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Eric Osborn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

decisions dictate load shedding to balance generationwith consumption while maintaining the system’s frequency. These technological advancescoupled with government regulations to decrease negative environmental impact drive utilitiestoward viewing microgrids as a solution to handling decentralized energy resources on the grid.According to a survey conducted by Utility Dive, 35% of utilities plan to either develop, own, oroperate a microgrid within the next five years4. Figure 1 illustrates the full breakdown ofutilities’ plans to build microgrids, showing a stark contrast between those with upcoming plansand those without plans. While some utilities lack plans to develop microgrids, their increasingprominence makes them an important fixture in grid

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John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cassidy Elwell

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. NIST’s National Initiativefor Cybersecurity Education (NICE) working group has made it strategic plan objective toincrease participation by women, minorities and veterans in cybersecurity1.Cybersecurity competitions have been promoted as a way to increase participation incybersecurity-related fields amongst high school students. Typical cybersecurity competitions atthe secondary school level currently focus on a very narrow set of computer-technical relatedactivities. These competitions are rewarding to students who have traditionally been attracted tocomputer-related fields. However, these participants of the competitions are not typically diversein gender or race2. The lack of diversity in cybersecurity competitions is a large problem if

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Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

. The choice of soldering position on the PC board ground plan also offers teachable moments on the importance of keeping lead lengths short. The coax cable connection to the ground plan also teaches that one has to consider both the signal current path and ground current path when working at high frequencies. Figure 3 and figure 4 show close ups of the solder interconnections near the frequency mixers. The three 16 ohm resistors that form the power splitter are also shown. The handling of surface mount resistors with soldering irons is also a key part of the learning objectives of this laboratory.Figure 2: This is a photograph of a completed I-Q modulator assembly. 0.085 inch semirigid coaxialcable assemblies are soldered on to a printed

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Kattia Chang, Cañada College; Karina Abad, Cañada College; Ricardo Jesus Colin, Canada College; Charles Tolentino, University of California, Merced; Cameron Malloy, University of California, Berkeley; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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PowerPoint presentation onthe research project to all the interns, followed by questions and answers. In the afternoon, eachgroup met in individual research labs to discuss the content and plan of the project with theirfaculty advisor and the student mentor.The computer engineering project group consisted of one full-time intern and four half-timeinterns. The 10-week project activities were divided into two-week project preparation andliterature study, seven-week project design and implementation, and one-week report writing andpresentation preparation. Each intern was assigned to work on a specific part of the project basedon their background and interest. The interns also need to work in small groups or as a wholegroup to integrate their work

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Katherine Mavrommati, California Polytechnic State University; Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jay Tyler Davis II

students determine the best way to set up their experiment. The students planned marker placement, orientation oftheir object in the calibrated space, and recorded any other information such as mass or dimensions of their object beforestarting the trials. Allowing the students to plan marker placement helped them understand the dynamic problem they choseto analyze since they had to decide what kinematic information was important for their analysis. Students usually spent 12minutes on planning, 7 minutes on recording data and the rest of the time was spent showing the students how their data waspost-processed using the Cortex 7.0 system along with the final output of their kinematic data. Any remaining time wasallocated to talking about research

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Zoe Wood Wood, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

results of ananonymous student survey. The survey shows very positive comments about the experience. Based onusing inter-class collaboration for two quarters, we have decided to continue with the practice this yearand we will gather more information in a more detailed survey and aim to make this collaboration apermanent feature in both classes. We also plan to explore how to integrate this kind of inter-classcollaboration in additional upper division computing classes and senior projects. IntroductionCollaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups oflearners working together to solve a problem, complete a task or create a product [1]. Research showsvery

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Ryan Yedinak, Cañada College; Oskar Granados, Canada College; Vincent Vu Thanh Tran, San Jose State University; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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education to communities who lack access to higher education.Vincent Vu Thanh Tran, San Jose State University Vincent Tran is currently a junior at San Jose State University pursuing a Bachelors in Mechanical Engi- neering. His research interest include mechatronics and biomedical technology.Mr. Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College I am an undergraduate student at Canada College ready to transfer to a 4 year University. My future plan is to get my bachelors degree in civil engineering and work my way to creating my own company.Mr. Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University Alec Maxwell is currently a graduate student in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Uni- versity (SFSU). Besides actively

