Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Learning 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia; Douglas J. Hacker

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

metacognitive skills may help engineeringprograms improve instruction in this area which, in turn, could help students transition moreeffectively into professional practice. 1 D. J. Hacker, Metacognition: Definitions and empirical foundations, in D. J. Hacker, J. Dunlosky and A. C. Graesser (eds), Metacognition in Educational Theory and Practice, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New Jersey, pp. 1-23, 1998. 2 A. L. Brown and J. S. DeLoache, Skills, plans, and self-regulation, in R. S. Siegel (ed), Children’s thinking: What develops? Erlbaum, Hillsdale, N.J., pp. 3-35, 1987. 3 J. H. Flavell, Metacognition and cognitive monitoring: A new area of cognitive- developmental inquiry, American Psychologist, 34, pp

Conference Session

Promoting Technical Communication Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Kaitlyn Pigeon, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

%Purpose of title in a technical document is to describe the document's scope  26  20% Strategy of writing the summary last 22 17%Importance of understanding audience(s) in a technical document 19 15% The same students enrolled in the third-year engineering writing course were surveyed inthe same fashion for the films about writing emails. As shown in Table 2, the top responses forwhat in the films surprised the students the most were as follows: how the first paragraph shouldstate the purpose of the email, expectations for an effective subject line (which parallels theresponse for titles in reports), how to

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Crockett, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

5 0.20* Number of hours spent on SS homework in an average week 7.40 -0.28** Instructional quantity Self-reported attendance 63.8% -0.02 Home env. Highest educational status of parent(s)/gaurdian(s) Bachelors 0.21* Classroom env. 5-point scale on if the learning environment was comfortable 4 0.09 Peer group 5-point scale on if peers helped with their understanding 3 and 4 -0.12*significant at p< 0.10, **significant at p< 0.01,Table 2: Correlation between factors in the MoEP [15] and the SSCI post-test score

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

learning the answer?’.,” Australas. J. Eng. Educ., 2003.[9] L. R. De Camargo Ribeiro, “Electrical engineering students evaluate problem-based learning (PBL),” Int. J. Electr. Eng. Educ., 2008, doi: 10.7227/IJEEE.45.2.7.[10] S. Sheppard, K. Macatangay, A. Colby, and W. Sullivan, “Educating engineers: designing for the future of the field,” Choice Rev. Online, 2009, doi: 10.5860/choice.47-0304.[11] J. Strobel and A. van Barneveld, “When is PBL More Effective? A Meta-synthesis of Meta-analyses Comparing PBL to Conventional Classrooms,” Interdiscip. J. Probl. Learn., 2009, doi: 10.7771/1541-5015.1046.[12] P. Benkeser and W. Newstetter, “Integrating soft skills in a BME curriculum,” in ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 5 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Mayari Illarij Serrano Anazco, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Grace Gilan Kraus, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

order aggression aggression. to keep my good out- look on life.” Ignore the Individual avoided the 13 “Ignored the per- aggressor person perpetrating the son(s) perpetuating aggression. the stereotype” Rise Individual avoided the 34 “Just pushed aggression and mani- through” fested the desire of ris- ing

Conference Session

The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ellen Gundlach, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

(NSF) grants CCF-0939370, and OAC-2005632, by the Foundation for Food andAgriculture Research (FFAR) grant 534662, by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture(NIFA) grants 2019-67032-29077 and 2020- 70003-32299, by the Society of Actuaries grant19111857, by Cummins Inc. grant 20067847, by Sandia National Laboratories grant 2207382, andby Gro Master. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.References[1] S. Hurtado, R. M. Gonyea, P. A. Graham, and K. Fosnacht, “The relationship between residential learning communities and student engagement,” 2019.[2] C. Ujj, “Impact of Living-Learning Communities on

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Majura F. Selekwa

to sequential logic systemsstarting with the basic S-R flip flop and its evolution into the the T and D flip flops; it is fromthis introduction when the concept of digital clocks, memory cells and registers will discussedalong with their associated key terminologies such as bytes and word. At that point, the binarynumber system can be discussed further extending to hexadecimal numbers system. Details ofarithmetical manipulations of binary and hexadecimal numbers are not necessary, however theknowledge to use standard calculators such as the Microsoft Windows calculator in performingsuch operations is expected. This minimal preparatory work, which can run for up to two classes,is sufficient to put students at the right footing to understand

