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Jose Valdovinos; Cheng Chen; Abbyanna Davis; Amelito Enriquez; Wenshen Pong

to .05 with evenly spaced increments of .0025 making 21different delays. Four eta values were introduced the values were .25, .50, .75, and 1 theserepresent the strength factor. After gathering multiple data points for each ground motion furtheranalysis was done to find a probable trend that will be able used.Computational ResultsReal-time hybrid simulation greatly affects its application as an efficient and economicaltechnique to evaluate seismic performance of structures under earthquakes. This study presentsthe reliability assessment of real-time hybrid simulation results by accounting for nonlinearbehavior5. A delay differential equation is analyzed for real-time hybrid simulations withactuator delay. It is found that the effect of

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Moe Tajvidi P.E.

the form of anengineering design package, including design drawing, booklets and data sheets. Engineeringstudents have the opportunity to apply the concepts they learn in the classroom to hands-onprojects similar to real-world applications. Students from all engineering majors enjoy theteamwork, meaningful problem-solving and hands-on design that accompanies projects of thecourse. Projects can focus on creating innovative solutions to real-world problems although thismethod can be difficult for a novice practicing designer. In that case, more structured projectscan be developed which can be conducted usual routines.Project-based learning in engineering education, specifically in teaching design practice is acommon feature, six project types

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85% of the students strongly agreed that the given course assignments have helped them in theenhancement of their learning experience (question #3). We believe that this success in delivering thelearning objective grew out of the use of real-world examples and projects from biomedical science.Students’ comments (See Appendix) do substantiate this theory, as well. We also believe that assigninga comprehensive project at the end of the semester which required the application of differenttechniques learned throughout the semester could have concluded our efforts to enhance studentslearning.To complete the evaluation of teaching efficacy for our “Pattern Recognition” class, we studied thestudents’ response to the remaining multiple-choice

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Mohammad Amin; Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Bhaskar Sinha; Debra Bowen

managecomplex multimedia data but at much slower rates. OODBs, however, are more complex to design andimplement3,4. Databases for E-commerce, or E-business, are dealing with more complex data structuresand facing more challenges in the real world business environments. These E-databases, additionally, areusing wireless and cloud communication technologies which are more vulnerable to attack in terms ofprivacy and security.The data stored in relational databases is known as structured data, because it is represented in a strictformat that uses “relations”. A relation is a two dimensional table that contains a set of horizontal rowsand vertical columns5. However, many data found in real world applications are not amenable to beingstructured. Many

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service to the community, improving student learning, and at the same time,meeting all required learning outcomes of the academic program.IntroductionPrograms at National University (NU) School of Engineering and Computing (SOEC) areprofessional degrees that integrate communication methods, problem solving skills, simulationtechniques and mathematical fundamentals with hands-on experiences required to solve real-world industry problems1,2. They are designed for professionals and managers to promote thelearning and application of skills in their respective fields, and use curriculums that emphasizemultidisciplinary knowledge. These programs combine theory, lectures, hands-on work, projects,research papers and presentations. They also require

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Thomas Korman; Hal Johnston; Kay Gore

, simulate building a specific project, focusing on veryspecific job areas33. COINS, on the other hand, is conceptual in nature, actively involvingstudents in the scheduling of multiple projects and allocating multiple resources concurrentlywhile enabling them to see the relevance in the real world of what they are learning. Finally, weanticipate that COINS will become a model for other civil and construction engineeringprograms who wish to enhance their compliance with the ABET 2000 requirements and fosterthe success of a greater number of students.COnstruction INdustry Simulation (COINS)COINS originated from a vision for enhancing the CCE curriculum articulated by Professors HalJohnston and Jim Boland, Emeritus Faculty at CPSLO. The original

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instruction.CLaaS DefinitionComputer Lab as a Service (CLaaS) is a cloud based system that provides educators with aplatform to create and deliver computer based laboratory (lab) exercises to students. CLaaS isideally suited to provide unique capabilities for distance education, and it also functions in atraditional brick and mortar environment. CLaaS combines virtual machines and networkresources in a lab configuration that emulates real world computing technology supported by apedagogical learning infrastructure that makes the lab useable by instructors with minimalpersonal administration, configuration and maintenance.The lab environments created in CLaaS are tied directly to specific learning outcomes and moregranular learning objectives defined in the

