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- Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Gilbert Ramirez, Cañada College; Javier Robert Piccolotti; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Tim L Mitchell Jr; Matthew Ward Carlson, Cañada College; Shane Sharp, San Jose State University; Jesus Alexis Caballero, Cañada College
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the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Uni- versity. His primary research interests are in the direct synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanocomposites and nanostructures for energy generation and storage. ˜Mr. Gilbert Ramirez, Canada College Gilbert Ramirez is a Bay Area resident who is originally from Southern California. Gilbert is currently studying Mechanical Engineering and has 15 years experience in the mechanical trade. He will be attend- ing Santa Clara University this Spring and his goal is to teach engineering after graduation. In his free time, Gilbert enjoys spending time with his three children and training for triathlons.Mr. Javier Robert PiccolottiDr
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- Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics
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the Education Coordinator for the Center A graduate student from the Teachers College A graduate student from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built EnvironmentThe peripheral members include: (1) the Director of the Center who is a professor in the Schoolof Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and (2) the Industry Liaison Officer of theCenter. They were available for consultation and reviews throughout the design andimplementation process.Since the immediate task for the team was to create generalized awareness about the new field ofbiogeotechnics among the student population, it would be best addressed by an instructionalprogram2. Thus, to encourage freshman civil engineering students to learn about
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- Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University; Courtney Michelle DuBois; Samantha Brenna, Arizona State University ; Neal Arthur Shulman, Arizona State University; Jerry Coursen
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on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes: local drug delivery, endothelial dysfunction in diabetes, and cooperative DNA diagnostics. Recent awards include the Jeanette Wilkins Award for the best basic science paper at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Dr. Caplan teaches several classes including Biotransport Phenomena, Biomedical Product Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), and co-teaches Biomedical Capstone De- sign. Dr. Caplan also conducts educational research to assess the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies in large classes (˜150 students).Miss Courtney Michelle DuBoisMs
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- Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California
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course. IEEE Transactions on Education, 56, 430-435. 2. Phillips, C.R. & Trainor, J.E. (2014). Millennial students and the flipped classroom. Proceedings of ASBBS, 21, 519-528. 3. Monaco, M. & Martin, M. (2007). The millennial student: a new generation of learners. Athletic Training Association Journal, 2, 42-46. 4. Wilson, M.E. (2004). Teaching, learning, and the millenial students. New Dir Stud Serv, 10, 59 - 71. 5. Milman, N.B. (2012). The flipped classroom strategy: what is it and how can it best be used. Distance Learning, 9, 85-87. 6. Chickering, A. & Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. Special insert to The Wingspread Journal, 9. 7. Maarek
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- Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University
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engineering.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20670 Prof. Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant professor, he worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP. As a licensed professional engineer in the states of Connecticut and California, Dr. Jiang has been involved in the design of a variety of low-rise and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart Structures Technology
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- Kenan William Pretzer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ian Hellman-Wylie, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Joey Navarro, Cal Poly SLO
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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20665Development of Laboratory Experiments for Protection and Communicationin Radial and Bidirectional Power SystemsMr. Kenan William Pretzer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Kenan is an electrical engineering graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a concentration in power systems. His thesis focuses on creating laboratory-scale power system protection experiments for students.Dr. Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Taufik received his B.S
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- John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University
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believethat randomizing questions would benefit students to learn the material. The educator couldalternate between the two approaches: interactive video and Google Docs. Videos and othercourse content are intended to prepare students with weekly hands-on lab assignments.General Course SurveyThe above survey was new during the Fall 2016 quarter. However, the general survey used inprevious quarters was also given to the EE110 students with five of the seven responding to thesurvey. Table 7 shows the survey results and are consistent with previous surveys. Since thestudents had to do two surveys, the students were not required to write 2-3 paragraphs for eachquestion as done in previous surveys.Overall, the students enjoyed the course and hands-on
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- Alexander Sebastian Furlanic, San Francisco State University; Philip A. Thomas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Panfilo Jesus Armas, SFSU; Rene Parra Medina, San Jose State University; Jackie Lok; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University
