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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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James Helbling

297 Using Design, Build, Fly Projects to Provide Life Lessons in Engineering James Helbling, Department of Aeronautical Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZThis paper recounts the methods applied in a senior design course taught at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. It will discuss the life lessons providedvia design, build, fly (DBF) projects which allow students to experience competition andcollaboration as part of the same year-long project.The capstone sequence at ERAU consists of Preliminary and Detail

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Jim Fischer; Claude Kansaku

74 Work in Progress: An Applied Mathematics/Software Engineering Co-Development Project to Dynamically Predict High-Altitude Balloon Position Using Quasi Real-Time Data Jim Fischer, Claude Kansaku Mathematics Department/Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department Oregon Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThis paper describes work in progress of a software engineering/mathematics multi-disciplinarydevelopment project in support of student ballooning. The National Space Grant Student SatelliteProgram1 incorporates high-altitude balloon launches as the

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

235 Software Defined Radio Communication Link for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Brian Meadows, Charles Judah, Michael Berman, Derrick Jones Ryan Rawson, David Alvarez, James Flynn, Sharlene Katz California State University, NorthridgeAbstractThis paper describes a Senior Design Project at California State University Northridge to designand implement a communication link between a ground station and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) using software defined radio (SDR). Specifically, this project focused on utilizing andextending an open source software

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

223 A High Frequency Transceiver for Amateur Radio Using Software Defined Radio Jack Sun, Youssef Chedid, Kaveh Hajimohammadreza, Efrain Mendoza, Silvestre Sanchez, Kinal Vachhani, James Flynn, Sharlene Katz California State University, NorthridgeAbstractThis paper describes a Software Defined Radio (SDR) based High Frequency (HF) transceiverfor amateur radio that was designed to fulfill the senior design project requirement in Electricaland Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge. The uniqueness of theSDR approach is that most of the

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Allison Kipple; Dieter Otte

compensation for participating in the course. Inaddition, a course coordinator has overall responsibility for the course and tracks students’progress throughout the semester. The result has been an improvement in instructor motivationand attitudes, the quality of student products, and student preparation for successful graduatecareers.Overall Course StructureAn example overall course structure follows. Each instructor has a three-week module to discussa specific topic related to sustainability at the graduate level. The remaining weeks are devotedto an overview of sustainability, soft skill development, and project presentations. • Weeks 1-2: Introduction; Panel discussion: “What is Sustainability?”; Student project selection and planning

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Susan Conrad; Peter Dusicka; Timothy Pfeiffer

342 Work in Progress: Understanding Student and Workplace Writing in Civil Engineering Susan Conrad, Peter Dusicka, Timothy Pfeiffer Department of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University / Foundation Engineering Inc.AbstractThis project addresses a continuing problem in engineering education: the mismatch between thewriting skills of engineering program graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace.The project, funded in part by the National Science

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Wangping Sun

;  Project management skills. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 78III. Available programs to educate global engineersThere are at least eleven formats available in engineering programs that educate globalengineers2,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. 1. Dual degree: students obtain two degrees - one from the home university and one from the university abroad. Students follow an integrated program, which includes substantial study at the university abroad. 2. Student exchange: students from the home and

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Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

for instruction and equipment time. Hands-on experience, on the other hand, is invaluable for active and sensory learning styles, which arethe predominant types of learning styles used by undergraduate students9. This paper describesthe development and testing of a new low-cost take-home laboratory module designed tosupplement the experience of our students taking their first course in Controls System Design.This project was developed primarily for students who are not electrical engineering majors, asthese students typically do not have the benefits of electronic circuits training and tend to shyaway from projects involving electronics. In the Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of The University of Arizona, it is not unusual for