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology

effectiveness of videos as a learning tool in an engineering ethics course: A students' perspective Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.[8] High, M. S., & Gelfand, S. D., & Harrist, R. S., & Kennison, S. M. (2013, June), Lessons Learned from Teaching with an Ethics Toolkit Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.[9] Van Gorp, A. and I. van de Poel, Ethical considerations in engineering design processes.IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2001. 20(3): p. 15-22.[10] Hedayati Mehdiabadi, A., & James, J. O., & Svihla, V. (2019, June), Ethical Reasoning in First- Year Engineering Design Paper presented at

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

national security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Towards Real-time Ergonomics Feedback and Educational Content with the use of Co-Robots Christian E. López 1 and Dr. Conrad S. Tucker1,2 1 Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University. 2 School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, the Pennsylvania State University.AbstractEngineering students will play a major role in the process of improving the ergonomics in theworkplace. Nonetheless, studies indicate that engineering students are not familiar with theHuman Factors & Ergonomics (HF&E) methods used to improve

Conference Session

Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

SolidWorks. This portion of the activity was future MECH courses.”removed from the project because the use of SolidWorks is In the survey, the students were also asked to respond toalready incorporated in another segment of this freshman specific statements related to their perception of the project’scourse. Finite element modeling was also removed and impact on learning.reserved for more advanced engineering classes. • Spring 2016 (S’16) was the semester where the previous Upon completion of the SolidWorks drawings, the version of the project was used and a balsa wood bridgegraduate teaching assistant collected all the models, was built. It included

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janice Fenn, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

support diverse studentsappropriately. Faculty should be engaged in supporting these diverse students beyond theirteaching role, including academic advising, coaching and mentoring, social status checks, andmore. Furthermore, faculty involved in these roles should be supported and rewarded, as theywould be for other important campus initiatives. Nonetheless, there are some challenges with thisapproach since research has shown that women and minority faculty typically already have aheavier service load and more diversity responsibilities than do their peers. Berry & Walter [2] describe an NSF S-STEM a mentoring and professional skills programdeveloped to increase the recruitment, retention and development of URM in STEM fields

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

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

achieved through this partnership hascontributed to promoting engineering education, led to an improvement the programs andservices offered at both institutions, and can serve as a model of collaboration for improvingengineering education at public institutions of higher education.AcknowledgmentsThis summer research internship was supported by the US Department of Education through theMinority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), "Accelerated STEM Pathwaysthrough Internships, Research, Engagement, and Support" (ASPIRES), Grant No. P120A150014.References1. Lopatto, D. (2007). Undergraduate research experiences support science career decisions and active learning, CBE Life Sciences Education 6: 297-306.2. Russell, S. H., M.P

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Rice University; Renae Danielle Mayes, Ball State University; Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Global; ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection. (Order No. 3427515).Erickson, W., Lee, C., & von Schrader, S. (2016). 2015 Disability Status Report: United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Yang Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI).Hadley, W. M. (2007). The necessity of academic accommodations for first-year college students with learning disabilities. Journal of College Admission, 195, 9-13.Hamblet, E. C. (2011). 7 steps for success: High school to college transition strategies for students with disabilities. Arlington, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.Hamblet, C.E. (2014). Nine strategies to improve college transition planning for students with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Ray Hadley, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

Relevant Research. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 2013;22(6):877-98.2. Barab S, Dodge T, Thomas MK, Jackson C, Tuzun H. Our designs and the social agendas they carry. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 2007;16(2):263-305.3. Barab S, Pettyjohn P, Gresalfi M, Volk C, Solomou M. Game-based curriculum and transformational play: Designing to meaningfully positioning person, content, and context. Computers & Education. 2012;58(1):518-33.4. Barab S, Thomas M, Dodge T, Carteaux R, Tuzun H. Making learning fun: Quest Atlantis, a game without guns. ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development. 2005;53(1):86-107.5. Barab S, Zuiker S, Warren S, Hickey D, Ingram-Goble A, Kwon E-J, et

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

factors relating to student attrition in engineering &applied science are debated within the literature [23,24] studies which suggest that ‘ActiveLearning’ has a positive impact on the student experience within the engineering field areperhaps the most optimistic; with evidence suggesting that hands-on, relevant active learningexperiences can do much to promote a positive student experience [25,26].2.1 The Case Study OrganisationGosta University is located in the central region of the United Kingdom. A university since the1960’s, Gosta is one of the UK’s most diverse universities, with over 60% of its studentpopulation originating from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds. In terms of ‘addedvalue’ and the promotion of social mobility

