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Nasser Alromaih; Mark Rajai; S. Jimmy Gandhi

An Innovative Approach to Educating Engineers in Entrepreneurship Nasser Alromaih, Mark Rajai & S. Jimmy Gandhi California State University, NorthridgeAbstractEntrepreneurship is a key driver of our economy. This is because wealthand a large number of jobs are created by small startup businesses. As these smallbusinesses continue to grow and prosper, they create even more jobs and thus contributeto the overall well-being of the local and national economy.One of the key ingredients of entrepreneurship is innovation and engineersas a profession come up with new ideas and thus are a hot bed for innovation.Engineering Schools are starting to realize the

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

The Fundamental Component of Telecommunications Cabling 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,AbstractThe fundamental building block of last mile broadband connections for the telecommunicationsindustry is the copper cabling systems that have traditionally underpinned the networks. Timehas seen tremendous change in this core component of the network, with result being silica-based fiber optics are championed as

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

Protection Considerations for Telecommunications Network 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,Abstract For the majority of the last century, single service fixed-line based networks were the primarymeans of communications. Over the past few decades, we have seen tremendous change to thetraditional fixed-line model including the introduction of wireless networks and a shift in focusfrom single-service to multi

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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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R. Radharamanan

course, astudent must belong to a team (3 to 4 persons) and briefly outline the project goals to beimplemented in EGR 487 and EGR 488. A seminar series will be conducted to facilitate studentintroduction to potential industrial clients and projects. Seminar attendance is required to obtain asatisfactory course grade. This course is graded S/U.EGR 482: Engineering Innovation and Creativity (3-0-3)Pre-requisites: Senior StandingIntroduction to innovation and creativity; elements of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial processand creation of new products; venture opportunities and venture creation; evaluating alternativesand project assessment; business plan; leadership; entrepreneurial manager; finance, venture, andgrowth capital; third party

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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

Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 68produce high DC output with the low-voltage AC input. The electronics modified by theundergraduate research team works well. Figure 6: The DC output voltage is measured at various duty cycle of the main switch S0’s control signalIn the traditional AC-DC boost converter design, the switching frequency is 10 ~ 50 × higherthan that of the input AC [12, 13], therefore, the timing between the switching pulse and theinput AC is not critical to the converter's performance. In this low switching frequency AC-DCboost

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Danyang Li; Qiao Zhen; Albert Gordon; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Marcos Turquetti; Mohammad N. Amin

iiE.aspx3. Goog le Play On lin e. Goog le Pla y Report: In Ca se o f Em erg ency (ICE). (2012 ). Ju ly 28, 2012 from h ttps://p lay.goog le.co m/sto re/apps/details? id=com. appv en tive.ice4. L a tes t Andro id App s On lin e. Em erg ency Backpa ck App Review. (2012). Ju ly 29, 2012 fro m h ttp ://latestand roid apps.n et/app s/too ls/emer g ency-backp a ck /5. Sk ys cap e On lin e. Fr ee S ky scap e Me d ica l R esou rc e App. (2012). Ju ly 29, 2012 from h ttps://www. sk ys cape.co m/ind ex /ho me . aspx6. Med s cap e Mob ile On lin e. Med s cap e Mob ile App lica tion. (2012) . July 29 , 2012 f ro m h ttp ://www.me d s cape.co m/pub lic/mo b ileapp7. Epo crates On lin e. Epocrates Med ica l App lica tion fo r Andro id. (2012). Ju ly 29

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Liang Li Wu; Anis Hammoudeh; Gregory Washington

detailing their projectin a multi-page overview. Their graded scores over the research progress were high, placingthem in GPA range for the courses 3.6 and above (as measured by percentage score). Over thepercentage score, the students were rated on a satisfactory level equivalent, from S+ to S- asshown in Figure 2.Most programs that are not connected to a specific graduate program and have a technical focus,such as Engineering, tend to not meld English into their technical program as a requirement; it isnot deemed as necessary as the technical work is completed. For SAIP, the cohesion betweenEnglish and Engineering prepares the students better for graduate programs, giving them thelanguage skills they need in addition to a well-planned technical

