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Charles Baukal

-analysis.” Learning and Instruction, Vol. 13, pp. 533-568.Felder, M. (2004). “Does active learning work? A review of the research.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 3, pp. 223-231.Field, B. and Ellert, D. (2010). “Project-based curriculum for thermal science courses.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June 2010, paper AC 2010-1804.Heitmann, G. (1996). “Project-oriented study and project-organized curricula: A brief review of intentions and solutions.” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 121-131.Hung, IP W., Choi, A. C. K., and Chan, J. S. F. (2003). “An integrated problem-based learning model for

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: An International Journal,2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527590110389501.4. R. Oliver, "Developing e-learning environments that support knowledge construction inhigher education", Proceedings of 2001 International We-B Conference, pp. pp. 407-16, 2001.http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5765&context=ecuworks.5. R. Melton, S. Yang and A. Becker-Gomez, "Engaging Computer Engineering Freshmenthrough a Voluntary Competitive Team Project with Mentoring", in 121st ASEE AnnualConference, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/32/papers/10501/download.Nathan HutchinsNathan Hutchins is a third-year Ph. D. Student at the University of Tulsa

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Team-Based Learning on short-term and long-term retention of factual knowledge." Medical teacher 38(3): 306-311. 7. Gilley, B. H. and B. Clarkston (2014). "Collaborative testing: Evidence of learning in a controlled in-class study of undergraduate students." Journal of College Science Teaching 43(3): 83-91. 8. Hall, M. L. and M. T. Stocks (1995). "Relationship between quantity of undergraduate science preparation and preclinical performance in medical school." Academic Medicine 70(3): 230-235. 9. Hill, B. C., C. Ruptic, L. Norwick and C.-b. Assessment (1998). "Christopher." Squier Experimental aspects of oral carcinogenesis: 492-501. 10. Jacobs, G. and T. H. Shan (2016). "Advancing learner autonomy in TEFL

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Nicolas Ali Libre; Jeff Jennings; Amy Skyles

A look at an active learning strategies for deeper understanding: a case study in Mechanics of Materials Nicolas Ali Libre a*, Jeffrey W. Jennings b, S. Amy Skyles b a Civil, Architectural and Environmental Eng. Dep., Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO b Educational Technology, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MOAbstractActive learning encompasses anything students might be called on to do in class besideswatching and listening to an instructor and taking notes (Felder & Brent, 2016). The purpose ofthis study was to incorporate active learning strategies into Mechanics of Materials, a

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Rajeev Nair; Yimesker Yihun; Muhammad Rahman

differentparts of the world. These students have different background and skills, however, these resourcesare not fully utilized. The students were briefed about semester-long projects and expectedoutcomes. Students were then trained to work on the same aspect of a learning problem at thesame time. For example, if the course schedule ‘shafts’ as the learning topic for that particulartime-period, homework, in-class exercises and exams will be assigned from the portion of theproject related to shaft. To guide students through the project, a rubric system developed byYihun (Yihun, Nair et al. 2016) was used. Through the project students learned to: (a) create thedesign envelop based on an industry-provided required document or statement, (b

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

Integrating Technology and Career Learning in Elementary Engineering Education: A Formative Curriculum Evaluation Nicole Colston1, Julie Thomas2, and Tyler Ley1 Oklahoma State University1 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln2 327 Willard Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078IntroductionThe Engineering is Everywhere (E2) curriculum includes a series of video lessons led by a civilengineer who explains how he uses science, mathematics, and economics to solve practicalproblems. The engineer-led video lessons (a) highlight elementary grade-level applications ofmathematics and science in the work of engineers and (b

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Abu Asaduzzaman; Farshad Mashhadi; Manira Rani

computing education research. pp. 119–126. [11] Kremer, J.F., Bringle, R.G. (1990). “The effects of an intensive research experience on the careers of talented undergraduates.” J Res Dev Educ 24, 1–5. [12] Laursen, S.L., Hunter, A.-B., Seymour, E., Thiry, H., Melton, G. (2010). “Undergraduate Research in the Sciences: Engaging Students in Real Science.” San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. [13] Lopatto, D. (2004). “Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): first findings.” Cell Biol Educ 3, 270–277.Proceedings of the 2017 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education [14] Parhami, B. (2009). “Motivating computer engineering freshmen through mathematical

