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Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #11779Examining the Interaction of Spatial Visualization Ability and Computer-aided Design and Manufacturing Course PerformanceDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering; Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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product development cycle. Students and practitioners that possess adeeper appreciation of the manufacturing process can often design parts that consider the capa-bility of the manufacturing method. In many schools, colleges and universities the availability ofpractical, hands-on interaction with computer numerical controlled machines (CNC machines) islimited due to the expense and operational complexity of these machines. Many of the higher endCNC machines are reserved for expert machinists. As a result, students do not experience mod-ern manufacturing beyond the “black-box” interactions with a machinist. The goal of this paperis to present the implementation of a CNC laboratory comprising inexpensive, hobbyist CNCmachines.This paper presents

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Biomedical

allow students to practice their creativityor develop critical thinking skills5,6,7. Inquiry-based learning in a laboratory environmentdevelops creativity and critical thinking skills8,9. Peer-teaching has also been shown to increasestudent learning in a laboratory environment3. This study looks at how inquiry-based learningfollowed by peer-teaching affects student attitudes toward the subject matter and their overalllearning experience.MethodsTable 1. The five different measurement techniques utilized to complete instructor providedobjectives. Technique Instructor Provided Objectives  Collect signal using National Instruments myDAQ and homemade Electromyography amplifiers (EMG

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Hands-on Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

important. To implement an active distance learning environment requires the coordination and correlation of instructional materials, media, and technology. Correlating real-time lectures with audio and video are one of several very important elements to the success of the distance learning. The outcomes of the distance learning class should be the same or similar to a traditional lecture/laboratory class. There should be little or no difference between an instructor’s face-to-face classroom lectures, except instructional materials are accessible in electronic formats for users to download. Notes, handouts, graphs, photos, demos, circuits, equations, software shall be

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11641Pre-defined roles and team performance for first year studentsDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess W. Everett has worked in four distinct areas: waste management operations research, contaminated site assessment and remediation, education innovation, and sustainable engineering. He has employed a wide variety of techniques, including computer modeling, laboratory experiments, field testing, and surveys. His current research focuses on energy conservation, alternative energy generation, engineering learning communities, and hybrid courses (courses with classroom and on-line aspects).Dr. Jenahvive K Morgan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; John E. Shamma; Brian Phan, California State University of Los Angeles ; Howard Lum, California State University Los Angeles

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education, 2015 Life Line Research to Vertically Integrated Classrooms via a Four- Point Bending Test of a PipeAbstract Research dealing with earthquake response of lifelines was brought to classrooms at apredominantly undergraduate urban university as part of an education, outreach, and trainingactivity centered on a simple four-point laboratory-bending test of a ductile iron pipe. AFreshman Civil Engineering Design class, a Junior Structures Laboratory class, and a GraduateStructures class participated by integrating the subject matter amongst these classes. Theexperiment simply represented the pipeline behavior subject to fault displacement by simplefour- point static bending tests. In addition, the ductile

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Design” (SBD) program, Dr. Tucker supervises students from Penn State during the summer semester in a two-week engineering design program at the ´ Ecole Centrale de Nantes in Nantes, France. Dr. Tucker is the director of the Design Analysis Technology Advancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory. His research interests are in formalizing system design processes under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, and informatics. His research interests include applications in complex sys- tems design and operation, product portfolio/family design, and sustainable system design optimization in the areas of engineering education, energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, and national

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Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

, controls, renewable energy, and engineering study abroad courses. His current research interest include material development for solar energy applications and optoelectronic device development for non-destructive testing and evaluation.Brian Groener , James Madison University Page 26.594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015   Embedding Engineering Design in a Circuits and Instrumentation CourseAbstractThe junior level circuits and instrumentation course at James Madison University is a 4-credit coursewith three lectures and one laboratory each week. Fundamentals of DC and AC

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Robert H. Hadfield, University of Glasgow; Andrew Phillips

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Materials

for First Year Undergraduates that Connects the Electrical and Thermal Properties of MetalsAbstractThe undergraduate engineering programmes at the University of Glasgow were recently revisedto include a common core of classes in Year 1 and Year 2. Materials I, an introductory materialsscience course, is now taken by all Year 1 engineering students. The lectures in the course weremodified to include topics that are of interest to electronic and electrical engineering students,electrical and optical properties of materials. A hands-on laboratory experience has been developedto support student learning on electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity. The hands-onexperiment about optical reflectivity will be added to the

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

years starting in the Spring of 2012. Ryan currently works as a Research Assistant in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER). His current research is focused on new catalyst development, ceramic materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), combustion, energy conversion, fuel cell modeling, fuel cell technology applications and system design. Ryan is a Syracuse University Graduate Fellow and an Astronaut Scholar. Page 26.505.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing T-Shaped Professional Engineers through an Advance Energy

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne A Scales, Virginia Tech; J Michael Ruohoniemi; Geoff Crowley

