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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul B. Crilly

. Mukhopadhyay and D.N. Pinder, “Teaching engineering electromagnetics to information and communication engineering students at Massey University,” [Online] Available: http://itee.uq.edu.au/~aupec/aupec03/papers/012%20Mukhopadhyayfull% 20paper.pdf[4] H. Xie, Y. Liang, and Q. Wang, “A laboratory measurement method of radiation pattern,” New York: Springer-Verlag, 2012.[5] N.N. Rao, “PC-Assisted Instruction of Introductory Electromagnetics,” IEEE Tran. Educ., vol. 33, pp. 51-59, Feb. 1990.[6] M.F. Iskander, “Technology-Based Electromagnetic Education,” IEEE Tran. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 50, pp. 1020, March 2002.[7] Z. Raida, “Internet Support of Education in Antenna and Microwave Techniques,” [Online]. Available

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Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso; Ricardo Von Borries, University of Texas, El Paso; Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Andrew C. Butler, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

point of view of the instructor this is time consuming; however, bycreating online homework instructors can improve students’ learning. Students can access andsolve the homework at their best time and learn from the feedback provided by each homeworkproblem.Significant efforts to improve signal processing education can be found in literature.12, 13, 14Some of these efforts include the assessment of different teaching strategies such as problembased learning that are intended to help students learn the material.6 Other efforts include theincorporation of hands-on or laboratory experiments to the course to help students learn fromreal world experiments.12,13,15 In addition, we can find efforts to improve signal processing wherethey use online

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SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

joshua jude heeg; Kyle Flenar, University of Cincinnati; Jordan Alexander Ross; Taylor Okel, University of Cincinnati; Tejas Abhijit Deshpande, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Student

Paper ID #9623Effective Educational Methods for Teaching Assistants in a First-Year Engi-neering MATLAB R Coursejoshua jude heegKyle Flenar, University of CincinnatiJordan Alexander RossMr. Taylor Okel, University of Cincinnati Taylor Okel is a Computer Engineering major at the University of Cincinnati. A sophomore at the time of this paper, he had already worked on another research paper, while maintaining a high grade point average and managing to stay active in the community through service projects.Mr. Tejas Abhijit Deshpande, University of Cincinnati Sophomore at the University of CincinnatiDr. Gregory Warren Bucks

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Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11041Use of a Virtual Multifunctional X-Ray Diffractometer for Teaching Scienceand Engineering CoursesDr. Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC Dr. Yakov E. Cherner, a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing curric- ula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of

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Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

Paper ID #9826Using K’nex to Teach Large Scale Structures to Architects and ConstructionStudentsDr. Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a Professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the Director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Al Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in1978, M.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and in Construction Management from Stanford University

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8889Haptic Abilities and Their Impact on Teaching and Learning in the STEMFieldsDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, ErieMr. Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Bob Edwards has a BS in mechanical engineering from Rochester Institure of Technology and a MS in mechanical engineering from Gannon University. He is currently a Lecturer of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He teaches in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department. His primary teaching interests are in the fluid and thermal sciences, and teaches Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Additionally, he

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

L. Simon

Development of a Web-based Computing Platform to Teach Controlled-Release Technology L. Simon addition, the influence of an array of conditions on a processAbstract— Traditional drug-delivery techniques, such as oral can be assessed immediately. However, learning throughformulations and injections, fail to establish continuous, targeted simulation, alone, has disadvantages, such as a lack of insightrelease of a medication to specific sites. In addition to problems into the mechanisms of action, but will

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Savage, R., Chen, K., & Vanasupa L. (2007). Equipping undergraduate engineers for success in the 21st Century. Journal of STEM Education Innovations and Research, 8(3), 15-27.35 Saunders, F. C. & Gale, A. W. (2012). Digital or didactic: Using learning technology to confront the challenge of large cohort teaching. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(6), 847-858.36 Savasci, F. & Berlin, D. F. (2012). Science teacher beliefs and classroom practice related to constructivism in different school settings. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 23(1), 65-86.37 Schkoda, R. F., Schweisinger, T. A., & Wagner, J. R. (2012). An improved undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratory structure and curriculum

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

researchare free; two are commercial standalone tools. This prevents students from viewing the vul-nerabilities as a whole problem. We think this could be useful for a course that is focused onsecurity testing but not for an introductory course on software testing.Garousi7 presents open modern software testing laboratory courseware that is similar to theone we report in this paper, but he uses several tools and SUTs. One of his findings is thattesting educators should align the choices of SUTs and tools with the ultimate goal of thecourse at hand, the type of students, and the time and resources available to the students inthe course.Other forays into improving the teaching of software testing have been reported. For in-stance, Cowling5 describes how