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. Southern Region Education Board, www.sreb.org, September 2007. 3. A. Phelps, E. Camburn, and J. Durham. Engineering the Math Performance Gap. University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center on Education and Work. Research Brief, June 2009. 4. R.H. Tai. (2012). An Examination of Research Literature on PLTW. University of Virginia. Publication by PLTW. http://www.cew.wisc.edu/docs/resource_collections/CEW_PTLW_Brief_UWMadison.pdf 5. B. Wentz and C. Raebel, Evaluation of High School Pre-Engineering Curricula on Freshman Architectural Engineering Student Performance, AEI Conference, Milwaukee, WI, March 24-27, 2015. 6. R.J. Stanley and S. Baur, “Assessing the impact of Project Lead the Way high school Pre-engineering

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Tammy Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar Clausen

Developing a Model Departmental Safety Program Tammy M. Lutz-Rechtin and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractIn 2013, implementation and education required by OSHA for a Globally Harmonized System ofClassification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) created an opportunity to reset and establishnew methods for safety education. In response to GHS, the Chemical Engineering Department atthe University of Arkansas developed a safety program consisting of training and interactionwith departmental faculty, staff and students that has resulted in a true safety culture. The detailsof the

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Mwarumba Mwavita; Ranji Vaidyanathan; Pankaj Sarin

Evaluation of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Material Science EngineeringMwarumba Mwavita, Ph.D. Oklahoma State UniversityRanji Vaidyanathan, Ph.D., Oklahoma State UniversityPankaj Sarin, Ph.D., Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract:In the last decade, there has been a significant increase of undergraduate programs thatoffer research experiences in STEM related disciplines. They range from Biologicalsciences to all kinds of engineering fields. While a lot of resources have been putfacilitating these programs, research and evaluation of these programs is necessary.Specifically, evaluation of the program will provide pertinent knowledge on what aspectsof the program produce an impact, to what

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

Novel Collaboration between Engineering and Geosciences to Design a Green Power Station for Field Camp: A Case StudyAbstractOne of the Department of Systems Engineering’s capstone projects was to design a portablesustainable power generation unit to support the Department of Earth Sciences’ Geology FieldCamp. The team of electrical and mechanical engineering students worked with the faculty ofEarth Sciences to develop specifications. The design had to fit within the existing trailer withoutmajor modifications to the trailer. The final design housed the battery pack in a tongue-mountedbox on the trailer with water proof outlets to charge devices. Four solar panels were connectedthrough keyed connectors to the box to work

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Lionel Hewavitharana; Mahbub Ahmed; John Hauver; Joseph Lonigro; Allan Derrickson

Design, Construction, and Testing of a Prototype Test Unit for “Impact of a Jet” Experiment through Senior Design at Southern Arkansas University Lionel Hewavitharana, Mahbub Ahmed, John Hauver, Joseph Lonigro and Allan Derrickson Department of Engineering and Physics Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, AR 71753Abstract"Impact of a Jet” experiment is a commonly offered laboratory exercise in most undergraduateengineering programs. The equipment available in the market for this experiment can beexpensive despite the fact that no sophisticated technologies are involved

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Laura Ford

Adding Reflection and Oral Communication to a Design Project – Work in ProgressReflection-in-action was encouraged in a junior-level design project by providing a competitor'sdesign to teams. Students then compared their designs to the competitor's design in an oralpresentation. The competitor's design had calculations errors and a different, less expensiveprocess than most of the students chose to use. Interesting questions developed as studentscompared their designs to that of the competitor. Methods, transferability, pitfalls, and futurestudies are discussed in the paper.IntroductionA colleague [placeholder for blind review] and I have taught similar junior-level courses atdifferent universities for a

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Nesreen Alsbou; Floyd Day; Daniel Oluebubechukwu

Smart Vehicular Collison Avoidance/Collision Detection in a VANETs Environement using Wireless Sensor Network1. IntroductionOver the last decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become an increasingly growing subject ofconversation worldwide. Many experts believe that by the year 2020 there will be over 25 billion connecteddevices worldwide. The IoT provides developers with a constantly evolving, smart channel in which tointegrate sensor networks with internet technology. The growth is so large that other national standardsgroups, such as NIST are working non-stop with researchers to develop standards for this new technology.These standards are aimed at promoting the ease in which developers will be

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Virginia Charter P.E.

effect of experiential education using the Perry Model.” Journal of Engineering Education, 85(4), 287-292.Prados, J. W., Peterson, G. D., & Lattuca, L. R. (2005). “Quality Assurance of Engineering Education through Accreditation: The Impact of Engineering Criteria 2000 and Its Global Influence.” Journal of Engineering Education, 165-184.SALG. (2017). “About SALG.” (Jan 3,2017)Scholl, K., & Olsen, H. M. (2014). “Measuring student learning outcomes using the SALG instrument.” Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (1), 37-50.Volkwein, J. F., Lattuca, L. R., Harper, B. J., & Domingo, R. J. (2007). “Measuring the impact of professional accreditation on student experiences and