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Electrical and Computer

excellentopportunity to effectively train students on state-of-the-art applications, a broad spectrum ofengineering and science fundamentals, and the interrelationships between multiple engineeringdisciplines. We describe our experience and lessons-learned in teaching an advancedundergraduate-level GNSS capstone design course in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Virginia Tech over the past 15 years. We report on the objectives of the course,the topic selection, the capabilities of laboratory hardware, approaches to GNSS data extractionand analysis, and the importance of the accompanying teaching laboratory. Student perceptionsof specific measurable learning objectives are provided which underscore the importance of ahands-on laboratory

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

, masters, anddoctoral levels with instructional opportunities in and out of the classroom. Practitionerengagement (e.g. agencies, consultants, contractors, material suppliers, private laboratories) hasbeen a key component of this process, and is the focus of this paper. Practitioner involvement is:1) important to the educational process; 2) not always easy to obtain; 3) not always easy toeffectively utilize; 4) a key to the presence or absence of balance; and 5) debated amongsteducation literature. Key items that resonate through this paper are the student opportunitiescreated by balance, and how practitioners fit into this balance.Industry and agency collaboration concepts are nothing new and are discussed in literature1-5.The amount or extent of

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Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David L. Tomasko, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

Concerns – Indicate major environmental and safety concerns with the process. Include safety certificates from the 8 SACHE safety modules here. Perform a PHA on one reactor, and one distillation column. One PHA must be a HAZOP, the other is your choice and will not be covered in course material. Create a P&ID for these two unit ops with the previous PHAs in mind.The Unit Operations course offers a structured review of safety instrumented systems,laboratory, and personal safety. These topics are formally evaluated individually prior to the startof lab work.The Ohio State UniversityAt The Ohio State University within the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering program,chemical process hazards, HAZOP analysis, laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

taught.1.2 Web-Based Delivery of Engineering Laboratory ExperimentsDelivering the laboratory component of an engineering course online has been identified by anumber of research groups ([1], [3], [19] and [20]) as the largest barrier to widespreadpenetration of web-based courses across the curricula in higher education. The importance of alaboratory experience is often inherently accepted by instructors as a way to reinforce classroomconcepts; however, there has been a considerable amount of research as to why a laboratoryexperience is important and what students gain from it. The authors of [20] provide acomprehensive and historical accounting of the purpose of a lab experience in engineeringeducation. The authors present that a lab gives

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan; Richterica Tukiya Ford; Thomasina Jenkins

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Engineering Technology

laboratories. One of the DHS Center of Excellence (the Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence)is also engaged to provide expertise and guidance in order to enhance EMT program’s researchcapabilities.1. I TRODUCTIOIn 2005, Hurricane Katrina [1,2] devastated the Mississippi coastal area. Hurricane Sandyslammed the eastern seaboard in 2012. Every year, many Americans face a disaster oremergency and its horrifying consequences. The need for specialists in the field of emergencymanagement has never been greater. Those in the field of emergency management must haveadequate training, experience, and education.The Department of Technology at Jackson State University has established a concentration inEmergency Management Technology to prepare our students as

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Civil Engineering

1995, respectively.Mr. Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA After completing my undergraduate studies at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I worked for a private geotech- nical consulting firm in California for over 15 years. My consulting career provided a broad range of experience on mostly public works projects. Over the last 10 years I have managed the geotechnical laboratory which served more than 5 offices throughout the state for domestic and international projects. I have been teaching mostly geotechnical laboratory courses at Cal Poly for over 10 years. Utilizing Cal Poly’s ’Learn by Doing’ mantra, I share my practical project experience with my students during laboratory activities

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Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Mechanics

Laboratory (VML), was developed based on Matlab® Graphic-User-Interface. VML was created as the kinematic information measurement tool to be used ina class project environment. In the project with VML, first, the student will capture a digitalvideo image of an object subjected to the complex motion with a high frame rate digital camerathat is widely available today. As the second step, the student will evaluate the kinematics,position and angle, of the object with digital motion tracking algorithm within VML. Thekinematic information deduced from the motion tracking can be exported as the data inMicrosoft® Excel format. The data can then be used to evaluate other kinematic informationsuch as velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, and angular

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #12625Machine Design Experiments Using Gears to Foster Discovery LearningMr. Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University Mechanical Engineering Department Jonathon E. Slightam received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering and M.Sc. in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Jonathon is currently a PhD stu- dent in mechanical engineering at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. From 2009 to 2014, he was a research assistant in the Rapid Prototyping Research laboratory at the Milwaukee School of Engineer- ing. In 2013 he was an engineering intern at Parker Hannifin’s

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Mao Ye, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

, Instrumentation, software development, and automation design. Page 26.271.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Automated Bode-Magnitude and Bode-Phase Frequency Response Testing ofAnalog Systems and Electronic Circuits Using Standard USB interfaced Test Instruments AbstractThis paper describes the design, operation and use of a PC controlled automated frequencyresponse measurement system using the standard USB-interface-enabled bench-top testinstruments which are now available in most undergraduate electronics laboratories

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #12157A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS). He has

