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in physics, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 40, p. 792.3. Chou, C. (1998) The effectiveness of using multimedia computer simulations coupled with social constructivist pedagogy in a college introductory physics classroom, Doctoral dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia Univ., New York.4. Richmond, B., Peterson, S. & Vescuso, P. (1987) An Academic User's Guide to STELLA. High Performance Systems, Inc.: Hanover, NH. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 1085. Geban, O., Askar, P., & Ozkan, I. (1992) Effects of

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Pradip Peter Dey; Thomas M. Gatton; Mohammad N. Amin; Mudasser F. Wyne; Gordon W. Romney; Alireza Farahani; Arun Datta; Hassan Badkoobehi; Ralph Belcher; Ogun Tigli; Albert P. Cruz

197 Agile Problem Driven Teaching in Engineering, Science and Technology Pradip Peter Dey1, Thomas M. Gatton1, Mohammad N. Amin1, Mudasser F. Wyne1, Gordon W. Romney1, Alireza Farahani1, Arun Datta2, Hassan Badkoobehi1, Ralph Belcher1, Ogun Tigli1 and Albert P. Cruz1 1 National University, 3678 Aero Court, San Diego, CA 92123, U.S.A. 2 National University Community Research Institute, 11255 North Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA 92037ABSTRACT:In problem driven teaching, all major teaching activities are driven by a problem or a set ofproblems. Some

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industry toward using Agile (“ease of movement”) techniques in programming andproject development has motivated the faculty at the National University (NU) School of Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 482Engineering and Technology (SOET) to introduce agility into pedagogy. Agile Problem DrivenTeaching (Dey et.al., 2009) as used in teaching IT is described in this paper.1.1 The IT Industry Evolution Toward AgilityIt has been fascinating to watch the evolution of IT project management (PM) from the rigidstructure of the 60’s through the early 90’s to the triple

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;courseID=ENGR102[2] M. Cyr, V. Miragila, T. Nocera, C. Rogers, A Low-Cost, Innovative Methodology for Teaching Engineering Through Experimentation. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(2), 167-171, (1997) Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 400[3] P. Brown, (2008) ENG 102 Lego Robots. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from ENG 102 Lego Robots. Web Site: http://picasaweb.google.com/uaeng.petebrown/ENG102LegoRobots#[4] Seymour, E. Guest Comment: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. American Journal of Physics, 63(3), 199-202, (1995)[5

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Bruno Osorno

professor of electrical and computer engineering at California State University Northridge. Hehas been teaching Electrical Engineering for over 25 years and his areas of interest are Electrical Power Systems andEnergy. Currently He is in charge of the Electrical Power Systems program at CSUN. Electrical protection,electrical power systems simulations and applications and computer simulations of power electronics are currenttopics of research. He has published more than 20 technical papers. He has consulted for NASA-JPL, DWP andSCE. Also, he has over 8 years of professional experience in the area of industrial power systems with a globalcorporation. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional

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422 Laboratory Projects Introduced in Teaching Manufacturing Processes Course Jiancheng Liu, Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211-0197 jliu@pacific.eduIntroductionMechanical engineering students should graduate with strong practical and interpersonal skills (1,2) . Manufacturing Processes is a fundamental mechanical engineering course

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51 Photonics Research and Education at California Polytechnic State University Xiaomin Jin, Dennis Derickson, Simeon Trieu, and Samuel O. Agbo Electrical Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 AbstractCalifornia Polytechnic State University is a major undergraduate teaching institute. We have avery active photonic teaching and research program in the Electrical Engineering (EE)department. In the recent years, the photonics group went

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helpful comments on the manuscript including the idea presented inproject# 3.References1. Freier, G., “The Use of Demonstrations in Physics Teaching,” The Physics Teacher, pp. 384-386, 19812. Pinkston, E. R., “The Use of Demonstrations in Teaching Introductory Physics,” The Physics Teacher, pp. 387-388, 19813. Hilton, W. A., “Demonstrations as an Aid in the Teaching of Physics,” The Physics Teacher, pp. 389- 390, 19814. Gross, J. L., “Seeing Is Believing: Classroom Demonstrations as Scientific Inquiry,” Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 3-6, 20025. Estes, A., “Shock and Awe in the Civil Engineering Classroom,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, pp. 1-5, January 20056. Schaaf

