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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Reem Khalid Mahjoub; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Purposed Model Reem Khalid Mahjoub Christian Bach Department of Computer Science and Engineering Department of Engineering University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT Bridgeport, CT rmahjoub@my.bridgeport.edu cbach@bridgeport.edu

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Swaroop Joshi, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #9633Work-in-Progress: A Novel Approach to Collaborative Learning in the FlippedClassroomDr. Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Neelam Soundarajan is a faculty member in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Ohio State University. His research interests include software engineering and engineering education.Swaroop Joshi, The Ohio State University Swaroop is a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at the Ohio State University. His interests include a range of problems in software engineering as well as the use of technology in the classroom.Dr. Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Arafat Abu Malluh; Khaled M. Elleithy; Zakariya Qawaqneh; Ramadhan J. Mstafa; Adwan Alanazi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) EM-SEP: An Efficient Modified Stable Election Protocol Arafat Abu Malluh, Khaled M. Elleithy, Zakariya Qawaqneh, Ramadhan J. Mstafa, Adwan Alanazi Abstract— Recently wireless sensor networks (WSN) becamean interesting topic because of its increasing usage in manyfields; medical systems, environment monitoring, military I. INTRODUCTIONapplications and video surveillance. Usually sensors are placed in WSN is an emerging technology that helps to bringthe desired

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New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University; Oksana Zhirosh, Unium

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #8788Equipping graduates for the 21st century workplace: what IT competenciesmatters most to stakeholdersDr. Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University Tanya Stanko is a Vice-Provost of Education at Innopolis University. She specializes in launching new Universities from scratch, including setting up curricula and polices, recruiting faculty and students. She holds PhD in Computational Aeroacoustics from the University of Leeds and worked as researcher at Technical University of Munich. Her current research interests include investigation of the professional competencies, gender diversity in engineering, relations

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Marwah Almasri; Khaled Elleithy

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Data Fusion Models in WSNs: Comparison and Analysis Marwah M Almasri, and Khaled M Elleithy, Senior Member, IEEE the advantages and the disadvantages of each model to Abstract—In WSNs, hundreds of sensors collect data from the understand the different objectives for applying such models.environment but these sensors have limited energy. Therefore, This paper is structured as follows: section II, presentsenergy consumption is

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Leslie Chandrakantha

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Learning ANOVA Concepts Using Simulation Leslie Chandrakantha Abstract: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is an City University of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA. (phone:important topic in introductory statistics. Many students 212-237-8835,email:lchandra@jjay.cuny.edu).struggle to understand the ANOVA concepts. Statistical Their evaluation of the simulation suggests that it provided anconcepts are important in engineering education. In this effective supplement to book and lecture based methods ofpaper, we describe

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Lisa A. Nutt, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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International

Asian and European countries by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in Computer Technology and a D.Eng. in Computer Science and Information Management with a concentration in knowledge discovery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co- author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals- 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall”. He is a

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Abdullah Konak; Jungwoo Ryoo; Sadan Kulturel-Konak

lacking in certain areas such as teamwork, and network become logical representations of these items.and hands-on learning, both of which are vital to engineer- These resources are controlled through software and can being and information technology education. In this paper, we shared between multiple virtual computers which are softwarepresent a distance learning delivery model emphasizing hands- emulations of actual operating systems. In a virtualized en-on learning using virtual computing. We discuss how student vironment, a single physical computer, called host, may belearning can be enhanced in asynchronous, online information

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Information and Network Security

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane LeClair, National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College; Denise Pheils, National Cybersecurity Institute

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Computing & Information Technology

. Pheils holds 21 certifications including the CISSP and PMP, and bringing many years of relevant and current work and research into cybersecurity topics. To provide hands-on experience to cybersecurity learners she piloted the Community Project Approach to Teaching Network- ing and Cybersecurity Topics that partners classes with not-for-profits in the community to accomplish tasks and secure that organization. She is a Fellow with the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College. Page 24.196.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Are We Prepared: Issues

