Paper ID #14775Electrostatic Force-Driven Millimeter-Class Mechanisms for Micro-AssemblyWorkAllen DuongDr. Akihiko Kumagai, California State University - Sacramento Akihiko Kumagai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. His research interests include manufacturing, robotics, mechatronics, and controls. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in from the University of Florida, and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee all in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Motorola Inc. and United Technologies Automotive as a man- ufacturing engineer for the automation area. He also worked at
Paper ID #16579The Importance of Incorporating Designer Empathy in Senior Capstone De-sign CoursesElizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology Elizabeth Schmitt is a graduate student pursuing her M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Florida In- stitute of Technology under the advisement of Dr. Beshoy Morkos. She completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology in 2015. Her research thrusts lie within engineering design education, specifically: designer empathy, designing for handicapped/disabled users, and user centered design.Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology
Paper ID #17230The Experience Accelerator: Tools for Development and Learning Assess-mentPeizhu Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology Peizhu Zhang is currently a PhD student in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, having earned a master’s degree in Computer Science there in July 2012. His research interest includes systems engineering, competency assessment, software engineering and serious games.Dr. Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas A. Bodner is a principal research engineer in the Tennenbaum Institute at the Georgia Instituteof Technology. His research focuses on computational
Paper ID #14638Science Olympiad: Encouraging Makers in Middle and High SchoolDr. Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University Dr. Pung has interests in experiential learning, design processes and student teams. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Science Olympiad – Encouraging Makers in Middle and HighschoolThe 2016 Science Olympiad has several events that require students to design and build an itemthat meets a certain set of criteria. These are air trajectory (object launch), bridge building, anelectric vehicle, video game design, time keeping, model airplane building and a robotic
, University of California - Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Will Students Earnestly Attempt Learning Questions if Answers are Viewable? Joshua Yuen, Computer Science & Engin., Univ. of California, Riverside (also with zyBooks) Alex Edgcomb, zyBooks, Los Gatos, California (also with UC Riverside) Frank Vahid, Computer Science & Engin., Univ. of California, Riverside (also with
Paper ID #16259Middle Grades STEM Innovation and Design Courses: From Data to Design(P12 Resource Exchange)Mr. Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology After 14 years in the middle and high school math and engineering classroom where Mr. Rosen was working on the integration of engineering and robotics into the teaching of the core curricula classrooms. He has now been at Georgia Tech’s CEISMC for the past 8 years working on curriculum development and research on authentic STEM instruction and directing the state’s FIRST LEGO League competi- tion program. Mr. Rosen has authored or co-authored papers and book
design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University Lorraine Kisselburgh (Ph.D., Purdue University) examines organizing and communicative practices in sociotechnical contexts, particularly collaboration in engineering design teams, spatial and material in- fluences on organizing, and gendered practices in technological settings. She has backgrounds in com- munication, human performance, and computer science, and
program’s goal has been to provide a quality program thatmeets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set that allows them tosucceed in computing careers. The curriculum content for the Computer Science degree is basedon the 2008 ACM Curriculum Report. The Computer Science degree at UVU is accredited byAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in 2002 and currently has morethan 850 students. The program also has an advisory board comprised of representatives of localindustry who assist in aligning the program to industry needs and helping to acquire industrysupport and resources.Table 1 and 2 shows the enrollment and graduation trends in the Computer Science program. Ascan be seen from the tables, the
Technologies. His current research is directed to technology enhanced learning and remote working environments especially in engineering. Michael Auer is Founding-President and CEO of the ”International Association of Online Engineering” (IAOE) since 2006, a non-governmental organization that promotes the vision of new engineering working environments worldwide. In 2009 he was appointed as member of the Advisory Board of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG). Furthermore he is chair of the Advisory Board of the International E-Learning Association (IELA) and member of the Board of Consultants of the International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE). In September 2010 he was elected as President of the
Paper ID #15798Project-Based Learning for Electrical Engineering Lower-Level CoursesDr. Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jiahui Song is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She received her B.S. in Automation and M.S. in Pattern Recognition & Intelligent Systems from Southeast University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University.Dr. Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology Douglas Dow is an Associate Professor in the department of Electrical Engineering and Technology
incoming freshmen using new technologies. She also researches means to incorporate more engineering mathematics and physics into the programming course.Dr. Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Matthew Verleger is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronauti- cal University in Daytona Beach, Florida. His research interests are focused on using action research methodologies to develop immediate, measurable improvements in classroom instruction and the use of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) in teaching students about engineering problem solving. Dr. Verleger is an active member of ASEE. He also serves as the developer and site manager for the Model