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James M. Widmann; Brian P. Self

create a Model-Eliciting Activity (MEA) in which the students were required todevelop multi-media example problems. This work in progress describes the basic objectives ofthe project and a preliminary assessment of its effectiveness through a thematic analysis ofstudent reports and a student survey. We will discuss what students thought was important inmultimedia example problems, show samples of what the students developed, and offerrecommendations for implementing this MEA.Course InformationThe Multi-Media MEA developed by the authors was used in an introductory, sophomore levelEngineering Dynamics course. The course format is three, 50-minute sessions per week insections of 35 students. Approximately 30 sections are offered each year, serving

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Reza Raeisi; Sudhanshu Singh

37 Curricular Innovation for Real-Time Embedded Systems Course Reza Raeisi Sudhanshu Singh, Graduate Student California State University, Fresno Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe objective of this project is to experience and develop rapid prototypes of System-on-chip(SoC) using soft-core processor in the undergraduate laboratory. We will share the experience ona reconfigurable hardware-software co-design environment and µClinux embedded Real TimeOperating System (RTOS). A soft

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Amelito Enriquez

, CA, was awarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program(MSEIP) grant by the US Department of Education to develop and implement a project that aimsto maximize the likelihood of success among underrepresented and educationally disadvantagedstudents interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. The project, entitled Student On-rampLeading to Engineering and Sciences (SOLES), incorporates strategies that address challengesand barriers to recruitment, retention and success of minority students. Among the strategiesdeveloped for this project are two summer programs that were implemented for the first time insummer 2009. The Summer Math Jam is a two-week intensive mathematics program designedto improve student preparation for

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Kurt Colvin; Jim Kish

, manufacturing process planning, tooling, materials, and thedesign/build process. This paper gives a status report on the development of a course that teachesengineering undergraduates the process of building a bicycle frame. Learning opportunities aredescribed and methods and equipment are briefly explained. This is a work in progress.IntroductionThe intent of this course is to teach relevant engineering topics through a project-based course1 thatengages and motivates students. Each student enrolled in the course plans, designs, fabricates andinspects a custom-fit bicycle frame. The course was initiated by the authors after a discussion on thebenefits to engineering students of the process and skills required to build a bicycle frame.The course

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J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

design. Theuse of spaghetti bridges in introduction to engineering courses has been done before; however,only one bridge is typically done per student team. Requiring the students to design more thanone bridge and loading each to failure has a greater impact on student learning by forcing thestudents to understand the consequences of the differences between their bridges. A descriptionof the design project and the results from implementing the project in improving the impact onstudent learning and the appreciation of engineering are reported.IntroductionThe construction and subsequent loading to failure of a spaghetti bridge is detailed in Karweit1.In this seminal work, the benefit of a “virtual lab” (www.jhu.edu\virtlab\bridge\truss.htm)2

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Edwin Odom; Don Blackketter; Larry Stauffer; Steven Beyerlein

. The student-generated model shown inFigure 1 also includes technology enhanced spaces for team meetings and collaboration. FIGURE 1. Proposed Design of UI Engineering Student Service CenterThis project has underscored the realization that successful operation requires a coordinatedeffort of all engineering departments in the College. Furthermore, the delivery of center servicesis envisioned as a partnership between well-prepared, upper-division students from alldepartments and student-centered professional staff. In this way, service learning opportunitiesfor upper-division students coexist with institutional recruiting, academic career planning,counseling, and tutoring functions for lower-division students. This presentation will

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William Bloxsom

339 Engineering Economy with “Green” and Energy Evaluations William Bloxsom Assistant Professor of Engineering Colorado State University – PuebloAbstractThe core material of an engineering economy class is the mathematical means to evaluate moneythrough time and the concepts of project evaluation in terms of engineering limitations andfinancial considerations. The students use these tools to evaluate contemporary “green” topicsthat they have

