Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

. Thus, each project introducesmaterial that bridges the gap between an entry-level circuits course and an electronics course.The paper presents the details of the projects which include the project description, the learningoutcomes and their assessment, the rubrics used for evaluation of students’ work, and the lessonslearned throughout the project implementation. Additionally, the paper discusses the students’attitude toward the project – especially learning about electronics and electric circuitapplications.1. IntroductionEngineers are well known for their ability to solve technical problems; however in a fast,technology-driven world, problem solving alone is not sufficient. Specifically, to educateengineers with the ability to contribute to

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu. Page 26.1040.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Investigating the Impact of an Outreach Activity on High School Students’ Attitudes toward STEM DisciplinesIntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is a growing interest inthe United States. A recent five-year strategic plan published by the National ScienceTechnology Council’s Committee on STEM Education clearly outlines STEM education as anational priority, defining STEM jobs as “the jobs of the future” 1. The

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

place inside an Altoids® tin or similarcontainer. Hence, its name is Minty for the container and Boost for its function. The MintyBoost® provides responsive, mobile power on demand to any USB appliance1 Figure 1. Minty Boost® shown charging a cell phoneWith the advent of ubiquitious cell phones and tablets among students of all disciplines, a projectlike the Minty Boost® quickly generates excitement among the students. Power management hasbecome a basic skill of everyone in their generation, not just the electrical engineers. To buildsuch a useful tool while reinforcing their classroom instruction is a “win-win”. The MintyBoost® clearly does generate this excitement: Sophomores ask about it a year in advance. Itintegrates

Conference Session

Statics Online

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Mechanics

Participation in the Engineering ClassroomIntroductionThe use of Twitter (http://www.twitter.com), a micro-blogging platform, in the higher educationclassroom has expanded in recent years as educators come to realize the benefits of social mediause as a tool for faculty-student communication or for inter-student communication 1 . While theliterature on the use of Twitter in the classroom is emerging, recent studies have found theplatform functional for promoting concise expression of ideas, critical reading and writing skills,stronger student-teacher relationships, self-learning in an informal environment, andaccountability among other benefits 2 . Further benefits have been found in relation to askingstudents to communicate the content of a given

Conference Session

Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Mechanics

incorporated into an engineering dynamicsclass with a total student population of 47. Students were divided into small groups ranging from Page 26.1639.2three to five members, resulting in a total of 11 project groups. Each project group was assigned atopic from the course curriculum. These topics included: 1. Relative motion 2. Fixed-axis rotation 3. Potential energy 4. Kinetic energy 5. Newton’s 2nd law 6. Projectile motion 7. General planar motion 8. Impulsive motion 9. Instantaneous centers of rotation 10. Natural frequency of vibration 11. Damped vibrationThe structure of the project was such that students were given freedom

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

the article, andability to reproduce the thermodynamic calculations of the article. All three of these improved asthe students learned the material in the course and worked with it through homework and thedesign project. Confidences in ability to understand engineering principles and to reproducecalculations of similar articles also improved during the study and were probed with separatequestions. This study showed that lifelong learning can be encouraged in lower-level courseswith the appropriate selection of articles.IntroductionWhen CEP published an article on organic Rankine cycles and included flowsheets 1, a designproject was created for an introductory thermodynamics class that required the students toreproduce the calculations

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

research allows them to learn about recent discoveries and innovations,share about them in the classroom, and thereby encourage and stimulate students to pursueengineering and computer science careers such as industrial automation. The paper will describeprogram activities, research projects, outcomes, and lessons learned from a National ScienceFoundation-sponsored Research Experiences for Teachers program. Participants were recruitedfrom science, technology, engineering and math departments in high schools and collegesthroughout the U.S. Special effort was made to recruit teachers and instructors from districts andtwo-year colleges with large numbers of underrepresented minority students. Program objectiveswere to 1) provide opportunities for

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moghbelli, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran; Shahab Sabzi, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

important for power systems. Sometimes, unwillingoutages or using an energy source with low reliability can be harmful for electrical systems. Due toincremental fuel cost, shortage of reliability in power sources, increasing demand, and inappropriate effectsof fossil fuels on environment, demands for using renewable energy sources have been increasing [1], [2].Power generated by wind turbines and photovoltaic cells is a function of different parameters such asradiation intensity, temperature and wind speed [3]. Compounding renewable energy sources such as windpower with fossil fuels can improve this variety nature to gain controllability of power supply [2]. Hybrid power supply is a system in which different types of energy generation have been

