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Ashwin Satyanarayana; Hong Li; Josephine Braneky

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Improving Retention by Mentoring and Tutoring Freshmen Students Ashwin Satyanarayana, Hong Li, and Josephine Braneky {asatyanarayana, hli, jbraneky}@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Computer Systems Technology New York City College of Technology, 300 Jay St, N-914, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The issue is twofold: attracting students to

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Andrew Grossfield

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Visual Differential Calculus Andrew Grossfield, Ph.D., P.E., Life Member, ASEE, IEEE Abstract— This expository paper is intended to provide = (y2 – y1) / (x2 – x1) = = m = tan(α) Equation 1engineering and technology students with a purely visual andintuitive approach to differential calculus. The plan is that where α is the angle of inclination of the line with thestudents who see intuitively the benefits of the strategies of horizontal. Since the

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Improving Spatial Reasoning Ability While Learning Energy Efficient Construction: Students Who Build Physical Models vs. Students Who Develop 3D Computer Models Orla Smyth LoPiccoloAbstract: Olkun defines spatial reasoning as “the mental the development of students’ spatial reasoning inmanipulation of objects and their parts in 2D and 3D freshman non-design courses.space.” In a previous study, the author found that physicalmodel building increased student spatial reasoning by 12%on average, as compared to drawing the same topic as an II

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Joseph A. Levert; Andy Grosso

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) NYSID’s Project CREATE: An Organizational Model for Service Learning through Assistive Technology Development Joseph A. Levert, Member, ASEE, Andy Grosso the product of the students’ design experience serves the needs Abstract — Project CREATE (Cultivating Resources for of others in the community.Employment with Assistive Technology) is an organizationestablished by NYSID (New York State Industries for

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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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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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Tomislav Bujanovic; Prasanta Ghosh

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced Learning of Electromechanical Devices Tomislav Bujanovic and Prasanta Ghosh, Senior Member, IEEE new smart grid workforce. In the Department of Electrical Abstract— In advanced Power Engineering and Smart Grid Engineering and Computer Science we have developed smartLaboratory environment students get opportunities to grid laboratory to support both undergraduate and graduatedemonstrate their ability to design and conduct experiments

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Keith M. Gardiner

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Professional Education for the 21st Century Workforce Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh University, Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-758-5070 kg03@lehigh.edu The scale, scope and pace of technological change has grownAbstract—This paper offers a brief history of the

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David W. Kraft

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Implications of Unchecked Exponential Growth David W. Kraft Abstract—Treatments of applications of the exponential Ln2 70function in Calculus textbooks are often cursory in that they treat T2 = ≈ , (2) k k%unchecked (Malthusian) exponential growth processes withoutexamination of their implications and consequences. Through theuse of problems posed to students

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Yves Ngabonziza; Hendrick Delcham

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) The Enhancement of Students Learning Through COMSOL Simulation Projects Yves Ngabonziza and Hendrick DelchamAbstract - Research has shown that student participation in overall impact on their college success [9]. This study alsoresearch activities increases faculty/student interactions outsidethe classroom, increases student involvement in their learning, showed that research at the undergraduate level helps withaddresses different learning styles, provides opportunities to see retention and encourages students to pursue

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Franco Capaldi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Mastery Learning in Statics Using the STEMSI Online Learning Environment Franco M. Capaldi An informal discussion with students who were currently Abstract—Statics is the foundation course upon which much of using online homework systems revealed that students dislikedthe Civil and Mechanical Engineering curriculum is based. A using these systems for several reasons. Students find itsolid understanding in this course can help to propel students difficult

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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

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Joseph Chen; Mark Molnar

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Reintroducing Six Sigma DMAIC Processes using a Hands on Approach Joseph C Chen, Ph.D. & PE & Mark Molnar the work force1. Thus it relies on the corporation toAbstract— In recent years industries and colleges have had a implement educational institutions to conduct further traininggreater need for improved six sigma training. Presented in the to their new engineers. One of such additional educationfollowing paper will be an up to date analysis of the

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Madina Mansurova; Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki; Anna Pyrkova

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Development of courses directed on formation of competences demanded on the market of IT technologies Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki, Madina Mansurova, Anna Pyrkova, al-Farabi Kazakh National University Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan of supplementAbstract—Important feature of new educational programs, Chapter 10-1 "National Qualifications System". In accordanceaccording to the State program of a development of education, is with the NQS Sectoral Qualifications

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Wei Lu

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Phylogenetic Analysis Using Bayesian Model Wei Lu, Ph.D. ,P.Eng. Member, IEEE Mike Hanrahan, Ph.D. Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Keene State College. USNH Keene State College, USNH Keene, NH USA Keene, NH USA e-mail: wlu@keene.edu e-mail: mhanraha@keene.eduAbstract - Bayesian inference has been widely applied for

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Isaac George Macwan; Zihe Zhao Omar Sobh; Prabir Patra

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Magnetotaxis for Nanofabrication Isaac G. Macwan, Zihe Zhao, Omar T. Sobh and Prabir K. Patra of a stringent vacuum environment to avoid contamination and Abstract— Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), discovered in early the construction and capital equipment cost that increases by1970s contain single-domain crystals of magnetite (Fe3O4) or the orders of magnitude [2]. Newer technologies are alreadygreigite (Fe3S4) called magnetosomes ranging from 35 to 120 nm

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Xingguo Xiong; Hanyu Xie

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) MEMS Dual-mode Electrostatically Actuated Micromirror Xingguo Xiong Hanyu Xie Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 06604 Bridgeport, CT 06604 xxiong@bridgeport.edu hanyuxie@my.bridgeport.edu Abstract

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Syed S. Rizvi; Khaled Elleithy; Mustafa Khan