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Gopi K. Mandadi; Subeshan Balakrishnan; Eylem Asmatulu

.,precious metals, other metals and alloys, composites, ceramics and plastics) and removeimpurities and unsafe parts from the stream. Sampling and assaying are the necessary steps inorder to determine the compositions of recyclable materials in the e-waste stream and to ensurethat the optimum processing is used to recover those e-waste materials and devices.2. Experimental2.1 MaterialsGold carrying fingers collected from the circuit boards of the old computers to recover preciousmetals. Figure 2 shows the circuit boards, and gold plated connectors, components, pins andtransistors used in these studies. a) b)Figure 2: Images showing a) the collected gold plated connectors, components, pins andtransistors

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt

and at least one potential benefit for the company.  at least two reactions to be considered in the reaction system (2) –list all of the chemical species involved in the reactions and show the reactions in A, B, C, D, etc. notation. These need not be all of the reactions that occur in the real system. Note that a multi-step catalytic reaction mechanism with one overall rate law (e.g., Michaelis-Mention, Monod, or Langmuir-Hinshelwood) counts as one reaction.  information about the rate laws (2) – is a rate law known for a particular catalyst? Or will an expression from Ch. 9 or 10 of (Fogler 2011) be used for the rate law? Identify sources of data relevant to the rate laws for the system

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Yoonill Lee; Jean Jiang; Wangling Yu; Santiago Fuentes; Benjamin Brubaker; Jesse Godines

enough with our only big obstacle being the selectionof our power generator and creating the pulley set up. We decided to add both a data logger, forreal life data, and calculated data in order to compare the two data sets. Although our project didnot produce as much power as we had initially intended, it could produce a decent amount ofpower given the efficiency rating being calculated at 7.52%. Overall, the project taught us aboutmotor selection, power production, efficiency ratings, mechanical design, problem solving, andother skills. This project was also aligned with STEM education goal due to necessity of hand-onskill when we completed the windmill design.References[1] B. K. Hodge. (2010). Alternative Energy Systems and Application, Wiley

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Nathan M. Schneider; Mark Janzen; Eylem Asmatulu

notfound.). Outside of the reactor was contained fire bricks (Error! Reference source not found.)with a high-pressure propane burner (Error! Reference source not found.) placed directlyunderneath the tank. During the chemical reactions at high temperature, gas and liquid productswere immersed into a cold water container through a copper pipe to condense the liquidproducts. a) b) c)Figure 2: The images showing a) outside of assembled pyrolysis reactor, b) inside of the reactorwith a used propane tank, and c) high temperature burner. a) b) c)Figure 3: Images showing a) the LDPE plastic bag used in the pyrolysis process, b) vapor andinitial oil

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Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

toimplement a similar model.The aims of this project were to a) identify students' understanding of pedagogies of engagement,b) evaluate students' satisfaction with the implementation of active learning in the LEEP2classrooms and c) evaluate students' perception of active learning over time and with variouslevels of exposure.Figure 2. Active Learning Classroom Layouts. Photo credit TreanorArchitects.MethodologyThe University of Kansas Human Research Protection Program approved this study. The studyaimed to provide qualitative, unedited feedback from students based on a one-on-one interviewprocess. The interviewer asked students about their experiences with pedagogies of engagementand the active learning classrooms. The feedback and themes derived do

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Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

. (2010). “Buckling of Thin-walled Cylinders: Experimental and Numerical Investigation. The Boolean,University of College Cork, Ireland < http://publish.ucc.ie/boolean/2010/00/dePaor/11/en> (May 29, 2017).Hora, M. T., Ferrare, J., and Oleson, A. (2012). “Findings from Classroom Observations of 58 Math and ScienceFaculty,” Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceJohri, A., and Olds, B. (2011). “Situated Engineering Learning: Bridging Engineering Education Research and theLearning Sciences,” J. Eng. Ed., 100(1), 151–185.Kresta, S.M. (1998). “Hands-on

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Neville Tay; Xiu Jie Low; Vinay Patil; Eylem Asmatulu

changes of the 3D printedmaterials. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, OK) a) b)Figure 1: a) The schematic view of tensile test specimen based on ASTM D638 TYPE I, and b)MTS Criterion model 45 for tensile tests. All dimensions are in mm.3. Results and DiscussionFigure 2 shows the ultimate tensile stresses of the 3D printed PLA samples immersed into DIwater for 0, 5, 10, and 20 days. At 0, 5, 10 and 20 days of DI water immersions, average ultimatetensile stress values of the 3D printed PLA samples are 25.0