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

(SWID). Page 24.1032.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Redesigning an online executive Master’s class for a large number of students I. IntroductionDesigning an online class especially for a large number of executives and workingprofessionals is a challenge. The focus of the class moves more towards learningfrom teachingi. The class should be designed not only to have a high impact onthe learning but also to be mindful of the availability of the students. Commononline education tools such as discussion boards and one-on-one conference callsbecome very

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Richard Steven Colon; Prabir Patra; Khaled Elleithy

the mind of Brutus, a StoryTelling Machine," Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, NJ, 1999.[9] A. Badiru and J. Cheung, Fuzzy Engineering Expert Systems with Neural Network Applications, Wiley-Interscience, 2002, p. Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Experts Systems.[10] A. L. Za and G. J. Nalepa, "A study of methodological issues in design and development of rule-based systems," WIREs - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Vols. Volume 1, March/April, pp. 117 - 137, 2011.[11] "Wordnet - A lexical database for English," Princeton University, [Online]. Available: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/. [Accessed 02 February 2014][12] "ConceptNet 5," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [Online

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9195Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for In-creasing Freshmen RetentionMr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Instructor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.Prof. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #9969Development and Assessment of an Inquiry-Based Learning Activity in Dy-namics: A Case Study in Identifying Sources and Repairing Student Miscon-ceptionsDr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of machine design, fluid power control and engineering education. He is a past Chair of the ASEE-DEED Division and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar.Dr

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Computer Programming and Simulation

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gili Rusak, Siena College

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #10210On the Road With Codester: Using An Educational App To Teach ComputerScience To Grade 1-6 StudentsMs. Gili Rusak, Siena College I am currently an undergraduate student at Siena College taking classes in computer science and mathe- matics. Page 24.950.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 On the Road with Codester: Using An Educational App To Teach Computer Science To Grade 1-6 Students Gili Rusak

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francis Giraldeau, Polytechnique Montreal; Michel R. Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Hanifa Boucheneb, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #8973Teaching Operating Systems Concepts with Execution VisualizationFrancis Giraldeau, Polytechnique Montreal Francis Giraldeau is a PhD student in Computer Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal. He received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and an MS degree in Computer Science at the University of Sherbrooke in 2005 and 2010. His current research focuses on the automatic analysis of operating system traces.Prof. Michel R. Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Michel Dagenais is professor at Ecole Polytechnique de Montr´eal and co-founder of the Linux-Qu´ebec user group. He authored or co-authored over

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Matthew Baideme P.E.; Cristian Robbins; Jeffrey Starke

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) A Model to Build, Assess, and Reflect on Students’ Metacognition through the Classroom Debate of Controversial Environmental Issues Matthew P. Baideme, Cristian A. Robbins, and Jeffrey A. Starke described as the process of considering multiple viewpoints Abstract— Debates have been used as a tool to promote and arriving at a judgment that can be applied by individualsactive learning in the classroom. Role-play debates have or groups to convince others to agree with

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Yumi Kahori Nakagawa; George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #9362A Visual and Engaging Approach to Learning Computer AlgorithmsDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic UniversityYumi Kahori NakagawaMr. George Roskovich Page 24.126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Visual and Engaging Approach to Learning Computer Algorithms Daniel Raviv, George Roskovich and Yumi Nakagawa Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Florida Atlantic University Boca

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Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Siddarth Hari, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10492The Effect of the Inverted Classroom Teaching Approach on Student/FacultyInteraction and Students’ Self-EfficacyDr. Micah Stickel, University of Toronto Dr. Micah Stickel (ECE) is Chair, First Year, in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. He is also a Senior Lecturer in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Dr. Stickel first came to the Faculty when he started as an undergraduate in 1993. Since that time, he has completed his BASc (1997), MASc (1999), and a PhD (2006) — all with a focus on electromagnetics and the development of novel devices for high

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Flipping ECE Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #10713Flipping a Classroom: A Continual Process of RefinementProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Adedamola Akinsanya; Christian Bach

a more informed look into the historical research to compare and unearth morepersonal experience aspect of narrative analysis. The research understanding of the importance and practicality of narrativesmethod of narrative analysis would be analyzed along with a and narrative analysis in the field of research not onlynarrative from an engineering graduate student to better attributed to science but other important aspects of life e.g.demonstrate its validity and show its practicality as a research social research.method in the engineering field. BACKGROUND Keywords— narrative analysis, personal

