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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George J. Delagrammatikas, Cooper Union; Estuardo Rodas, Cooper Union

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

selection will be addressed along with project identification,scheduling, and the presentation of outcomes.During the admissions process, students are divided into sections that range from 16-24 studentseach. Every section has a different theme in the STEM fields, centered in the area of expertise ofthe faculty lead instructor, which can range widely in subject. Students rank their top twosection topics in the application and nearly 80% of students are offered their first-choice section.Since 2014, a section entitled, ‘Racecar Design through Engineering Experimentation,’ orRacecar,​ has been offered with section enrollment around 25 students, which representsclassroom and laboratory capacity. Unlike most other sections, ​Racecar i​ s taught

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Big Picture Questions in BME

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole L. Ramo, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Barry Belmont, University of Michigan

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Biomedical Engineering

, CO, USA) in 2018. There she gained experience working as a graduate teaching assistant for computer aided engineering, biomedical engineering capstone design, and biomedical engineering introductory classes. She served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow for the College of Engineering during the 2016/2017 academic year. Nicole is currently a instructional post-doctoral fellow in the Transforming Engineering Education Laboratory within the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Her engineering education interests include collaborative active learning, assessment methods and accreditation, and curriculum design.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering

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Biomedical Division Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Paul Licato, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

one two-hour laboratory session eachweek. Following training, students are given access to the department maker space, whichfeatures 3-D printers, circuit fabrication stations, and hand and power tools. Approximately 50%of the lecture topics in the course provide a survey of biomedical engineering careers paths andour curriculum, and the remaining lecture topics relate to the design project. These includepresentations covering computer-aided drawing, electric circuits, cardiovascular physiology, andengineering standards. Laboratory activities provide practice in developing skills in usingSolidWorks (Dassault Systemes), making electrical measurements, fabricating circuits, and using3-D printers. Students work in pairs on the term design

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T1B: Developing foundations in Science

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Robert J Prins, James Madison University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Paper ID #27967Combining basic tool training and an introduction to physical sciences forfreshmen engineering studentsDr. Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University Dr. Striebig is a founding faculty member and first full professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Striebig came to the JMU School of from Gonzaga University where he developed the WATER program in cooperation with other faculty members. Dr. Striebig is also the former Head of the Environmental Technology Group at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. In addition to Dr’ Striebig’s engineering work, he is also a published

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Gregory Lyman; Jeffery Wilcox; Rowdy Sanford

Annual Conference, Austin, TX, 2018.[3] R. N. Savage, K. C. Chen and L. Vanasupa, "Integrating project-based learning throughout the undergraduate engineering curriculum," IEEE Engineering Management Review, vol. 37, no. 1, 2009.[4] A. J. R. Lyle D. Feisel, "The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, 2013.[5] K. Rawat and G. Massiha, "A hands-on laboratory based approach to undergraduate robotics education," in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, LA, 2004.[6] H. Otten, "Retro Computing," [Online]. Available: http://retro.hansotten.nl/6502-sbc/emma-by-l-j-technical- systems/. [Accessed 8 October 2018].[7] LJ Technical

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

and Tapping) in High School Science ClassroomsAbstractShop classes where students use tools to fashion useful and functional objects from metal, wood,plastic, and other materials are disappearing from most American high schools in favor of moretheoretical subjects. Multiple factors contribute to this transition including 1) cost to maintainshops, 2) liability concerns, 3) focus on exam-driven standards-based testing, 4) and curriculumrealignment for improved college admissions. There is interest in re-introducing elements ofshop class back into high schools enabling students to learn by doing and to become more awareof how things are made.Borrowing upon foundational Energy Engineering Laboratory Module (EELM™) pedagogy

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #25103Integration of Physics Fundamentals to Prepare Students for the Hi-TechWorld through Design of Filters Deployable in Mobile CommunicationDr. Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Kanti Prasad is a professor in the department of electrical and computer Engineering and is found- ing Director of Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Laboratories at the University Massachusetts Lowell. Professor Prasad initiated the Microelectronics/ VLSI program in 1984, and is teaching 16.469/16.502 VLSI Design and 16.470/504 VLSI Fabrication courses since its inception. From the spring of 1986 Pro- fessor Prasad

