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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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Michael S. Lehman

Co- Executive Director of the Baker Institute. Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityThis new graduate offering with a focus on innovation is a residential, full-time, twelve-monthprogram that differentiates itself in the market via its “dedicated approach” to entrepreneurialengineering education - a dedicated curriculum, a dedicated space and a dedicated faculty.This dedicated model, as detailed in the sections below, has been designed as the foundation foreducating students with a variety of undergraduate backgrounds in engineering (includingmechanical, electrical and chemical), business (including finance, accounting and marketing), thenatural sciences (such as physics and biology) and

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Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

opportunity to teach the restof the class a little bit about their own focus while applying new knowledge from Digital World20/20.In the rest of the paper we will provide our approach for using both of these strategies in theclassroom. This paper is organized as follows; first, an overview of the related work is provided.In section III, the special challenges associated with teaching non-majors are described. Then,the proposed teaching method for non-majors is presented in section IV. Section V includesfeedback from students and we conclude with a summary of findings.2. Related WorkThe techniques of teaching engineering and technology to non-major students have been studiedfor a long time. The key techniques of teaching were all aimed to bring the

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Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

growing demand in this field4. While industrycertification programs are available5, they tend to emphasize memorization and repetition over adeeper cognitive framework or understanding. It can be quite challenging to prepare students forIT careers in this rapidly evolving field, or to integrate these offerings into a more traditionalundergraduate engineering curriculum. More hands-on experience is desirable, since studentsmust be prepared to deal with not only existing security threats but also new and increasinglycomplex exploits which emerge more frequently each year. However, students require a secure,isolated environment in which to practice their security skills without risking damage to thecampus data centers or servers on the Internet

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

reasonable endeavor to promoteentrepreneurially minded learning. The learning of customer need, market dynamics, andsocietal trends perhaps can be emphasized in the general education courses within a pre-engineering curriculum. Encouraging students to join Student Cultural Club activity can helpthem to learn to communicate to non-technical individuals. A typical physics class setting canprovide some guidance on web search when explaining a new physics discovery using webresources. Writing assignments such as “If Coulomb Law was discovered 50 years later than1785, what would the society be like today?” can help pre- engineering students to think aboutsocietal trends.Market dynamics awareness can be trained with some basic notions on web search and

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Russell Trafford; Linda Head

Universitythe material covered in the pre-lab. Grades varied from one 100% to a couple of students gettinga 33%, with the mode equal to 56%, as can be seen in Figure 2. Figure 1: Results of the Basic MATLAB Concepts quizSurprisingly, this was a much better outcome than a “head-first” approach into the world ofdiscrete number systems could have been; however the most often missed questions were thosespecific to the “flaws” MATLAB has. The questions relating to order of operations and the codewhich was assigned in the pre-lab seemed to receive the best reception, whereas ComputerScience/Engineering theory based questions were the least retained. The two main questionswhich needed further explanation were “What are the two main

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Garrett M. Clayton; Allen Tan; Jordan Ermilio; Aaron Wemhoff

on an engineering service learning trip towork at a remote elementary school and to explore potential engineering projects in the region.On that flight, we met one of GWHF’s senior EOD technicians, who invited us to tour theirresearch and development facility. During this trip, the team visited GWHF’s facilities, and theVU-GWHF collaboration was born. Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University3.1. Project OrganizationOne of the fundamental approaches that VESL employs when engaging in internationalhumanitarian initiatives is working with in-country partners who have the capacity to implementprojects. As a result, this project has been organized and planned with the full participation ofGWHF team

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Kevin Scoles

An Online, Problem-Based Course in Renewable Energy Kevin Scoles, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Drexel UniversityAn online version of an Introduction to Renewable Energy course has been developed andoffered over several quarters. The course is aimed at pre-junior and junior (3rd and 4th year)students at Drexel. Prerequisites are kept to a minimum to allow a broad audience, primarily inengineering and science. This course, and the author’s senior-level Solar Energy Engineeringcourse, are currently the only undergraduate online courses in the Department.The course is an overview of renewable energy sources, including wind, geothermal, solar(passive

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Thomas Ask

College of Technology anaffiliate of Pennsylvania State University, located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The surveyedstudents were enrolled in three undergraduate design related majors: industrial and human factorsdesign, computer aided product design (recently changed to engineering design technology) andHVAC design technology. These are identified after their curriculum designators as BID, BENand BHD respectively.Student traits can influence results. While organizing student traits by major can nurturestereotypes, the study’s findings differ sufficiently by degree program that some sort ofcharacterization is helpful. Industrial and human factors is an art-based design program,computer aided product design is an engineering based program with

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

Technical Virtual Lab17 Network Security VMWare None None Yes Design The Computer Science Technical Open None None Yes Collaboratory18 and Engineering Design SourceSpring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityIn addition to their technological and financial advantages, VCLs also promise new opportunitiesfor enhancing student learning through collaborative and inquiry-based approaches. Since VCLsdo not require physical network connections, it is easier to create network topologies in VCLs

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Linda Laird; Ye Yang

. 2010. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 5. Malcom-Piqueux, L. and S. M. Malcom (Accepted). “African American Women and Men into Engineering: Are Some Pathways Smoother than Others?” In J. Slaughter, Y. Tao, and W. Pearson (Ed.s). Changing the face of engineering: The African American experience. Under contract with Johns Hopkins University Press. 6. National Science Board. 2014. Science and Engineering Indicators 2014. Arlington VA: National Science Foundation (NSB 14-01) 7. Glassdoor website: http://www.glassdoor.com/Job/new-york-city-software-engineer-jobs- SRCH_IL.0,13_IM615_KO14,31.htm 8

