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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, State University of New York - Farmingdale; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

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Department at The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, In and R@D engineer for The Institute of Scientific Research for Automation and Telecommunications, Bucharest, Romania. Over the past ten years she taught several undergraduate and graduate courses on Electronic Components and Circuits, Digital Design, Design of Fault Tolerant Systems and Testing of Digital Systems. Her current research interest includes Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Electronic Systems, Programmable Logic De- vices and new educational methods teaching digital design and analog electronics, emphasizing ”hands- on” experiences and project-based

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ciaran McGoldrick, Trinity College, Dublin; Smita Shivaram, Trinity College, Dublin; Meriel Huggard, Bucknell Univeristy and Trinity, College Dublin

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curriculum 16 .Reports on the successful integration of UAVs into the curriculum often focus on single classes orone day events. For example, Nitschke et al. developed a one day contest for students on taughtM.Sc. and undergraduate courses 9 . In their work they detail an interdisciplinary designcompetition where students use open-source libraries to develop a program to autonomouslyguide a drone from a start point to a final destination. Visual markers help the UAV navigate itsway along the course. It was observed that students taking part in the competition developed adeeper understanding of the potential uses and limitations of UAVs. It was also noted that therewas a steep learning curve associated with the drones used.The use of UAVs to develop

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary S Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Chris Yakymyshyn; Logan Edward Micher; Ashly Locke, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education

thinking can be uncomfortable for both student and instructor, but it often leads tosubstantial creative content in a project. As noted in Sheppard et al (1997) in describing thefreshman engineering design and product design program at Stanford, one of the instructors(Faste) noted: “some of the best ideas were initially labeled ‘stupid’.”9 There is a clear need tocreate a classroom environment that encourages divergent thinking and permits new ideas to beexplored.There are numerous examples of cornerstone (freshman/sophomore) design classes inengineering programs. Three examples highlight some of the characteristics needed to provide anengaging engineering experience for freshman students. As part of a curriculum overhaul, MITimplemented CDIO

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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Engineering Technology

STATICS Processes CAPSTONE PROJECT  IET 2970 Statics  IET 4960 Project Design II Support Courses  IET 1700 Intro to ET  ECON 2000  CSC 1060 Program  Electives (IET, EET)  EET 1311 Fab Lab Macroeconomics Design I (C++) o Control Systems  MATH 1810 Technical  EET 1300 DC Circuits  COMM 1010 Speech o Architectural CAD Mathematics  EET 1320 AC Circuits  ENGL 3230 Technical o Electric Machines  MATH

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Arduino Pulse WidthModulation, Lab 3 Sensors and Conditionals, and Lab 4 Autonomous Vehicle. Each lab wasgroup work with 2 or 3 students per group.Design of Project-based Learning (PBL) ActivitiesDesign of PBL for Logic CircuitsSimilar to the curriculum at many universities, our program has a Logic Circuits course forsophomore students in electrical engineering and computer engineering. This course is a 3 hourlecture, 2 hour lab, 4 credit course. The following topics are introduced to students: numbersystems, Boolean logic, Boolean algebra, K-maps, Flip-Flops, counters, and registers. Problemsets related to these topics were assigned.To increase the amount of PBL activity, two structured projects were added to the lab section.Both projects had

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

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: instructor, learner, context and curriculum haveshould promote and encourages interaction and discussion (Tessmer & Richey, 1997). Hence,recent educational trends in online learning strategies have moved to more learner centeredenvironments. Different Online Strategies for Engineering Technology Education Current trends in education are leading to more online courses as some studies report thateven around 32 % of students are enrolled in at least one online class (Angelone, 2014). Trends indistance education are changing instruction from conventional approach which was more focusedon constructivist approaches to learning which are relaying on use of interactive communicationtechnologies (Tenenbaum et al., 2001). The main emphasis

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Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lance C. Perez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Educational Research and Methods

, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also held a position as Professor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Na- tional Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked as a Project Manager developing solutions of high-speed transmission

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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practicing experience. More specifically, lower down thethreshold and provide students an easy yet professional way to build advanced engineering projects. Most of the modulated components in EML can be found in any electronic online store. However,EML can offer a standardized and efficient way for students to access and utilize them, by mainlystanding on the following features. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016  Simplicity. Core component of every modules in EML is carefully selected by faculty members with atomic functions and basic requirements. Most modules are to be developed by students. These will ensure all modules are associated with engineering curriculum knowledge

