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, M.E., Johnson, A.N. (2009). Dealing with slackers in college classroom work groups. College Student Journal, 43(2), part b, 592-598.14. Vasan, N.S.& DeFouw, D. (2005). Team learning in a medical gross anatomy course. Medical Education, 39: 524.15. Vasan, N.S., DeFouw, D.O. & Holland, B.K. (2008). Modified use of team-based learning for effective delivery of medical gross anatomy and embryology. Anatomical Sciences Education, 1(1), 3-9. 209 16. Litzinger, T.A., Lattuca, L.R., Hadgraft, R.G., & Newstetter, W.C. (2011). Engineering education and the development of expertise. Journal of Engineering Education

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] Peterson, M., Kraus, B. & Windham, T., 2005. Striving toward equity: Underrepresented minorities and mathematics. Society for Industrial and Applied Math, 38(3), Retrieved January 10, 2011, from SIAM: http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=50.[5] Alexander, B. B., Lyons, L., Pasch, J. E., & Patterson, J.,1996. Team Approach in the First Research Experience for Undergraduates in Botany/Zoology 152: Evaluation report. Madison WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, LEAD Center.[6] Foertsch, J. A., Alexander, B. B., & Penberthy, D. L.,1997. Evaluation of the UW-Madison’s Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: Final Report. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Madison, LEAD Center.[7] Alexander, B. B

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Andy S. Peng; Robert Nelson; Cheng Liu; Ahmet Turkmen; Wei Shi; Jia-Ling Lin

creativity by providing an open-endedlearning opportunity. Figure 2 (a) Figure 2 (b) 143 Figure 2 (c) Figure 2 (d) Figure 2 (e) Figure 2 (f) Figure 2. Students’ feedback for the questions askedFigure 3 provides student ratings of the team project with statements shown in Table II. In theteam project evaluation, the entire class indicated that the team project enhanced their learningexperiences in computer networks. Students were able to grasp theoretical concepts learnedfrom working on the team project

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conversations.” In Building Research &Information, v. 35, no. 14 Lee, N. and Rojas, E. (2010), “Innovative and transformative learning environments in construction engineeringand management education,” in Proceedings, 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, 11 pp.5 Keys, J. B. (1997), “Strategic management games: a review.” In Simulation & Gaming v. 28, no. 4, 395-4226 Alarcon, L. F. and Ashley, D. B. (1999), “Playing games: evaluating the impact of lean production strategies onproject cost and schedule.” In Proceedings, 7th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction(IGLC-7), 26-28 July 1999, University of California, Berkeley, CA.7 Bichot, T. (2001), “The construction marketing game,” unpublished masters thesis, Bradley

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Charles McIntyre

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relevance because in the ideal scenario thelever arm would be horizontal (i.e. rope pulling at 90o to arm) at the point of failure. restraint bar a. sample b.Figure 2. a) spring scale; b) eye bolt connection and restraintTo strip the threads the following procedure was used: 1. Use a wooden block to prop lever arm up. 2. Insert sample under restraint bar and between the bolts (Fig. 2b). Align the threaded hole with the hole in the steel restraint bar. Tighten restraint bar bolts. 3. Screw eye bolt into the threaded sample. 4. Shackle the eye bolt in the sample to the eye bolt on the

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elements of mechatronics education in a minimal class time of three credit hours wasdeveloped. Since the course topics were well known, the the challenge was on developing aninstruction method that enables all intended topics to be covered without overwhelming studentsin their learning process. It is known that most students approach the learning process through one of the followingmethods 17,18 : (a) surface approach, which relies on memorization of the facts; (b) deep approach,which deeply probes into the facts and their limits; and (c) strategic approach, which mixes bothsurface and deep approaches with the purpose of scoring highest in the examination. Based onreview results of 17,19 , it was decided to design a curriculum that will lead

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Steven Buchhop; Tate Carlson; Evan Edwards; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

10°C to 35°C. This gives a voltage range of 1.67V to 3.02V. At 25°C the voltage output of the circuit is 2.5V. In order toconvert the analog voltage level into a comprehensible temperature value, the Steinhart-Hart thermistor equation is used andshown in (1). ͳ (1) ܶൌ ‫ ܣ‬൅ ‫ ܤ‬ሺ்ܴ ሻ ൅ ‫ܥ‬ሺሺ்ܴ ሻሻଷwhere T is current temperature in Kelvin, RT is the thermistor resistance at temperature T and A, B and C are constantsprovided by the thermistor manufacturer [5], [6]. The stacked sequence shown in Fig. 5 is used to implement the HVACsystem. The user inputs the desired temp and

