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Tania Martinez; Amado Flores-Renteria; Jasmine Flores; Jolani Chun; Cheng Chen; Hezareigh Ryan; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Amelito G. Enriquez; Albert Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

38 Engaging Community College Students in Earthquake Engineering Research on Real-Time Hybrid Simulation Tania Martinez1, Amado Flores-Renteria1, Jasmine Flores1, Jolani Chun1, Cheng Chen2, Hezareigh Ryan2, Wenshen Pong2, Nilgun Ozer2, Hamid Shahnasser2, Hamid Mahmoodi2, Amelito G. Enriquez1, Albert Cheng,2 Kwok-Siong Teh2, and Xiaorong Zhang2 1Cañada College, Redwood City, CA/ 2School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CAAbstractCommunity colleges serve as the gateway to higher education

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Rose-Margaret Itua; Sharnnia Artis

between science and everyday lives.13,14,15 The context selected for this RET program was technology applications that offer societalbenefits and have employment opportunity potential. The premise is that using such context will Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 572increase community college student engagement in STEM studies, thereby contributing tostudent persistence and eventually, improved retention rates of students in STEM.RET NSF-UC Berkeley Funded Collaboration on Context-Based

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Bari Ma Siddique

discussions and comments on the work of others. The synergy that exists in the student- centered Virtual Classroom is one of the most unique and vital traits that the online learning format possesses. Self-motivation – Students can log into their programs at their convenience and learn at their own pace. If they’re having difficulty with a course, they can take more time to study it. Student-centered - While students should read all of their classmates' contributions, they actively engage in only those parts of the dialog most relevant to their needs. In this way, students control their own learning experience and tailor the class discussions to meet their own specific needs. Level playing field - In the online environment

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Thais da C. L. Alves

students get engaged with local organizations to promote energy efficiency awareness andmarket engineer careers to K-12 students.The involvement of students with student chapters also contributes for a change in theirperceptions about the engineering field and the engineering profession as observed by Litchfieldand Javernick-Will (2013)5. Students exposed to hands-on activities developed by studentchapters in real world settings realized that: they experienced how the engineering professionwould help them balance multiple interests related to application of technical knowledge andhelping communities; identified a niche that they wanted to work in, or even that they needed to Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education

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Amelito Enriquez; Nicholas Langhoff; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shanasser; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Ed Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

allAfrican-American students who go on to higher education begin their postsecondary education ina community college.2 However, for many of these students, the community college gatewaydoes not lead to success. Only one in four students wanting to transfer or earn a degree/certificatedid so within six years, according to a recent study of California community colleges. AfricanAmerican and Hispanic students have even lower rates of completion. According to the study,only 14% of African American students and 20% of Latino students completed a degree orcertificate within six years, compared to 29% of white students, and 24% of Asian students.3The 2012 Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report “Engage to Excel:Producing One Million

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Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

prepares students to engage insuccessful team behavior themselves, as per ABET Outcome 3d.This paper traces the development of engineering capstone courses at ERAU/Prescott, from thesolo instructor model through the team-teaching model to the current teaching team model,describes the evolution of one specific capstone course (Aircraft Detail Design) and as ajustification of the need for teaching teams, identifies the diverse professional backgrounds ofsome members that have joined teaching teams at ERAU/Prescott, outlines several benefits of theteaching team model, notes challenges that have arisen in integrating instructors and advisors withdiverse backgrounds into the teaching team, and suggests ways that solo instructors might beginto develop

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Susan Wainscott; Julie Longo

belief among engineers that they do not have good communication skills13 © Robin Lund.In fact, high levels of composition anxiety as well as these prevalent attitudes about and amongengineers may encourage engineering students to avoid efforts to improve their communicationskills. This resigned attitude will hamper their success as students and professionals, particularlyif they continue in academia, where grant writing and publishing are of paramount importance.The negative emotions associated with higher levels of library and composition anxiety may leadto self-defeating strategies among students when conducting literature reviews14 . Severalinterventions and instruction offerings have been found to reduce one or

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Ronald P. Uhlig

in pursuing graduatestudy. Therefore, SO #1 is fundamental to PEO #1 – being engaged and active as practicingresponsible professionals in diverse career paths or successfully continuing their education ingraduate school. At the same time, SO #1 contributes to PEO #2, because it provides the base onwhich understanding emerging ideas and technologies in computing is built. The skillsdeveloped through the courses associated with SO #1 enable graduates to independently conductresearch on new ideas and technologies in computing and to apply them. As graduates of the programexpand their ability to absorb and apply new developments in computing, they develop and becomerecognized as active contributors to their community and profession – PEO #4

