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376 A Proposed Grand Challenges Scholars Program in the Lyles College of Engineering M. Zoghi, L. Crask, B. Hyatt, V. Luo, and W. Wu Lyles College of Engineering California State University, Fresno, CAAbstractThere has been a growing concern regarding traditional engineering education - for notadequately preparing future graduates who will be able to address society’s increasingly complexproblems. Future engineers will need a new set of skills in the context of the global economy.Additionally, the retention of engineering

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Society for Engineering Education 584 a) SVT App b) Spatial Kids App Figure 2: Automated Grading FeedbackTrial Spatial Visualization Course Using SVT AppA spatial visualization course was offered in spring 2014 as a 1-unit pass/no pass course. On thefirst and last day of the course the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R)5 wasadministered and the pre- and post-test scores were used as an indicator of student learning. Theclass was split into sections of up to 20 students each. Each section met once a week for a threehour time period. They started with a

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- the concept thatit doesn’t matter when a student achieves mastery of the material, only that the student eventuallydoes. The fact of the matter is, students do not have all the time in the world to master a concept,and for some students, 10 weeks may just not be enough time to achieve mastery of all thecourse’s learning goals.ConclusionAlthough our implementation of mastery learning did not play out as we anticipated, we are stillintrigued by the concept and hope to try a revised implementation in the future. Next time, weplan to stick more closely to Bloom’s mastery learning technique (Figure 1) and spend more timeon guiding corrective actions and enrichment activities and providing only one secondaryassessment.Bibliography1. Bloom, B. S

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Colorado Water Supply Report." River Opperations, Boulder Canyon Operations Office.[3] Booker, J. F., and Young, R. A. (1994). "Modeling Intrastate and Interstate Markets for Colorado River Water Resources." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 26(1), 66-87.[4] Freeman, G. (2008). "Securing Reliable Water Supplies for Southern California." Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.[5] Freeman, G., Poghosyan, M., and Lee, M. (2008). "Where Will We Get the Water? Assessing Southern California’s Future Water Strategies." Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.[6] Alexander, B. S., Davidson, G., and Mendell, G. H. (1874). Report of the Board of Commissioners on the irrigation of the San Joaquin

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that many labs werecobbled together by dedicated faculty using surplus equipment and limited funds. Given thefundamental importance of experiential education in computer science education, it is evidentthat prospective students will be well-served by evaluating and comparing universities beforeselecting a computer science degree program.The authors posit that schools should a) actively involve faculties to define requirements for newinvestment in computer science labs, b) invest in a computer lab manager to remove virtual assetconfiguration deployment from the faculties, and c) provision support for distance learners tobetter accommodate changing trends in social behavior and associated mobile technologies.Recommendations for Future

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billionannually. Thus, finding cost-effective and innovative solutions to combating thisproblem are vital. Blood pressure monitors are used to estimate arterial cuffpressure in the arms of a patient to deduce the systolic and diastolic pressure tomeasure the heart work load. By using existing monitoring techniques coupledwith the use of individual patient health data informatics, personalized andcustom-tailored health recommendations can be made to patients to treat theirhypertension in their daily lives. Lifestyle effect modifications, such as changingsleep postures and what effect it may have on blood pressure, can be measuredand recorded in real time to determine what effect one’s behavior can have on aperson’s health. In this study, four specific

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River, NJ.3. Angelo, T.A. (1993). "A Teacher's Dozen: Fourteen General Research-Based Principles for Improving Higher Learning in our Classrooms." American Assoc. for Higher Education (AAHE) Bulletin, 45(8): 3-13.4. Donnelly, R. & Fitzmaurice, M. (2005). "Designing Modules for Learning." In: Emerging Issues in the Practice of University Learning and Teaching, O’Neill, G., Moore, S., and McMullin, B. (Eds.), All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE), Dublin.5. Fiegel, G.L. (2013). "Incorporating Leaning Outcomes into an Introductory Geotechnical Engineering Course." European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 38, No. 3, Taylor & Francis, London, 238-253.6. Bloom, B.S., Engelhart, M.D