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Web and Cloud Computing CourseThe DAT 605 Web and Cloud Computing Course (WCC) is a course in the MS-CS program ofSOEC with the following description: “A survey of the technologies required for softwaredevelopment of current applications, such as internet and client/server with a focus on databaseapplications and software systems that solve a particular real-world problem. Examineapplication design and external, conceptual and internal levels of databases. Design and develop afront-end application using GUI/API, server-side and client-side programming, and multi-threading for modern relational databases in the client/server environment. Securing data inmotion as well as at rest is designated the number one concern and priority by

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Agustin Robles; David Alvarez; Jasmine Flores; Cham Htun; Cheng Chen; James Enright; Amelito Enrique; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shahnasser; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi

killed, $147B indirect losses during the 1995 Kobe earthquake). Similar earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greatercan have more profound impact on the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Future earthquakedisaster prevention and preparation require that young professional civil engineers be trained andrecruited into the next generation workforce as part of the efforts to mitigate the seismic hazardand improve public safety. Over the past three decades, interest in the application of Steel PlateShear Walls (SPSWs) as the lateral force resisting system in high-risk seismic areas has greatlyincreased around the world. In North America and Japan, SPSWs have been implemented in a35=story office building in Kobe and in the Sylmar Hospital near Northridge. In

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Galen Pickett; Prashanth Jaikumar; Michael Peterson

dimensions. While we have work to do to support students connecting their physicsstudies to the real world and in interpreting their solutions, when we add Learning Assistants tothe laboratory sections, problem solving across its many dimensions is remarkably enhanced.Additionally, the Force Concept Inventory7 indicates that in the first semester in which we hadlarge LA coverage, our measure of mechanics content mastery is large when LA’s are present(green bar) and is improved even in lab sections without LA’s (as a result of their drop-in Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education

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hospitals, including OH and Children’sHospital clinics serving numerous survivors of gang violence who now live with spinal cordinjury. Exposure to this dimension of rehabilitation work, and the diverse population it serves,brings the field of R.E. and its application very close to home for many of the HEREparticipants. It is a powerful motivator for future design work. Bringing cultural relevance tothe engineering curriculum is a major challenge faced by educators in stimulating interestamong disadvantaged minorities, many of whom may find traditional engineering and scienceapplications to be from a world apart.Hands-on Creative Design. Teams of student engineers form virtual companies with real budgetsto tackle creative design projects. The

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2014 ASEE Zone IV CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGSStudent Success Developing Diverse Engineers for a Changing World through Engineeringis Our Success Pedagogy April 24 – 26, 2014 │ Long Beach, & Practice CaliforniaASEE Zone IV: Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, and Rocky Mountain Organization website: www.asee.org Conference website: www.csulb.edu/coe/2014-asee-zoneiv Host Institution website: www.csulb.edu/coe Editors Lily Gossage (California State Polytechnic University

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matters. The questionnaire survey results also show that studentshad positive experiences with the developed computer simulation module. The assessments bythe department industry advisory board and practicing engineers showed generally that theprojects are rigorous in the technical contents and that the students’ confidence level are muchimproved.Bibliography1. N. Fang, K. Nielson, and S.M. Kawamura “Integrating Real World Engineering Examples and Mathematical Calculations Into Computer Simulations to Improve Students’ Understanding of Concept Pairs,” Proceedings of the ASEE 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, June 10 - 13, 2012.2. Maria, K. and Romuald, K., 2009, “Computer Simulation in Learning Physics as A

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Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 40student-presented information is incomplete (or wrong), the instructor can step in and redirect the focus.The presentation of student found facts, by the students themselves, can quickly become an organicdiscussion about both the real world application of these facts (relevance) and a higher order analysis ofconcepts and meaning. Attributes of a good Google Jockey include having a focus on the topic at hand,the drive to explore key concepts, and the goal of stimulating peer

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additional camaraderie and support among their members. Other groups,such as Engineers Without Borders, are active in designing solutions to real world problems andparticipating in service activities. We encourage our scholars to take on leadership roles andpractice some of the skills they are developing through guiding group activities.The College of Engineering also has an Engineering Ambassador Program that connects currentstudents to K-12 outreach activities. As the regional affiliate of Project Lead The Way (PLTW),a program advancing engineering curricula in high schools and middle schools, SJSU supportsPLTW teachers and students with opportunities to interact with our student ambassadors.Through this interaction our undergraduates promote