IEEE Multimedia Communications Technical Committee. He obtained the Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.Prof. Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Thomas J. Hacker is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue Univer- sity in West Lafayette, Indiana. His research interests include cyberinfrastructure systems, high perfor- mance computing, and the reliability of large-scale supercomputing systems. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a member of IEEE, the ACM, and ASEE.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of
Kavianpour, University of California - Irvine Miss Sogand Kavianpour received her B.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the Uni- versity of California, Irvine. She is currently working with a medical device company specializing in magnetic technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The first course of programming: Python or C?Which programming language should we teach in the first course of programming to ourundergraduate students of engineering? Most entering freshmen have no programmingexperience. We have to teach them the first steps of programming and swiftly bringing them to alevel of skill, where they can use computing in their other courses: to
Paper ID #15859Employing Model-Eliciting Activities in Cybersecurity EducationMrs. Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette MAYARI SERRANO is currently a graduate research assistant in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. degree from the Army Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador. She com- pleted her M.S. in Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. Mayari is currently a PhD student at Purdue University and is working in for the Women in Engineering Program. Her interests include foster STEM enthusiasm, and technology innovation.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana
Paper ID #14807Google Sheets for Realtime Assessment and Analysis of Less-Structured Prob-lemsDr. James D. Palmer, Louisiana Tech University Virgil Orr Professor of Chemical Engineering Director of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Google Sheets for Realtime Assessment and Analysis of Less Structured ProblemsAbstractUniversities are under increasing pressures for efficiencies in education with declining budgets,increasing enrollments, and increasing expectations/accountability by students. A traditionalapproach with engineering or science computations is to
the title “Trusted distributed centralized control architecture for heterogeneous roboticsystem”.AcknowledgementThis project is supported by NSF awards No. 1419295, No. 1225654 and partially supported byAir Force Research Lab under award No. FA87501520106. We would like to thank all reviewersfor their valuable inputs.References1. M.Selvam, (2014). Smart Phone Based Robotic Control For Surveillance Applications. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology IJRET, 03(03), pp. 229-232.2. Yeole, A. R., Bramhankar, S. M., Wani, M. D., & Mahajan, M. P. (2015). Smart Phone Controlled Robot Using ATMEGA328 Microcontroller.IJIRCCE International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication
Paper ID #15472Examples of Synergies between Research and Hands-on Design-Based Learn-ingDr. Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Cassandra Telenko holds a joint appointment in Mechanical Engineering and in Industrial Design at Georgia Tech. She has taught engineering, design, and sustainability topics at MIT, The Georgia Institute of Technology, SUTD, and UT-Austin. Dr. Telenko’s education research interests include sustainability, critical thinking, design thinking, and design-based learning. Her educational research products include a methodology for creating short-term design experiences for
, Alabama A&M University Prof. Barnes has performed a variety of technical projects including: Providing system specifications, hardware/software compatibility assessments, software design, software development and integration ex- pertise for an assortment of systems; Developing goals and objectives for business process management and technology integration; Ensuring reliable software integration across multiple platforms for various programs; and Architecture development for an assortment of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Application systems. His research interests are in the areas of Mobile Device Development, Software Engineering, Software Project Management, and Information Systems Analysis
Paper ID #17134Computer Science Curriculum Redesign at Fort Valley State UniversityDr. Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State College Dr.Masoud Naghedolfeizi is a senior professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. His academic background includes a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with minor in instrumentation and control, an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Naghedolfeizi’s research interests include instrumentation and measurement systems, applied articial intelligence, information processing, and engineering education
industrial experience at various companies including Fortress Technologies and Microsoft. He has served on various Technical Program Committees for many conferences, on NSF panels and on the Editorial Board for the International Jour- nal on Advances in Networks and Services. Guirguis is serving as an Academic Alliance Member for NCWIT. Guirguis earned his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Automatic Control at Alexandria University in 1999, his M.A. in Computer Science at Boston University in 2005 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Boston University in 2007 under Azer Bestavros and Ibrahim Matta. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Measuring the Impact of Unique Entry
