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Young Lee; Jeong Yang

that the earlier students elements [1]. Tools based on data flow analysis of object-learn secure coding concepts, even at the same time as they oriented software must analyze the object’s behavior asfirst learn to write code, the better they will continue using well as object’s status. This research aims to develop ansecure coding practices. This paper proposes web-based approach for performing dynamic data flow analysis forJava programming environment for teaching secure coding object-oriented programs synced with source code, classpractices which provides the essential and fundamental diagram, object diagram, and sequence diagram.skills in secure coding. Also, this tool helps students to We

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph; Kimberlyn Gray

in a large lecture hall comes with a variety of challenges. The Research has shown that students learn and perform addition of active learning into large classrooms has beenbetter in learning environments that are interactive [1]. shown to be highly effective overall [4] but it has beenTeaching a freshman-level introductory course in computer reported that is often less effective with freshman thanscience (CS) can be challenging, because most students are

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Daniel Puperi

previously described[1]. This module has beenacross the country have increasingly included an introduction expanded to include computational design and analysis in theto engineering or design course in addition to core math and lecture portion of the course because of the increase in creditscience courses. At UT Austin, a first-year design course and hours and, correspondingly, classroom time.drug-delivery design class module has been previously One of the major learning

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Oziel Rios; Dani Fadda P.E.

Our objective when creating this activity was to provide a valuable learning experience to achieve the course At the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), students learning outcomes while providing an engaging andtake a two-course sequence of introduction to mechanical enjoyable experience for the students.engineering courses. The first course is a 1 credit-hour An example of the mechanism the students were askedcourse taken in the Fall semester where students work on

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Oziel Rios

software and a 3Dprinter which are common in most engineering schools. 2. Description of Example ProblemContinuous improvements to the example are made based In this problem, a functional gage to inspect a circularon faculty observations and assessments, as well as an end- hole pattern of the component shown in Fig. 1 needs to beof-semester survey administered to the students. designed. The objective was to create an example to teach the concepts of datum simulators and bonus tolerances. The example also teaches the difference between MMC and1. Introduction

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Myles Sloan; Chung Hyun Goh; Fredericka Brown

, Engineer, Collegiate Design Series world recognized by Society of Automotive Engineering, built based on the 2018 BAJA SAE Rules [2]. The BAJA vehicle is composed of components that make up 5 main1. Introduction categories 1) chassis/frame, 2) drivetrain/braking, 3) A professional engineer (PE) has a higher level of steering and suspension, 4) powertrain, and 5) ergonomicresponsibility to provide an employer with his/her own hard- systems. The chassis, gearbox, and front suspension systemswon achievement [1]. An ABET-accredited

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Kenneth Van Treuren

engine as if they were a company trying to criteria [2, 3]. The B-52H re-engine is a real worldsell their product to a customer. The customer, the engineering challenge that has recently been in the news.professor, picked an overall winner based on the [4, 5] Figure 1 shows the current engine/nacelle on the B-information presented. Assessment of the course showed 52H. Figure 2 displays a typical engine cutaway for a highthat the students appreciated the competitive environment bypass turbofan engine illustrating the engine designgiving them insight into how a gas turbine company, such choices, the overall compressor pressure ratio, OPR, the fanas Rolls-Royce, GE, or Pratt & Whitney, might

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Sreedevi Ande P.E.

in-1. Introduction class discussions which helped students overcome their Students, who are actively engaged in learning, learn confusion or misconceptions on the topic(s) learned. Theymore [1, 2]. The purpose of a think-pair-share activity is to eventually were able to successfully solve the problem(s)put the teaching and learning into the hands of the students. by taking turns in explaining the concepts and problemResearch has shown that student-led reflection and solving techniques.organized discussion will lead to greater learning outcomes 3.1 Evaluation Results and Conclusionsthan simply

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Thomas J. Dobrowski

Adaptation of a University Soils Mechanics Course for a Union Technician Training Program Thomas J. Dobrowski Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership, Purdue Northwest, 1401 South U.S. Highway 421, Westville, Indiana 46391; e-mail: tdobrows@pnw.edu Abstract mechanics and the benefits to both the university and the trade union. When dealing with the term“geotechnical”, most often engineersassociate this with the engineering during the 1. Introductiondesign phase. However, equally important is Decisions made in the

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John Etringer; Stephen OÍBrien; Austin Updegraff; Timothy Langerhans; Andrew Nadjari; Chan Kim; Aaron Hill; Michael Campbell

