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David B. Lanning

Analysis of Aerospace Engineering Students Who Repeat Degree Requirements David B. Lanning Jr. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, ArizonaAbstractThis work investigates enrollment statistics, cumulative grade-point averages (GPA), and overallsuccess of a cohort of undergraduate aerospace engineering (AE) students who repeated requiredcourses during their academic studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Students retakecourses that they do not pass, or sometimes retake courses to improve upon their prior grade toraise their cumulative GPA. It has been informally observed that a number of students manageto persist in the degree program

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Mohammed Alani; Alaa Ayoob; Jino Raj Xavier; Sameeullah Sharief; Mohammad Amin; Marcos Turquetti; Pradip Peter Dey

Education 92 b) RF Conditions Checked at National University (quiet location) c) RF conditions at Qualcomm Stadium (noisy location) Figure- 4. Snapshots of Experimental ObservationsProceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 93Figures- 4 a, b & c show a set of snapshots of experimental data. Here a comparison study wasdone by using two frequency plots 1) National University (quiet

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BFigure I. One of the ‘winning’ bottle opener designs. A) 3D CAD image from the design intent document indicating various features, and B) the final CNC milled part.Research MethodsOur study consists of a one-phase analysis regarding students’ conceptions of the design andmanufacturing project. Students were asked at the end of the course to reflect on and respond totwo open-ended questions regarding their conceptions of learning design and manufacturing: 1. Describe what you learned about design and manufacturing as a result of working on the bottle opener design project. 2. Describe the aspects of the bottle opener design project that you most and least liked and why.The questions were designed to identify general

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research). The surveys showed thatthe students perceived that the Service Learning component enhanced their learning experience.In this study, student evaluations from the Spring 2012 semester indicated that students enjoyedthe outdoor lab experiences. Further work needs to be completed to assess student evaluationsand is planned to continue through the Spring 2013 semester.Student EvaluationsThe laboratory practical administered at the end of the semester was the primary assessmentstrategy for the student learning objectives. In the Spring 2012 semester the average grade onthe laboratory practical was an 84%, or a B-average. This shows that more than half of the classunderstood the basic operation of field equipment and that the students were

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://www.citruscollege.edu/academics/wim.11 Muller, Carol B. 1997. The Potential of Industrial “E-Mentoring” as a Retention Strategy for Women in Scienceand Engineering. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997, 27th Annual Conference. ASEE,November 5-8, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA, 622-626.12 Hartman, Harriet; Hartman, Moshe. 2006. Leaving Engineering: Lessons from Rowan University’s College ofEngineering. Journal of Engineering Education, January 2006, 49-61.13 Hartman, Harriet; Hartman, Moshe. 2008. How Undergraduate Engineering Students Perceive Women’s (andMen’s) Problems in Science, Math and Engineering. Sex Roles, 58, 251-265.14 Zydney, Andrew L.; Bennett, Joan S.; Shahid, Abdus; Bauer, Karen W. 2002. Impact of Undergraduate ResearchExperience

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student which had initially answered the questionscorrectly in the pre-survey, failed to answer them in the post-survey. At the end of the following code, what is c equal to? a = 3 b = a – 1 a = b * 2 c is _________ c = a + b + 1 Table 2: Sample quantitative survey questionFrom the students free-form comments on the course, the most common things students likedwas that the course was "fun" and "interesting." The dislikes included that the course was "toohard," "boring" and "confusing". Students from the Scratch courses frequently mentionedenjoying drawing their own sprites and being able to add sounds into their programs. On theother hand, students in the

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Kurt McMullin; Thalia Anagnos; Jan Hustler; Nancy Thomas

Professional Development of University Engineering Faculty through a Math-Science Partnership Kurt McMullin, Thalia Anagnos, Jan Hustler and Nancy Thomas, San Jose Staté University / Partnership for Student Success in ScienceAbstractA six-year partnership of nine school districts, the engineering and education colleges of a localuniversity, and two industry partners was formed in the San José region to provide professionaldevelopment for K-8 science teachers and university engineering faculty members. Professionaldevelopment for the K-8 teachers was delivered via Summer Institutes, academic yearworkshops, and development of site-based study groups. This professional development workwas