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Zhiyuan Yang; Hope L. Weiss; Matthew J. Traum

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0023 Gas Turbine Dynamic Dynamometry: A New Energy Engineering Laboratory Module Zhiyuan Yang1 (yangz@msoe.edu), Hope L. Weiss2 (weiss@msoe.edu), Matthew J. Traum3 (traum@msoe.edu) Mechanical Engineering Department Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractTo integrate energy topics into STEM curricula, an archive of “Energy Engineering LaboratoryModules” (EELMs) is being developed by collaborating faculty and students at the MilwaukeeSchool of

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senior high school students to math and programming with application in engineering through hands-on real-world projects, b) Increase motivation and practice deep thinking using problem-based learning methods, c) Teach them a powerful programming language (MATLAB) that they can use it for many different applications, d) Recruit students into University of North Dakota engineering program, and e) Provide fun and exciting experience of how math can be used for engineering problem solving. 226Learning outcome of the camp can be summarized as: 1. Learn basic scientific programming skills and gain experience using MATLAB, 2. Gain confidence

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J. E. Johnson; L. Stradins; S Springer; R. Asthana

contribution to NASA programs, notwithstanding theirrather limited prior preparation and technical background in ceramics.The research projects that focused on ceramic materials included: a) demonstration of bariumtitanate ceramic capacitors and piezoelectric transducers, b) ceramic-matrix composites, c)vacuum brazed advanced ceramic and composite joints, d) air-brazing of oxide ceramics, and e)tribology of carbide-reinforced aluminum. These student projects also provided insights into howresearch on ceramics can be integrated in an engineering program that is not ceramic-intensive.There were many projects completed by students who were not participating in the HoltbyEndowed Chair program, but whose research may serve as a springboard for continued

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Adam Kramschuster; Gregory Slupe

guidelines given to the students include 1) up tofour parts can be machined in each mold, 2) try to create some complexity, whether it be acontoured parting line (see Figure 2) or some unique geometry on the part, 3) no undercuts,meaning the use of retractable slides in the mold is prohibited due to complexity, and 4) the partmust have some useful function. (a) (b)Figure 2: Examples of a part concept with a a) contoured parting line and b) a flat parting line.The 16 different part concepts are reviewed by the instructors for PLE-310 and MFGE-325.From these 16 concepts, four concepts are chosen that, while still complex, have a highprobability of success. Functional use of the part

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Wendy R. Stary; John R. Schultz

Technology students had already completed the requirement.Others students wanted to go but couldn’t justify the extra cost involved for food, transportation,and housing. Thus, only five students were actually enrolled by early October. A “Plan B” wasneeded to get the course, and exchange program, off the ground.Arrangements were made with the Packaging and Engineering Technology Program Directors toallow MFGT 341 in Darmstadt as a substitute for another course, MFGT 251 Plastics Materialsand Processes. MFGT 251 is one of a three course materials series required by both degrees.Normally MFGT 251 is a prerequisite for MFGT 341. Because non-plastics concentrationEngineering Technology and Packaging graduates who work in the plastics industry have a

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Scott G. Gabert; Jeff C. Kaiser; Derek J. Snyder; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0015 Data Acquisition and Control of Microgrid Using ZigBee – A senior design project Scott G. Gabert, Jeff C. Kaiser, Derek J. Snyder, Prakash Ranganathan and Reza Fazel-RezaiAbstract—This paper describes a novel switching mechanism to acquire data and control a microgrid.The grid operates in two distinct modes; Islanding and grid-connected modes. In islanding mode, thecircuit should be able to isolate sections of the grid when the electrical grid experiences failure. In grid-connected mode, the microgrid has to supply and maintain the power balance to critical loads. Solarpanels act as one of the Distributed energy resource (DER