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marina Marjanovic, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #27515Board 9: Introducing Bioengineering Approaches through Healthcare GrandChallengesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely

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Research, Innovation and Careers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Armineh Noravian, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Carrie A. Obenland, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

community college students conductresearch in laboratories at one of the NEWT partner institutions. The NEWT REU is based onthe Nanotechnology REU with a Focus on Community College which has been runningsuccessfully at Rice University since 2010 [1]. 1The NEWT REU program allows community college students from the greater metropolitanareas of El Paso, Houston, and Phoenix to gain firsthand professional research experience inNEWT laboratories, and to improve their communication skills, such as the elaboration andpresentation of research posters. The long-term objectives of the program are to increase thenumber of students from underrepresented minorities

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2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

Authors

Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu, New York University

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Diversity

ourengineering programs into online learning environments, we realize the importance of promotinginclusion becomes even greater. One of our online offerings is a bridge program that encouragespeople with non-STEM majors to step into the STEM fields. The transition to a differentdiscipline adds a layer of complexity for students and amplifies a need for us to recognize theirdifferent academic and cultural backgrounds.Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have a substantial opportunity to impact student perceptionsof disciplinary knowledge due to their higher level of interaction with students [1]. In someresearch-oriented universities, GTAs cover more than 90% of laboratory sections [2]. Therefore,enhancing their teaching practice will directly influence

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

of Reading Assignments in Environmental Engineering Education for Effective Learning and Greater Student Engagement in an Era of Innovative Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies1.0 IntroductionSince the dawn of education, educators have been looking for ways to make teachingeffective and it has been a never-ending pursuit. Engineering education is no exception tothis. There have been numerous pedagogical advances such as focusing on students' learningstyles, teaching aids, in-class assessments, and use of more hands-on activities and multi-media, which made education more effective. Most engineering majors, some more thanothers, have dedicated laboratories for hands-on learning of specific

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

these students live on campus. All students take two semesters ofengineering fundamentals, and also, depending upon their intended major and background,choose their math and science courses from two special honors physics courses, two honorschemistry courses, an engineering mechanics honors course, two accelerated calculus honorscourses, and a special linear algebra course. The students are not arranged into specific cohortsthat share the exact same schedule, but they do tend to see many familiar faces in each of theircourses. The visibly random grouping was conducted in some sections of the first-semesterengineering honors course.This course has two components: engineering fundamentals and hands-on laboratory exercises.In the engineering

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihwa Lin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #25805Wave and Circulation Modeling of Infrastructure Installations at Rota Har-bor in the Northern Marianna IslandsDr. Lihwa Lin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. Lin is a Senior Research Civil Engineer in the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dr. Lin earned his master’s degree in Ocean Engineering from Oregon State University, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Dr. Lin is also appointed as adjunct professor at Civil and Environmental Engineering Depart- ment, Jackson State University, MS. He offers one

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two-Year College

ofdiscipline specific and inter-disciplinary student-centered learning materials (courses, modules,laboratories, and simulations) in the technologies used to implement generic IoT applications andtechnology specific IoT applications. This activity will include: the development of innovativelaboratory and simulation materials using low-cost computing platforms and interactive real-timesimulations that are integrated together to mirror real world applications, the incorporation ofindustry and workplace skills into the developed curriculum materials, and the creation of severalcertificate programs in – IoT Systems Field Technician, (2) the broad dissemination of thesematerials through collaboration with existing NSF ATE Centers that have complementary

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Peter Rogers; Clinton Martin

-instructor interaction. Having taught the courses several times in the past, bothinstructors were keenly aware of which topics would be most suitable for online instruction andwhich would be more appropriate for face-to-face instruction.Course InformationIntroduction to Structures is a required in both the Construction Engineering and ConstructionManagement curriculum and usually taken during the first semester of the sophomore year. Thiscourse is a lecture only style course (no laboratory component) with enrollment that varies from40 to 50 students per semester. Every week, students are required to review two online lessonswhich are available from Thursday morning (8:00 am) until Sunday evening (midnight). Eachlesson contains a combination of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanical-nuclear design department of Ebasco Services, Inc., a major engineering firm in NYC, and taught and received tenure at both the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Hofstra University. While at Hofstra, he worked as a research engineer at the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Automation and Robotics Laboratory. He received the 1987 ASEE New Engineering Educator Excellence Award, a national honor. In 1989, he joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). At RPI, he further developed his leadership and administrative skills as Direc- tor of Core Engineering, the first two years of the School of Engineering, and as Chair of the Engineering Science