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Jim Herold; A. Zundel; Thomas F. Stahovich

handwritten solution (left) and resulting equation (green) and FBD (blue)bitmap.The clustering algorithm employs the Hasudorff distance to measure the similarity between twosets. The Hausdorff distance between two bitmaps is defined as: , max , , ,where: , max min , ∊ ∊is called the directed Hausdorff distance. Note that h(A,B) ≠ h(B,A). Here, distance is theManhattan distance between two bitmap pixels a and b. Intuitively, the Hausdorff distance Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference

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Thomas M. Korman; Hal A. Johnston; Lloyd Crask

31 Phase 1 – Project Planning and Design Phase 2 – Construction Engineering Phase 3 – Project Closeout Students are presented with a list of potential When awarded a project, students must Upon project completion, projects. Students must select methods for each monitor and control the project by balancing students are evaluated using activity. Methods vary by cost and schedule to the schedule, cost, and quality. several metrics. complete. Activity: Project C Activity: Project B Cost Project

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Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Information Technology Education, West Point, NY: 9- 14.[2] ASES_EWC (2010). "Engineering & Technology Enrollments, Fall 2010 — Engineering Workforce Commission." Retrieved January 23, 2012, 2012, from http://www.ewc-online.org/.[3] Crookston, B. B. (1972). "A developmental view of academic advising as teaching." Journal of College Student Personnel 13: 12-17.[4] Pardee, C. F. (1994). "We profess developmental advising, but do we practice it?" NACADA Journal 14: 59-61.[5] Schneider, A. (1998). "Harvard faces the aftermath of a graduate student's suicide." The Chronicle of Higher Education 45(9): A12-A14.[6] Waterfall, E., E. Albrecht, et al. (2008). Developmental Advising – Exploring the

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ofapproximately 15-25% (5-8 degrees) depending on the accuracy of the parameter estimation. Tothis end, we ask the students to correct the model by adding a small parameter b , which has theeffect of changing the type from 1 to zero. The corresponding plant is shown in Figure 8. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference  Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education   529 30 Figure 8. Third-order pendulum model with of type 0 (left) and experimental determination of paratmer b (right).Finally, the students have a reasonably accurate

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, D.W., L.E. Carlson, and J.F. Sullivan, 2007. "Improving Engineering Student Retention Through Hands-on, Team-Based, First-Year Design Projects". Proceedings of the ASEE 31st International Conference on Research in Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI.2. Knox, D.E., and B. C. Baltzis, 2002. "Introduction to Chemical Engineering - A New Course for Freshman Students". Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3. Ferrara, I., and A. Vavreck, 2007. "Analysis of the Retention of Students and Possible Recruitment Into Technology in a Common Fist-Year Course for Engineering and Engineering technology students". Proceedings of the 2007 American Society of

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Cheng Chen; John DeAndreis; Peter Moala; Agustin Robles; Jose Valdovinos; Qiming Zeng; Amelito G. Enriquez; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi

Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 40The student interns are guided to develop a preliminary design and then a final design to improvethe efficiency of the building. Figure Figure 3. Building design in E-W direction: a) first design; b) final design Table 3. Details of E-W Beams for final design Calculated Zx Zx table E-W beams Members Wu (kip) Mu ( ) Check

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Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

optics are well known and fiber is the standard for back hauloperations of almost all telecommunications networks. The deployment question concerns itslack of mass adoption by network providers for the last mile of their networks. The answer hasmuch more to do with economics of network operations than it does in the effectiveness of it. Itis simply not cost effective to deploy a Fiber to the Home/Business (FttH/B) end to end fiberoptic network. As an example, CATV companies currently prefer a Hybrid Fiber-Coax (HFC) network wherefiber is used in the backbone and Coax is used for the distance from the fiber termination point tothe home. This provides enough bandwidth to allow the CATV companies to offer a plethora ofservices including traditional