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.     Figure 12. The fire-fighter team. Boe-BotB moves to     Figure 13. Boe-BotA and Boe-BotB put out fire after receiving signal from Boe-Bot ASome of the programming challenges included: (i) interference from the receiver which gavefalse directions, and (ii) complexity of code that made the Basic Stamp run out of ElectricallyErasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM). The number of variables had to be Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 159reduced and the smallest size possible had to be used for the variables in order to make optimaluse

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410OBJECTIVESThe objectives of this research are to: • synthesize the knowledge of utilizing waste tires in civil engineering applications • develop effective teaching materials to educate university students about utilizing waste tire products in civil engineering • promote sustainability by using waste tires in civil engineering applications through university educationThe goal of this paper is to summarize the curricula of civil engineering applications of waste tireproducts and to make faculty aware of the existence of the course materials and resourcesdeveloped on this project.APPROACH AND PROPOSED CURRICULAUtilizing waste tires in civil engineering applications is a multi-disciplinary and complex subject.No single class

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pedagogical research,Dr Self is actively involved in aerospace physiology and biomechanics research. He has worked extensively toinvolve undergraduates in his research, taking students to present at national and international conferences. Byinvolving students in solving ill-defined projects and problems that don’t have a “correct answer”, Dr Self hopes tofurther advance their intellectual curiosity and problem solving skills.James Widmann, California Polytechnic State UniversityJim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, SanLuis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and designcourses. He conducts research in the areas of design

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Frederick Harris; Gordon Lee; Stuart H. Rubin; T. C. Ting; Billy Gaston; Gongzhu Hu

small businesses. Small businesses are positioned to create cost effectivesolutions, more innovation, and more enhanced/focused solutions. There is funding specificallyset aside for small business and university research teaming.    Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 310(4) Lobby to prevent government intervention without understanding.(5) Much more research in security and confidentiality areas need to be emphasized.(6) Standards and compatibility for the massively connected computational and

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were notexposed to the necessary prerequisite science knowledge in high school. The problem isaugmented by the general lack of a refined pedagogical approach to science teaching in highereducation as teaching is often centered on lecture style teacher-dominated approach. Thisapproach lessens as students advance towards core content, but is pervasive in introductorycourses for first year students. The same trend is true in engineering programs in highereducation; students do not experience emphasis on cooperative teamwork (a key pedagogicalapproach in engineering education) until they reach higher level courses. Coll and Eames12support key factors that positively influence the efficacy of learning in engineering students, theinfluence of social

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Jesa H. Kreiner; Peter W. Othmer; Timothy W. Lancey

of Orange County, CSUFDistinguished Alumni Service award and the CSU Bautzer University Advancement Award.PETER OTHMER, Ph.D., PE is a professor of mechanical engineering at California State University,Fullerton His Ph.D. is from University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Othmer teaches courses inthermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He has an active interest in improving the laboratoryexperience in the engineering curriculum. Dr. Othmer’s research interests are in energy conservation and insolar and other alternative energy sources.TIMOTHY LANCEY, Ph.D., PE is a professor of mechanical engineering at California State University,Fullerton. His Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California and his teaching and research

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further research is requiredto gain more insight before a concrete conclusion may be reached.References [1] Johnson, Bethany, Robert Siegler, Martha Alibali. "Developing Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Skill in Mathematics: An Interactive Process ." Journal of Educational Psychology 93(2001): 346-362. [2] Streveler, Ruth, Thomas Litzinger, Ronald Miller, Paul Steif. "Learning Conceptual Knowledge in the Engineering Sciences: Overview and Future Research Directions." Journal of Engineering education (2008): 279-294. [3] Hake, R. R. “Interactive-Engagement Versus Traditional Methods: A Six-Thousand-Student Survey of Mechanics Test Data for Introductory Physics Courses,” American Journal of Physics, 66(1998), pp. 64

