Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Roussel Kamaha

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

training, student were able to master the use of software and hardware tools as well as the various coding optimization techniques used to implement various exercises available in the used tutorial [7]. Conducting such intensive training was necessary to ensure that our graduate students are able to use modern software and hardware tools that are used by professional system-level designers. Brief descriptions of each of the hardware and software tools used are available in sections five and six of this paper.3. Real-time video processing issues: Students were directed to research issues related to the real-time implementation of a hardware/software video processing system. These issues include: a) the proper and efficient division of

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #13568Fundamentals for Assessment Success: A Sustainable Data Organization Strat-egy within a Construction Management Technology ProgramMr. J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis J. William White AIA is a lecturer with the Construction Engineering Management Technology program within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in Indianapolis. He is a registered architect who has more than 23 years of varied construction industry experience. Mr. White has undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and Ball State University and a masters degree from Purdue University

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Gordon, California Baptist University

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New Engineering Educators

. The quiz had approximatelysix multiple choice questions. This was to ensure that students learned the material before Page 26.861.3coming to class. At the beginning of class the professor answered any questions that the studentshad and worked through the first homework problem. This took approximately five minutes.Students then worked in groups of two or three to complete the homework set (including the firsthomework problem) using the Mastering Engineering online homework system for the majorityof the 90 minute class while the professor answered questions and explained concepts as needed.Students were given three chances to obtain the

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

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Diversity

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International

also share their plan for the future research.IntroductionThe primary goal of engineering programs is to prepare the engineering students for theirprofessional careers in the global setting 1. Ideally, the educators should teach in a well-managed,student-centered environment with reasonably structured framework. They should stressfundamental knowledge, equip the students with solid skills and expose them to cutting-edgetechnologies 2. It has been found that obtaining practical knowledge from college is morebeneficial to the students’ professional career than mastering any new technology 3. An effectivelearning environment should help the students enhance their ability to solve practical problems 2.Globalization of the engineering enterprise

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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New Engineering Educators

article is to emphasize the need to establish a strong first impression in theclassroom for students’ successful learning experience and their retention in the curriculum.Teaching is an art that every instructor should master in order to help students learn efficientlyand apply that knowledge in real world applications. Undergraduate students are veryenthusiastic and eager to learn new concepts in a well-structured learning environment. In thispaper, the authors investigate a freshman course of “Introduction to Metals and Metallurgy” as abaseline model in order to identify the need for making the connection with students on day oneand providing guidelines to new engineering educators to successfully implement teachingpractices that include use of

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

structural-functionalist nature of this learning modelfacilitates the goal of educational institutions to train students to perform in an existing socialorder. “Success means mastering what people other than the student deem important andperforming the mastered material in schools and society as they are currently structured” (439).Deep relational encounters that permanently alter one’s world view happen in spite of rather thanbecause of this pedagogical design.The fact that “evidence-based” thinking has been coupled with “learner-centered” or “activelearning” initiatives -- even used to assess their effectiveness -- is anathema to the goals oflearner-centered education. This contradiction suggests the engineering education communitymight attend

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rizwanul Neyon, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University Calumet; Priom Chakraborty, Purdue university Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #11219Designing of Bottle Washing Machine in Virtual Environment Using the En-hanced Mechatronics System Design MethodologyMr. Rizwanul Neyon, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Rizwanul Neyon, M.Sc, has completed his masters from Purdue University Calumet majoring in Mecha- tronics Engineering Technology. In his MS Directed project he worked in a Pick & Place machine where he has integrated a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) & Human Machine Interface (HMI). He was awarded a graduate assistantship from Purdue University Calumet in 2012. As a graduate assistant in engineering Technology

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanics

with each set of exercises focusing on one specific weakness such asdrawing FBD or applying conservation of energy. Since these focused practices can fully utilizestudents’ working memory without causing cognitive overload, students will be able to acquirespecific skills within a short period of time and stay motivated to practice and master more complexskills.Although DP is mainly investigated on its effectiveness of expertise acquisition, we have seen itssuccessful application on beginners as well. In this paper we will share how we follow theguidelines from CLT to design DP activities in the undergraduate dynamics course to enhancestudents’ learning experience and improve their problem solving skills. The paper is organized asfollows. We

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas at El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Zhonghua Hu, University of Texas at El Paso

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #13892Development of 3D-Virtual Facility Tutorial Implemented in Mobile Environ-ment to Enhance Additive Manufacturing EducationProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El PasoAditya Akundi, University of Texas at El Paso Aditya Akundi is currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) track. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2012. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Lucena MA, NAIT; Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Faisal Arain, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

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Construction

Paper ID #12346Enabling Building Information Modeling (BIM) Practices in the CanadianConstruction Industry: A case for an academic programMr. Andre Lucena MA, NAIT Andre Lucena is the Associate Chair and faculty of the Architectural Technology program at NAIT, in Edmonton, Canada. Holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Universidade Federal do Ceara, Brazil, a Master of Arts in Communications and Technology from the University of Alberta and is currently a doctoral student at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary.Dr. Don Mah, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Dr. Don E. Mah earned his