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

State University Saleh M. Sbenaty is currently a professor of engineering technology at Middle Tennessee State Univer- sity. He received the B.S. degree in E.E. from Damascus University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in E.E. from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technological education. He has authored and co-authored several industry-based case studies. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, power electronics, lasers, instrumentation, digital forensics, and microcontroller applications. Page 24.380.1

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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William Alpert; Alexander Vaninsky

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Efficiency of College Education in the Labor Market of the United States William Alpert, Alexander Vaninsky double compared with 2000. Also, the pay to college Abstract— The paper discusses the worthiness of the resources graduates has fallen by 5% since 2007-2008. One of theallocated for college education from the point of view of their reasons, as the authors state, is the government policy ofvalue in the labor market. We use Data Envelopment Analysis

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Sultan Alghamdi; Christian Bach

constructs are position it in the customers minds, and differentiate the offervery high levels of abstraction with a general meaning. They [9]. Marketing strategy also involves the processes of creatingoffer a concrete level and have narrow definitions, for example, value (price/product), communicating the value (promotion),the construct of consumer communication relations in the and delivery of the value (channels) [9]. Other scholars identifymarketing framework. that marketing strategy are approaches involved or associated with competition and market share. Marketing strategy III. THE GOAL

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Data Analytics in Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Barton K. Pursel, The Pennsylvania State University; Anna Divinsky

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Computers in Education

Page 24.907.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Mining Student-Generated Textual Data in MOOCS and Quantifying Their Effects on Student Performance and Learning OutcomesAbstractMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are freely available courses offered online for distancebased learners who have access to the internet. The tremendous success of MOOCs can in part,be attributed to their global availability, enabling anyone in the world to sign up/drop courses atany time during the course offerings. A single course enrollment in MOOCs can range between10,000 to 200,000 students, hereby providing a potentially rich venue for large scale digital data(e.g

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #8740Transition from Concepts to Practical Skills in Computer Programming Courses:Factor and Cluster AnalysisDr. Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY Candido Cabo earned the degree of Ingeniero Superior de Telecomunicacion from the Universidad Po- litecnica de Madrid in 1982, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1992. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, and a research scien- tist in the Department of Pharmacology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. In 2000, he joined New York City College of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Samuel Erskine; Hassan Bajwa

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. A Survey of Comparison in Classification of Transport Control Protocol for Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Network Samuel Erskine Dr. Hassan Bajwa Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, USA Bridgeport, USA serskine@bridgeport.edu

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo

Teaching Computer Security Kyle V. Moses and W. Michael Petullo Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 kyle.moses@usma.edu, mike@flyn.org Abstract—Computer security is a tremendously challenging security vulnerability that might arise from it—as a program-area of engineering. Our society finds itself increasingly reliant on mer misunderstanding. Examples of misunderstandings in-computer systems, even while

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Moving towards problems assignments with reduced goal-specificity in introductory STEM courses Vazgen Shekoyan and Wenli Guo of problems students encounter in the workplace? Are Abstract—Are solving standard end-of-chapter problems traditional problems effective in helping students buildfound in typical STEM textbooks an effective way of helping problem solving expertise?students to become better problem solvers? For instance, does it

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

range of new technologies and systems.Dr. Mar´ıa Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology Mar´ıa Helguera was born in Mexico city where she got a BS in Physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She also holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester and a PhD in Imaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) . Dr. Helguera is the principal investigator in the Biomedical and Materials Multimodal Imaging Laboratory in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science (CIS), RIT. Dr. Helguera is also very interested in implementing novel pedagogies in science and technology and has been involved with the freshman imaging project since its inception

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Carlos A. Munoz

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Object Tracking Using Autonomous Quad Copter Carlos A. Munoz Robotics, Intelligent Sensing & Control (RISC) Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, 221 University Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604, USA. carlosm@bridgeport.edu, Abstract - To have a quad copter autonomously catch There are even some future jobs that could potentially be(tap) an object by receiving XYZ coordinates given by