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Sousada Chidthachack; Mark A. Schulte; Forster D. Ntow; Jia-Ling Lin; Tamara J. Moore

determine the effectiveness of project-based learning (PBL) model in comparison to a traditional engineering education model. ThePBL program is unique in several ways: a) it incorporates how people learn to empower studentsto take ownership of their education and gain their knowledge and competencies; b) it placesspecial emphasis on professional competencies as articulated in ABET a-k and Engineer 2020and finally, c) it uses a context of learning engineering by practicing engineering side-by-sidewith engineers. Specifically, the paper will address two research questions: 148(1) In what ways, does engineering pedagogical context influence the development of studentsABET professional skills?(2) What are

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ASEE-NMWSC2013-0028 Rethinking Engineering Education Through a Leadership Perspective Roger Green (Roger.Green@ndsu.edu) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Dakota State UniversityAbstractMany traditional engineering education environments operate according to an authority modelwhere teachers (the authority) seek to educate students (the subordinates). Although thepresence of an authority does not necessarily imply that an education system is authoritarian,teachers operating under an authority model often apply

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Bob Fourney; Jason Sternhagen; George Hamer; Cory Mettler

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0038 Implementing a Freshman Experience in Electrical Engineering Bob Fourney (Robert.Fourney@ieee.org) Jason Sternhagen (Jason.Sternhagen@sdstate.edu) George Hamer (George.Hamer@sdstate.edu) Cory Mettler (Cory.Mettler@sdstate.edu) All Authors are affiliated with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department at South Dakota State University (SDSU)Abstract:This paper discusses the authors’ experiences with a newly implemented freshman experiencesequence in the EECS department at SDSU

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Christopher R. Carroll

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0025 Converting a Microcontroller Lab From The Freescale S12 to the Atmel ATmega32 Processor Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.eduAbstractDuring the summer of 2013, the laboratory supporting the microcontroller course at theUniversity of Minnesota Duluth was completely re-implemented. For the last several years, theprocessor that has been used was the Freescale S12, a popular 16-bit microcontroller with a longancestral history1. The recent popularity of the Atmel AVR series of

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Nannan He

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0049 Incorporating On-going Verification & Validation Research to a Reliable Real-Time Embedded Systems Course Nannan He Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering and Technology Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001AbstractThis paper presents the enhancements to a senior-level and graduate-level course, Reliable Real-time Embedded Systems, in terms of introducing advanced verification and validation (V&V)approaches. Traditionally, this course covers the topics of fundamental principles in real-timeoperation systems like

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Nannan He; Han-Way Huang

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0050 Integrating Modern Model-based Development Concepts and Tools in a Programming Tools course Nannan He, Han-Way Huang Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering and Technology Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001AbstractSoftware programming is often considered to be difficult for many engineering students.Nowadays, many control and automation systems are facing the increasingly sophisticatedfunctional and non-functional demands. In such systems, software portion is always expected tohave the greater impact. Therefore, educators continue to

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Bakr M. Aly Ahmed; Mike Christenson; David A. Crutchfield

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0044 Expanding the Learning Experience: The Integration of Technology into Architectural Education Bakr M. Aly Ahmed, Ph.D. North Dakota State University Mike Christenson North Dakota State University David A. Crutchfield North Dakota State UniversityAbstractWith the recent academic emphasis on STEM fields, the integration of digital technologies intothe educational process has become a national and institutional

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Wen-Chen Hu; Naima Kaabouch; Hung-Jen Yang; Hongyu Guo

consistency is a major issue.Advanced mobile browsers such as Opera Mini8,11 are able to adapt themselves to various Webpages as shown in Figure 1.a. However, not all mobile browsers have this kind of features; e.g.,the Android Browser2 shown in Figure 1.b does not present the page as good as the Opera Minidoes. The problem is greatly relieved since the introduction of HTML5 (HyperText MarkupLanguage) and the newest CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). This article tries to help engineeringeducators to develop their class Web pages automatically adaptive for both desktop or laptopcomputers and mobile handheld devices by using HTML5 and CSS. Additionally, mobilefeatures of HTML5 and CSS may be useful for engineering education and some of them will

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Devin R. Berg

student’s analysis is included in Textbox 2 which was used to described the submissionshown in Figure 4. 320 Figure 2. Sample photograph of a student submission showing a more complicated 3D structure. a) 1 2 3 4 b) 1

