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Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer; Faith Mimnaugh

207 Using Sports Coaching Techniques to Enhance Project Based Learning Instruction Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer, Faith Mimnaugh California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractAs instructors attempt to apply project based learning as a preferred pedagogy for many aspects ofengineering education, countless questions are raised. For instance, how do instructors assess individualperformance in a team based environment? How do instructors prepare students for the culminatingpresentation or report? How do instructors develop the students

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J. S. Shelley P.E.

studio classrooms. This class was part of a study into the effectiveness of the broadcastenvironment for content delivery of undergraduate engineering courses. When the generatingstudio classroom was vandalized by external intruders, the lectures were ported to live interactivestreaming video to personal computers. This paper will discuss both student outcomes andinstructor lessons learned from that semester including comparison of results for DynamicsConcepts Inventories with other semesters, Blackboard usage during the semester, anecdotesfrom students, and observations from the instructor. Information from other instances ofinteractive streaming of coursework will be compared with the Dynamics class. Questions onappropriate application of

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Jim Fischer; Claude Kansaku

arithmetic computation. Computations support datacapture, data base, or data presentation applications. This project, however, not only challenges ateam to develop software that implements such computations, it also requires the team to co-developa physics-based mathematical model and the algorithms that will implement the model. Success will Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 75more strongly demonstrate student learning related to the “applying mathematics” ABET TACOutcome (b)2.With any mathematical

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Amelito Enriquez

2008. This meta-analysis concluded that ―on average,students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-faceinstruction.‖ It should be noted that for studies included in this meta-analysis, the most commonsubject matter is medicine or health care. Other content areas include computer science, teachereducation, social science, mathematics, languages, science and business. As with most previousstudies on effectiveness of online instruction, engineering is not well represented.Studies of the effectiveness of online teaching in engineering have been limited. A recentstudy25 found no difference between final exam scores in the hybrid sections and the face-to-facesections of an Engineering Graphics course. Although

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Reza Raeisi; Sudhanshu Singh

core processor is a microcontroller developed in software,which can be synthesized in a FPGA. A soft-core processor approach is ideal for teaching theembedded systems design course in electrical and computer engineering majors. It allowsstudents to customize the exact set of several CPU’s peripherals and the interfaces needed forscientific application. The ultimate goal is to disseminate the soft-core processor experience forteaching and learning in the department and enabling students enough flexibility to configure aprocessor according to their design project needs. The lesson learned from this experience isvalued and a new embedded systems design course has been developed in our department.IntroductionAny device that includes a programmable

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Allison Kipple; Dieter Otte

resource systems (Colorado River as an example). Field trip to Hoover Dam, meetings with Las Vegas water authority. • Weeks 12-14: Module #4 – Sustainable Informatics (Computer Science). Techniques to manage and analyze large amounts of data, with applications to sustainability research. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 102 • Week 15: Team project presentations and final reports.Learning ObjectivesThe following learning objectives were developed by the department chairs and

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Brian Meadows; Charles Judah; Michael Berman; Derrick Jones; Ryan Rawson; David Alvarez; James Flynn; Sharlene Katz

basedcommunication link be implemented using software?” As will be shown in this paper, the answeris “completely”.Electrical and computer engineering undergraduates at CSUN are required to complete a groupproject as part of their senior design course. This project is one of the activities that are used todemonstrate that our graduates have achieved the following outcomes:• an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability• an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference

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Nebojsa Jaksic; Jeff Piquette; Melvin Druelinger; David Lehmpuhl; Helen Caprioglio; Juyun Cho; Paul Chacon; Michael Mincic

declining, career-oriented activities are becoming morevalued. For example, presentations by professionals from broad STEM areas are successful inreinforcing learning communities. To further immerse students in their disciplines, there is aneed for undergraduate research.In this work, data are presented about a series of activities designed to re-build, sustain, andnurture a third year cohort of about twenty scholars in mechatronics, civil engineeringtechnology, computer information systems, physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics.The Multidisciplinary CohortInitially, the cohort was established from first-year STEM students with GPAs of 3.0 or higher,and determined financial need. Currently, the Scholarships for STEM Students (S-STEM)program

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J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

307 Spaghetti Bridges: Build, Load and Repeat J. S. Burmeister and K. A. Watson School of Engineering and Computer Science University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211AbstractThe construction and subsequent loading of a bridge made out of spaghetti has proven to be aneffective instructional tool in combining elements of materials science, mechanics (statics) andmanufacturing. This paper reports the advantages of requiring the students to repeat their designlayout with slightly different manufacturing criteria instead of just completing one

