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theadvancement of solid state devices the PLC’’s role was greatly enhanced permitting it to evolvefrom simple relays to the sophisticated system as it is today.The major components of the PLC are a Power Supply, Inputs, Outputs, and a ProcessorProgramming Device. Figure 1. Major Components of a PLCPower SupplyProvides the voltage to run the primary PLC components.I/O ModulesProvide signal conversion and isolation between the internal logic level signals inside the PLCand the field’s high level signal.ProcessorProvides intelligence to command and govern the activities of the entire PLC system.Programming DeviceUsed to enter the desired program that will determine the sequence of operation and control ofprocess equipment or

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Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Tania Jarosewich, Censeo Group ; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Adapting Tested Spatial Skills Curriculum to On-Line Format for Community College Instruction: A Critical Link to Retain Technology Students (SKIITS)I. IntroductionSpatial Skills Instruction Impacts Technology Students (SKIITS)1 is developing an online,transportable course that community colleges can use as a resource to offer spatial skills trainingto their students with a nominal investment of institutional resources. The course is based onresearch and materials funded by NSF that have successfully been used in face-to-faceinstruction in four-year universities.SKIITS focuses on three research questions:1. Can effective materials developed through

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Astrit Imeri, Tennessee Technological University; Nicholas Russell, Tennessee Technological University; James Reed Rust, Tennessee Technological University; Serhat Sahin, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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University of Texas-Austin SAE student branch. The main idea behind the FSAE is thatan imaginary manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a smallFormula-style race car. The prototype race car is to be evaluated for its potential as a productionitem. The target marketing group for the race car is the non-professional weekend autocrossracer. Each student team designs, builds and tests a prototype based on a series of rules, whosepurpose is both ensuring on-track safety (the cars are driven by the students themselves) andpromoting clever problem solving [1].Tennessee Tech University has a very well established FSAE team that competes in the top FSAEcompetitions within the US. In the Spring, 2017 semester, one project was

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Jeremy Lewis Rickli, Wayne State University; Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

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professionaldevelopment experience hosts ten students per summer. NSF national priority areas such asadvanced manufacturing and sustainability are addressed by four undergraduate research thrustareas. Thrust areas include: 1) nano-coating and lightweight materials and manufacturing, 2)energy storage materials, batteries, and inversion devices, 3) remanufacturing and sustainabilityassessment, and 4) chemical-energy-water nexus. In addition to faculty mentor led researchprojects, the program offers other learning activities such as; 1) research skill developmentseminars, local manufacturing plant visits, tutorials on the fundamentals of sustainableengineering, and an end-of-program research poster symposium. The first group of students washosted at Wayne State in

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Jennifer L Pratt, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service; Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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wecollected representations of organizational infrastructure, such as faculty workload policies, fromcollege and university web sites. These policies and procedures have been coded for traits relatedto an individual’s access to infrastructure and connectedness to engineering education researchnetworks, with a view to that trait’s impact on strengthening engineering education researchnetworks (see Table 1 for additional detail). These data are analyzed first to document theorganizational landscape and to provide a framework for the analysis of future interviews, whichwill focus on problems of faculty reward structures and diversity in engineering.For our data collection on organizational infrastructure, we targeted all colleges and universitieswith

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Astrit Imeri, Tennessee Technological University; Nicholas Russell, Tennessee Technological University; James Reed Rust, Tennessee Technological University; Serhat Sahin, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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available 3D Pens. It was observed thatthe students had high enthusiasm about the new technology. This study will present theutilization of 3D Printing Pens in various practices, and report the current advantageous anddisadvantageous of 3D Pen exercises detected through recent studies.2. Background3D Pens usually use PLA or ABS type filaments, and work like a hot glue gun. Their mostimpressive feature is that they allow anybody to prototype their imagination and concept quickly,and eventually create 3D objects in a short period of time. Figure 1 presents a blue bird madewith a 3D Pen. Figure 1: Blue Bird made with a 3D PenDrawing with these pens is enjoyable and extremely creative because it adds a new dimensionto

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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questions explored through this first phase of the project include: (1) What practicesand artifacts do participants in diverse maker and hacker spaces employ to establish and maintainenvironments that are diverse and inclusive? (2) What does the discourse in diverse maker andhacker spaces reveal about how meaning and value are co-constructed around identity, creativity,and the culture of production / the production of culture in engineering? (3) What best practicesemerge from diverse maker and hacker spaces, and how can these translate to design ortransformation of existing maker spaces on campuses and in communities?Partner Maker and Hacker SpacesTo date we have conducted a preliminary content analysis of websites of six diverse makerspaces (and

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Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey; Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University

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engineering of students that are notcalculus ready.MethodologyParticipants: Sixty first year engineering students that were non-calculus ready participated inthis part of the study. All participants were enrolled in College Algebra. Table 1. Characteristics of Participants Parameter Control Experimental M n= 78 85% n = 49 83% Gender F n= 14 15% n = 11 18% High School GPA* 3.52 ± .39 3.49 ± .37 Math SAT* 542 ± 28 535 ± 31

