and methods to solve problems in materials science andengineering. The study assesses the relationship between phases of the problem-solving processand computational literacy skills in the context of MATLAB computational challenges. Studentscomplete five projects that require combined problem-solving skills and computational skills.Results suggest that aligning computational challenges with problem solving phases can supportstudent learning and computational literacy skills development. The findings also suggest thatdifferent computational challenges require different forms of support for the learners tosuccessfully complete the
Conference Session
General Technical Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Computers in Education
University of Cluj-Napoca, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana and R@D engi- neer for The Institute of Scientific Research for Automation and Telecommunications, Bucharest Roma- nia. Over the past ten years she taught several undergraduate and graduate courses on Electronic Compo- nents and Circuits, Digital Design, Design of Fault Tolerant Systems and Testing of Digital Systems. Her current research interest includes Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Electronic Systems, Programmable Logic Devices and new educational methods teaching digital system design and analog electronics, em- phasizing ”hands-on” experiences and project-based-learning. She has
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Navya Mereddy
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Diversity
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development ofcourse projects. The Launchpad includes a 32-bit ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller (MCU)integrated with 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY. TI’s Code Composer Studio (CCS) – anEclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and some open source software likethe lightweight TCP/IP stack called IwIP are used for software development. In this course, weintroduce students the TCP/IP protocols, and wireless communication technologies like WiFi andBluetooth. Through course projects, students study the implementation of TCP/IP protocols inpractice, and learn how to use drivers of Ethernet port and WiFi connection to developmicrocontroller-based networking applications. Our primary experiences indicate that TI’sconnected Launchpad with various
Conference Session
Course Development / Curriculum Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
field. The first step involved determining what topics toemphasize as well as how to meet the learning objectives. This course was created to have aspecial emphasis on HRI design as it applies to mobile robotics. The presentation will providethe learning objectives as well as the details of the assignments necessary to meet thoseobjectives. These assignments included weekly readings, quizzes, labs and projects. A big partof this course involved the implementation of the HRI concepts on an actual robot platform. Thelabs included creating a robot dancer, music machine, touch free robot racer, robot conga line,robot remote control, and Braitenberg vehicles. The first phase of the final project involved thecreation of an urban search and rescue
Conference Session
Innovative Use of Technology I
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center
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Computers in Education
results.IntroductionEffectively using technology in the classroom has been a concern in education for many years.1, 2While there are a variety of technologies that are used to support education (e.g., computers3,clickers4, cell phones5, etc.), we have chosen to focus our work on electronic notebooks (i.e.,website development for project documentation). We not only explain and explore the use ofthis technology in our courses, we assess its impacts comparing sections without the newtechnology to sections with the implementation.There is a body of work in education that evaluates and discusses the impacts of electronicportfolios (EPs) which in many ways are similar to electronic notebooks. EPs are digitalcollections of artifacts that provide authentic, valid, and reliable
Conference Session
General Technical Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeremy Wayne Gilreath, Guilford College; Chafic Bou-Saba, Guilford College
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Computers in Education
with Raspberry PiAbstractOur paper describes a challenging and enjoyable undergraduate student project that details theprocess of configuring a Raspberry Pi into an advanced multimedia player as a headless systemcontrollable by infrared remote or secure shell (SSH) protocol. This paper provides amethodological, step-by-step set of specific instructions on how to replicate this project. Theundergraduate student applied concepts from operating systems (OS), networks, and electronicsinto practical steps to exploit readily available open-source software packages and highly-customizable hardware components. Electronic components were soldered to build a modifiedprinted circuit board (PCB) with a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen and push-buttons
Conference Session
Course Development / Curriculum Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Computers in Education
that approve undergraduate curricula as theclients, since a defining characteristic of clients is that they can grant or withdrawapproval for a project and the details of its development. At a major state university,changes in the undergraduate curriculum undergo review and approval from committeesat the department, college and university level.Stakeholders are parties that “have something at stake.” They can either influence or canbe influenced by the solution being developed, but they are not direct users of theproduct/service, nor do they have the decision making prerogatives that clients do14. Inthis case, we identified two major groups of stakeholders: the first is external to theuniversity and comprises of potential employers who look