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Systems Engineering

System Architecture R - MS SysE Software Systems R - M SE Fall Design and Modeling E - MS ECE Architecture and Design semesters System Safety and E - MS SysE Software Safety E - M SE Spring Certification R - MS ECE semesters_____________________________________________________________________________1Required; 2Elective; 3Proposed Master of Science in Systems Engineering; 4Master of Science in Electrical and Page 26.639.4Computer Engineering

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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First-Year Programs

quarters) trips, preparation of lab and graded assignments. July 2004-May 2009 Research Assistant: Investigating the Effects of Wildfire on Southern California Watersheds. AKM Consulting Engineers August 2002 – July 2004 Assistant Engineer -Complete knowledge of GIS, H2ONET, Microstation, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS -Projects-Master plan of City of Garden Grove, Master plan of City of Corona, Storm drain design, Pump station design, City of Newport Highway Improvement project, and City of Long Beach water routing design. Intel Corporation May 1997 Sept. 1997 Intel’s Honor Internship Program -Conducted electrical tests on wafers -Repaired and maintained electrical test devices -Experienced in clean room environment proce

Conference Session

Mobile and Emerging Technologies in Construction

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavan Meadati, Southern Polytechnic State University; Parminder Juneja, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

Paper ID #11759Learning Environment Using Smart PhonesDr. Pavan Meadati, Southern Polytechnic State University Pavan Meadati, Ph.D., LEED AP, is an associate professor in Construction Management Department. He received Doctorate in Engineering from University of Nebraska –Lincoln. He is a recipient of Con- struction Excellence in Teaching Award for Region II in 2013 presented by the Associated Schools of Construction. Dr. Meadati serves as a Graduate Program Coordinator and played vital role in obtain- ing the initial accreditation for Construction Management Masters’ Program. He received outstanding dissertation

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing & Information Technology

Master of Science degree in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Information Security. In 2005, he was selected as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff (PCTS). He successfully defended his disserta- tion and graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2012 from Georgia Tech and presently focuses on the areas of computer networks, programming, and security.Mr. Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy Scott T. Howie received a B.S.E.E from Drexel University in 1986 and a M.S.E.E from George Washing- ton University in 1992. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT where he teaches in

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Jane Nicholson Moorhead, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Electrical and Computer

asPALASM or ABEL to significantly more complex modern HDLs such as Verilog or VHDL, whichprofessional design engineers spend years to master. Second, the wide availability of high gatecount FPGAs, which enables students to create amazingly complex designs involving datapathcomponents such as adders and counters, requires the teaching of many more complex componentsin a one semester course. This two-fold increase in complexity requires a redesign of the traditionalintroductory digital design laboratory to enable students to create complex designs using a rela-tively simple design methodology.Therefore, this paper proposes the use of a minimal subset of an HDL (Verilog, in this case) com-plemented by judicious use of schematic capture and its

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University; Anna Thurston, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

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Construction

construction, tenant improvement, software services, health insurance, commodities, and others), at a wide range of public and private organizations (school districts, cities, counties, states, universities, manufacturers). Jake has given 100 presentations to more than 3,000 people throughout the United States and Canada. He is finishing a PhD in Construction Management and a Master of Public Administration (MPA). His research focuses on a flexible model for managing and optimizing construction overhead expenses.Ms. Kristen Caroline Hurtado, Arizona State University Kristen Hurtado, MS, LEED AP (O+M), Fulbright Scholar, is a PhD student in Construction Management in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Do MCAP 5.1 MCAP is a Master Service LTE/ XMPP Server Broker (PUBLIC CLOUD

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Kathleen O'Leary, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, graduating from the Honors Program and summa cum laude.Ms. Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington Priti N. Mody-Pan is the Deputy Director and Director of Evaluation at the Center for Workforce Devel- opment. She leads program evaluations, develops proposals and new contracts, and conducts research on diversity in science and engineering. Ms. Mody-Pan received her Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degrees from the University of Washington and her BA in Political Science and East Asian Studies at Washington

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Nikolaevich Solovyev, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Larisa Petrova, MADI; Viatcheslav Prikhodko, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Ekaterina Makarenko, MADI

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First-Year Programs

education:elementary school (children 7-10 years old), common high school (11-15 years), full high school(16-18 years). Then there are 3 stages of higher education according to the Bologna process:bachelor, master, degree. Each transition is a serious challenge for young persons. Why some ofthem follow to the next level better than others? The problem of young people’s adaptationduring the transition from high to higher technical education is analyzed in this article. Wedescribe a new vision of the term “readiness” as a characteristic for successful transition fromone educational level to another.Transition of young persons from high school to university usually involves hard changes forthem. But in different countries the changes are not the same. D. Budny

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #12456Senior Design Projects Using Basic-Stamp MicrocontrollersDr. Antonio Jose Soares, Florida A&M University Antonio Soares was born in Luanda, Angola, in 1972. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electri- cal Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida in December 1998. He continued his education by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in December of 2000 with focus on semiconductor de- vices, semiconductor physics, Optoelectronics and Integrated Circuit Design. Antonio then worked