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

internshipexperience and 10 students with no construction experience. The following questions wereincluded in the survey questionnaire. The reasons why these questions are selected is alsoexplained. The content of the course covers the answers for the questions. Other thanQuestion # 3, all questions required the Likert Scale rating (1 thru 5).The survey included the following questions: 1) Do you think marketing and business development in construction are similar concepts?The intention with this question is to observe the students’ perception before and after thelecture. It is expected that they don’t see much of a difference before the lecture, whereasafter the lecture they are expected to know the difference between marketing and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mechanicalengineer, a computer scientist, a mathematician, or even a psychologist. The disciplinary labelsof those involved in robotics are not as important as the skills, knowledge and methods [1] [2] [3]used to create the robot. According to Stohlmann, et. al., integrated stem education is anexcellent way to improve students’ performance in science and mathematics. Stohlmann, et. al.also state that better and more preparation and support for teachers is necessary to leverageintegrated STEM curricula to improve student learning. [4] What is STEM?Koonce, et. al. provide a quantitative review of what disciplines industry and academics refer toas STEM disciplines [5]. Their conclusions were that there are significant

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

problems derived from those concepts. A collection of several CLOs Page 26.1046.3represent the essence of the material in these three diverse ECE courses: Electromagnetic Field Theory Students will be able to: 1. Obtain solutions to Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations for configurations of materials and sources 2. Determine the capacitance of systems of conductors 3. Determine the self and mutual inductance of current carrying systems 4. Apply the basic principles of electromagnetic transformers, motors and generators 5. Determine power transfer by low loss transmission lines from

Conference Session

Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sarkis Babikian, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Terry K Beesoon, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 3D Printer from Scratch Made with e-WasteASTRACTIn this project we present our idea about building a 3D printer based on the recycled electroniccomponents. The motivations for us to work on the project are (1) 3D printing technology asnext industrial revolution has caught wide attention around the world. With the development ofthe technology, a custom part that would previously take a great deal of time and money for aprofessional manufacturer to produce can now be made much quicker at a very low cost.Particular for college engineering education, students can produce different innovative parts fortheir new designs for robots or unmanned aerial vehicles using a self-made

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

ladder logic program.The system was constructed using FischerTechnik components, so no machining was required.Undergraduate students learn about PLC instructions and how to interface I/O devices with aprogrammable logic controller (PLC) by designing and building these systems. The Whack-a-Mole module has also been used for K-12 outreach activities. The presentation will include a livedemonstration.MotivationAutomated systems play a significant role in our daily lives. These systems are the backbone ofour national production systems and basic living infrastructure. Exports of automated systemsmake up a significant portion of our national economy. In November 2014, US export data in theFlexible Manufacturing category was about $1.392 billion [1

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

customer, marketing decisions, inalignment with general corporate goals and strategy. Commonly considered as a complex andknowledge demanding process, management of supply chain can interest significantly with theimplementation of RFID technology [1].RFID technology has grown to become a innovative element in supply chain management. RFIDis not just a substitution for barcodes. RFID ensures that accuracy in inventory control and realtime product information available to make decisions. It makes the supply chain significantlymore accurate and improves the reliability and efficiency of the entire chain. As real-timeinformation is made obtainable, planning and administration processes can be extensivelyimproved as well [1]. Applying RFID technology

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Theresa Mae Swift, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Amardeep Kaur, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla MO

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

analysis.” Prerequisite: Calculus III with a grade of “C” or better.While the course has a good coverage of the statistical topics listed in the catalog description,most of the examples fall into the physical or social sciences rather than engineering. Thestudents learn statistical techniques but they do not see the correlation with their own curriculum.Statistics becomes, in their minds, a separate course with little or no application beyond passinga requirement for their degree16.The degree sequences, especially with regard to the mathematics content, are similar for bothmajors as shown in Figure 1. The course is recommended to be taken in the junior year when thestudents are taking their core electrical or computer engineering courses. Many do

Conference Session

Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Daniel Edgcomb, University of California, Riverside; Joshua Sai Yuen, University of California, RIverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

a "5" on a 1 to 5 scale(5 is best) by a professor / professional animation author. Furthermore, some studentsshowed the ability to effectively rate student-created animations; the top 10% of studentratings was strongly correlated with the professor ratings with R-value = 0.88 (p-value <0.001).For questions, we conducted experiments involving 25 participants from an introductoryembedded programming course. Students were asked to create and rate practice questionsfor various embedded programming topics. Some students could effectively ratequestions: the average of the top 20% of student ratings was strongly correlated with theprofessor rating with R-value = 0.82 (p-value = 0.02). However, students did not showthe ability to create good