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. K. Koskey, University of Akron; Nicholas G. Garafolo, University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, University of Akron ; Wondimu Ahmed, University of Akron; Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Uday Samreddy

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Educational Research and Methods

accepted for publication in Science Scope.4. Daugherty, J., Custer, R. L., Brockway, D., & Spake, D. A. (2012). Engineering Concept Assessment: Design and development (AC 2012-2987). American Society for Engineering Education.5. Greene, B. A. (2015). Measuring cognitive engagement with self-report scales: Reflections from over 20 years of research. Educational Psychologist, 50, 14-30. doi:10.1080/00461520.2014.9892306. Unfried, A., Faber, M., Stanhope, D. S., & Wiebe, E. (2015). The development and validation of a measure of Student Attitudes Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S-STEM). Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 1-18.7. American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017). Science

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanics

the measured/calculated data alongwith the above mentioned plots (Q2) to report if any differences are observed in the results forthe two different balls that are tested along with a scientific explanation for it. In addition thefollowing discussion questions are asked as well.(Q3) If the ball is projected with a velocity = 2000 ft/s in air how would its flight characteristicsbe affected?(Q4) A ball projected with velocity v at an angle θ breaks apart into two pieces at the highestpoint of its trajectory such that each piece acquires an additional horizontal velocity v opposite indirection to the other piece and perpendicular to the initial horizontal direction. Find the locationof each piece with respect to the launch point when it falls to

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park

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Environmental Engineering

new formative assessment probes. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association, 2016.[6] P. Keeley, Uncovering student ideas in science, Volume 1, Second edition. Arlington, Va.: NSTA press, National Science Teachers Association, 2018.[7] S. Foroushani, “Misconceptions in engineering thermodynamics: A review,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, p. 030641901875439, Feb. 2018.[8] D. Hammer, “More than misconceptions: Multiple perspectives on student knowledge and reasoning, and an appropriate role for education research,” Am J Phys, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 1316–1325, Oct. 1996.[9] J. P. Smith, A. A. diSessa, and J. Roschelle, “Misconceptions Reconceived: A Constructivist Analysis

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

with assessment from self on the first line and peerassessment on the subsequent lines. The normalized scores are on the right and listed as with andwithout self-assessment to check if the student’s self-perception matches the group’s. Softwarewas formatted to color cells when assessment data was +/- 0.05 or greater (< 0.95 = orange, >1.05 = green), making it easy to find low and high performers. Table 3: Student X Assessment at Project Initiation Student X L E A D E R S w/self w/o self 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0.901 0.911

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M3B: Learning in Context 2

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

a, e, i Customer Discovery b, d, e, f, i, k Evaluating Solutions b, c, d Ideation b, c, d, l Rapid Prototyping g, h, q Design Iteration c, h, l Potential Value Evaluation e, i, j, k, m, n, o Market Forces e, i, j, k, n, o*Topic Area “p”, not categorized above, focuses on teamwork, which is extensive in the first-year design course and is therefore covered throughout.Based on coverage of each Topic Area, we rated each (a-q) EM outcome as to the mode(s) bywhich it was covered: Introduced, Developed Skills, and/or

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunhye Kim, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

factors constituting initial mental representations of a design problem and thenrecoded with the four characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset. Through the two-dimensionalcoding procedure and reflecting on student’s initial mental representations of design problems, aquality description of how their thinking and actions are guided by entrepreneurial mindset willbe provided to better understand the potential promise of integrating the entrepreneurial mindsetin P-12 engineering coursework.ReferencesAdams, R. S., Beltz, N., Mann, L., & Wilson, D. (2010). Exploring student differences in formulating cross-disciplinary sustainability problems. International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(2), 324-338.Atman, C. J., Chimka, J

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Jennifer Blue, Miami University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, racial and ethnic identity, and gender. Participants then indicatedtheir current year in school, whether they were currently a major in the College of Engineeringand Computing, intended to declare a major in engineering/computing, or were/intended to majorin another university division. They indicated their SAT/ACT score, high school GPA, theirhighest level of high school physics and mathematics, and whether they had taken an AP and/oran IB exam in Physics or Mathematics and their score(s) if so.Participants then completed additional measures unrelated to the present research questions.2) Post-exam survey. Participants who had completed the intake survey received an emailinvitation to take the follow-up survey using a link provided in the email