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electrospun nanofibers have tremendously expanded the high-performanceapplications of continuous nanofibers due to their unique continuity, high specific surface area,controllable geometries and material properties, and very low cost in fabrication. (a) (b)Figure 1. (a) Schematic of electrospinning setup and (b) polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers with the diameter around 300 nm produced by electrospinning (from author’s ongoing research) Electrospinning is one of the most successful processes suitable for low-cost fabrication ofcontinuous nanofibers, which is based on the principle of electrified jetting from polymersolution or melt.6-10 To date, electrospinning has been widely

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Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

specific details about the hands-on microcontroller basedprojects − the main activities during each of the five days of the camp. These projects areadapted from Monk (2010) 18 . While their description is done in layperson’s terms, they areexciting (as they are designed around LEDs and audio) yet challenging (because students 64 (a) (b) (c)Figure 1: (a) The six participants of WEE-GIRLS 2012 and the first author (holding letter “G”).(b) Listening to prof. K. Katti while touring one of her research labs. (c) Snapshot of participantsusing Arduino boards during one of the hands-on projects.are given assignments to be solved at the end

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Francis Peloubet; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

students havevoiced a better understanding and acceptance of the course. Based on this positive buy-in, thecurrent capstone course model will be followed during the 2013-2014 academic year. Courseoutcomes will continue to be monitored with annual departmental review of the model.References[1] Andersen, D. A. (1992). “Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering and Education, Vol. 118, No.3.[2] Padmanabhan, G., Bengtson, M. L. and Andersen, D. A. (1996). “Evolution of a Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course.” Proceedings of the 58th Annual American Society for Engineering Education North Midwest Section Meeting, October 3-5, Fargo, North Dakota, pp. I. B-4.1-7.[3] Padmanabhan, G. and Katti, D

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derived basedon the analogy between groundwater flow and heat conduction by Theis5 (Equation 2a, b, c).The equation is known as Theis equation or nonequilibrium equation. ொ ௘ షೠ ௗ௨ ொ‫ݏ‬ൌ ‫׬‬ ൌ ܹሺ‫ݑ‬ሻ Eq. 2(a) ସగ் ௨ ௨ ସగ் ொ ௨మ ௨య ௨ర‫ݏ‬ൌ ቂെͲǤͷ͹͹ʹ െ ݈݊‫ ݑ‬൅ ‫ ݑ‬െ ൅ െ ൅ ‫ڮ‬ቃ Eq. 2(b) ସగ் ଶǤଶǨ ଷǤଷǨ ସǤସǨ ௥మௌ‫ݑ‬ൌ Eq. 3(c) ସ்௧where s is drawdown in the pumping well, Q is constant well discharge, and W(u) is

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. B. Histand, Introduction to mechatronics and measurement systems, McGraw- Hill Inc., Boston, 2007. [3] W. Bolton, Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pearson Education, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2003. [4] S. Cetinkunt, Mechatronics, Patria, 2007. [5] A. Smaili, F. Mrad, Applied Mechatronics, Oxford University Press, 2008. [6] A. K. Stiffler, Design with Microprocessors for Mechanical Engineers, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 1992. [7] V. Giurgiutiu, J. Lyons, D. Rocheleau, W. Liu, Mechtronics/microcontroller education for mechani- cal engineering students at the University of South Calorina, Mechatronics 15 (2005) 1025–1036. [8] D. G. Alciatore, Integrating Mechatronics Into a

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the elevenABET (a) through (k) student outcomes. More details about the integration of senior designassessment into program assessment may be found in [5]. 214x Prepare a test plan and conduct a subsystem hardwareCourse Outcome ABET Student Outcome (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, asx Approach engineering design problems with an open and test. well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or creative mind, and use various

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Luis Rodriguez; Gail Coover; Dalelia Davis; Angela Frey; George Johnson; Oumar Kaba; Andrew Pham; Kathlyn Bender

-Madison, rubymaser@yahoo.com)AbstractEfforts to broaden participation in science and engineering (STEM) are of national importance.This paper describes the development and implementation of teaching strategies for theWisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) Excel program. Theprogram involves: 1) selecting underrepresented minority (URM) students majoring in scienceand engineering whose first year academic performance indicates they are at risk for leavingSTEM; and 2) providing an intensive 8-week immersion experience in STEM scholarship,research, academic and career exploration and advising. Collectively program faculty membershave identified a shared programmatic strategy with respect to supporting students