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering.Introduction Research is an important component of many engineering students’ undergraduate educationand it is generally believed to enhance the student’s interest in pursuing graduate education andmarketability in their chosen profession1. Undergraduate research experiences are usuallymentored by individual faculty and are highly dependent on the availability of space and ongoingprojects in faculty research laboratories that may be suitable to undergraduate studentparticipation. With increased engineering enrollment at many universities and colleges, includingours, the availability of undergraduate research opportunities within individual faculty researchlaboratories can become a limiting factor in placing all undergraduate engineering students

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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New Engineering Educators

the schedule for classes. Primarily items discussed wereassignment of chapters, topics, preparation materials, schedule of laboratory exercises, laboratoryequipment and homework assignments. On day one, the GA started with the introduction of the course, explained the syllabus,textbook, laboratory exercises, and instructor information. He did his best to explain why theinstructor could not be available for the first two weeks of classes. The laboratory exercisesimmediately followed the lectures where the GA demonstrated safety orientation and safetytraining. Homework was assigned at the end of week one based upon the introductory chapterfrom the textbook. Since Introduction to Metals and Metallurgy was a freshman course, theinstructor

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University; Naga Korivi, Tuskegee University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 26.430.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-Based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis CoursesAbstractTraditional Circuit Analysis courses introduce undergraduate Electrical Engineering students tofundamental concepts of electric circuits and networks, while providing them hands-onexperience in accompanying laboratory sessions. A drawback of this conventional approach isthat it restricts student creativity and circuit-building and troubleshooting skills to the confines ofa laboratory. This paper proposes the use of Analog Discovery Boards (ADB) in conjunctionwith regular classroom learning sessions and collaborative group sessions in

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC

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College Industry Partnerships

Combustion. The symposia attract members of the CombustionInstitute as well as others interested in combustion from around the world. The synergismproduced at these symposia makes them the principal forum for presenting and integratingcombustion research results. Members of both the CSS and the CI come from variedorganizations representing industry, academia, and national laboratories / research centers.Since the CSS is a non-profit organization, its Advisory Panel actively seeks opportunities toreinvest funds toward organization and membership development and growth. An effort wasstarted in 2010 to actively use available funds to invest in outreach programs that enhance thescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana M. Djuric, Wayne State University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Tatiana V. Goris, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Education Training Package contains seven elements presented inFigure 2. Figure 2: Elements of the Education Training Package The course offered at Wayne State University is a four credit-hours lecture/lab course atthe senior level with five contact hours (two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory) eachweek. Since the proposed course is a multidisciplinary one, it is then suitable for students fromboth engineering and engineering technology majors. The prerequisites for the proposed Page 26.1250.4Robotics Education Training for Manufacturing Automation course is Computer –Aided Design& Manufacturing, or

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melody Baglione, Cooper Union

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

case studies, practical laboratories, and real-world projects into the mechanical engineering curriculum. Her current projects in- clude: incorporating the HVAC and building automation systems of Cooper Union’s new LEED-Platinum academic building into the control systems curriculum; designing interactive K-12 STEM learning tech- nology; modeling and optimizing vehicle systems; and characterizing structural dynamics properties using experimental modal analysis. Page 26.309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building Sustainability into Control Systems: A New

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; Rick Homkes, Purdue University; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University

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Systems Engineering

the fall of 2014. This class was co-taught by professors from the MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET), Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) and the Computerand Information Technology (CIT) programs at Purdue University.The goal of this paper is to document the activities carried out during the semester the coursewas taught and present the lessons learned from teaching multidisciplinary students with thebackgrounds in MET, EET and CIT.The objective of the course was to provide a Project Based Learning (PBL) experience for thestudents. Students were tasked to specify, design, and develop prototype sub-systems for existingrobots. During the semester, the students attended lectures and participated in laboratories thatwere heavily focused

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

TMS320C5515 eZdsp USB Stick, a powered microphone, an audiosource such as an MP3 player or cellphone, and speakers. Undergraduate electrical engineeringstudents were shown the demonstration and were surveyed to determine which algorithms theyfound most interesting. The C language source code for the software is available from the authorfor free, so this program can be modified by instructors who wish to make their owndemonstrations or used as a convenient starting point for student projects.IntroductionThe material in a DSP course is often highly theoretical and mathematical, and so it is useful toconnect the theory to real-world applications with laboratory experiments, simulations, ordemonstrations. Fortunately, there are many interesting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Tom Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, EduData4Action

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

educational resources and develop new ones for online lecture courses, as well as coreengineering laboratory courses that are delivered either completely online, or with limited face-to-face interactions. The initial areas of focus for laboratory course development are:Introduction to Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Materials Science, and Circuit Analysis.CALSTEP will also develop alternative models of flipped classroom instruction to improvestudent success and enhance student access to engineering courses that otherwise could not besupported in traditional delivery modes due to low enrollment. The project will also evaluate theeffectiveness of the curriculum and train other community college engineering faculty in theeffective use of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #12005Survey of U.S. Biomechanics InstructionProf. Anton E Bowden, Brigham Young University Anton E. Bowden is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory at Brigham Young University. His background and research inter- ests are in spinal biomechanics, biomedical device design, computational biomechanics, and recently in engineering education. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from University of Utah and his BS in Me- chanical Engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed professional engineer and a recipient of a National