Conference Session

Two Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mariano Olmos, El Paso Community College; Tonie Badillo, El Paso Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #12810Sharing Best Practices Toward Seamless Transfer of Engineering StudentsDr. Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso Professor of Engineering Education and LeadershipMr. Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso Bachelors of Science in Mech Engineering, Master of Arts in Political Science, currently pursuing PhD degree in Engineering Education. Director of Corporate Relations for College of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas at El Paso, and Coordinator for the Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems.Mr. Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso Mike Pitcher is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Madeleine Bodin, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; David Tarboton, Utah State University; Madeline Frances Merck, Utah State University; David J Farnham, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and inquiry-based teaching.Educational psychologist, 41(2), 75-86.11. Posavac, E. J., and Carey, R. G. (2003): Program evaluation: methods and case studies (6th ed.). Upper SaddleRiver, NJ: Prentice Hall.12. Chatterji, M. (2005): Evidence on "what works": An argument for extended-term mixed-method (ETMM)evaluation designs. Educational Researcher, 34(5), 14-24.13. Meselhe, E., McCorquodale, J.A., Shelden, J., Dortch, M., Brown, T.S., Elkan, P., Rodrigue, M.D., Schindler,J.K., and Wang, Z. (2013) "Ecohydrology Component of Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan: Mass-BalanceCompartment Model," Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 67, August 2013, Pages 16-28.14. Habib, E. and Reed, D. (2013) "Parametric Uncertainty

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering. Sergio received his professional degree in industrial engineering at the University of Chile and his Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Michigan.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is an Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneurship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the

Conference Session

Making in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy S. Reffeor PhD, Grand Valley State University; John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #12019An Iterative Approach to Implementing Sponsored Design and Build ProjectsWendy S. Reffeor PhD, Grand Valley State University Wendy Reffeor is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She earned her Bachelors from GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Masters from Purdue University and Doctorate from Michigan State University. Her industrial experience includes designing quality systems for Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis. Since joining GVSU, she has focused on introducing design and build projects in

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online

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Mechanics

findings consistent withprior research in online courses. Student attitudes varied widely across sections, as did coursecompletion rates. Students who completed the course via either of the distance methods(audiographics or online) mastered the content as well as or better than students in the face-to-face section of the course.Though not the primary focus of this study, the author did find non-completion rates in distanceeducation courses to be higher than in the face-to-face course. The withdrawal rates for theaudiographics course were particularly high, and student’s low satisfaction scores may have beena factor. The percentage of students completing the online class varied by semester, and thesmall numbers in both classes do not generate a

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuang Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yingjie Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tim McGraw, Purdue University; April Ginther, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #13112COMPUTER-VISION-AIDED LIP MOVEMENT CORRECTION TO IM-PROVE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATIONMs. Shuang Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shuang Wei is a Ph.D. student in the department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University. She received her Master of Science degree from the same major and a Bachelor degree in digital media from HIT University (China). Her research focuses on multimedia education, information visualization, and human computer interaction.Dr. Yingjie Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Yingjie Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology of Pur

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology

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Engineering Technology

thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Page 26.424.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Critical Thinking Is that going to be on the test?The current generation of college students is a result of the “No Child Left Behind Act”. Educatorsat the university level are seeing the unintended result of high stakes testing in student attitudestowards learning and study. The K– 12 educational system in the US focuses on mastering testsand accruing points in a course, most often “teaching to the test.” These tests are standardized

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

workshop. A distinctive characteristic of this model isthat students receive workshops on intellectual property and technology commercialization.Under the supervision of their mentors, students develop a poster, thesis or dissertation proposal(for undergraduate, master and Ph.D. fellows, respectively) centered on a current researchchallenge (co-advised by researchers in national laboratories). The next sections discuss in moredetail the unique aspects of this initiative.3.0 Student-centered inquiry-learning program.The proposed program is based on John Dewey’s philosophy that education should be centeredon the learner 5. John Dewey is a major proponent of pragmatism, which is based on the idea thatlearning requires experience and testing of

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14487Making Early Positive Impact on Freshmen through Engineering TechnologySeminarsDr. Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dr. Maher Murad is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Technology department at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad served as a visiting professor at Bucknell University. He also has overseas teaching and professional experience. He worked as a technical manager at Modern Contracting and as a highway project manager at Acer Freeman Fox International. He is a licensed pro- fessional engineer (P.E.) in the state of Ohio. Dr. Murad received a Masters

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos; Mina Guirguis, Texas State University

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Computing & Information Technology

classroom. As executive director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, she collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiatives through NASA MUREP and NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education and NSF DUE . Araceli holds Engineering degrees from The University of Michigan and Kettering University. She holds a Masters degree in Education from Michigan State and a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University.Prof. Mina Guirguis, Texas State University Mina Guirguis is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Texas State University, which he joined in 2006. His research is broadly driven by the interplay of security, networks and stochastic