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through the Technology for Teaching grant. Theauthor would also like to thank Darla Cooper, Michelle Barton, and Kathy Booth of the @ONEScholar Program, and Charles Iverson of Cañada College for invaluable input, discussions,comments, and suggestions.6. References1 Birk, J., & Foster, J. (1993). The importance of Lecture in General Chemistry Course Performance. Journal of Chemical Education, 70, 180-182.2 Meltzer, D. E., & K. Manivannan, K. (1996). Promoting Interactivity in Physics Lecture Classes. The Phys. Teacher, 34, 72-76.3 Felder, R.M., Felder, G. N. & Dietz, E. J. (1998). A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. V. Comparisons with Traditionally-Taught

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our program with approximately 30% of our graduates entering topten chemical engineering graduate programs, 100% student placement of graduates almost everyyear, and a host of university-based, state, and national awards going to our students.IntroductionMost faculty appointments in the United States carry the expectation that there will be a balanceamong different work activities[1-4]. The typical assumed split on a time percentage basis is40% on research, 40% on teaching, and 20% on service, although those percentages vary inreality[5]. One way of meeting service obligations is for faculty to take on the task of advisingstudents in their disciplines[4, 6, 7]. Activities in the advising area provides service to manyconstituents, including to

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Vince Bertsch; John Krupczak; Kate Disney; Elsa Garmire; Tim Simpson

Department has taught Computer-Aided Design to campus-wide constituency for a decade [53]. Dartmouth College has had a requirement since 1992 thatevery student take a course in Technology and/or Applied Science. The majority of thesecourses are taught by engineering faculty, and some have enrolled as many as 150 students [54].simultaneously with these efforts by engineering departments to reach non-engineers, somecollege and university physics departments have altered their service course offerings for non-majors to emphasize technological topics. Examples include Dudley and Bold’s, “Top-DownPhysics” [55], and Watson’s “The Science Concepts behind High Technology” and “Silicon,Circuits, and the Digital Revolution” courses [56]. Bloomfield has

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- 28.3. Ju, W, L Neeley, L Leifer, “Design, Design & Design; An overview of Stanford's Center for Design Research, Position paper for Workshop on Exploring Design as a Research Activity,” CHI 2007, San Jose, California.4. Simon, HA, Models of Man: Social and Rational. New York: Wiley. 1957.5. Mabogunje, A, Measuring Mechanical Design Process Performance: A Question Based Approach, Doctoral Dissertation, Stanford University, 1997.6. Lande, M and L Leifer. “Design Steps of Engineering Students Learning to Be Designers”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, June 14-17, 2009. (in submission)7. Stefik, M, and B Stefik, Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation: MIT Press, 2004.8

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Arun K. Datta; Jacqueline Caesar; Daphne Rainey; Stephen Cammer; Julie Schuman; Oswald Crasta

teach students from diverse disciplines someessential concepts on computer technology in the context of applying cyberinfrastructure. Thesecourses developed for K13 & K14 levels will be offered in an innovative classroom setting forhands-on experimental learning with a focus on solving scientific problems as a team. Thesecourses will also be deployed for online learning in a virtual classroom. The effectiveness of suchan approach, introducing concepts from engineering education to the non-engineering students,will be assessed through formative and summative methods for further development anddissemination._____________________________________________________________________________*CIBRED is funded by NSF award OCI-0753375 to O

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, wherein he secured grants in physics-based virtual reality. He is now a tenured associate professor at SanDiego State University, revisiting and researching human bone remodeling algorithms and muscle models usingadvanced tools of the cyberinfrastructure. He has created a curriculum in which students learn mechanics not byusing commercial simulation software, but by creating their own. His interests include opera, sociology, andphilosophy. He is currently enjoying teaching his two young children how to ride bicycles. FUNDING AND SUPPORT (This work was supported by two grants.)Multi-Phase MechanicsAgency: NSFAmount: $124,550Duration: 11/05—11/06 (plus one year no-cost

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Cyber-Infrastructure Education Recruitment, Retention, Advancement), while STEMstands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. EOT is the roadmap forpreparing the next generation of engineers and future scientists in the global knowledgeeconomy. This paper highlights the E in STEM referencing a Team Science approach topreparing the next generation of engineers, technicians, researchers, and future scientists.CIBRED and CIERRA are used here as a way to show how this collaborative, project-centric bioinformatics initiative can contribute to the development of an educationalpipeline to prepare in/out-of-school youth with 21st century workforce skills and fosterinnovation and interdisciplinary practice. The product and the processes are

