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Andrew Siefert; Jonathan Hoy; Keith Christman; Kevin R. Anderson

SUBMITTED TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION PACIFIC SOUTHWEST SECTION CONFERENCE UCR, APRIL 18-20, 2013 Using Arduino Microcontroller Based Robot Projects to Teach Mechatronics in a Hands-On Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Andrew Siefert, Jonathan Hoy, Keith Christman, Dr. Kevin R. Anderson, P.E. California State Polytechnic University at Pomona Mechanical Engineering Department Mechatronics and Robotics Laboratory

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Jin-Lee Kim

Framework for Sustainability Practices in Construction Education Curriculum using BIM Jin-Lee Kim, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP BD+C Department of Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840 - U.S.A Email: jinlee.kim@csulb.eduAbstractThis paper presents a framework to develop a unique and innovative virtual approach in order todeliver sustainability practices using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology forundergraduate students and implement it as a new hands-on laboratory- and project-based coursein the

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R. Radharamanan

Project-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Engineering R. Radharamanan Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207AbstractThis paper highlights project-based innovation and entrepreneurship education activitiesdeveloped and implemented at Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE). MUSEpromotes entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students through curriculum development,extracurricular activities, and involvement of students in the entrepreneurship program. It hasdeveloped and implemented a course sequence to integrate elements of entrepreneurship inengineering courses; develop an entrepreneurial mindset in

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Milica Markovic

details of pedagogical and instructional approach, challenges and waysto overcome them are discussed. All Matlab codes, ADS and Momentum files and laboratories canbe downloaded from author's web site24. In the last section analysis of the effectiveness of studentlearning before and after using the industry level CAD tools is presented.Visualization of fields and wavesVisualization of static electric and magnetic fields presents significant challenge for studentsbecause integration of vector calculus, electromagnetic theory and computer programming requiremetacongitive skills. In the recent past, several instructors reported active use of Matlab,Mathematica and Maple in electromagnetics classroom lectures. Belu3 et. al. have developed 12electronic

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Tammy Yut-Ling Chan; Gustavo Borel Menezes

Active Learning in Computer-Aided Engineering Courses (WIP) Tammy Yut-Ling Chan, Gustavo Borel Menezes Mechanical Engineering Department/Civil Engineering Department California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)AbstractThe field of numerical methods in engineering is broad with many established concepts, yet isstill an area of active research. With the short 10 weeks in the quarter to teach this material toundergraduate students, the instructor is faced with issues such as the number of topics, depth ofcoverage, and how to effectively teach this large amount of material. Herein, the instructors usedactive learning and project-based

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Frank G. Jacobitz; Thomas F. Schubert

midterm exam (3 hours, 4 problems, 30% of the total grade), thefinal project (3 different computational assignments in groups of 4 or 5 students, 30% of the totalgrade), and an international component (3 reflections papers, 10% of the total grade).Group activities had technical and cultural components. A trip to the InternationalThermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache was mainly technical in nature and itwas accompanied by lectures on plasma physics and nuclear fusion by researchers at the hostinstitution. A weekend trip to Paris included a visit to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, whichdisplays many scientific instruments and inventions.Cultural activities included visiting a variety of local attractions (Chateaux d’If, Vieux Port

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Raman Unnikrishnan; Victor H. Delgado; Hye Sun Moon; Edward Sullivan

make up 38% and31% of the population respectively. Projections show that Hispanic students will represent 20%of U.S. high school seniors by 2013, yet they make up only 13% of community collegegraduates, 10% of university graduates, and 6% of STEM graduates (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012;U.S. Department of Education, 2010c; U.S. Department of Education, 2010d; Taningco et al.,2008). Similarly, low-income students are also seriously underrepresented in higher educationand, by extension, STEM majors. For every 100 low-income students who make it to high Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education