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David Timothy Lee, George Washington University; Carl E. Wick Sr., George Washington University; Hernan Figueroa

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. Our analysis of these failures showed two majorproblems. First, students do not have experience with how things are made. So, they areunable to produce the detailed designs required by a waterfall planning scheme. Second,they are afraid to start building subsystems, so they delay building until the last moment.This leaves student teams without time to fix failures, revise their plans, and integrate com-ponents. So, we chose to utilize an agile project management technique used extensively inthe software industry. We implemented a variant of scrum project planning, which is basedon starting with a top-level design, start to build subsystems for that design, and modifyyour design as you learn. It is a structured and supervised try–fail–fix

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Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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students focused on their project: due to theirinexperience, some students cannot visualize their final product and become overwhelmed withproject uncertainties, while some students find critical thinking difficult, such as ‘how do I apply 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of Columbiawhat I know to the customer needs?’ To help students overcome pre-program hurdles, recruitmentstrategies should include: introducing yourself and your program at student organizations, onlineand on-campus classes, and study abroad fairs. During these sessions, PBL program objectives,extracurricular and academic activities, should be discussed along with, how this course fits intotheir graduation plan. Faculty can

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona; Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Building using Fiber Composite Jacketing Yasser S. Salem1 and Felipe J. Perez2 1 Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Cal Poly Pomona 2 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Cal Poly PomonaAbstractAs a senior capstone project, students worked on the vulnerability assessment and seismic retrofitof a six-story non-ductile reinforced concrete dual system building comprised of perimeter non-ductile reinforced concrete moment frames and non-ductile core shear walls. Students were giventhe as-built plans and specification of an existing building in Southern California that is consideredto be at risk, from an earthquake resistant standpoint. Students performed

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Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona

Shear Wall Building Felipe J. Perez1, Yasser S. Salem1, Brittany J. Myers1, Cristian Aguilar1, Garrett Jones1, Daniella Ginocchio1, Edwin Medina1, and Kevin Chin1 1 California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractThis paper presents results of a capstone senior project at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. Students conducted a vulnerability assessment of a five-story building constructed inSouthern California. The structure has non-ductile concrete shear walls at the core and gravityframes at the perimeter. Partial infilled walls exist within the perimeter frames, creating captivecolumns. Students studied as-built plans for the structure and conducted an assessment of

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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course is introductory, no room in the curriculumpresently exists for a sequence allowing further advanced specialization. Further, the course hasno official lab component assigned with it, meaning that any hands-on lab or project activity mustbe planned within the limits of expected student time spent outside of class and/or compensatedby reduced lecture time in-class. Besides these constraints for coms, the instructor has other upperdivisional EE courses to teach, including undergraduate project supervision, and typicalrequirements regarding educational scholarship and institutional service.As a unique solution satisfying these constraints, and a work in progress, this paper reports on atelemetry/SDR project implemented in an introductory coms

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia; Zerihun G Biru Biru

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raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Mr. Zerihun G Biru Biru I was born and raised in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. I am currently studying Computer science in UDC. I would like to involved in application development and cloud computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Letter box Zerihun Biru1, Dilnesa Nukuro2

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Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia ; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

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Paper ID #243692018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6The importance of assessment of vulnerability for improving the robustnessof a computer networkMr. Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia Dilnesa Nukuro was born and raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Dr. Paul Cotae

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Jose M Reyes Alamo, CUNY - New York City College of Technology

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Figure 1: This is a caption for the first figure 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of ColumbiaConclusions and Future WorkWe believe that online programming practice tools have a positive impact on student’s learning.We also believe based on our preliminary data that it helps them in their exam grades, as theyhave more opportunities to practice and get immediate feedback. Also they can easily review theproblems where they struggle and reinforce those skills. We plan to expand this work bystudying the effect in multiple sections of the course, as well as including data from otherprogramming courses.References1. Bergin, S. & Reilly, R. The influence of motivation and comfort-level on

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Anne Schmitz, Gannon University; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Quyen Aoh Aoh, Gannon University

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, service-oriented learning experience for students to develop communication,collaborative, and critical thinking skills.References1. Sisson, P. From Rust Belt to Brain Belt: Can Former Industrial Cities Turn Into Future Innovation Hubs? Curbed: Urban Planning, 2016.2. Cybulski, J.S., J. Clements, and M. Prakash, Foldscope: origami-based paper microscope. PloS one, 2014. 9(6): p. e98781.Anne SchmitzAnne Schmitz has a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Program atGannon University. She teaches bioengineering lab courses, biomechanics, and researchmethods. Her research focus is computational joint modeling.Nick

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John Robert Schedel Jr., United States Naval Academy; Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy

equations. Figure 1: Brittle (Chalk) vs. Ductile (Tootsie Roll) Failure (a) Pure axial force applied to a brittle material (chalk) (b) Pure axial force applied to a ductile material (Tootsie Roll) (c) Pure torsion applied to a brittle material (chalk) (d) Pure torsion applied to a ductile material (Tootsie Roll)Ductile to Brittle Transition Temperature (DBTT) can also be incorporated into the chalk andTootsie Roll demonstration. However, it does require access to a freezer in the immediate vicinityof the classroom, plus a little bit of prior planning. For this demonstration, Tootsie Rolls must befrozen ahead of time. After the

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Karla Karolin Peña, Student; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

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Civil Engineering at New York City College of Technology. Karla recently joined the Peer-Led Team Learning organization at her college. The PLTL program has showed her how satisfying and important it is to share your knowledge with peers on a similar path as you. Besides helping others succeed in their college courses, the PLTL program has made her a better individual and student. After graduating with her associates degree, Karla plans to pursue a field inspector position in order to obtain experience for her future career.Dr. Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Dr. Janet Liou-Mark is a Professor of Mathematics and the Director of the Honors Scholars Program at New York City College of