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Ranjan K Sen

technologies.The program outcome in the ABET Course Advisory Committee (CAC) accreditation criteria isan important input in the development of the IT model curriculum. Among others, the CAC 2005Overview Report lists the following: Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education/Pacific South West Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 306  Ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component or program to meet desired needs  Ability to analyze the impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society

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Mehdi Khazaeli; Camilla Saviz

needs and helped raise funds for adeserving organization in the community. Students were responsible for all aspects of theproject from start to end, including planning, management, marketing, fundraising, logistics, andimplementation. General objectives for the project approach used were to:  Enhance student learning, content integration and engagement by enriching the connection between classroom learning and real world applications, and  Integrate the university into the community and allow students to be on the forefront of that connection.Student learning outcomes addressed through this project and through related course topics wereas follows: 1. Develop a strategic management process 2. Identify mutually

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Kevin R. Anderson; Clifford M. Stover

students arerequired to take part in a year-long capstone program consisting of a one quarter lecture courseand a follow-on two-quarter industry-sponsored capstone project. Feedback from students,alumni and capstone sponsors indicated that: a) students needed better preparation before startingtheir projects, b) we should introduce a realistic mini-project, and c) students should learn andapply project management, time management, teamwork, and communication skills. Theredesigned lecture course of Faust et al.19 has a term-long practicum project that mimics thefollow-on project, requiring completion of a project from concept to test. Here we outline theassessment tools used to quantify the experiential learning of the students engaged on the

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Elaine Gilbert

, increasedaccountability amongst project professionals, and reduced occurrences of non-value addingactivities.IntroductionThe response time of an RFI could have a huge impact on a project as inflated cycle timescan affect the overall project schedule and the sequencing of downstream tasks6. Furthercomplications can arise if there are additional procedures that must be followed during theRFI process or contracts that dictate the communication sequence between the professionals.Furthermore, many of the activities that are required to process an RFI are underestimated intheir allotment of time, are severely unreliable, lack transparency, and include activities thatdo not add value to the project’s main objective5. The goal is to seek out areas ofimprovement in the

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Michael Kinsler; Colin McGill; Giovanni Rodriguez; William Berrios; Jeremy Chow; Amelito Enriquez; Paul Grams; Xiaorong Zhang; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Kwok-Siong Teh

impactful if done successfully. In thispaper, we describe a cross-disciplinary project where 3D printing and specifically, theconceptualization and prototyping of a temperature-controlled enclosure for a 3D printer, serve asan enabling platform to catalyze learning of the essentials of team-based, interdisciplinaryengineering research and development. The goals of the project are: (i) to investigate the influenceof a controlled temperature environment on the print quality of 3D printed parts, and to optimizethe print quality accordingly; (ii) to allow beginning engineering students with little priorengineering training and 3D printing knowledge to complete a product development cycle ofproblem definition, literature research, design concept

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engineering students and careeropportunities for these students not only at General Atomics but elsewhere in San Diego.Dr. Muzibul KhanB.S./M.S. St. Petersburg State UniversityPh.D. Concordia UniversityDr. Muzibul Khan joined Kyocera Communications, Inc. (KCI), a subsidiary of the global KyoceraGroup focused on cellular and mobile devices, in 2013. He is responsible for Corporate andTechnology Planning functions, charting the evolution of the business plan and technologyportfolio for KCI. Before joining Kyocera, Dr. Khan served in senior leadership roles in the globaltelecommunications industry, including Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Huawei Devices USA,Vice President & Head of Research & Development for Nokia CDMA terminals, and

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Bhaskar R. Sinha; Pradip P. Dey; Gordon W. Romney; Mohammad N. Amin; Debra A. Bowen

support a robust relational database management system. 5. Apply concepts of best practices in information technology management and security to enterprise processes. 6. Describe the ethical challenges that confront an IT professional 7. Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in collaborative environments by participating on teams that address solutions for IT management challenges. In this BS-ITM program, students learn theory, principles, and hands-on activities in the discipline through twelve one-month duration courses. Designated PLOs are achieved at the conclusion of the capstone project that span three months, covering areas of networking, wireless, database, client-server, information security, IT

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Pradip Peter Dey; Gordon W. Romney; Amir Rezaei; Amelito G. Enriquez; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Mohammad Amin

, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching. Educational Psychologist, 41(2), 75–86.34. O'Neil, H. F., & Perez, R. S. (2006). Web-based learning: Theory, research, and practice. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.35. Prensky, M. (2004). Digital Game-based Learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.36. Simons, K. D., & Klein, J. D. (2007). The impact of scaffolding and student achievement levels in a problem- based learning environment. Instructional Science, 35, 41–72.37. Christenson, S. & Reschly, A. (Editors) (2013) Handbook of Research on Student Engagement, Springer. Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American