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75Table 7: General feedback about the hybrid section from post-course survey Hybrid section (n = 9) Mean ± 1σ a Effectiveness of Team Battles 4.11 ± 0.78 Opinion of quiz solutions being discussed in class b 4.67 ± 0.50 Opinion on amount of in-class time (75-min, once a week): • Sufficient to learn the material and should remain the same 66.7% • Sufficient to learn the material but should be decreased 22.2% • Insufficient to learn the material

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studentscreated an integrated, local, virtual environment running Oracle’s VirtualBox and a virtual instanceof Windows 7 to create, edit and deploy Bitnami and PHP code. The Bitnami Tracks Stack, basedon Ruby on Rails, provided just the right combination of Web Server, Database Server and PHPinterpreter the MDL application needed in order to establish this local instantiation of theapplication. Next, a virtual Windows Server 2012 production instance was created on MicrosoftAzure Cloud and the same baseline software tested locally was, also, installed on Azure Cloud.Finally, SugarSync, a cloud file sharing service, was used to tie together a) all cloud platforms b)the local development environment, and c) the Azure production environment in the cloud

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

78 Best Practices Guidelines for Successful Capstone Projects in Accelerated Technology Programs Bhaskar R. Sinha, Pradip P. Dey, Gordon W. Romney, Mohammad N. Amin, Debra A. Bowen School of Engineering and Computing National University, San Diego, CAAbstractA practicum or capstone project is an effective and useful end-of-program academic exercise thatreinforces the ability of students to implement knowledge and skills they have learned in theprogram. Every academic program structures its capstone

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David F. Hosterman; Wblesther Gama; Andrew Vitaljic; Jonathan H. Poluan; Ali A. Ballout; Yong X Gan; James L. Smith; Jimmie C. Oxley

108 Cooperative Learning of Nanomaterials Manufacturing and Characterization through High Impact Practices David F. Hosterman1, Wblesther Gama1, Andrew Vitaljic1, Jonathan H. Poluan1, Ali A. Ballout1, Yong X Gan1, James L. Smith1, Jimmie C. Oxley21Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA/ 2Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RIAbstractHigh-impact practices such as first-year seminars, learning communities, service learning,undergraduate research, and capstone experiences are effective on enhancing learning

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Hasmik Gharibyan

181 Why Women Avoid Computer Science: The Influence of a Negative Stereotype Hasmik Gharibyan Computer Science Department, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CAAbstractThe gender gap in Computer Science is a well-known problem in the United States and many othercountries of the world. Researchers have identified a number of factors contributing to the lack ofattraction toward CS among women. One such factor is the “geek”/”nerd” stereotype associatedwith people in this field; a

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507 Design of an Assembly for a Manufacturing Processes Laboratory John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZAbstractPresented is a mechanical assembly design which is used as the core product in a manufacturingprocesses course. The product design was developed to integrate mostly machining processes that areconducted throughout the semester. The product, a bench vise, had design criteria that were imposedprimarily a result of educational needs and constraints at the institution, Northern Arizona University.These criteria included generous

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Craig V. Baltimore; James Mwangi

360 The Paradigm Shift of Coursework Development Through Industry Partnership: An Account of the Development of a Course in Structural Engineering Masonry Building Design Dr. Craig V. Baltimore, and Dr. James Mwangi California Polytechnic State University, Department of Architectural Engineering, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaAbstractAcademic partnering with industry is a paradigm shift that has taken many forms. The more recentdiscussions in this partnering paradigm shift concern the influence on the curriculum by thepartnership. By

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Norman Ettedgui; Joe Cooney; Brian LaBar; Ernest Frimpong; Gilbert Szeto; Amelito G. Enriquez; Kwok-Siong Teh; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Xiaorong Zhang

394 Engaging Community College Students in Engineering Research through Design and Implementation of a Cyber-Physical System for Myoelectric-Controlled Robot Car Norman Ettedgui1, Joe Cooney1, Brian LaBar1, Ernest Frimpong1, Gilbert Szeto2, Amelito G. Enriquez1, Kwok-Siong Teh2, Cheng Chen2, and Hamid Mahmoodi2, Wenshen Pong2, Hamid Shahnasser2, and Xiaorong Zhang2 1 Cañada College, Redwood City, CA/ 2 School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CAAbstractTo