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

Processing Workshop, 2004 and the 3rd IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop. 2004 IEEE 11th, pages 58–62, Aug 2004. doi: 10.1109/DSPWS.2004.1437911. [2] Xuemin Chen, Gangbing Song, and Yongpeng Zhang. Virtual and remote laboratory development: A review. In Proceedings of Earth and Space 2010: Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments, pages 3843–3852, Honolulu, HI, 2010. [3] Lyle D. Feisel and Albert J. Rosa. The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1):121–130, 2005. [4] S. Dormido Bencomo. Control learning: Present and future. In Annual Reviews in Control, pages 115–136, 2004. [5] Nancy Roberts. Teaching dynamic feedback

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

@stevens.eduAcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by NSF Grant No. 0326309. This support is gratefully acknowledged.The collaborative efforts and discussions with Mr. Chenghung Chang are very much appreciated.References[1] Gustavsson, I. (2002). A remote laboratory for electrical experiments. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.[2] Esche, S. K. (2005). On the integration of remote experimentation into undergraduate laboratories - pedagogical approach. International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2005.[3] Esche, S. K. et al. (2003). An architecture for multi-user remote laboratories, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 7

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Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2785: START: A FORMAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR MINORITYENGINEERING FRESHMENTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Dr. Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational assignments include

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain

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Instrumentation

limits. At that point, the triallimits are adopted for future control.V. ESTIMATING PROCESS CAPABILITYThe X and R charts provide information about the performance or capability of the process inreal time frame. These charts work like a window into the process and provide a quantitativemeasure of the product quality. One must at least go through the following steps to determine theprocess capability.1) After all the assignable causes have been eliminated from the process as far as it is practical,check to see that the process is stable and under tight control, collect at least 25 to 50 samples, 3to 6 reading per sample.2) Record the data set in a time ordered sequence. After calculating X ’s, R’s, X ’s, and R ’s.estimate the values of Upper

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

t A A s B X B y C X C n D X X D n E X E X n F X X F s G X X G s H X X H s I X I g J X X J t K X K Page 12.1450.7 Figure 5. Design Structure Matrix 62.4 Needs-Functional RelationshipThe

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-756: MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN THECOMMERCIALIZATION OF GRADUATE RESEARCH IN ELECTRICALENGINEERINGMichael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc. Michael S. McCorquodale was born in Richardson, TX, on November 12, 1974. He received the B.S.E. degree with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997. For the next year, he was with Hughes Space and Communications Co., El Segundo, CA, where he developed GHz InP and SiGe digital integrated circuits. In 1998, he began graduate work at the University of Michigan where he completed the M.S.E and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 2000 and 2004, respectively, in the National

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that integrating many differentmathematics ideas in one concrete context is challenging. Further supports, such as using thedesign context as a capstone activity or incorporating structured transfer activities, may berequired to effectively enable students’ mastery of the more general mathematical ideas. In ourfuture work, we intend to consider more case studies of the curriculum in-action withimprovements to the implementation based on these findings, in addition to conductingcomparative analyses of the curriculum relative to alternative approaches. This will help us tofurther elaborate on the conditions necessary for designing effective K-12 engineering curricula.Bibliography1. W. H. Schmidt, C. C. McKnight, and S. A. Raizen, A Splintered

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Jackman, Iowa State University; Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

.) The Nature of Expertise (pp. 261-285). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2. Bransford, J.D. (1993). Who Ya Gonna Call? Thoughts About Teaching Problem- Solving. In P. Hallinger, K. Leithwood, J. Murphy (Eds.), Cognitive Perspectives on Educational Leadership (pp. 171-191). New York: Teachers College Press. 3. French, S., Simpson, L., Athertona, E., Belton, V., Dawes, R., Edwards, W.,O P. Hamalainen, R.P., Larichev, O., Lootsma, F., Pearmani, A., Vlek, C. (1998)Problem Formulation for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Report of a Workshop. J. Multi- Criteria Decision. Analysis, Vol. 7, pp. 242–262. 4. Jonassen, D.H. (1997). Instructional Design Models for Well-Structured and Ill