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Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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,” in Frontiers inEducation Conference, 1996. FIE’96. 26th Annual Conference, Proceedings of, 1996, pp. 909-913 vol. 2.[6] Al Hamidi, Y. M., Tafreshi, R.., et al., “Hands-on design projects in a sophomore mechanical engineeringcourse,” in American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings of, Vancouver, B.C., Canada,2011.[7] D. J. Mascaro, S. J. M. Bamberg, R. Roemer, “SPIRAL laboratories in the first-ear mechanical engineeringcurriculum”, in American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings of, Vancouver, B.C., Canada,2011.[8] R. Roemer, D. J. Mascaro, E. R. Parkyjak, S. J. M. Bamberg, “A SPIRAL learning curriculum for second yearstudents in mechanical engineering”, in American Society of Engineering Education

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Paper ID #14584A Building-Block Approach to Industrial Controls Laboratories Using Pro-grammable Logic ControllersProf. Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant P. Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donald (Don) D. Cummings, Endress+Hauser; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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two primary industry sponsors, aided by a looming fall semester start, elected to commitfully to the project through donations of all the main automation and process measurementcomponents and some additional infrastructure. Concurrently, faculty began locating fundingand initiating an upgrade of electrical, water, drainage and pneumatic facilities within thelaboratory space. At this point in the project, a range of supporting componentry, storagevessels, and specialized piping were not sponsored. Faculty and industry partners each agreed toseek out additional parties to assist in these areas through donation or significantly discountedpricing. School and department members worked with existing contacts and their universitydevelopment office

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First-Year Issues in ECE Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

elements make up project-basedlearning. The most general feature is having open-ended outcomes. This requires student-initiated research, student initiative, strong observational skills, and the application of knowledgein addition to the acquisition of knowledge. Team-based skills such as task and roledifferentiation are also important, along with good project management ability.Overview of Computer Engineering program curriculum at DigiPen Institute ofTechnologyAll the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department project courses includesignificant design experience to prepare students for engineering practice. Students are requiredto take eight project courses, one each semester starting in the first semester of the program. Thedegree

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Logan Edward Micher, Florida Polytechnic University; Chris Yakymyshyn; Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic University; Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University

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.” Students always show interest in things(proposals) that are related to personal benefits and/or career aspirations (i.e. what am I going todo with this?). Since most engineering curricula in the first 2 years are not necessarilyengineering or design based (ABET curriculum requirements call for one year combination ofbasic math and sciences plus a general education component), freshmen cornerstone classes suchas ours are a way to weave the larger story of being an engineer into the first year studentexperience and perhaps even help with learning gains (and motivation) in those courses.Teaching FrameworksA number of teaching frameworks for engineering courses have been described elsewhere16 andinclude: 1) Project-Based Learning (PBL)- projects

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University

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engineering curriculum complete the program2. At ouruniversity, we typically lose 40% of our electrical and computer engineering students during thefirst two years of their undergraduate engineering program. The attrition rate continues to trenddownward during the 3rd year of their engineering program. Figure 1 shows a snapshot of thepersistence and graduate rates of the ECE undergraduate program at our university for the 2014-2015 academic year. Graduation rates reflect the number of students who graduated each year asa percentage of the original entering cohort; and the persistence rates reflect the number ofstudents who graduated and/or enrolled each semester as a percentage of the original enteringcohort. Even though Figure 1 captures the

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Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Miguel E. Uzcategui, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc; Ashenafi Lambebo, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Systems. In recent years, she has worked with colleagues to apply these technologies to Biomass research, Solar Cells efficiency capture research, and Renewable Energy Curriculum developments. Dr. Ososanya teaches a myriad of Electrical Engineering courses and labs, including Electric Circuits, Digital Systems courses, VLSI, VHDL, Solar Energy (PV) and Solar Thermal systems, Mechatronics, and Electrical Engineering Senior Project design courses.Miguel E. Uzcategui, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc Miguel Uzcategui is a technology analyst at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc specializing in cloud engi- neering. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of the District of Columbia in May 2014 and