Conference Session
Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Computers in Education
Impact of Peer-Generated Screencast Tutorials on Computer-Aided Design EducationAbstract This paper presents the design strategies of an engineering education research project fundedby the National Science Foundation (NSF) and discusses the preliminary findings. Studyparticipants were the students who enrolled in the "Mechanical Engineering Drawing" courseand learned about computer-aided design (CAD). We grouped students into two sections ascontrol section versus experimental section. Control group students received a traditional andteacher-centered instruction. The screencast tutorials were provided to them by their instructors.In the experimental section, students designed their own screencast tutorials. They shared
Conference Session
Innovative Use of Technology I
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that vision and our future.Mr. Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso Pedro worked in the manufacturing industry as a Quality Control Engineer for some years before acquir- ing his current position as an Instructional Technologist at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). For over 10 years in this role, he has worked with a
Conference Session
Software and Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Clinton Andrew Staley, California Polytechnic State University; Corey Ford, California Polytechnic State University
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
sessions, total time spent, how farahead of deadline students start, and time of day worked. We compare work patterns betweenstudents who completed the assignments on time, and those who did not. We also comparestatistics such as recent numbers of good and bad test runs and editing activity against reportedstudent frustration levels. Finally, we review a sample of student compile errors in two differentC language projects, one by beginning programmers, and the other by upperdivisionprogrammers, and report the types of errors made in each group.We find several interesting results from these comparisons: students often work in short stints,they work fewer late hours than might be expected, and early starts on a project, while useful, arenot as
Conference Session
Software and Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel; John I. Moore Jr., The Citadel
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Computers in Education
Engineering Education, 2015 Evolution of the Instructional ProcessorAbstractMost modern commercial microprocessors are too complex to be used as introductory examples.Many digital design courses and texts use hardware description language models of theseprocessors, but they are often ad hoc. What is needed is a basic processor with sufficientcomplexity that can be modified, programmed, and tested.An instructional processor has been developed for use as a design example in an AdvancedDigital Systems course at The Citadel. The initial architecture provides sufficient complexity todemonstrate fundamental programming concepts, and the entire system is modeled and simulatedin VHDL. A collaborative project between the Department of
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; John Stanton Goldstein Purviance, Virginia Tech ; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, VIrginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech
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Computers in Education
experience in organizing NSF/REU site for interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering and also in teaching freshman year in VT. She has also helped in developing and implementing a project with LEWAS data into a freshman level course in Virginia Tech.Mr. John Stanton Goldstein Purviance, Virginia Tech John S.G. Purviance is a B.S. student in Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He has been working at the Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) Lab for the past two years as an undergrad- uate research intern. During summer 2014, he worked as an REU fellow at the LEWAS lab. This REU site is hosted at this lab. He has background in python programming.Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Darren Maczka is a M.S
Conference Session
General Technical Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Pratik Dilip Desai; Ryan Van Deest; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo
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Computers in Education
lamp consists of a lamp base and a lamp shade. The lamp basehosts a Cypress PSoC 4 kit4 with three capacitive sensors for user interaction. The base coverhosts a NeoPixel ring consisting of 12 RGB LEDs with integrated programmable drivers. TheseLEDs are electrically connected to the PSoC. Also, the base cover is designed to accommodatemany different student-built lamp shades. PSoC Creator 3.15,6 is used to program the smart lamp.Materials and devices required for successful completion of the smart lamp project are providedin the bill of materials, Table 1. Table 1. Bill of Materials for the Smart Lamp WorkshopPart # Part Name Description
Conference Session
Virtual Instruction and Collaboration
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Computers in Education
geographicallydispersed virtual teams that are now common in industry. VPTs consisted of four to six studentsfrom multiple REU sites around the United States who were asked to experiment with variouscollaboration and social network technologies to complete specified research-based and socialtasks. Surveys were used to collect formative and summative feedback. Students agreed theirVPT experiences were significant in their professional development and broadened their networkof colleagues. Further, VPTs increased their ability to comfortably provide feedback to theirpeers, learn about research projects at other sites, and develop a network of colleagues beyondtheir local research facility. VPT assignments were motivated by earlier assessments of REUcohorts, which
Conference Session