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Freedom Institute of Technology; Pamela Allison Phillips, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Both sections weretaught by the same instructor, one of the authors.  Flipped-classroom in EE221Circuit Analysis I (EE221) is the first course in a series of circuit analysis courses. Peraccreditation requirements, it is a calculus-based course that covers the fundamental laws of DCcircuit analysis and evaluation via the application of Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws. Circuitsimulation tools and laboratory exercises are implemented in this course to further cement theessential concepts. The EE221 Course Objectives are to: • Analyze resistive circuits using fundamental circuit analysis techniques: Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s laws, Thevenin’s and Norton’s laws. • Apply the fundamental circuit analysis techniques to determine the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Fernando Cruz; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Joel Howell, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

- Communicates verbally and non-verbally in acompetencies of the curriculum. This implies that friendly and respectful manner.they should be incorporated from the beginning to - Achieves empathy with team members.the end of the program in all learning and teaching - Achieves harmonious work in disciplinaryscenarios such as classrooms, laboratories, projects, teamsinternships and field work. - Achieves harmonious work in interdisciplinary teamsThe objective is for students to learn to develop - Respects the opposing views of peers andethical competencies in engineering through active facultyand collaborative

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Pre-College Engineering Education in the Formal Classroom

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera N.K. Singh, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

suspected that the global learners who were not asinterested in science (particularly females) responded well to the GBL module. It is suspectedthat most of the students who commented on the fact that subject material should be taughtbefore the GBL module was executed, were sequential learners. This may be verified when morepost survey results are obtained. It should be noted that if used in conjunction with the PLMS, alllearners would have the opportunity to access content related material at any point during thegame development.The major challenge noted with the GBL module is the fact that the project was not a suitablereplacement for the laboratory component of the class and students suffered as a result. It shouldbe noted that in general, the

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University; Xiaoyu Zhang, Old Dominion University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; James Irvin Cooke Jr., Virginia State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

after the projects areover because the projects are small and requires the same mentor and/or specific equipment.This paper presents the results of a 15-month collaboration (two summers and one academicyear) between the Engineering Department at Virginia State University (VSU) and the HydrogenEnergy Laboratory at Old Dominion University (ODU) on sustainable energy. The aim of theODU REU Program is to motivate and encourage undergraduate students, especially those fromunderrepresented groups, to pursue advanced degrees and/or careers in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The ODU REU Program provided mentoring hands-onresearch experiences on sustainable energy, lab facilities, student offices and planned activities

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Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama

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Chemical Engineering

technical content outcomes. Figure 8 shows the distribution ofthese assessments. ABET evaluation criteria covered within thermodynamics included a rangeof topics, including evaluation of information, environmental / political / scientific policies,writing and communications, and safety. In addition, 19 institutions focus solely on technicalcontent within their course(s).Figure 8​: ABET outcomes assessed through chemical engineering thermodynamics.Process and SettingUnsurprisingly, all thermodynamics courses report using class / lecture time (Figure 9).Laboratories were only reported for two programs, explaining the small number of lab reportsseen in Figure 10.Figure 9​: Types of instructional settings used by thermodynamics coursesIn terms of

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

playsa significant role in the geothermal energy applications.Geothermal energy, as natural steam and hot water, has been exploited for decades in order togenerate electricity, and both in space heating and industrial processes in many countries. Theserequire specifically engineering technology students to better gain competencies of geothermalenergy for applying industrial, residential, and commercial geothermal systems in design,installation, testing, operating, data acquisition, monitoring and troubleshooting of relatedgeothermal systems. However, due to larger laboratory space requirements, larger physical size,and the higher initial cost of geothermal energy applications, many engineering and technologyinstitutions were not able to include

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

Pennsylvania Jim Kearns is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at York College of Penn- sylvania. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (SEAS) and a B.S. in Economics (Wharton) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. Subsequently, he received his M.E. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1984, and his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990, both in Mechanical Engineering. While at Georgia Tech he was the recipient of a Presidential Fellowship. Subsequently, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Applied Research Laboratory of the University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Kearns has spent the past 22 years at York College of Pennsylvania developing new programs in mechanical

