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Ryan Richards; Abdullah Konak; Michael R. Bartolacci; Mahdi Nasereddin

Collaborative Learning in Virtual Computer Laboratory Exercises Ryan Richards, Abdullah Konak, Michael R. Bartolacci, and Mahdi Nasereddin Penn State Berks Abstract Information security is becoming an important concern for many organizations. However, it is difficult to provide adequate amounts of hands-on learning opportunities for information security students due to campus information security policies, the high cost of specialized computer laboratories, and a lack of beneficial laboratory activities that satisfy students’ educational needs. At Penn State University-Berks, we developed a collaborative virtual

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Steven Shaffer; Martin Yeh; Thomas Iwinski

Designing the Ideal Assessment System to Support Mastery Learning of Computer Programming in an Online Environment Steven Shaffer, Martin Yeh, Thomas Iwinski Penn State University ParkIn this paper, we describe the design of our fourth-generation interactive systemfor teaching computer programming courses based on the principle of masterylearning. Previous versions of this system have been used since 2005, withpublished papers describing the results. Our updated system includes new features(i.e., assessing students’ programming abilities) that are based on a decade ofresearch and experience delivering online programming courses.Traditional distance education

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Danai Chasaki

in thebeginning of the freshman year, where students get real world experience on cyber-security,computer networks, programming and math. The theme of the mini-project is CSI (Crime SceneInvestigation); students form two groups, the “hackers” and the “defenders” and rotate roleswhile trying to solve various tasks. The teams learn the basics of password cracking, attack trace-back, network monitoring, phishing attacks etc.By the end of the seven-week period students are able to understand how popular operatingsystems are organized, how computer networks are formed, and the format in which informationis exchanged. They are also able to identify the traces computer users leave behind andprograming vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit

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Sunil Dehipawala; George Tremberger; Wenli Guo; Eva Hampton; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

, and wealth dynamics via theFokker Planck equation. The introduction of a client’s request in terms of pictures and graphicsare essential to keep the student cognitive load within his/her capability. The related numericaltasks with Excel software technology have been observed to reduce the anxiety of physicsconcepts encountered by community college pre- engineering physics students. A humanitarianapplication in the area of voice pattern analysis in the context of victim-offender mediation, atopic in computational social justice, is also discussed.I. IntroductionQueensborough Community College in New York City has an active Service Learning Pedagogyacross various disciplines including physics; and we have taken the service learning

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Sunil Dehipawala; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz; Chantale Damas; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

dual-task learning 4. A NEA Higher Education Journal article in 2008 by Charles J. Abaté(professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at Onondaga Community CollegeNew York) summarized the learning situation as follows 5.“When I use the term “multitasking,” I refer to an attempt by individuals to engage in severaltasks in rapid linear succession (rather than simultaneously) where at least one of the tasks is aconceptual learning activity……Thus, when a person is distracted, habitual learning actuallytakes over from declarative learning. In this sense, the two types of learning appear to competewith each other. And because procedural learning is more limited in applicability thandeclarative learning, it is “inferior” learning, to

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Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

Initial Lessons from Nexus Learning for Engineering Students Achieved Via Interdisciplinary Projects for Outside Clients Matthew J. Traum, Christopher F. Anderson, Christopher M. Pastore, Michael J. Leonard School of Design & Engineering Philadelphia UniversityAbstractPhiladelphia University’s approach to education is called Nexus Learning. It emphasizes active,engaged learning; collaborative and interdisciplinary team work; and experiential real-worldlearning. Emulating professional practice, students participate in curriculum-integrated projectsfor external clients. These real-world projects are intentionally organized with a broad andchanging

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Shawn Gross

periods arespecifically designed to be active learning sessions, which allow for better integration ofindividual concepts to attain a higher level of application. While the 50-minute sessions involveshort lectures and the solution of multiple stand-alone problems, several of the flex periods areused for combined analytical and laboratory-type experiences that extend far beyond simplesingle-concept problems similar to those found in most textbooks. Other uses of the flex periodinclude computation-based overarching problems that involve a series of independent butcomplementary calculation steps to solve a larger problem, and comprehensive examinations.This paper discusses how the flex periods are used in the Mechanics I course, and presents