Best of Computers in Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Computers in Education
performance on specific course items using nonparametric analysiswith conservative Bonferroni adjustment for multiple tests. Across all courses involving1,945 students, course grades improved by 0.28 points on a 0-4 point scale (p-value <0.001), or 1/4 letter grade, from static to interactive textbook. More importantly, studentsin the lower quartile of the course improved by 0.38 points (p-value < 0.001), or 1/3 lettergrade. Exam scores improved by 13.6% (p-value < 0.001) and project scores by 7.4% (p-value < 0.001) from static to interactive textbooks. 98% of the students subscribed to theinteractive textbook and completed at least some activities on the interactive textbook.The average student completed 87% of the assigned activities in
Conference Session
Course Development / Curriculum Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alisa Gilmore P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Computers in Education
Based on Student FeedbackThe use of robots in undergraduate classrooms has seen a boom in recent years due to theuniversal appeal of robots, and the applicability of robot systems to preparing students for careerpaths in computer science, robotics and intelligent systems, and as well as for teachingfundamental engineering and programming concepts in a fresh way. At our University, a novelrobot platform was developed in 2008 as part of a funded outreach project, applicable to both K-12 outreach and university level instruction. The robot platform, named the CEENBoT, became acentral learning platform for instructing K-12 math and science teachers in a large educationalrobotics project and was simultaneously adopted into the Freshman and Sophomore
Conference Session
Software and Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Computers in Education
, softwareV&V course curriculum is being improved at author’s institution via a NSF-funded project. Thebasic objectives of this project are to improve software education to make it well aligned withacademic research as well as industry best practices. In addition, it is aimed that the coursematerial could also be used to enhance on-the-job professional training in SW industry settings,thereby helping to increase the pool of professionals with contemporary V&V knowledge andskills.The new course curriculum enhancement described in this paper is guided by academic researchand industry best practices that focus on four specific V&V focus areas: requirementsengineering, reviews, configuration management, and testing. Among many educational
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
German Carro Fernandez P.E., Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED) ; Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Francisco Mur Perez, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)
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and social. Author of several publications in prestigious journals and conferences as IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, or EDUCON. He has collaborated and colaborates on sev- eral international and national research projects as eMadrid and Go-Lab (FP7-ICT-2011-8/317601) and outreach and promotion of technology among young students, as IEEE TISP project, or Techno Museum project (IEEE Foundation Grant #2011-118LMF) in collaboration with several universities, EduQTech and the National Museum of Science and Technology (MUNCYT). Won the ”EDUCON Best Student Paper Award” in 2012 and the IEEE EDUCON ”Certificate of Appreciation from IEEE” in 2011. Since 2006 he has been active in the IEEE Student Branch of UNED
Conference Session
Simulation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie L. Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach
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Computers in Education
follow the sameformat as the other items on the survey.The survey included a number of items about students’ perceived ability to use the practicalsoftware taught using the simulation such as “Do you feel confident using Microsoft Excel?”; “Ifyou were asked to complete a project using Microsoft Excel, would you feel: comfortable?;prepared?; confident?; able to complete the project?” This allowed the researchers to betterunderstand the students’ perceived ability to effectively complete activities using the targetsoftware.The survey also included items that asked about student prior experience with Excel, how oftenthey used MyITLab, if they attended the Exam Review lecture, and if they felt MyITLabprepared them for the exam. These items were
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amber Shanice Solomon, Clemson University; Sekou L Remy, Clemson University
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Computers in Education
Computing applications. Many of these classeswere undergraduate computer science courses, with the exception of one undergraduate andgraduate computer science course. Most courses were only populated with computer science Page 26.1768.4majors; however, there was one multidisciplinary class. The applications to be described werefirst demonstrated by teachers in the classroom. Students were then assigned take-home projects,where they could collaborate with others and use the technology.  3.1. Mobile Software DevelopmentIn this undergraduate course, computer science majors developed mobile Android or iOS apps oftheir choice. This autonomous class
Conference Session
Simulation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah
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Computers in Education
We have developed open-sourced interactive browser-based simulations that modelrealistic core engineering systems. Our simulations use JavaScript and HTML-5 to insure that thecode is platform-agnostic and functional on all devices with a modern browser, avoiding some ofthe dissemination hurdles with educational Java applets or mobile apps. For each use of thesimulations, we track student mouse movements and clicks, keyboard events, event times,screencast use, correlation with hands-on design project success, and more, leading to a largedatabase that may be mined for pedagogical insights. We have had remarkable success using these simulations while coupling them tocollaborative, open-ended, hands-on design projects within the setting of