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Akbarali Thobhani, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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specifically tailored to their professional needs in theSummer of 2013. The professors represented a full academic program and their expertisecovered most areas of architecture. They were also interested in learning about the structure andoperation of a higher education institution in the US, in particular, at MSU Denver. Therefore, itwas straightforward to develop the architecture minor program for MSU Denver jointly. The UP professors and their MSU Denver civil engineering professor colleagues formed acommittee to work on the project lead by the CET Program Coordinator. Working in subgroupsby subject areas, each subgroup provided recommendations in their specific field of expertise onthe content and structure of the corresponding planned course

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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo

!”students did not express problems with the age of the robot. Instead, they wanted more time andmore complex robotic tasks. Some students wanted to stay after hours and program the robot.LimitationsWhile many engineering departments have technology upgrade plans, many of these plans dependon departmental current and projected budgets, student enrollment, university politics, etc. Thus,the research opportunity window is often narrow when dealing with major upgrades of technology.In this case, a longitudinal study across multiple years would have been difficult since the majorchange in the university-wide operating system was abrupt and relatively unexpected. Thecomparison of the MATLAB programming environment and a DOS-based programmingenvironment

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Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

distractions and can be effectively engaged in a focused research activity. The research internship is planned over 10 weeks of summer, and the student interns are assigned a graduate student mentor and a faculty advisor. This paper presents the details of this project, research and educational objectives, results obtained, and the student surveys assessing the outcomes. The planned research project is related to non-volatile resistive memory technologies, which are promising nano-scale technologies for information storage. In such technologies, the information is stored in a resistive form which is a state of a material that is non- volatile and also much more scalable as compared to the existing charge based storage technologies such

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Majid Poshtan, Cal Poly; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Paper ID #242002018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Experiments in Adopting Computer-Aided Learning in Electrical Engineer-ingDr. Majid Poshtan, Cal Poly Dr. Majid Poshtan obtained his PhD in EECE from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA in 2000. Dr. Poshtan has over 20 years of wide-ranging experience in EE academic and industry. He is an expert in electric power systems, transmission planning, short circuits studies and protection, condition moni- toring of generators, induction motors, transformers and power cables, substation design, power system computer simulators, and Real Time simulator. Dr. Poshtan

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Jean L. Lee, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

in 3 or fewer grammatically correct sentences.5. What do you like about the professor’s field of engineering? (A bullet point list is acceptable.)6. What do you dislike or what concerns you about the professor’s field of engineering? (Abullet point list is acceptable.)7. Please print out the flowchart for the major (and concentration, if applicable) you’re interestedin pursuing. Circle a 300 level or higher course (excluding senior project) that you’re interestedin taking (you may need to write in the course if it’s an elective). Write your name and sectionnumber on the printout and staple it to the rest of this assignment.8. For the 300 level or higher course you circled in question 7, please fill out the table belowshowing when you plan to

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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). “Cultivating diversity and competency inSTEM: Challenges and remedies for removing virtual barriers to constructing diverse highereducation communities of success,” Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, vol. 11no. 1, p. A44. [Online] Oct. 15, 2012.[10] B. L. Yoder, “Engineering by the numbers,” Amer. Assoc. Engr. Ed., 2016.[11] A. Kezar and C. Sam, “Special issue: Understanding the new majority of non-tenure-trackfaculty in higher eudcation--demographics, experiences, and plan of action,” ASHE Higher Ed.Report, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 1-133, 2010.[12] National Education Association, “Update: Full-time non-tenure-track faculty,” (September1996). Available: National Education Association, http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/v2no5.pdf[13] P. M

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Jun Jian Liang, San Francisco State University; Christopher Alexander Amaro, Cañada College; Adam Albert Davies, ASPIRES ; Priscila Joy Silva Chaix, Cañada College; Jesus Caballero, Canada College; Juvenal Marin Sanchez, San Jose State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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by the Department of Education (DoE) through the MinorityScience and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP). This program aims to strengthencommunity college students’ foundation in the academic fields of science, technology,engineering and mathematics. Five community college students participated in this program in2017 and performed research in the earthquake-engineering field. The internship experienceenabled the interns to realize how trained civil engineers in the field will have to collaborate withother members on their team. Trained civil engineers will need to make weekly meetings withtheir supervisor to discuss their progress on their design and provide feedback on what they canimprove. They will need to make a detailed plan that

