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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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

computer laboratory (CVCLAB) which hosts a collection of virtual machines on which students can test their skills without affecting physical computers in Penn State’s physical network. Students are granted full administrative privileges on the virtual machines and can perform high risk operations that are not usually allowed on the campus computers and networks. In the last three years, we have investigated the utilization of virtual machines for teaching information security skills in both group and individual settings. In this paper, we discuss the impact of collaborative activities performed in the CVCLAB on student learning based on our empirical studies. We conducted a series of experiments in

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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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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Doug Kim

. Rappaport (2002) Wireless Communications - Principles and Practice. Prentice Hall2.  Cisco Systems (2012) Challenges of unlicensed Wi-Fi deployments: A practical guides tocable operators. Cisco Systems3.  Carr, J.; Frank B. (2007) Active learning using guided projects in an upper year ECE course.Presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference4.  Border, D. (2012) Developing and designing undergraduate laboratory wireless sensornetwork. Presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference5.  Crilly, B (2013). A novel approach to teaching an undergraduate electromagnetics, antennaand propagation course. Presented at 2013 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Russell Trafford; Linda Head

Teaching Fundamental Concepts of Engineering and Cryptography to a Multidisciplinary Freshman Engineering Class using Flipped Classroom Ideology and Incorporating Smart Devices in the Classroom. Russell Trafford and Linda Head Rowan University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering traffo17@students.rowan.edu head@rowan.eduAt Rowan University, undergraduate engineering students from all available disciplines(Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical)take part in an 8 semester long sequence of “Clinic” classes. These classes are

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shawn Gross

variability associated with stability calculations ascompared to tensile material strength. The numerical values used in the exercise lead students tothe “correct” results when the joist is tested in the laboratory. The values also allow for differentrespective members to have the highest design stress ratios and failure stress ratios; the memberthat controls the design based on allowable stresses is not the member that is predicted toactually fail first.After all of the calculation steps are completed, the entire class takes the 15-minute walk acrosscampus to the Structural Engineering Teaching and Research Laboratory, SETRL. Prior totesting, the instructors introduce the students to the testing frame, hydraulic loading equipment,instrumentation

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Nisha Kondrath; Mark A. Jupina

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. This flipped-lab approach would (1) provide opportunities for faculty to challenge the students to perform more complex electronic circuit designs and (2) foster more productive and student-centered peer-to-peer interactions. This paper discusses the implementation of the pedagogy with examples of specific projects, faculty experiences and challenges, and student feedback with the new approach.I. Introduction Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” In addition to the proficiency in the technical knowledge, it is important for the students to also become erudite self-learners and effective team players. To

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

The Neglected Art of Sourcing in Engineering Education Alex Antunes, Angela Walters & Amanda Raab, Capitol Technology UniversityWe present methods for teaching schedule and cost delays in engineering projects as experientialteam learning within a classroom, without incurring unscripted schedule or cost delay to thecourse. Matching design and schematic specifications to a single vendor solution is a necessarybut rarely taught step in engineering. Engineers need parts, but most courses magically provideeither kits, chosen parts, or single-sourced components to speed student focus on the coreengineering topics. Sourcing of parts, however, involves real world process- and people-relatedissues that can add schedule and

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Wenli Guo; Weier Ye

to learning4.Description of the ActivitiesPH 101 Principles of Physics is a general education introductory physics course focusing onconcepts with minimum math requirements for non-science majors. This course has three 50-minute lectures and one 1 hr 50 minute long laboratory per week. This is a co-teaching researchproject involving inter-disciplinary collaborations. Co-teachers, Dr. Guo from the Department ofPhysics and Dr. Ye from the Department of Academic Literacy, are peers having equivalentteaching qualifications and thus can truly be partners in the instructional effort. To ensure thatinstructional strategies engage all students in ways that are not possible when only one teacher ispresent, throughout the semester, Dr. Guo and Ye

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Eric Musselman P.E.; Shawn Gross