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dangerous air contaminants, and are notintended for continuous worker occupancy. The formal definition of a confined space byOccupational Safety & Health Administration(OSHA) is found in the OSHA Regulationsdocument titled Standards – 29 CFR: According to 1910.146(b) of the OSHA regulations"Confined space" is defined as a space that:  Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 443  Has

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Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

Community Attitudes Related to Telecommunications Cables Dr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, Khaled F. AlOtaibi, Dr. Larry Burton, Michael S. Peluso, Dr. Evelyn R. Sowells North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA kateeb@ncat.edu, khaled_u2@hotmail.com, lwburton@ncat.edu, peluso72@gmail.com, es992760@ncat.edu, AbstractOne of the issues the Telecommunications industry faces is concern regarding aesthetic elementsof the networks. These aesthetic considerations impact both network performance andcommunity engagement with service providers. This paper will provide a survey and discussionof the aesthetic elements that relate to cable and

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Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire; Michelle Millea; Larry Owens; Jo-Ann Panzardi P.E.; Liz Rozell

Engineering 1 Circuit Analysis 3 Introduction to Programming Concepts 3 and Methodologies for EngineersRequired Science Courses 13 Calculus-based Physics A (Mechanics) 4 Calculus-based Physics B (E & M) 4 General Chemistry with Lab 5Required Math Courses 15Calculus I 4Calculus II 4Multivariable Calculus 4Ordinary Differential Equations 3Total Units (minimum) 35 Proceedings of the 2013 American

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Liang Li Wu; Anis Hammoudeh; Gregory Washington

The Middle East Initiative – Expanding Education in a Global Context Liang Li Wu, Anis Hammoudeh and Gregory Washington The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, IrvineAbstractStrengthening education in a global context is the future in an increasingly interconnected world.Programs that can teach students valuable skills in an environment where they can also expandtheir language skills and worldview will be instrumental in creating the leaders of tomorrow.Research collaborations and international education programs were orchestrated as part of theMiddle East Initiative at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California

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Nicholas M. Rhodes; Matthew A. Ung; Jim Herold; Thomas F. Stahovich

Using a Lexical and Temporal Analysis of Students’ Self- Explanation to Predict Understanding Nicholas M. Rhodes1, Matthew A. Ung2, Jim Herold1, Thomas F. Stahovich2 1 Department of Computer Science, University of California Riverside 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California RiversideAbstractNumerous studies have shown that self-explanation can lead to increased learning outcomes.Here we examine how the how the quality of self-explanation correlates with performance. Morespecifically, we examine how the words students use in their self-explanations correlate withperformance on homework. We also examine how the time spent solving

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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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Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Nazmul Ula

Work In Progress: Stepping Back and Letting Students Take the Lead – Student-led Projects for a First-Year Introduction to Engineering Course Matthew T. Siniawski1, Adam R. Carberry2, Nazmul Ula1 1 - Loyola Marymount University / 2 - Arizona State UniversityAbstractA first-year introduction to engineering course was redesigned to encourage active learningthrough a project-based pedagogy. A major goal of this approach was to improve students’engagement, learning, and interest in pursuing an engineering career. Student teams participatedin four unique engineering projects throughout the course. Each project varied the degree towhich the instructor

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Binod Tiwari

Summer Research Opportunity for University-Community College-High school Partnership: A Great Motivation for Engineering Education Pathways Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor and Acting Chair Civil and Environmental Engineering Department California State University, FullertonAbstractAlthough it has been identified as one of the high impact practices, involving undergraduatestudents in the faculty-student collaborative research has not been practiced with expectedsuccess. The situation is worse for community college and high school students. This paperincludes an

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563Figure 2: Interactive inheritance tree activity contains (a) an inheritance tree, (b) pseudocode that is color-matched to the inheritance tree, and (c) actual code that is textually-matched to the pseudocode and inheritance tree. (a) (b) (c)a polynomial is impacted by constants for a given x value; the user could click on constants, e.g.,y = _x^2 + _x + _, where each _ is a button whose value is selectable. For a given x (which couldbe modified by the user), the user can vary the values and see the difference in output value.Alternatively, buttons could represent the resistance