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Lorelei Fernandez, Florida International University; Natalie Paul, Florida International University; Ismail Guvenc, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

. Also, she has conducted work on the use of technology for student learning of mathematics.Dr. Natalie Paul, Florida International University Dr. Natalie Paul has a degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Learning Technolo- gies. She, also, has a background in Mathematics Education and Engineering.Dr. Ismail Guvenc, Florida International University Dr. Ismail Guvenc (senior member, IEEE) received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Uni- versity of South Florida in 2006, with an outstanding dissertation award. He was with Mitsubishi Elec- tric Research Labs during 2005, and with DOCOMO Innovations Inc. between 2006-2012, working as a research engineer. Since August 2012, he has been an

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pat Smith, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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desired skillset uniform across local industry or was there considerable variance from one employer to another?  Where in our program could we add content? Would we be adding courses, modifying existing courses, or some combination?A two phase project was defined and included in our ABET improvement project process. Theprocess was similar to the process defined by Sticklen et al [3] to gather input from industry andimplement in a local program. The first phase would involve an assessment of needs as definedby local industry stakeholders. The second phase would be a process of deciding how tointegrate this into our curriculum.Requirements Collection and VerificationOur first step was to create a survey to serve as a tool for

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Cardoso Monsão, PPGM-UFBA/BiLab-Business and Innovation Lab; Jes Fiais Cerqueira P.E., Federal University of Bahia (Brazil); Augusto Cesar Pinto Loureiro da Costa, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Jose Siqueira Dias, University of Campinas

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Electrical Engineering Using a Para Didactic LaboratoryAbstractThe objective of this paper is to report the implementation of a Para didactic Laboratory in aprivate college of engineering in Brazil to improve the training of engineering students so thatthey can become industry-ready graduates.A very important component in the education of an engineer is the professional tacit knowledgewhich is obtained through the interaction with more experienced professionals. This normallytakes place after graduation. In order to expose the students to an element of professional tacitknowledge sooner, in lieu of the traditional approaches such as curriculum change and teachertraining, we founded a Para didactic Laboratory at our college

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Software & Web-based Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

monitoring personnel when prior establishedthresholds are exceeded. The IoT application platform that was used in this work is ThingWorxby PTC 10, and their academic program offers a host of IoT projects with varying difficulty levelsthat are designed to target students at different stages in their academic programs.Description of the ActivityAs part of our efforts to introduce pre-engineering freshman students to various disciplines inengineering, the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Seattle University offers an‘Introduction to Engineering’ course. Each engineering department hosts interactive sessionsthat include an overview of the discipline, curriculum, sub-disciplines and career pathways, and ahands-on activity session that

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve engineering education pedagogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching of Design of Experiment to the First Year Electrical Engineering StudentsAbstract: In the traditional Electrical Engineering curriculum, courses are introduced and taughtprogressively from the most fundamental subjects, such as circuit theory, for example, to moreadvanced subjects such as power electronics and electric drives. To complement the teaching ofconcepts, laboratory

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Paper ID #15385Systems Engineering and Capstone ProjectsDr. Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Looft earned his B..S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michi- gan. After a brief period on industry, he joined the faculty of WPI 1n 1980 where he is now a professor in the ECE department and a founder of, and Academic Head of the Systems Engineering program. His interests include projects based education, curriculum development, international study abroad programs and mentoring, and autonomous robotic systems.. c American Society for Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University

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engineering students to complete assignments or a project involv-ing bio-inspired design to practice the technique and demonstrate its value. Integration occurs atthe freshman through senior levels, in a variety of departments, and depends primarily on whenengineering design is offered in the curriculum. Consequently, varying levels of instruction andsupport are provided to the students, and many rely on the resources provided by the BiomimicryInstitute, such as the database AskNature.org. This points to the lack of engineering-focused,evidence-based instructional resources that are available to faculty who wish to integrate bio-inspired design into their courses.2. Research Approach Our plan to develop and test instructional resources for