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Yimesker Yihun; AmirHossein MajidiRad

research based assessment method with the rubric helps students togenerate ideas, read high-level journal publications and adopt techniques to the analysis andconstruction of prototypes. There were 13 groups, each group has at least five members. Twosample students’ project are shown in Table 1.Table 1: Sample students project work from spring 2017 ME 335 course (a &b) Abstract Analysis Results Prototype and Test Results a The target of this venture is to investigate the effect of clearance in the joints and link flexiblelity in slider-crank mechanism of an automobile engine. To better understand the slider-crank mechanism, the mechanism is simulated and

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Muhammad Khan; Nansong Wu

Technology (ABET) has Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) whichhas laid out Student Learning Outcomes in General Criterion 3. Criterion 3 documents studentoutcome with respect to engineering modeling and design courses in outcomes 3(a), 3(b), 3(c),3(e) and 3(k)16. These outcomes state that:  (3a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.  (3b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data  (3c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs  (3e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 3

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Virginia Charter P.E.; Carisa Ramming; John Reck; Heather Yates

Programs,” Conference Proceedings,American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Columbus, OH.Paterson, K. 1999. “Student Perceptions of Internet-Based Learning Tools in EnvironmentalEducation,” Journal of Engineering Education, V.88, No. 3, pp.295-204.Pawley, A., C. Schimpf, and L. Nelson. (2016). "Gender in Engineering Education Research: AContent Analysis of Research in JEE, 1998–2012." Journal of Engineering Education 105(3):508-528.Ruutmann, T., & Kipper, H. 2013. “Rethinking effective teaching and learning for the design ofefficient curriculum for technical teachers.” International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, V.3N.1, pp. 44-51.Yoder, B. L. 2013. Engineering by the Numbers. http://www.asee.org/papers

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Nicolas Ali Libre

of of sub- time c Reference (min) a Semester Total Test group problems sections b (min) group Fall 2016 120 21 99 2406 322 642 7.5 Spring 2016 134 43 91 5682 567 1351 10 All semesters 254 64 190 8088 889 1993 8.7 a. The total time that students used the app for studying and solving problems b. Total number of

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content in the coated zeolite, the contact angle measurement demonstrated that the hydrophilicity of the membrane alsoincreased. When the Si/B ratio was 25, the zeolite-coated mesh showed super-hydrophilic and underwater super-oleophobic. The zeolite-coated meshshowed high chemical stability in an oil rejection rate, when the filtrations were repeated several times successively with the same membrane even underacidic, basic or hot water conditions. The thermal stability of the zeolite-coated mesh provided a simple method to reproduce the by simple re-calcination. The re-calcination has been proceeded for three times on the same membrane, which did not reduce the oil rejection performance. Theboron-introduced MFI-type zeolite-coated mesh can also

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Avdhesh Tyagi

this research; 1. All students from the three cultures, China, India, and the United States, are found to very smart and hardworking. 2. The male to female ratio of classes in the three cultures currently is 60:40 in China, 75:25 in India, and 85:15 in the United States. 3. The students from China, India, and the United States need to be careful in homework and exams. Academic Dishonesty and Academic Integrity are taken very seriously in American classrooms. These items are published in a class syllabus and advertised time to time in the class.References1 Song, S., “Personal Communication,” China, Jan 2017.2 Kumar, S., “Personal Communication,” India, Feb 2017.3 Gee, B., “Personal

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Norbert Delatte

significant ways. The number of outcomeswas expanded from 15 to 24, divided into three categories, Foundational, Technical, andProfessional. The BOK2 also mapped each outcome to a level of achievement based on Bloom’staxonomy. The levels of achievement, 1 through 6, are defined as Knowledge, Comprehension,Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.The BOK2 was intended to be fulfilled at the point of licensure as a Professional Engineer. Inagreement with the Raise the Bar initiative, this includes the bachelor’s degree (B), a master’sdegree or equivalent (M/30, defined as approximately 30 semester credit hours of acceptableupper level or graduate courses in technical or professional topics), and prelicensure experience(E). This is shown in

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inexperienced and maydisregard safety procedures or considerations out of haste, ignorance, or distraction. Students arestill trying to master technical detail and have limited exposure to what can go wrong, what canbreak, and how to assess the reliability of a design. Industry addresses the issue of new engineersby assigning senior engineer mentors, having careful design reviews, and developing anunambiguous culture of safety where all stakeholders are on the lookout for unsafe practices.Before we delve into a specific senior design case study, we want to outline a general frameworkfor incorporating safety into such a project: a. Define specific safety-related technical requirements for the project definition presented to the students; b