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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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Ralph C. Tillinghast; Amelia W. Wright; Leslie A. Stevens

. Reading and writing are literacieswhich require a new set of strategies when approached online. 19 For example, when applyingreading strategies to digital text, properties such as cognitive flexibility are a new necessity. Thisidea refers to the understanding that a “reader’s process of comprehending text is fluidlychangeable,” a skill needed when switching from one hyperlink to another.20 The tools a digitalreader and writer needs to succeed academically are far different than those of a textbook readerand pen and paper writer. This adds to the complexity of the MOOCs delivery methods.However, the ability for MOOCs to use multimedia to present material, along with theadvancement and availability in Text to Speech software, may mitigate some of

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Kenneth E. Dudeck; Joseph A. Ranalli

ABET Accreditation Model for a Multi-Option General Engineering Program at Multiple Locations By Kenneth E. Dudeck, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Penn State University, Hazleton,Joseph A. Ranalli, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, Hazleton.AbstractThe first graduates of a new BS General Engineering program received their degrees inspring 2014. The General Engineering program is offered at three separate campuslocations within The Pennsylvania State University, each with a unique focused option.The program, detailed in previous work, consists of

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William E Kelly

 current form would require by the fall of 2016 that  civil engineering programs are preparing graduates for two new requirements : (1)  include principles of sustainability in design and (2) to analyze issues in professional ethics.  These outcomes come from the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK2)  and the ASCE Committee on Sustainability is looking at how best to support programs to meet these new program criteria and in a broader way support achievement  11​of the ASCE  Body of Knowledge (BOK2).​   The sense of the subcommittee is that ideally sustainability should be infused throughout a program ­ the ideal approach for ethics as well.    Civil engineering programs would benefit by studying the

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Shawn Gross

overview of this curriculumrestructuring process is provided by Glynn et al., 20071 and Wadzuk et al., 20082. Wadzuk et al.,20093 provides a description of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) approach used to identify the keyconcepts to be included in the three new courses. Table 1 – Old and new mechanics curricula in CEE at Villanova University Old Mechanics Curriculum New Mechanics Curriculum Credit Semester in Credit Semester in Course Course Hours Curriculum Hours Curriculum

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Ellyn A. Lester; Linda M. Thomas

excellence in 1) theprovision of engineering services as a business, or 2) in the “engineering” of one’s own career asan engineer.At our institution, the vast majority of Masters students in Construction Management (CM) enterwith Civil Engineering bachelors. Others are extending their undergraduate coursework to earnthe CM Masters degree. Our curriculum focuses on development of well-rounded graduates withnot only discipline-specific skills and knowledge, but soft skills that will fuel future success.Towards that end, the pilot course takes a two-pronged approach: 1) improve the value ofgraduates to their firms, and 2) improve the ability of graduates to manage their own careers.Both of these objectives are contextualized within the cyclical nature

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Sridhar Santhanam

Inverting Mechanics of Solids: Lessons Learned Sridhar Santhanam Professor, Mechanical Engineering Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085Abstract: The Mechanics core curriculum in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University iscomprised of three courses: Statics, Mechanics of Solids, and Solid Mechanics and Design I.Mechanics of Solids, a required class for ME sophomores, has always been taught in theconventional lecture format in the past. A significant change in content delivery format wasinstituted in the spring of 2014. A blended approach combining in-class instruction and

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Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

 engineering senior  design projects already had industry sponsorship, and a significant number of Bucknell alumni  had also gone on to found businesses, such as Home Depot, Lending Tree, StellaService,  Kiva.org, Quidsi, The Pit, Y­Combinator, and Integra Life Sciences.      Strategic Planning and Innovation Working Group  Two key events marked a more intentional approach to building an ecosystem. The first was a  one­day summer retreat in 2010. At this meeting, co­led by an internal and an external  facilitator, a first draft of the image in Figure 1 was created as a way to graphically represent  the current status of the ecosystem. Video clips of the meeting can be found at

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

used to compare the means over the gradestanding. The ANOVA showed that the class standing was a statistically significant factor forteamwork attitudes with p-value=0.002 and for perceived benefits with p-value=0.006 in Figure4. The increase in teamwork attitudes and perceived benefits is a promising indicator forengineering students. A main cause of this increase may be explained by the rigor and scope ofthe team projects that students are involved within the last two years of engineering programs.At this particular university setting, the first year engineering curriculum features engineeringdesign learning facilitated through a series of team-based projects supplemented by briefguidance on teamwork. During their second year, students focus

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Jacob J. Elmer; Noelle Comolli

problems. As might be expected,PBL helps students learn how to apply concepts from class1 and helps them recall those skillsafter the end of the semester.2 Since most PBL assignments require students to work in groups, Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universitythis approach can also significantly improve communication and teamwork skills.3 It is alsointeresting to note that PBL can increase student recruitment and overall retention rates whenapplied throughout an engineering curriculum.4,5 This phenomenon may be attributed to the realworld context that PBL provides to students. This context helps students to see exactly how coreconcepts are applied in the real world and helps to convince them that