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Syed Abdul Hadi Razvi, Northern Illinois University
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Computers in Education
around $1.7M of research and development grants from various national and international funding agencies. He is a member of the editorial board for a number of professional journals as well as an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Online Engineering. He is active with various professional organizations (IEEE, IET, ASEE, and ISA) as well as a member of board of Trustees of CLAWAR Association. He has served as Chair and Co-Chairs of numerous conferences and workshops, in addition to serving on the program committees of around 30 international conferences. Dr. Azad is a project proposal reviewer with various national and international funding agencies in US, Europe, and AustraliaMr. Syed Abdul Hadi Razvi
Conference Session
Mobile Devices and Apps
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University
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Computers in Education
onlyincreases students’ interest and confidence in programming, but also enhances their abilities incomputational thinking skills, problem solving techniques, and creativity. Thus, we adopt it in ourCS 1 curriculum re-design to deliver a more exciting and engaging learning experience for studentsfrom different engineering majors.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. Section 2 presents the course outcomes and objec-tives. Section 3 describes the course structure and a series of CS 1 modules consisting of AppInventor projects. Section 4 presents assessment methodology and the assessment findings. Fi-nally, concluding remarks are presented in Section 5.2 Course OutcomesIn 7 , the authors stated: ”there is wide agreement that the US engineer
Conference Session
Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Xiaobing Hou, Central Connecticut State University; Shuju Wu, Central Connecticut State University; Karen Coale Tracey, Central Connecticut State University
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
Mgt Project Teams Management Information Sys Additional Quality MKT 295 Fund. Of MIS 3xx / 4xx Courses: Marketing TM 360 – Production TM 490 – Adv Six Sigma MIS 3xx / 4xx Systems TM 464 – Six Sigma TM 458 – Productivity MIS 3xx / 4xx Improvement Figure 2. Business & Related Major / Minor CoursesStudents need to finish other core courses including management, marketing, accounting, projectmanagement, and quality management, as shown in Figure
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Best of Computers in Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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), where he directs a Mechatronics and Control Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a GK-12 Fellows project, and a DR K-12 research project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and control system tech- nology. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has con- ducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science
Conference Session
Simulation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale
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Computers in Education
laboratory, hands-on project, use of software or simulation Question 2   Self-directed learning is as effective as in-class or on-job training (internships/co-op) Question 3 I consider myself as a technology-forward person Question 4   I prefer when professors adopt simulations to support the lecture materialBelow, the outcome analysis for each of the four survey questions listed in Table 2 are providedin detail. • Question 1: I feel more engaged in courses that have interactive components such as laboratory, hands-on project, use of software or simulation 80 % of the students in the course stated that they prefer to have interactive components as a part
Conference Session
Simulation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Natasha Smith P.E., University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana
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Computers in Education
a usefuldesign skill set, the FEA course provides insight to the nature of modeling and analysis. As statis-tician George Box famously quipped, “Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful.”?This is an unsettling concept for undergraduates, who are most often encouraged to seek a sin-gle ‘right’ answer (i.e. the one found in the back of textbooks). However, students of the finiteelement method have no choice but to consider the impacts of their modeling choices includingboundary conditions, element type, mesh size, etc. A semester project was assigned to get studentsto consider these effects.The semester project required students to develop a set of models for an engineered system oftheir choice. One model had to be a coarse
Conference Session
Innovative Use of Technology I
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University
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Computers in Education
remainder of the course focuses on writing specific workplacedocuments: a graphics/page design assignment, a business letter, a technical description, aresume and cover letter, a memo with embedded instructions, a proposal and a technical report.The students turn in each of these documents as an assignment. The instructor grades theassignment, gives feedback, and returns the graded assignment with the feedback to the studentwithin a week of submission. At the end of the semester, the student revises the eight workplacedocuments based on the instructor feedback, and compiles the documents into a portfolio, whichis then submitted as the final project. The documents the students write throughout the semesterand the final portfolio constitute all of