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Arthur Rozario; Zhenkang Yang; Abe Yang; San Peng; Qing Guan; Ying Dong; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

as a client, has beenfound to useful. There is ample evidence from the consumer market where EEG equipment isavailable for rental usage for those wanting to conduct neuro- feedback practice at home. Theclient (acted out by a professor) confidence criterion would be fulfilled by the various EEG dataanalysis learning activities such as N2 and P3 signal extraction when a company (acted out by astudent) can complete the noise-filter computation. The client confidence would increase withFFT outputs in various frequency bands beyond simple signal extraction. The company productoverview/summary is simply the student project report. The rich variety of EEG consumertechnology, including brain computer interface application, is a solid platform to

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Nisha Kondrath; Mark A. Jupina

Combining Individual Lab Work Outside Of Class With Group Peer-To-Peer Learning In Class To Increase Student Ability In Electronics Design Nisha Kondrath and Mark A. Jupina Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 While no single pedagogy will work best all of the time when instructing students, we seek to create a learning environment to educate students to become erudite self-learners in our rapidly changing world. Active learning strategies were employed both inside and outside of the lab environment in a two-course electronics sequence at the

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Anita Singh; Dawn Ferry

Conceptual Learning. 31 International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports.9. McPherson, M. N., & Guthrie, B. M. (1991) In J. D. Wilkerson (Ed.) The implementation and evaluation of a computer assisted learning program in undergraduate biomechanics. Proceedings of the Third National Symposium on Teaching Kinesiology and Biomechanics in Sports. 73-76.10. Knudson, D., Bauer, J., & Bahamonde, R. (2009) Correlates of learning in introductory biomechanics”. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 108, .499-504.11. Hsieh, C., & Knudson, D. (2008) Student factors related to learning in biomechanics”. Sports Biomechanics, 7(3), 398-402.12. Hsieh, C., Smith, J.D., Bohne, M., & Knudson, D. (2010) Factors related to students’ learning of

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Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

college edition”, Public Purpose, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, January 20108. L.C. Wilcox and M.S. Wilcox, “A review and evaluation of engineering education in transition”, IEEE Proc. 8th international conference on computer science and education (ICCSE), Sri Lanka (April 26-28, 2013)9. J. Bishop and M. Verleger, “The flipped classroom: a survey of research”, paper 6219, Proc. 120th annual ASEE annual conference and exposition, Atlanta, GA (June 23-26, 2013)10. A. Sams, J. Bergmann, K. Daniels, B. Bennett, H. Marshall, and K. Arfstrom, “What is flipped learning: the four pillars of flip”, published by the Flipped Learning Network (2014), www.flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain

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Anurag Purwar; Pranav Korrapati; Q. J. Ge; Xin Ge

Machine Design Innovation via MotionGen Anurag Purwar∗ , Pranav Korrapati, Q. J. Ge, Xin Ge Computational Design Kinematics Lab Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, New York, USA ∗ Corresponding author (email: anurag.purwar@stonybrook.edu) AbstractThis paper presents MotionGen, an app for iOS and Android platforms, that solves the motiongeneration problem for planar four-bar mechanisms. A critical and early stage goal in the machinedesign process is generation and evaluation of mechanism design concepts that can potentiallydrive a machine. The app provides best types and dimensions of four-bar

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Gang Feng

with the material from class.” • “A few good cases will be enough, not too much.” • “Provide more detail regarding the actual development process, not just the product. Perhaps focusing on one product would be more efficient.” • “Having a variety of different examples would help people really see the real world applications of what we are learning”; Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University(2) integrate the case study to homework practice • “I think it would be fun to actually solve the forces at each part on the Steadicam so we can really see the real life application for it and actually compute the numbers.” • “Perhaps have some problem solving aspect involved in the

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Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (111), 8410–8415.4. Lee J. and Hammer J. (2011) Gamification in education: why, how, why bother? Academic Exchange Quarterly (15), 146–151.5. Takahashi D. (2010) Website builder DevHub gets users hooked by "gamifying" its service". VentureBeat.6. Domínguez A. et al. (2013) Gamifying learning experiences: practical implications and outcomes. Computers & Education Journal (63), 380–392.7. Najjar J. (2015) Get Your Game On! Gamification in Higher Education. 5th International Conference on Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.8. Juho Hamari et al. (2014) Does Gamification Work? — A Literature Review of

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Russell Trafford; Linda Head

the common area of theEngineering Building and are separated by their respective sections, ours is Section 15, Thestudents walked in and immediately saw the title slide of the first lab, “Cryptography andCryptanalysis” – there were mixed reactions. Some were excited that they would be doingcryptography and dealing with computers, whereas others seemed to be immediately turnedaway by the mention of a computer based class; two reactions which were anticipated by theinstructors. As the students soon learned in a basic “get to know you activity” (the results ofwhich can be seen in Table 1) they realized that there was only one Electrical and Computer(ECE) student in the class. This was an interesting point in the class dynamics when theylearned