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Jack Sun; Youssef Chedid; Kaveh Hajimohammadreza; Efrain Mendoza; Silvestre Sanchez; Kinal Vachhani; James Flynn; Sharlene Katz

, has enormous benefits in today's world of digital technology.This project amalgamated aspects of a real-life design project not normally found in classroomsettings. The interdisciplinary nature of the project meant the students have had exposure to boththe analog and digital sides of electrical and computer engineering. The main lesson learnedthrough this project is how to take everything learned in classrooms and apply them in adevelopment setting with project and time management, from budgeting every member's time toensuring the project is completed on schedule. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education

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............................................................................................................... 37“A Learning Community for First-Year Engineering Students”* Ding Yuan, Jude DePalma, & Nebojsa Jaksic .......................................................................................... 45“Assessing the Effectiveness of Synchronous Content Delivery in an Online Introductory Circuits Analysis Course” Amelito Enriquez ....................................................................................................................................... 48“Evaluating Oscilloscope Sample Rates vs. Sampling Fidelity: How to Make the Most Accurate Digital Measurements” Johnnie Hancock ....................................................................................................................................... 60

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Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

survey data on the effectiveness of the module is alsopresented.I. IntroductionHands-on laboratories have been an integral part of the engineering curriculum since itsinception1. Their importance has been recognized by the Accreditation Board of EngineeringEducation (ABET) and its predecessors by creating criteria requiring adequate laboratorypractice for students2-6. During the last three decades, engineering laboratories have becomemore complex, including simulation tools and computer-controlled test and measurementequipment7-8. This increased sophistication has also led to more expensive equipment. Theinclusion of such laboratory courses in the undergraduate curriculum is challenging due to thelarge number of students and the increased demand

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Brittany Ballard; Nathan Barrett; Brandy Holmes; Jay McCormack

framework anduse of cyber infrastructure to guide design learning through dissection activities.ImplementationIn previous applications, design repositories have been put in place to “allow designers to storeand retrieve design knowledge at various levels of abstraction — from form…to function.”2 Inorder for students to successfully use a design repository they must achieve at multiple levels oflearner knowledge4 to understand the core concepts that define an element of reusableknowledge (information level), understand how a design concept can be decomposed intoelements of design knowledge and are related to elements of design knowledge from otherstudents (understanding level), and be able to transfer the design knowledge to a new designproblem

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Amelito Enriquez; Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire

-intentioned but autonomous universityengineering faculty have made independent changes to their lower-division curricula. Thesechanges have resulted in a gradual diversification in transfer requirements for community collegestudents. The diversification includes variability of requirements for students in the same majortransferring to different institutions, as well as for students in different majors transferring to thesame university.Table 1 illustrates the variability of lower-division requirements among different engineeringmajors for the same institution (UC Berkeley). Although there is a high degree of uniformity inrequired courses in mathematics and physics, only one course (computer programming) of thecore is recommended for all majors, and

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Craig Johnson

18 Work in Progress: Use of Video in Casting Education Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstractOur traditional casting course features both lecture and laboratory venues. However it is notedthat many students have never interacted with foundry equipment, and there is a significantlearning curve associated with the ability of a student to execute basic green sand foundryoperations. Education methods were sought to reduce this learning curve resulting in a series ofshort videos with subsequent incorporation into the curricula.In this study

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Amelito Enriquez

results of survey of students’ opinion of their knowledge and skillsneeded for college success. Statistically significant improvements in awareness of educationplanning, math anxiety, learning styles, financial aid and scholarships, and the MyMathTestsoftware were achieved. The most significant gain is on the use of MyMathTest software, andthis is no surprise considering that the focus of the program is on studying math using this tool.The measured increase in student awareness of the transfer process and exploring majors, timemanagement, students’ personal strengths, and the use of calculators for a math class were notstatistically significant. There is a slight decrease (although not statistically significant) instudent perceived knowledge of

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Said Shakerin; Camilla Saviz

281 Fountain Bench – A Hydraulic Apparatus for Formal and Informal Science Education Said Shakerin and Camilla Saviz School of Engineering and Computer Science University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 95211 sshakerin@pacific.edu, csaviz@pacific.eduAbstractThe Fountain Bench is a new modularized and portable apparatus that has been developed andput to use for the purpose of demonstrating several water flow cases. The goals of using theapparatus are to