Villanova University. Quizzes have been incorporated into the course in a varietyof formats, and the students’ and instructors’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the quizzes andthe course as a whole will be presented.Evolution of Structural Design Courses at Villanova UniversityPrior to 2014, students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) degrees atVillanova University were required to take a three-credit course CEE 3412: Structural Designand a separate one-credit laboratory course CEE 3912: Structural Engineering Lab. Thesecourses were typically taken during the second semester of the junior year and addressed thebehavior, analysis, and design of both structural steel and reinforced concrete members. Arequired course CEE 3401

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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

attitudevariations, which bear similarity to grade histogram. Examples of student entrepreneurialphysics based projects in space weather forecast, mobile-Health, solar energy in terms ofenhancing Entrepreneurially Minded Learning are discussed.I. IntroductionThe Kern Family Foundation has initiated a university network called Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN) to promote the idea of entrepreneurship learning. Multiple grantshave been awarded to curriculums across the country to teach the engineering students aboutEntrepreneurially Minded Learning and assess the learning outcomes. The contrast of Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityentrepreneurially versus tradition engineering has been

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

in their C21 skills. Observations and rubrics used by customers from thethree museums, instructor and teaching assistants have also shown improvements in students’C21 skills. Activities such as communicating and collaborating with customers with limitedengineering knowledge and refining design decisions based on feedback and performance, aresimilar to how engineers work in the industry. Incorporating such style in engineering pedagogycan help better prepare students for the workforce.IntroductionSeveral national reports have drawn attention to the need for qualified science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates for the advancement of innovation inSTEM.1,2,3,4,5 The need is not only to increase the number of STEM graduates

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kevin Scoles

to continue their academicconnection to the university. A problem-based learning approach has been maintained in eachoffering style. The primary textbook for the course has been Alternative Energy Systems andApplications by Hodge1 (though this will change for the 2015-16 academic year), with web- Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityaccessible supplements2-3. The author’s department offered teaching release time to develop theoriginal offering of the online course. The department also assigns one to two graduate teachingassistants to do grading and help interact with students in discussion areas, depending on courseenrollment.The academic plan for the course is illustrated in Table 1. The

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Paul B. Crilly; Richard Hartnett

Navigation course where phased arrays areused to localize signals, indicates that students who did this experiment had better intuition and solidunderstanding about this subject than those who simply did simulations. It was especially gratifying toobserve their reactions when the perceived sound volume went from loud to almost complete silence withonly inches of movement. Thus we transformed an abstract set of equations into a sensory experience.While the 8-element array provides further confidence that the theory matched the experiment results, itwas much easier to perform the experiment using the 4-element array. This experiment will be integrated into the laboratory portion of the antennas course at the U.S. CoastGuard Academy where additional

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

 (social, economic, aesthetic, intellectual, etc.) to the classroom, campus and world”. The group ​ secured funding from the president of Bucknell and appointed two faculty as Fellows to help coordinate efforts to fund projects and people who are enhancing the innovation ecosystem, most often by engaging in a high­risk, high­reward project and/or one that will engage a diverse group of faculty, staff and students. To date, the group has funded 46 projects, many of which can be found on the group’s blog at www.bucknellinnovationgroup.blogs.bucknell.edu/​ .   The University has long had fabrication facilities in the form of an Art Barn, a Product Development Laboratory and a Craft Center. But with a few exceptions over the years, these

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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

patient, to regain the use of their affectedhand. In 2010, a similar effort between these two universities described the development of apassive, spring-assisted appliance was used for rehabilitation and exercise. It also serves as anassistive device for daily use, permitting people with hand-extension disabilities [1,2] to regainpartial use of their affected limb. Qualified patients must have retained free arm movement,retain their grip but typically have no ability to re-open their affected hand. This paper describeshow each university was able to perform the needed laboratory work to harness a microprocessorto control the active HOAD appliance. This particular patented assistive appliance incorporatesshape-memory alloys (SMA) to open the hand