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Kevin Scoles

. Energy systemmodeling is performed with a free legacy version of HOMER software from HOMER Energy9.The tutorial track in the course plan develops the needed HOMER skills before projects begin, sostudents are comfortable with the software and can concentrate on system design choices.V. Student assessmentTests and quizzes are delivered online using Respondus Lockdown Browser10 with the webcamoption. This has the advantages of Blackboard Learn integration, stopping computer-mediatedcommunications between students, and preventing access to search engines. The webcam recordsthe student during the exam. A major disadvantage is that it precludes the use of engineeringtools such as MATLAB, Excel, HOMER, or the PVWatts Calculator11. Question design is

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David W. Dinehart; Warren Chan; Dorothy W. Skaf

Developing Professional Skills through Student-Run STEM Outreach Activities David W. Dinehart*, Warren Chan* and Dorothy W. Skaf*** Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA19085** Department of Chemical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085AbstractSuccessful engineers need sound technical skills coupled with a wide range of professional skills.Villanova University students have opportunities to develop these professional skills through astudent-run, service-learning activity called NovaCANE (acronym for Villanova CommunityAction by New Engineers). NovaCANE was established in 2009 with the goal of inspiringmiddle school

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Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

hardware. One example isNASA’s SWEP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement)4, a government-wide acquisitioncontract that provides a large range of IT products, and product related services. In recent yearsover a million products have been offered from over 3,000 manufacturers4.III. Classroom ComponentThe course framework was a 200-level “CubeSat Engineering” course open to any engineeringor computer science major. The course was run for the first time in Fall 2014. Students wereformed into small teams to a) learn then b) build a picosatellite power bus using providedschematics. In allowing schedule risk for a full-semester build project, we had to deal with thelikely result that student teams might fail to complete their build. In order to

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Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

design reviewsin place of traditional written exams. Students are encouraged to communicate their ideas,designs and assessments through computer-aided design and analysis tools. To understand theimpact of the course activities, the students are requested to complete surveys that measure theirconfidence related to skills required for the course, collaboration with customers, and theirunderstanding of engineering design process. To get feedback on the creativity and innovation ofthe product, the customers are also asked to rate the outcomes of the course based on PeterNilsson’s taxonomy of creative design.9 The assessment developed for the course will bediscussed in Section 3.Studies suggest that problem-based and hands-on learning methods can aid

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Gary A. Gabriele; Edmond Dougherty

A Deep Dive Faculty Workshop for Infusing the Entrepreneurial Mindset into the Engineering Core Curriculum Gary A. Gabriele, Drosdick Endowed Dean of Engineering Edmond Dougherty, Director, Engineering Entrepreneurship College of Engineering Villanova UniversityVillanova University’s College of Engineering (COE) has embarked upon a two-yearplan to substantially increase the number of full-time faculty who employentrepreneurially minded learning (EML) concepts in their undergraduate courses. Theplan is an extension of the College’s initiative to convert core curriculum courses to aninverted or flipped classroom format. The EML concepts come

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Doug Kim

Teaching Wireless Communication Systems to Engineering Technology Students – A Practical Approach for Understanding Path- Loss Concepts Doug Kim Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Farmingdale State CollegeThe wireless communication is one of more intriguing topics for the students in electrical orcomputer engineering as well telecommunication programs as the industry has been growingvery rapidly. To effectively teach the fundamentals and applications of wireless systems inclassrooms, it is inevitable that the students need to be introduced to some advanced mathematicssuch as

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Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

) Compass: An assessment tool for improving project team communications. Project Management Journal 30(4), 15-24.11. Willey, K. & Gardner, A. (2009) Developing team skills with self- and peer assessment. Campus-Wide Information Systems 26(5), 365-378.12. Bandura, A. (1977) Social Learning Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.13. Bandura, A. (1982) Self-efficacy mechanisms in human behavior.” American Psychologist 37, 122-147.14. Huh, Y., Reigeluth, C. M., & Lee, D. (2014) Collective efficacy and its relationship with leadership in a computer-mediated project-based group work. Contemporary Educational Technology, 5, 1-21.15. Lent, R. W., Schmidt, J., & Schmidt, L. (2006). Collective efficacy beliefs in

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Firdous Saleheen; Salvatore Giorgi; Zachary Smith; Joseph Picone; Chang-Hee Won