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James Helbling

of their structural test article into aflight test article, but this is not a requirement of the course for reason previously stated.The chronology which led to the incorporation of the DBF option into the Aircraft Detail DesignCourse and the life lessons that resulted from this curricular change are discussed in thefollowing paragraphs.Chronology of the Aircraft Detail Design DBF OptionPrior to the curricular change, students in the Aircraft Detail Design course gathered data fromwind tunnel testing that failed to correlate well with theoretical predictions. In addition, studentsgenerated structural analysis results using computer simulation (Finite Element Analysis) tools,but had no feel for whether or not the results made sense.In the

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A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

utilizedteaching methods that were customized to how people learn most efficiently. Analysis ofVariance (ANOVA) and Pearson‟s correlation were used to study the relationship betweencontent knowledge, self efficacy, cognitive level, and critical thinking level.It was found that critical thinking and self efficacy scores are positively correlated with eachother, but neither is correlated with the student‟s course grade. In addition students who statedthat they believed they would earn an „A‟ in the first year course performed significantly betterin critical thinking. Critical thinking and self efficacy scores did not have a correlation withoverall course grades, which suggests that course grades may not be the best method for definingthe quality of a

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John M. Murray; Roger A. Greener; Heong-seok Kim; William T. Murray

Engineering Education 27for these variables are often included in the diagrams, which are then readily translated tomathematical models suitable for computer simulation40. Figure 1. Sustainable System Design Framework, Regional ScaleSystem boundaries were expanded as the course progressed, with the resulting systemsconsidered at national, continental, and biospheric scales. At these higher levels in the systemhierarchy, many blocks are aggregated into a few having the same net behavioral properties.System boundaries were also reduced to the local and community levels, with the associatedsubsystems examined in greater detail. For example

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Maria C Sanchez; Nell Papavasiliou; Hernan Maldonado

of female applicants into the different disciplines ofengineering and to increase retention of the current female engineering students. The secondobjective is accomplished by providing female engineering students with a service learningexperience by assisting in the administration of the camp and mentoring the participants.The GIRLS SEE camp is designed to expose the participants to all six of the disciplines taught inthe Lyles College of Engineering (Computer Engineering, Construction Management, ElectricalEngineering, Geomatics Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering), andincrease the number of female students in STEM related majors. During five days, girls entering10th, 11th and 12th grades from several local high

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Debra Larson; Marissa Mourer

its own self.One of these activities was the faculty phone-a-thon.For each of four years, the faculty of the College participated in a two-evening phone-a-thonevent held in on consecutive days, a Tuesday and Wednesday, in late November or earlyDecember. Lists of prospect students per discipline were prepared ahead of time. These listsconsisted of students who had applied to the University, were qualified for admission, but hadnot yet made the choice to enroll. Each department was asked to supply one or more facultyvolunteers per each of the two nights to staff a phone for an hour or more. The faculty came andwent to each evening as their schedules permitted; beginning at 5:00 pm and ending at around8:00 pm. The volunteers quickly learned how

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Gemunu Happawana; Arvind Gopi

paper is to motivate and integratestudent learning process through mathematical models and equations for design.The methodology is realized using a mathematical model of a 6x6 wheel drive tractor satisfyingthe off-road profile. The methodology is used to find the optimum co-ordinates for the center ofgravity and optimum arrangements of the middle axle wheels along the tractor. The optimaltractive efficiency is then achieved by optimizing the geometric coordinates.Educational value of the paperThis paper is basically an analysis-based learning approach to motivate and integrate studentlearning process. This approach will increase student‟s motivation because it introduces theengineering content early in the curriculum and helps them understand

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Kenneth W. Santarelli

) _______ ME 118 – Fluid Mechanics Lab-(1) _______ ME 115 – Instrumentation & Measurement Lab-(1) _______ ME 136 – Thermodynamics-(3) _______ ME 134 – Fundamentals of Machine Design-(3) _______ ME 140 – Advanced Engineering Analysis-(3) _______ CE 121 – Mechanics of Materials(-3) _______ ME 2 - Computer Applications in ME –(1) _______ ME 95 – Engineering Product Development-(2) _______ PHIL 316 – Philosophy (CSUB) – (5 QTR) _______ *Completion of

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Marilyn A. Dyrud

documented evidence dates to 1915, and by 1920,his beliefs were sufficiently developed to announce them to the world via a series of articles inthe weekly Dearborn Independent, a Ford-owned newspaper. The 91 tracts were based on TheProtocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, an acknowledged forgery that details the Jews‘ plans forworld domination.28To ensure wide dissemination, Ford employees tucked copies of the newspaper in the glove boxof each new vehicle as it rolled off the assembly line.29 Eventually, the articles wereanthologized in four volumes as The International Jew, allowing some two million readers30 aglimpse of Ford‘s peculiar view of history as driven by fanatical Zionists.28The International Jew made its way to Germany in the early