(individual and group, in class and outside the class homework) as well as summative assessment?Data analysis and conclusions from the pilot project have been made public to benefit otherfaculty in CS and other SMT fields nationwide.KeywordsChallenge Based Instruction/learning (CBI), Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineering,Computational Science, Computer Graphics, Software Engineering. SMT (Science,Mathematics, and Technology) fields at minority-serving institutions.IntroductionThe advent of the 21st century with its technological advances has witnessed an explosion in theamount of information available to everyone through tools such as search engines, freeencyclopedias, on-line databases, and multimedia content, just to mention a few. The
access to this scarce resource to be allocated? Accessibility: What information does a person or an organization have a right or a privilege to obtain, under what conditions and with what safeguards?”Our survey of ethical attitudes, conducts, and behaviors was administered in both computerscience and management information courses [6]. The results, conferring the students’ ethicalattitudes, may be used as a proxy for ethical attitudes of entry-level software engineering andinformation technology workers.THE SURVEY QUESTIONSPrevious surveys of business students have shown that more than one-half of respondentsclaimed they had engaged in unethical computer activity, including hacking or illegal copying ofsoftware [9] These results
Paper ID #16041Critical and Creative Thinking Activities for Engaged Learning in Graphicsand Visualization CourseDr. Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Raghuram V. Pucha is a faculty at the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, in the area of CAD/CAE and Manufacturing. Dr. Pucha teaches computer graphics and design courses at Georgia Tech., and conducts research in the area of developing computational tools for the design, analysis and manufacturing of advanced materials and systems. Dr. Pucha has three provisional U.S. patents and co-authored over 60 research papers. He
Paper ID #16728Survey of Cybersecurity Education through GamificationDr. Chengcheng Li, University of Cincinnati Dr. Chengcheng Li received his PhD in Computer Science from Texas Tech University. He is currently an asociate professor in the School of IT at the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching are primarily in the discipline of Cybersecurity.Mrs. Rucha Kulkarni, University of Cincinnati Rucha Kulkarni holds MBA degree and has worked in an IT firm. Presently perusing her Masters degree in Information Technology from University of Cincinnati. She is doing her research in Cybersecurity under the guidance
Engineering and Technology at National University and leads the computer sci- ence program. He served as the chair of the department of Management and Information Systems (2002 – 2004.) and more recently as the chair of department of Computer Science and Information Systems at National University. Dr. Farahani’s research interests are in optimization theory and algorithm design. He is also interested in mathematics and computer science education focusing on innovative integration of technology to enhance teaching and learning in these areas.Dr. Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Engineering, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Currently I serve as a Chair for Department of
Systems he worked with Cisco customers designing and deploying core Internet designs and technologies. In 2005 Mr. Smith earned a master’s degree in Computer Science from Colorado State and 1 year later left industry to teach engineering at Oklahoma Christian University. Mr. Smith’s emphasis is in first year student success, mentoring young engineers, and data communications. He consistently scores well in student feedback and enjoys regular strong relationships with his students and classes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Developing an Android-based Layer 3 Switch as a senior projectAbstractA project-based course has been designed with a goal of developing an in-depth
Paper ID #16157EarSketch: An Authentic, STEAM-Based Approach to Computing Educa-tionDr. Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Roxanne Moore is currently a Research Engineer at Georgia Tech with appointments in the school of Mechanical Engineering and the Center for Education Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Computing (CEISMC). She is involved with engineering education innovations from K-12 up to the collegiate level. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2012.Mr. Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas Edwards is a K-12 Science Technology Engineering
Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Professor Harriger’s current interests include application development, outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Mrs. Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette MAYARI SERRANO is currently a graduate research assistant in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. degree from the Army Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador. She com- pleted her M.S. in Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. Mayari is currently a PhD student at Purdue University and is working in for the Women in
currently a visiting professor at UMTRI and an Associate Professor at the Computer and Information Science Department of the University of Michigan, Dearborn. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of California, Irvine in 2009. She also received a B.Eng. degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China and a M.Eng. degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She was with the Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore (2000-05). She is a recognized expert with 10+ years of research experience in Computer/Network/Wireless and Mobile Computing/Data Storage security and privacy. She has extensive experience in designing mitigation techniques such as authentication, secure delegation and authorization
Paper ID #15869Design and Development of Remote Testbeds Using PythonProf. Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abul K. M. Azad is a Professor in the Technology Department of Northern Illinois University. He has a Ph.D. in Control and Systems Engineering and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering. His research interests include remote laboratories, mechatronic systems, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Dr. Azad has over 100 refereed journal and conference papers, edited books, and book chapters. So far, he has attracted around $1.7 million in research and development grants from various