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Milica Markovic

the function will be graphed. The coordinate pairs(x,y) are then split into two matrices, one that contains only x-values shown in Figure 2(a) , and theother that contains y values shown in Figure 2(b). The position of the number in a matrix mirrors Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 585the position of the point on the plane, as shown in Figure 2. Arithmetic operations with thesematrices need further clarification. Addition and subtraction of matrices can be used to addmeshgrid-made matrices

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Hao Jiang; José Carrillo; Alam Salguero; Ellaine Talle; Enrique Raygoza; Xenia Leon; Ben Lariviere; Amelito G. Enriquez; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen

induced AC power to the usable DC power) is low[6].The research group in SFSU has proposed a new approach to efficiently convert the receivedlow-voltage AC power to a high-voltage DC power, when the induced voltage of the receivingcoil is low (500mV when the coil is open). The operating principle of the proposed AC-DCboost converter is illustrated by a simplified circuit that handles the half period of the inducedAC power, as depicted in Fig. 1 (a) and (b). In this particular design, the circuit operates thefollowing three consecutive modes during half of the input AC period. First, the switch is turnedon to short the receiving coil by itself, as depicted in the dashed line in Fig. 1(a). During thisperiod, the induced current stores the magnetic

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Jeffrey Georgette; Brian Self; James Widmann; Kathryn Bohn; Eric Wang

improve course outcomes and student learningsuccess. Two implementations will be discussed: (a) a full IBLA where teams of 4-5 studentsmanipulate the different objects, and (b) a demonstration mode in front of a class of 60 students.IntroductionStudents in higher education strive towards improving their factual knowledge, conceptualunderstanding, problem solving skills, and attitudes. Some argue that conceptual understandingis the most meaningful component among student effort. Educators have worked towardspromoting conceptual understanding in the realm of college physics1 and mathematics, althoughmore work can be implemented in the engineering to realize learning gains. Student success caninclude conceptual understanding and pragmatic outcomes

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it facilitates bettercomprehension and increased retention.“The research papers from your peers provided a better “The research papers from your peers provided aunderstanding of the topic that was assigned to you as part better starting point for the research on your topic thatof the final for EGCP 456 course” was assigned to you as part of the final for EGCP 456 course” Fig. 2(a): Student survey question 1 Fig. 2(b): Student survey question 2 Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference  Copyright © 2013, American Society for

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, B. (2005). The Dynamics Concept Inventory AssessmentTest: A Progress Report, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference,Portland, OR.Harvill, L. M. (1991). Standard error of measurement. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 10(2), 33-41.Miller, R. L., Streveler, R., Olds, B., & Nelson, M. (2005). Concept Inventories Meet Cognitive Psychology: UsingBeta Testing as a Mechanism for Identifying Engineering Student Misconceptions. Proceedings of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference (electronic), Portland, Oregon.Minstrell, J., Anderson, R., & Li, M. (2011, May). Building on Learner Thinking: A Framework for Assessment inInstruction. workshop of the committee on

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Xiaomin Jin; Xiao-hua Yu; Xiang-Ning Kang; Guo-Yi Zhang

International Research/education Collaboration on GaN LED/LDs between Cal Poly (USA) and PKU (China) Xiaomin Jin a, Xiao-hua Yu a, Xiang-Ning Kangb, and Guo-Yi Zhangb a Electrical Engineering Department, 1 Grand Avenue, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 93407-9000; b School of Physics and State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China, 100871.AbstractWe initiated and established an international collaboration with institution in China. This is oneof the international programs at California Polytechnic state University (Cal Poly

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perspective,including opinions from both instructors and the students in their respective classes. There willalso be some short discussion on possible future uses of software applications like MasteringEngineering.Table of Contents A. The Role of Assigning Homework in my Teaching Career B. Mastering Engineering Overview C. How Mastering Engineering Works D. Grading in Mastering Engineering E. Types of Problems Available in Mastering Engineering F. Importing / Exporting Courses / Other Resources G. Customizing Mastering Engineering to include Instructor’s Course Materials H. My Recommendations for Instructors who will use Mastering Engineering I. Upsides to Mastering Engineering: Instructor and Student Perspectives