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Jing Pang

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course Jing PangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering Program, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USAAbstractThe introduction to digital logic design class is in general the first digital course for electrical andcomputer engineering undergraduate students at many universities. The related laboratory offersstudents hand-on experience to

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Timothy Burg; Pamela Mack; Ian Walker; Richard Groff

applications of robots and learn to analyze the ethical, social, and economicconcerns. The unique feature of the proposed course is that the participants will use hands-onassignments with a LEGO Mindstorm kit (interlocking plastic bricks, gears, computer) to explorethese issues. For example, students will use the LEGOs to build a face for a robot that expressesemotions as an exercise to more deeply consider the use of robots as surrogates for humaninteraction. The course will be monitored and updated using formative and summativeassessments including a modified “Views on Science-Technology-Society” (VOSTS) tool. Trialuse of the VOSTS tool is described.KeywordsSTS, VOSTS, technologyBackgroundEither directly or by proxy we make daily decisions that

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Integration of Experiential Learning Modules in Sophomore and Junior Courses: A Pilot StudyAbstract Evidence from past literature suggests that experiential learning activities can be highlybeneficial to undergraduate engineering students when introduced early in their undergraduatestudies. Learning modules based on experiential learning model have been developed andintegrated into two core undergraduate courses (one sophomore and one junior) of mechanicalengineering. Using the experiential learning model of Kolb, each learning module containsconcrete engineering experience, theory, computer-based modeling and simulations, and hands-on laboratory exercises. The main goal is to provide experiential

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Robert M. O'Connell

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Tests Given Throughout a Course as Formative Assessment Can Improve Student Learning Robert M. O’Connell Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211AbstractResearch has shown that formative assessment can have a significant positive impact on studentlearning. Furthermore, tests administered throughout a course can be used effectively forformative assessment. However, such tests

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Francisco Lourenco; Nian Zhang; Sasan Haghani

Prediction, 2010 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2010, 1-8.[19] N.A. Barker, C.J. Myers, H. Kuwahara, Learning Genetic Regulatory Network Connectivity from Time Series Data, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 8(1), 2011, 152 - 165.[20] A. Rodan, P. Tino, Minimum Complexity Echo State Network, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 22 (1), 2011, 131 - 144.[21] X. Cai, N. Zhang,G. K. Venayagamoorthy, and D. C. Wunsch, II, Time Series Prediction with Recurrent Neural Networks Trained by a Hybrid PSO-EA Algorithm, Neurocomputing, 70(13-15), 2007, 2342-2353.[22] X. Cai, N. Zhang, G.K. Venayagamoorthy, D.C. Wunsch II, Time Series Prediction with Recurrent Neural Networks Using

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Cristinel Ababei; Anca M. Miron

/wiki/Project- based_learning5 M. Weimer, “More Evidence That Active Learning Trumps Lecturing,” 2015. [Available]: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/more-evidence-that-active-learning-trumps- lecturing/6 C. Bloomfield, “The Facts About Job Satisfaction,” 2014. [Available]: www.icr- global.org/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=44647 K. Gregory, “The Importance of Employee Satisfaction,” 2011. [Available]: https://www.neumann.edu/academics/divisions/business/journal/Review2011/Gregory.pdfCristinel AbabeiCristinel Ababei received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Univ.of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 2004. He is an assistant professor in the Dept

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Mary Anderson-Rowland

toengineering and computer science students who received S-STEM or STEP scholarships fromthe National Science Foundation through grants to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering atArizona State University. The most recent grants were an S-STEM grant (#1060226) for upperdivision native students and graduate students and a STEP grant (# 0856834) for upper divisiontransfer students from five non-metropolitan community colleges. For the last several years, atwo-credit Academic Success and Professional Development class has been required of thescholarship awardees. All of the class assignments have been designed to help the student dowell academically, socially, and professionally. An academic guide on how to learn is providedwith the use of the

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Nasser Alaraje; Scott Kuhl; Michael Meyer; Mark Kinney; Mark Highum

problem solving skills of middle school students", The Clearing House, 75(4), 211–213, 2001.15. B. Barker and J.Ansorge, "Robotics as Means to Increase Achievement Scores in an Informal Learning Environment, Journal of Research on Technology in Education 39(3), 229–243, 2007.16. Beer, R. D., Chiel, h. J., & Drushel, R., "Using robotics to teach science and engineering", Communications of the ACM, 42(6), 85–92, 1999.17. Barnes, D. J., "Teaching introductory Java through Lego Mindstorms models", Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education,2002.18. Papert, S., "Mindstorms: Children, computers, and powerful ideas", New York: BasicBooks, Inc., 198019. Rogers, C