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Ryan Carroll, Canada College; Brian Carrozza, Canada College; Yardley Ordonez, Canada College; Edgar Sanchez, Canada College; Andres Lee, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University

solve.Yardley Ordonez, Canada College Yardley Ordonez is currently a sophomore at Canada College working on transferring to a four year university. His plan is to become a Robotics Engineer and have his own consulting business in the future.Mr. Edgar Sanchez, Canada CollegeMr. Andres Lee, San Francisco State University Recipient of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Robotics and Control Systems from San Francisco State University.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio

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Jayson Paul Mercurio, Canada College; Kevin Yamada; Jose L. Guzman, Canada College; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Alexander Choi, Canada College; Ayesha R Iqbal

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research andacademic success. The survey shown in Table 1 summarizes the results for pre-and post-internship based on student motivation, expectations, and purpose for participating in theinternship. Table 1 results indicate that the largest motivation for participating in the ASPIRESengineering internship was to gain hands-on experience in research, be challenged intellectually,and clarify whether graduate school would be a good choice for them. The interns found theprogram to be most helpful in learning how to work with others to plan and conduct scientificexperiments, followed by talking to professors about science. The largest difference between pre-and post-internship survey was observed for gaining hands-on experience in research.Table 2

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Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

usage occurred in the2019 capstone projects. For the 2018 cohort, the capstone advisor has reminded the students ofthe availability of the software both for installation on a personal computer as well as in theproject lab. All capstone student have key card access to the project lab thus reducing thesoftware installation obstacle. The authors plan on reviewing the software at the start of the firstcapstone course during Winter 2019 as an intervention to reacquaint the students with theimportance of material selection and usefulness of this particular software program. Thesoftware is powerful in that in the record for each material it has attributes such as durability insalt water or other fluids and environmental impact such as recyclability or

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Odon M Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jean Paul Mulanza, University of Kinshasa

. The goal of this paper toshare how the usage of a simple tool to perform advanced operations can improve or facilitatethe learning process of students in Mechanical Engineering. In the summer of 2014 and 2015, 84 students were enrolled in these courses. Studentsworked in teams of five to six and were assigned team projects. Courses taught includedManufacturing I, Manufacturing II and Heat Transfer. In Manufacturing I, the topics coveredincluded a description of tool machines as the main material removal process in industry, tooland machine selection and precision measurement with calipers and micrometers. InManufacturing II, the focus was on production planning, standard operating procedures, andgeometric and dimensional tolerancing. A

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Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

clearer understanding of what types ofactivities they should be planning so students can best master the intended learning. Having aclearer vision of the types of activities that are more efficient for achieving different learningoutcomes also serves faculty developers and educational researchers as we study and supportfaculty in appropriately implementing active learning.Streveler and Menekse (2017) propose two frameworks to unpack and classify active learningactivities: ICAP (Chi, 2009) and KIE (Linn, 2000). When studied and more thoughtfullyunderstood, these two frameworks provide interesting perspectives on active learning from aresearch perspective. However, numerous authors have noted that these frameworks have notprovided clarity about

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Ava Madeline Bellizzi; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego

reach theiraudience. The interviewee further described the successful use of visuals within her group’spresentation as a means of keeping their audience engaged. Additionally, she relayed that hergroup used their own interests, along with those of their younger siblings, to choose an activitythat the adolescents would find interesting and enjoyable. Through their experience with theiradolescent audience on presentation day, students from both cohorts learned how to adapt andtailor their pre-prepared plans in response to the needs and interests of their audience to execute asuccessful presentation and make for an enjoyable, engaging experience for the adolescents.Strategic TeamworkOne of the most important parts of preparing a successful

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David Kenric Hammond, Oregon Institute of Technology - Portland Metro; H. J. Corsair, Oregon Institute of Technology

can be complex to model precisely. Our simulated market models variablegenerator efficiencies by dividing the generating units into a number of “unit segments”. The firstunit segment must run in its entirety if the generating unit is dispatched, and has the lowestefficiency. Units then have one or two additional unit segments, each with an increasingefficiency, so the unit runs at its highest average efficiency when it is running at 100% of itscapacity. Each unit segment must be dispatched before the subsequent segment, and must be bidin at the same or greater price than the previous.Power plant operators must also plan for emergency maintenance and unexpected outages. Tomodel this in the market simulation, every generating unit is assigned a