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Paul van Bloemen Waanders; Andrew Kean; Glen Thorncroft; Brian Self

applications. 4.) Self-Assessment: The students must be able to verify the quality of their own work. 5.) Model Documentation: Requires a response or memo describing the model. 6.) Effective Prototype: Involves key engineering concepts that are usable in future work.With these guidelines MEAs are being introduced into some of the courses in the MechanicalEngineering Department at Cal Poly. Several MEAs have been tried and tested in dynamics,thermodynamics, and mechanical engineering design courses. The next goal is to create an MEAfor engineering statistics that includes a hands-on laboratory. The current project focuses on thestatistical uncertainty in measuring devices during the process of making steel.Current MEA Project DescriptionSteely

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* Denotes work in progress Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering EducationCONCURRENT SESSIONS, 10:15 A.M.-12:00 P.M.Session GE1: General Engineering Education“An Applied Mathematics/Software Engineering Co-Development Project to Dynamically Predict High- Altitude Balloon Position Using Quasi Real-Time Data”* Jim Fischer & Claude Kansaku.................................................................................................................. 74“An Overview of Engineering Education in the US under a Globalization Environment” Wangping Sun

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

their junior year, students begin a two-year design sequence intended to integrate previouscoursework and enhance professional communication skills. The first two courses, ENGR 3045Engineering Design Lab I and ENGR 3095 Engineering Design Lab II, focus on systemsthinking, case studies, effective communication, new technologies, project management, andsmall-to-medium scale, group-focused design projects which are reviewed, simulated, built,tested, documented, and presented in class. The senior year design courses ENGR 4025Integrated Engineering Design Lab I, and ENGR 4085 Integrated Engineering Design Lab IIfocus on student-defined medium to large-scale design projects, which may involve cooperationwith industry. Projects are presented to

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

four-year scholarships. This work analyzes the third-year activities of re-building, sustaining, and nurturing the cohort of about 20 scholars consistingof mechatronics, civil engineering technology, computer information systems, physics, biology,chemistry, and mathematics students. When compared with the previous year, results show asignificant improvement in retention. Mentoring needs and activities increased while tutoringneeds ended. Some cohort members started undergraduate research projects with their mentorswhile some others became involved in engineering design projects and competitions. Through anaggressive student placement program and two career fairs, some cohort students were able tosecure internships.IntroductionTo battle high

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Amelito Enriquez; Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire

from ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer)website assist.org.5A similar situation exists with regard to the Freshman Introduction to Engineering course, someform of which is recommended or required for a majority of engineering majors. This courseranges from a 1-unit survey of career options to a 3-unit project-based introduction to design, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 93which is in many cases discipline specific. Other more subtle differences in course

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Said Shakerin; Camilla Saviz

282change the resulting system behavior. Experiments and demonstrations help to clarify conceptsand they allow students to apply theory to practical examples similar to those they mayencounter in engineering practice.However, some of the topics taught in CIVL 130 do not have an associated experiment ordemonstration. We are always seeking additional instructional setups to enhance learning and toincrease the laboratory capabilities. One component of the lab is an experiment design projectthat allows students to demonstrate and test topics discussed in the class. The Fountain Benchwas developed with this need in mind and as a demonstration of what the students can developfor their project. Examples of fluids-related demonstration units developed by

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Oenardi Lawanto

) goalorientations. Self-efficacy for learning and performance (SELP) is a strong belief about thestudent’s ability and confidence to perform the task.A total of 113 students participated in the study. These students participated in five schools thatimplement Project Lead the Way curriculum in three states. After having completed their designproject, each student was asked to complete a modified version of the Motivated Strategies forLearning Questionnaire (MSLQ) survey instrument which evaluated their IGO, EGO, and SELP.Several correlation tests were conducted to evaluate how students’ IGO, EGO, and SELPimpacted their work on an engineering design. The results show that there was a significantcorrelation between students’ IGO and EGO, IGO and SELP, and EGO

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Brittany Ballard; Nathan Barrett; Brandy Holmes; Jay McCormack