Virtual Teaching Assistant for Electrical Engineering Science: Initial Study Firdous Saleheen, Salvatore Giorgi, Zachary Smith, Joseph Picone, and Chang-Hee Won Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, USAAbstractThis paper presents a framework for a Virtual Open Laboratory Teaching Assistant (VOLTA)which provides personalized instructions for undergraduate students in an entry level electricalcircuits laboratory. Traditional closed laboratory environments do not provide 24/7 access tosuch labs hindering the learning-on-demand paradigm that is so critical to the laboratoryexperience. VOLTA offers an open laboratory environment with a virtual teaching assistantwhere the students enjoy a self

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Linda Laird; Ye Yang

individuals presently employed in this profession, 909,600,is almost double that of any of the other computer careers we reviewed, which makes it the TopTen REVIEWS Gold Award winner. About 57 percent of software engineers design computerapplications, and the remaining 43 percent design systems software1.” Additionally, the Bureauof Labor Statistics predicted 30% growth (i.e. from 1.85M to 2.4M) in Software Engineeringpositions from 2010 through 20202. Currently, there are about 10,000 SwE jobs available in theNYC area7.   Reports such as Rising Above the Gathering Storm and its follow-ups by the NationalAcademies highlight an urgency to develop and retain a homegrown workforce in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM

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Peter Mark Jansson; Amal Kabalan

Creating a New, Junior-Level, Engineering Design Course in ECE Peter Mark Jansson and Amal Kabalan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bucknell UniversityAbstract – This paper describes the goals, pedagogical aspects and implementation of a new,junior-level engineering design course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)curriculum at Bucknell University. The need to build a more continuous set of designexperiences between a multi-disciplinary first-year course which contained some limited designexposure and the senior year culminating design experience was a key driver for thedevelopment of this new course. The authors

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Rajarajan Subramanian

advent of computers, internet, iPhones, iPads, Smartphones and lots of internetwebsites that include search engines and Wikipedia, it is hard to get the attention ofundergraduate students inside the classroom. Instructors should do something beyond the power-point teaching. The courses that face immense challenge are the theory oriented, informationpacked courses. Construction Management is one of those courses that need to be taught byusing the latest technologies and different approaches. Recently, teaching the students “Construction Management” with only lecture basedclasses has become very difficult. There is a general notion that any “Management” coursecannot be taught in the “classroom only environment”. The purpose of education is

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William E Kelly

Engineering Ethics ­ The NAE Online Ethics Center is a   Resource for Doing More    William E Kelly   Adjunct faculty member , Sustainability  Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering  George Mason University     Abstract The NAE Online Ethics Center (OEC) has extensive resources for teaching and learning engineering ethics and more recently responsible conduct of research.  With funding from the National

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Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

revealed that PM courses exist in variousengineering disciplines ranging from computer and civil engineering to mechanical engineering.These courses could be stand-alone or integrated with other existing courses. They teachundergraduates several core project management concepts both from an applied and systemtheoretic point of view. Such courses typically have the following broad goals—providecomprehensive knowledge in the areas of project organization, project planning, project control,and project closing. An open ware hosted in the department of civil and environmentalengineering at MIT lists the following three course goals: 8  the theory, methods and quantitative tools used to effectively plan, organize, and control construction

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Harley Hartman; Anthony Derosa; Seth Klepper; Eduardo Rayner; Justin Stahl; Hansong Li

, extend the wrist and fingers from a clenched fist.This current effort is being performed by a group of Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyStudents from Penn State York in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University, School ofMedicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, HOAD Research Group.There are three (3) faculty members involved with this enterprise team to guide the students byincorporating a similar approach successfully developed in industry. These steps in projectdevelopment include such items as: Collaboratively Developing Device Specifications,documenting the Theory of Operation, Improving Lessons Learned from an early JHU developedProof of Concept to jointly developed Time Line for activities, and refining a Proof of

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Clement Ekaputra; Zuyi Huang

improvement of the student’s skills in Simulink-based processsimulation and control was assessed by a poster symposium for senior college students topresent their summer research projects at Villanova University. Thus, we show an educationproject in which a high school student learned MATLAB Simulink, simulated an ODE modelof a MFC, and developed PID controllers for a lab-scale MFC. It can be concluded from theseassessments that these teaching methods effectively enhance the student’s skill and interest inSTEM topics.II. Background MaterialsMicrobial fuel cellsMFCs are bio-electrochemical systems that drive currents through bacteria and their naturalprocesses. As shown by Fig. 1, MFCs have a layer of biofilm comprised of anodophilic bacteriaon the