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design and seeks to engage their enthusiasm forengineering. This is a two-credit laboratory course that meets in our design laboratory that isequipped with workbenches and tools. The capacity for the course is 24 students. Students workin groups of three, giving an instructor a maximum of eight groups per section. We had sixinstructors teaching a total of 22 sections for Fall 2017, some adjunct professors teaching justone course, and full-time faculty teaching up to six sections of this course. The instructors thatteach this course have been doing so for over six years and meet only once at the beginning ofthe semester and once in the middle of the semester. Students are assigned to teams usingCATME team maker based on prior experience in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Rahouti, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

educators who are willing to use our cyber security and cryptographylabs.In the future work, we plan on adopting large-scale cyber security lab modules through theintegration of the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) and the currentlydeveloped lab modules, where GENI is a real-world, at-scale, programmable, and virtualnetworking-enabled laboratory for experiments in a variety of computer science and engineeringareas such as cyber security and networking. GENI testbed is sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) [1], [2], and [3]. Student Performance Improvement over Semesters 105 Spring 18 Spring 19 100 95

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Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 2

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Lauren A. Griggs, Virginia Commonwealth University; Briana Nicole James, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity, Pre-College

skills. Students who successfully complete these courses are eligible for a $300 scholarship at the beginning of the fall semester.● Students move into their designated residence hall one week prior to the beginning of the fall semester. For the duration of this week they: ○ familiarize themselves with the VCU campus ○ participate in classes, workshops, and community building activities ○ attend guest lectures and visit research laboratories ○ meet with advisors in preparation for the fall semesterSTP SCHEDULE DEMOHave members break into teams and perform a brainstorming activity similar tothat which was done during the design challenge so that

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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland; Abigail Chase, Stantec; Mehmet Inan, University of Portland

Flow Design Laboratory Figure 1. Progression of ethics instruction in UP Civil Engineering Program. White boxes indicate courses where ethics is already covered, and gray boxes indicate courses that were selected for adding ethics. As part of the core curriculum requirements at University of Portland, all students are required to take an ethics course in the Philosophy department (PHL 220). In this course, students receive an introduction to the major theories in classical and/or contemporary moral philosophy. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying the theories of moral obligation including utilitarianism, deontology, social contract theory, ethics of care, natural law, and virtue

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Salah Badjou

conditioning and real-timeinterfacing. The traditional control theory was reviewed and state-space control theory wasintroduced. Laboratory experimentation included Matlab and Simulink simulations. Lessonslearned and the relevance for introducing mechatronics programs are discussed.!!!!!————————————————————————————————————-1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College, Andover, Massachusetts2- American Polytechnic Institute. Contact: sbadjou@ampolytech.com !11. IntroductionThis paper discusses the development and implementation of a mechatronics course in atraditional electrical engineering program in an undergraduate college. This four-credit course isat the senior and first-year graduate

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

-basedlearning is a dynamic method to inspire students to obtain a deeper understanding of the subjects, applyand integrate knowledge they are studying. Normally a project is a complex task that involves designthinking, decision making, problem solving, etc. [2]. The benefits of project-based learning includeimproved student participation in the learning, strengthened communication skills, promotion of criticaland proactive thinking [3]. Literature shows that real world problem will improve student’s understandingof the materials learned in classroom [1]. Laboratory work motivates students to learn actively, thus it hasbeen widely applied to many engineering subjects [4~9].Mechanical Vibration Course has been offered starting Spring 2014 for senior BSME

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Claudia Ponce de Leon

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Civil Engineering

College of Engineering and the 2014 Engineers Without Borders-USA Peter J. Bosscher Faculty Advisor Award for Outstanding Leadership.Mr. Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Currently, I am a graduate student and studying Transportation Engineering at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. My research focuses on using 360 videos and virtual reality for laboratory teaching in traffic engineering. Previously, I have received my B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Highway and Transportation Engineering from Iran. The title of my M.Sc. thesis was ”Feasibility of using coal waste powder in roller compacted concrete pavements”.Claudia Ponce de Leon Claudia Ponce de Leon is currently a junior