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Zoe Zyvith, Rutgers University; Mark Thomas Trevena, Rutgers University; Andrew Yong; Ryan Lamantia; Lana E Sharp, Rutgers University; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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%of the total yearly energy consumption by the MGH is used for heating and cooling of the facility.By implementing the plan outlined in this paper, the MGH facility would see up to 60% savingsin heating and cooling costs annually, resulting in a savings of $1,218,626 per year.KeywordsGeothermal Energy, Heating and Coooling Systems, Renewable Energy, Vertical Closed LoopSystemI. Introduction and BackgroundGeothermal SystemsA growing source of renewable energy is geothermal heating and cooling. Geothermal power isbased from the heat energy stored underneath the ground, which means that it is 100% renewableenergy. This procedure is considered clean because it works without the burning of any fossil fuelsand only requires the extraction and

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Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University; Marcella Kay McConnell, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

level college students who have just taken a course on vector analysis. They havesat through a lecture on vectors and vector arithmetic, but have had little practice with this concept.Considering the fact that K-12 students have been exposed to computers and e-learning 13, weassured that the students have excellent familiarity in working with computers. We planned thetutor with these assumptions in mind.The two main things we were concerned about this tutor were: appearance and functionality14.When the students first approach the tutor, the appearance of the user interface has to be pleasingso the students feel comfortable interacting with the software and learning conceptsmeaningfully15. We made the student interface plain and simple, while at

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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2 objects 20% (a, x0), etc zero input parametersConclusionsExperiential learning uses transferrable knowledge to understand a mechanism beyondassociative learning in support of casual reasoning. Future studies could include an investigationof the transition from causal reasoning to analytical reasoning based on several mechanisms, etc.AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank Alexei Kisselev for demonstration support and Eric Cheung MD UIC MedicalCollege Psychiatry Department for neuroscience discussion. 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of ColumbiaReferences1 City University of New York A Plan for Experiential Learning 2016, http://www1.cuny.edu

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel; Rex Taibu; Tak Cheung

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the Committee on K-12 Engineering Education in the National Academy ofEngineering and National Research Council Center for Education) on her report to Congress1,have been implemented in a program designed for teacher enrichment using optics and cosmicray projects. A teacher usually has a tight lesson plan calibrated to the requirement of a StateEducation Board and/or SAT/ACT requirement nationwide. The challenge of asking a teacher totrain a student’s mind for the development of an engineering mindset is not an easy task. Amongthe high school subjects, physics could be one of the subject that is amenable for modification interms of exposing students to design related to science knowledge. Given that physics is arequired subject for most

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Beth Carle, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology; MICHAEL E LONG LONG, Rochester Institute of Technology

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their active thinking, and professors assume the role of guide and mentor.Professional Proficiency through Critical ThinkingThis effort is supported and validated through the development of a program assessment plan, andall undergraduate degree programs have mapped at least one of their program goals andcorresponding student learning outcomes to critical thinking. Examination of curriculum andacademic program instruction shows that approximately 90% of applied critical thinking academicprogram goals and learning outcomes at the mastery level are demonstrated through ‘problemsolving’, ‘design’, and within ‘team-based’ assignments. In engineering and engineeringtechnology, this maps to senior multidisciplinary design courses that encompasses

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Chen Xu, New York City College of Technology; Ohbong Kwon, New York City College of Technology; Juanita But, New York City College of Technology; Benito Mendoza, City University of New York; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Robert Ostrom

78.2, and the average score of non-PLTL section was 67.8.The improvement of student performance in the PLTL section was about 15%, compared with thenon-PLTL section. 100 80 60 40 20 0 PLTL section non-PLTL section Figure 1. The comparison of the average of uniform final examIn conclusion, our results suggest that integrating PLTL recitation workshop into first-yearElectrical Circuit course will help our students bridge the learning gap. We plan to collect moreinformation for future improvements and expand this practice to other EMT150

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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together to build, acquire tool safety, understand how to use tools, electronics, anddevelop a fictitious company that uses ROV’s for some particular challenge. Many of thestudents also join the engineering club to enter challenges using their underwater robots.These tasks require all students to communicate, strategize, plan, and decide upon solutions tocomplete the challenges15.ConclusionsSTEM programs should be started at the elementary school level because it is easier to align theyounger fresh minds on the path of STEM education by displaying it in different playful ways.After the Elementary School STEM education, the students need to be introduced to their careerpath to choose the field of study in STEM areas that they want to explore for

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Baha Bachnak, The Pennsylvania State University; Nashwa Elaraby, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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theywill use in industry. They also struggle to increase the amount of knowledge their students learnwhile maintaining an academic plan of four years without increasing the amount of requiredsemester credit hours in order to graduate [1]. Digital logic design is a necessary topic forelectrical engineers and computer engineers and FPGA’s are an evolving technology with adiverse range of applications. By combining both these important topics into one course,students will be exposed to a great amount of important and useful information without the needto increase the number of credits required to earn their degree.There exists a fair amount of literature pertaining to the design of a digital logic courseincorporating field-programmable gate arrays

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Andrew Grossfield P. E., Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

2) Direction yꞌ(x) a1 3) Rate of turn yꞌꞌ(x) 2a2Consider an application in physics where altitude is being treated as a function of time, t. Thenthe table would appear as: 1) Height y(t) 2) Velocity yꞌ(t) 3) Acceleration yꞌꞌ(t)I plan to extend these relationships between two variables in a 2-dimensional space to equationsin three variables and their 3-dimensional representations.Considering three variables and three dimensional spaceIn considering the geometry of three dimensions, we will be studying surfaces and