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students’ initial understanding of global citizenship, their knowledgeand preparation, and willingness to engage in local, global, and intercultural problem solving.Students were asked Yes/No questions and/or rate statements based on 5 point Likert scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2 – disagree, 3 – neither agree nor disagree, 4 – agree and 5- strongly agree.Table 1 shows students’ responses and rating percentage in key items of the pre survey. Asshown in Table 1, most students had no international experience (82%) and unfamiliar withengineering and technology related standards and specifications outside USA (80%). However,about 82% students responded that they understand interplay among regional cultures, socio-economical and political influences in

Conference Session

Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

and qualitative comments from userssuggest the software system is effective and has great potential if further developed. Students inthe experimental group performed as well as the control group, more than 90% of students choseto use the new software (rather than opt-out), and most students self-reported a positive learningexperience.1 Introduction and Background1.1 Mechanix1 Sketch Recognition Online Tutoring SystemBoth engineering education and engineering practice depend upon simple hand-sketcheddiagrams to frame and solve many engineering problems. Free Body Diagrams are one suchhand-sketched diagram used in many engineering courses and areas of professional practice. Forexample, the vast majority of engineering students learn to

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID; Dale Brown, Boise State University; Richard Livingston, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University ; Curtis Heishman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; David Estrada, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thatwe support the development of new high school curricula as a way to motivate students towardspursuing education and careers in nanotechnology. Recent advances in nanomaterials processing,particularly 2-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials synthesis,1 present the opportunity to integratenanotechnology curriculum into high schools in safe and relatively inexpensive manners.In our work, we present an Advanced Placement (AP)Chemistry Inquiry Laboratory (CIL) targeting 11th and 12thgrade high school students. The CIL is being implementedat Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho and inpartnership with Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard,and Boise State University. The CIL is aligned to NationalCollege Board requirements for AP Chemistry courses aswell as

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

specifically discuss how re-grades were incorporated into a large 3rd year Introduction toEnvironmental Engineering class. Graded quizzes were returned to students with minimalcomments. The students then had one or two weeks to return the quiz and correct their mistakesand earn up to 50% of their missed points back. No points were returned unless the studentsexplained what they did wrong and how to correct their mistakes. The instructor was availableduring normal office hours to help students with their questions about the quiz.This presentation will address four main research questions based on students’ grades and asurvey: 1. Who are the students that took advantage of the quiz re-grading? We found that about90% of the students turned in at least

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Olina Wisniewski, Northeastern University ; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University ; Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

year general chemistry course. SIincludes group and one-on-one peer tutoring as well as instructor and teaching assistant officehours. Previous research has shown that participation in SI correlates with higher course grades,more confidence in course material, greater material retention, higher overall GPA, and greaterstudent retention and graduation rates. [1] Engaging students in SI, however, has been a persistentchallenge. For example, a previous study found only 40% of students enrolled in historicallydifficult classes (including general chemistry) took advantage of the SI provided. This studyfound participants in SI were more likely to have a final course grade of B or better and lesslikely to withdraw from the class. [2]Last year we

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

literature review of the topic area of interest. Students also find it more difficult to define team responsibilities and self-assign tasks in a curiosity and Page 26.1756.2 knowledge driven research project. Therefore, applied research is more beneficial at the undergraduate level.Ideation Process in Senior ProjectFigure 1 shows all the resources that are used by the students to work on four major milestonesduring the semester. The first two enable the students to gather necessary information to findideas to work on as well as find peers who are willing to collaborate in a team. The last twotarget the development of concepts and

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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Environmental Engineering

classroom 6,7. More specifically, active learning involving researchprojects in the classroom has been widely supported as an effective pedagogical technique 3, 4, .The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) has advocated the transformation of thecurriculum in undergraduate teaching institutions from a typical lecture-based setup into aninquiry-based or research-based education. Undergraduate research experiences have beenidentified as a powerful way to enhance student learning and to develop critical thinking. Paststudies have reported the following as common characteristics of successful curricula that haveincorporated undergraduate research experiences: 1) reading of relevant literature, 2) workingwith a mentor or learning community (peer