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172 Redevelopment of a Systems Engineering Course into Blended (Hybrid) Mode Kurt Colvin College of Engineering Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoAbstractResearch in the area of teaching methods supports the use of an appropriately designed blendedmode to supplement a traditional lecture format. A blended or hybrid course, by definition,reduces face-to-face (f2f) "seat time" so that students may pursue additional teaching andlearning activities outside of class

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. Fig. 9. Rating scheme.AcknowledgementThis work was supported in part by the CONACYT under Grant No. 91013.References1.T. C. Hutchinson, F. Kuester, „ Hardware Architecture for a Visualization Classroom: VizClass, 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput appl Eng Educ 12:232-241.2. Fuller D.A. and Moreno A.F. (2004). Experimenting With a Computer-Mediated Collaborative Interaction Model to Support Engineering Courses, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 12 (3), 175-187.3. Li, S. G. and Lie, Q.(2004). Interactive Groundwater (IGW): An Innovative Digital Laboratory for Groundwater Education and Research, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 11 (4), 179-203.4. Fu, T.T. (2003). Applications of Computer Simulation in

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include being a founding member and officer in the Central Texas Electronics Association; past chairman of IBM’s Materials Shared University Research Committee; Ph.D. Recruiting Coordinator for IBM’s Systems Technology Division; and executive sponsor for 3M division’s student programs. He has published and presented widely in areas of surface science, electronic materials and processes, project management, and industry/university relations. He holds 4 patents and has received awards for excellence in technical innovation (IBM), technical authorship (IBM), teaching (University of Colorado), and scholarship (National Science Foundation). Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional

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application and communication skills has been very successful inpreparing Embry-Riddle students for real world employment as evidenced by alumni comments.Senior students also enjoy being placed in a hands-on environment which allows verification ofthe theoretical learning they have been exposed to during their previous courses.IntroductionThis paper recounts a change in the senior capstone design curriculum at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University (ERAU)/Prescott campus that involves the introduction of verificationof analytical predictions via testing of physical models and a team-teaching effort between theDepartment of Aeronautical Engineering (AE) and the Department of Humanities/Communities(HU/COM). These changes address perceived gaps in student

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manylocations (Stevenson & Romney, 2008). Three-factor authentication is used in data centers, highrisk financial operations, certification authorities and special research facilities in industry anduniversity research. In these instances, PKI and biometrics are frequently the selectedtechnologies with a characteristically much higher operational overhead.1.5 Agile Problem Driven Teaching UtilizedIn keeping with the Agile Problem Driven Teaching (APDT) pedagogy employed in the NationalUniversity (NU) School of Engineering and Technology (SOET) described by Dey (Dey et.al.,2009), and, specifically, the BS IT Management (ITM) program (Romney, 2009), the search forimproved authentication for smaller enterprises and select university settings was

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project with instrumentation, students will be able to quantify the dynamics ofthe physical experiment, and compare these results to their calculated predictions. This kind ofself assessment allows students to connect their solution to the outside world, instead of justchecking answers. We hope that this instrumentation will further motivate students in the yearsto come. Fire away. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 290AcknowledgementsThis work was funded by the NSF CCLI Grant #070607: Collaborative Research: ImprovingEngineering Students’ Learning Strategies

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the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 170List of References 1. Adams, R., Zhang, J., and Burbank, K. (2007). Graduate / Undergraduate teaming of ECET students for applied research via senior projects. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Conference, 2357. 2. Andermach, T., Saunders-Smit, G. (2006). The use of teaching assistants in project based learning at aerospace engineering. Proceedings from the 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, S3D-11. 3. Crosby, K., Ibekwe, S., Li, G., Pang, S., and Lian, K. (2007).Tiered mentoring in a cross

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Hendersen, et al.,used a focal problem from physics to investigate faculty perceptions of teaching and learningproblem solving where the problem would require an average student to use exploratory decisionmaking as opposed to an algorithmic or "plug and chug" approach. A significant number offaculty viewed their role as a knowledge transmitter and not a problem solving enabler.Much of the material in prerequisite courses prior to the beginning of core engineering courses isoriented towards factual recall. It is on these foundations that the engineering problem solvingskills will be built. Ausubel's theory of assimilation3 points out that linking to prior knowledge isa key to building long lasting and useful skills. In essence, knowledge must be