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Taufik Taufik; Dale Dolan

550 Work-In-Progress: Enhancing Students’ Learning in Advanced Power Electronic Course Using a USB Solar Charger Project Taufik, Dale Dolan California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CAAbstractIn order to improve students’ design and hands on skills in power electronics at Cal Poly San LuisObispo, a new hardware project has recently been added in the advanced power electronic course.The new project requires students to design and construct a USB solar charger as their finalhardware project in the laboratory

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their peers and they are graded by their peers and the instructor(s).At the end of the academic year, we expect to finish the following additional supplemental items: a. A customized website that provides introduction to any topics in the C++ environment with many examples to support the chosen topic. b. An online tool that will allow students to debug, run, and study the behavior of their codes. This tool will accomplish the goal by accessing a C++ compiler on a remote server or Chromebook. Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education

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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

consists of a 12V DC CPU cooling fan to circulate air through a heated chambercontaining three heating elements (Fig 1a) into the 3D printer’s enclosure. The heating chamberis connected to the enclosure with a custom PLA duct (Fig 1b) and reheater duct (Fig 1c). ThePLA duct was printed using the PunchTec 3D printer and the reheater system was constructedfrom acrylic sheets. (a) (b) (c) Figure 1. (a) Heating element, (b) SolidWorks drawing for the vent, (c) Reheater. Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education

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Baheej Nabeel James Saoud; Brian P. Self; Jim Widmann; Alexa Coburn; Jeffrey Phillip Georgette

than the word of the professor or the calculations in the students’ homework. Allowing theresults of a physical experiment to communicate information to the student tends to be moreeffective than having a professorconvey the facts. The IBLA (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative workprocedure has students make aprediction about a physical situation (b) Use activity-based guided-inquiry curricular materialsthen allows them to witness theresult and draw conclusions from (c) Use a learning cycle beginning with predictionsthat result. The IBLA allows formore independence in learning, as it (d) Emphasize conceptual understandingis not meant to be highly structuredas in a laboratory experiment. (e

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principles.Although the exact definition of inquiry-based instruction varies somewhat between differentinvestigators, we will use the defining features offered by Laws et al.1 and highlighted by Princeand Vigeant2 (see Table 1). Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education/Pacific South West Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 592 Table 1. Elements of Inquiry-Based Learning Activities. (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative work (b) Use activity-based guided-inquiry curricular materials (c) Use a learning cycle

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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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. B. Schrader, (2012). “What Value Does Service Learning Have on Introductory Engineering Students’ Motivation and ABET Program Outcomes?,” Journal of STEM Education, 13 (4), 55-70.4. Garcia, J.M., E. Soriano, I. Garcia, and H. Rubio, (2013). “Implementation of Service-Learning Projects in Engineering Colleges,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 29 (5), 1119-1125.5. Yadav, A., D. Subedi, M. A. Lundeburg, and C. F. Bunting, 2011. “Problem-based Learning: Influence on Students’ Learning in an Electrical Engineering Course,” Journal of Engineering Education, 100 (2), 253-280.6. Bielefeldt, A., K. Paterson and C. Swan, (2009). "Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning," Proceedings of

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levels of education, in over 150 nations. Consider just a samplingof U.S. standards established for a) accredited universities (of at least two varieties in the U.S. –regional and national accreditation), b) state accredited colleges and vocational training, c)professional and vocational certifications, and d) academic publications. To facilitate thediscussion of this paper “vettors” will be assumed to be vetters linked to a specifically definededucational standard. Hence, we have a variety of standards, each with its set of discipline-qualified vettor-reviewers.BackgroundDistance LearningStudent learning by means of the cloud has become a collaborative, or social process. Studentsdo not see social interaction as “jumping on the Internet” but