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University

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,  it  is  important  to  understand  how  students  and  practicing  engineers  are  similar  and  different  in  their  knowledge  and  application  of  specific  concepts.1  The  research  presented  in  this  paper  highlights  several  research  activities  and  findings  pertaining  to  conceptual  understanding,  reasoning,  and  application  amongst  students  and  practicing  engineers.  Results  from  these  activities  indicate  that  fundamental  conceptual  knowledge  without  engineering  context-­‐based  application  can  lead  to  oversimplification  and  inaccurate  applications  of  concepts.  Implications  and  suggestions  for  engineering  education  based  on  these  findings  are  then  presented  at  the  end  of  this

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Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University ; Tanya M. Nocera Ph.D., The Ohio State University

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BME majors are required tocomplete three during their junior and/or senioryears. Students most recently enrolled in domainlabs during the 2016-2017 academic year wererequired to keep electronic-based lab notebooks(LabArchives Classroom Edition). Before thestart of each lab course, students were provided alink to create their ELN account that was pre-loaded with a daily lab notebook template createdby the authors (Figure 1). The student ELNs werealso pre-loaded with laboratory notebookrequirements (Figure 2) and associated gradingrubric, daily graduate teaching assistant formativefeedback forms, and an example notebook pagetemplate with guidelines for each section. Fig. 1: Electronic lab notebook

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research; William Henderson III, University of Kentucky

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initiative is designed to accomplishthree main goals: 1) to motivate minority students to study engineering and help them graduatewith engineering degrees; 2) to help these students acquire the skills they need to becomeengineering professionals, academics, leaders and role models; and 3) to investigate if mentoringin research centers offers advantages over mentoring in traditional engineering departments.Description of CAR-based mentoring program: 10-15 minority engineering students arerecruited each fall. Students meet right away with a College of Engineering counselor and a CARpoint of contact. This establishes a connection between university personnel and students fromthe moment they arrive on campus, a critical component of any successful

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Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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solving the complex problems that challenge our future. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017S-STEM Scholarship Program at UNC Pembroke: A COMPASS for Science MajorsIntroductionIn the United Stated, educating students and creating leaders in science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) is a growing priority and viewed by many as the key to 21st centuryglobal competitiveness. In 2013, the White House National Science and Technology Councilreleased an ambitious five-year STEM Strategic Plan to coordinate federal investments in STEMeducation targeting five priority areas.1 One of these is graduating one million additional studentswith STEM degrees over the next ten years. Another is

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Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Megan McSpedon; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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to grades, and we foundthat the correlation between the RESP diagnostic exam and grades was greater for STEM gradesthan non-STEM grades. We found that the diagnostic exam accounted for an incremental 9% ofvariance in STEM grades above SAT performance, but only 1% of incremental variance aboveSAT in non-STEM grades. Moreover, we found evidence of range restriction for both SAT andRESP diagnostic exam performance for Rice University matriculants, further suggesting theutility of the diagnostic exam is at the lower end of the distribution. In summary, our resultssuggest that an additional diagnostic exam written by schools to specifically measure STEMpreparation for their program can be a useful addition to procedures for selecting students

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Yin Pan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sumita Mishra, Rochester Institute of Technology; David I. Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

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development in 2003 [4]. Sincethen, the GBL approach has been used in geoscience, computer programing, information security,and other fields [1, 5, 9, 12, 14]. The Naval Postgraduate School developed a videogameCyberCIEGE that uses this approach to teach computer and network security and defense [1]. In2012, the authors at RIT first proposed the idea of using game-based learning and visualizationtechniques to engage students to learn abstract concepts and to explore forensics investigationtechnologies and procedures through interactive games [7, 8]. Supported and funded in part by theNational Science Foundation under Award DUE-1400567, a modular game framework in bothWindows and browser-based platforms were developed, along with a GUI-based game

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, Push NotificationsRevenue Generation For e.g. 1 Kg Potato MFP - 3 Rupees/Kg OFP - 6 Rupees/Kg MSP - 15-20 Rupees/Kg SP - 12 Rupees/kg 25-35% Margin In every vegetableBusiness Model We can cover net 25% margin over monthly business with Veggie Truck (Retail model) We can cover net 15-25% margin over monthly business with Restaurant market.Competitive Advantage First Uplifting Affordable Innovative In market the life of farmer price solution (A new tinker as good as they which leads to with Smart SCM with do

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Steven Schreiner P.E., The College of New Jersey; Diane C Bates, The College of New Jersey; Seung-yun Kim, The College of New Jersey; J. Lynn Gazley, The College of New Jersey

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, time management, highschool preparation, impressions of several elements of the first-year curriculum and pre-professional co-curricular sequence, personal characteristics, and differential experiences bygender, race, sexual orientation and financial situation. Appendix 1 contains a list of all itemsand how they are organized into indexes.Conducting the pilot studyTo validate the instrument’s measures, we conducted a pilot study. The pilot survey wasdistributed electronically through an email invitation to the population of first-year students inthe School of Engineering (N = 172). The initial invitation was followed that same day with anemail from the Dean of Engineering, encouraging students to participate. Email reminders weresent to non