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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

locations. Steel structure design is one of the main approaches to thismission. Starting in the late 1800’s, steel became readily available for applications in large-scaleengineering structures. This triggered a tide of tall buildings, including the Home InsuranceBuilding in Chicago and the Manhattan Building in New York1. Steel frame buildings began torise all across the nation without any major changes in their connections or design for nearly acentury after the 1880’s. But after the structural failures during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,there was a fundamental rethinking in the design of seismic resistant steel moment connections.This led to the SAC Steel Project research funded by FEMA2. The San Francisco Bay Regionexperienced large and

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the dead-zone in terms of the new input signal u    mL2  mgL sin   c  KLu .   (4) Upon completion of this task, students are asked to verify that a non-linear feedback law in theform of mg u sin   w (5) Lwill also linearize the plant (4) by cancelling  mgL sin    producing a linear system describedby a second order transfer function ( s ) KL

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

has a unique character. In our project, researchers in CalPoly and PKU are involved in these activities. Communication between faculty advisors andstudents on all sides is important to the success of this project. We also hold annual meeting forthe collaboration to exchange ideas both on research and culture.AcknowledgementThis project is currently supported by 1) NSF Grant OSIE Award #1029135 from year 2010 to2013 2) Chinese National Key Research Lab Collaboration Grant 2011, 2012, Peking Universityin China.Reference 1. J. Q. Xi, H. Luo, A. J. Pasquale, J. K. Kim, E. F. Schubert, “Enhanced Light Extraction in GaInN Light- Emitting Diode with Pyramid Reflector,” IEEE Phot. Tech. Lett., vol. 18, pp. 2347-2349, 2006. 2. S. Trieu

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ScienceFoundation.References1. Aslani, P., Griffis, F. H., and Chiarelli, L. (2009). “Building information model: The role and need of the constructors.” 2009 Construction Research Congress, Seattle, WA, pp. 467-476.2. Bae, J.-W., and Kim, Y.-W. (2009). “Assessing the environmental impacts of lean supply system: A case study of rebar supply in high-rise condominium construction projects.” 2009 Construction Research Congress, Seattle, WA, pp. 1009-1018.3. Barak, R., Jeong, Y.-S., Sacks, R., and Eastman, C. M. (2009). “Unique requirements of building information modeling for cast-in-place reinforced concrete.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 23(2), pp. 64-74.5. Berwald, S. (2008). “From CAD to BIM: The experience of architectural education with

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Lucia Riderer; Harmonie A. Hawley

asked to evaluate the usefulness of theresearch using the aforementioned scale. Of the three EEWIE women who joined the RocketOwls, two students responded Strongly Agree and one student responded Not Applicable. Whenask to analyze the High Altitude Balloon (HAB) project, two students responded Strongly Agreeand one student responded Not Applicable. It can be assumed the student/s that responded “NotApplicable” were not members of the project, but responded to the question. The results fromthe survey indicate that projects had a positive influence on the students’ success.In general, undergraduate research has been shown to positively impact engineering and scienceeducation14. Though not specific to retention of students, the study shows that

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Gene Fisher

. Reis, "Production Programming in the Classroom", Proceedings of the ACMSIGCSE Conference, Reno, Nevada, February 2003.[2] S. Gorka, J. Miller, B. Howe, "Developing Realistic Capstone Projects in Conjunction with Industry", Proceed-ings of the ACM SIGITE Conference on Information Technology Education, Destin, Florida, USA, October 2007.[3] D. Lange, R. Ferguson, P Leidig, "An Update on the Use of Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations in Cap-stone Projects", Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer ScienceEducation, Darmstadt, Germany, June 2011.[4] M. Murray, "Implementing a Software Development Production Environment for Student Use: Advantages andChallenges", Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges