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Charles E. Baukal

Engineering EducationEngineering students normally learn how to become good problem solvers by the time theygraduate. However, it is not generally clear those students have learned how to assess the validityof their solutions. This is a key skill they need to learn, preferably before entering the workforce.A personal experience demonstrated the importance of this skill. Early in the author’s career inindustry, another young engineer ran a computer analysis and sent the results to a client withoutfirst showing the solution to a more experienced engineer. It turned out the solution did not makesense, but the young engineer did not have enough experience to recognize that. This wasembarrassing for both the young engineer and their company. This is also

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Sreelatha A. Subramanyam; David Beams; James K. Nelson

laboratoryexperiences that achieve the same learning outcomes as face-to-face laboratories. To address this need, apilot computer program, Project VELVET (Virtual Electronics Laboratory for Visualized Education andTraining), for a virtual electronics laboratory is being developed. VELVET operates on Windows-basedcomputers in a real-time environment. It presents to its user a virtual breadboard into which componentsmay be inserted. A dc power supply and a signal generator are available to supply energy and signals tocircuits, and measurements may be made with a virtual millimeters and a virtual oscilloscope. Thealgorithm and sample screen images of the program are presented in this paper.KeywordsVirtual Laboratories, Electronics Laboratories, Engineering

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Semih G. Yildirim; Stuart W. Baur

; definition of learning environment, formulation of problem-basedlearning (PBL), definition of applicable building technologies and creation of a design guide(Table 1). In fact, such an educational model requires this much component in order to createwell-defined of the goal, scope and methodology for desired learning environment. The notion ofPBL is covering hands-on learning experience and this was the reason to be selected as definitionof learning environment. It is possible to use PBL in a wide range of higher education, such as;medical and computer science. That is why a formulation is required to be used particularly inarchitectural engineering program. The scope is also narrowed through some particular building

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Julie L. P. Jessop; Samuel Van Horne

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Flipping Forward: Improving Student Experiences in Process Calculations and Following Its Effect on Performance in Subsequent Chemical Engineering Courses Julie L. P. Jessop and Samuel Van Horne The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAAbstractFlipping is an appealing method to engage students for meaningful and active learning.However, students are notoriously resistant to this shift in learning culture, which puts theresponsibility for learning more squarely on their shoulders. In this paper, ideas are

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Todd Easton

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Improving Student Ratings through Lecture Based Tutoring Todd Easton, Ph.D. Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Kansas State UniversityAbstractLecture based tutoring is a new active learning technique. The instructor selects a student andasks the student a question. If the student cannot adequately answer the question, the teachertutors the student to an appropriate answer. By asking each student in the class many questionsduring the semester, the instructor is aware of

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Heather McCain

the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1978.17. Mitri, M., Automated rubric generation and analysis for assurance of learning tasks. Issues in Information Systems, 6(1), 2005, 296-302. Retrieved from http://iacis.org/iis/2005/Mitri.pdf.18. Czaplewski, A., Computer-assisted grading rubrics: Automating the process of providing comments and student feedback. Marketing Education Review, 19(1), 2009, 29-36.19. Anglin, L., Anglin, K., Schumann, P., & Kaliski, J., Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of grading through the use of computer-assisted grading rubrics. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 6(1), 2008, 51-73.Heather McCainHeather McCain is currently a

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Lisa Anneberg; Luo Suyun; Zhang Hui

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Analysis of an Evolving Global Engineering Education Program between China and the US Lisa Anneberg [lanneberg@ltu.edu], Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI , Luo Suyun [lsyluo@163.com] and Zhang Hui [zhanghui@sue.edu.cn], Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Departments of Automobile Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.AbstractOur paper analyzes specific aspects of a Global Engineering program that has been evolvingsince 2003. Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI [LTU] and ShanghaiUniversity of