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) An Opportunistic Frequency Channels Selection Scheme for Interference Minimization Syed Rizvi, Khaled Elleithy, and Mustafa Khan TM Abstract—This paper presents a solution to resolve the interference problems between the Wi-Fi TM and Bluetooth wireless technologies. A new channel selecting approach is being used to select the frequency channel. The signal strength in a channel is assessed, and that value is used to

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Shanon Reckinger; Blanca Aca; Katherine Pitz

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Ocean Circulation in a Rotating Tank: An Outreach Project in Fluid Dynamics Shanon M. Reckinger, Blanca Aca, Katherine Pitz 57%, however, less than 20% of the degrees in engineering are Abstract—This work presents outreach curriculum designed to awarded to women [3]. Black and Hispanic representation isexpose high school students to research intensive fields such also low. Physical sciences and mathematics have a slightlyocean modeling (or traditional fluid dynamics

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Gary P. Halada; Nancy McCoy Wozniak

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Enhancing Assessment of Experiential Learning in Engineering Education through Electronic Portfolios Gary P. Halada, Member, ASEE, and Nancy McCoy Wozniak learning space, and provide data which can be evaluated.Abstract—Electronic portfolios (eportfolios) are proposed as an Electronic portfolios are proposed as an ideal tool for thisideal mechanism to enhance experiential learning in purpose, one which is especially valuable for the assessmentundergraduate internships. Eportfolios can enhance

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Tara Kulkarni

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Service-Learning Projects in Environmental Engineering Courses: Models of Community Engagement Activities Tara Kulkarni, Member, ASEE institutions engaged in S-L. For example, the Service Center at Abstract—The curriculum for an introductory environmental the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) refers to S-Lengineering course was enhanced with the addition of Service- as “a pedagogy that involves the interaction of academicallyLearning (S-L) based

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Sarosh Patel; Tarek Sobh

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Goal Directed Design of Serial Robotic Manipulators Sarosh Patel and Tarek Sobh questions. Equations describing the kinematic behavior of Abstract — Computing the optimal geometric structure of serial manipulators are highly nonlinear with no closedmanipulators is one of the most intricate problems in solutions. The difficulty in most cases lies not in finding acontemporary robot kinematics. Robotic manipulators are

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper; Mike Kelley; Steve Beyerlein

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Using the EPSA Rubric to Evaluate Student Work on Ethics Case Studies in a Professional Issues Course Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, P.E., Ph.D., Mike Kelley, Ph.D., and Steve Beyerlein, Ph.D. subjective, difficult to quantify, inconsistent between differentAbstract— Engineering programs commonly utilize ethics evaluators, and costly to administer.2,3case studies as the basis for student discussions. Measuring thestudent learning resulting from the case study process

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper; Matthew P. Lutz; Michael Puddicombe; Jeffrey R. Mountain; Jack Patterson

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Creating an Economical Solar Decathlon House Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, P.E., Ph.D., Matthew P. Lutz, R.A., Michael Puddicombe, D.B.A., Jeffrey R. Mountain, Ph.D., P.E., and Jack Patterson, Ph.D. a venue to demonstrate the comfort and affordability of homes Abstract— Since 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy has that combine energy-efficiency with solar energy systems.sponsored the Solar Decathlon competition in which collegiateteams design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are

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Khaled Almgren; Christian Bach

we have seen in the case study, a technical problem indiscussed individually under these three categories. transferring the data from the old system to the new systemThese two effects are shown in Figure 1. The figure shows has put the Water Corporation in a disastrous situation; thethe two main categories of effects that the ERP system could data was simply not available (De Loo, et al.).bring. Another technical problem that can put an organization in a bad place is what happened with CosmeticCo. It is one of the biggest Chinese companies

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Remah Alshinina; Christian Bach

reflect and the fact that they are related to the model in consideration. In the third level, the information system design framework exists which is a part of the design with those two- level constraints included. This reflects the overall framework of the research and possesses its own levels. In level four, the Fig.1 Model Layout - Improved performance of Design-Science research in three factors are the constraints, processes and models. These

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M. Ali-ud-din Khan; Muhammad Fahim Uddin; Navarun Gupta

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Seven V’s of Big Data Understanding Big Data to extract Value M. Ali-ud-din Khan, Muhammad Fahim Uddin, Navarun Gupta Abstract—Big Data has shown lot of potential in real world However, Value is the most desirable output of Big Dataindustry and research community. We support the power and processing. Therefore, we must understand all 7 V’s of it andpotential of it in solving real world problems. However, it is we must then extract value from it

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Areej Alshehri; Christian Bach

patient to patient. In some patients, the problems discuss treatment, care & support, patient’s quality of life, andmay be severe soon after birth while in other patients; they are clinical process as the major challenges of CP management.not visible until early childhood [1]. There is no cure for thebrain damage caused by CP and the same is not continuous orprogressive [2]. However, the effects of brain damage maybecome more pronounced as the child grows. Therefore, the II. RESEARCH METHODbest strategy for doctors is a combination of methods that Recently

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Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Aspects of Collaborations Between College of Engineering at King Saud University and Industry Abdullah I. Al-Mhaidib, College of Engineering, King Saud UniversityAbstract—The mission of most colleges of engineering in many II. ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN SAUDI ARABIAuniversities is to strengthen the partnership and cooperation withthe different institutions of the society. This paper presents the Engineering education in Saudi Arabia started in1962 whenvarious aspects of collaborations of college of engineering at King the first college of

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Paul B. Crilly

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) An Innovative Approach to Teaching An Undergraduate Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation Course Paul Crilly Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT Paul.B.Crilly@uscga.edu currents? EEs should know why HF, and not VHF signals propagate across oceans, why only local broadcast AM signals Abstract – In this paper an innovative approach is taken to are heard during the day, and the