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Vladimir I. Prodanov

/3 15 9 (60%) 0 Table 5 Confidence Increased Rank (self‐reported) # of Students Increased Decreased Anxiety Top 1/3 31 23 1 6 (19.3%) Mid 1/3 32 7 6 21 (65.6%) Bottom 1/3 15 1 7 12 (80%)Bibliography1. DeAngelo, L., Franke,R., Hurtado, S., Pryor, J.H., and Tran, S. (2011). Completing College: Assessing Graduation

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Matthew T. Siniawski; Adam R. Carberry; Rafiqul I. Noorani

places, and tolerance. Students were informed to keep in mind that ‘the bestdesign is tolerant of variations’ and to not call out tight tolerances when unnecessary.Each student participated in a design review during this project phase in which they lead a sit-and-spin CAD review of their part. During this review, they discussed how the part will bemachined using a CNC mill. Specifically, they were asked to be prepared to discuss the numberof setups, what operations will be performed from which direction(s), and to provide detailedinformation such as the type and stock size of the material, the size of the cutters and drill bits,etc. They were required to bring copies of their 2D drawing to the review and discussed thecalled out dimensions and

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Milica Markovic

measurement instrument, and is therefore setto 50 Ohms, as shown in Figure 12. Students vary the load port impedance with a fork utility inADS and observe changes of the reflection coefficient on the Smith Chart using a marker utility. (a)Three step circuit setup in ADS for (b) Smith Chart that results from the lumped element impedance matching simulation shown in (a) Figure 12: Lumped element What-if impedance matching gameNext, students develop lumped element impedance matching circuit in three steps as shown inFigure 12. In the first step they start from two S-parameter ports as described before to get theposition of the load port impedance on the Smith Chart. In the following step

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Keith Level

done well, all the answers were correct and what you needed to find was clear. ME for statics was also pretty clear. s. MC: Did not have a problem with it. MP: Hard to input values like it wanted it. ME: Graphs and some data entry are confusing. t. Used M for all 4 of my Physics classes plus my statics engineering class. Up to this class, I would give M a fair grade, but this experience I would rate M as unacceptable. 2. List some of the positive aspects of Mastering Engineering for Circuits this semester: a. Immediate feedback (that isn’t perfect) b. Continuous work Lengthy tutorials, need to summarize text

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Anne Beug; Phillip L. Nico

secondary school district. Using BYOB in the final lab alleviated our mainconcern with Scratch–that it does not have the capability to express functions. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 605Related WorksThere is a diverse and large body of research in the area of computer science education, focusedon primary, secondary and tertiary schools, starting in the 1970's [3]. One common theme inmany papers is the fact that learning and teaching programming is difficult [3][4][5]. Other

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Seema C. Shah-Fairbank; William Kitch; Kenneth Lamb P.E.

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

software was used to check and evaluatevarious RF conditions under which this experiment was conducted. The inSSIDer is capableof:  Working with the internal Wi-Fi radio system  Collecting DWi-Fi network information (e.g. SSID, MAC, access point vendor, data rate, signal strength, and security)  Determining the graph signal strength over time  Showing how Wi-Fi networks overlap.  Comparing graphs between the signal strength and time domain.  Showing the signal strength v/s channel plot as well. a) Signal V/S Time Plot Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering

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Harmonie A. Hawley; Brian O'Dell

-Liisa; Savander-Ranne, Carina. 2005. Improving Student Learning in anEnvironmental Engineering Program with a Research Study Project. International Journal of EngineeringEducation, 21(4), 702-711.5Chanson, H. 2004. Enhancing Students’ Motivation in the Undergraduate Teaching of Hydraulic Engineering:Role of Field Works. Journal Of Professional Issues In Engineering Education And Practice, 130, 259-268.6 Anderson, Donna S.; Miskimins, Jennifer L. Journal of Geoscience Education. 2006, 54 (2), 172-178.7Dewoolkar, Mandar M; George, Lindsay; Hayden, Nancy J.; Neumann, Maureen. 2009. Hands-On UndergraduateGeotechnical Engineering Modules in the Context of Effective Learning Pedagogies, ABET Outcomes, and OutCurricular Reform. Journal Of

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Foaad Khosmood; Phillip Nico