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theory intopractice, as well as increase in tolerance for obstacles and ability for oral presentation andacademic writing. The program shows that even students with little or no background inengineering courses or research topics were able to succeed in the program and experience theexcitement of research.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to thank the supports from the U.S. Department of Education throughMinority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (Award – #P120A150014).References1. Wight, J. K., and MacGregor, J. G. "Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design, Sixth Edition." Prentice Hall, 2011.2. Headquarters, Emergency Disaster Countermeasures. "Damage Situation and Police Countermeasures associated with 2011
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- Reza Raeisi, California State University, Fresno; Vidya sagar reddy Gopala P.E., California State University, Fresno
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have been progressivelyutilized as general purpose GPU (GPGPU). They are used to improve the performance of manyapplications such as multimedia 16, EDA 17, numeric algorithm 18. This paper is written tomotivate and inspire engineering students in taking up projects in this particular domain. Thisdomain of study is at the research level in many universities and thus there is very limited scopefor teaching in class. However, as the topic is booming in the market there is always a scope fordoing wide range of study or projects in this domain. We would like to share our survey on thisdomain as it may be a guide or motivation for many engineering students. The increasingcomputational power of GPGPU’s makes it a solution for high performance
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- Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University
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students are intellectually capable of attaining a college degree,oftentimes they need supportive accommodations for both academics and gainingindependence1,14. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that a public institutioncannot discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Postsecondary education has to conformwith the ADA, but not the more stringent Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)17.That is why many colleges do not have programs in place for ASD students beyond what theyoffer through a general disability resource center (DRC). However, a small number of collegesdo have ASD-specific programs17. As the ASD student population increases, this trend of ASD-specific programs will increase. Colleges need to offer
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- Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California
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been honed through the semester.Student feedback suggests that some of the individual Grand Challenges generate moreenthusiasm than others- this is revealed in final efforts tend to be more successful if the topic wassufficiently manageable and sparked interest. Top choices over the past three years includeurban infrastructures, fusion, reverse engineering the brain, water, and education. Lessfrequently selected topics include development of carbon sequestration methods, managing thenitrogen cycle and engineering the tools of scientific discovery. Overall, students are satisfiedwith the range of topics included in the Grand Challenges, although in line with Livingston’s(2012) consensus observation, the challenge regarding enhancing virtual
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- Andrew W Hostler, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Engineering Education, 2017 Upper Division Students Teaching Engineering Skills to Lower Division Students through Underwater Robotics Andrew Hostler, Bridget Benson Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoAbstractMany engineering students just starting out in their undergraduate career face problems with gaininghands on skills relevant to today’s workforce. The plethora of math, physics, and general educationcourses students take in their first two years of college often precludes students from obtaining hands-onengineering experience until their junior year. This paper describes a
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- Aldin Malkoc, Arizona State University ; Mackenzie Honikel, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University; Jeffrey Thomas La Belle, Arizona State University
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engineering, chemical engineering, computer science engineering, as well as biology and chemistry programs at ASU. BME at ASU teaches a 8 semester wide medical device design tract that initiates the students in design, regulations, standards, IP and other aspects from day 1. Dr. La Belle has develop and courses and taught at the freshman, junior, senior and graduate level on these topics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Longitudinal Assessment of External Experts and Teaching Assistants as a Class ResourceTo help with instructor teaching and student learning in STEM courses, variousmethods such as two-way formative feedback, flipped classrooms, and project-based
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- Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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usuallylimited to their functionalities in circuits. As modern circuits become more advanced andcomplex, the expectation from industry for electrical engineering graduates becomes higher. Forexample, those graduates who are going into power semiconductor industries are now expectedto know some design skill on laminated iron-core inductors as they are widely used in the powerelectronics industry2.The issue of lack of “magneticians” has in fact long been recognized by industrial group3 and hasencouraged several universities in the US to introduce more applied magnetic design into theirundergraduate curricula4. In attempt to address this issue, the Education Committee of the IEEEMagnetics Society has debated the question of whether to ask for a minimum
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- Rebeka Sultana, California State University, Long Beach
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, Engineering Hydraulics, and Urban Surface Water Management. She actively engages undergraduate students and graduate students in her research. Her passion for research infuses her teaching and she always looks for ways to improve students’ learning experience. Finally, she believes that good teaching style is a product of years of trial and error. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Divide and conquer: an example from Fluid Mechanics class Rebeka SultanaDepartment of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CAAbstractFluid Mechanics is a required course for Civil Engineering, Mechanical