Analyzing Multidisciplinary Team Effectiveness in an Engineering Environment: A Case Study of the West Point Steel Bridge Design TeamJohn Etringer, Stephen O’Brien, Austin Updegraff, Timothy Langerhans, Andrew Nadjari, Chan Kim, Aaron Hill, Michael Campbell Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy 752 Thayer Rd, West Point, NY 10996 E-mail: john.etringer@usma.edu Abstract 1. Structure The West Point Steel Bridge Design Team is a group of Five

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Aaron T. Hill; Michael C. Campbell

essentially ended any previous iteration.[1] This iteration, in lieu of studentsfurther contact time with the material, resulting in students turning in their work in pairs to receive one grade, eachquickly dumping a good percentage of what was learned. student would turn in their individual work and DesignTo make matters worse, most faculty would agree that Review sheet. This was done to hold all studentsundergraduate students often skip the reading prior to class, accountable for the work they completed. In addition, theand studies have shown that almost half of all students do instructor provided Design Review sheet was modified fornot pay attention to material presented during a lecture. clarity and the

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Vijaya Gopu; Ayman Okeil; Roger Seals

Introduction of Structural Health Monitoring to Civil Engineering Education Vijaya Gopu 1, Ayman Okeil 2 and Roger Seals 2 1 Louisiana Transportation Research Center and University of Louisiana- Lafayette 2 Louisiana State University 4101 Gourrier Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 E-mail: v.gopu@la.gov Abstract relevance and merit in the preparation of civil and This paper describes the development of a Structural environmental engineering professionals, there is a

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Mena Souliman

to materials characterization, and design of flexiblereplace some portion of traditional face-to-face meeting pavements for highways and airports. The major learningtime with online instruction. objectives of the course are: In spite of the increased recognition of Internet-based 1. Develop an organized approach to solving trafficlearning or distance learning, pure distance learning has engineering analysis and

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Heather S. Rose; Charles R. Upshaw; Joshua D. Rhodes; Yuval Edrey; Michael E. Webber

building the system was to three-fold: 1) Experience theequipment, Joshua added a full meteorological station and learning exercise of designing a rainwater collectionassociated data collection systems for air temperature, system, 2) Create a small-scale system that could be usedrelative humidity, wind speed and direction, and for rainwater-related research ideas, and 3) Provide aprecipitation. All data are displayed in real time on the demonstration system to educate students and others onresearch group’s website and is made available to students rainwater collection.and the public for research, analysis, and student projects[1]. An archive of the data since Summer 2012 is

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Madeline Small; Monica Jackson; Pierre Neuenschwander; Shih-Feng Chou

Water Content and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Effects on Thrombosis Clotting Madeline Small1§, Monica Jackson2, Pierre Neuenschwander2, Shih-Feng Chou1† Author Affiliation: 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75799, USA 2 Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

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Jeffrey Thompson; Mulugeta Gizaw; Shih-Feng Chou

molecule drug release from electrospunfor topical administration on mucosal sites. These advantages nanofibers and to further inform the development of drug-include the ability to achieve high drug loading (up to 60%) eluting nanofibers for controlled release purpose.and encapsulation efficiency (up to 100%), to incorporatevarious polymers for accommodations of a wide variety ofbiological agents, to modulate release, and to provide process 2. Materials and Methodssimplicity and cost-effectiveness [1]. 2.1 Materials Electrospinning is a process that continuously draws Chitosan powder (90% deacetylation) was obtained

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Julio Alonso; Jesus Vargas; Daniel Li; Abraham Elizarraras; Tony Hoang; Khanh Vu; J. Patterson; Mohammad Palwala; Marco Maldonado; Masaki Isago; Mark Aranda; Lan Trinh; Tu Huynh; Tie Nguyen; Bao Ly; Jiao Huang; Heidar Malki; Xiaojing Yuan

Beyond First/Last Mile Active Transportation – BikeShare@UH Julio Alonso, Jesus Vargas, Daniel Li1, Abraham Elizarraras, Tony Hoang, Khanh Vu, J. Patterson, Mohammad Palwala, Marco Maldonado, Masaki Isago, Mark Aranda, Lan Trinh, Tu Huynh, Tie Nguyen, Bao Ly, Jiao Huang2, Heidar Malki, Xiaojing Yuan Succeed in Engineering Technology Scholars (SETS) University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA xyuan@uh.edu 1. TAMS program, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 2. University of Texas – Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 xyuan@uh.edu Abstract

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Ifte Choudhury

The study population consists of students who registeredOn any given Friday, most of the college campuses seem for a Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing course at anless crowded than other days of the work week [1]. There undergraduate level in a state university for Springare some reports that bear testimony to the fact that semester in 2017. Number of students enrolled for thisstudents avoid Friday classes, either by not attending them course was 137 students (11 females and 126 males