Table 1. PolyFS basic featurescategory Feature / API specification status notesemulator using emulator or direct instructor decides this if emulator, specify Unix file(s) OS installation? to use as emulated diskemulator using storage driver or instructor decides this emulating disk operations?storage basic device interface Student design additional ioctl() function call toemulator exercise be called inside disk emulator functionsemulator openDisk(), specified

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Learning Environment,” 2009 ASEE Annual Conference andExposition Conference Proceedings, ASEE, Austin, TX, United States.11. Linsey, J., Talley, A., Jensen, D., Wood, K., Schmidt, K., Kuhr, R., and Eways, S., 2007, “From Tootsie RollsTo Composites: Assessing A Spectrum Of Active Learning Activities In Engineering Mechanics,” 114th AnnualASEE Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, USA.12. Bagchi, S., Johnson, M.C., and Chaterji, S., 2008, “Effects Of Types Of Active Learning Activity On TwoJunior-Level Computer Engineering Courses,” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference FIE 2008Proceedings, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States, pp. F2A11-F2A16. Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering

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M. Cardenas

, although he noted that the things they print are usually not often for use onvehicles, but ‘just personal stuff, objects.’ Personal digital fabrication items such as these can befound on Thingiverse11, and microproduction and the “democratization of manufacturing” is putforth as a “promise[s] to revolutionize the means of design, production and distribution ofmaterial goods and give rise to a new class of creators and producers12.”Implications for Undergraduate Engineering EducationIn undergraduate engineering education, it is typical for junior and senior students to takecourses involving design-build-test projects. Some of these projects can involve the constructionand fabrication of mechanical systems, for example ASME’s Human Powered

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

-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions in EngineeringDynamics. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. Laws, P., D. Sokoloff, and R. Thornton, Promoting Active Learning Using the Results of Physics Education Research. UniServe Science News, 1999. 13.2. Prince, M. (2004) Does Active Learning Work: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Engineering Education, pp 223-231.3. Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking, How People Learn: Body, Mind, Experience and School. 2000, Commission on Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Research Council

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Jim Herold; A. Zundel; Thomas F. Stahovich

Analysis of Multivariate Observations. In Proceedings of the Fifth Berkeley Symposium on Mathematical Statistics and Probability, 281-297, 19675. Oviatt, S., Arthur, A., and Cohen, J. Quiet interfaces that help students think. In Proceedings of the 19th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology, 191–200, 2006.6. Romero, C., Romero, J., Luna, J., and Ventura S. Mining Rare Association Rules from e-Learning Data. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2010.7. Van Arsdale, T. and Stahovich, T. Does Neatness Count? What the Organization of Student Work Says About Understanding. In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Muge Mukaddes Darwish; Ali Nejat

520 References1. U.S. Department of Education, N.C.f.E.S., The Nation's Report Card: America's high school graduates. Results from the 2005 NAEP High School Transcript Study by C. Shettle et al. (NCES 2007-467), (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office). 2007.2. Society of Women Engineers , Where are all the women going? http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/regionb/docs/06springnewsletter.pdf. p..3. Nord, C., S. Roey, R. Perkins, M. Lyons, N. Lemanski, J. Brown, and J. Schuknecht, The nation’s report card: America’s high school graduates (NCES 2011-462). Washington, DC: US Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, 2011.4. Hyde, J.S

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

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Fabricio Braga Soares de Carvalho; Orlando Rocha Baiocchi; Robert Friedman

and underwater oil patches will be explored. As we progress in this work andincrease our cooperation with Brazilian institutions, we will establish more tangible objectivesand develop metrics to measure the outcomes of this project.Bibliography1. http://www.tacoma.uw.edu2. http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/institute-technology3. http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf-eng/4. http://www.iecom.org.br5. http://www.ufcg.edu.br6. http://www.univasf.edu.br7. http://www.ufrb.edu.br8. http://www.ufpb.br9. http://www.ufpe.br10. http://www.mackenzie.br11. S. SUDEVALAYAM and P. KULKARNI. Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications. IEEECommunications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol.13(3), pp. 443-461. 2011.12. Report of the National Science