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- Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Oskar Granados, Cañada College; Maryam I Khan; Manuel Alexis Ramirez, San Diego State University; Madoka Oyama, Cañada College; Nathan Carlson, Cañada College
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engineering from McGill University, Montreal, MS degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and his Ph.D. from Drexel University Pennsylvania. He is currently a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Francisco State University and the Engineering graduate program coordinator. His areas of interest are communication networks, sensor networks, and IoT. Dr. Shahnasser has been a research faculty consultant to NASA Ames Research Center projects since 1990 and has collaborated on several research grants with that organization since then. He has received grants from NASA, NSA, Department of Education, National Science Foundation and various private companies carrying out
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- Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, California State University, Long Beach
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95.1%±3.5 for fall 2015, spring 2016 and fall 2016, respectively) when90.3%±2.1% was observed in spring 2015. Our outcomes demonstrated inconclusive impacts ofthe implementations because of several possibilities such as exam modification, rubric changingand large student diversity (freshmen to seniors), which may contribute to ambiguous influencesof these supplementary teaching strategies.IntroductionThe feedbacks from government and industry have showed that engineering graduates lack ofprofessional awareness, insufficient levels of communication and low teamwork skills1-5.Accordingly, several novel engineering educations have been proposed since the end of the 20thcentury. The examples of additional emphases beyond science and engineering
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- Seema C Shah-Fairbank P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She obtained her BS in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2001. Prior to attending graduate school at Colorado State University (CSU) she spent 3 years working as a Design Engineer for RBF Consulting in Storm Water Management. Where, she worked on various flood control, hydrology and hydraulics projects. She is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California. She completed her graduate studies in Civil Engineering at CSU with a MS in 2006 and Ph.D. in 2009, where she specialized in sediment transport and river mechanics.Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Kenneth is an Assistant
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- Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College
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Huang, Canada College Tracy Huang is an educational researcher in STEM at Ca˜nada College. Her research interests include understanding how students become involved, stayed involved, and complete their major in engineering and STEM majors in general, particularly for students in underrepresented populations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strengthening Community College Engineering Programs through Alternative Learning Strategies: Developing an Online Engineering Graphics CourseAbstractCommunity colleges play an important role in educating future engineers and scientists, especiallystudents from traditionally underrepresented groups
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- Estelle M Eke, California State University, Sacramento
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elementary and high school levels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An App for Motion Visualization and Creation of Free-body and Kinetic Diagrams of Objects Author: Estelle M. Eke Professor of Mechanical Engineering California State University, SacramentoIntroductionIn order to correctly solve problems in mechanics using the method of first principles, studentsmust be able to extract information from the statement of the problem and visualize the motion.In addition, a free-body diagram that shows the external reactions that caused the motion of theobject, and a kinetic diagram
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- Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Eva Schiorring, Canada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College
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curriculum.AcknowledgementsThis project is supported by the National Science Foundation through the ImprovingUndergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program, Award No. DUE ########. Any opinions,findings, and recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.REFERENCES President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (2012). Engage to excel: Producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25- 12.pdf National Research Council and National Academy of Engineering (2012). Community
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- Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College
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engineering.Dr. Tracy Huang, Canada College Tracy Huang is an educational researcher in STEM at Ca˜nada College. Her research interests include understanding how students become involved, stayed involved, and complete their major in engineering and STEM majors in general, particularly for students in underrepresented populations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strengthening Community College Engineering Programs through Alternative Learning Strategies: Developing an Online Engineering Circuits Laboratory CourseAbstractIn an effort to extend access to the lower-division engineering curriculum for non-traditionalstudents, three community colleges from
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- Yongping Zhang P.E., Cal Poly Pomona; Xudong Jia, Cal Poly Pomona; Jon Bumps, Caltrans, District 8; Du Lu, Caltrans, District 8
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and senior design engineers take thestudent project team to the project site to collect all related information. Before Purpose andNeeds can be identified, the project team needs to contact local city for its general plan as well aslocal communities for their concerns, which often include severe traffic congestion and pooraccessibility. Throughout the whole year, the following topics are covered in various meetingsbetween faculty, senior design engineers, and the project team. 1) Caltrans Methods and Processes 2) How Caltrans Delivers Projects 5 3) Teamwork and Networking 4) Communication 5) Presentation Skills 6) Value Analysis and