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Waqas Latif; Richa Bagalkotkar - Khokhar; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Amir Elzawawy , Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Milana A. Natanova, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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separation, recirculation and turbulent and laminar zones. Wind tunnels are used in most ofthe flow visualization methods to simulate the required environment around the object design[1]. Figure 1 shows flow visualization technique for the large wind tunnels of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) that uses a laser sheet produced by the NFAC Long-Range Laser Velocimeter (LRLV) to illuminate a smoke airflow. Figure 1: NASA Laser SheetAs seen in the Particle Image Velocimeter (PIV) in Figure 2, the laser sheet is generated by usingan incident laser beam and one or more cylinder-shaped optical lenses. These lenses cause thelaser beam to be spread out to form a fan shaped laser sheet which is then

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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in the project: identification and self-efficacy. Further,it presents results responses from approximately 2,000 first-year engineering students at a largepublic institution. The paper addresses two questions: 1) How do engineering students respond totwo scales related to identity frameworks; and 2) What has been learned by giving these twoscales to first-year engineering students.IntroductionThe importance of increasing the number and diversity of B.S. graduates with degrees in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been highlighted in several nationalreports1,2 . Increasing retention of students, including retention of students traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering is one approach to addressing this challenge

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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or laser cutters enableprecise mold creation. Next, a centrifugal mixer is used when preparing the two-part siliconemixture since this reduces the air bubbles of the mixture. Further, after the silicone is poured, butbefore it cures, a vacuum desiccator is used to draw out any air bubbles created from filling themold. Finally, an incubator may be used to accelerate the curing process.1, 2Previous Outreach ProcessA previous report adapted this process for use in an outreach effort.3 The one-piece mold wasprinted in advance, allowing elementary students to focus on mixing and pouring the siliconeduring the first session. The one piece mold, however, did not provide students with designfreedom regarding the shape or configuration of the gripper

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Teri Reed, University of Cincinnati; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati

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had met at least one of these criteria” (Hagedorn and Lester, 2006).As shown in Figure 1 (HACU, 2015), 35.2% of all undergraduate students in Texas are Hispanic.In addition, there are 75 HSIs with an additional 47 emerging HSIs. Therefore, there is a definiteneed to better understand factors that lead to improved retention of students in STEM programs at2-year HSIs, barriers and challenges that prevent the transfer of students at 2-year HSIs to 4-yearuniversities, and strategies that enhance interest and motivation of students and improvepersistence and graduation rates in undergraduate STEM programs at HSIs. The proposed HSIpre-conference will bring experts together to discuss recent research and education findings andexpose attendees to

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Daniel David Warfield; Serdar Tumkor, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, Lehigh University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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interdependent world community. This definition contains four basicelements: International awareness, appreciation of cultural diversity, proficiency in foreignlanguages, and competitive skills.”Several conceptual frameworks to describe global competence have been developed. Fantini15has pointed out that most frameworks can be divided five groups: 1) motivation, 2) knowledge,3) skills, 4) context, and 5) outcomes. These include an often cited one by Deardorff, who usedgrounded theory to model intercultural competence, defined as the ability to interact with thosefrom different backgrounds, regardless of location17. Here intercultural competence moves fromattitudes to outcomes. Parkinson has suggested the attributes of a globally competent engineer

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controllers and sensors integrated into the machine to form anautomated system that provides a service. Designing, building, and maintaining industrial scale automatedsystems is a complex and challenging task. Student education in this area is hindered due to lack ofindustrial scale equipment to demonstrate how these systems work and how they are integrated. Thispaper describes the design and evaluation of an automated system module (that includes anindustrial-scale controller) and how this module has been integrated with a portable PLC kit to makelearning about automated systems and PLCs convenient and accessible in the classroom and at home.Responses from students suggest that (1) the integration of the automated system module into a PLC kitfor use

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Garrett Scott Wiles, Frostburg State University; Nicholas Ryan Baicar; Brian Leech, Frostburg State University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Education, 2017 CAD Boeing 747-400 Model Redesign and 3-D Printing Garrett Wiles, Brian Leech, and Nicholas Baicar Frostburg State University, Maryland 21532Abstract This student project consisted of rescaled and redesigning for a CAD model of a Boeing 747-400. The description and additional details of an actual scale Boeing 747-400 can be found onwww.boeing.com. [1] The original model was given to a Computer Aided Design 200 level classas a student assignment. After showing interest in the design adjustments made to the model, theinstructor recommended that a further remodeling of the 747 assembly be constructed.Rescaling the airplane to a small model created challenges in the aspects of

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Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Mitikaa Sama, Arizona State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #18626 At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford Univer- sity. Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University. Her current research interests include: 1