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

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Diversity

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International

also share their plan for the future research.IntroductionThe primary goal of engineering programs is to prepare the engineering students for theirprofessional careers in the global setting 1. Ideally, the educators should teach in a well-managed,student-centered environment with reasonably structured framework. They should stressfundamental knowledge, equip the students with solid skills and expose them to cutting-edgetechnologies 2. It has been found that obtaining practical knowledge from college is morebeneficial to the students’ professional career than mastering any new technology 3. An effectivelearning environment should help the students enhance their ability to solve practical problems 2.Globalization of the engineering enterprise

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

sufficiently modest—we may have asolution for you! If this describes your motivations, we invite you to read on.Various authors have confronted the problem of semiconductor curve tracing in theundergraduate electronics laboratory and have described their work in ASEE conferences. Wethus turn to the work of those who have gone before, of the giants upon whose shoulders wepropose to stand.A curve-tracing system for pn diodes, NPN and PNP BJTs, and n-channel MOSFETs relied uponLabVIEW running on a desktop computer and laboratory instruments (power supply andvoltmeter) communicating with the program through a GPIB (General-Purpose Instrument Bus)connection.1 While the system was successfully integrated into the curriculum, it had thedisadvantage of being

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

over the course offive semesters. The research is designed to test two hypotheses: 1. A long-term design project that integrates knowledge from multiple courses strengthens student knowledge retention. 2. A large-scale design project requiring tools from many courses improves student problem-solving and design skills.By integrating five semesters of the mechanical engineering curriculum into a cohesive whole,this project has the potential to transform the way undergraduate education is delivered. Beforeand after testing is being conducted to assess: a) Change in retention between courses and b)Change in student problem-solving and design skills.The centerpiece of the hybrid powertrain is the planetary gearset, which combines

Conference Session

Assessment and Outcomes: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer; Zachari Swiecki, University of Madison-Wisconsin

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Design AssessmentIntroductionHistorian of education Diane Ravitch [1] argues: “Education means to lead forth, but it isimpossible to lead anyone anywhere without knowing where you want to go” (pg. 25).Educational standards developed by instructors and institutions play a critical role in leadingstudents—they define what students should know and what they should be able to do at a certainlevel. In other words, standards provide a destination for where we want students to be at acertain point in their education. However, simply knowing the destination is not enough to helpstudents get there. We have to have a roadmap to guide students in their travels and to determineif they have arrived at the destination

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the simplicity to be built by students over the course offive semesters. The research is designed to test two hypotheses: 1. A long-term design project that integrates knowledge from multiple courses strengthens student knowledge retention. 2. A large-scale design project requiring tools from many courses improves student problem-solving and design skills.By integrating five semesters of the mechanical engineering curriculum into a cohesive whole,this project has the potential to transform the way undergraduate education is delivered. Beforeand after testing is being conducted to assess: a) Change in retention between courses and b)Change in student problem-solving and design skills.The centerpiece of the hybrid powertrain is

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Melo Silveira P.E., Universidade de São Paulo; Itana Stiubiener Mrs, Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC; Wilson V Ruggiero, LARC-EPUSP

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Computing & Information Technology

mention its impact as a source of information. This paper is organized as follows: Section II presents related work. The monitoring system is describedin Section III. The Usage Scenario is described in Section IV. Finally, the results, analyses, conclusions,and future work are presented in Sections V. II. RELATED WORK Projections indicate that by 2012, video use will constitute half the consumption of network resources allover the world, thus surpassing the P2P traffic, currently responsible for the greater part of network traffic.By the end of the decade, projections indicate that this percentage will fit about 90% of the networkbandwidth [1]. With this forecast it is extremely important to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jing Lv; Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Syafiah Mahfuzah Johari, Engineering Education Department, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

used to describe learners andinstructors in their contexts for optimizing learning and analytics to produce action atinstitutional, regional, and national/international levels5. These statistical analytics have oftenbeen accompanied by the use of visual thinking to illustrate data patterns and insights7, and thesevisualizations come with their own set of unique challenges based on the type of data visualizedand the technique used. Keim8 described six categories of data that can be visualized: (1) one-dimensional data,(2) two-dimensional data, (3) multi-dimensional data, (4) text and hypertext, (5) hierarchies andgraphs, and (6) algorithms and software. Displaying large quantities of these data types can becomplex due to technical