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Puteri Megat Hamari

training new engineers for the industry. Exposure to industrygrade EDA (electronic design automation) in undergraduate and graduate courses allow studentsto be systematically prepared to enter the industry and be prepared for any challenges.VLSI Design has been offered as a course (EE584/484) at Minnesota State University, Mankatosince 1990 to graduate and undergraduate students. However, the course was previously theorybased with most instruction occurring in class. A supplementary and optional lab utilizing opensource CAD (computer-aided design) and simulation software was initially offered but it was notpopular with the students and was gradually phased out. None of the previous instructors tried touse mainstream commercial CAD tools such as

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Bijaya Shrestha

in this article examines these issues.Keywords:Challenges, opportunities, paradigm, online, on-site, state, operator, agent of change, educator,student, transformation functionIntroductionWith the advent of computer technology and ease of getting internet access on this side of thedigital divide where things can happen and are happening in terms of computer access, a lot ofthings have changed in the ways education is delivered. We do not necessarily have to have aphysical classroom to hold a class anymore. Access to a formal classroom is at anyone’sfingertip today as long as there is an access and reliable connectivity to the Internet, and the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Stuart W. Baur; R. Joe Stanley

all 50 states of the U.S. Missouri S&T is thestate of Missouri school for providing teacher training, professional development and programinformation for counselors and administrators in the Midwest region. PLTW provides programsto more than 5,000 elementary, middle, and high schools in all 50 states and the District ofColumbia1. As a rapidly growing program, the Missouri PLTW network currently has 238programs in 198 high schools and middle schools [2]. Project Lead The Way (PLTW) [1]currently has PLTW Launch (K-5), PLTW Gateway (Middle), PLTW Engineering (HighSchool), PLTW Biomedical Science (High School) and PLTW Computer Science (K-12)programs [1].There have been several studies comparing academic performance of PLTW students with non

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Daniel Bullock; Edward Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

student operation, robust, portable, and economically viable. In thispaper we describe the details of integration of our system into an existing introductory DCElectric circuits course and additionally, details of the planned study including implementationand assessment are discussed.KeywordsActive learning, DC Circuit Analysis, Portable Lab, Kinesthetic LearningIntroductionAt Arkansas Tech University (ATU) Electric Circuits 1 is an introductory engineering coursethat teaches students electrical concepts utilizing direct-current (DC) circuit analysis and basicelectrical devices. This course is designed to provide a foundation for a sequence of courses inalternating current (AC) circuits, electronics, electrical machines, and engineering design

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Susan C. Schneider

“memo reports”which take advantage of the weekly themed experiments in which students are expected todesign, build and test one or more circuits that they learned about in prerequisite or concurrentclasses. In the senior year “Analog Electronics Lab”, structured as a set of three multi-weekprojects, students complete a narrated slide presentation, weekly (short) progress reports, andtwo final written reports. Starting two years ago, the seniors also participate in a poster“conference” in which the final design projects of this laboratory together with those of a seniorlevel computer engineering lab, and two other junior level classes are presented to thedepartment’s faculty and students

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Steve E. Watkins

statements such as those of the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers (NSPE) [3] and Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society [4], respectively. Othercodes address specialty topics, e.g. software engineering ethics through collaboration of the IEEEComputer Society and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) [5]. Engineering firmsoften have corporate codes of conduct for employees, cf. [6]. NSPE and IEEE have contests toencourage discussions in professional ethics [3,7]. Also, NSPE and the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) provide multiple resources including review cases with opinions andeducational aids [3,8,9]. 1

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James R. Rowland

continuous improvement for ABET Student Outcome(d). The two-semester senior capstone course that follows this course provides other teamingexperiences; the controls project described in this paper serves to precondition students forteaming principles one year earlier in their curriculum. An up-to-date survey of dynamic teamingresults is presented, followed by a description of team improvements in these term projects overthe past decade. Lessons learned since two earlier IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education (FIE)conference papers by the author in 2001 and 2002 are described with a focus on continuousimprovement. Important aspects of the teaming experience are initial formations of the teams,interactions between team members on their selection of