262 Work in Progress: A Student Developed Repository of Design Knowledge Brittany Ballard, Nathan Barrett, Brandy Holmes, Jay McCormack University of IdahoIntroductionThe construction and use of a repository for design knowledge can serve several roles in aneducational setting. For the instructor, the repository can act as a window into the students’design process, status in a design project, and understanding of design concepts where theconstruction and use of elements of design knowledge require achievement at levels of learnerknowledge corresponding to

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David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

MechanicalEngineering (ME) degree program, which is new on the Prescott campus, will undergo its firstABET accreditation visit during the summer of 2010.The Prescott campus of ERAU might be thought of as a “teaching institution,” where emphasisin the undergraduate engineering programs is placed on faculty-student interaction, designexperiences, and hands-on laboratory learning. Design projects are sprinkled throughout thecurriculum starting from the freshman year1, culminating in a significant and intensive two-semester design, manufacturing, and testing sequence during the senior year2. Many of thesedesign experiences require students to spend considerable time in the machine and fabricationshop constructing test articles and additional time in the laboratory

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A.M. Vollstedt; E. L. Wang

computer laboratory with 24 students at a time, working in pairs. Theclass alternates between a workshop and a mini design project every other week. During theweeks in which a workshop format is used, the class consists of an interrupted lecture wherestudents alternate between listening for brief periods and then actively participating (i.e.,programming). LEGO® robots were used so that students would have a tangible application fortheir computer programs. Projects and assignments were designed to improve critical thinkingskills and cognitive development.Participants in this study were all mechanical engineering students enrolled in thisinterdisciplinary course in the spring of 2009, who volunteered to take a critical thinking test andseveral self

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Jose Rivera; Gemunu Happawana; Patrick Reilly; Walter Mizuno

264 Three Stage Vibration Isolation For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Gimbal Targeting System Jose Rivera, Gemunu Happawana, Patrick Reilly, Walter Mizuno Department of Mechanical Engineering California State University, FresnoAbstractA student project funded by the air force, required mounting a high resolution camera, TASEgimbal, to be mounted in a model airplane powered by a gasoline engine. Model airplanes suchas the Sig Rascal experience vibration and excitation forces derived from the rotating blades andthe reciprocating parts of the gas

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Craig Johnson

, the use and effectiveness of video in a modified „traditional‟ introductory castingcourse is explored. First, specific video equipment is listed, and the creation and editingprocesses described. Then the videos were used in casting classes, and the students wereallowed access outside of class.A positive educational impact due to the videos was evidenced by instructor and studentfeedback. A casting operations metric was presented, with measures including time-on-taskanalysis. A more rigorous pedagogical use and assessment of educational impact is planned for aclass in the spring of 2010.IntroductionMotivation for this project was to improve both the education experience and the speed at whichstudents would acquire necessary skills and concepts

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Amelito Enriquez

―transactional‖ distance27 has been shown to improve the quality of the educationalexperiences of online students28,29,30. This virtual classroom space can also be used to develop adual mode of delivery to reach students online and on campus simultaneously. By assigningidentical homework, exams, projects, and other course requirements to both groups of students,this dual delivery mode can address concerns regarding the equivalency of content and rigor inthe online and on-campus formats. Although this dual mode of teaching also offers economicbenefits, it demands extra effort from the instructor, and may prove disadvantageous for theonline students31.The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how a dual delivery mode (content being

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J. S. Shelley P.E.

on a tablet computer. When magnifiedfor broadcast, the results are a “stylized” writing that is a blurry low resolution image projectedat the main campus classroom. When the Elluminate whiteboard is viewed on its nativecomputer screen, the pixilation is not as noticeable. Writing with a stylus is still “stylized”, but itis legible and not blurry. After Fall 2006, the standard broadcast projects a native digital imagefrom the tablet computer in high resolution at the main campus. The difference in resolution ofthe projected image alone accounts for the improvement of perceived broadcast quality from 43to 16% dissatisfaction.) PowerPoint or other native digital text methods were not employed bythe instructor. Broadcasting Elluminate sessions