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

- 4), 25-36.6. Barnes, L. B., Christensen, C. R., & Hansen, A. J. (1994). Teaching and the case method: Text, cases, and readings, Harvard Business Press.7. Hoag, K., Lillie, J., & Hoppe, R. (2005). Piloting case-based instruction in a didactic clinical immunology course, Clinical Laboratory Science 18(4), 2005, 213-220.8. Richard, L. G., Gorman, M. E., Scherer, W. T., & Landel, R. D. (1995). Promoting active learning with cases and instructional modules, Journal of Engineering Education, 84, 375-381.9. Raju, P. K., & Sankar, C. S. (1999). Teaching Real‐World Issues through Case Studies, Journal of Engineering Education, 88(4), 501-508.10. MIT Engineering Leadership Program. What is Engineering Leadership

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Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11001Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software De-velopment Methodology to EngineersDr. Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato Nannan He received the Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech. She did Post-doc at Oxford University in UK and participated two EU projects. From 2012 to present she is an Assistant Professor at the ECET department in Minnesota State University at Mankato. Her teaching and research interests are in safety-critical embedded software, real-time embedded systems, and software verification. She is an IEEE member and reviewers for many conferences

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Thomas Korman; Hal Johnston; Kay Gore

173 Increasing the Success of Lower Division Undergraduate Students through the Use of Common Teaching Tools Thomas Korman, Hal Johnston, and Kay Gore California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractThis paper describes the development and use of common teaching tool, the ConstructionIndustry Simulation (COINS), at Hartnell College community college and in the lower divisionundergraduate level at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo designed to increase thesuccess of community college transfer students and lower division undergraduate

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; May Hou, Norfolk State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #10497Initial Investigation of Analytic Hierarchy Process to Teach Creativity in De-sign and EngineeringDr. Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University Dr. Jennifer G. Michaeli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology of Old Dominion University (ODU). She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University, her MSc in Ocean Systems Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her BSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute. Prior to her arrival to ODU, Dr. Michaeli spent over a decade of service in the Department

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #9136Research Institutions’ Teaching Imperative: Rising to the Commitment ofService-Learning in Engineering EducationDr. Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Bowa George Tucker, Ed.D. is a Senior Research Associate for the National Science Foundation funded Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning through Service, and Engineering for the Common Good in the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in Higher Education Administration in 2010. His dis- sertation research produced a rigorous

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky; Dusan Sekulic, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky College of Engineering; Adam Brown, University of Kentucky; Hai Fu, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering

effects of major disruptions on the supply chain. He serves as Teaching Assistant for the STFS course.Mr. Hai Fu, University of Kentucky Hai Fu is currently a PhD student in Brazing and Heat Exchanger Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky. He received his master’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and bachelor’s degree from Southeast Uni- versity, Nanjing, China. Prior to his PhD study, he worked in Shanghai Intel Asia-Pacific R&D Ltd. as a thermal engineer for one and a half years. He also studied in the University of Cincinnati for his PhD for two years before transferring to the University of Kentucky to continue his PhD

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Colleen M. Halupa, LeTourneau University

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Paper ID #9090A Pilot Study of an Online Accelerated Statics Course with Intensive VideoDeliveryDr. Benjamin W Caldwell, LeTourneau University Benjamin Caldwell is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at LeTourneau University. He earned his B.S. (2007), M.S. (2009), and Ph.D. (2011) degrees from Clemson University, each in Me- chanical Engineering, where his experiences were in the broad area of engineering design. Dr. Caldwell’s research interests include validation of design methods, design creativity, design for maintenance, and teaching effectiveness. Prior to working at LeTourneau University, Dr

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

and Learning. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008. 6(2): p. 119-130.[23] Burke, S.C., Snyder, S., and R.C. Rager, An Assessment of Faculty Usage of YouTube as a Teaching Resource. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2009. 7(1): p. 1-8.[24] Eller, V.M., Watkins, S.E., Hall, R.H., Balestra, J., and A.S. Rao, Multimedia Web-Based Resources for Engineering Education: The Media Design and Assessment Laboratory at UMR, in the Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 2001: Albuquerque, New Mexico.[25] Snelson, C. and P. Elison-Bowers, Using YouTube Videos to Engage the Affective Domain in E-Learning, in the Proceedings of the Research

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #8404Enticing Undergraduate Students to Pursue Graduate Research at an Undergraduate-Focused InstitutionDr. Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University Dr. Aaron Wemhoff earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2004. He started work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 2008 after working for 3 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Page 24.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enticing Undergraduate

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, Purdue Building Construction Management Dept.

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Graduate Studies

depend on courses or teaching support from theEnglish departments rather than from within the discipline. It is common for writing instructionalsupport to be offered through university level writing programs, campus level workshops, andwriting centers. Faculty development in writing instruction and guidance to help faculty bettermentor their students in the writing process is also common. These university level programs,often referred to as writing across the curriculum (WAC), have shown considerable growth in thelast 20 years. Results from a university survey of over 1000 institutions in 1987 showed that 38%of the respondents had WAC programs. By 2010 respondents to a similar survey showed that thelevel had risen to over 50%16. Because this

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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First-Year Programs

the design process. These studies ask participants to solveconceptual design tasks in a laboratory setting and most are structured as individual tasks.In addition to VPA and the coding scheme, Atman et al.10 measured time devoted to the task aswell as step of the design process, the number of transitions between design steps, the number of Page 24.558.3requests for information, the number of alternative solutions developed, and rated the quality ofeach participant’s final solution.In Atman’s 1999 work,10 freshman and seniors were asked to conceptually design a playground.Freshman spent most of their design time modeling, developing the