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Mahbub Ahmed; Lionel Hewavitharana; Scott McKay; Kendra Ahmed; Mamunur Rashid

developed1 a mechanical engineering labwith an approximate cost of $200,000. It is true that some equipment costs more than others. Asizable amount of money needs to be spent on acquiring a Universal Testing Machine where as asimple hardness testing equipment can be bought for under $5000. Today’s trend in labdevelopment is to acquire bench top or cart mounted equipment to save space, reduce thedevelopment cost, and the maximize the number of experiments that can be incorporated. Onsuch attempt was undertaken by David Torick et al2, who designed and developed an entire fluidmechanics lab under $6000 to provide an intensive learning experience for their engineeringstudents. Details about the development of inexpensive hands on laboratory experiments

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Jordan N. Foley; John W. Thompson; Meaghan M. Williams; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

Education, Vol. 87, No. 1, 1998, pp. 7-9. 5. Siemionko, A., and N.K. Kim, “Use of Lab Experiments to Build Transport Concepts,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2003. 6. Fraser, D.M., R. Pillay, L. Tjatindi, and J.M. Case, “Enhancing the Learning of fluid Mechanics using Computer Simulations,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 96, No. 4, 2007, pp. 381-388. 7. Wicker, R.B., and R. Quintana, “An Innovation-Based Fluid Mechanics Design and Fabrication Laboratory,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 3, 2000, pp. 361-367. 8. Walters, K., and K. Walters, “Introducing Talented High School Students via a Fluid

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Cory Mettler; Nathan Ziegler

Analysis of Student Performance After Implementing Active Teaching Methods in an Engineering Classroom Cory Mettler1 and Nathan Ziegler2 1 Instructor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) - email: cory.mettler@sdstate.edu, 2Director, English Language and Culture Institute at SDSU – email: nathan.ziegler@sdstate.eduAbstractThere is an abundance of data that suggest that implementing active teaching methods in the classroomproduces a deeper, longer lasting understanding and increased enjoyment of course material. However,most engineering educators do not employ these techniques. This study

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John Mirth; Andrew Findley

architecture 4. The art of kinetics – The illusion of motion as well as the study of moving objects. 5. The inspiration of the natural world. 6. Urban design – Displays that exist in public space. 7. Homes – Home design ranging from mobile homes to Frank Lloyd Wright. 8. Virtual Art – Website design, computer graphics and solid modeling. 9. Industrialization – Mass produced art and the management of art. 10. Failures, Fiascos, and Fantasies – The Pontiac Aztek, hoverboards and other topics.The above topics were supplemented by a variety of guest speakers. The course also included aday-long field trip to GE Appliances in Louisville, KY to visit the GE rapid-prototyping facilityand to interact with the GE industrial design staff.The course

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Ali Salehnia

open source which is its greatest strength but at the same time, it can be considered as its greatest weakness because there are not many defined standards for NoSQL databases; so, no two NoSQL databases are equal. 2. No stored procedures in Mongodb (NoSql database). 3. GUI mode tools to access the database is not flexibly available in market. 4. It is so difficult to find NoSQL experts because it is the latest technology and NoSQL developers are in learning mode [5, 6, 10, and 11].Differences between Relational Database and Big DataPersonal user information, geographic location data, user-generated data and text, machine-logging data,sensor-generated data, and satellite images are just a few examples of the ever-expanding

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Kendra J. Ahmed; Mahbub K. Ahmed; Scott McKay

each of thesections. In this program, the professor would lead activities and the university students wouldinteract with and talk with the high school students. For example, a professor of computerscience could have programming type activities where the high school students could learn toprogram with various stations such as making a basic website, programming a simple javaprogram, and maybe working on building a simple video game scene. A professor of engineeringcould have activities set up in stations such as a pick and place robot, building robots andprogramming them using Lego Mindstorms, solid modeling with tools like AutoCad and/orSolidWorks, and Audrino robotics programing. Other sections could be set up in physics,biology, chemistry

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Sarah Jurak; Emil Jurak; Ramazan Asmatulu

trials, 32% were placebo-controlled. The cost of the biomedical research interventions thatthe participants were subjected to was paid for 80% of the time by the participants. When theresults of the study were published in 1999 the National Research Ethics Committee wasestablished. 20 In 2004 the Medical Ethics and Medical History Research Center (MEHR) wasestablished. MEHR developed the National Ethical Guidelines on Biomedical Research. Thedevelopment of biomedical research oversight in Iran was very similar to that experienced inother countries. Hopefully as this area continues to develop they will be able to benefit from theexperiences of other countries and avoid further duplication of the painful learning process thosecountries