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Inform 27(3):5–10.14) Myers, B.; Rosson, M. B. Survey on User Interface Programming. Proc. of the 10th Annual CHI Conference onHuman Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 195-202, 2000.15) Ambler, S. (2013). Modeling and Documentation 2013 Mini-Survey Results. Retrieved from Ambysoft.com:http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/modelingDocumentation2013.html16) Ramsay, A. (2009, March 1). Three Reasons to start designing iteratively. Retrieved January 11, 2015, fromAndersRamsay.com: http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/03/01/three-reasons-to-start-designing-iteratively/17) Pressman, R. S. (2009). Software Engineering: A practitioner's approach. McGraw-Hill.18) Matthias Jarke, Requirements tracing, Communications of the ACM, v.41 n.12, p.32-36, Dec. 1998[doi>

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RAT MCU architecture is relatively simple yet the synthesized MCU can implementrelatively complex assembly language programs. We keep the RAT MCU architecture modulesclose to standard digital modules and emphasize the interconnection of those modules and theirsubsequent control by a FSM (control unit). Figure 2(a) shows the RAT MCU’s main modulesand Figure 2 (b) shows the associated programmer’s model. (a) (b) Figure 2: RAT MCU main modules (a) and programmer’s model (b).FRCD is responsible for presenting various aspects of computer design and assembly languageprogramming as well as the RAT MCU architecture. FRCD contains four distinct sections: Proceedings of

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-350.13. SpreadShirt (2015). I'm Good with Math. Retrieved from http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/i-m-good-with-math- C4408A22594139#/detail/2259413914. Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (1997). Writing a research proposal: The role of library anxiety, statistics anxiety, and composition anxiety. Library & Information Science Research, 19(1), 5-33.15. Jiao, Q. G., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Lichtenstein, A. A. (1996). Library anxiety: Characteristics of “at-risk” college students. Library & Information Science Research, 18(2), 151-163.16. Patton, B. A. (2002). International students and the American university library. Thesis, Biola University.17. Patton, B. A. (2002). International students and the American university library. Thesis, Biola

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Rita Melgar; Anthony Nash; Mou Sun; Carmen Tepeu Yoc; Maral Amir; Cheng Chen; Amelito G. Enriquez; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

arrays are size 400x400 (refer to Figure 5a and Figure 5b). Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 122 Figure 4. Gabor Filter Algorithm (b) (a)Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education

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://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/papers/section-proceedings/pacific-southwest/ASEE-PSW-2009- Proceedings.pdf4. Wallis, C. (2008, February 25). How to Make Great Teachers. Time, 31 (28–34). Retrieved on September 25, 2011, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1713473,00.html5. Dey, P. P., Romney, G., Amin, M., Sinha, B. , Gonzales, R., & Subramanya, S.R. (2012) A Structural Analysis of Agile Problem Driven Teaching, The Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, Vol. 5, (pages 89-105).6. Borman, K. M. (2005). Meaningful urban education reform: Confronting the learning crisis in mathematics and science. Buffalo: State University of New York Press.7. Kuhn, T. (1962). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Chicago

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. To illustrate this, we consider the TIPP classification mentioned inthe Introduction. TIPP classifies exercises by knowledge type (information and mentalprocedures), which are further divided into six increasingly reflective processes. Homeworkexercises were selected from one chapter of an introductory physics textbook5 used at a largepolytechnic state university. Exercises were classified by two students and one instructoraffiliated with the phiMap project. Figure 6 displays the frequency of exercises per TIPPcategory for this chapter. For this sample audit, we consider only the first three cognitiveprocesses, which in the figure correspond to retrieval (1a–b), comprehension (2a–b), and analysis(3a–e). Note that higher levels (knowledge

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Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 5794. Obama, B. (September 2009). A Strategy for American Innovation: Driving Towards Sustainable Growth and Quality Jobs. Retrieved November 4, 2012, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nec/StrategyforAmericanInnovation/5. Obama, B. (November 4, 2012). A Strategy for American Innovation: Securing Our Economic Growth and Prosperity. Retrieved from November 4, 2012, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/innovation/strategy.6. California Community College Chancellor’s Office (2011). Key Facts. Retrieved, August 11, 2011, from