Conference Session

FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah

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First-Year Programs

gained bothcomplex and critical thinking skills associated with engineering design. Because of thesefindings, a first-year course was developed which incorporated many of the teaching methodsused at other universities. The teaching methods outlined by other universities include hands-on projects,1-9 whichhave been proven to increase motivation of first-year students. Just-in-time instruction, whichpresents curriculum material just as it is needed by the students, used in conjunction with teambased learning and hands-on experimentation both in and out of class has also been proven as aneffective learning and teaching strategy.9 Other universities have utilized the consideration ofcontext in design as a method for increasing learning.10

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace Martindell Catanach III, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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First-Year Programs

-Engineering, Shawnee Mission High SchoolMs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkMr. Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mr. Smith is an instructor at the Pennsylvania State University in the School of Engineering Design, Tech- nology, and Professional Programs. He is also a research engineer at the Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. His education consits of a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Melody Baglione

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Building Sustainability into Control Systems: Preliminary Assessment of a New Facilities- Based and Hands-On Teaching Approach Melody Baglione, Member, ASEE, and Gerardo del Cerro, Member, ASEE by developing facilities-based undergraduate thermodynamics Abstract—This paper presents an overview and preliminary course materials and also reported positive results [5].assessment of an NSF TUES funded project, “Building The motivation for this NSF sponsored

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Velma Latson; Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Daryl Stone

The Impact of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to Teach Programming at a Historically Black College and University Velma Latson, Lethia Jackson, Courtney Lamar, and Daryl Stone Bowie State University vlatson@bowiestate.edu, ljackson@bowiestate.edu, clamar@bowiestate.edu, dstone@bowiestate.edu The MOOC was used in the Computer Principles and Abstract— There is little research that describes the Technology (COSC 111) course. This is an introductoryimpact of the incorporation of massive open online computer science course offered in

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Taqiuddin Taher, DeVry University, Addison; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage

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Electrical and Computer

learning environment and “real"environment, and making available training of “real world” situations that are difficult tosimulate in a hands-on lab environment. Traditionally for teaching technology-based courses,laboratory experiments were offered using a hands-on approach. With the miniaturization ofintegrated circuits, it is becoming very difficult to construct a PC board or assemble surfacemount chips in a lab environment. This shortcoming of the hands-on approach has led professorsand teachers to incorporate simulation in place of hands-on in technology-based lab courses. Page 24.701.2 In spite of the advantages of simulations, hands

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny Ph.D., Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10148JTF Web-Enabled Faculty and Student Tools for More Effective Teachingand Learning Through Two-Way, Frequent Formative FeedbackProf. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is professor in the Materials Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials science and engineering. His research interests include strategies for web-based teaching and learning, misconceptions and their repair, and role of formative feedback on conceptual change. He has co-developed a

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Student Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Affordable Lab Kit for Controls Education Page 24.143.2 Affordable Lab Kit for Controls EducationThis research developed a modular, portable, and affordable laboratory kit and accompanyingcurriculum for two controls courses in the General Engineering Department. The objective is todesign each kit to be assembled for under $100 while replicating the educational functionality ofa lab bench in a university controls laboratory. This will also allow older analog computers to beupdated with newer technology that is more representative of what is currently used in industry1.This hardware kit will replace expensive equipment with an

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Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

control (c) Mobile workstation for test and measurement Portable data acquisition equipment for signal display and analysis (d) Server Data logging and interface to the ECE laboratories (e) Laboratory equipment for workstations Equipment for integrated project development in each laboratoryIntegrated projects are developed for ECE laboratory-based courses across the curriculumThese integrated projects are team-based laboratory activities that establish the link between eachECE laboratory-based course and the centralized project platform. The content and flow of thetopics covered in the ECE laboratory-based courses will be revised. This includes the preparationof course content and teaching methodology for instruction in

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John M. Ritz, Old Dominion University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Technology

NASA (John Glenn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and the Johnson Space Center) and the U.S. Navy (SPAWAR). She held a Fulbright fellowship at the Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) at the University of Oulu in Finland. She has received teaching excellence awards from her Division and the College of Engineering. She has received funding for her research from the NSF, the US Navy, NASA, and the business community. She is an ABET IEEE ETAC Commissioner and an active program evaluator.Dr. Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University Page 24.358.1 c American Society for

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Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

digital temperature controller, tabletop coating system with ultrasonic spraying system,piston extruder, and other supplementary equipment were all needed for the fuel cell fabrication.The performances of fuel cells were tested using an available power source meter also runningunder Labview. Each group was able to utilize all of the COMER laboratories’ equipment through theassigned experiments. In order to fully understand how to operate the fabrication machines,groups were paired with a teaching assistant who had extensive experience with the specificmachine. For each experiment, the teaching assistant would discuss with groups the broad idea ofhow certain aspects of the experiment related to fuel cell sciences, then go on to show the