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Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alma H. Rosales, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department; Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Michael A. De Miranda Ph.D., Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; James Warren Weston, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Engineering Education, 2016 Preliminary Work on Weaving Professionalism Throughout the Engineering CurriculumI. IntroductionA diverse team of educators are redefining what it means to teach and learn in an Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) department, along with the processes and value systems throughwhich people become engineers.26 As one of six schools charged by the National ScienceFoundation with revolutionizing engineering and computer science education for the nation, thispaper describes how the project team is paving the way to change through organizational andpedagogical innovations that empower multifaceted faculty teams to embed professionalismthroughout the curriculum. Working in close

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ananda Mani Paudel, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Devi Kiran Kalla, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Cyber Tutor System into Engineering Education". Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Indianapolis, Indiana [4] Ranjeet, A.; Robert, A. C. "Facilitating Additive Manufacturing Engagement and Outreach". Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Seattle, Washington. [5] Lisa Denny, C. et al. "RET Project in Additive Manufacturing. Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Vancouver, British Columbia. [6] Ananda M, P. "Realizing Proof of Concept in Machine Design with 3d Printing". Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Seattle, Washington. [7] Kee, M. P."Design and Fabrication of an Electric Go-Kart Using 3D Printing

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachael Alexandra Mansbach, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer En- gineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include creating systems for sustainable improvement in engineering education, promoting intrinsic motivation in the classroom, conceptual

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Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Nathan Schmedake, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A Doughty, University of Portland; Ken Lulay, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

laboratory.To assess the effectiveness of the laboratory experiment a student survey was administered andresults indicate the new laboratory experiment has been successful in improving studentengagement.IntroductionThis paper describes a set of laboratory modules based on a low-cost toaster oven that studentsencounter throughout the mechanical engineering curriculum. The toaster oven project is part ofa larger effort by several mechanical engineering faculty to enhance the entire laboratorycurriculum. The laboratory curriculum enhancement includes two facets: 1. Modernize and improve the technical skills acquired by students in the laboratory courses. 2. Thoughtfully incorporate developmental skills (soft skills like teamwork

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Jai P Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology); Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Naveen Kumar Koyi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Calumet; Mohammad Almenaies, Purdue University, Calumet

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George W McNelly Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, In- diana, USA. He received a Ph.d. from Purdue University in 1995. He is the founder and director of two industry sponsored applied research labs: Power Electronics Development and Applications Lab (PEDAL) and Smart Meter Integration Lab (SMIL). He is the Principal Investigator of one of 10 Global Innovation projects funded by the US department of State, Rapid, Smart Grid Impact RSGI), partnering with DeMontfort University in Leicester, UK, and UNESP in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has been a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) since 1998.Mr. Naveen Kumar Koyi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Naveen Kumar was

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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course takenat the end of first semester of senior year by both electrical and computer technology students. Theytook the C + MATLAB programming course at least 2 calendar years ago and used MATLAB inCircuits II course and were just finishing up the control course. Survey questions somewhatresembles to those in Table 4 since the idea is to gauge how they benefitted and what they think ofMATLAB piggybacking on C course now that they have almost completed using MATLAB in theundergraduate curriculum. They may still be working on senior projects with C programming though.Responses to first couple of questions are similar to those in Table 4 as expected. Unlike Circuits IIcourse, students need to learn MATLAB toolbox based advanced commands and

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Bochao Li, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

atMichigan Tech collaborate with Community College to develop a PLC curriculum to help solvethe current shortage and future expected growth in control engineering professionals required tohave relevant and up-to-date PLC skills within the State of Michigan and beyond. This projectdevelops and implements the open source, multi-level, interactive PLC software to be used inhigh schools, two and four year colleges, as well as to training the displaced workers wishing toimprove their knowledge and expertise in the subject matter and to meet the changing needs ofthe industry. The main objective of this project is developing of three levels of the PLCsimulation software so students can select the most appropriate level of difficulty that fits his

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Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Pickard, East Carolina University; Jimmy Bill Linn, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

accessto physical lab equipment.One hallmark of an engineering technology program is hands-on laboratory experience. In fact,the criteria for accrediting engineering technology programs specify that theory courses shouldbe accompanied by coordinated laboratory experiences. A laboratory course accompanies almostevery electronics engineering technology course in the IET curriculum at East CarolinaUniversity. In these laboratories, students design and construct electronic circuits and machines,then use electrical test equipment to measure the characteristics of the constructed circuits andmachines to compare their findings with theory presented in the corresponding lecture courses. Atypical hands-on laboratory station provides the student with a