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Shervin Zoghi; Eric Liguori; Manoochehr Zoghi; Fariborz Tehrani; The Nguyen

commercialization, intellectual property, business plandrafting, and microcredit financing, students are able to bridge the gap between the technicalworld and business world. Students work together in teams for growing their ventures, as well asmeet regularly with instructors and local business leaders; further giving them the ability toenhance their soft skills and develop a sense of belonging. Initial assessments have revealed thatstudents become more passionate about the subjects at hand, because they are able to establish alegacy that lasts beyond a simple classroom assignment. Furthermore, these are consistent withthe ABET requirements that the 21st century engineer needs to have, both breadth and depth, tobe prepared for challenges and complexities

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Tina Smilkstein

Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 378how they could be used in medical technology. The group had six members and the tasks weredivided up in the following way:Group leader (EE): power transfer to contact lens / printing of circuits on lensCPE: Application prototype to put onto lens (built successfully but not to scale)Biomed: Materials appropriate for being printed on AND appropriate for use in an eyeEE1: Building of model eye to test contact lens.EE2: Energy scavenging through light and energy storage.This group printed out a prototype on a hard contact lens that received power wirelessly (in 7weeks!). This project interested

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American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 147Table 3. Mean responses for experiences gained from WRE (N = 21) PostDuring your research experience, how MUCH did you: Mean (Median)Engage in real-world science research 3.9 (4)Feel like a scientist 3.8 (4)Think creatively about the project 3.9 (4

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ofthe boundary conditions or required assumptions, the student will not fully comprehend or be able toapply the technique to real world problems after graduation. Many of the major university engineeringprograms familiar to the authors have reduced the student design experience from an entire vehicle toonly designing a small component of the overall product. The students may then use one solutionroutine for the component without having knowledge of the “best” solution for the entire product.Without being exposed to a variety of solution techniques and product integration, the student may notchoose an appropriate solution. Instructors in these programs are giving the students the how, withoutinstilling the knowledge of what or why.To connect the

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novels of EdgarRice Burroughs’s Barsoom series (1912-1965), H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds (1898), and JulesVerne’s From the Earth to the Moon (1865) are among the more recent of the early works onspace. As a species, our first real move into space came with the launch of Sputnik (1957)ushering in the era of near-Earth space travel, followed by sub-orbital space flights by YuriGagarin (Vostok 1, 1961) and Alan Shepard (Freedom 7, 1961), and the first Earth-orbital flightby John Glenn (Friendship 7, 1962). Our first footprints on another planetary body were madeby Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the mission of Apollo 11 to Earth’s moon (1969) as a Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV

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: students whoseaverage age is over 30. The university also boasts of a large population of students fromtraditionally underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities. Typically, most of thesestudents, whether at the undergraduate or graduate level, are re-entering an academicenvironment after having been out in the working world for some time. SETM offers nineundergraduate and eight graduate degree programs with several specializations. Over 90% ofthese programs are offered both in the online and on-ground modes. SETM has over 10 years ofexperience in online education. The undergraduate computer science program at NU was firstoffered in mid 1980s and since then the curriculum has been through some significant changes.The program was first

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studentstransitioned from well- to ill-structured problem solving by beginning with a hybrid projects thathad components that ranged from well- to ill- structured. However, all their other capstoneprojects exclusively involved ill-structured problems. Students reported their experiences intheir projects as challenging, but highly rewarding. Students expressed a high level of interestand confidence in what they had accomplished at the end of their second year. A second yearstudent expressed his experience this way: We didn’t necessarily learn any new material. It was more about using the knowledge we’ve already acquired through the program in a real world application… being able to come up with our own process and use the skills we learned

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scholarship (discovery, application, integration, and teaching), theengagement of students in scholarship, the positive relationship between the scholarship ofteaching to high quality learning environments, and the provisions for individual variations in thebalance of contributions.In spring 2012, Cal Poly’s Academic Senate passed a second resolution, AS-752-12, requestingthe Provost to direct all departments and colleges to “review and approve RPT (retention,promotion, tenure) guidelines in a discipline-specific manner,” and to align criteria anddefinitions to the teacher-scholar model9. Provost Enz Finken10 delivered a formal charge todepartments and colleges to complete this work "in order to create a sustainable and rewardingcareer for faculty