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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Comparing what 8th vs 10th grade students take away from engineering curriculum incorporated into their Physical Science Classroom- (Work in Progress)Background and MotivationEngaging students through hands on activities, projects and inquiry based instruction can be aneffective way to introduce engineering and engineering careers to high school students. Whenstudents investigate and learn about these topics through an extended design project, it couldincrease their overall interest in engineering or science subjects1. The National ScienceFoundation Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello ; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello

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’ perception of the relevance of physics and math,and found that students in general do not appreciate the importance of mathematics and physicsin engineering, neither as a professional career nor as a basis for other courses in their degree.We also found that first-semester students have a better perception of physics and mathematicsthan third-semester students and that the perception of the importance of mathematics is higherthan that of physics. These and other findings have helped us to recommend some actions to theDepartment of Mathematics and Physics of that university. After this experience, we conducted asimilar study with engineering students in a Mexican university. This study’s populationconsisted of 1073 students taking first and third

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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career talks in K-12classrooms. Although these programs are met with some anecdotal success, they do not globallyaddress the daily issues associated with traditional teaching methods in K-12 classrooms.Enrolment issues may be better addressed by engineering academics if their efforts were directedtoward providing research support in the evaluation of educational tools that may support highschool teachers in delivering content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional needsand to the diverse learning needs of the students. Teachers would then be better prepared toindependently deliver content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional styles and tothe diverse learning needs of the students.Students in today’s K-12 space are

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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with business, law, and engineering expertise,at both the graduate and undergraduate level.Finally, we have observed that one of the outcomes for the students involved in the humanitariansenior design projects is that their world-view changes. Many of these students, anecdotally after-the-fact, indicate that they want to reorient their career goals to pursue careers that havehumanitarian objectives. These outcomes line-up with the objectives of the ‘Peace Engineering’29and REAL30 outreach programs in the School of Engineering at the University of St Thomas.AcknowledgementsIn order to be successful, projects like those just described require the integrated efforts of manygroups and individuals. We would like to thank the ICRISAT-Mali teams for

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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plays in the semiconductor fabrication processin EP410 and EP411. Photolithography equipment such as projection and contact aligners andsteppers are discussed in detail. The students are exposed to the concepts of a photomask – whatit is and how you fabricate it and why you use it in the fabrication process. Figures of merit suchas numerical aperture, minimum feature size and resolution are discussed as well. Advancedconcepts are introduced in EP411.DesignRequired Courses: EM103 or ECE160, EP415-417, EP407, EP411The EP students are exposed to the concept of design throughout their career at RHIT. Thisbegins during their freshman year when they take an introductory design course (either EM103or ECE160). The introductory design course Introduces

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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Paper ID #14669Introducing Physics Concepts with Illustrative StoriesProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State University. His academic career started in China; in 1989 he obtained master’s degree on Physics from Zhejiang University and then was employed as technical staff in the Institute of Semi- conductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After receiving PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2000, he started to work as a faculty member in University of Wisconsin

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Mohajeri, DeVry University, Pomona , CA , 91768

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?  Would QM skill, if well developed, be useful in your Engineering Career?  Would you think that QM should be taught in all Engineering disciplines programs?  If a student can understand Basic QM mathematical formulations well, then would you think dealing with other physical concepts such as electromagnetism, thermodynamics, classical mechanics, etc…. be easier ?  Would knowing QM be enabling you to communicate more effectively in any physical arguments?  Don’t you think that knowing QM as an intellectual tool would impress your interviewer and generally in your resume for job application would show an outstanding advantage?  At some stages during physics class some students feel so overwhelmed by

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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2 =0.04682564∴F(t) = 0.2164i.e., 21.64 devices would fail after 10 years.3. Correlation Between Fundamentals and Preparing the Workforce for21st Century. The technology is evolving all the time, but the fundamentalprinciples hardly change. It is therefore the solemn duty of instructors in theclassroom to integrate the fundamentals in any State-of-Art technology. Thiswill ensure that the engineering students who are product of such teachingmethodology never become obsolete. During my own teaching tenure I havegraduated several hundreds of students who are placed in the high techindustry regionally, nationally, as well as internationally, who are vibrantand dynamic throughout their careers as have been found from the surveysof

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Paulo Alexandre Martin, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Nair Stem, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Keiti Pereira Vidal Souza, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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part of an EngineeringCourse that adopt direct and indirect learning support actions. The actions discussed were appliedto a Physics I course for freshman students at our Engineering School (a university of 1000students—700 Day/300 Night) 1.Direct and indirect learning support actionsWith the aim to get the students more engaged in their course2,3,4 and at the same time to helpthem develop different skills that are necessary for their future professional careers, theimplemented learning support actions took into account that each student has different grades offacility regarding their particular way of learning (visual presentations, solving problems, etc.).These Learning Support Actions are initially divided into indirect learning actions

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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science career decisions and active learning.CBE - Life Sciences Education, 6, 297-306.[4] Lopatto, D. (2004). Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First findings. Cell BiologyEducation, 3, 270-277.[5] Lopatto, D. (2004). What undergraduate research can tell us about research on learning. Washington, DC:Project Kaleidoscope.[6] Doreen Hinkel, Scott Henke J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. Issue 35 pp.194–201 (2006)[7] Philip D. Mannheim, “Alternatives to Standard Gravity”, Physical Review D, 2006[8] James G. O’Brien and Robert Moss, “Rotation Curve for the Milky Way Galaxy in Conformal Gravity”,American Journal of Modern Physics, 2014[9] Greg Sirokman, “Student-constructed Biodiesel Processor: Applied Undergraduate Research in

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Cynthia Concepción Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey

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Electronics and Com- munications and Electronic Systems Master majoring in Telecommunications both degrees from ITESM. Currently, she has a PhD in Educational Innovation, she is coordinator of matter Multivariable Calcu- lus and has over 10 years of experience in education where she has participated as a professor in the departments of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering. Also, she has conducted research for new learning strategies oriented Model TEC 21, implemented in the courses of engineering careers. She has promoted innovation to conduct and participate in the redesign of courses Engineering. In addition, she has been responsible for leading master’s thesis at the Graduate Program of the EGE Virtual Uni

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High

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 juniors. All class sections met for 27 minutes on Mondays; two sections met for 100 minutes on each of Tuesday and Thursday; two section met for 100 minutes on each of Wednesday and Friday.   A PBL challenge to design and construct a Rube Goldberg machine was presented as a vehicle for incorporating engineering.  The study was initiated in the fall semester of the high school academic year following a physics unit on motion, forces and energy.  The driving question motivating the project was “How can we inspire school students (K­6) to pursue STEM career pathways by using engineering practices and the physics of motion and energy?” The machines were to be the central feature of a STEM carnival for K­6 students.  This project facilitates a

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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. M. (August 13, 2015). STEM degrees are not earned by math alone. Diverse Education, p. 28.[33] Ramsey, K. and Baethe, B. (2013). The keys to future STEM careers: Basic skills, critical thinking, and ethics. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 80(1), pp. 26-33.[34] http://www.blackboard.com/, accessed 01.31.16.[35] Larkin, T. L. (2014). The student conference: A model of authentic assessment. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 4(Special Issue 2), pp. 36 – 46. Kassel University Press GmbH, Kassel, Germany. eISSN: 2192-4880. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v4i2.3445.