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Technical Session 2c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20704An Inverted Approach to Introductory Digital DesignProf. bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bryan Mealy is an associate professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Despite everything, he still finds the ultimate fulfillment in teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Inverted Approach to Introductory Digital Design Bryan J. Mealy California Polytechnic State

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Rebeka Sultana, California State University, Long Beach

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andsuccess is commonly measured using exams scores or letter grades at the end of the semester.In an undergraduate engineering curriculum, the many different types of classes pose challengesand difficulties for students. To achieve a letter grade B or better, some courses are moredemanding and require more effort than the other courses. For instance, Fluid Mechanics isconsidered one of the conceptually challenging classes at the California State University, LongBeach (CSULB). Students are challenged to integrate knowledge from their prerequisite classes(math and statics) to understand the Fluid mechanics concepts and principals. Specific topicscovered in the course include Fluid Statics, Fluid Kinematics, Pressure Variation in MovingFluids

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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engineering.Dr. Tracy Huang, Canada College Tracy Huang is an educational researcher in STEM at Ca˜nada College. Her research interests include understanding how students become involved, stayed involved, and complete their major in engineering and STEM majors in general, particularly for students in underrepresented populations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strengthening Community College Engineering Programs through Alternative Learning Strategies: Developing an Online Engineering Circuits Laboratory CourseAbstractIn an effort to extend access to the lower-division engineering curriculum for non-traditionalstudents, three community colleges from

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics

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Geotechnics. Prior to joining the doctoral program, Medha was teaching Computer Science and Information Science classes at an engineering institute in Bangalore, India. Her research interests include hybrid/blended learning for engineering education; pedagogy of technology integration and cognitive and motivational processes of learning.Dr. Jean S Larson, Arizona State University Jean Larson has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, postgraduate training in Computer Systems Engineer- ing, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergraduate and graduate students at Ari- zona State University, students at

Conference Session

Technical Session 2b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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On-line learning practices of millennial students in the flipped classroomAbstractMillennials designate the generation born between 1982 and 2005. The millennials have aunique relationship to information technology which they consider an integral part of life.They tend to be always busy, impatient, and with a short attention span, which leads them tomultitask using various forms of electronic communication and devices1. Millennial studentsare team-oriented; they prefer working in cooperative groups and learning experientiallythrough trial-and-error (hacking).The flipped classroom approach was popularized around 2007 as millennials were in highschool. In this approach, short recorded lessons available online for the students to viewbefore

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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suggest that such an experience is very valuable in helping thestudents decide if they want to purse STEM research careers. Moreover, this experienceenhances students’ technical research skills such as scientific thinking, ability to analyze andinterpret results, and presentation skills. 1. IntroductionThe motivation behind this work was to offer research experience to undergraduate students andinspire them to pursue higher education and research careers. Research experience is nottraditionally offered in an undergraduate curriculum, especially for community college students.An effective approach to address this gap is to offer summer research experience forundergraduate students. An effective research experience for undergraduate students

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Kenan William Pretzer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ian Hellman-Wylie, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Joey Navarro, Cal Poly SLO

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thecurriculum in its existing power electronic and power system courses. These initiatives expandthe power systems laboratory curriculum to include a series of protection experiments. Thenewly-proposed set of laboratory experiments utilizes microprocessor-based protective relays togive students hands-on experience in power system protection. The experiments drive learningoutcomes which incorporate the theory and practice necessary for technical careers in today’spower industry. This paper presents an overview of the content and learning outcomes of theexperiments, in addition to initial student performance.IntroductionThe growing density of distributed energy resources (DERs) in utility circuits calls for newconsiderations in circuit planning and

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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., running a local Makerspace,participating in outreach events in the community, making a t-shirt for an event or team orwearing a costume themed to match a project theme. In an engineering curriculum, it might beworking in teams in a class, forming a study group, sharing your solution to a problem openlywithout fear of academic integrity violations, or sharing notes with others in a class. A keyconsideration is that it can be awkward to assess individual learning or performance in a group.Self-Directed LearningMakers take initiative to identify what they need to know to achieve their overall goal, find andlearn what they need to know from their community (mentors, Makerspaces, Maker Faires, andwebsites) and apply what they have learned to their

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Oskar Granados, Cañada College; Maryam I Khan; Manuel Alexis Ramirez, San Diego State University; Madoka Oyama, Cañada College; Nathan Carlson, Cañada College

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I understand the research process in my field. 3.86 I have the ability to integrate theory and practice. 4.07 I understand how scientists work on real problems. 4.28 I understand that scientific assertions require supporting evidence. 4.43 I have the ability to analyze data and other information. 4.39 I understand science. 4.00 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 4.07 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 4.22 I have skill in science writing

Conference Session

Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrew W Hostler, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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10 week, hands-on, extra-curricularworkshop, taught by upper division students, that gives lower division students an exciting introduction topractical skills in the fields of Engineering, Robotics, and Marine Technology. The aim of this workshopis to guide students through a design, build and test cycle of an ultra-low cost underwater roboticsplatform- the BudgetROV. This workshop involves CAD design, machining, soldering, andprogramming at an introductory level appropriate to lower division students across all engineeringdisciplines. In this paper, we describe the curriculum for this workshop and discuss student feedback thatsuggests the workshop will help students find further project opportunities (such as summer internships)and will

Conference Session

Technical Session 3c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University san Luis Obispo; Drazen Fabris, Santa Clara University; Aaron Melman, Santa Clara University

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, both of which can be voted upor down by their peers.A.2 Project Method and OutcomeThe project has two main outcomes. First, an online Interactive tutorial integrated with theResource Management Class Tool used at our institution (canvas). Second, a forum with rankingsystem to enhance responses. Both tools are implemented in a way that can be reused fordifferent classes and easily adapted to their content.We integrated as much as possible all tools created for the project into Canvas/Caminominimizing the number of platforms students needed to use. In the first week of classes, studentsof the numerical analysis class where instructed to take an online interactive tutorial (Figure 1),to check student Matlab preparation. As can be seen in Fig 2