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Nicole Colston; Tyler Ley P.E.; Julie Thomas

understanding of relatedscience concepts"(pg. 1). The E2 curriculum uses real-world examples to make specificconnections between scientific inquiry, mathematical reasoning, and engineering practices(Katehi, Pearson, & Feder, 2009).Design, Methods, and MeasuresFormative evaluation of educational curriculum using electronic technologies should includeassessments of feasibility, effectiveness, and value that can inform curriculum development andrevision. Our pilot study included two types of formative evaluation to inform the developmentof the E2 curriculum (Flagg, 2013). First, pre-production formative evaluation includedgathering target audience feedback prior to video production. 5th grade students at a localelementary school participated in

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Rajeev Nair; Yimesker Yihun; Muhammad Rahman

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference A Project-based Learning-Centered Assessment Stream to Maximize Learning in Mechanical Engineering Design Courses Rajeev Nair, Yimesker Yihun and Muhammad RahmanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, USAAbstract: There is a critical need to bridge the gap that exists currently in machine design andrelated courses in Mechanical Engineering where there is an urgent need to correlate thetheoretical knowledge learned in the course to challenging real-world applications that will helpwith knowledge sustainability. Towards this purpose, a project-based learning-centeredassessment stream (PBLCAS

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt

, interesting problems for students to learn to deal with real-life challenges.This paper details a course project assignment used for the past three years in the OklahomaState University junior level course CHE 3123 Chemical Reaction Engineering that aims to fillthe gap in realistic case studies while not being overly burdensome to faculty to create newdetailed problem statements each year for course projects. The goals of the assignment are (1) togive the students more experience with real world problems beyond the scope of those typicallyincluded in undergraduate textbooks, (2) to connect major concepts from the course, and (3) toprovide students with opportunities to explore industrial applications in areas of interest to them:e.g., traditional

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Charles Baukal

not be the only approach used. Real-world problems rarelyhave a single correct answer. Multiple engineers solving the same problem will often come upwith different solutions. This may be because they used different data, made differentassumptions, incorporated different levels of creativity and innovation, or had differentpreferences and biases.More challenging problems often have less known information and require more assumptionsthan most textbook problems. It is these more difficult problems that engineering students havemuch less exposure to during the course of their studies. Based on personal experience, manyundergraduate engineering students assume they will be solving well-defined problems with asingle correct solution when they

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Mwarumba Mwavita; Ranji Vaidyanathan; Pankaj Sarin

academic institutions, fundamental understanding of the characteristics of asuccessful program is paramount. This study examines the impact of the summerOklahoma State University Material Science REU on a cohort of undergraduate students.Approach to Undergraduate ResearchA 9-week program was set up with the goal of introducing students all the steps startingfrom advanced manufacturing, materials processing, testing, characterization, examplesof entrepreneurial activities based on various materials technologies and finally, theconnection between what is learnt in the lab and its use in real-world applications. Inaddition, a series of interactive seminars and workshops on topics related to lab safety,handling chemicals, research best practices

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Yimesker Yihun; AmirHossein MajidiRad

Mechanical Engineers(ME 335) at a moderate sized research university in the Midwest U.S. ME students take this coursein their sophomore year. In spring 2017, students in this course have been given a couple ofintroductory lectures on modeling and simulation techniques using ADAMS software. Thissoftware is used in many industries for multi-body dynamics, crash and safety and othersimulations and is freely available for students. ADAMS based semester long projects weredesigned to accommodate ME 335 course contents and that outside of the students’ major(s) toinvolve real product operation cycles and to promote undergraduate research in engineering (URE)and self-directed learning readiness (SDLR). A dynamic rubric is also designed to empowerlearners to

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Nathan Hutchins; Kaveh Ashenayi

sweep are requiredfor analysis. Changing the parameters of voltage and resistance is recommended (and required forfull credit) which allows the students to see the real world effects of voltage and resistance oncurrent.Figure 3 shows the schematic output of LT Spice which is one solution of the required schematicdesign. This extremely simple design is very good because it uses, when described in writing, anumber of engineering vernacular which can be deceptive to beginning students. Figure 3: LT-Spice Schematic for PCB DesignUsing the hardware kit, the students are given some LEDs and resistor and tasked with replicating,on a small scale, their LT Spice designs in the lab. This is not the first lab exercise

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Kim Fowler; Don Gruenbacher

Sl Giving technical presentations 71 14 14 Teamwork 69 11 20 Preparing documentation 63 17 20Finally, we considered individual comments and suggestions written by the respondents. Hereare excerpts of some comments and suggestions to improve the course. • “Make the projects more ‘real world’ by having them given by actual companies.” • “. . . I did not like that the projects weren't real. It is hard to think about . . . design constraints when there is not a solid concept. . . partner with companies so that the end result is something tangible. . . I really hated this class when I was in it, but I now see why it is necessary. I hope you can

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stiffnesses at lap joints, stress concentrations when loaded, and to learn more about CFRP compositesand how they bond. By partaking in this research, real world experience was gained by taking part in the assembly of specimens used in the researchand it helped to gain a better understanding of stress and strain, which can now be applied to future studies.28. A Novel Approach to Liquid-Liquid Equilibria Predictions from Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Application to the Discovery of Desalination Solvents Prashanth Chandran and Jindal Shah (Oklahoma State University, USA)Conventionally, sea water desalination involves energy-intensive distillation or pressure driven membrane processes. Recent studies show that directionalsolvent extraction (DSE

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Nesreen Alsbou; Floyd Day; Daniel Oluebubechukwu

localization datapackets for the first 0.0110285 seconds of the simulation. Figure 2. NS3 simulation of a VANET with four cars and one RSU Table 2. NS3 Simulation output of the time and location of each Vehicle-to-Vehicle communicationThe simulation was designed such that all 4 cars would transmit localization data packets in equal intervalsof time, each node will also receive localization data packets. This allows for all nodes to know the locationof the other nodes in a given range at the same time. The next step in computer simulation was to simulateactual intersections from which the team could obtain real-world data to compare it to the simulations. Theteam chose two intersections located on the campus of the University of

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Suzanne Bilbeisi; John Phillips

three years, someinteresting differences have been revealed.‘The Vertical Construct’, or Tower project program (Bilbeisi 2014)As written in the problem statement issued to students: “Towers have been built in almost allcultures from time immemorial. What motivates us to build them? Perhaps it is innate within ourbeing that we feel compelled to climb higher to see the world from a different perspective, toescape the limits of the near-at-hand, to broaden our view of life. We want to experiencesomething… but what?” (Heinle, Erwin and Leonhardt 1989) This project encourages studentsto explore verticality in form and structural logic, while applying and building upon the basicdesign principles they have learned thus far in Studio I.The essence of

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Kenny Garner; Beth McMillan; Michael DeAngelis; Laura Ruhl; Andrew Wright

,off-campus, field intensive, hands-on summer course. Studentsapply what they have learned in the classroom to think criticallyand solve problems in three dimensions and at real world spatialscales. Research suggests that both cognitive (knowledge andskills) and affective (emotional and attitudinal) learning result fromthese experiences ([6], [7], [8]).Most field camps stay at university-owned field stations, inuniversity/college dormitories, or in other group lodgings.Technology and creature comforts can be integrated; however, thisalso adds significant costs to the course. The UA Little RockDepartment of Earth Sciences’ BS in Geology program was noexception. While a field camp course was required for majors, thefaculty did not teach this